Wednesday, 10 July 2024

EF4 Class 7

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Collect optional Quiz#1 rewrite

·      Continue verbs with infinitives and gerunds

Practice

·      Begin compound sentences

·      Continue dialogues “Interviewing for a Job”

·      Test#1- paragraph of at least 100 words

easy topic (last 50 minutes of class)

 

Thursday

·      Continue dialogues “Interviewing for a Job”

·      Begin verb tenses- overview, focus on 6 of the 12tenses- most important

·      Continue compound sentences

·      Begin simple tenses

 

Friday

·      Continue compound sentences

Quiz#2 Monday?

·      Continue verb tenses

·      Continue dialogues “Interviewing for a Job”

·      HW   Read new dialogue

 

Monday

·      Continue verb tenses

·      New dialogue

 

 

 

 

 

like, love, hate, can’t stand, begin/start, continue

NEW VERB- prefer

 

prefer- choose, like more, select, one is better

 

prefer + infinitive OR gerund

I prefer shopping rather than hiking.

I prefer to shop online rather than in a store.

 

She likes shopping. She likes to hike.

We love to dance together.

 

He prefers getting to school early rather than late.

 

 

I prefer dogs rather than cats. noun

I prefer having a dog rather than a cat. gerund

She prefers to lease a car rather than buy one. infinitive

 

I prefer to swim in the pool rather than in the ocean.

 

 

like, love, hate, can’t stand, begin/start, continue

NEW VERB- prefer

 

Let’s practice! Write a few sentences from your own imagination using these verbs.

 

I started to learn Spanish last month.

I started learning Spanish last month.

We prefer to take classes face-to-face rather than online.

We prefer taking classes face-to-face rather than online.

 

DIFFERENT STYLE I prefer ice cream rather than hot chocolate.

I prefer to have/get ice cream rather than hot chocolate.

 

Some people prefer vanilla ice cream, but I prefer chocolate.

COMPOUND SENTENCE  prefer+noun

 

Some people prefer to eat vanilla ice cream, but I prefer to get chocolate. prefer+verb form

 

I prefer live in Canada rather than the US.

I prefer living in Canada rather than the US. prefer+verb

 

I prefer Canada rather than the US. prefer+noun

 

We started to increase build our career.

 

Maris started to run her own business last year, and she will continue to build her business. COMPOUND SENTENCE

 

 

SIMPLE

SV

SSV

SVV

SSVV

Imperative

Interrogative

 

 

Compound sentences

two simple sentences joined together

 

SV, SOBA SV.

 

, SOBA , so   , or   , but   , and

 

Most teachers teach FANBOYS. for and nor but or yet so

 

SOBA - much more useful   so   or   but    and

-         high frequency words- words that we use a lot

 

EXAMPLES:

He forgot his credit card, so he had to pay cash.

He forgot his credit card. He had to pay cash. JOIN THEM TOGETHER

,so

He forgot his credit card. He had to pay cash. 2 SIMPLE

He forgot his credit card, so he had to pay cash. 1 COMPOUND

 

She pays cash for everything.

She pays in cash for everything.

cash- folding money, green, bills

 

There are billions of dollars of counterfeit American money all over the world.

counterfeit- fake, not real

I have a Rolex, but it is counterfeit. COMPOUND SENTENCE

I have a Gucci wallet. It is counterfeit. It is spelled Guci.

People can be fake. They are two-faced. You cannot trust them.

two-faced(adj)-

 

She had a wad of cash in her purse. She used to carry a lot of cash.

 

wallet- small

handbag, purse- over the shoulder handle

backpack- two shoulder straps

clutch- small handheld purse, more formal

He carries a ‘manbag’

SLANG manbag

satchel, carry-all, messenger bag

 

She will go to the party, or she will stay home with her 16 cats.

You can have some ice cream, or you can have some chocolate. COMPOUND SENT SV, or SV   comma

You can have some ice cream or some chocolate. SIMPLE SV  no comma

 

Maria wants to stay home, but she has an appointment.

I like dogs, but she likes cats.

You want to learn English, but it is hard.

I like running, but she likes swimming.

I am from Iran, but now I am living in Canada.

I have a job, but I want a second job.

We plan to go hiking, but my daugher wants to stay (at) home.

I bought a new dress, but it is too small.

I like to live in Vancouver, but the rent is very high.

rent- shorter term, month to month

lease- longer term agreement

He rented a car when he went to Calgary for three days.

She leases a car for her business.

I am studying English, but she learns is learning French.

I want to use my computer, but I forgot my password.

I like to live in Vancouver, but I miss my hometown.

He wants to read a new topic, but it is not a new idea. Meaning?

 

Maris loves flowers, and she grows them in her garden.

We went for a bike, and then we had lunch.

My first walk in Vancouver was in Stanley park, and I loved it.

She likes apples, and she likes pears. COMPOUND

She likes apples and pears. SIMPLE

 

***BREAK 9:45-9:55***

 

SV, SOBA SV.  SOBA so or but and

 

Let’s practice. Let’s a write a few sentences from our own imagination using , SOBA.

 

so- give reason

or- choice

but- opposite

and- addition

 

I have a headache, so I go to a pharmacy.

headache, stomachache, earache, backache, toothache

I have tight muscles in my shoulder, so I have to put some heat and cold on it.

She is exhausted, so she will have a long hot bubble bath.

She is very friendly, so she has a lot of friends.

 

I slept wrong, and my neck is very stiff.

I can’t move my neck, so have to go the chiropractor.

She slept on her arm, and now she has pins and needles.

He got a cramp in his leg when he was swimming.

She got a charliehorse in her calf.

IDIOM charleyhorse – cramp

I got a charleyhorse when I was biking.

 

tingle- light, small feeling

pins and needles – very strong feeling

 

your funny bone-

She hit her funny bone and dropped her coffee.

 

alot XXX

a lot, lots

 

**CONTINUE TOMORROW WITH COMPOUND SENTENCES**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test#1

Write a paragraph of at least 100 words.

Lined ruled paper.

Write in pen.

Doublespace.

Name and class in top right corner.

Devices put away out of sight.

 

What is your favourite way to relax?

 

 

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