EF34 Class 25

 

This room is the student lounge.

lunch room, relax, games

 

pantry – small room in a kitchen for storage

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue with modals

·      Spoken presentation- talk about

·      Quiz#3- simple and compound sentences (last 25m)

 

Outstanding items:

·      Continue with dialogue “Going to the Bank”

·      “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

 

Wednesday

·      Make-up quiz or test for students who emailed (last 45m)

 

Thursday

·      One-on-one midterm recommendations (first half of the students)

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Friday

·      One-on-one midterm recommendations (second half of the students)

·      Thanksgiving reading

-roast a turkey

-slow cooking

-Instant Pot – pressure cooker

-marinate meat overnight

-mashed potatoes

-baking- pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie, carrot cake, banana bread

You knead bread dough. The dough rises. Yeast makes it rise.

You can use baking powder for cookies, cakes, etc.

 

naan- flat bread

non- Uzbek bread

torilla- thin bread with corn flour or wheat flour

 

It’s hard to quit smoking.

 

 

Monday

Holiday- no school

Thanksgiving Day

 

 

 

Modals

GRAMMAR:

modal + infinitive – ‘to’

infinitive- verb form  to go   to eat   to sleep    to drive    to cook

 

-can + to go    can go    I can go to the party.

I can go to the party.

He can go to the party.

We can go to the party.

She can go to the party.

They can go to the party.

The dog can go to the party.

Everyone can go to the party.

 

 

*can

I can swim.  I can’t swim.

Can my sister come to the party, too?

Could my sister come to the party, too? Maybe sounds more polite?

 

*may – very polite request, sounds great

May you open the door? XXX

May I/we come in?

 

*might

I might go to a friend’s house for dinner.

I can’t go empty-handed.

I brought ten bananas. (funny)

 

Might I come to the class? EXTREMELY POLITE- VERY UNUSUAL- SOUNDS LIKE A GRAMMAR BOOK

Can I come to the class? more authentic, real English

May I come to the class? more polite

 

 

It is not cold today.

It is a bit cold today.

It is cold today.

It is very cold today.

It is extremely cold today.

 

a bit cold- chilly(adj)

chili- spice

Chile- country

Chile is not chilly.

chili-

She likes spicy food.

He likes bland food.

He has a bland personality. not a compliment

He is humourless.

She has a big personality.

 

*must – ‘have to’

I must go.

I have to go. more common

You must come to a complete stop at a red light.

I must be there at 10:30

You must be at the airport two hours before your flight. You should be there about three hours before.

I must drop my kids off at the daycare every morning.

I must go to the gym at night.

I must go to the doctor’s appointment on time.

 

*should- best idea, good choice, advice

I should go.

You should go to bed early tonight.

I should go to the gym tonight.

I should study for the test, but I’ll probably go out dancing instead.

I wanted chicken, but I got the beef instead.  rather than

 

She had coffee instead of tea.

She had coffee rather than tea.

 

*will

 

FUTURE TENSE

will- decide right now

am going to- already planned, already decided

 

I am going to eat that cake on the break.

I am going to go to work at 9.

will -decide right now

I’ll help. I’ll have a coffee, please.

 

*would-

Would you like...?

Would you like to V? Would you like to come to my party?

 

I would like to hear some good news from you.

I would like to order a McChicken Meal.

I would like you to call me back.

I would like to take care of your cat next week.

Would you like to come/go camping with me?

Would you like to register for a class?

Would you call your mom, please?

Would you clean up your room, please?

Would you drive me to the airport?

Would you go to the concert with me?

Would you like to check your bag?

check you bag- put it in the airplane

checked baggage / carry-on baggage- backpack

baggage- luggage

I’m going to see ABC band. You should go.

ABC is coming to Vancouver. We should go. casual, friendly

ABC is coming to Vancouver. Would you like to go? polite, formal

Would you like to have some tea?

Would you like a receipt?

 

*shall EXTREMELY FORMAL, RARELY USED

 

*have to –

 

*need to-  a little bit stronger than ‘have to’, essential

I need to pay my bills.

You don’t need to vote, but you should.

 

 

 

Quiz#3

Write an appropriate sentence for each.

Phones away.

SIMPLE

1.    SV      English

2.    SSV    library

3.    SVV   dress

COMPOUND

4.    and   school

5.    but    night

6.    so      sunny