EF4 Class 8

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

Life is very short. Decide what you want to do, and go for it 100%!

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Continue compound sentences

Exercises

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

·      Listening questions

 

Friday

·      Quiz#2 compound sentences

·      Return Test#1

Optional RW for a bonus point

·      Continue verb tenses

·      Continue dialogues “Interviewing for a Job”

·      Listening to song lyrics

·      HW   Read new dialogue

 

Monday

·      Continue verb tenses

·      New dialogue

 

 

COMPOUND SENTENCES

, SOBA

, so

, or

, but

, and

 

SV, SOBA SV.

It is a sunny day, so let’s go to the beach.

It is a sunny day. Let’s go to the beach. 2 SIMPLE SENT

It is a sunny day. Let’s go to the beach. JOIN THEM TOGETHER

It is a sunny day, so let’s go to the beach. 1 COMPOUND

Today is Jun’s birthday, so we want to celebrate.

I went to a store, and I bought some bread. COMPOUND

I went to a store and bought some bread. SIMPLE SVV no comma

I need to have peace of mind, so I decided to not be angry. COMPOUND

I need to have peace of mind. I decided to not be angry. 2 SIMPLES

 

“Compound Sentences Using SOBA”

Exercise 1

 

 

Exercise 2

1.    The cat ran away.

The cat ran away, so the dog chased it. XXX

The dog chased the cat, so it ran away.

4.       past passed

          She passed her driving test.

She wants to forget about her past.

He studied all night, so he passed the test with flying colours.

 

IDIOM pass with flying colours- get top marks, high marks

IDIOM pass by the skin of your teeth- barely pass, 51%

by the skin of your teeth- barely, almost not

He caught his plane by the skin of his teeth. He was almost late. He almost missed his flight. He caught the plane at the last minute.

IDIOM ace(v) She aced her math test. 100%

tennis – ace(n) -get a point on a serve

 

5. He likes to play soccer, and he likes to play football.

He likes to play soccer, but he also likes to play violin.

He likes to play soccer, but I like to play tennis.

 

The Vancouver soccer team is called the Whitecaps.

 

6. The ice-covered trees were beautiful, but they were also dangerous.

super-chilled rain in the winter- silver thaw

The ice-covered trees were beautiful, and were sparkling. XXX

FIX

The ice-covered trees were beautiful, and they were sparkling. COMPOUND

The ice-covered trees were beautiful and sparkling. SIMPLE SV

The ice-covered trees were beautiful and looked sparkly. SIMPLE SVV

 

The ice-covered trees were beautiful, and the weather was very cold.

The weather was very cold, so the ice-covered trees were beautiful. XXX

The weather was very cold, so the trees were covered with ice.

The ice-covered trees were beautiful, so we wanted to take photos of them.

 

VERB TENSE LESSON

She took a picture.

She wanted to took take a picture.

want + infinitive

7. The boys went out to harvest the pheasants, but they couldn’t find them.

The boys ran out of food, so they went out to harvest the pheasants.

9. He worked late last night, so he slept in this morning.

He worked late last night, so he was able to finish his project.

He worked late last night, so he missed Behzad’s party.

He worked late last night, but he still woke up early.

He worked late last night, but he couldn’t finish it the project.

10. The concert was amazing, so/and I enjoyed it.

The concert was amazing, but it was crowded.

The concert was amazing, but it was packed.

The concert was amazing, and it was packed.

IDIOM packed- very busy, crowded

The concert was amazing, so I stayed until the encore.  ‘on-kor’ FRENCH

The concert was amazing, and I really enjoyed it.

I didn’t want to go to the concert, but it was amazing.

 

BREAK Back at 9:57

 

Quiz for tomorrow or Monday

Quiz#2 on compound sentences -same style as Quiz#1- six sentences

Lets’s choose 10 words of vocab to review:

1.    interview

2.    walk

3.    love

4.    watch

5.    education

6.    call

7.    travel

8.    prefer

9.    buy

10.                       emotion

I will choose six for the quiz.

You can choose any verb tense you like.

 

Focus of the Quiz#2 will be  , SOBA

 

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?

 

 

12 verb tenses in English:

SIMPLE PRESENT- habitual action, everyday, usually, often

          “She drinks green tea.”

          “He lives in Burnaby.”

          “Victoria is the capital of BC.”
SIMPLE PAST- one event in the past, finished

          “You ate two eggs this morning.”

          “He watched some Youtube last night.”

SIMPLE FUTURE- one event in the future, to come later

          -be going to- already planned it

          “I am going to listen to a podcast tonight.”

          “Our classmates are going to get some coffee together.”

“I’m going to have lunch with my sister today”

-will- decide right now

I am going to buy a new car next week.

At the Superstore: I’ll get the milk. You get the cookies.

 

SIMPLE PRESENT, PAST, and FUTURE- ESSENTIAL!

 

PROGRESSIVE/CONTINUOUS ‘ing’ – happening right now, these days

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE- am going, are walking, is working

She is working right now. two-word verb tense

She working right now. XXX

I am sitting down right now.

 

Kai usually plays soccer, but he is playing volleyball these days.

-sounds temporary

 

Jun lives in Vancouver. sounds permanent

Jun is living in Vancouver. sounds temporary

 

Mei is staying in a hotel downtown. sounds temporary

I am learning English at SHEC. sounds

I am doing karate.

I do karate.

She does yoga.

I am learning about compound sentences this week.

 

PAST PROGRESSIVE

was ‘ing’  - interrupted, someone else happened

Joe watched a movie last night. SIMPLE PAST

Joe was watching a movie, and the phone rang.

Maris was driving home when she saw an accident.

The teacher was teaching when his computer stopped working.

I hurt my neck when I was skiing.

When I arrived at work, you were talking with the boss.

 

FUTURE PROGRESSIVE- RARELY USED, NOT VERY IMPORTANT

will be working

 

***CONTINUE TOMORROW***

 

 

 

earthquake – big seismic event

tremor- small seismic event

 

shiver- body shaking from cold or fear

 

seismic(adj)- earthquakes, tectonic plates

 

 

faults- where two tectonic plates touch

 

The Big One- an inevitable major earthquake

 

Earthquake Drill- practice

1.Get under the table for 60 seconds.

2.Exit the room and meet out in front of the school.

 

pendulum

 

Many older schools in Vancouver are getting seismic upgrading.

 

The Ring of Fire-

 

Elevation map: https://en-us.topographic-map.com/map-16s57/Vancouver/?center=49.14713%2C-123.06971

 

 

Listening Questions for fun

 

1.    How many legs does a dog have?

 

 

 

 

 

2.    Does the sun come out in the day or at night?

3.    Is a wheel round or square?

4.    What is the word for the yellow part of an egg? yolk

5.    Counting by tens, what number comes next: 10, 20, 30, ...?

Counting by fives... Counting by twos...

6.    Sick people stay here. Doctors and nurses work here. What place is it?

7.    If a unicorn lost its horn, what animal would it look like?

8.    Uncle Ed repaired four pairs of boots. How many boots did he fix in all?