EF12 Class 1

 

 

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

This is the Period 3 (4-6:15 am) class for these courses:

 

English Foundations 1

English Foundations 2

Speaking and Listening 1/2

 

We will get started at 4:00.

 

Teacher: Allan Haley

Email address: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

 

Please call me by my first name: Allan

 

I will be your teacher for the next two weeks. Then the regular teacher will come back. Her name is Alicia.

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Welcome!

·      Protection against Covid

·      Discuss structure of course

·      Quizzes and tests

·      Spoken work

·      Articles ‘a’ ‘an’ ‘the’

 

All of the writing on the screen will go onto my blog on the internet: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

***CLASS BLOG***

Everything that you see on this screen, I will put up on our class blog.

 

**Attendance***

I will take attendance every day.

I would like to call you by your first name if you don’t mind.

 

If you have a English name, just let me know, and I will try to remember.

 

Please call me Allan

 

alphabet- a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

capital A, small a

 

esmall

 

orange juice / moose

 

 

z – ‘zee’ America, The US   ‘zed’ Canada and England

 

 

 

*** Covid19 protocols: wear masks, clean hands***

Feel free to wear a mask if you want to.

When do you wear a mask?

-at work

-in hospital

-at a factory

-in a kitchen, cooking at a restaurant

-on the bus, on the Skytrain, Seabus -public transit

-shopping mall

-on a construction site

-in supermarket

-on an airplane

-big meeting

-party, social gathering- big group of people

gathering- a get-together, a party

-school

- at the gym

-at a concert (live music, a band)

 

 

problem with masks – can’t see our faces, lose a lot of non-verbal communication- facial expressions, lip reading

 

This is the reason that talking on the telephone is not easy.

 

walky talkies- portable radios

 

 

Sometimes we can get a rash on our face from wearing a mark.

rash- irritated red skin

Babies get rashes from diapers.

 

Regularly spray your hands with the spray bottle.

Spray and wipe your desk.

 

Wash your hands all the time.

Our skin gets dry. We have to use moisturizer.

 

 

 

 

What do you like to do for fun in Vancouver?

 

Running- Stanley Park

He goes running around Stanley Park.

Stanley Park is in the West End.

 

The three big mountains are called Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain, and Cypress Mountain. These are the Northshore Mountains.

 

The four directions: NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

 

In Vancouver, the mountains are always north.

The Northshore Mountains- Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain, Cypress Mountain.

Grouse Mountain has the gondola. You can go sightseeing. Also, you can skiing, snowboarding, and tubing. You can also go cross-country skiing or snowshoeing. Snowshoeing is like hiking on the snow.

 

VOCAB gondola- cable car, Skyride

VOCAB sightseeing- looking around at scenery, trees, lakes, city

Where are some places tourists go sightseeing in Vancouver?

-downtown

-Gastown-the Steam Clock

-Chinatown

-the Olympic torch

-Canada Place

-the Seawall

People walk, run, cycle, and rollerblade around the Seawall.

Bicycle lessons for adults: https://bikehub.ca/beginner-bike-skills

 

 

 

 

Many people go hiking in the Northshore Mountains. Hiking is walking up a mountain.

The mountain is steep.

Grouse Mountain has the Grouse Grind.

stairs going up the mountain.

You will have sore legs for a few days.

 

ramp-

 

There is a lot to do in nature in BC. Go out and enjoy nature.

 

In the wintertime, you can go skiing, snowboarding, or snowshoeing. You can also go sledding or tubing.

If you like hiking, you’ll like snowshoeing.

You can also go skating.

A snowmobile goes on the snow. A motorcycle goes on the road.

 

In the summertime, you can go walking or hiking. In the summer, you can go camping. You can sleep in a tent in a sleeping bag.

You can see wildlife. Be careful of bears and coyotes.

Coyotes live in Vancouver.

 

10-minute break

 

**Parking**

Free parking for students until August 31, 2025.

Licence plate on your car

 

 

**wifi***

 

SLANG Gotcha!(talking) I got you. I understand what you said.

I got it. Got it.

Did you get that? Did you get it?

Do you have it?

Do you understand?

 

I didn’t get that. Could you repeat it, please?

Could you say that again more slowly, please?

 

Actually- truly, really, the truth is

Thumbs up! It’s good.

 

You left the cake outside. A bear ate the cake.

 

 

 

**Wifi**

We have wireless internet for students.

VSB-Commons

 

-         Dash

Asd_sdf  underscore

 

 

***I have talking for almost two hours. Let’s switch to reading.**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group chatting-

chat- casual talking, relaxed, fun

Groups of 4-5 people

1.Home

2.Family

3.Jobs

4.Travel

5.Hobbies- things you do for fun in your freetime

6.Future plans

 

Home-

Where are you from? What is your home/mother country?

What country do you come from?

I am from Iran. I come from South Sudan. My home/mother country is Mexico.

I was born in Colombia.

He was born in Cartagena.

She was born in northern Iran. She was born in the north of Iran.

He was born in central Mexico.

He was born in western Colombia. He was born in the west of Colombia.

My son was born in the US.

He was born in America the US/ the States.

She is from Kabul, Afghanistan.

I am from Islamabad, Pakistan.

We live in Vancouver, BC.