Wednesday, 27 November 2024

EF56 Class 12

 

 

Wednesday - Hump Day

People are trickling in.

trickle- small flow of water

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue everyday dialogue- “Talking to the Traffic Police”

·      Begin compound sentences

 

·      IF TIME Teach grabbers- paragraphs

·      IF TIME Continue PLOs “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”

 

Thursday

·      Return Quiz#1

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Continue compound sentences

 

Friday

·      Continue compound sentences

·      Vocab exercises

·      Listening fun

 

 

 

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“Talking to the Traffic Police”

some big cities- licence plates- able to drive downtown on alternating days – daily permits, even and odd numbers, rush hour

 

population - # of people

population density- # of people per area, square mile, square km

densification(n) packing more people into an area of land

Single-family detached houses are becoming dinosaurs.

Gas-powered cars will become dinosaurs in the next 10 years.

 

Tesla phone- charged by solar power?

 

Vocabulary about talking to the bank about buying a house

He got scammed.  lied to, money stolen

 

Vocabulary Preview

8. casual Buckle up! Imperative sentence- Put your seatbelt on.

formal Please fasten your seatbelt.

IDIOM Fasten your seatbelt! Watch out. Prepare yourself. This is going to be

strange/fun/crazy/exciting, etc.

COOL IDIOM This party is going to be off the chain. super fun, great party

A dog got off his chain.

 

9. ticket- citation, under the windshield wiper

10. get off easy- have a light punishment, small repercussions

 

Dialogue Reading

Read them aloud.

 

 

double, doubled = times two The fine was doubled. passive voice

triple = times three

quadruple= times four

quintuple = times five

 

I have been pulled over twice. present perfect- passive voice

I have never been pulled over (by the police/cops) before. present perfect- passive voice

cops- casual slang, not the most polite word

police/law enforcement- polite

 

I have lived in Vancouver for one year. present perfect

I have never lived in Toronto before. present perfect

 

I was going the speed limit.

I was driving the speed limit.

She was going 60km/h.

 

I have pulled the chairs into a circle.

The police have pulled over 20 people so far today for not having snow tires.

I have been pulled over twice. – the police stopped me twice

 

 

snow tires- specially designed for snowy and icy conditions

all-season tires- not as good as snow tires, ok for the city

 

paraplegic- can’t walk, spinal damage

 

Vancouver doesn’t get much snow. However, the snow and ice melts and refreezes several times a day. The ice is always fresh and slippery.

 

Emergency kit for your car- space blanket, snacks, water

Hiking, trekking, snowshoeing necessities

 

tow truck, snowplow

 

uphill, downhill  The road goes uphill.

 

mountain roads, logging roads- gravel roads

 

Recruiting for VPD or Canada Forces(army)

https://vpd.ca/join-us/

 

https://forces.ca/en/apply-now/

 

 

 

 

Quiz1

1.    SV                          boring

2.    SSV                        interview

3.    SVV                       unclear

4.    SSVV                      relax

5.    Imperative           review

6.    Interrogative       change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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