EF34 Class 40

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Making Home Improvements” dialogues

·      Minimal Pairs and pictures 2.1 2.3

·      LEFTOVER Modals- practice sentences

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test (last 90 minutes)

 

Friday, Nov. 1 – final day

·      No instruction

·      Marks day

·      See final marks and comments

·      One-on-one meetings if you want

If you come to class, we can talk. If you do not come to class, email me and I will email your final mark back with the comments.

Email between Friday 12:00 and 2:15.

You can get your report cards in the office starting next week.

Exercise 2.1

Shapes

square- length and width are equal, 90 degree angle

length(n)- how long

width(n)- how wide

depth(n)- how deep

The depth of the pool is two metres.

          height- how high

 

rectangle-

triangle- three sides

 

oval

circle

egg-shaped

 

2. a six-sided table

a six-sided sign

 

SPECIAL VOCAB

rhombus

parallelogram

 

A stop sign is an eight-sided sign.

The table is a rectangle. rectangle(n)

This is a rectangular table. rectangular(adj)

 

The table is a triangle. It is triangular table.

The table is a circle. It is a circular table.

The box is square. It is a square box. (n)(adj)

 

The sign has eight sides. It is an eight-sided sign.

 

3.A small fish is chasing a big fish.

A cat chases a mouse.

A dog chases a cat.

4.Mr. Skinny is picking up a basket.

He puts the basket on his head.

He holds the basket on his head with both hands.

He picks up the basket and puts it on his head.

5.t-shirt

crew neck, short sleeves

v-neck

long sleeves

a turtle-neck sweater

polo shirt

business shirt, button-up shirt

button-down collar

Tuck your shirt in.

Your shirt is untucked.

school uniform

suspenders

 

woman’s shirt- top, blouse(fancy)

 

He is wearing a sleeveless t-shirt.

 

She has a neutral expression.

 

6. Mr. Skinny kicks to the ball to his child.

The child kicks the ball to his father.

EF45 Class 40

 

Kermit the Frog – The Muppets

 

Final day of instruction

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue with some of the Phrasal Verb exercises, examples from homework

·      Review

·      Return ‘Self-Assessment Reflection” and “Questionaire”

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test (last 90m)

Note: I will evaluate these quizzes and tests tonight. I will not have  time to use specific correction codes.

 

Friday, Nov. 1 – last day

Marks day

No instruction

See final marks and comments

One-on-one meetings if you want. If you don’t come to class, you can send me an email between 9:15 and 11:30 for your final mark and comments.

If you want to have some snack, feel free. I’ll be working. Please, I do not want to clean up.

 

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Phrasal Verb Exercises

Exercise 2

3. She didn't manage to select/choose/pick out ___________ anyone from the line-up as she had forgotten completely what the mugger looked like.

6. When you get to the bank, don't stop, keep going/go on/walk on/go ahead/walk further/go straight ahead___________ for another hundred metres and you will see the chemist's on your left.

-further- more, deeper, to a greater extent

She studied chemistry further at UBC.

I want to go further with my English skills.

-farther- physical distance

We walked farther up the trail.

The next town is 50km farther up the road.

8.    The sniper picked off___________ the enemy troops one by one till they were all dead.

IDIOM pick off- to compete small tasks

She picked off most of her chores for the day.

I am picking off my high school course.

 

pick up- buy, lift with your hand

She picks up the children at school.

He has to pick up some milk on the way home.

 

pick up the kids  OR pick the kids up

drop off- leave something at a place

Joe dropped off the empty boxes at the recycling depot.

I dropped off my wife at work.

You drop off your son at school in the morning. You pick him up at 3:15.

 

9.    In this snow and ice, it's so easy to fall down/ slip/ wipe out___________.

I wiped out on the ice.

She wiped out on her skis. wipe(v) out(prep) She had a yard sale.

IDIOM yard sale/garage sale-

He fell off the ladder. The ladder slipped.

She wiped out in the wet grass.

He did a lipstand on the sidewalk. She got a concussion.

concussion- traumatic brain injury

 

10.                       She wasn't interested in his money. She liked/ enjoyed/loved/ was into/fell for ___________ his sense of humour.

He fell for a woman in his class. fell in love with

I came to Vancouver on a vacation, and I really fell for it.

 

Exercise 3

1.    Don't worry about the argument you had with your sister. It will soon blow over___________.

Wait for it to blow over. It will ok in a couple of days. Give it some time.

Time heals all wounds.

Let sleeping dogs lie. Don’t bring up old arguments. The past is the past.

 

2.    We went to that new cinema first, then the pizza restaurant and we ended up/wound up___________ in the bar near the old bridge.

 

4.  Parents often worry about their teenage children racking up___________ a huge phone bill.

IDIOM rack up – incur a lot of debt

He racked up three credit cards. He maxed out all three cards. He has a amount of huge debt.

The criminal racked up a long list of charges from the police.

The little kids started racking up lies.

Liars need to have good memories.

 

 

 

 

EF34 Class 39

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Test#4

Optional RW for bonus point-

·      “Making Home Improvements” dialogues

·      Minimal Pairs and pictures 2.1 2.3

·      LEFTOVER Modals- practice sentences

 

Thursday, Oct.31- Hallowe’en

·      Review

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test (last 90 minutes)

 

Friday, Nov. 1 – last day

·      No instruction

·      Marks day

·      See final marks and comments

·      One-on-one meetings if you want

If you come to class, we can talk. if you do not come to class, email me and I will email your final mark back with the comments.

Email between Friday 12:00 and 2:15.

You can get your report cards in the office starting next week.

 

Hallowe’en

Will you wear a costume?

I will hand out treats to the trick-or-treaters tomorrown evening.

 

costume- clothing, disguise

custom-

customs- declare taxable purchases at a border

Do you have anything to declare?

 

Test#4

Write a paragraph on the following topic.

EF3-at least 80 words

EF4- at least 100 words

What are your plans for the week off?

 

mostly future tenses – will, be going to (simple future)

On the week off, I will visit my brother in Toronto.

I will clean my house. I will do a deep clean of my apartment.

We are going to study English every day.

I am going to play a new video game.

NEW VERB

I am planning to V.

I am planning to go shopping for my family.

I am planning to go shopping for running shoes.

running shoes- sneakers, trainers

I want to V.

I want to focus on finding a job.

She wants to concentrate on improving her tennis game.

I would like to have a coffee with my friends and catch up/chew the fat.

IDIOM chew the fat- have a casual, friendly conversation, talk and laugh

I am planning to go hunting with my friend.

Deer are active mostly at dawn and dusk.

dawn- sunrise

dusk- sunset

 

My house is a big mess.(noun)

My house is messy.(adj)

Messi

 

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I did not record down your mark for Test#4. Please show your mark.

 

 

 

Example Optional Replacement Quiz

Please replace Quiz#2.

 

Write an appropriate sentence for each.

SIMPLE SENTENCE

1.    pet                   SV

2.    park                 SSV

COMPOUND SENTENCES  SV, SOBA SV.  , so   , or   , but   , and

2. school              and

He goes to school, and he goes to work.

3. sandwich         but

COMPLEX SENTENCES because   if   when   after  before

5. sleep                 when

6. study                if

 

Verb

present                past                       participle

break                    broke                    broken

 

Verb tenses(EF56)

The little kid breaks his toys a lot. SIMPLE PRESENT

I broke my phone yesterday. SIMPLE PAST

 

broken- passive voice

The phone was broken by me.

You ate an apple.

The apple was eaten by you.

 

I have broken my phone.  present perfect(EF5) – sounds very formal

I broke my phone. MORE COMMON

She has lived in Vanouver for two months.

 

 

She like pet.

She likes pets.

She likes a/her pet.

I like my pet.

She has a nice pet.

 

She walk school. XXX

She walks to the/her school.

He goes to SHEC.

 

i like canada.  i

I like Canada.

 

We are looking for progress.

Climb the mountain. English Mountain, Education Mountain. College Mountain, Career Mountain, Life Mountain, Happiness Mountain

 

Portugese:I kill one lion per day.

English: You can eat an elephant one bite at a time.

 

Quarter 2 begins Tuesday, Novemebr 12^th.

 

 

Example Optional Replacement Test

Please replace Test#X.

Write a paragraph on the following topic.

NEW TOPIC

Discuss the US move away from the Gold Standard in 1971.

What is your favourite food?

EF45 Class 39

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Quiz#5

RW for bonus point

·      Finish verb tense– present perfect

·      Essay work (EF5)

·      Introductory paragraphs- grabbers, thesis statement preview

·      Phrasal Verb exercises

·      HW Try some more of the Phrasal Verb exercises

 

Thursday, Oct.31

·      Continue with some of the Phrasal Verb exercises

·      Review

·      Return ‘Self-Assessment Reflection” and “Questionaire”

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test (last hour)

 

Friday, Nov. 1 – last day

Marks day

See final marks and comments

No instruction

One-on-one meeting

 

 

 

Quiz#5

Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.

Submit by 10:15

1.    park            go

2.    bicycle        buy

3.    dog              see

4.    doctor        call

5.    pen             lose

6.    ring             give

Working the graveyard shift. overnight

Tomorrow is Hallowe’en.

People decorate their houses for Hallowe’en.

He will go Trick-or-Treating.

 

 

**Present Perfect Verb Tense Exercises

12.                       He broke(simple past) / has broken__________ his leg three times in his life.

13.                       We have known/haven’t seen__________ each other since childhood.

14.                       They have lived/have resided/have owned/rented/leased In /have been living(present perfect progressive)__________ in that old apartment for six months.

15.                       I have heard__________ her name already.

16.                       The little girl had(simple past) has had(present perfect) __________ a fever since yesterday.

have – present   had-past    has had- present perfect

         

17.                       We haven’t discussed/have decided/have planned/have chosen/__________ where to go for vacation.

18.                       He has read/has bought/has borrowed/has lost__________ that book twice already.

19.                       The weather has been/has become/has gotten __________ unusually warm lately.

It got/has gotten very cold the past two weeks.

Her mood has become better/brighter (than before/than it was) the past few months.

Her English had gotten much stronger the past year.

His attitude has changed.

attitude- mindset, outlook   Her mindset is generally optomistic.

My outlook is mostly positive. I see the world in a positive light.

vision(n)- your idea of the future  envision(v)

She likes to envision her future.

Some people like to make a vision board for their goals.

They write down their goals where they can see them every day.

 

Goalsetting- Write it down! Be specific.

 

https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/search

The advisors at SHEC are good. Talk to them.

 

20.                       WRITE YOUR OWN SENTENCE

 

EF34 Class 38

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Making Home Improvements” dialogues

·      Minimal Pairs and pictures 2.1 2.3

·      LEFTOVER Modals- practice sentences

·      Test#4- last paragraph (last 50m)

 

Wednesday

·      Return Test#4

RW for bonus point-

 

Thursday, Oct.31

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test (last hour)

 

Friday, Nov. 1 – last day

·      Marks day

·      No instruction

·      One-on-one meetings

 

Week break – back on Tuesday, Nov. 12

Remembrance Day Nov.11

-remember people, soldiers who died in war- WW1, WW2, Korean, Vietnam

-wear a poppy

 

-survival job- just to make money to live

-blue-collar job- work with your hands, hi-viz vest

skilled trade- electrician, mechanic, plumber, carpenter, driver, hair-dresser, esthetician, construction

-white-collar job – professional, university education- lawyer, social worker, computer programmer, psychologist, teacher, receptionist, doctor

 

Be your own boss. Be an entrepreneur.  entrepreneurship(n)

– business owner, self-employed

-creative, construction, services

-She has a tech start-up.  new business

 

logistics – support for supplies, shipping, warehousing

          -mostly computer-based

 

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“Making Home Improvements” Dialogues

A.   Shopping for Window Fixtures

*window fixtures- blinds, venetian blinds, curtains, sheer curtains

*bathroom fixtures- shower curtain, bathtub, toilet, sink, faucet(tap), showerhead, shower handle

*light fixtures- neon lights, flourescent lights, LED lights, incandescent lights, chandelier, pot light, recessed lighting- flush with the ceiling

flush(adj)- flat, even  The pot light is flush with the ceiling.

The roof is on the outside of the building.

 

24 inches by 38 inches

24” inch

5’ feet

 

This is a 6X8 metre room. The area is 48 square metres.

 

6X8= 48  six times eight- math

 

hose

 

 

 

aisle – ‘I’ll’ -a row in a theatre or big box store

alley- a narrow laneway behind a building

Allen key- five-sided tool

hallway- a walkway in a house or building

 

Kyle and I’ll smile in the tile aisle for a while.

 

 

 

Test#4

Write a paragraph on the following topic.

EF3-at least 80 words

EF4- at least 100 words

What are your plans for the week off?

 

 

EF45 Class 38

 

Hunting- Crown land

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Sentence Tutorial- Tuesday 4:30-5:10

See Zoom link on my blog

Dates:

Nov 19, 26

Dec 3, 10, 17

Jan 7, 14, 21

You can join if you want.

·      Quick review of adjective clauses

·      Quiz#5- adjective clauses

·      Finish verb tense– present perfect

·      Essay work (EF5)

·      Introductory paragraphs- grabbers, thesis statement preview

 

Wednesday

·      Return Quiz#5

RW for bonus point

·      Essay work

 

Thursday, Oct.31

·      Review

·      Return ‘Self-Assessment Reflection” and “Questionaire”

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test (last hour)

 

Friday, Nov. 1 – last day

Marks day

See final marks and comments

No instruction

One-on-one meeting

 

 

 

Week off- back to school for Quarter on Tuesday, November 12^th.

Monday, November 11^th is a holiday, Remembrance Day

 

 

who- people

that- things, animals

which- special things, unique things

 

where-

Next level:

The park that is next to her house is small.

The park that she got married in is beautiful.

The park that where she got married in is beautiful.

The city where you were born is a big metropolis.

The school that is called SHEC is on Fraser.

The school where we study is on Fraser.

EF6/7 South Hill Education Centre, which we study in, is on Fraser.

 

The dog that has white paws is cute.

 

QE Park which I (do) exercise in is near my house. (n)

QE Park where I exercise is near my house. (v)

exercise(n,v)

 

My doctor who is very kind helped me (to) feel better.

The gold ring which I bought last night is very expensive.

 

The soya milk that I bought last night is delicious. ‘that’ object pronoun

The soya milk that was on sale is delicious. ‘that’ subject pronoun

I will teach this in Wr567 or in the Tutorial

 

 

 

 

Quiz#5

Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.

Submit by 10:15

1.    park            go

2.    bicycle        buy

3.    dog              see

4.    doctor        call

5.    pen             lose

6.    ring             give

 

Phrasal Verbs

Here are some URLs for webpages that have lists of hundreds of phrasal verbs.  You probably know many of them already:

 

*50 phrasal verbs

https://blog.lingoda.com/en/top-50-phrasal-verbs-in-english/

 check in on- I’m just checking in on you, making sure you’re ok.

 

*200 phrasal verbs

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm

 

-Several hundred phrasal verbs

https://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verb-list.html

 

-500 phrasal verbs

https://www.espressoenglish.net/learn-500-phrasal-verbs-the-most-natural-way/

 

500 phrasal verbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMBamiDyRgo

 

Essay work (EF5)

 

sentences—paragraphs—essays – papers (college, university: 5, 10, 20 pages) – thesis- graduating from degree (80-120 pages) – book (300-600 pages)

apply to postsec- essay

 

** sentences- sentence types: simple, compound, complex, compound-complex

** GOOD SENTENCE WRITING IS THE FOUNDATION OF ALL WRITING

Building vocab, word form

Preposition- phrasal verbs

Developing authentic(natural) phrasing

 

You picked a hard road to walk down. You are brave and strong! We have to be.

Have hope and vision and a target.

Never say never.

 

 

** paragraphs – structure    Grabber

Topic sentence

Supporting sentences,

Concluding sentence

(100-150 words)

 

- format                - font size, doublespace, indent, paper orientation

 

** essay -multi-paragraph writing, 3, 5, 6, 7 paragraphs on a topic

 

EXAM Writing prompt: “in essay form” “in paragraphs” “multi-paragraph” – means write an essay

“at least 300 words”  sweetspot, the Goldilocks zone (300-400)

 

paragraph - at least 100 words

essay – at least 300 words

 

We will focus on the five-paragraph essay – basic model

 

EF34 Class 37

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Quiz#4 – adverb clauses

RW for bonus point

·      “Making Home Improvements”

·      Minimal Pairs and pictures 2.1 2.3

·      LEFTOVER Modals- practice sentences

·      Listening fun

 

Tuesday

·      Test#4- last paragraph

 

Wednesday

·      Return Test#4

RW for bonus point-

 

Thursday, Oct.31

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test (last hour)

 

Friday, Nov. 1 – last day

·      Marks day

·      No instruction

·      One-on-one meetings

 

Week break- Back for Quarter 2 on Tuesday, November 12^th.

Quarter 1 Sept-Nov

Q2 Nov-Jan

Q3 Feb-Apr

Q4 Apr-Jun

Summer

 

 

 

Quiz#4

Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.

1.    because     school

I can’t go to school today because I have a doctor’s appointment.

Jun goes to school because she wants to learn English.

2.    if                  store

We will go to the store if it is open.

3.    when          eat

The cat eats when it is hungry.

4.    after            home

Jei watched a movie after she cleaned up her home.

5.    before        buy

6.    because     park

 

close(adj) – not far, nearby

The school is close to my house.

closed(adj)(v) – not open, locked up

The store is closed. She closed the store.

 

 

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“Making Home Improvements”

Vocabulary Preview

1.install(v)

She installed Microsoft Word on her laptop.

He installed a new door.

Jun installed a charger for her EV car. EV-electric vehicle

My son drives a hybrid.

I drive a gas guzzler. I have to pull a camper.

gas- gasoline, petrol(UK)

diesel

Mo installed a dash camera in his truck.

You can install security cameras around your house.

Ahmed installed a new map app.

2.in stock- available in the store

She bought 10 microwaves to resell.

She has Nike shoes in stock in her storage area.

“Let me see if we have then in stock. If not, I can order them for you.”

“It’s in stock at the warehouse. We can get it here by tomorrow.”

Do you have this phone in stock?

We’re sold out. We can order it.

Can you check it this item is in stock?

3.renovation- reno, means- renew

She renoed/renovated her kitchen. She got new cabinets and marble countertops.

He renewed his driver's license.

They renewed their wedding vows.

4.decimal .  decimal point  2.4 two point four

5.convert- change   They converted a bedroom into a home office.

They converted a loan into a mortgage.

She converted to Islam/Christianity.  belief(n)

She now believes in Christianity.

 

She changed her hair style.

 

We can convert inches into centimeters. You can convert pounds into kilograms.

Jhean converted Canadian dollars into Fillipino pesos.

Italian- Euro, lira

British pound

Chinese yuan

Japanese yen

Korean won

Vietnamese dong

Russian ruble

Brazilian real

Iranian rial

Somalian shilling

American dollar- the US Greenback

 

 6.estimate- make a good guess

I estimate that we will get 50 kids for Hallowe’en.

Trick or Treat-

If you want kids to come to your house, leave your outdoor light on.

If you want no kids to come to your house, leave your outdoor light off.

Hallowe’en- All Hallow’s Eve

eve- the night before Xmas Eve, New Years Eve

ancient Pagan festival- pre-Christian, thousands of years old

7. round up - $7.80-- $8

2.4 – round down to 2

2.6- round up to 3

Population growth in Japan is negative.

8.dimension  - length times width times height

The dimensions of the room are 8m by 6m by 3m.

 9.2-D or 3-D

2-D video games

3-D video games

2-D cartoons

3-D printer

3-D glasses

10. calculate(v) calculator(n)

He uses the calculator on his phone.

She used an abacus when she was a kid.

 

Dialogues-

Get into some small groups. Practice saying the dialogues out loud.

Tomorrow, we’ll perform them.

 

Exercise 2.3

1. clock, a watch a wristwatch, a pendulum clock, a grandfather clock, alarm clock, a cuckoo clock

-wrist elbow shoulder finger knuckles

You knock on the table with your knuckles.

2.

 

 

 

 

EF45 Class 37

 

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My updated teaching assignment for Quarter 2 (November-January):

P1 (9:15-11:30)  EF 5/6

P2 (12-2:15)        Writing 567

This could change again.

All of these are full with a waiting list.

 

November – January

Tuesdays nights- approx 4:30-5:15

Zoom Sentence Tutorial – Q&A about sentence writing

I’ll be set up on Zoom. Anyone can log in and ask questions about sentence writing.

This is not a structured course. This is just my own thing that I like to do.

Very cas.

I’ll post the Zoom link this week.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue adjective clauses

Practice

·      Finish verb tense– present perfect

·      Essay work (EF5)

·      Introductory paragraphs- grabbers, thesis statement preview

 

Tuesday or Wednesday

·      Quiz#5- adjective clauses

·      Essay work

 

Wednesday

·      Essay work

 

Thursday, Oct.31

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test (last hour)

 

Friday, Nov. 1 – last day

Marks day

See final marks and comments

No instruction

One-on-one meeting

 

Week off- back to school for Quarter on Tuesday, November 12^th.

Monday, November 11^th is a holiday, Remembrance Day

 

 

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Continue with adjective Clauses

who- people

that- things, animals

which- unique or special things

 

Jun’s sister is a nurse. She lives in Burnaby. SIMPLE

Jun’s sister is a nurse, and she lives in Burnaby. COMPOUND

Jun’s sister who is a nurse lives in Burnaby. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

My sister is a nurse who lives in Burnaby. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

My sister who lives in Burnaby is a nurse. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

 

My sister who lives in Burnaby is a nurse. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

‘who lives in Burnaby’ is decribing ‘sister’

 

The blue bottle is hers. adj

The bottle that is blue is hers. adj cl

 

The orange that he bought is delicious.

 

The blue bottle that is full of water is hers. adj adj cl

 

The blue full of water bottle is hers. NOT ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

This book is from the library. SIMPLE SV

This paperback book is from the South Hill library. SIMPLE SV

 

This paperback book that was/is very boring is from South Hill library.

This paperback book that I read this weekend is from South Hill library.

This paperback book is from South Hill library which is close to my house.

This paperback book is from South Hill library which is on Fraser and 43^rd.

HIGHER LEVEL This paperback book that I read this weekend is from South Hill library which is on Fraser and 43^rd.

This paperback book is from South Hill library which is on Fraser and 43^rd. I read it this weekend.

 

VPL- adult books at intermediate level

-ESL Readers – various levels

Ask the librarian for their ESL readers for adults.

 

Exercise 5

1.    I would never marry a person who smokes and drinks too much.

2.    My brother bought a dog that

 

She came to Canada to find personal freedom which is very important to her.

Juan is very careful about his health which is a high priority in his life.

Last New Years Eve, which my family came to Canada for, was very important to me.

 

 

 

 

Last New Years Eve, which my family came to Canada for, was very important to me. After four years of being apart, we were able share this time together. SIMPLE

 

ALTERNATIVE- HIGHER LEVEL, LONGER

Last New Years Eve, which my family was able to share together after four years apart, was very important to me.

 

eve – the night before an event or holiday

Christmas Eve

New Years Eve

Hallowe’en- All Hallow’s Eve

 

Hallowe’en-

 

Leave your outdoor light turned off.

Put out a few decorations. Leave your outdoor light on.

Pumpkin- Jack o’ Lantern  Jack of the lantern

Jack- the Devil

 

Five o’clock- Five of the clock

 

IDIOM Could you hit the lights? Hit the lights.

Hit the books. study hard

Hit the sack. go to bed immediately

Hit the hay. go to bed

Hit the roof. get very angry quickly

Hit the nail on the head. be correct, exectly right

 

3.    My brother bought a dog that is black and white.

My brother that/who is black and white bought a dog. XXX

My brother who wears a black and white jacket bought a dog.

 

misplaced modifier

I gave a table to my sister that has three legs. XXX

I gave a table that has three legs to my sister.

 

The man saw a cat who was riding a bicycle. XXX

The man who was riding a bicycle saw a cat.

The man that was hiding in a tree meowing saw a cat. XXX

The man saw a cat that was hiding in a tree meowing.

a cat meows

a dog barks

a horse whinnies

a hen clucks

a lion roars

a duck quacks

a crow caws

a monkey ?

a robin/canary sings

a rooster crows cock-a-doodle-do

a chicken clucks

a turkey gobbles

a pig oinks

a frog ribbets/croaks

a pigeon coos

a donkey/mule brays

 

3.The doctor who treated me was from Pakistan.

4.She will never forget the day which when she got her promotion. adj cl

5.Rosa fell in love with the man who his whose brother works in Gino’s restaurant.

Her sister is the parent who her whose daughter got a scholarship to UBC.

 

Rosa fell in love with a man; her sister works in Gino’s restaurant. COMPOUND

 

6. Elephants eat plants and bushes that are the largest animals in the world. misplaced modifier

Elephants, which are the largest animals in the world, eat plants and bushes.

Dogs, which are descended from wolves, are the most common pet.

 

My son, who is ten years old, loves soccer.

 

Pandas, which come from China, are related to raccoons.

 

All people in the world, who live on th earth, breathe air.

 

Elephants, which eat plants and bushes, are the largest animals in the world.

 

I saw an elephant that could ride a bicycle.

He has a dog that is black and white.

 

 

Quiz tomorrow

who

that

which

 

Vocab to review:

1.    park

The kids play in the park that is next to the school.

The kids play in QE Park, which is next to the school.

 

2.    school

Mary, who is the tallest kid in the school, is my friend.

3.    bicycle

4.    store

5.    car

6.    Hallowe’en

7.    pen

8.    dog

9.    doctor

10.                       ring

Stanley Park, which is in Vancouver, is huge.

Stanley Park, which is located downtown, is huge.

Stanley Park, where we had our picnic, is huge.

 

downtown, home – no preposition

She went to downtown.

She went to Burnaby.

She went home.

She lives downtown.

She lives in NewWest.

 

Commas around adjective clauses- Writing567

 

My country, which is in a strategic location in the Middle East, is Iran.

 

Practice for the quiz tomorrow.