EF 1 2 Tuesday, March 12

 

Reminder: I post everything on my blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

We will Monday-Thursday this week.

We have two-week break – Spring Break

We will come back to school on Tuesday, April 2nd

After that, we will have three more weeks of class M-Th until Thursday, April 18^th.

Thursday, April 18^th is our last day.

 

Registration for Quarter 4 (April-June) will begin Tuesday, April 2^nd.

You can register using a phone or computer. A teacher can help you if you are having trouble.

 

English Foundations 1 – stay in English Foundations 1 or go to English Foundations 2

Speaking and Listening 1/2- go to English Foundations 1 or go to English Foundations 2

 

It depends on your marks.

 

Your marks come from the tests, the rewrites, and the spoken work in class.

Tests 1,2,3,4 - 12 points each

Rewrites- 1 point each BONUS

Spoken – 10 points and 15 points = 25 points

 

Melanie are goignt to meet tomorrow and talk about your marks.

She will give you a midterm report on Wednesday or Thursday this week.

You will know what class to register for Quarter 4.

 

REMINDER: Quarter 4, I will teaching these courses:

Period 1 9:15-11:30 EF 2/3

Period 2 12-2:15 EF 3/4

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Go over sentences.

Sentence exercises

·      Return Test#4

Rewrite for bonus point

·      “Talking to a Tax Preparer”

·      “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs in English”

·      “Back and Forth 2.1” listening and talking exercise

 

 

 

Duolingo.com

Free online website or app- help you learn a new language

 

Good for Farsi/Persian and Arabic speakers: https://app.mondly.com/

You can check it out. It has languages that Duolingo does not have.

 

I will put this on my blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

 

pencil sharpener

white-out

tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-15

Practice writing simple clear sentences.

1.My friend’s son got a job at the post office for the summer.

subject -person, place, or thing (noun)

verb- action word

subject- My friend’s son

verb- got- past tense    present tense- get

2. A large, black dog is very fast.

 

Let’s take some time and do some sentence writing practice.

3.My bed is very comfortable and soft.

My bed is very big.

Capital letter          period

4.This worksheet is very difficult.

5.Yesterday’s weather was very cloudy/cold/rainy/sunny/warm. past tense verb

6.That brand new pick-up truck is good for going to the mountains.

7. Two little girls play ball in the park.

The two little girls are quiet.

The two little girls are playing quietly.

8.The store has everything.

The store will be open / closed tomorrow.

*We will learn future tense after Spring Break.

9.This old television is not working.

This old television was in my grandparents’ house.

10.The newspaper has a good subject.

The newspaper has good articles.

The newspaper talks about all of the local / national / international news.

11.Some accidents are dangerous.

Some accidents happen at night.

Some accidents happened last month / week / year / night.

yesterday

Some accidents are happening right now.

He had an accident at work yesterday.

12.The Main Street bus is always full / late / busy.

The Main Street bus comes every fifteen minutes.

13.A strange message came to my phone.

14. insect- bug, six legs

A tiny insect is on your hand.

A tiny insect is flying over the whiteboard.

15. Highway #1 crosses Canada east to west.

Canada is the second-biggest country in the world.

16. It is a dog.

It is large.

It is helpful.

17.I have so much work today.

I had a sleep nap.

nap – short sleep in the afternoon

I went to sleep at 4:30am.

He is very tired.

I go to bed at 2am or 3am.

I get up at 9am. I wake up at 5:30am.

 

 

**

This is tax season. Every year, you have to do your tax return in Canada. You have to fill out your own tax return, or you can pay somebody to do it for you.

This is website for Canada Revenue Agency

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html

 

You can get your income tax package here: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/tax-packages-years/general-income-tax-benefit-package/british-columbia/5010-r.html

Volunteers can help you with your income taxes: https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/oecv/external/prot/cli_srch_01_ld.action#srchtbl

 

 

Also, you can use Income Tax computer software: https://turbotax.intuit.ca/tax/filing/free?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-r-vBhC-ARIsAGgUO2ALP1M0l9OWk7zfBNfN0y7nYDFoA2GTqTPcUchkuVclZiVh6S9SxUUaAsNOEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

The deadline for you to file your tax return is Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

 

Test #4. Write a short paragraph.

Write in pen.

Doublespace

Write between the margins.

Past tense

“What did you do for fun in your home country?”