Tuesday, 9 April 2024

EF 4 5 Class 35

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue work on adjective clauses

Practice for quiz

Choose vocab for quiz

·      Continue review of 12 seven verb tenses.

·      Continue work on Presentation #1

 

Wednesday

·      Continue work on adjective clauses

Practice for quiz

Choose vocab for quiz

·      Continue review of 12 seven verb tenses.

·      Continue work on Presentation #1

 

Thursday

·      Quiz#7 -adjective clauses

·      Presentations

 

Friday

·      Presentations

 

Monday

·      Presentations

 

Final week- Wed or Thurs

-Opportunity to do a replacement test and/or quiz.

Explain.

 

Friday – April 19th- FINAL DAY

·      Non-intructional day

·      I will be doing your final marks and report cards.

We can meet one-on-one to talk about the term, your progress,a and next steps.

 

CONTINUE WITH ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Adjective clauses

 

REVIEW of sentence types

1.SIMPLE

2.COMPOUND

3.COMPLEX

-adverb clauses

-noun clauses

-adjective clauses

 

These are all of the clauses and sentence types in English.

 

 

 

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

-who

-that

-which

 

-whom, where, when- not used as often

 

95%

-who – people, all people

-that – things, animals

-which – special things, unique things

 

Examples

*who

Her mother who is ninety years old is very healthy.

Say two thiings-

1. Her mother is very healthy.       main clause

2. who (She) is ninety years old   adjectice clause

 

Her mother who is very healthy is ninety years old.

*The information in the adjective clause is less important than the informaiton in the main clause.

 

Her sister is a nurse who works in Burnaby Hospital. main cl adj cl

‘who works in Burnaby Hospital’ is describing ‘nurse’

 

Her sister who works in Burnaby Hospital is a nurse.

‘who works in Burnaby Hospital’ is describing ‘sister’

Her sister is a nurse. main clause- simple sentence SV

 

Her sister X is a nurse X. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

 X who works in Burnaby Hospital

Two ways to do this:

Her sister is a nurse who works in Burnaby Hospital.

Her sister who works in Burnaby Hospital is a nurse.

 

*The adjective clause comes after the noun.

Her sister who works in Burnaby Hospital is a nurse.

 

Her who works in Burnaby Hospital sister is a nurse. XXX

 

CONFUSING-

The little boy has a blue bike that he loves.

blue-adj

that he loves – adj cl

 

The little boy has a blue he loves bike. XXX

 

*that- things, animals

The apple tree is growing very quickly. SIMPLE SENT- SV

The apple tree that Dora planted last year is growing very quickly. adj cl

The apple tree that is in front of her window is growing very quickly. adj cl

Shirin has a phone that has a great camera.

Shirin who is my sister’s best friend has a phone that has a great camera.

 

**REMINDER FROM LAST CLASS ‘that’ is a tricky word with a lot of uses in English. I will continue to explain the uses of ‘that’.

 

 

SENTENCE STYLES:

2 SIMPLES  The apple tree is growing very quickly. It is in front of her window.

COMPOUND The apple tree is in front of her window, and it is growing

very quickly.

The apple tree is in front of her window; fortunately/clearly/amazingly, it is growing very quickly.

COMPLEX

-adv cl        The apple tree is growing very quickly because it is in front of her window.

-n cl             She can see that the apple tree in front of her window is

growing very quickly.

-adj cl         The apple tree that is in front of her window is growing

very quickly.

 

*which- special things, unique things

Taipei, which is the capital of Taiwan, is famous for the 101 Building.

 

HIGHER LEVEL- Use commas when something is unique. I teach this in EF6,7

 

Canada, which is a huge country, has a relatively small population.

 

Any country, city, specific school or building, landmark– which

i.e. Canada, Iran, China, Beijing, Toronto, BC Place, SHEC, Cypress Mountain, the Rockies, CN Tower

South Hill Education Centre, which offers classes to adults wanting to go to post-secondary, is the only VSB adult education school.

South Hill Education Centre, which is located at Fraser and 43rd, is the only VSB adult education school.

We visited Banff, which is a beautiful mountain town in Alberta.

 

**I teach commas around adj cl in EF6,7

 

special

Maria loves the necklace which her grandmother gave her.

She misplaced the diamond ring which she got from her husband.

 

 

Let’s do some practice.

Write sentences that have adjective clauses from your own imagination. Try ‘who’, ‘that’, and ‘which’.

 

Examples:

I like Allan’s dog whose name is Butter.

Her sister whose name is Edna is a very good skier.

 

Singing in the Rain which is my favourite movie I watched again last night. RW

FIX

Last night I rewatched Singing in the Rain which is my favourite movie.

 

Name of a movie or a book: Singing in the Rain -italics CTRL+i

Singing in the Rain writing with your hand – underline

 

 

 

 

We will continue tommorow to practice adjective clauses and verb tenses.

 

**

Overview of the 12 verb tenses in English:

We don’t need all of them.

These are seven verb tenses that are highest frequency:

1.    SIMPLE PRESENT

2.    SIMPLE PAST

3.    SIMPLE FUTURE

 

4.    PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/CONTINUOUS

I working in the store. XXX

I am working in the store.

I am work in the store. XXX

I am working in the store.

 

5.    PAST PROGRESSIVE

6.    FUTURE PROGRESSIVE NOT OFTEN USED substitute simple future

She will be moving to Calgary when you are movng here.

She will move to Calgary next week. That’s when you are coming here.

 

7.    PRESENT PERFECT

She has lived in Vancouver for two years.

We have done a lot of English work in this class.

 

8.    PAST PERFECT- not commonly used- substitute simple past

She had lived in Tehran for two years.

She lived in Tehran for two years.

EXACT TIMING- She had lived in Tehran for two years from 2006 to 2008.

 

9.    FUTURE PERFECT – rarely used- subsitute simple future

She will have lived in Vancouver for three years by the time she gets her Canadian citizenship.

RW She will be in Vancouver for three years; then she’ll get her Canadian citizenship.

 

NOT AS COMMONLY USED

10.                       PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

She has been living in Vancouver for five months.

EASIER ALTERNATIVE- present perfect

She has lived in Vancouver for five months.

 

11.                       PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

Marion had been living in Tehran from 2003 to 2005.

SUBSTITUTE simple past

Marion lived in Tehran from 2003 to 2005.

Meaning is 90% the same.

*If you want to find out about the other 10%, see you in EF6/7.

 

12.                       FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

Junko will have been working for 35 years by the time she retires.

EASY ALTERNATIVE – simple future

Junko will retire after 35 years of working.

95% same information

 

high frequency word- sad

low frequency word- lugubrious

 

 

Most important to know:

 

-Simple present- habit, habitual action, usual activity, state, fact

I go to school everyday.

I eat dinner at 3.

She drinks tea.

He is very tall.

Shira lives in Victoria.

Two plus two is four.

 

-Simple past- one event in the past, finished

I walked my dog last night.

Shira ate dinner last night at 10 o’clock.

She went to night school yesterday.

Taka went to work yesterday afternoon.

I made korma sabzi yesterday.

Kevin had a successful job interview yesterday.

Mike came to Canada ten years ago.

Mei called her sister five minutes ago.

 

COMMON ERROR: I was go to the movies yesterday. vf went

I borned in China. vf was born

He drived home. vf drove

 

-Simple future- one event to come in the future ‘will’ ‘am going to’

He will/is going to drive her to swimming practice tonight.

 

will/am going to – little bit different meaning

 

She is going to watch a movie.

I will make dinner and then go for a run. -just decided

I will go to Superstore around 7. – just decided

Shira is going to a restaurant tonight for her birthday.

The kids are going to go to a party tonight.

 

OTHER OPTIONS

She definitely will go to yoga.

She will likely go to yoga.

She probably will go to yoga.

She might go to yoga.

She possibly will go to yoga.

There is a slim change that she will go to yoga.

 

-Present progressive  ‘ing’- happening right now

continuous / progressive ‘ing’ verb

We are learning English right now.

She is standing up.

You are writing notes.

I am sitting on the chair.

The teacher is talking.

She is listening to him.

Dora is listening to the radio.

Sara is watching TV.

We are having an English lesson.

I am thinking about my supper.

I am looking at the board.

 

-these days, currently, this span of time, suggest temporary state

Michelle is working at Costco. sounds temporary

Michelle works at Costco. sounds permanent

 

Wayne is living in Vancouver. sounds temporary

She lives in Vancouver. sounds permanent

 

Lisa usually plays soccer, but she is playing volleyball right now.

soccer- always

volleyball- temporary

 

I play mandolin, but I am playing more guitar these days.

 

Lisa usually plays soccer, but she is playing more volleyball these days.

 

Usually, Mika usually lives in Seattle usually, but she is living in Vancouver this summer.

 

She usually drives the kids to school, but today her friend is driving them.

 

*Often adverbs can be put in different places in the sentence.

Present progressive, simple past- VERB TENSES

simple sentence, compound, complex- SENTENCE TYPES

 

CONFUSION both use the word ‘simple’

 

-Past progressive – happening in the past, usually interrupted

She was watching a movie when the doorbell rang.

He watched a movie last night.

She was watching a movie, and the phone rang.

 

I was working in Ethiopia while I was waiting for my visa.

I was learning English while I was waiting for my visa.

She was running a business before she immigrated to Canada.

I was playing in a band before I came to Canada.

 

David was studying English when his friend called him.

My son was playing piano when the doorbell rang.

Marta was cooking in the kitchen when her daughter went out.

 

The student was daydreaming when the teacher called her name.

 

DIFFERENT MEANING

The student was daydreaming while the teacher called/was calling her name.

 

FUTURE PROGRESSIVE – not used much

This time next week, he will be sitting on a beach in Mexico.

In two years, Shehd will be studying nursing at Langara.

 

In two years, I will buy my dream car. SIMPLE FUTURE

In two years, I will be driving my dream car. FUTURE PROGRESSIVE

 

Next month, I will be travelling to Asia. FUTURE PROGRESSIVE

Next month, I will travel to Asia. SIMPLE FUTURE

 

In ten years, I will be traveling around the world. low frequency

In ten years, I will travel around the world. high frequency

In ten years, I am going to travel around the world. high frequency

 

In ten years, I will be traveling around the world. low frequency

In ten years, I am going to be traveling around the world. low frequency

 

 

 

We have had two breaks already today. present perfect

 

My daughter went to the eye specialist yesterday. simple past

My daughter was going to the eye specialist yesterday when she remembered that the appointment was next week. past progressive

 

 

-Future progressive- not used often

I will be driving to Surrey at 6 pm.

NOT USED VERY MUCH

SUBSTITUTE SIMPLE FUTURE

He is going to drive to Surrey tonight at 6.

 

 

-Present perfect- from the past until now

She has lived in Burnaby since 2021.

Mohammad has worked at Skytrain for two years.

since DATE

for SPAN OF TIME

We have been in class for three weeks.

They have been married for 40 years.

 

past perfect

My grandparents had been were married for almost 70 years.

Authentic English- substitute simple past

CHALLENGE: If you ever hear a native-speaker use past perfect, let me know. I will get you a coffee or tea.

 

-Past Perfect- not used often, SUBSTITUTE simple past

-Future perfect not used often SUBSTITUTE simple future

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Past perfect progressive

-Future perfect progressive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 Verb Tenses , narrowed down to 7

It will take a few weeks to get through the seven tenses.

 

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE FUTURE

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

PAST PROGRESSIVE

FUTURE PROGRESSIVE Not an everyday verb tense. Use simple future instead.

PRESENT PERFECT

PAST PERFECT Not commonly used. Use simple past instead.

FUTURE PERFECT Very uncommon, not important. Use simple future.

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE Use past progressive or simple past instead.

FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE Use simple future instead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test#3

Write a paragraph of at least 150 words on the following topic.

Doublespace.

Pen

Pass in by 10:15

“What did you do on the weekend?”

 

 

 

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