EF 6 7 10 Class 18

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

Today’s agenda-

·      Test#3 – paragraph about “I Confess” and “Dead Man’s Path”

·      First Nations

·      Begin work of quoting text “ “

·      Causative verbs-

·       

 

Friday- no Butter

·      First Nations

·      Continue work of quoting text “ “

·      Continue causative verbs-

 

 

Highway 5 – The Coquihalla Highway

 

I change to snow tires in October and change back to regular tires in mid-April.

 

 

Test#3

Write a paragraph of at least 150 words.

Write in pen

Doublespace

Follow the margins

Name and class top right corner

Pass it in by 1:20.

 

Imagine you are either Mr. Wei in “I Confess” or Mr. Obi in “Dead Man’s Path.” Choose one. What would you have done if you were in the same situation as him?

 

 

 

Lecture notes for First Nations

 

·      Starting in May, 2021

·      Unmarked graves of First Nations children have been found on the grounds of old Residential Schools, 315 kids? in Kamloops

·      more and more suspected unmarked graves discovered across Canada

·      thousands and thousands of suspected graves found so far

-         used ground-penetrating radar

·      fear probably thousands more across Canada

 

 

·      Residential Schools- 150 000 First Nations kids went to residential schools over the years

over 4000 kids died, maybe 6000

 

·      Residential Schools all across Canada

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools-in-canada-interactive-map

·      Organized by the Canadian government, run by the Christian churches (mainly Catholic and Anglican churches), paid for by the federal government, tax dollars

·      about 150 000 First Nations kids were forcibly taken away from their families to Residential Schools from 1860s to 1990s.

Revelations- big ugly secrets in Canada

 

·      Now we know!

·      Focus of BC new curriculum- First Nations

First Nations ways of knowing, culture, history in Canada

e.g. First Peoples 11 & 12

Very interesting area of study – good choice - First Peoples 11 and First Peoples 12

We offer these classes at South Hill – some students do both English 12 and FP12

-recognized by all postsecondary institutions

 

Times have changed- new recogniton of the importance of First Nations in this land

 

Big contrast

·      My school experiences- none of the history, social studies was about First Nations

The focus was history class was on Europeans, settlers, White men in Canada

male-centred, Euro-centred

In high school

·      lots of First Nations kids in my school, segregated,

seemed normal, normalized, unstated expectation

segregation – separation of races or groups

MicMac- migmaw

·      racist attitudes towards First Nations people “Indians”

dismissive, belittling, negative stereotypes

 

** Maybe tell these stories

·      policy at my university – have to finish your degree in seven years

students/ professors –led initiative to change it to 10 yrs

 

·      racism against First Nations – BCTF AGM story

700 teachers

“equity-seeking groups” wanted representation

 

Overview - introduction

·      First Peoples -Who they are?

·      Small groups

“What do you know about First Nations people in Canada?”

Generate ideas on LCD

 

old racist word “red skin”

Sports team football  The Washington Red Skins

changed in 2020 to The Washington Commanders

hockey team on Vancouver Island Saanich Junior Braves

Victoria Admirals

my high school Riverview Redmen

name changed in 2020

 

 

Three groups of people constitute Indigenous Peoples in Canada, also called First Peoples. Also called Aboriginal. Native

-old word, outdated vocab Indian

1. First Nations -people in the south of Canada

2. Inuit Eskimo – people in the north of Canada

3. Métis – ‘mixed’ people who are First Nations and European ancestry

 

First Nations came into common usage in the 1980s to replace the term ‘Indians’

CONTINUE TOMORROW

EF 4 5 Class 18

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Quiz#4- compound sentences with semicolons

·      “Sleep”

·      Phrasal verbs, do a few every day

verb + preposition

·      Go over some more of the “Top 100 Most Used Verbs/Nouns in American English”

·      Pronunciation of the Day- daily pronunciation work- minimal pairs and tongue twisters

 

fingers crossed- good luck

Thumbs up- Ok!

Hawa’ii – hand gesture

 

learn

He learned to speak French.

She is learning to ride a bicycle

In this class, we learn English to speak better. English.

a bicycle

 

Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

 

drive + infinitive

She learned to drive a car many years ago.

She will learn to swim next month.

 

try + infinitive

She learned tried to drive a car many years ago.

She will learn try to swim next month.

She is going to try to swim across the lake.

 

practice + gerund

She practices throwing baskets every night. She throws the basketball in the basket/hoop.

Let’s shoot some hoops. Let’s play one-on-one.

 

infinitive- simple form- to go, to sleep , to sleeping, to eat, to drink, to drive

 

Simple future tense

will OR be going to

will +infinitive –‘to’ You will go to school.

 

be going to +infinitive –‘to’ She is going to go to school.

 

*You can use ‘will’ if you like. It is easier.

 

 “Sleep”

Warm-Up Questions-

-Small groups (4-5)- chatting about the four questions. This is an opportunity to do some talking with classmates.

-Vocabulary Preview

 

 

electric(adj)

electronic(adj)

electronics(noun)

 

circadian rhythm- the natural clock in your body- wakes you up, makes you sleepy at night

 

1.    bedtime routine-

fatigued(adj)- tired

Quiz#4

Write a compound sentence with a semicolon for each.

Submit it by 10am.

1. also continue

2. therefore meet

3. as a result stay

4. however friend

5. in addition study

6. for example listen

EF 6 7 10 Class 17

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

Today’s agenda- focus of the week

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

·      Listening questions

 

Thursday

·      Test#3 – paragraph about “I Confess” and “Dead Man’s Path”

·      First Nations

·      Begin work of quoting text “ “

·      Causative verbs-

·       

 

Friday

·      First Nations

 

 

blaspheme(v)- to speak against a religious book

 

 

 

Achebe characterizes her as  a little bit shallow

 

Nancy’s fantasy about her role and position p1

-interest in being high-status “the queen of the school”

social status- your place in society

 

disappointed- “Nancy was downcast.”

 

IDIOM “A penny for your thoughts.” say to someone who is lost in thought

“imitating the woman’s magazines she read”

-changing her language to reflect the social status that she is striving for

 

 

 

‘backward’ – undeveloped, not modern- negative meaning, negative-sounding word, impolite , dismissive

 

lack of respect showne by the Obis

 

comparison between Nancy’s beautiful garden and “rank neighborhood bushes” ugly local plants

 

similar to Micheal’s opinion of the existing school and teachers

 

“It amazes me that you people…” insulting way to address somebody

 

Micheal does not respect the locals, feels like he is superior to them, better than them

arrogant!

IDIOM “nose in the air”

 

big row- big fight, big problem

 

Chinua Achebe is an amazing writer, in full control of word choice.

 

pagan – religion, but not monotheistic

 

monotheistic- mono-1   the-god  belief in one god

polytheistic – poly-many

 

 

Micheal put up barbed wire- used in farms for animals, and prisons

 

 

comparison between priest and Obi

priest – slight stoop, like Micheal Obi

Micheal Obi – young and misguided, full of zeal

priest – old and wise

 

“exchange of cordialities”- greetings, welcomings, must share cultural understanding

 

Obi “highway” “thoroughfare” exaggerating for effect-

LITERARY TERM hyperbole- exaggerating for effect

 

 

Priest “Look here, my son.” establishing his authority as an elder

-explains how the life of the village is based on the path

 

Mr Obi –“satisfied smile on his face”- smug face

arrogant, self-satisfied

 

Obi “eradicate” VERY STRONG WORD- kill completely, destroy, eliminate

Recall’s Canada’s historical policies about First Nations Peoples

 

“fantastic”(3)- like a fantasy, like a childish dream, foolish

 

“teach your children to laugh at such ideas”

 

priest make a final conciliatory statement- “let the hawk perch and let the eagle perch.”

conciliatory – making peace

reconcile(v)- make up

 

birds of prey- hunting birds

 

priest trying to talk sense into Mr. Obi

 

You can see hundreds of eagles in Brackendale which is close of Squamish.

 

Priest is asking for tolerance, mutual respect, and peaceful coexistence.

Obi is unwilling to allow that. He does not have any respect for the local culture. Will not listen.

 

Obi was inflexible. He refused to compromise. He paid a big price.

The villagers tried to negotiate, meet in the middle, make a deal, give and take, compromise, etc.

 

young woman dies having a baby

religious/superstitious

villager blame the fence blocking new babies coming into the village

“Most important, it is the path of children coming in to be born”

 

His school was destroyed by the villagers. They tore out the fence, ripped up Nancy’s gardens, and pulled down a building.

It is not stated explicitly, but we can infer that the villagers did it.

infer(v)- make a good guess based on evidence

imply(v) – give clear signals or suggestions wihtout being explicit

 

I imply. You infer.

 

He got a bad report from the supervisor/inspector/superintendant/boss.

 

immature, inexperienced

overly-confident

ambitious

 

autocratic

cracy- ruled by, type of government

-democracy -  demos – the People, demonstration- ruled by the People, allowed to vote

-theocracy – theo – God, ruled by religious men

-autocracy- auto-self  ruled by one person, dictatorship

dictate- speak

-monarchy- monarch- queen or king

England is a Parliamentary Monarchy. The monarch is a figure-head.

 

 

Listening Questions

6.    When you estimate, is your answer exact or approximate?

7.    How many holes do golfers play in a regular game?

8.    Name two kinds of precipitation.

9.    What living things absorb carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with oxygen?

10.                       What is 2/5 of 25?

2/5 two fifths

1/5 one fifth

1/3 one third

2/3 two thirds

fractions ½, ¾, 5/8

 

She has blond hair.

 

EF4 5 Class 17

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue compound sentences

Prepare for quiz tomorrow on semicolons and transitional words

·      “Sleep”

·      Phrasal verbs, do a few every day

verb + preposition

·      Go over some more of the “Top 100 Most Used Verbs in American English”

·      Pronunciation of the Day- daily pronunciation work- minimal pairs and tongue twisters

 

Thursday

 

*** “Top 100 Most Used Verbs In American English”

 

***Pronunciation of the Day***

 

 

Compound sentence – prepare for Quiz#4 tomorrow

; semicolons

TRANSITIONAL TERMS

SV; TRANS, SV.

It is raining today; therefore, the picnic is postponed.

postponed(adj)- delayed to another day, rescheduled

cancelled(adj)- not going to do it, deleted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s choose ten transitional terms to review for the quiz. I will choose six for the quiz:

1.    also

2.    therefore

3.    as a result

4.    however

5.    in addition

6.    on the other hand

7.    on the contrary

8.    alternatively

9.    for example

I like Vancouver because of the beautiful nature; for example,

there are mountains, parks, lakes, and beaches.

 

FIXES

I like Vancouver because of the beautiful nature; for example,

mountains, parks, lakes, and beaches. XXX frag No V

 

I like Vancouver because of the beautiful nature; for example,

SV mountains, parks, lakes, and beaches.

I like Vancouver because of the beautiful nature; for example,

we can enjoy the mountains, parks, lakes, and beaches.

I like Vancouver because of the beautiful nature; for example, I love mountains, parks, lakes, and beaches.

 

I love +gerund OR infinitive mountains, parks, lakes, and beaches.

I love walking around/looking at mountains, parks, lakes, and beaches.

I love to walk around the mountains, parks, lakes, and beaches.

watch – see something that is moving

I love to visit the mountains, parks, lakes, and beaches.

I love to see the mountains, parks, lakes, and beaches.

I love to watch the ocean.  OK? Does the ocean move? Yes/No?

She loves to contemplate the ocean. -

contemplate(v)- think deeply about something

He likes to stare up at the night sky and contemplate the stars.

I have an app on my phone that shows the constellations.

 

the constellations- a group of stars, look like animals or humans

 

10.                       likewise- in the same way, similarly

He has three dogs; likewise, she has three cats.

Jun grew up on a farm in Japan; likewise, Mei was raised in a small village in China.

 

 

 

Let’s choose ten vocabulary words for the quiz. I will choose six.

1.    listen

2.    study

3.    permit

4.    meet

5.    think

6.    friend

7.    build

8.    continue

9.    live

10.                       stay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

transitional terms

1.    also

2.    therefore

3.    as a result

4.    however

5.    in addition

6.    on the other hand

7.    on the contrary

8.    alternatively

9.    for example

10.                       likewise

 

vocabulary words

1.    listen

2.    study

3.    permit

4.    meet

5.    think

6.    friend

7.    build

8.    continue

9.    live

10.                       stay

 

She studies English only once a week; therefore, her English is not improving quickly.

She thinks about her future; therefore, she makes plans.

agr- subject verb agreement

 

The subject of a sentence has to match the verb.

I go

You go

She goes

 

Easy to forget!

She thinks about her family a lot.

She thinks about NOUN.

She thinks about to go GERUND going to the US.

He is thinking about his supper.

He is thinking about eating his supper.

She is thinking about getting a new dress/job/phone.

 

What are going to do on the weekend?

I’m thinking about to buy GERUND buying some new clothes.

 

contemplate- think about

She is contemplating going back to Iran.

She is thinking about going back to Iran.

 

What are going to do on the weekend?

I am thinking about going to Costco.

I am thinking about asking my friends out for lunch.

 

Phrasal verbs:

think about

listen to

 

How do you feel about the quiz tomorrow?

nervous, fear, panic?

confident? excited?

 

fear, terror (n)

scary, scared, afraid (adj)

scare(v)

You scared me. I was scared. It was scary. adj

 

The movie was scary. She was scared.

 

Emotions -often ‘ed’

bored

scared

worried

interested

confused  The math is confusing. I feel confused.

tired

relaxed

She relaxed. XXX

She is/feels relaxed. linking verb

dizzy

 

permit(v,n) She has a parking permit for SHEC. noun

She keeps her permit on the dash.

Joe’s mother permits him to play video games only on the weekends.

 

 

I got a hunting permit; however, I don’t like to kill animals.

 

She stays home a lot; likewise, he doesn’t go out much either.

 

 

 

build(v)- create, construct, make

construction(n) He works on a construction site.

 

build a house

She is building a new life in Canada.

He builds up his self-confidence/muscles/personal power.

 

When you go to the gym, you can build up your cardio; alternatively, you can do weight-training.

cardio- heart

 

weight-training- building muscle mass

 

 

Listening Questions

11.                      Which animals have feathers and beaks? Birds or

insects?

12.                      What three numbers come between 18 and 22?

13.                      What do you call a round map of the earth? a globe

14.                      What is 3 plus 6? 9

15.                      Is BC an eastern province or a western province?

16.                      Which is smaller: a van or a minivan?

17.                      If you cut an apple in half, how many pieces will you have?

18.                      Does the Arctic Ocean cover the North Pole or the South Pole?

South- Antarctic

 

19.                      Which shape is not round: a circle, a square, or a sphere?