EF4 Class 16

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

FYI -for your information  In Septemebr, I will be teaching the following classes:

Period 1 (9:15-11:30) EF4/5

Period 2 (12-2:15) EF2/3

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Talk about midterm recommendations

·      Make-up quiz or test

·      Return Quiz#3- adverb clauses

Optional RW for a bonus point

·      Continue “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

·      Continue complex sentences- noun clauses

·      HW   Finish Noun Clause Exercises for homework

 

Wednesday

·      New dialogue

·      Midterm recommendations- 9-10 people

·       Continue complex sentences- noun clauses

Go over exercises from homework

Prepare for quiz tomorrow

·      “Phrasal Verbs 1&2”

·      “Making Small Talk”

 

Thursday

·      Quiz#4- noun clauses

·      Midterm recommendations- 9-10 people

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Friday

·      Midterm recommendations- 9-10 people

·      Test#3 – paragraph of at least 100 words on an easy topic

 

Final week

Quiz#5 – adjective clauses

Test#4 -paragraph POSSIBLE

Replacement test or quiz on Thursday, August 1.

 

** Optional replacement quiz/test **

A few people have asked me about rewriting quizzes or tests. Maybe they had a bad quiz or missed a quiz or test.

In my classes, I offer an optional replacement quiz or test for anyone who would like to do one.

Next week, you will have an opportunity to replace one of the quizzes or tests that you wrote.

Again, this is optional. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.

So far we have done three quizzes:

Quiz#1 simple sentences               X/6

Quiz#2 compound sent, SOBA      X/6

Quiz#3 complex sent- adv cl          X/6

THURSDAY Quiz#4 complex sent- n cl              X/6

NEXT WEEK Quiz#5 complex sent- adj cl         X/6

 

You have your marks for those.

You may have one quiz that you were not satisfied with.

One is one. Not two, not three. 1=1

You choose which one you want to replace.

 

You will do the replacement quiz during regular class time, as usual. It will be Thursday, August 1st. We will do it the last 50 minutes of class.

 

The replacement quiz will be a new quiz. The replacement quiz will be a mix of all sentence styles.

e.g. If you want to replace your Quiz #3 the adverb clause quiz, the replacement quiz will not just be on adverb clauses; it will be on all of the sentence styles.The replacement quiz will be six sentences, as usual- mix of simple, compound, complex: 1 simple, 2 compound, 3 complex OR 2 simple, 2 compound,  2 complex, for example.

 

Your old mark will be replaced with the new mark. It will not be the higher of the two marks.

 

EXAMPLE SCENARIO #1

Q1 4/6

Q2 0/6 4/6

Q3 6/6

Q4 5.5/6

Q5 5/6

 

You can choose to replace Q2.

Replacement quiz- 4/6

*Great outcome.* The average from your quizzes goes up.

 

T1 10/12

T2 8/12

T3 7/12

T4 5/12 7/12

REPL T4- 7/12

 

EXAMPLE SCENARIO #2

Q1  4/6 3/6

Q2 4.5/6

Q3 4.5/6

Q4 5/6

Q5 5/6

You choose to replace Q1.

Replacement quiz 3/6

*Less-than-ideal outcome* The average for your quizzes goes down.

 

Think carefully about if you would like to replace one of your quiz or test marks.

 

ADVICE:

If you have pretty good marks, just leave them. Don’t bother with the replacement quiz or test.

On the other hand, if you have a really low mark somewhere, it would be worth doing the replacement quiz or test.

 

REMINDER: Quizzes are worth just under 30% of your final mark.

Tests are worth juat under 60%.

Spoken is worth about 25%.

 

Think about which quiz or test you want to replace, if any. You can tell me next Thursday when we do the replacement quiz or test.

If you choose to not do the replacement quiz or test, than you can leave early on Thursday.

 

**MIDTERM RECOMMENDATIONS**

Midterm Recommendations- this week

We are past the halfway point in the term. We have only one and a half weeks left.

 

I will give midterm recommendations to you this week. The midterm recommendation is a snapshot or picture of how you are doing at this moment, based on your average so far.

 

Registration for September courses will begin Monday, July 29th. You will be able to register via the South Hill website as usual. You will be emailed a link to follow in order to register. I will show the class how to register. I will demonstrate what to do.

 

In order to register, you need a recommendation from your teacher, me. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week, I will give you a midterm recommendation for which English class you should register for in September. If you are not going to take a class in September, than you don’t need the rec.

 

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we will have a short chat at my desk. We will talk about how things are going so far in this course and what your next course should/could be. I will put your recommendation into a spreadsheet for the advisors.

By ‘so far’, I mean we have almost finished four of five weeks. “So far’ means ‘up to now’.

 

If you want a copy of my comments, you can take a picture of the comments on your phone.

 

The interim recommendation will be based on the quizzes and tests you have done so far this term. Also, I will give you a spoken mark out of 10 based on how much speaking you do in class. Plus there are a few points for rewrites.

 

TRICKY PART

The minimum average for early registration is 65%.

The final pass mark at the end of course is 50%.

If you are between 50-64%, we can talk again next week. You can reg later next week.

 

9-10 students a day in alphabetical order.

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz#3

Pen

Doublespace

Full name and class

Devices/phones put away

Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.

Submit by 9:06

1.          before      buy

I will save some money before I buy a new bicycle.

I saved some money before I buy bought a new bicycle. vt

 

2.          since         carefully

3.          until          pet

4.          when        happy

5.          if                interested

6.          even though     summer

 

Optional RW for a bonus point

 

 

I am interested in learning how to drive.

Mei is interested in going on a hike next weekend.

interested in GERUND

Jun is interested in getting a new job.

 

 

sleep  I sleep at 10 o’clock.

I go to sleep at 10. She went to sleep at 10. Jun will go to sleep early tonight.

 

He picked it up. He took it home. You pick up your kids. You take them home.

 

He needs to go. She needs to eat. We need to rest.

need + infinitive

 

 

 

**“100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”**

What are new verbs or verbs that you are not 100% sure about?

 

100. remain -stay She is planning to remain in Canada.

The cat remained in the window all afternoon.

The students remained after the class was over to arrange a study group.

We have a few remaining classes. adj

remaining- left over, still available

 

remind- to tell somebody information again

My wife reminded me to pick up some milk on the way home.

I reminded myself to stay calm.

She reminded her son to brush his teeth carefully.

reminder(n,adj) The doctors office sent a reminder email about the appointment.

 

84. remember(v)- She remembered to bring her guitar to school.

I can remember when I was 18 years old.

I always remember my grandmother’s apple pie. The smell of cinnamon reminds me of her apple pie.

I always remember to remind my husband about his appointments.

Do you remember that tomorrow you have to go to the office?

 

87. appear- become visible, able to be seen

A rainbow appeared in the sky.

The stars appear/come out at night.

A ghost appeared at the end of her bed.

disappear  The ice cream disappeared quickly.

I was driving on Fraser Street. Suddenly a cyclist appeared in front of me.

A deer appeared on the highway out of nowhere.

IDIOM out of nowhere- appeared suddenly

out of the blue

It was amazing when she appeared in front of me.

The snow disappeared when the temperature rose.

All of the spots in the class diappeared.

The sun appeared after lunch. It was cloudy in the morning.

He appeared after a long journey.

His cat appeared on his doorstep after having been missing for six months.

He appeared tired. He looked tired.

She appears to be angry right now.

Dolphins appeared off the port bow of the ferry.

port-left

starboard-right

bow- front of the boat or ship

stern- back of the boat or ship

The whales appeared in front/off the bow of the ship.

 

ship- If your ship sinks, you go into a boat.

boat-If your boat sinks, you go into the water.

 

A ferry is a type of ship.

A container ship is huge. A cruise ship takes passengers on long cruises with all-you-eat buffets.

An aircraft carrier is a massive military ship that carried airplanes.

 

63. include-all together, part of

The price includes tax.

The price is $45.98, including tax.

The price of the plane ticket is $90, not including tax and fees.

The price of the plane ticket is $90. You have to add tax and fees to that.

 

86. consider- think about, opinion

She is considering moving to Calgary. She is weighing her options.

I consider him to be my brother. In my opinion, he is family.

I am considering GERUND. I am considering buying a new house.

 

I am considering taking another test.

 

I needed to consider many factors when I wanted to immigrate: employment, language, culture, etc.

 

He is considering the pros and cons of marrying Julie.

 

pros and cons- good points and bad points

 

She will consider moving to a new city.

She was considering studying to be a mechanic or a doctor.

 

I hope you will consider my suggestion. noun clause

I hope that you will consider my suggestion. noun clause

She hopes that the company will consider her for the position.

I hope that you will consider me for the job.

Thank you for your consideration. noun

Mary is a very considerate person. adj She is always thinking about other people first.

She is considering taking a new position in the company.

She is considering retiring in the next five years.

I am considering taking the IELTS or the TOEIC test.

I am deciding between the IELTS or the TOEIC test.

IELTS

 

I am considering to buy buying a new model of BMW.

 

I am considering GERUND continuing my education in Canada. SIMPLE

 

She is considering moving to Calgary because Vancouver is too expensive. COMPLEX- adv cl

She said that she is considering moving to Calgary. COMPLEX- n cl

 

98. reach- stretch out your hand, connect with, arrive

The baby reached out and grabbed the rattle.

Mei reached out to her sister when their mom got sick. connected with, got in touch with

If you are depressed, you can reach out for help.

 

We reached Seattle at 6pm. We arrived at Seattle at 6pm.

She will reach her goals if she keeps working.

He will achieve his goals/dreams if he stays on track and works hard.

The climbers reached the top of the mountain after a four-hour climb.

 

rich(adj) lots of $$

reach(v)

answer machine- You have reached 604 567 3526. Please leave a message at the sound of the tone.

You can reach me by email at bestlawyer@gmail.com

You can reach me at 604 328 5827.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOUN CLAUSE

A VERB think, know, believe, understand, forget, remember, realize, hope, say, etc.

B that why how

 

*understand + why

I do not understand why it takes such a long time to learn English.

They couldn’t understand why I came to Canada.

I can’t understand why the processing time for immigration takes so long.

Shira wants to understand why Mei didn’t accept her invitation.

I understand why my son is upset.

I don’t understand why she goes to the park everyday.

I don’t understand why she is considering taking another test.

I need to understand why she doesn’t like the beach.

 

*remember + how

She remembers how her dad would sing to her.

I remember how my mother taught how to cook.

 

She cries when she remembers her childhood. adv cl

 

Do you remember how you made this salad?

ALTERNATIVE Do you remember how to make this salad? n cl

 

She knows how to speak French.

how + infinitive

I know how to fix my guitar.

He doesn’t know how to fix his computer.

 

 

** Noun Clause Exercises

1.    Junko’s friends think that SV.

Junko’s friends think that she is getting too thin lately.

Junko’s friends think that her new boyfriend is a loser.

Junko’s friends think that she is a great friend.

2.