EF45 Class 23

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s agenda

·      “Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

·      Return Test2

RW for bonus point

·      Finish complex sentences – adverb clauses

Choose vocab for quiz

·      Dialogue “Dress Codes”

·      “Academic Vocabulary Exercise 2”

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      “Top 100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs in English”

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

-common errors at this level of class

RO run-on sentence

ERROR It’s rainy I took my umbrella. no punc between the sentences

 

CS comma splice          It’s rainy, I took my umbrella.

A comma is not strong to go between two sentences.

, SOBA, , but  , so  , and  is strong enough to go between two sentences.

 

 

RO

CS

 

Exercise 1

1.    I went to the store, but I forgot to buy milk.

I went to the store; I forgot to buy milk.

I went to the store. I forgot to buy milk.

I went to the store; however, I forgot to buy milk.

 

 

 

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Test#2

Choose one topic

1.What are some ways your country is different than Canada?

verb tenses- present tense

2.What was your favourite hobby when you were a kid?

verb tenses – past tense

-simple past

-past progressive

-past perfect

 

INDENT

The first word of each paragraph should be indented for school writing or a novel or short story.

For business writing, we don’t indent.

 

Did you indent your paragraph?

 

I will teach about business letters later if you are interested.

e.g.

Dear Grandma,

 

Dear Mr. Chen:

 

If you do not know who you will be reading the letter:

Dear Sir or Madam:

To whom it may concern:

*My advice is to call the company and get their name.

“Who should I address the letter to?”

 

“To the hiring team:”

 

Job-search services and websites will offer up-to-date information on how to address letters for employment.

 

ChatGBT is a great tool, but the writing sounds like ChatGPT.

 

Use ChatGPT to write the basic form, but then go back and edit it to suit your needs and style.

 

I love my country but moved to Canada.

I love my country, China, but moved to Canada. APPOSITIVE

My sister, Kathy, lives in Spain.

My brother, Saied, is living in Iran.

Our school, SHEC, is old but good.

My student, Bahar, is always cheerful.

 

My sister, Kathy, lives in Spain.

Kathy, my sister, lives in Spain.

 

My sister, whose name is Kathy, lives in Spain. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Kathy, who is my sister, lives in Spain. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

 

She spent two thirds of her 48 years travelling.

She spent two thirds of her 48-year life travelling.

Messi is the best football player in the world. #1 player

Messi is one of the best football players in the world. one of the best

 

Vancouver is the most expensive city in Canada.

Vancouver is one of the most expensive cities in North America.

 

Vancouver is the most expensive city in the world. NOT TRUE?

 

 

Writing numbers:

Good rule to follow:

write these out: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine

numerals: 10, 12, 16, 188, 20457

 

I have 4 people in my family. XXX

I have four people in my family.

My phone is 604 123 4567.

 

Paragraph -one block of writing

Essay – 3,4,5 paragraphs

 

Avoid one-sentence paragraphs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare for the quiz tomorrow

Let’s choose 10 to review for the quiz tomorrow.

1.    when

2.    while

3.    before/after

4.    until

5.    since

6.    as ADJ as NOUN

7.    than

8.    because

9.    if

10.                       although

 

Let’s choose 10 vocab words to review for the quiz tomorrow.

1.    better(adj)

2.    people(n)

3.    Vancouver(n)

4.    car(n)

5.    mountain(n)

6.    expensive(adj)

7.    weather(n)

8.    cook(n,v)

9.    challenge(n)

10.                       idea(n)

 

 

 

“Dress Codes”

Let’s get into our small groups of 5-6 people and talk about the “Warm-Up Questions” and the “Vocabulary Preview”.

 

A.Warm-Up Questions

1.dress codes:

come-as-you-are- very casual or formal- up to you

casual

dressed down- business vocab “Casual Fridays”- a bit more relaxed

business casual

business dress- suit and tie- business suits for men and women

a suit - pants and jacket are the same (more formal)

a sportscoat – jacket is a different colour or shade than the pants (more casual)

formal

black tie- bowtie- weddings

white tie- tuxedo with or without tails

 

pink-shirt day- anti-bullying

orange-shirt day- Residential Schools

pink-ribbon- breast cancer

 

costume party- Superman costumes, Hallowe’en

 

 

“Vocabulary Preview”

1.    That’s inappropriate. – suitable, proper for the situation

2.    attire- clothing  You must wear formal attire to a wedding.

3.    These are great boots. You can dress up or dress down with them.

4.    very clear  My rule about phones during tests is cut and dry. no grey area

8. im – not  un- not  in-not

impossible, unnecessary, incorrect

 

PHRASAL VERB- dress up- formal attire

overdressed- too formal for the situation I feel overdressed. I feel underdressed.

 

PHRASAL VERBS – Google ‘phrasal verbs with ‘up’’

dress up

check up

look up

talk up