EF 4 5 Class 23

 

Good morning, everyone.

Reminder- next week -midterm recommendations for Quarter 4

 

Today’s agenda

·      Quiz#5- adverb clauses

·      “Culture Shock”

·      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

·      HW   Read “International Women’s Day”

 

Friday

·      How to Make New Friends in Vancouver

·      “International Women’s Day”

·      Begin complex sentences- noun clauses

 

Monday

·      Test #2 – paragraph culture shock

·      Continue noun clauses

 

Tuesday

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday/Friday

·      Midterm recommendations for Quarter 4

 

-SPRING BREAK-

 

 

Quiz#5

Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.

Submit by 9:44

1.    because     screen

2.    if                  office

3.    when          stretch

4.    after            caffeine

5.    although    expert

6.    while           nap

 

 

“Culture Shock”

Small discussion groups, 4-5 people

Talk about Warm-Up questions and the Vocabulary Preview

This is an opportunity to do some chatting about interesting ideas.

 

2. -language

-employment

-housing

-cost-of-living- groceries, clothing, restaurants, medicinal prescriptions,

-dental care

-veterinarian (animal doctor)

-taxes- income tax, sales tax, sin taxes- alcohol and tobacco

-making doctors’ appointments to see specialists

-slow government response- paperwork, backlog-long wait

-getting a driving licence

-road conditions, bumpy streets

-insufficient infrastructure for a booming population

-weather- cloudy, rainy, cold –

SAD- Seasonal Affective Disorder- don’t get enough sunlight- depressed, low mood – get a sunlight

-social life- hard to make friends

-sleeping problems- no time, overworked

-being an busines owner-expensive

-not much nightlife

-homeless

-drug problems

-US – gun control

 

Cultural differences about inviting people to restaurants

It’s on me.

It’s my treat.

I got it.

 

Dutch treat.

Split the bill.

Separate bills, please.

All together, please.

 

 

 

Why come here?

-freedom

-little conflict about religious

-personal privacy

-no judgement?

 

 

-homesick, homesickness

-nostalgia- remembering the past, bitter-sweet emotion

 

 

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

 

***Pronunciation of the Day***