EF56 Class 17

 

Good morning, everyone.

Reminder: Monday is a holiday.

Victoria Day- Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria was the monarch when Canada became a country in 1867.

Many things, cities, places in Commonwealth countries are named after Queen Victoria.

Canada- Victoria Drive, Victoria (city),

 

New Westminster was a very important city in the mid 1800s.

one the Fraser River.

Fraser River transportation for industry- logging, gold mining,

Gold Rush in BC,

Gold Rush in California – hub city of San Francisco

Yukon Gold Rush-

 

Victoria Falls- Zambia

Australia- Victoria?

BP- British Petroleum

 

The monarch (queen or king) is the head of the Canadian government. This is symbolic only. They have no power. They are a figurehead.

The monarch’s representative in Canada is the Governor General. Her name is Mary Simon and is Inuit.

 

What countries have a king or queen?

Japan has an emperor. He is a figurehead.

 

 

The gig went well last night.

 

If the Canucks win on Saturday, they will move on to the next round.

 

 

Today’s agenda

·     Return Quiz#2

Go over

Optional RW for bonus point

 

NOTE: You will be able to replace on one of your quizzes in the last week of the course. If you got a low mark in a quiz, you will be able to replace it in the final week.

Q1 4/6

Q2 5/6

Q3 2/6 4/6

Q4 3.5/6

Q5 3.5/6

Replace one quiz 4/6

·     Continue complex sentences – adverb clauses

·     Continue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

·     Finish “Academic Vocabulary 1”

·     Listening fun

·     HW  Read new dialogue “Talking to a Landlord”

 

Tuesday and Wednesday- Melanie- excellent teacher

 

Thursday

 

 

Quiz#2

1.   as a result         doctor

My doctor went on vacation; as a result, I went to a walk-in clinic.

I feel sick; as a result, I will go see the doctor.

2.   however  appointment

3.   also           cooking

4.   so              love

She loves her kids, so she spends a lot of time with them.

5.   but            friend

6.   and           time

 

want, need + infinitive  ‘to go’ ‘to save’

She needs to save money.

She needs saving money.

She wants to save money.

 

like, love,hate, prefer, begin, continue + infinitive or gerund.

She likes to save money.

She likes saving money.

 

 

“Academic Vocabulary 1”

7.upgrade She is upgrading her computer. He is upgrading his English skills. You can’t upgrade yourself.

8.She roamed around Main Street while kids were in a lesson.

9.She has an appetite for travel.

11.goofy(adj)- silly

12. The knife is dull.

13.He struggles with the math course.

She struggles to make a living in Vancouver.

15. The little boy boasted about how fast he could run.

16. Her eyes swelled up from crying. Her eyes were swollen.(adj) His ankle was swollen when he sprained it.

Swell! Great!

You can break your ankle. You need a cast.

You can sprain your ankle. You need crutches.

You can twist our ankle. You need ice.

 

17. He ate five portions of cake.

18.alley – bowling alley

19.Math is drudgery to him. Her job is drudgery.

 

 

Listening questions;

1.    Are most people under two meters (six feet) tall or over two meters (six feet) tall?

2.    Does the moon revolve around the earth?

3.    What do you mix with black to get the colour grey?  US color gray

4.    Which continent lies directly west of Asia?

North American, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica

5.    How many grams are in a kilogram?