Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15
-working overnight- 10pm-6am, 12am-7am “the graveyard shift”
-Whitecaps soccer- BC Place
-house hunting- apartment hunting
-basement suite
-bachelor apartment- no bedroom, one big open room
bachelor- single, unmarried person
-three-bedroom apartment, two-bedroom apartment
-English Bay, beach
-a get-together with family
eldest son
youngest daughter
-stenography- listening to someone talk and writing it down.
translating
She will see her parents off at the airport.
I saw my son off at the bus stop.
IDIOM see somebody off
Butter-
Golden Doodle- breed- half golden retriever, half poodle
almost nine years old
loves people
doesn’t car much about food, cares about affection
We got him when he was a small puppy.
She rescues street cats.
The finch sings early in the morning.
Many apartments have ‘No pets” policies. It is hard for renters
to have pets.
“pet-friendly” Is your business pet-friendly? I keep Butter
on a leash.
“service animals” seeing-eye dog for blind people
“rescue dog” earthquake, natural disaster- find people
“sniffer dog” – look for/smell drugs or explosives
“emotional support animals”- dogs that help people stay calm,
not get upset
Today’s agenda
·
Begin sentences- an overview of the sentence
types that we will cover in this course.
·
“Interviewing for a Job” questions, vocab and
dialogues
·
Test#1 (final 50m) -short paragraph on an easy
topic, at least 80 words, minimum of five sentences
·
HW Read/Prepare
for new dialogue “Going to the Bank”
Next week: Modal auxiliaries
Monday
·
Finish overview of sentences
·
Begin simple sentences
·
This week’s dialogue “Going to the Bank”
Tuesday
·
Continue simple sentences
I will explain the structure of the quiz
Choose vocabulary for Quiz#1
Wednesday
·
Quiz#1 – simple sentences
Sentence types for EF 23
SIMPLE
COMPOUND so or but and
COMPLEX- because when if
Three kinds of sentences that we will learn.
SIMPLE SENTENCES
COMPOUND SENTENCES
COMPLEX SENTENCES
I will give an overview today.
I will teach them in detail in the next few weeks.
SIMPLE SENTENCE- most basic
subject and verb S+V
subject – person, place, thing, usually it is a noun or pronoun
verb- action word
The dog is
white.
Butter loves
people.
SV
Examples:
She is beautiful.
I love dogs.
I have a car.
I want to buy some milk.
He is strong.
I need some
advice.
SSV
My friend and I go
hiking.
Sarah and Tom are
good friends.
Maria and Emma drink
coffee together.
SVV
The dog is running
and barking.
My son is eating and talking.
He watched TV and listened to music.
SIMPLE- SV SSV SVV
COMPOUND SENTENCE- two simple sentences joined together
The dog is barking, and the kids are playing.
SV, and SV.
, so
, or
, but
, and
FANBOYS
SOBA- very useful words , so
, or , but , and
EXAMPLES
, so – reason why
She did not eat breakfast, so she is hungry.
She was sick, so she did not eat breakfast.
You want to improve your English, so you come to this class.
,or- choice between two things, A or B
I can drive you
to school, or you can take
the bus.
SV, or SV.
You can stay
home tonight, or you can go to a
party.
, but- difference
I like coffee, but my wife likes tea.
She wants
spaghetti, but he wants a pizza.
spaghetti
espaghetti- Spanish pronunication
I like Vancouver, but it is very expensive.
I like to
travel, but I don’t have time or money.
I am Persian, but now I live in Vancouver.
She wants to go to the park, but he wants to stay home.
I want a better job, but I can’t find one.
, and -adding another thing
He cooks dinner, and he cleans the kitchen.
I like food and
drink. SIMPLE SV
I like food, and
I like drink, too. COMPOUND
I want to have food, and I want to drink, too.
You are very mean, and you are a terrible teacher.
I would like to improve my English, and I want to improve my
pronunciation. SV, and SV.
COMPLEX
Test#1
Write a paragraph of at least five sentences on the following
topic.
Use lined ruled paper.
Full name and class in top right corner.
Write in pen.
Doublespace.
Phones and electronic devices away.
What do you like to do for fun?
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