EF45 Class 26

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

 

You can spend QT with your kids.

QT- quality time

 

hockey skates

figure skates

 

https://hatsoffday.com/

 

IDIOM My hat’s off to you!

I tip my hat to you.

-         show of respect, Congrats!  Congratulations! Good job!

 

He will make a pizza from scratch.

She makes cookies from scratch.

 

To reserve campsites or day passes: https://bcparks.ca/

My favourite place that is close to Vancouver:

Golden Ears Provincial Park

 

You can camp on Crown Land.

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      “Dress Codes”

Short dialogues

·      “Academic Vocabulary Exercise 2”

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      “Top 100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs in English”

·      Continue “Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

·      Begin noun clauses

·      Begin descriptive writing

·      Listening fun exercise- Listen to a song and listen for lyrics.

 

Monday

·      Continue noun clauses

·      Continue descriptive writing

 

 

Clean polished shoes complete the look.

A simple silver necklace completes the look.

Is this ring too much?

That pocket square is too much.

Less is more.

 

a necklace with charms

 

 

“Academic Vocabulary Exercise 2”

6.incident- negative things that happens

We had an incident at the school yesterday.

accident- someone or something was injured or damaged

Your car gets dented.

7.compensation- $$ paid- reparation (repair)

She got $500 compensation for the car accident.

8.fugitive- a person who is running from the law

9.qualm  I have some qualms about buying that car. My gut is telling me not to do it. It doesn’t feel right.

calm  ‘kwom’

10.fatal- causing death  There was a fatal car accident.

There were many injuries but no fatilities.

11.sober- not drunk, serious

The manager always has a very sober look on her face.

12.confess(v) confession(n) – IDIOM own up

13. Donuts are $1 apiece, $10 for a dozen.

Slices of pizza are $3 apiece. Could I have two pieces?

Tickets are $20 a head. per head

14.The food was crummy. The movie was crummy.

crummy(adj)

15.hemorrhage(v)  Tesla has been hemorrhaging money.

The man in the emergency ward was hemorrhaging from his arm.

She spends money like a drunken sailor.

Money burns a hole in his pocket.

16.The dog has been listless for a few days. I think he might be sick.

17.He went to see a psychiatrist/therapist.

psychiatry(field or study)

 

18.concoct  He concocted a delicious drink from orange juice, egg whites, and mint. A bartender will concoct a new type of drink.

He can make virgin drinks, too.

Can I have a virgin margarita, please?

19.Tylenol is an analgesic.

20.affiliate(n,v)  Mr. Chen is affiliated with the BC Liberal Party.

 

 

EF23 Class 26

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15

 

TaeKwonDo

surprise party

volunteer at your church

Junina Festival from Brazil- St. John

driving practice

meet a former English teacher  former- from before

My former job was in contruction.

driver – chaffeur

financial advisor- investment and retirement planning

insurance planning

 

pension- money after you are retired, $$

Retirement income-    Canada Pension Plan (CPP)- pay into when you work

                                         Old Age Supplement (OAS)– low-income seniors

                                         Work pension- your employer may match your

contribution

                                         Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) – tax-

free savings, your own personal retirement savings

Every year, you have a maximum amount you can contribute.

 

Good advice: Save 10% of your pay cheque if possible.

Organize your finances.

Pay yourself first! (Save a little bit for your future every month.)

 

I want my children to independent. I want my children to financially knowledgeable.

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue simple future verb tense

·      New dialogue “Asking for Directions”

·      “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

·      More practice with simple and compound sentences

·      Listening and speaking fun activities

 

Monday

·      Begin new kind of sentence- complex sentence- because,if ,when

 

 

SIMPLE FUTURE VERB TENSE

“will”

“be going to”

She will drive her son to the birthday party on Saturday.

She is going to drive her daughter to the birthday party on Saturday.

 

SLIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘WILL’ AND ‘BE GOING TO’

will- decide right now, make a promise, offer help, order at a coffee shop

be going to – planned it already

*If you get them mixed up, it’s ok. Everybody will still get what you’re saying.

 

 

**

“Asking for Directions” dialogues

Basic dialogue

Alternative dialogue

-Read and repeat

 

cross(v)  We crossed the street. walk from one side to the other side, as a pedestrian crossing, a crosswalk

across(adj) We walk across the street.

The restaurant is across the street from the school.

The restaurant is on the opposite side of the street.

 

jogging – running at a slow pace

running- running at a faster pace

sprinting- running at top speed

The cheetah is a fast sprinter.

 

cross(v)- pass or kick the ball across the field

 

We will drive across the country. We will drive from BC to Nova Scotia.

I moved across the country to go to school.

You moved across two continents to come to Canada.

 

 Baby Beluga

by Raffi and Debi Pike

Baby beluga in the deep blue sea____ ____ ___,
Swim so wild____ and you swim so free____.
Heaven above, and the sea below___ _____,
And a little white whale_____ _____ on the go__.

Baby beluga, baby beluga, is the water warm_____ ____?
Is your momma home____ ____ with you, so happy.

Way down yonder where the dolphins play________ ____,
Where they dive____ and splash______ all day,
The waves roll in____ __ and the waves roll out____ ___,
See the water squirting out of your spout____ _____.

Baby beluga, baby beluga, sing your little song______ ____,
Sing for all your friends, we like to hear you____ ___.

When it's dark, you're home____ and fed___,
Curl up snug____ in your water_____ bed.
Moon is shining_______ and the stars_____ are out,
Good night, little whale, goodnight.

Baby beluga, baby beluga, with tomorrow’s sun_________ ___,
Another day's begun, you'll soon be waking____ __ ______.

Baby beluga in the ____ ____ ___,
Swim so ____ and you swim so ____.
Heaven above, and the ___ _____,
And a little _____ _____ on the __.

You're just a little _____ _____ on the __.

 

EF45 Class 25

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

 

Today’s agenda

·      Return Quiz3- adverb clauses

Discuss

Optional RW for bonus point

·      “Dress Codes”

Pair up. Create a short dialogue about clothes.

·      “Academic Vocabulary Exercise 2”

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      “Top 100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs in English”

·      Continue “Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

 

Friday

·      Begin noun clauses

·      Begin descriptive writing

 

Monday

·      Continue noun clauses

·      Continue descriptive writing

 

 

Quiz3

Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.

1.    while           cook

2.    until            weather

We will stay inside until the weather improves.

We will stay inside until the weather will improve.

We can stay home until the weather will get gets better.

Adverb clauses- no future tense, only present and past

We stayed home until the weather got better.

We went out until the weather it was snowing.

It is raining. The weather is cold. It is cold.

The weather is raining. The weather is rainy. adj

The weather is snowing.

I stayed at home until the weather got colder.

Until When/While I was at home, the weather was rainy.

until- waiting for something

The weather was cold until I got home.

The sun will be out until we finish class.

It is sunny. It is rainy. snowy, cold, warm, mild, windy, cloudy, foggy, misty   (adj)

 

mild- temperate weather, temperate personality

 

Food- level of spice

mild

medium

hot

extra hot

 

Cooking meat

raw

undercooked

blue

rare

medium-rare

medium

medium-well

well-done

overcooked

 

3.    than            better

4.    because     expensive

5.    when          mountain

6.    if                  idea

 

 

“Dress Codes”

A.Read the text aloud. Discuss vocab.

Joke- The right to bare arms.

US Constitution- The Right to Bear Arms-The 2^nd Amendment

 

school uniform -white frock, white blouse

white shirt

pony tail

braids

pig tails

bob

bangs

buzz cut

short back and sides

rat-tail

 

 

B. Get into groups of two or three. Create a short dialogue/conversation about clothes.

Brainstorm a scenario.- situation, setting

Come up with characters.

Write 5-6 things to say each in a conversation.

 

 

I’m going with …

I am going to pair a stylish top with a pencil skirt.

tailored blouse-

pair(v)- matching – look good together, go well together, good combination

You can pair red wine with steak. You can beer and chicken wings.

What are you looking for?

dress- full-length, summer, wedding, prom,

a green blouse

I want shoes that have some green in them.

CHINESE IDIOM green hat- wife is cheating on you

SPANISH IDIOM has horns-

 

I have been invited to ABC.

appropriate attire-

suit

formal event

nice shirt

Wear a dark tie.

casual dress

 

t-shirts

pairs of shorts

Awesome!

new business casual outfit

new outfit

pants and shirt- men

pants and top- women

 

 

EF23 Class 25

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue simple future verb tense

·      New dialogue “Asking for Directions”

·      “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

·      More practice with simple and compound sentences

 

Friday

·      Begin new kind of sentence- complex sentence- because,if ,when

 

 

These are the verb tenses that we have covered so far:

I water the garden. simple present

I watered the garden. simple past

I will water the garden. OR I am going to water the garden. simple future

 

ACTIVE VOICE     I watered the garden yesterday.

PASSIVE VOICE    The garden was watered by me yesterday.

 I watered the garden. simple past tense

The garden was watered by me. participle

 

The garden is watered by me every day. simple present

The garden will be watered by me. simple future

**My advice: Don’t use passive voice. Stiuck with active voice. 90% of the time we use active voice.

 

 

 

 

** “Simple Future Stories”

“Our Upcoming Family Vacation”

-coast- the beach, the edge of the land  and the ocean

coastline, the shore

-vacation- holiday, long-weekend, a few days or weeks of freetime

Some people get paid vacation.

Some people get a performance bonus on top of their salary.

-jellyfish – Some jellyfish will sting you. They can be dangerous.

Some people eat jellyfish. You can expand your palate.

-sandcastles- structures made out of damp sand

-tent- a place to sleep when you are camping, a shelter where you can stay dry, a portable home

Central-Asian nomads live in animal-skin tents called yurts.

nomad- people who have no home, traveling people

 

Eskimo Inuit traditionally made houses out of ice. The ice-houses were called igloos.

 

 

“My Plans for the Weekend”

-soccer match, hockey game, tennis match, baseball game, cricket match, volleyball game, badminton match, basketball game, football game

cricket- a sport that is not popular in Canada, very popular in English, India, Sri Lanka, Pakisitan, Australia

grass hockey-

Pickleball is a very popular game with older people.

We had a game of chess.

He had a boxing match.

 

-recital- performance

Her daughter had a piano recital. His son had a ballet recital.

-buddies- friends, pals, good friends

-BFF- Best friends, forever!  We are BFFs.

-buddy, pals- friends     I was talking to a buddy of mine.

I am going to watch the hockey game with the guys tomorrow.

-karaoke- singing songs in front of other people, watch the lyrics on a screen, music plays in the background, from Japan

You sing karaoke to instrumental music tracks.

instrumental – no vocals

 

 

Simple future verb tense-

Let’s write some simple and compound sentences from our imagination that use simple future verb tense.

‘will’

‘be going to’

 

For example:

1.My daughter will take the dog for a walk at 6 o’clock. SIMPLE SENT

2.We are going to have a test next week, but it will be easy. COMPOUND SENT

3.I will clean my house this weekend, and my sister will help me. COMPOUND SENT

4.Ali is going to have a test next week, so he will hit the books tonight.

5.I will go to the mall on the weekend, but I don’t think I will buy anything. COMPOUND SENT

6.I will immigrate to Canada, but first I will go see Europe. COMPOUND SENT

I will can make will make/ can make money. I will be able to make money.

7. I am going to pick up my son at school, and I am going to take him to his piano lesson.

 

8.I would like to go on vacation, but I don’t have holidays in my job. PRESENT TENSE

I will go on vacation, but I don’t know where.

SIMPLE FUTURE- ‘will’ and ‘be going to’

9.

 

MODALS/MODAL AUXILIARIES

can

could

may

might

must

should

will

would

 

MODAL + to go   can go, will go, would go

 

I will send money for my family’s housing.

 

USUALLY- will go to   I will go to Burnaby.

He will go to her friend’s birthday.

 

 

I will go see a movie.  go see- leave where you are to do something

She will (go) eat lunch.

She will (go) get some groceries tonight.

 

I will deliver food.   I will go deliver food.

I will go get Carol. She is out of the room.

I will get Junming.

 

Juan will (go to) buy groceries at the market, but he doesn’t have any money.

Juan will buy groceries.

Juan will go buy groceries.

Juan will go to buy groceries.

 

I will go call my mom.

I will call my mom.

 

I will him up. MUCH MORE NATURAL SOUNDING

I will up him.

 

EITHER ONE IS OK:

I will pick my daughter up. SOUND MORE NATURAL

I will pick up my daughter.

 

would- maybe, if possible

I would like to go hiking tomorrow.  your feeling now

 

I am going to go shopping. simple future

I am going shopping. present progressive-suggests the future

I am going shopping tomorrow. suggests the future- SOUNDS FINE

 

SIMILAR/SAME MEANING

I am going outside, but I won’t be very long.

I am going to go/will go outside, but I won’t be very long. simple future

 

IDIOM: I won’t be long. short time, not a long time

won’t be = will not be

 

Tomorrow, I am going to celebrate my daughter’s birthday, so we are going to have dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

 

Will you buy a car for me?

Are you going to pick me up?

 

Are you going to take a class in the summer?

 

gonna AVOID! Only for casual talking and texting  ‘going to’

wanna- DELETE! ‘want to’

 

My pleasure. You’re welcome. Don’t mention it.

No worries. No problem. (casual)

 

Nobody uses ‘shall’. Forget about ‘shall’. DELETE

 

 

 

“100 Most Used Nouns in American English”

 

 

 

EF45 Class 24

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Wednesday- Hump Day- middle of the week, feels like a long day

low energy

Happy Hump Day! – ironic

 

Friday- TGIF! Thank God, it’s Friday! The weekend is coming up.

 

My weekend is Tuesday/Wednesday.

 

Monday – I hate Mondays!

 

 

We have only four weeks left in this class.

Time flies! Time flies like an arrow.

 

Old joke by Groucho Marx:

Time flies like an arrow.

Fruit flies like a banana.

 

Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend.

Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.

 

Jokes don’t translate well.

 

 

Our last day will be Wednesday, June 26th.

Reminder: Registration for summer will begin Monday, June 10th

                     Registration for September will begin Monday, July 29^th.

You will be able to register using your computer or phone as usual, or you can meet with an advisor to get some help.

I will post the link for registration when I get it.

I will walk the class thorough the steps of registration on the Friday before reg starts.

 

Summer courses will run five weeks, from Tuesday, July 2nd to Friday, August 2nd. The classes will be 3 1/2 hours long.

Monday, July 1^st is Canada Day, which is a National Holiday

Summer class is shorter than a regular quarter, with fewer hours.

 

REMINDER: We will meet one-on-one next Thursday and Friday, June 6th and 7^th to talk about which class you should take next. I will give a recommendation, and I will share the recommendation with the advisors.

 

I will make a comment on your writing, your speaking, and your attendance or punctuality if it is a problem.

 

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Quiz3- adverb clauses

·      “Dress Codes”

Pair up. Create a short dialogue about clothes.

·      “Academic Vocabulary Exercise 2”

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      “Top 100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs in English”

·      Continue “Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

·       

 

Thursday

·      Begin noun clauses

·       

 

Friday

·      Continue noun clauses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz3

Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.

Submit it by 1:35

1.    while           cook

2.    until            weather

3.    than            better

4.    because     expensive

5.    when          mountain

6.    if                  idea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Dress Codes”

A.Read the text aloud. Discuss vocab.

Joke- The right to bare arms.

US Constitution- The Right to Bear Arms-The 2^nd Amendment

 

school uniform -white frock, white blouse

white shirt

pony tail

braids

pig tails

bob

bangs

 

buzz cut

short back and sides

rat-tail

 

 

B. Today and tomorrow: Pair up. Create a short dialogue about clothes.

 

EF23 Class 24

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15

 

Wednesday- Hump Day

hump – bump in the road

Some people find Wednesday to be a low-energy day. It’s mid-week. You may feel a but tired. Wednesday might feel like a long day.

 

Friday- TGIF! Thank God, it’s Friday!!

This is if you have a weekend, Saturday and Sunday.

 

We have only four weeks left in this class.

Time flies!

Our last day will be Wednesday, June 26th.

Reminder: Registration for summer will begin Monday, June 10th

                     Registration for September will begin Monday, July 29^th.

You will be able to register using your computer or phone, or you can meet with an advisor to get some help.

I will post the link for registration when I get it.

Summer courses will run five weeks, from Tuesday, July 2nd to Friday, August 2nd.

Monday, July 1^st is Canada Day, which is a National Holiday

 

REMINDER: We will meet one-on-one next Thursday and Friday to talk about which class you should take next. I will give a recommendation, and I will share the recommendation with the advisors.

 

I will make a comment on your writing, your speaking, and your attendance or punctuality if it is a problem.

 

Today’s agenda

·      passive voice/active voice

·      Continue simple future verb tense

·      New dialogue “Asking for Directions”

·      “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

 

Thursday

·      More practice with simple and compound sentences

·      Continue simple future verb tense

·      New dialogue “Asking for Directions”

·      “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

·       

 

 

 

Passive Voice and Active Voice

-types of verbs

-EF45-

 

ACTIVE VOICE The dog chased the cat.

The subject is doing the action(verb).

 

PASSIVE VOICE The cat was chased by the dog.

The subject is not doing the action(verb). It is passive, inactive, doing nothing

 

ACTIVE VOICE The girl plays the guitar.

PASSIVE VOICE The guitar is played by the girl.

 

ACTIVE VOICE People must obey the rules.

PASSIVE VOICE The rules must be obeyed (by the people).

 

ACTIVE VOICE You study English.

PASSIVE VOICE English is studied by you. -sounds strange

 

For us in EF2,3,4, we should focus on active voice sentences using simple present, simple past, and simple future verb tenses.

 

ACTIVE VOICE I wash the dishes everyday. Normal English

PASSIVE VOICE    The dishes are washed by me everyday. Odd English

 

PASSIVE VOICE The girl was carried by her aunt.

ACTIVE VOICE The aunt carried the girl.

 

ACTIVE VOICE I will make dinner. Normal English

PASSIVE VOICE Dinner will be made by me. Odd-sounding

 

VOCAB via- route

She came to Canada from China via the US.

You will fly to Kazakhstan via Germany.

You will fly the milk run. You will have many layovers.

IDIOM the milk run – many stops

IDIOM layover- waiting in an airport for the next flight

I have a three-hour layover in Toronto.

She will fly the red-eye.

IDIOM red-eye- overnight flight

 

There is a 12-hour time difference between Iraq and Vancouver.

You will have jet-lag. It will take a few days to recover.

 

 

 

ACTIVE VOICE She took the book.

PASSIVE VOICE The book was taken by her.  90% - to be

 

ACTIVE VOICE People must obey the rules.

PASSIVE VOICE The rules must be obeyed by the everybody.

 

 

 

 

 

TWO WAYS TO MAKE SIMPLE FUTURE

-         “will” –easiest way

-         “be going to”

 

e.g.

Alex will go to the doctor.

Alex is going to go to the doctor.

 

It will rain this afternoon.

It is going to rain this afternoon.

 

gonna- casual talking, not for school writing

going to- for school writing

 

EF45- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘WILL’ AND ‘BE GOING TO’

‘be going to- You already decided. You already planned it.

‘will’- You decide right now.

 

I am going to go to the cinema with my friends this afternoon. We planned it yesterday.

 

I am going to work this weekend.

I am going to volunteer at the student food bank Wednesday.

NEGATIVE

I am not going to work this weekend.

I am not going to drive to Calgary.

 

EASIEST, SIMPLEST WAY TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘WILL’ AND ‘BE GOING TO’

 

 

--CONTINUE TOMORROW--

 

 

GRAMMAR OF SIMPLE FUTURE VERB TENSE

will + basic verb

basic verb = go eat run sleep drive buy

 

BASIC VERB FORM   “to buy” infinitive without “to”

buy

 

will to buy

will buy

 

Shira will buy new shoes the day after tomorrow.

will go   will buy   will eat   will help   will pick up   will walk   will work

She will pick up her kids at school today at 3 o’clock.

They will eat some snacks on the way home.

 

**IMPORTANT** The simple future tense verb does not change.

Shira will buy new shoes.

We will buy new shoes.

I will buy new shoes.

You will buy new shoes.

Your aunt will buy new shoes.

He will buy new shoes.

 

I will have some chocolate after dinner.

She will have some chocolate after dinner.

The kids will have some chocolate after dinner.

Her sister will have some chocolate after dinner.

 

will buys

will bought

will buying

will to buy

will buy

I will buy many things when I go to the market.

 

SIMPLE FUTURE Grammar Practice Worksheets

A.

Ex. She will not go to work tomorrow.

She won’t go to work tomorrow. CONTRACTION  ‘ apostrophe

1.    We will not stay inside.

2.    My mom will turn the light off. My mom will turn off the light.

3.    I think I will walk home today. I think I’ll walk home today.

4.    The kids will not play in the park after dark. The kids won’t play in the park after dark.

5.    Our teacher will give us a quiz next Thursday.

6.    will call you back

IDIOM I call you and leave a message. You call me and leave a message. We are playing ‘phone tag’.

tag – children’s game

7.    The movie will start at 8PM.

8.    He will apply to college next month.

9.    Her parents will not text her. They will call her instead.

 

SLANG Instagram ‘the Gram’ It’s for the Gram. Picture for the Gram.

 

You play acoustic guitar. I mostly play electric guitar.

 

10.                       They will not take the bus. Their mother will drive them.

 

B.

1.My coworker won’t be in tomorrow.

2.I’ll have some coffee, please. FUTURE

I want to have some coffee, please.

I would like to have some coffee, please.

3.He’ll play video games after school.

4.The children won’t read books that are too difficult.

5.We will eat dinner at 7PM.

We’ll eat dinner at 7PM.

We won’t eat dinner at 7PM.

She will eat dinner with us.

She’ll eat dinner with us.

6.I won’t study for my test tonight.

7.She’ll practice the guitar on Saturday morning.

8.She will water the flowers. She’ll water the flowers.

water(n,v)

You water your garden. You water the flowers.

You give water to your dog.

9.You won’t call me back.

10. They won’t work on their presentation after school.

 

 

 

 

“100 Most Used Nouns in American English”

 

13. state(n)- a country,a part of a country, a situation

UAE is an oil-producing state.

Canada has 10 provinces. The US has 50 states. Brazil has 27 states. Syd comes from the state of Santa Catarina. Iran has 31 provinces.

Water is in a liquid state. Ice is in a solid state. Water vapour is a gas state. Water boils at 100 Celcius at Sea Level.

 

37. area- place, zone, profession or job

I take Butter to the off-leash area of the park. Dog parks and dog beaches are off-leash areas.

leash(n)- strap attached to a dog’s collar

You can’t smoke in the non-smoking area.

The area of your apartment is 80 sq m.

Area equals length times width.

This area is pick-up and drop-off zone.

 

place(n) = apartment, house, condo      I have a place downtown.

 

His area is engineering. Her area in Venezuala was civil law.

My area is education. Your area is business administration.

I want to work in the area of photography.

Paula’s area was journalism.

Show business is making movies, TV, performing, theatre, singing, dancing, etc.

An internet influencer is a person who has many followers on social media. The followers listen to them and watch what they do.

digital marketing- selling via the internet, online

My store is in Metrotown Mall. Her store is online. It is a virtual store.

 

Which area did you work in in your home country? I was in accounting.

I was an accountant.

I am in teaching. I am a teacher.

I was in administration. I was an administrator.

 

50. issue (n) -problem, area of concern, something to worry about

For newcomers to Canada, there are many issues. For example, the two biggest issues are learning English and getting a job.

Lateness is an ongoing issue for this student.

ongoing(adj)- continuing, everyday, always

 

73. kid (n) – casual word for child, offspring, under 18 or 19

newborn- brand new, right from the hospital

baby- a few months old- to one year?

toddler- young child who is able to walk

kid

adolescent/teenager

young adult

 

Parents are concerned when their children do not hit benchmarks for weight, speaking, walking, etc.

benchmark(n) -standard, measurement for school, job, personal life

 

99. force(n)- strength, pressure, weight

The police force protects citizens. The air force is a part of the armed forces.

force(v)- push or pull hard, put a lot of energy behind something, to make someone do an action

She forced the stuck door open.

I forced my son to clean his room.

 

EF45 Class 23

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s agenda

·      “Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

·      Return Test2

RW for bonus point

·      Finish complex sentences – adverb clauses

Choose vocab for quiz

·      Dialogue “Dress Codes”

·      “Academic Vocabulary Exercise 2”

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      “Top 100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs in English”

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

-common errors at this level of class

RO run-on sentence

ERROR It’s rainy I took my umbrella. no punc between the sentences

 

CS comma splice          It’s rainy, I took my umbrella.

A comma is not strong to go between two sentences.

, SOBA, , but  , so  , and  is strong enough to go between two sentences.

 

 

RO

CS

 

Exercise 1

1.    I went to the store, but I forgot to buy milk.

I went to the store; I forgot to buy milk.

I went to the store. I forgot to buy milk.

I went to the store; however, I forgot to buy milk.

 

 

 

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Test#2

Choose one topic

1.What are some ways your country is different than Canada?

verb tenses- present tense

2.What was your favourite hobby when you were a kid?

verb tenses – past tense

-simple past

-past progressive

-past perfect

 

INDENT

The first word of each paragraph should be indented for school writing or a novel or short story.

For business writing, we don’t indent.

 

Did you indent your paragraph?

 

I will teach about business letters later if you are interested.

e.g.

Dear Grandma,

 

Dear Mr. Chen:

 

If you do not know who you will be reading the letter:

Dear Sir or Madam:

To whom it may concern:

*My advice is to call the company and get their name.

“Who should I address the letter to?”

 

“To the hiring team:”

 

Job-search services and websites will offer up-to-date information on how to address letters for employment.

 

ChatGBT is a great tool, but the writing sounds like ChatGPT.

 

Use ChatGPT to write the basic form, but then go back and edit it to suit your needs and style.

 

I love my country but moved to Canada.

I love my country, China, but moved to Canada. APPOSITIVE

My sister, Kathy, lives in Spain.

My brother, Saied, is living in Iran.

Our school, SHEC, is old but good.

My student, Bahar, is always cheerful.

 

My sister, Kathy, lives in Spain.

Kathy, my sister, lives in Spain.

 

My sister, whose name is Kathy, lives in Spain. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Kathy, who is my sister, lives in Spain. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

 

She spent two thirds of her 48 years travelling.

She spent two thirds of her 48-year life travelling.

Messi is the best football player in the world. #1 player

Messi is one of the best football players in the world. one of the best

 

Vancouver is the most expensive city in Canada.

Vancouver is one of the most expensive cities in North America.

 

Vancouver is the most expensive city in the world. NOT TRUE?

 

 

Writing numbers:

Good rule to follow:

write these out: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine

numerals: 10, 12, 16, 188, 20457

 

I have 4 people in my family. XXX

I have four people in my family.

My phone is 604 123 4567.

 

Paragraph -one block of writing

Essay – 3,4,5 paragraphs

 

Avoid one-sentence paragraphs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare for the quiz tomorrow

Let’s choose 10 to review for the quiz tomorrow.

1.    when

2.    while

3.    before/after

4.    until

5.    since

6.    as ADJ as NOUN

7.    than

8.    because

9.    if

10.                       although

 

Let’s choose 10 vocab words to review for the quiz tomorrow.

1.    better(adj)

2.    people(n)

3.    Vancouver(n)

4.    car(n)

5.    mountain(n)

6.    expensive(adj)

7.    weather(n)

8.    cook(n,v)

9.    challenge(n)

10.                       idea(n)

 

 

 

“Dress Codes”

Let’s get into our small groups of 5-6 people and talk about the “Warm-Up Questions” and the “Vocabulary Preview”.

 

A.Warm-Up Questions

1.dress codes:

come-as-you-are- very casual or formal- up to you

casual

dressed down- business vocab “Casual Fridays”- a bit more relaxed

business casual

business dress- suit and tie- business suits for men and women

a suit - pants and jacket are the same (more formal)

a sportscoat – jacket is a different colour or shade than the pants (more casual)

formal

black tie- bowtie- weddings

white tie- tuxedo with or without tails

 

pink-shirt day- anti-bullying

orange-shirt day- Residential Schools

pink-ribbon- breast cancer

 

costume party- Superman costumes, Hallowe’en

 

 

“Vocabulary Preview”

1.    That’s inappropriate. – suitable, proper for the situation

2.    attire- clothing  You must wear formal attire to a wedding.

3.    These are great boots. You can dress up or dress down with them.

4.    very clear  My rule about phones during tests is cut and dry. no grey area

8. im – not  un- not  in-not

impossible, unnecessary, incorrect

 

PHRASAL VERB- dress up- formal attire

overdressed- too formal for the situation I feel overdressed. I feel underdressed.

 

PHRASAL VERBS – Google ‘phrasal verbs with ‘up’’

dress up

check up

look up

talk up