EF 1 2 Tuesday, March 4

 

Reminder: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Return writing from last class

Go over format and orga

Correct and rewrite neatly for a bonus point.

·      “Past Tense of Regular and Irregular Verbs” from homework

·      “Going to the Bank” from homework

·      “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs in English”

·      Back and Forth 2.1” listening and talking exercise

 

We will have class this week and next week. Then we will have a two-week Spring Break (March 18-April 1).

Then we will come to school on Tuesday, April 2^nd.

 The last day of this class will be Thursday, April 18^th.

 

Registration for Quarter 4 classes will begin April 2^nd. You can register for the Quarter 4 on April 2nd.

I will find the out the dates for Quarter 4.

I will give you midterm recommendations next week.

 

Test#1  x/6

Test#2  x/6

Test#3  x/6

Test#4 ?/6

Plus

Spoken mark x/10 -How much talking you do in English is class.

 

Midterm mark – Your midterm mark will decide whetther you stay at this level or go to the next level.

 

Melanie (Wed/Thurs teacher) and I will meet next week and decide how every one is doing in this class.

 

Next quarter (April – June). I will teaching these classes:

Period 1     9:15-11:30 am    English Foundations 2/3

Period 2     12-2:15 pm         English Foundations 4/5

I won’t be teaching at night.

 

You are probably working in the day. You come to school in the evening.

 

This will all be posted on the blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

 

Test 1,2,3 -short paragraph writing

Use lined paper.

Make it nice and neat.

Write your name in the top right corner.

Write your class in the top right corner- EF1 OR SL1/2

EF1= English Foundations 1  OR  SL1/2 Speaking and Listening 1/2

Write in pen.

Write on the lines.

Write between the margins (the red lines).

Doublespace.

 

I will give you back your writing.

You can fix up your sentences and rewrite it neatly. I will give you a bonus point.

 

Write a paragraph about what you do for fun in your free time.

What do you like to do to relax.

 

 

‘like’ – verb

I like to play football.

OR

I like playing football.

 

I like to do homework.

I like doing homework.

 

I like to meet with my friends.

I like meeting with my friends.

 

In my freetime, I like to play volleyball/football/hockey/baseball.

In my freetime, I like playing volleyball/football/hockey/baseball.

 

I like cooking. After cooking, I play games.

 

In my freetime, I like watching movies.

 

 

Exam- big test, two or three hours

Test- paragraph, 45m-1 hour

Quiz- small test, 15-20m

 

We will write another paragraph next Monday.

We will past tense verbs for that paragraph.

 

 

“Past Tense of Regular and Irregular Verbs”

I gave this to you last week.

 

Spanish names: Juan, Jaunita, Jorge

 

Simple past verb tense

come- came

check- checked We checked into our hotel.

talk- talked

go-went

get-got

watch- watched I watch TV every day. I watched TV last night.

listen- listened

bring- brought

play- played

sound – sounded

try-tried He tried to learn English. She tried to fix her computer.

explain- explained

practice- practiced

have – had

 

Exercise 1

2.You sleep at night. 9. You slept last night.

3.He plays all the time.  10. He played an hour ago.

4.She watches TV every day.   11. She watched TV last week.

5.It rains most of the time in Vancouver. 12. It rained a few minutes ago.

6.We drink coffee every afternoon. 13. We drank coffee in the summer.

We take a shower every afternoon.

We eat chicken for lunch every afternoon.

7. They come here every day.   14. They came here yesterday.

 

simple present verb tense- simple past verb tense

 

Exercise 2

1.    I want   I wanted

2.    They attended school. attend- go to school

3.    You repeated what I said.  repeat- say again

4.    We talked about your job.

5.    We needed to learn English.

6.    It repeated what I said.

7.    I counted the money.

8.    They typed the test in the computer.

9.    I watched a movie on TV last night.

10.                       You shouted at your friend. I shouted to my dog.

Did you shout at your friend? past tense

Do you shout at your friend? present tense

 

11.                       She listened to the radio.

Did she listen to the radio? past tense

Does she listen to the radio? present tense

12.                       I waited for my friend.

I waited for my classmate.

I waited for the bus.

13.                       He learned English. He learned to speak English.

He learned how to do application. He learned how to play soccer.

She learned how to play chess.

14.                       They explained their idea. They explained how to play chess.

She explained how to play piano.

15.                       She used a computer. She used the computer. She used my car yesterday. He used an umbrella yesterday.

16.                       You liked to play soccer.  You liked playing soccer.

My teacher liked to explain English.

17.                       She added sugar to her coffee. I added more sugar.

18.                       I shopped for food in Superstore. I shopped for a new hoodie.

19.                       We studied English at South Hill.

20.                       He answered all the questions.