Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15
Monday is a holiday- Victoria Day, Monday, May 20th.
No school on Monday. It will be a long weekend. It will be a
three-day weekend.
I have been teaching at SHEC since 1993, 31 years.
Before that, I was a teacher at UBC for two years.
Before that I was a teacher in Japan for two years.
I love it! This is the best job in the world.
I went back to university three times
VOCAB bay- a small inlet where boats can dock English Bay, Horseshoe Bay
“Getting a Table”
You must make a reservation at a busy restsurant.
reso COOL SLANG I made a reso for 7.
prefer- We prefer a table.
table
3.4. You can sit at a table. You can sit at a booth.
5.menu ‘men you’ Would you like to see a menu?
Could I have a menu, please?
Some restaurants don’t have menus anymore. They have QR codes
for your phone.
Jun and Mike got married.
MOST COMMON WAY TO SAY IT
I got married last month.
Jun and Mike were married.
Jun married to Mike.
Jun married with Mike.
Jun married Mike.
“Family Relationships” vocab
spouse- the person who you are married to, husband, wife,
partner
NEW VOCAB offspring- children
The offspring of middle-class parents are more likely to go
to college and university.
descendants- the people who will come after you in the
future
Junko is a descendant of a samurai family.
I am the descendent of a Portugeuse family.
Today’s agenda
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Continue simple present verb tense
Exercise 4 and 8
Practice sentence writing
·
Continue compound sentences
·
New dialogue“Getting a Table”
Wednesday
·
Begin simple past verb tense
·
Continue compound sentences
·
New dialogue“Getting a Table”
Thursday
·
Quiz#2- compound sentences
·
Continue simple past verb tense
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Exercise 4 – Positive and negative sentences
Ex. Carrots are vegetables. They aren’t fruit. They are not
fruit.
1.Tokyo is a city. It isn’t a country. It is not a country.
2.A feather isn’t heavy. It is light.
3.Winters are cold in Canada. They aren’t hot.
period, fullstop – take a pause
5.Giraffes are tall animals. They aren’t short.
7. Elephants aren’t / are not light. They are heavy animals.
8. Normal lemons aren’t sweet. They are sour.
You can buy special sweet lemons called Limu Shirin in the
Persian store at Main and 49st.
10. Parties are usually noisy. They aren’t usually quiet.
always usually often
sometimes rarely seldom
never
11. A library isn’t usually noisy. It is usually quiet.
usualy - you-ju-al
noise(n) noisy(adj)
adjectives often end in ‘y’: dirty, cloudy, easy, happy,
sunny, funny, rainy,
quiet /quite
The kids are quiet. It is quite warm today.
13. The sun is not cold. It’s hot. It is hot.
There are special black carrots from Turkey.
15. Five-star hotels aren’t cheap. They are expensive.
Exercise 5
Ex.5
Are you a doctor?
No, I’m not. No, I am not a doctor.
1.No, I’m not. No, I am not sick.
2.Yes, they are. Yes, they are married.
3. Yes, it is. Yes, it is expensive. Yes, that TV is
expensive.
7. Are your neighbours rich?
No, they are not.
neighbours – people who live close to you
neighbourhood- the place that you live, the area where you
live
Vancouver has many neighborhoods.
My neighborhood is South Hill. Her neighbourhood is Marpole.
His neighbourhood is Killarney.
https://www.destinationvancouver.com/vancouver/neighbourhoods/
9. Is he from Spain?
No, he isn’t. He is from Italy.
10. Are you happy? Yes, I am very happy.
Let’s practice writing some sentences that have simple
present verb tense.
You can think some from your imagination.
Use the verb ‘to be’.
Also, use other verbs.
Example:
I am a father. simple
present
I like to play with my
kids. simple present
We ride out bikes in
the park. simple present
We are hanging hang out my friends at home.
Focus on simple present for now.
Your sentences:
I like my class.
I like shopping.
He likes his math class.
I go to bed very late.
I work in a big company.
He wants some water.
My friend and I enjoy
painting together. SSV
I am a handyman.
My friend and I read English books in the library.
My son works out
and exercises regularly. SVV
I am the cook.
I use the Seabus.
I brush my teeth
twice a day. I floss my teeth three times / twice/ once a day.
My car is expensive.
We have a big party on my daughter’s birthday every year.
“Getting a Table”
We have tradition cuisine.
cuisine(n)- style of food
Chinese cuisine, Ethiopina cuisine, Persian cuisine
What would you recommend? What is your favourite? How is the
hamburger?
I’ll try that.
We have a daily special. The daily special is Bahn Mi and
pho.
Do you have a breakfast special?
What is a popular dish? What do most people order?
We have different kinds of Italian cuisine.
What level of spice do you want?
How spicy do you like your food?
cooking meat- how much
well-done – no pink in the meat
medium-well – little bit of pink
medium- more pink
medium-rare- red in the middle
rare- red, almost raw
overcooked- dried out, tough, like leather
burnt black-
tough- hard to get your teeth through the meat
tender- easy to get your teeth through the meat
You can marinate meat in liquid and spices overnight.
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