Tuesday, 9 January 2024

EF 1 2 Class 31

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s class plan

·      Simple sentences, compound sentences

Go over your sentences from homework

·      Review simple verb tenses

CHOICE

·      Read “Work Hours”

OR

Group chatting- discussion topics

·      HW   Compound sentences, Exercise 1

 

Wednesday

·      Go over compound sentences, Exercise 1

·      New verb tense- present progressive/continuous

·      “Work Hours”

·      “Possessive Pronouns”

·       

 

Thursday

·      Continue present progressive/continuous verb tense

 

Friday

·      Test#5 paragraph

 

 

 

Review- simple sentences, compound sentences, simple verb tenses

 

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX- if because when

If you are free, let’s get a coffee.”

“He is happy because he got a new job.”

“Jun takes a nap when she is tired.”

 

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES- SV   SSV   SVV

The weather will get cold this week. SV

1.Begin with a capital letter.

2.End with a period or a question mark.

 

SSV- My friend and I went to the supermarket.

SVV- I go to the supermarket and buy some food.

 

COMPOUND SENTENCES

, so   , or   , but   , and

SVV- I go to the supermarket and buy some food. SIMPLE

I go to the supermarket, and I buy some food. COMPOUND

COMPOUND

I like ice cream, but Doris likes cake.

Kids like candy, but they don’t like vegetables.

Today is cold, and it is rainy.

SV, and SV.

 

She studies English everyday, so she improves quickly.

She studied English everyday, so she improved quickly.

She will study English everyday, so she will improve quickly.

 

, or

She can take EF2 next term, or she can take EF1.

 

, SOBA – so or but and

 

soba- Japanese buckwheat noodles

 

Let’s try some!

 

Take out your “100 Most Used Verbs”. Write some compound sentences using simple present, past and future verb tenses. We will share them tomorrow.

 

26. call

SV, SOBA SV.

I call my mother everyday in the morning. SIMPLE SV

I call my mother everyday, and we talk about the weather. COMPOUND

 

Email a few (2,3,4) of your compound to me by 7PM. We will share them tomorrow.

ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

 

 

COMPOUND SV, SOBA SV.

 

1.    I can't skate, but I can ski.

 

2.    She talked for a long time and i felt bored.

She talked for a long time, and I felt bored.

 

3.    Children can do crafts or watch cartoons. SVV SIMPLE

Children can do crafts, or they watch cartoons. COMPOUND

 

4.    We will continue class or take a break. SVV SIMPLE

 

5.    He is often late for class, so his grades are very low. COMPOUND

 

*In English, we always have to think about subject and verb.

 

6.    This was his first speech presentation, so he was nervous.

7.    He works out every day, so he is in good shape.

8.    I need a cup of Juice, and Sarah needs a cup of coffee.

9.    Mario walks in the park, and he is does exercise.

 

10.                       Alex is my friend, but Juan is my brother.

Proper nouns need to be capilatized: cities, countries, names, days, months, ‘I’

 

11.                       The blue car is new, but it is toy of children a children’s toy.

 

12.                       We can go to see a movie, or we can get something to eat. 

13.                       I don't feel well, so I will stay home today. 

14.                       Maria likes to dance, and her sister likes to sing. 

15.                       Juan can wait for the bus, but he prefers to walk home after class. 

16.                       Maria sits on the balcony, so she catches cold. simple present

Maria sat on the balcony, so she caught a cold. simple past

 

17.                       He called his brother, but he didn’t answered. simple past

18.                       Tom mights go out, or stays home. RW

Tom might go out, or he might stay (at) home.

 

19.                       She buys a new jacket, and I buy a skirt. SIMPLE PRESENT

SV, and SV.

She bought a new jacket, and I bought a skirt. SIMPLE PAST

She will buy a new jacket, and I will buy a skirt. SIMPLE FUTURE

She is going to buy a new jacket, and I am going to buy a skirt. SIMPLE FUTURE

 

20.                       We consider own condition, so we have can development.

 

21.                       I like sunny weather, but it is too hot today.

 

to- preposition – directions ‘We go to the mall.’

too- also, too much, too expensive

two – number 2

 

 

22.                       Our farm has chickens and pigs, but we want to buy more animals.

23.                       He likes to drink orange juice, and she likes to eat strawberry ice cream.

Two ways to use ‘like’, ‘love’, prefer’, ‘continue’, ‘start’:

like to go

like going

He likes to drink orange juice.

He likes drinking orange juice.

 

24.                       He reads the news or plays games on his phone. SVV SIMPLE

He reads the news, or he plays games on his phone. COMPOUND

 

25.                       It is snowing today.So I was late for school. RW

It is snowing today, so I was late for school. COMPOUND

 

26.                       Her son passed his math test, so he goes/will go to a higher level of math.

 

27.                       My parents missed me, and I missed them.

 

 

28.                       My friend likes to be a teacher, but she doesn’t like go to school.

 

 

I will drink some water. I am going to drink some water.

 

Slightly different meaning- EF4,5,6

will- decide right now

am going to- already planned

 

HOMEWORK

Exercise 1

1.    The tree is losing its leaves.

The tree is losing its leaves, SOBA SV.

The tree is losing its leaves, but it still has some leaves.

The tree is losing its leaves, so the fall is coming.

Fall/Autumn is coming, so the tree is losing its leaves.

The tree is losing its leaves, and the weather is becoming/getting cold.

The tree is losing its leaves, but it is still alive.

The tree is losing its leaves because the temperature is getting cold. COMPLEX- next week

 

We will share them in class tomorrow.

 

 

Review simple verb tenses

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE FUTURE

 

Tomorrow- PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/ PRESENT CONTINUOUS

She is driving her car. I am driving my car. We are driving our car.

 

 

 

Talking topics:

1.    If you were still in your home country, how would your life be different?

2.    If you had three wishes, what would you choose? NOTE: You can’t wish for more wishes.

 

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