Good afternoon, everyone.
We will get started at 12:00
This is the beginning of our fifth week.
Precipitation- forms of water falling from the sky
rain
mix of snow and rain
sleet
big flakes, small flakes
hail
snow
freezing rain
In Quarter 3 (February 5th- April 19th), I will be
teaching the following courses:
P1 9:15-11:30 EF4/5
P2 12-2:15 EF6/7
English 10
*EF7 and Eng 10 is the same course at SHEC
My schedule can be changed by admin, but so far that’s what it
is.
Reg begins Jan.8.
Today’s agenda
·
Finish adverb clauses
Quiz Tuesday
Choose vocabulary and adverb words
·
Continue review of verb tenses
Tuesday
·
Quiz#3- adverb clauses
·
Return Test#3
·
RW for bonus Pt
·
Begin persuasive writing- group-based work, fun
·
Continue review of verb tenses
Wednesday- Eval #2
·
Continue persuasive writing
Group work- presentations
·
Begin noun clauses
·
Continue review of verb tenses
*Test#4 – persuasive writing Thursday or Friday
Thursday
·
Continue noun clauses
·
Review paragraph structure and format
·
Continue review of verb tenses
Friday
Quiz tomorrow
Let’s choose 10 adverbial conjunctions for the quiz
tomorrow.
1.
ever since
I have
been waiting for the bus ever since I got here at 12 o’clock.
2.
because
3.
when
4.
since
5.
even though/although
6.
even if
7.
while
8.
as-
comparison, same Kelley is as
tall as her sister is.
as ADJ as
The test was as easy as pie. It was a piece of cake.
He is as tall as his best friend.
SIMILE – comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’
The man is as skinny as a noodle/spaghetti/bamboo/toothpick.
skinny- slender
9.
unless
Focus on these ones. I will pick six of them for the quiz.
1.
ever since
2.
because
3.
when
4.
since
5.
even though
6.
even if
7.
while
8.
as
9.
unless
Let’s choose 10 vocabulary words for the quiz tomorrow. I
will choose six of them.
1.
pizza
2.
soccer
3.
weather
4.
world
5.
snow
6.
busy
dizzy
7.
iron
anemia- low iron
8.
chores
9.
check/cheque
10.
personality
Quiz#3
Write a complex sentence with an adverb clause for each.
1.
snow because
We couldn’t go out because of the snow. SIMPLE
We couldn’t go out because there was snow on the ground. COMPLEX
Because there was snow on the ground, we couldn’t go out.
COMPLEX
2.
soccer when
I played soccer when I was a child.
When I was a child, I played soccer.
Adverbial conjunctions
1.
ever since
2.
because
3.
when
4.
since
5.
even though
6.
even if
7.
while
8.
as
9.
unless
ex. personality even
though
Vocabulary words
1.
pizza
2.
soccer
3.
weather
4.
world
5.
snow
6.
busy
7.
iron
8.
chores
9.
check/cheque
10.
personality
She has a very sweet and gentle personality even though she has
had/had a very difficult life.
had had – present perfect tense
had- simple past
unless- opposite of ‘if’
She will go to the party if she doesn’t have to
work.
She will go to the party unless she has to work.
If it is cold, we will stay home.
If it is warm, we will go out.
When it is cold but, I don’t go out. XXX Mix
of complex and compound
punctution but, , but
FIX
When it is cold, I don’t go out.
You need to practice.
Only you can do that.
Daily review is really important.
When you learn something new, you must review the material
or process very soon after you learn it.
I want to keep teaching verb tenses.
You can engage with that, or you can keep practicing writing
sentence with adverb clauses. I will walk around help or check your sentences.
**Past progressive and future progressive
-Past progressive – happening in the past, usually
interrupted
She was watching a
movie when the doorbell rang.
He watched a movie last night.
She was watching a movie, and the phone rang.
I was working in Ethiopia while I was waiting for my visa.
I was learning English while I was waiting for my visa.
She was running a business before she immigrated to Canada.
I was playing in a band before I came to Canada.
David was studying English when his friend called him.
My son was playing piano when the doorbell rang.
Marta was cooking in the kitchen when her daughter went out.
The student was daydreaming when the teacher called her
name.
DIFFERENT MEANING
The student was daydreaming while the teacher called/was
calling her name.
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE – not used much
This time next week, he will
be sitting on a beach in Mexico.
In two years, Shehd will be
studying nursing at Langara.
In two years, I will buy
my dream car. SIMPLE FUTURE
In two years, I will be
driving my dream car. FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
Next month, I will be
travelling to Asia. FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
Next month, I will travel
to Asia. SIMPLE FUTURE
In ten years, I will be traveling
around the world. low frequency
In ten years, I will travel
around the world. high frequency
In ten years, I am going to
travel around the world. high frequency
In ten years, I will be traveling
around the world. low frequency
In ten years, I am going to
be traveling around the world. low frequency
Test#3
Write a narrative paragraph on the following topic.
What are your plans for the weekend?
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