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 29th.
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 1st 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
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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”
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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.
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