EF 1 2 Class 40

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s class plan

·      Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses

This is the last kind of sentence that we will be learning.

·      “Articles” Practice present progressive/continuous verb tense

·      CHOICE

#1 Work on presentations. You will do your presentation tomorrow.

#2 Test#6 – paragraph, final writing

·      HW   Finish your presentation.Be ready to talk to the class tomorrow.

 

Thursday

·      Presentations

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Review verb tenses

·      Return Test#6.

Optional rewrite for a bonus point

 

Friday- final day

No teaching on Friday

·      Marks day

·      One-on-one meetings

 

One-week break. Back on February 5^th.

 

 

Sentence types

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES- SV   SSV    SVV

COMPOUND- SV, SOBA SV.   so or but and

COMPLEX- adverb clause

 

time - when, before, after

reason - because

condition - if, even though

 

Three most imporatne words for adverb clauses are: because   if   when

because SV

if SV

when SV

 

Joe was absent yesterday because SV.

Joe was absent yesterday because there were no busses.

You are wearing a hat because SV.

You are wearing a hat because the weather is cold.

You are wearing a hat because it is cold.

You are wearing a hat because it’s cold. contraction- ‘ apostrophe

ALTERNATIVE: Because it’s cold, you are wearing a hat. Teach in EF3/4

 

if – maybe yes, maybe no, not sure

I will go to school if the busses are running today.

I drink coffee if I’m tired. I am

The baby cried if she heard a loud noise.

ALTERNATIVE: If the baby heard a loud noise, she cried.  Teach in EF3/4

 

when- time

I go to work when I have time.

ALTERNATIVE: When I have time, I go to work.  Teach in EF3/4

I met my family when I arrived at the airport.

I will drive to Seattle when I finish school on Friday.

 

Simple future tense:

I will drive to Seattle when I will finish school on Friday.

Maria will call her mother when she will have has time. ‘has’- stays simple present

 

REVIEW

because

if

when

 

Let’s practice. Let’s write some complex sentences using these words:

1.    because     school

2.    if                  late

3.    when          park

4.    because     expensive

5.    if                  store

6.    when          phone

Choose two of your sentences and write them on the board. Make them legible.

 

We’ll continue tomorrow.