Wednesday, 19 June 2024

EF23 Class 39

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15

 

Today’s agenda

·      “Presentations”- Thursday group submit writing

·      Revisit modals/modal auxilairies

·      “Making a Dinner Reservation” dialogues

·      “100 Most Used Adjectives Adverbs and Prepositions”

·      “Phrasal verbs 1&2”

 

Thursday

·      Presentations- Friday group submit writing

- first group present

Give written feedback/notes to the presenters

          Feedback slips

 

Friday

·      Presentations- Monday group submit writing

- second group present

Feedback slips

 

Monday

·      Presentations- third group present

·      Feedback slips

·      Replacement quiz or test

 

Tuesday

·      Review of our course work

 

Wednesday, June 26th

Final day

Marks day

I will not teach on the final day. I have to finish all of your marks, report cards, etc.

On the final day, I can meet with each person to discuss your progress and final marks.

 

Revisit Modals/Modal Auxiliairies

 

Four important verb tenses:

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE FUTURE

 

ONE-WORD MODALS- can, could, may, might, must, should, would

modal + infinitive –‘to’

can + to run

I can run quickly.

He can run quickly.

The dog can run quickly.

The dogs can run quickly.

 

SIMPLE PRESENT – rememebr subject/verb agreement

I run quickly.

He runs quickly.

The dog runs quickly.

Michelle runs quickly.

We all run quickly.

 

TWO-WORD MODALS

have to – must    has to   have to

used to – did in the past

 

She must find a job.

She haves to find a job. She has to find a job.

You have to find a job.

Your sister has to find a job.

I always have to talk with my wife.

I have to pay my rent every month.

I have to wake up early. SAME MEANING I must wake up early.

 

must + to pay = must pay

have to + to pay = have to pay

 

 

NEGATIVE

must not- not allowed, forbidden, definitely not STRONG

I must not forget to call my sister.

She must not forget her appointment.

 

don’t have to- no obligation, not necessary

I don’t have to pick up my kids today.

 

My son must not text when he is driving. STRONGLY NOT ALLOWED

My son doesn’t have to pick me up at school today. NOT NECESSARY

 

I must obey/follow traffic laws.

I must not break traffic laws.

You must not spit on the floor.

You must not smoke within 6m of a doorway.

I must not speak Farsi in the class.

must not – law, rule, regulation,

You must not take the same class twice in the same term.

We must not talk loudly on our phone in a public place.

We should not talk loudly on our phone in a public place.

 

The C-port on my laptop is dirty. I have to spray it with contact cleaner.

 

*used to- did it in the past, not anymore

I used to wear a suit when I was in Iran. Now I wear casual clothes.

I used to be young.

She used to do yoga.

I used to be a teacher.

I used to go to work by car, but now I go by bus.

I used to ride motorcycles, but now I don’t have one.

Maris used to live in Calgary. past activity, not now

 

used to + to go, eat, sleep, walk

We used to walk around the park every evening.

We used to walking around the park every evening. XXX

We used to walked around the park every evening. XXX

 

We used to pay (with) cash when we didn’t have any credit card.

I used to go camping every summer.

She used to study English at university.

I used to go on a diet because I wanted to get into good shape.

 

I went camping last weekend. SIMPLE PAST

I used to go camping when I was a kid. MODAL

 

I used to live in Kurdistan, but now I live in Canada.

 

I used to play ping pong when I was in school.

 

I used to be a night owl, but now I am an early bird.

 

They used to play soccer but not anymore. Now they play pickleball.

 

 

I used to play tennis, but now I play pickleball.

I used to be a reporter, but now I am a cook.

 

cook(n)-  a person who cooks, a chef

cooker(n)- a machine that heats up food, a stove, a cooktop

She is a cook. She bought a new cooker.

 

We all have our strengths and weaknesses.

 

 

 

Let’s practice writing sentences using ‘have to’ and ‘used to’.

 

I used to see my mother every week.

I used to talk to my mother every week.

 

Joe used to watch his daughter play soccer every Saturday morning.

Joe used to look at the birds flying around the oak trees in the park.

 

Joe used to look for used cars to buy and sell. He looked all the time.

Joe looked for a used car to buy.

 

Joe is looking for a good used car for his daughter.

 

Phan used to sell cars in Saigon.

 

Prepositions   for   of   to

No rules. You have to talk and use English every day in order to learn how to use prepositions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Making a Dinner Reservation”

Vocabulary

1.    booked solid- Summer classes are booked solid. This popular restaurant is booked solid on the weekends. I am booked solid in the evenings for the next two weeks.

2.    He has a bad reputation in business. He is dishonest.

Lawyers and policitians often have bad reputations.

She has a good reputation in the school.

your name- your good name,

She has a reputation for being very shy.

He has a reputation for being short-tempered.

short-tempered- gets angry easily

3.    You are looking forward to going to Jasper.

You are looking forward to becoming a Canadian citizen.

I am looking forward to summer break.

4.    Cell phones are very convenient for connecting with people.

The public transportation in Vancouver is inconvenient.

A convenience store is open late, but is more expensive than a grocery store.

5.    party- a group of people   We have a party of five.

party- celebration

7.A birthday is a special occasion.

9.They had lunch on the patio/deck.

10. I tried to reach you yesterday, but you didn’t respond.

She likes reaching goals/targets.

 

Dialogues- groups of two, practice

 

 

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