EF34 Class 20

 

This is the start of our fifth week. We are about halfway through the course.

 

ice skating

rollerblades- inline skates

roller skates

 

camping- sleeping in a tent

glamping- fancy, comfortable camping

glamour/ camping

archery

zipline

hiking

harbour seal

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      PLOs “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”

·      Continue dialogue “Expressing an Opinion”

·      “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

·      Prepare for the paragraph writing

 

Wednesday

·      Test#2 – Write a paragraph of at least 80-100 words: 80w for EF3, 100w for EF4.

 

 

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PLOs “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”

We have five weeks left in the course. Plan directions that we want to go in.

PLOs “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”- the guidlines of what we do in class

Prescribed(adj,v)- doctor gives a prescription, solution, directions, guide

-         the things that we have to be able to do in order to move up

Learning-(v) – knowing something, improving, knowledge, achieving, getting imformation, understanding, gaining skills

Outcomes(n)- output, what you produce, result, goal, quality of the work e.g. pronunciation, in the end, final result

 

ORAL LANGUAGE (spoken)

A1-

 

EXTENDING

PROFICIENT

DEVELOPING

EMERGING

 

C1- WRITING

 

 

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Dialogue “Expressing an Opinion”

 

Groups of two- read out Dialogue 1,2, or 3.

Come to the front of the class and perform them.

Try to make it sound natural.

You might feel nervous.

-hands shaking

-palms sweating

-butterflies in your stomach

-dry mouth, cotton mouth

-hyperventilate

-pass out

-crying

-say the wrong thing

-grinning, smiling

-have to pee

-stress eating

-chew your nails

-play with your hair

-fidget- nervous moving

-face turns red

 

Things to remember

-         speak a little more loudly than usual, voice bigger

-         speak a little more slowly than usual

-         make some eye contact

-         Be brave!

 

Useful Expressions

Basic

I think that it will rain today.

I believe that you are right. I believe that everything will change.

I believe in Karma.

PROVERB: We reap what we sow. We will harvest whatever we plant.

She feels that it will get better.

In my opinion, rent in Vancouver is too high/expensive.

I know that we will have a test tomorrow.

 

Strong

He firmly believes that he is a great soccer player.

She strongly believes in God.

He really thinks that he can become a doctor.

If you ask me, the world is in a dangerous situation right now.

 

Weak or hesitant (not sure)

As far as I know...

This is just my opinion, but...

I could be wrong, but...

It seems to me that ...  

 

 

Agree

I agree with you.

 

EXTRA

neither

I don’t speak German. Neither do I. I don’t, either.

I won’t come to class tomorrow. Me neither. I won’t either.

 

I don’t like ice cream. Neither do I.

I am not cold. Neither am I.

I can’t speak German. Neither can I. I can’t either.

I can speak German. Me too. So can I. I can, also. I can, too.

 

 

doubt(v,n)- do not believe  She doubts that she will get the job.

Will you finish English 12 this year. I doubt it.

 

debt(n) owe money

I have a debt. I owe my brother $500.

She had a mortgage debt.

 

types of debt

loan- general borrowed money

mortgage- money borrowed for a house or apartment

emotional- I owe a debt to my parents who raised me.

 

 

borrow(v)- take   I will borrow a toro tomorrow.

loan/lend(v)-give

The bank loaned/lent me $1000. I borrowed $1000.

Can I borrow your pen? You loaned me a pen.

 

She is a good host.

 

Test#2 tomorrow

Write a paragraph. At least 80 words for EF3. At least 100 words for EF4.

Focus on good sentences- simple, compound. Complex if you can- because, if, when.