EF23 Class 13

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15

 

Today’s agenda

·      Review of verb tenses-

·      Begin simple present verb tense

·      Continue compound sentences

 

Tuesday

·      Continue compound sentences

·      Continue simple present verb tense

·      New dialogue“Getting a Table”

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Wednesday

·      Continue compound sentences

·      Begin simple past verb tense

 

Thursday

·      Quiz#2- compound sentences

·      Continue simple past verb tense

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stack stones on top of one another- looks like a person- inukshuk

Inuit word- Inuit – Native people who live in the North of Canada

“Inuit” Eskimo

inukshuk- used to find direction, like a signpost

 

Olympic Village?

dock- a place where boats park

People were kayaking.

kayak- a small boat with a closed top   You paddle on both sides.

canoe- a small boat with an open top  You paddle on one side.

paddeboard- stand up and row

 

Northern Lights- You could see a little bit of the Northern Lights on Friday and Saturday night. The night filter on a phone camera made the Northern Lights look clearer and brighter.

In northern parts of Canada and other countries you see all of the colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

Easy way to remember the seven colours. A man’s name: Roy G. Biv

 

Northern Lights- Aurora Borealis, aurora-light boreal-north

 

 

 

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Introduction to simple verb tenses: simple present, simple past, simple future

Overview of verb tenses-

English has verb tenses. I want to teach four or five verb tenses to you over the next few weeks.

 

We will start with these three:

 

SIMPLE TENSES

-simple present- an action happens all the time, usually, every day, regularly

 

Mei drinks tea. usually, every day- Does not mean right now.

Sarah plays badminton.

Sometimes I go to swimming. less than usually

In the morning, he drinks tea. every morning

Every morning, I wake up at 6 o'clock.

I work every day. I go to work every day. subject verb

I cook every day. I make dinner for my family every evening.

I drive/take my car to school every day.

Shirin goes to mosque every evening.

I walk half an hour every day.

I bring Butter to school every Friday.

Junko goes to the dentist twice a year. – regular occurence

We go camping once a year. – regular occurence

I go back to my home country every year.

We celebrate Christmas/my son’s birthday/Chinese New Year/Hallowe’en/Fit’r once a year.

Everybody goes crazy on Black Friday every year.

I wait for Black Friday every year.

I call my mother three times a week.

I call my mother once every two days.

I go to work every day at 5pm.

Everyday, I call my friends.

I shower every day. I take a shower/bath every day.

I take the bus to work. the bus- city bus

We have to practice speaking English every day.

We should practice speaking English every day.

 

-facts or general truths-

I am from Canada.

You are from Syria.

Jun is 28 years old.

It is cloudy but not cold today. The sky is overcast.

The earth goes around the sun.

 

NEGATIVE VERBS

I do not drive/take my car to school every day.

Mei does not drinks tea. Mei does not drink tea. Mei doesn’t drink tea.

does not- doesn’t  -contraction, shorter  with ‘ apostrophe

Shirin does not go to mosque every evening. doesn’t go

 

 

-simple past- happened once in the past, finished

-yesterday, last night, last week

Last night, I picked up my son at work.

I came to Vancouver six months ago.

 

VERB TENSES

present                past                       future

come                     came                     will come

drive                      drove                    will drive

eat                         ate                         will eat

go                          goed went           will go

buy                        bought                 will buy

try                          tried                      will try

 

I took/had a rest. I took/had a nap. nap-15-20m sleep

I slept in late yesterday.

I checked the gas in my car.

Yesterday, I ate in a restaurant.

Yesterday, I came went to work at 10am. Then I came back home at 5pm.

Yesterday, I cleaned my home.

Last month, she got a puppy.

Last month, I finished my first English course.

Last year, I studied at SUCCESS.

Last May, I bought my car.

Last week, I watched an English movie.

Last year, I took a ferry for the first time. I went to Fanny Bay.

Joe and Michelle got married ten years ago.

Last time, we went fishing.

I went to the supermarket three hours ago. It was closed.

My sister called me one minute ago.

Last class, Mica was absent.

Last summer, I was go went on vacation to Victoria.

Millions of years ago, dinosaurs walked the earth.

She liked Barbies.

Last July, I saw the dinosaur museum in Toronto.

I bought a gold necklace for my mother.

necklace- usually a fancy chain that goes around your neck

bracelet- around your wrist

anklet- around your ankle

 

 

-simple future- will happen once in the future, not yet

tonight, tomorrow, next week, next year, in ten years

Tonight, I will play guitar.

 

I will play the guitar. -one particular guitar that you and I know

I will play guitar. any guitar, you don’t have to know which one

SIMPLE PRESENT She plays violin.

 

You can put time markers on simple present tense verbs:

I will watch a movie with my husband in ten minutes.

I will watch a movie with my husband tonight.

I will watch a movie with my husband tomorrow.

I will watch a movie with my husband next week.

 

Tonight, she will make dumplings for her family. She will boil them. She will fry them. She will steam them.

steam – hot vapour from boiling water

Tonight, Mei will watch a movie with her husband.

Mei will move to Calgary in five years.

Tonight, I will review my English lessons.

I will take my children to skating tonight.

I will go to my family doctor tomorrow. I will go to see a/my doctor.

Do you have a family doctor? No. Yes.

Tonight, I will make noodles.

Tomorrow, I will go to South Hill for my class.

Next week, I will have/do a driving test.

The day after tomorrow, I will buy a new car.

 

We will focus on these verb tenses for next week or so: simple present, simple past and simple future.

 

 

 

Simple present verb tenses:

“Buffy Sainte-Marie”

Hawaiian music is played on the ukulele. Hula dancers dance to this music.

 

“Tanya Taqaq”

 

 

“Simple Present”

 

to be – is, are, am

 

Exercise 2

Ex. She is 16 years old. She has 16 years.

2. She is friendly. She’s friendly.

4.Sweden and France are countries in Europe.

Spain is a country in Europe.

5. Her hair is/are long

9.They are friendly. They’re friendly.   they’re – contraction

11. Mice are small.

A mouse is small.

13. You are talkative.

You are quiet/shy.

17.I am tired. I feel tired.

19. We are sleepy today. We feel sleepy today.

20. You are intelligent. You are smart. You are bright.

 

Exercise 3

1.A cat is an animal.

2.Roses are flowers.

3.A Toyota is good-quality car maker.

She likes Camaros.

4.New York and Paris are cities.

6.A dictionary is a book.

7.Spring and fall are seasons.

9.A doll is a toy.

10. Ants and flies are insects.

12.Shirts and pants are clothes.

14. A piano and a guitar are instruments.

 

Exercise 4

Ex. Carrots are vegetables. They aren’t fruit. They are not fruit.