EF45 Class 20

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

In summer I will teach English Foundations 5 in the morning slot, 8:30-12.

 

Registration for summer will begin in a few weeks on Monday, June 10.

 

The summer term is five weeks- Tuesday, July 2nd to Friday, August 2nd.

 

The classes are in the morning, 8:30-12, or in the afternoon 12:15-3:45.

The courses are 3½ hours a day, Monday to Friday.

You can take one (1) course in the summer.

The classes are all face-to face in the summer.

There is not online classes in the summer at SHEC.

I will give a midterm recommendation a few days before registration begins- Thursday, June 6 and Friday, June 7. I will meet with each person for a few minutes to discuss how you are doing in this course and what you can do next term- summer or September.

 

In order to register early (one June 10^th) for summer, you must have an average of 65% at midterm.

The final passmark is 50%.

We want the strongest speakers and writers to register first.

Your midterm mark will come from your quizzes, tests, and spoken.

If your average is above 65%, you will be able to register for summer on Monday, June 10.

If your average is below 65%, you will have to wait a week or so to register for summer.

The last day of this class in Wednesday, June 26^th.

The intention is that the stronger students get first crack at reg.

 

EF4= stay in EF4 or go to EF5

EF5= stay in EF5 or go to EF6

 

The summer schedule is posted on the wall outside the office.

You can also get a paper copy of the summer schedule in the office.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue complex sentences – adverb clauses

·      “Academic Vocabulary Exercise 2”

·      Test#2 tomorrow- paragraph of at least 150 words

Review paragraph format and structure

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      Bits and pieces

 

Friday

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      Dialogue “Talking to a Landlord”

·      Review paragraph format and structure

·      Test#2- paragraph

I will give two topics. You can choose one of them.

 

 

 

Adverb Clauses

16 words and phrases used to make adverb clauses:

 

*time - when, while, whenever, before, after, until, since, as ____ as _______

*comparison - than, as ____ as _______

*reason, purpose or cause - because, since

*condition - if, unless, although, even though, though

 

TIME

*when

SV when SV.

When SV, SV.

I will pick you up when you land.

When you land, I will pick you up.

I will pick you up, when you land. NOT THE BEST WAY, AVOID

 

*while- two things happening at the same time, simultaneously

Good fit for ‘ing’ verbs

Mei was watching a movie while her husband was cooking dinner for the family.

EXAMPLE:

I am learning English, but my husband is working. COMPOUND

I am learning English while my husband is working. COMPLEX- adv cl

-similar but different intention

 

NOTE: while / during  -same meaning,  different structure

 

while SV We were watching while the Canucks were playing.

during NOUN We were cheering during the Canucks game.

The student was on his phone during the class.

 

She was watching a movie; however, her husband was reading. COMPOUND- shows opposition

 

On Mondays, I play basketball when while my husband plays football.

while – suggests a span of time

 

*whenever- every time

Whenever she feels tired, she takes a nap.

In Japan, people take off their shoes whenever they enter a house.

Whenever it is raining, I take an umbrella.

Whenever I have a headache, I take a pill.

Whenever I wake up, I have a coffee.

Whenever I miss my mom, I call her.

I call my mom whenever I miss her.

 

*before, after

The kids do their homework after supper. SIMPLE SV

The kids do their homework after SV supper. COMPLEX – adv cl

The kids do their homework after they have/eat/finish dinner. COMPLEX – adv cl

 

This is all about choice:

The kids do their homework after dinner. SIMPLE SV

The kids do their homework after they finish dinner. COMPLEX – adv cl

After the kids finish dinner, they do their homework. COMPLEX – adv cl

The kids finish dinner, and then they do their homework. COMPOUND

The kids finish dinner; then they do their homework. COMPOUND

 

*until – waiting for something

I will wait until you finish.

I listened to music until the bus arrived.

He can’t wait until his birthday comes.

I have to work until 10 o’clock. SIMPLE

I have to work until SV 10 o’clock. COMPLEX – adv cl

I have to work until the store closes at 10 o’clock. COMPLEX- adv cl

 

until- wriiting and speaking

til- very casual, very informal, not for school

 

Until I was 25, I lived in Iran.

I lived in Iran until I was 25.  -more common ‘until’ at the end

 

I left Iran when I was 25.

 

I will work up to/ until the end of this week. SIMPLE

 

*since- time

I have been here since DEFINITE TIME.

I have been here since September. SIMPLE

I have been here since SV September. COMPLEX- adv cl

I have been here since I arrived/immigrated/relocated/landed in September. COMPLEX- adv cl

I have been here since I arrived in 2023. COMPLEX- adv cl

I have been here since I arrived on October 15th. COMPLEX- adv cl

 

Since I moved to Canada, I have been very homesick.

I didn’t speak any English since when I immigrated to Canada.

I haven’t seen my sister since I moved to Vancouver.

 

since- reason ‘because’

Since I had a ticket from the police, I never looked at my phone while driivng.

She has two dogs and a cat because/since she loves animals very much.

 

*as ____ as _______

IDIOMATIC as soon as possible

Finish the work as soon as possible. SIMPLE- imperative

 

Finish the work as soon as you can. COMPLEX- adv cl

I got here as fast as I could. COMPLEX- adv cl

I will finish my homework as soon as I have time. COMPLEX- adv cl

I should graduate from school as soon as possible.

I complete my tasks as perfectly as possible.

I want to learn English as soon as possible.

As soon as Allan walked into the classroon, we gave him a warm welcome.

-         as soon as possible ASAP

-         as soon as you can

 

RSVP- respondez sil vous plait, respond please

ETA- estimated time of arrival

TBA- to be announced

TBD- to be determined

OTC- over the counter, medical

SOS- international distress call- Save our ship. Save our souls.

RIP- Rest in peace

VIP- Very important person

 

Casual

PDQ- pretty darn quick, Hurry up!

TLDR- too long, didn’t read

BTW- by the way

IMO- in my opinion

IDK- I don’t know

LOL- laugh out loud

ROTFL – roll on the floor laughing

XOXO – hugs and kisses

OMG- Oh my god!

 

 

etc. et cetera-  Latin and other things

She likes cats, dogs, fish, etc.

She likes cats, dogs, fish …… NOT ENGLISH

 

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW

*comparison - than, as ____ as _______

*reason, purpose or cause - because, since

*condition - if, unless, although, even though, though

 

TOMORROW -NOT TIME, COMPARISON

I do my duties as well as I can.

I drive as well in Canada as I did in Iran.

I will never forget you as long as I live.

 

Tomorrow- so that

 

 

 

***Review paragraph format and structure

One block of writing.

5-8 sentences.

At least 150 words.

Doublespave.

Write in pen.

Write between the margins (red lines).

 

Begin with a topic sentence- closely linked to the question

3,4,5 supporting sentences

Concluding sentence.

 

 

 

“Academic Vocabulary Exercise 2”

1.negligent(adj) neglect(v) negligence(n)

2.curiosity(n) curious(adj)

3.juvenile(adj,n) She was tried as a juvenile.

tried(v)- went to court, trial

slang – ‘juvi’

4.legitimate CASUAL legit(adj) Its legit.

5.exile Napoleon was exiled from France to Alba.

deport-