Good morning, everyone.
Today’s class plan
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Finish “Culture Shock”
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“My Culture”- presentation-
Prepare a short presentstion about some
aspect of your culture.
It could be about a holiday or celebration,
a tradition, art, music, food, whatever you like.
You will come to front of the class next
and tell us about it.
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“Possessive Pronouns”
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Homework Finish
your sentences with possessive pronouns.
Email them to me by Sunday. ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Start writing your presentation about your culture that you are going to
do next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Work to finish in the next week and a half:
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NEW ITEM “Articles” Practice present
progressive/continuous verb tense
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Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses
This is the last kind of sentence that we
will be learning.
·
“Interviewing for a Job”
Final week
Monday
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Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
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Work on presentations
Tuesday
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Presentations
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Wednesday
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Presentations
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Thursday
Friday- final day
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Marks day
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One-on-one meetings
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“Culture Shock”
Vocabulary Review- Change the form of the word
happy(adjective) happiness(noun) happily(adverb)
1.
comfortable(adjective) comfortably(adverb)
She is sitting comfortably.
is sitting- verb comfortably-adverb, describes the verb
*Usually an adverb ends in ‘ly’: quickly, slowly, happily,
sadly, etc
well She speaks English goodly well.
2.culture(noun) cultural(adjective) Vancouver has an Italian Cultural Centre.
3. homesick(adj) homesickness(n)
She feels homesick. She has homesickness.
4.confusion(n) confuse(verb) confused/confusing(adjectives)
confused- your feeling
confusing- decribing somehting outside yourself
I am confused about math.
Math is confusing to me.
interested The little girl is interested in sports.
interesting Sports are interesting to her.
bored He was bored at the movie.
boring The movie was boring to him.
annoyed He is annoyed by the mosquito.
annoying The mosquito is annoying him.
5. deals with- manages
He spends money like a drunken sailor.
She is a penny-pincher.
He is tight-fisted.
He is a cheapskate.
Save for a rainy day.
Money burns a hole in his pocket.
6. experts(n) expert(adj) She is expert at rowing.
7. annoying(adj)
8. attitude(n)
He has a great attitude. He had a terrible attitude.
9. customs/custom(n) customary(adj)
It is customary to shake hands when you meet someone.
10. dealt with/ felt/ experienced
B. Unscramble the words to make sentences.
1.Lily may study abroad next semester.
2.You might need a your passport to rent your a
car.
3. Mei might become fluent in English if she studies hard.
Mei might become fluent if she studies English hard.
4.Hiro might get sickness if he moves to another country.
5.Eliza might have culture shock to deal with.
Eliza might have to deal with culture shock.
I have to deal with my kids’ messy rooms. Their rooms are
pig sties.
pig sty-
My daughter’s room looks like a bomb hit it.
Her hair looks like a rat’s nest.
“Possessive Pronouns”
I – my
you- your
she- her
he- his
we- our
they- their
it- its
its – possessive The dog is chasing its tail.
it’s- contraction it is It’s very funny. with an apostrophe ‘
Exercise 1 “Completing Phrases with Possessive Adjectives”
1.
your book
2.
her book / Mary’s book
3.
your books
4.
her car/ your wife’s car
5.
our books
6.
the machine’s cord / its cord
7.
their father
8.
its battery
9.
their mother
10.
its tail
11.
our team
12.
his test he’s
test
13.
his tests
14.
her shoes
15.
her test
she’s test
16.
their tests
17.
their tests
18.
our tests
19.
their answers
20.
our answers
Pronunciation:
His dog is cute. He’s a student.
Exercise 2 Mini-Conversations
it- pronoun- a thing or an animal
It is cold outside.
My phone isn’t working. It is broken.
My phone looks nice. It has a gold case.
The squirrel is running up a tree. It is very fast.
its- possessive pronoun
The squirrel is very cute. Its tail is fluffy. The squirrel’s
tail is fluffy.
My phone isn’t working. Its screen is cracked. My phone’s
screen is cracked.
it’s- contraction It is
It’s cold today.
It’s a nice day.
My phone is broken. It’s not working.
Let’s practice writing some sentences that use possessive
pronouns. Write sentence from your own imagination.
Email me some of your sentences. We will share them on Monday
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