EF45 Class 15

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

Reminder: Monday is a holiday- Victoria Day, Monday, May 20th

No school on Monday

We will be back on Tuesday.

 

Canucks lost yesterday. The series is tied 2-2.

They play again tomorrow and Saturday, and Monday if necessary.

The series is best 4 out of 7.

 

Stanley Cup Playoffs

Round 1- 16 teams

Round 2- 8 teams

Round 3- 4 teams

Round 4- Finals – 2 teams

 

 

ice hockey- hockey

ball hockey

street hockey

 

lacrosse-

 

popular new sport – pickleball

 

Kipchoge- #1 marathoner in the world, from Kenya

 

I used to run cross-country in high school. 10k, 20k

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue compound sentences

Choose vocab for quiz Thursday

·      Continue to review verb tenses and modals

·      Continue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

·      Finish “Academic Vocabulary 1”

 

Thursday

·      Quiz#2- compound sentences

·      Begin complex sentences- overview of complex sentences

·      Continue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

 

 

Friday

·      Begin complex sentences – adverb clauses

·      Listening

·      HW   Read new dialogue “Talking to a Landlord”

 

 

 

Quiz#2- compound sentences

Let’s choose ten transitional words

Let’s choose ten vocabualry words

I will pick six of each for the quiz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transitional words to review. I will pick six of these, three of which will be SOBA.

1.    as a result

2.    therefore

3.    on the other hand  

4.    instead

5.    however   

6.    also   

7.    in addition

8.    SOBA

9.    SOBA

10.                       SOBA

 

Let’s choose ten vocab words to review. I’ll choose six for the quiz.

1.    friend(n)

2.    love(n,v)

3.    time(n.v)

4.    doctor(n)

5.    cooking(n,v)

6.    dental(adj)

7.    procedure(n)

8.    pain(n)

9.    appointment(n)

10.                       book(n,v)

e.g.

Write a compound sentence for each.

1.    also   dental

She got new glasses; also, she had some dental work done.

2.    so pain

He hit his finger with a hammer, so he was in pain. (he felt pain/he had pain)

He has pain in his hand, so he is going to see a doctor today.

 

 

 

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Overview of the 12 verb tenses in English:

We don’t need all of them.

These are seven verb tenses that are highest frequency:

1.    SIMPLE PRESENT

2.    SIMPLE PAST

3.    SIMPLE FUTURE

 

4.    PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/CONTINUOUS

I am working in the store.

I working in the store. XXX

I am work in the store. XXX

I am working in the store.

 

5.    PAST PROGRESSIVE

6.    FUTURE PROGRESSIVE NOT OFTEN USED substitute simple future

She will be moving to Calgary when you are movng here.

She will move to Calgary next week. That’s when you are coming here.

 

7.    PRESENT PERFECT

She has lived in Vancouver for two years.

We have done a lot of English work in this class.

 

8.    PAST PERFECT- not commonly used- substitute simple past

She had lived in Tehran for two years.

She lived in Tehran for two years.

EXACT TIMING- She had lived in Tehran for two years from 2006 to 2008.

 

9.    FUTURE PERFECT – rarely used- subsitute simple future

She will have lived in Vancouver for three years by the time she gets her Canadian citizenship.

RW She will be in Vancouver for three years; then she’ll get her Canadian citizenship.

 

NOT AS COMMONLY USED

10.                       PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

She has been living in Vancouver for five months.

EASIER ALTERNATIVE- present perfect

She has lived in Vancouver for five months.

 

11.                       PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

Marion had been living in Tehran from 2003 to 2005.

SUBSTITUTE simple past

Marion lived in Tehran from 2003 to 2005.

Meaning is 90% the same.

*If you want to find out about the other 10%, see you in EF6/7.

 

12.                       FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

Junko will have been working for 35 years by the time she retires.

EASY ALTERNATIVE – simple future

Junko will retire after 35 years of working.

95% same information

 

high frequency word- sad

low frequency word- lugubrious

 

 

Most important verb tenses to know:

 

-Simple present- habit, habitual action, usual activity, state, fact

I go to school everyday.

She eats dinner at 3.

Jun drinks two litres every day.

You run errands once a week.

She drinks tea. – usually, not at the moment

She goes for a one-hour walk every day.

 

truth, facts

He is very tall. She is short.

Shira lives in Victoria.

Two plus two is four.

Victoria is the capital of BC.

 

I come to class every schoolday. action

I come from China. truth

I pray five times a day.

I speak English every day.- action

I speak Vietnamese. truth

 

She believes in Santa Clause. truth

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. truth

The moon seems to follow you everywhere.

The earth is flat. not truth They are called flat-earthers.

 

She doesn’t drive. truth- negative

 

#1 mistake: He go goes to school. subject verb agreement

You have to check each subject and verb for agreement.

 

 

*Simple past- one event in the past, finished, one hour ago, last night, last month, year, ten years ago, a million years ago

 

Jun walked her dog last night.

Shira ate dinner last night at 10 o’clock.

She went to night school yesterday.

Taka went to work yesterday afternoon.

I made korma sabzi yesterday.

Kelvin had a successful job interview yesterday.

Mike came to Canada ten years ago.

Mei called her sister five minutes ago.

I watered the flowers yesterday.

 

I got an immunization yesterday.

 

injection- hypodermic needle, a shot, a jab

hypo- under derma-skin

I got my Covid jab/shot last week.

 

I met my principal’s son son’s principal yesterday.

 

COMMON ERROR: I was go to the movies yesterday. vf went

He drived home. vf drove

 

Question: Did you go to peer tutoring last week? I went. I did.

Did you wash your car?

Did you watch the game last night?

Did you come to Canada via another country?

 

-Simple future- one event to come in the future ‘will’ ‘am going to’

He will/is going to drive her to swimming practice tonight.

 

will/am going to – little bit different meaning

I will make dinner and then go for a run. -just decided

I will go to Superstore around 7. – just decided

Shira is going to a restaurant tonight for her birthday. – already planned

She is going to watch a movie.- already planned it

The kids are going to go to a party tonight. – already planned it

 

I am going to get groceries tonight.

I will am going to go to Cultus Lake next weekend.

 

It’s pretty hot. I will take a taxi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Going to an Eye Doctor”

Small groups, 4-6 people together

A.Warm-Up Questions

1.    dry eyes, colourblind, short-sighted, far-sighted, pink eye, presbyopia, cataracts, myopia, blind, cross-eyed, astigmatism, hypertrophy, hyperopia, eye strain, snow blindness, glaucoma

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B.Vocabulary Preview

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2. vision – eyesight, big idea  Steve Jobs had a vision for Apple. He was a visonary. He was a big-picture person. He was an ideas person.

3. fatigued(adj) fatigue(n)  ‘fa tege’   The plane crashed due to metal fatigue.  fatigues- uniform a soldier wears

Some countries have essential service.

5.thorough – sorrow, Zorro

6. dilate- big pupils