EF45 Class 8

 

challenge(n) – hard thing to do, difficulty

difficult(adj)

IDIOM I’ve got this. I undertand. I believe that I can do it!

You got this!

Step by step. Bit by bit. One step at a time. Little by little. One day at a time.

 

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Quiz#1- simple sentences (first 20m of class)

·      Finish personal introductions

·      Begin compound sentences

·      Listening exercises

·      HW   Read “Job Interview” dialogue. We’ll use this tomorrow.

 

INTERROGATIVE- question

IMPERATIVES- command

Come in.  period . fullstop

 

dot amazon.ca

 

Come in! exclamation point ! high emotion, high energy, loud, angry

 

Come in. Come in!

Watch out. Watch out!

The beautiful cat ran away. The beautiful cat ran away!

 

. period, fullstop   ! exclamation point

? question mark

 

You ate my cookie!

Wow! What a beautiful flower!

 

SSVV I and Mahmoud Mahmoud and I go to the park and play football. SIMPLE

 

Mahmoud and I go to the park, and we play football. COMPOUND SENT

Me and Mahmoud go to the park. CASUAL TALKING- NOT FOR HIGH-LEVEL WRITING

 

Nike slogan Just do it!

 

 

Quiz #1

Doublespace.

Pen.

Name and class.

Phones and devices put away.

Write a simple sentence for each. Pass in by 9:55.

1.    SV   bird

2.    SSV   group

3.    SVV   play

4.    SSVV   car

5.    Imperative   arrive

6.    Interrogative   sleep   

 

 

**Personal Introductions**

francophone= a French-speaking person

anglophone= an English-speaking person

 

phone -sound  telephone

tele- across a distance

telegraph- sending words via Morse Code

 

monolingual- speak one language

bilangual-speak two languages

trilangual- speak three languages

polyglot- speak many languages

She is a polyglot.

ploy-many

glot-tongues

 

Her favourite hobbies are playing guitar and dancing.

 

She worked in public health. She wants to get a job in same field.

 

pronunciation

Canada XXX

Canada

 

he/she-source of confusion- same sound in Mandarin ‘ta’

 

**Break until 10:32**

 

If you smell burnt toast, it could mean that you having a stroke.

 

 

 

SENTENCE TYPES- COMPOUND SENTENCES

 

 

-SIMPLE SENTENCES

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.

seven coordinating conjunctions:  for and nor but or yet so

e.g. neither nor- rarely used

 

SOBA - much more useful   so   or   but    and

-         high frequency words- words that we use a lot

 

EXAMPLES:

,so

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

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

cash- folding money, bills, SLANG scratch

Most people pay with plastic. I’ll pay with plastic.

Debit, please. Mastercard, please. I’ll pay cash.

 

 

bill – at a restaurant Could I have the bill, please.

We have to pay our phone bill. statement-business language

 

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

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

 

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.

VOCAB 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

satchel, carry-all, messenger bag

briefcase- hard business case for papers, lawyers, maybe made of leather

 

,or – choice, two options

She will go to the party, or she will stay home.

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

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

 

,but

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.

Maris plans to go hiking, but her daugher wants to stay (at) home.

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

Moe likes 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?

 

,and

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

We went for a bike ride, 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

 

COMPOUND SENTENCES:

SV, SOBA SV.  SOBA so or but and

 

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

 

She likes to drive, so she got a used car.

like to drive    like driving

like + infinitive(verb) to go   to sleep

like + gerund(noun- ing)  going sleeping

 

She likes to get enough sleep, so she sleeps goes to bed at 10PM.

                        

 

so- give reason

or- choice

but- opposite

and- addition

 

**We’ll continue Monday**

 

 

**Listening Fun Questions**

1.    Are most people under two meters (six feet) tall or over two meters (six feet) tall?

2.    Does the moon revolve around the earth?

3.    What do you mix with black to get the colour grey?

Canada grey      US gray

4.    Which continent lies directly west of Asia?

Seven continents-

North America

South America

Europe

Africa

Asia

Australia

Antarctica

 

5.    How many grams are in a kilogram? 1000X

milli   millmetre 1/1000 of a metre

milligram 1/1000 of a gram

milllitre 1/1000 of a litre

 

 

 

 

 

Test#1

Doublespace

Full name and class

Pen

Phones and devices put away

Write a paragraph of at least 100 words on the following topic.

Why did you come to Canada?