EF12 Class 9

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

We will get started at 9:15.

 

TGIF – Thank God, It’s Friday

 

Today’s class plan:

·      “The 100 Most Used Adjectives in English”

·      Song lyrics- listening

·      Test#1 Short paragraph (last 50m)

 

Monday

·      “Simple Present Tense”

 

 

 

Adjectives -descriptive words, describe nouns- things, people, places, etc.

 

Spanish speakers say ‘j’ instead of ‘y’.

 

1.    I want to buy the other t-shirt.

other  another- one more

I want to have another coffee.

The food delicious. Can I have another plate/helping.

She had three helpings/servings of pasta.

helping/serving- the amount you eat

 

coffee/tea/water – Can I have a refill?

May I have another glass/pint?

 

Can I have a cup of tea? Can I have a refill?

 

8. American, Canadian, Chinese, Ukranian, Vietnamese, Syrian, Venezuelan, Colombian,

 

18. political(adj) politics(n) politician(person)

37. economic(adj) economy(n) – the money for a person or country

42. military(adj)- army, navy, air force, soldiers, sailors, pilots

65. foreign(adj) for-in, from another country, not from here

foreigner(person) – a person who comes from another country

70. significant(adj)- important

significant            more significant           most significant

82. environmental(adj) environment(noun)- our natural surroundings- water, air, land

We want to protect our environment.

83. financial(adj)- finances(noun)- $$

She is good at managing her finances. She is very careful with her money.

IDIOM She can make ends meet.  make ends meet- budgets money for the whole month, has enough money for food, rent, clothing, etc.

He can’t make ends meet.- He does not have enough money for the month.

It is hard to make ends meet in Vancouver. I have to move to Calgary.

Calgary has just one tax.

63. private(adj) privacy(noun) – It’s mine! not for sharing, personal, not public

I am not comfortable discussing that with you. POLITE

None of your business! RUDE

Never give out you private information such as birthday, social insurance number, credit card number, etc.

scammer- a thief who steals your money and information

phone scams-

 

85. democratic(adj) democracy(noun) – people can vote for their government

You can vote if you are a citizen.

87.various- different ones, different types, many kinds

We saw various types of birds in the park.

We looked at various kinds of flowers yesterday in class.

There are various kinds of tea.

 

88. entire- all of it, the whole thing  The dog ate the entire/whole chicken.

I sold my entire collection of Pokeman cards.

I sold my entire CD collection.

 

 

 

91. religious(adj) religion(noun)- mosque, church, temple, belief in God

99. traditional(adj) tradition(noun) – an action of event year after year

Turkey is a traditional Xmas dinner. It is a tradition for Iranian people to jump over a fire for New Years.

Nowruz is a traditional holiday in Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Kurdistan.

 

 

 

Song lyrics- listening

lyrics- the words of a song

“Close to You” The Carpenters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test#1

Write a paragraph of 80-100 words.

 

Topic sentence- first sentence in a paragraph usually

-         introduces the main idea of the paragraph

-         the reader will know what the paragraph is about

Body - the sentences that explain, give examples, describe, teach

Concluding sentence- a sentence to finish the paragraph, to wrap up the paragraph

 

-Use lined paper.

-Write in pen.

-Doublespace.

-Write your name and class in the top right corner.

 

What do you do on a day off (vacation day) ?