EF5Wr567 Class 17

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue adverb clauses

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      Begin narrative paragraph writing

·      HW   Write a narrative paragraph on this topic:

What did you do on your first day in Vancouver?

 

Topic sentence

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

 

Thursday

·      Continue narrative paragraph writing

Test Friday

Read paragraphs aloud

·      Begin “Grabbers”

·      Continue adverb clauses

·      Continue review of verb tenses

 

Friday

·      Test#3 - narrative paragraph

·      Continue adverb clauses

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      Song lyric listening

 

 

Monday

·      Quiz#3- adverb clauses

·      Return Test#3

RW for bonus Pt

 

Tuesday

·      Begin persuasive writing

·      Begin noun clauses

 

Wednesday- Eval #2

·      Continue persuasive writing

Group work

·      Continue noun clauses

 

 

 

 

*whenever -every time

Whenever her dog is left alone, he tips over the garbage and makes a mess.

Her dog tips over the garbage and makes a mess whenever he is left alone.

Emiko feels homesick whenever she looks at her photo album of family pictures.

Whenever Emiko looks at her photo album of family pictures, she feels homesick.

 

homesick(adj)- feel nostalgic, miss your home

I feel very homesick.

 

DIFFERENT MEANING

Whenever Emiko feels homesick, she looks at her photo album of family pictures.

Emiko looks at her photo album of family pictures whenever she feels homesick.

 

Whenever he drinks water, he spills it all over himself like a kid.

Sarah goes snowboarding whenever she can. Every chance she gets, she goes.

 

He sings while he drives. simple present- usual action, habitual action

He is singing while he is driving. present progressive- happening right now

 

 

*if- maybe yes, maybe no, not certain

Sarah will go to the party if she is free.

 

We will go to the park if it is sunny. no comma

If it is sunny, we will go to the park. comma

 

FUNNY IDIOM     If my grandmother had wheels, she would be a wagon.

‘If’ is a big word. It is easy to say than to do.

 

*even if – different meaning than ‘if’

the result does not depend on the situation

 

A does not depend on B

A                                                   B                         

Sarah will not go to the party even if she is free.

 

Sarah will not go to the party if she is busy.

 

You cannot have any more candy even if you ask me a million times.

 

 

Even if I hate winter, I have to deal with / live with it.

 

Even if it’s challenging, you still have to learn English.

 

I will not buy you that toy even if you cry and make a fuss.

 

We will go to the park even if it is raining. COMPLEX

 

You have to do your homework even if you are tired.

 

 

ALTERNATIVE despite the NOUN

We will go to the park despite the rain. SIMPLE

I bought new Fleuvog boots despite the cost.

 

regardless of the NOUN

We will go to the park regardless of the rain. SIMPLE

Mei will buy a new iPhone regardless of the cost.

I will keep learning English despite the difficulties/obstacles/ challenges.

I will keep learning English regardess of  the challenges.

 

I like living in Canada despite the difficulties.

I like living in Canada regardless of the difficulties.

 

I have to go to work regardless of the weather.

 

My son is playing in a volleyball tournament despite his knee injury.

 

I have to speak despite my language barrier/shyness.

 

 

We will always worry about our children despite/regardless of their age.

Little kids, little problems. Big kids, big problems.

 

 

I will not buy you this toy even if you cry and yell and throw yourself on the floor.

 

I will buy a new phone if I can afford it. Will I buy a new phone? YES/NO

I will not buy a new phone even if I can afford it. Will I buy a new phone? NO

 

Mei will marry Joe even if her mother is not happy about it.

Mei will marry Joe despite her mother’s opinion/misgivings.

 

* even though – the situation is true, not conditional

* even if – maybe YES, maybe NO, conditional

Sheila will not go to the party even though she was invited.

Will she go? NO Was she invited? YES

 

Sheila will not go to the party even if she is invited.

Will she go? NO

Was she invited? Uncertain.

 

Sarah will go kayaking even if it is raining.

Will she go kayaking? YES Is it raining? MAYBE

 

Sarah will go kayaking even though it is raining.

Will she go kayaking? YES Is it raining? YES

 

TRICKY NEW WORDS – if   even if   even though

 

Even though she is sick today, she still went to work.

Did she go to work? YES Is she sick? YES

Even if she is sick, she still goes to work.

Even if she is sick today, she will still go to work.

Will she go to work? YES Is she sick? MAYBE

 

*provided that – ‘if’ for important things

Let’s grab some coffee if you’re free. – not important

grab some coffee- (casual) have some coffee

You can change your career provided that you have made a good plan.

- sounds important

You can go to UBC if/provided that you have the prereqs. (prerequisite courses)

provided that – makes it sound important

You can choose when to use it.

going to the beach? if

getting married? provided that

immigrating to a new country?  provided that

getting some ice cream? if

sandwich or burger? if

having an operation? provided that

e.g. Doug can get his knee replacement provided that he loses 60 pounds.

 

IMPORTANT: You can’t learn all of these in two days. Just pick one or two at a time and focus on them. Practice. Sometimes people bite off more than they can chew.

IDIOM people bite off more than they can chew – try to do too much at once

 

 

*unless – changes the situation, opposite of ‘if’ ‘provided that’

Let’s grab some coffee if you’re free.

USAGE- grab – to eat or drink casually, e.g. quick lunch

Let’s grab some lunch.

I’m going to grab a snack. Give me a minute.

 

Let’s grab some coffee if you’re free.

Let’s grab some coffee unless you’re busy.

 

Sarah will go to the beach if it is nice on Saturday.

Sarah will go to the beach unless it is rainy on Saturday.

 

Please try a cookie if you can eat wheat.

Please try a cookie unless you are gluten intolerant.

 

gluten intolerant- can’t eat wheat flour

lactose intolerant – cannot digest lactose

 

 

Let’s take a raincheck on coffee if you are busy. (idiom)

IDIOM take a raincheck – we will do it later, postpone

 

STORE sale- No rainchecks!

 

Let’s go for a hike this Saturday.

Oh, I can’t. Can I take a raincheck?

 

Do you want to go for a walk today?

I have a doctor’s appointment. Can I take a raincheck?

 

Doctor’s assistant: Can you come next Wednesday at 3?

You: I have to take a raincheck. I’m busy. I’m already booked. How about Thursday at 2?

 

* even though = although = though (casual, good for talking, not great for writing)

although

Joe watches his daughter play soccer even though /  although he is not into sports.

You study English even though you’re not really into it.

 

IDIOM to be into something- to enjoy it

Jun is really into Pokemon.

 

Dave is playing with his kids even though he has a lot of work to do.

I like the weather even though/ although/ though it is very hot.

 

TWO DIFFERENT WAYS

I like the weather although it is very hot.

Although it is very hot, I like the weather.

I enjoy English class even though it is a little boring sometimes.

 

 

* so ... that     … ellipsis    …English    …… Not English!

 

 

so ADJECTIVE that

Jun is so tall that she has trouble buying pants.

Yesterday was so hot that Mike sat inside of his refrigerator.

Yesterday was so cold that even the dog wouldn’t go out.

The math is so hard that Mohammed has to get a tutor.

The kitten is so small that you can hold it in the palm of your hand.

Sarah is so tired that she is nodding off in the meeting.

IDIOM nodding off- falling asleep

 

drooling- water coming out of your mouth

Butter drools when he watches me eat supper.

 

SAME MEANING- DIFFERENT STYLE

Because Jun is so tall, she has trouble buying pants.

The iphone 13 is so expensive that I can’t afford it. COMPLEX- adverb clause

 

He did this test so well that he got a good score. he got %100.

Houses are so expensive that most people cannot afford to buy one.

He is so kind that everybody likes him.

Your mother is so kind that all the kids love to come over to your house.

He is so happy that he got a promotion.

 

He is so happy that he is grinning from ear to ear.

IDIOM smiling from ear to ear

The cookies were so good that I ate four of them.

 

CONFUSING

‘, so’  and ‘so ... that’ are not the same thing.

, so COMPOUND

so... that COMPLEX

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW

 

 

 

 

Modes of writing

mode- different style, purpose, intention

I am in student mode right now.

IDIOM We all wear different hats.

 

a very busy person “I wear a lot of hats.”

Kinds/Modes of paragraphs:

*narrative- tell a personal story, narrate(v), narrator(n)-person who tells a story narration(n)

e.g. Write about your first day in Vancouver.

 

*persuasive/opinion- explain your point of view, your perspective, maybe convince the reader, represent your ideas clearly

e.g. Do you agree that marijuana should be legal in Canada?

 

*descriptive – description(n), describe(v)- appeal to five senses, adjectives, descriptive words

five senses- points of contact with the world: sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch

 

*definition – explain what something is, explain is detail

 

*literary- writing about a short story, novel, movie

 

*process – explain how to do something, teach

 

You can choose what type of writing is most approriate for your purpose.

type of writing – mode of writing