Tuesday, 14 May 2024

EF45 Class 14

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

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

No school on Monday

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue compound sentences

Practice

·      New dialogue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

·      “Academic Vocabulary”

·      Continue to review verb tenses and modals

 

Wednesday

·      Continue compound sentences

Choose vocab for quiz Thursday

·      New dialogue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

 

Thursday

·      Quiz#2- compound sentences

·      Begin complex sentences

 

Friday

·      Begin complex sentences – adverb clauses

·      HW   Read new dialogue “Talking to a Landlord”

CONTRAST , but  ; instead,   ; on the contrary,   ; however,   ; in contrast,

Jun wants to go downtown, but Maria would prefer to go to Richmond.

Jun wants to go downtown; Maria would prefer to go to Richmond.

Jun wants to go downtown; however, Maria would prefer to go to Richmond.

My friend said that Canada is good country to immigrate to; on the contrary, I have had a hard time in Canada since moving here.

 

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, SOBA  replace with just a semicolon

Jun wanted a black fence, but his wife wanted a grey fence.

Jun wanted a black fence; his wife wanted a grey fence.

Jun wanted a black fence; his wife wanted a grey fence.

Jun wanted a black fence; on the other hand, his wife wanted a grey fence.

on my another hand

on the other hand- contrast between two things

 

 

ADDITION , and   ; also,   ; furthermore,   ; in addition,

The little boy collects baseball cards, and he collects coins.

The little boy collects baseball cards; he collects coins.

The little boy collects baseball cards; also, he collects coins.

The little boy collects baseball cards; furthermore, he collects coins.

The little boy collects baseball cards; in addition, he collects coins.

 

That’s a good introduction to three ways to write compound sentences.

 

Let’s practice:

 

 

 

Compound Sentences Using SOBA or TRANS

Exercise 1: Rewrite the following pairs of simple sentences as compound sentences using SOBA or TRANS

1.    She loves to read books. She also enjoys writing stories.

2.    The weather was rainy. We decided to stay indoors.

The weather was rainy; however, we decided to stay indoors. XXX

The weather was rainy; therefore, we decided to stay indoors.

The weather was rainy; as a result, we decided to stay indoors.

The weather was rainy, so we decided to stay indoors.

 

The weather was rainysunny; however, we decided to stay indoors.

The weather was rainy; however, we decided to stay indoors get outdoors.

 

3.    I want to go to the beach. I don't have enough time.

4.    He studied all night. He passed the exam with flying colors.

He studied all night; as a result, he passed the exam with flying colors.

He studied all night, so he passed the exam with flying colors.

IDIOM with flying colours- get top marks

IDIOM by the skin of your teeth- barely pass, almost late

I passed my driving test by the skin of my teeth. I almost failed.

I caught my flight by the skin of my teeth. The plane was boarding when I got to the gate.

When you go to the airport, first you check in. You can check your bags.

You keep your carry-on. Next, you go through security. Then you walk to your gate. Then you board your plane.

After you ariive, you disembark the plane. Then you go to claim your luggage at the luggage carousel.

board- get on the plane, ferry, train, bus

disembark – get off the plane, ferry, train, bus

 

5.    Sarah went to the grocery store. She bought some milk and bread.

Sarah went to the grocery store, and she bought some milk and bread.

 

6.    Tom likes to swim. He doesn't like to dive.

Tom likes to swim, but he doesn't like to dive.

Tom likes to swim; on the other hand, he doesn't like to dive.

Tom likes to swim; however, he doesn't like to dive.

Tom likes to swim; on the contrary, he doesn't like to dive.

7.    I have a test tomorrow. I need to study tonight.

8.    The concert was canceled. It was raining heavily.

The concert was canceled; therefore, it was raining heavily. XXX

The concert was canceled, and it was raining heavily. XXX

It was raining heavily, so the concert was canceled.

It was raining heavily; therefore, the concert was canceled.

 

9.    She wants to travel to Europe. She needs to save more money.

She wants to travel to Europe, so she needs to save more money.

She wants to travel to Europe, but she needs to save more money.

Different emotion about the sentences.

 

10.                       He loves playing basketball. He doesn't enjoy watching it.

He loves playing basketball; on the other hand, he doesn't enjoy watching it.

He loves playing basketball; however, he doesn't enjoy watching it.

 

The Goal!! We are learning to write and say the same thing in many different ways. Then our English will have depth.

 

instead

Mei wanted to go SFU; instead, she wound up going to Langara.

We decided not to go hiking; instead, we went swimming in the lake.

We decided to go hiking instead of swimming in the lake. SIMPLE

You decided to immigrate to Canada instead of the US.

You decided not to immigrate to Australia; instead, you chose Canada.

 

 

 

the cheap seats- the nose bleeds  You have to watch the Jumbotron.

the good seats- front row

 

 

 

“Going to an Eye Doctor”

Small groups, 4-6 people together

A.Warm-Up Questions

B.Vocabulary Preview

 

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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