EF4 Class 1

 

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

This is the Period 1 (P1) (M-F 8:30-12:00) Summer class for this course:

 

English Foundations 4

 

First come, first served for seats.

 

Are you in the right class?

 

We will get started at 8:30

 

 

 

NOTE: Everything that you see on this screen, I will put on our blog every day.

 

You can find my school blog here: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

 

I will take attendance in a few minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s Agenda

 

agenda- the things that we are going to talk about, plan, schedule

business world- business meetings always have agendas, Strata council meetings

 

·      Welcome

Housekeeping- less important items

·      Student wifi

·      New cell phone policy for BC

·      Parking

·      Communication via email

·      Covid protocols

Curriculum- education, class, course

·      Dates, times for our class

·      Course overview- handout

·      Small group chatting- icebreaker

·      IF TIME Student Questionaire

 

REMINDER: Everything that goes on this screen will be on my blog after class.

haleyshec.blogspot.com

I will talk more about the blog later.

 

My name is Allan Haley

Please call me Allan. Calling me by my first name is fine. I will call you by your first name, too.

Email: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

I sent you an email yesterday. Did you get my email?

 

If you got my email, that means that we can communicate by email.

 

If you did not get my email, that means that there is a problem with the email. If you did not get my email, please tell me so we can fix it.

Check your JUNK folder.

 

**Parking**

Scan the QR code on the pink piece of paper.

Put it your licence plate.

Put it in your first name and last name.

 

English

First name – given name

Last name- family name, surname

 

Confusing when filling out forms and documents.

Chinese and Vietnamese is opposite.

 

Ling Yan- English

Yan Ling – Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean

Source of confusion- order of names

 

You will be able to park in the SHEC parking lot until the end of August, 2024.

SHEC- South Hill Education Centre

*If you brought your car, sign up in the app so that you do not get a ticket. Your car will probably not get towed away. I have never a tow truck in the parking lot at SHEC. Plenty of people have gotten tickets.

 

**Wifi*

We have school wifi for students.

Wifi: VSB-Commons

Wifi password: AeQACYUf

 

 

 

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New cell phone policy in BC schools

 

Secondary - Personal Digital Device Usage 

 

To foster a safe and focused learning environment for students, the use of personal digital devices, that distract from learning, such as cell phones, tablets and electronic devices, are restricted during school hours and on school property. Educators and school staff will continue to model digital citizenship in the classroom and avoid the use of personal digital devices for non-instructional purposes. 

 

Personal digital devices must be turned off or placed on silent mode before entering the classroom and remain silent during instructional time.  Personal digital devices are not permitted for use during class/instructional time unless an educator has given permission.  

 

The use of personal devices is permitted under the following circumstances: 

·       For educational purposes, as directed by the educator in the classroom. 

·       For health and medical purposes as outlined in an Individual Education Plan or Student Safety Plan. 

·       To support special or diverse educational needs, such as assistive technology related to Individual Education Plans or Student Support Plans. 

  

The expectation is that students will follow the personal digital device policy and school guidelines.  

 

The Vancouver School Board is not responsible for the loss, damage, or disappearance of personal digital devices that students decide to bring to school. 

 

A regular review of the school’s Code of Conduct guidelines for personal digital devices are essential to ensure their effectiveness and relevance in addressing current issues and meeting the evolving needs of students, teachers, and parents. Adjustments to the Code of Conduct may be necessary to ensure that school guidelines remain relevant and effective in promoting a conducive learning environment.  Changes may be prompted by emerging incidents that highlight the need for enhanced measures to protect student well-being and privacy. 

 

 

 

*** IMPORTANT ***

Cell phones or other electronic devices are not allowed during quizzes and test. They must be put away, out of sight. If it’s out visible on the table, the school policy is to give a 0 for the quiz or test. If you forget, then remember. Put it away in your pocket, in your bag.

 

 

*** Class Blog ***

Everything that goes on this screen, I will put up on our class blog.

CLASS BLOG: haleyshec.blogspot.com

It’s on the course handout.

You do not have to make notes as we go because everything on the screen will go onto the blog. Neverthless, making notes during class is an excellent way to improve retention. The best students usually make notes during a class or lecture.

 

 VOCAB retention(noun) – retain, remember (verb), recall(v), bring to mind

Watching my kids play in the park brings to mind my own childhood.

She remembers her own childhood when she watched her kids play in the park.

He studies new English vocabulary but doesn’t retain it for more than a few hours. SIMPLE SENTENCE

He studies new English vocabulary, but he doesn’t retain it for more than a few hours. COMPOUND SENTENCE

 

Making notes in a class helps you to retain information.

 

VOCAB blog – weblog- keep a written record on the internet, online diary, publish your thoughts

Some people are bloggers.

 

the web- worldwide web- www, internet

log- written record

-nurse in a hospital, truck driver- keep a log, weight loss plan-watching your diet- record events as they occur

 

web + log = blog

brunch= breakfast + lunch

smog= smoke+fog   dirty air above a city

Spanglish = Spanish + English

 

I will update my blog every day after class. You can check it and review what we did in class.

Reviewing material is the best way to help remember new information.

 

VOCAB review(verb,noun) re- again view-see,watch,look

rewrite, redo, repeat, reheat, replace, remember, recognize

recognize re-again cogn-understand cognitive(adj)

 

You can check the blog as much as you like. There is no sign-in, no password. It’s all public and accessible.

You can keep using it until the end of time.

I am planning to keep my blog up forever.

 

Our blog is a tremendous resource that you can use.

My class blog goes back 11 years.

My blog is searchable. You can search for something specific that you are looking for.

The search bar is in the upper lefthand cornr of the main blog screen. Search for whatever you want to learn more about. The search bar might not work on your phone.

Click on “View web version” on the bottom of the page.

 

***ACTION***

Go to the blog now. Make sure you can open it.

haleyshec.blogspot.com

Let me know if you are having trouble opening my blog.

Any trouble getting in? We’ll figure it out.

If yes? Good!

If no? Let me know.

Excellent work!

 

 

**Daily Agenda***

Every day I will post an ‘agenda’

‘agenda’- used for meetings, school, business or government

agenda- list of items to talk about, schedule for the meeting or class

helps to keep the meeting or class on track, organized

lets everyone know what to expect, what is coming

 

 IDIOM stay on track, keep on track – stay organized, not get distracted, have a plan, stick to the plan

IDIOM stick to your plan– follow your plan

She wants to go to college, so she will stick to her plan of finishing her courses at SHEC.

The little boy finds it hard to stay on track with his homework.

Shelley finds it challenging to stay on track with her gym routine.

 

 

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First break 9:40-9:50

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**Emails***

I sent an email to you yesterday. If you received that email from me, than that means we can communicate via/by email. If you did not receive an email from me, that means I do not have your email in the computer system. We will have to fix that.

 

VOCAB via- by She gets to school by/via the bus.

He goes to work via car.

via – the way that you go, your route, through

Hossein came to Canada from Iran via Ukraine.

He flew to Canada from China via Hong Kong.

Maria flew to Halifax via Toronto.

You can fly directly to Tokyo from Vancouver.

You fly to Ethiopia via Toronto.

She flew to Vancouver from Tehran via Istanbul and Montreal. She had a three-hour layover in Montreal

VOCAB layover(noun,verb)- waiting in the airport

 

She became a college instructor via nursing.

My wife became a college instructor via being a CDA.

CDA- certified dental assistant

 

VERBS – fly- simple present   The bird flies around the trees.

flew- simple past   The bird flew into her house.

will fly – simple future The birds will fly south in winter.

 

prepositions- to from via

 

**This will all go on the blog.**

Did you get my email?

YES- Great! NO- Check your Junk folder. If I have the wrong email for you, you can change your email address through the office.

 

When you send an email to me, please put your full name and class in the subejct line of your email.

SUBJECT: Joe Chen, EF4

 

I asked you to respond to ahaley@vsb.bc.ca with your full name and the class you are in the subject line of your email. Many of you responded to the email as I requested.

I responded “Thank you, Allan.”

If you got my response email, everything is ok.

Thank you for that. I want email communciation to be seamless between us.

 

VOCAB/IDIOM seamless(adjective)- smooth, no problems , no confusion

seam – where two pieces of cloth are sewed, joined, rough area, bumpy

seamless- not rough, smooth, easy

 

Registering for this class was seamless. adjective

Taking the Skytrain using a credit card is seamless.

Raising teenagers is rarely seamless.

Immigrating to Canada is not a seamless process.

Ordering a hamburger at the McD’s drivethrough is seamless.

 

***IMPORTANT***

When you send an email to me, please put your full name and class that you are in in the subject line of the email.

Then I will know who you are and what class you are in.

Some people might not be familiar with email. I can help, or maybe a classmate can help. 

 

***Covid protocols***

VOCAB protocol- accepted ways to act, best ways to do things

Wash your hands many times a day.

Use moisturizer/hand lotion/hand cream.

Use hand sanitizer.

 

In class:

Two bottles of sanitizer at the front

Feel free to wear a mask if you want.

When we wear a mask, we lose the facial expressions. We lose the lip reading.

We get a lot of information from facial epressions, lips reading, etc.

Talking on the phone is challenging. It is harder than talking face-to-face.

VOCAB challenging- difficult

EUPHEMISM – ‘you fem ism’ a word that we use instead of the less polite word

challenging- difficult, hard

die- pass away, pass

toilet- washroom, restroom, bathroom

 

 

*** Course dates and times***

Monday-Friday 8:30-12:00

Tuesday, July 2, 2024- Friday, August 2, 2024

Summer school is five weeks- July and the first week of August.

School will begin again in September right after Labour Day.

Registration for September will begin Monday, July 29^th.

 

 

**We will continue with the course outline tomorrow.**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s change gears.

Small group chatting

-chat- casual talking, friendly, chew the fat

IDIOM chew the fat – nice friendly chatting

We went to a coffee shop and chewed the fat.

 

FIRST DAY ICEBREAKER:

Get into groups of 4-5 people. Choose some people who you don’t know yet. Ideally choose people who do not speak your mother language.

A.       Chat with your partners.

1.               Name

2.               Home

3.               Family

4.               Job

5.               Travel

6.               Hobbies- pastime, activities in your freetime

7.               Future plans

B.       Choose one of your partners. Make notes about that person. (5m)

C.       Introduce one of your partners to the class.

 

**Break 11:00-11:10**

 

homemaker- take care of the house – domestic engineer

housekeeper- paid worker

 

housework- cleaning, washing, making beds, laundry, washing dishes, mop, sweep, cooking- chores

homework- for school and studying

Kids can also do chores.

 

hospitality- hotels, restaurants, tourism

swimming

wading

 

accountant(person, job)- bookkeeper, keeps track of the accounts of a business- profit, loss, expenses, payroll, taxes, etc

 

-profit- make money, more money coming in than going out, “in the black”

 

-loss- losing money, more money going than coming in, “in the red”

I am in the red. I am losing money.

 

-expenses(n)- costs,

-expensive(adj)- high price, opposite of cheap

Talk is cheap.

-payroll- wages, salary of employess

-taxes- money to the government

income tax- tax on the money that you earn

 

She likes to play basketball, badminton, and soccer. team sports

She likes to go swimming, hiking, and biking.

gerund ‘ing’ noun hiking

He loves to go dancing.

We will go shopping tomorrow. We are going shopping tomorrow. We are going to go shopping tomorrow.

I like to go camping with my dog.

 

Mexico

Italy

France

Germany

Isreal

Iran

Iceland

She likes to play volleyball

She likes to listen to music. She likes to listen to the radio. She doesn’t like to listen to your husband complaining.

 

He lives in Vancouver. simple present verb tense-sounds more permanent

He is living in Vancouver. present progressive verb tense-sounds more temporarary

 

 

Wednesday Agenda

·      Finish course structure and course outline

·      Continue introductions

·      “Canada Day”

·      Begin simple sentences

·      “Questionnaire”