EF 1 2 Class 22

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Christmas- donations of dry food, money (cash), etc.

Collect these items for some of our fellow students in need.

Room 306- Maria or Gabriel- our Outreach Workers

Feel free to donate if you wish and are able.

Alternatively, you can talk to me about it.

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Return Test #3

DIFFERENT MARKING SYSTEM

Before- Version 1 and Version2

V1 3/6

V2 4/6

 

Now

Optional Rewrite for Bonus point

e.g. T#3 4/6 Bonus 1/1

 

Rewrite-

1.New piece of paper.

2.Rewrite the paragraph

3.Fix up as many errors as you can.

4. Submit Test#3 RW

You can pass in the test#3 rewrite either today or first thing tomorrow. You can finish it for homework and pass it in tomorrow.

 

·      Continue Adjective forms exercises from homework

·      Talking- Word List 1.3 and 1.4

·      Read “Latin Music and Salsa”

·      Practice- simple present, past and future tenses

Practice using “100 Verbs”

·      Begin presentation work

 

Thursday (We will end at 11 o’clock. I have a teacher’s meeting.)

·      Continue work on your presentation

·      Continue practice- simple present, past and future

·      Begin compound sentences

 

Friday

·      Finish presentation work

·      Teach how to use a microphone

 

Monday

·      Presentation Day          You will come to front of the class and talk to the class about a topic.

 

 

 

 

**Structure of a paragraph.

Write at least 50 words.

Write in pen.

Doublespace.

Name and class in top right corner.

One block of writing.

Use lined ruled paper.

Indent the first word of the paragraph.

INDENT

**Preparing for higher-level classes

SHEC is a high school. At SHEC, we prepare adult students to finish high school in Canada, apply to college and university, and also good jobs, and a better life in Canada.

 

Write a paragraph on the following topic.

What are your hobbies when you have free-time?

 

 

FOCUS OF OUR CLASS: Good sentences.

SIMPLE SENTENCES-  SV   SSV   SVV

Tomorrow, we will begin COMPOUND SENTENCES

*SV, so SV.

It is cold today, so he is wearing a warm hat.

She has a headache, so she took pills.

 

SV, or SV.

The little kid can play with her toys, or she can watch a movie with her brother.

 

SV, but SV.

Dora loves dogs, but she doesn’t like cats.

 

SV, and SV.

He likes volleyball, and she likes soccer.

 

We’ll start compound sentences tomorrow.

Review simple sentences. You have to know simple sentences.

 

 

 

 

From homework

“Superlative Adjectives”

 

basic form           comparative form                  superlative form

smart                    smarter                                     smartest

easy                       easier                                        easiest

 

important            more important                     most important

“Family of the most important thing to you.”

“Family is more important than money.”

“Family is very important to her.”

 

Superlative adjectives

1.    Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

the Himalayan Mountains

2.    This is the worst score I’ve ever had on an exam.

3.    the busiest

4.    the most modern

5.    the hotter hottest   Mali is the hottest country in the world.

6.    the tallest person

7.    the youngest person

8.    the most fashionable clothes

9.    the best video game

 

Comparative adjectives

1.    shorter

2.    better

3.    sleepier   slee-pee-er

4.    more tired *Does not follow the rule.

5.    warmer

6.    worse

7.    simpler

8.    more comfortable

refrigerator- the fridge   Close the fridge!

9.    more difficult / have challenging

 

 

 

 

 

**Word List 1.4

Get into groups of 3-4.

Choose a word from each group of words.

Put that word into a sentences.

You say the sentence out loud.

Your group partners listen to hear which word you are using.

Take turns.

 

 

We will start working on this tomorrow.

 

Oral Presentation: A Person in My Life Who I Admire

 

Who is a person in your life who you admire? Choose one person. It can be anyone: older, younger, a sibling, parent, relative, friend, community member, etc. It must be somebody that you know personally.

This week, you will put together a short presentation about the person. There will be two main parts to this project:

 

WRITTEN (6 points)

A couple of paragraphs.

-Writing describing who they are. Write a brief biography for them. What is their name, age, etc? Give their background. Some details of their biography. Explain who they are.

-Writing explaining why you admire them. What characteristics do they have that you admire? What do they do that you admire?

 

          You will give me the writing the day before you do your presentation.

 

SPOKEN (2-3 minutes) (4 points)

On the presentation days, you will tell the class about this person and why you admire them. You will come to the front of the class and talk to us. You can take a few written notes in case you forget something. However, no reading, please.

 

Here are some possible topics to focus on:

Their life story

Their personality traits

Things they have said

Their greatest achievements

Their effect on other people

When you met this person

Why you admire them

If you’d like to be like them or not

 

We will start getting ideas together starting tomorrow. We will take some time in the next few classes to organize, write, and polish.