Monday, 11 December 2023

EF5Wr567 Class 20

 

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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