EF4 5 Class 42

 

Today’s agenda

·      Sentence combining from homework

·      Continue review of sentence types

·      Continue to review verb tenses

·      Group chat from last week- report out

·      Finish Word List 1.7

·      Dialogue- “Going to an Eye Doctor”

·      Opportunity to do a replacement test and/or quiz. (last hour)

*If you choose not to do a replacement quiz or test, you are free to leave.

 

Friday – April 19^th- FINAL DAY

·      Non-instructional day

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

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

I will put the final marks of all of the students and classes into the office on Friday afternoon.

If people want to bring snacks or drink, feel free. I’ll be working, but you all can party. Please clean up your stuff when you’re finished.

 

 

 

 

Dialogue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

-optician- fits you for glasses

-optometrist- basic eye care

-ophthalmologist- specialist in eye problems

 

 

doctor’s euphemism for pain – feel discomfort, feel some pressure

 

nearsighted

farsighted

 

 

 

Sentence Combining

KERNEL add new information

1.    We were riding bicycles. KERNEL

We rode on the Seawall.

Decide what kind of sentence do you want?

**SIMPLE We were riding bicycles on the Seawall.

COMPOUND We were riding bicycles, and we were on the Seawall

 

2.    Our bicycles were rented. KERNEL

The bicycles were red and white.

Decide what kind of sentence do you want?

SIMPLE Our red and white bicycles were rented.

COMPOUND Our bicycles were rented; they were red and white.

COMPLEX- ADJ CL Our bicycles that were rented were red and white.

 

SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX.

If you can learn to write these styles consistently, you will be able to do any course, program, job, etc.

 

3.    We wore helmets. KERNEL

4.    Helmets were required. NEW INFORMATION

 

5.    We wore helmets. KERNEL

6.    Helmets were required. NEW INFORMATION

Decide what kind of sentence do you want?

COMPOUND We wore helmets, and they were required.

COMPOUND Helmets were required, so we wore them.

COMPLEX-ADV CL We wore helmets because they were required.

COMPLEX-ADJ CL We wore helmets which/that they were required.

 

This is our challenge: to get really good at writing the sentence styles consistently, automatically.

Practice. Practice.

 

 

 

 

 

ADVERB CLAUSES

when          When she was going home, her work phone rang.

as                 As she was going home, her work phone rang.

The power went out as/when he was making dinner.

 

3182 three thousand, one hundred, and eighty two

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPLACEMENT TEST

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

What are your next steps for improving your English?

 

REPLACEMENT QUIZ

Write an appropriate sentence for each.

SIMPLE

1.    job               SVV

COMPOUND

2.    control       but

3.    positive      ;

COMPLEX

4.    strength     who

5.    city              which

6.    important  that