EF4 Class 18

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Quiz#4- noun clauses

·      Preposition exercises

·      Midterm recommendations- 10 people

·      Prepositions

·      New dialogue “Talking to a Landlord”

·      Continue “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

·      Phrasal verbs “Phrasal Verbs 2”

 

Friday

·      Continue with prepositions

for me / to me

·      Midterm recommendations- final 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

***Prepositions***

-show place or direction

-show time

-show relationship

- short words – 2,3,4 letters

 

to at in on for by with via under above beside behind until before after from,etc.

There are about 80 prepositions in English.

TOO MANY FOR US! https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Prepositions/Prepositions_List.html

 

The problem challenge – all idiomatic, all idioms, very few rules

 

Mei lives in Canada.

Mei lives in BC.

Mei lives in Burnaby.

Mei lives on Fraser Street.

Mei lives at 1234 Fraser Street.

 

in the morning

in the evening

in the afternoon

at night

at lunch time

at midnight

at 5pm

 

I go to bed in at midnight.

 

 

in September I am going to visit my home country in September.

on September 21^st I am going to visit my home country on September 21^st

Her birthday party is on June 23^rd. Her actual birthday is June 21^st.

My second/ third anniverasry of coming to Canada is May 13^th.

 

on Saturday We will go for a hike at 11am on Saturday.

Our class ends at 12.

She got up at 8am on Saturday morning.

 

I came to Canada on May 16^th, 2023.

I landed in Canada at 3pm on May 16^th, 2023.

 

The secret is reading and listening. Also, talking with authentic English speakers is critical/crucial.

 

There is no replacement for talking with people.

 

Ideas for expanding your network or social circle.

*Meetup.com

*https://www.toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/00000059-vancouver-toastmasters-club

*Sports group

*Coomunity centre classes

*Library events https://www.vpl.ca/programs-events

 

There is no reason to be alone or not have opportunities to use English. It’s up to you.

 

on a bus

on the plane

on a ship/boat

in a canoe

in a kayak

 

in my whole life

gigantic jy gan tic

 

Rodriquez-

Jose- ho zay

Juanita- hua ni ta

Chichuahua- type of dog, a lapdog

 

at midnight

at 9am

 

to India.

 

to a place

She goes to Toronto. She goes to Costco. I will go to bed.

EXCEPTIONS

She goes home.

She goes downtown.

She goes GERUND shopping.

 

in the past

in the future

at present

 

beside – next to

besides- along with

In addition to

 

We went for a lunch in the morning.

We go for a walk on Sunday mornings. We go for a walk every Sunday morning.

She goes for a walk every Sunday evening after dinner.

I like to take my wife for an ice cream.

We went out to get some bubble waffles.

I take a walk every day. I go for a walk every day.

 

in the fall, in the summer

 

He has been in jail for three months.

IDIOM behind bars, up the river, in the slammer – in jail, in prison

 

HW- Try Exercise 3 and 4. You don’t have to do them all. We can share them tomorrow.

 

had better / should – same

 

 

Quiz#4

Pen

Name and class

Doublespace

Write a sentence with a noun clause for each

Submit by 9:00

1.    feel                   rent

2.    say                    internet

3.    hope                convenient

4.    believe            available

5.    think                landlord

6.    know               empty