WI567 Class 9

 

She gave birth. She had twins.

Exercise day and then a rest day.

Build muscle or lose weight.

You are a coach, a fitness instructor.

Black Friday sales have started already.

Some discounts are as high as up to 50% off.

She will buy a new car. She is going back and forth on which car to buy.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection”

Please pass that in to me by end of class today.

·      “Vocabulary Activities”

·      Continue compound sentences  , SOBA  and ; TRANS, Prepare for Quiz2 on Monday

Choose vocab to review for the quiz

·      Continue paragraphs

Brainstorming on the topics

Test#1 Tuesday

 

Monday

·      Quiz#2 – compound sentences

·      Continue paragraphs

Brainstorming on the topics

Test#1 Tuesday

 

Tuesday

·      Test#1- Write a paragraph of at least 150 words (6-10 sentences) on the following topic.

Everyday topic

 

 

 

“Vocabulary Activities”

1.Nevertheless = but however

It is raining; nevertheless, we are going to the beach. COMPOUND SENT

It is raining. Nevertheless, we are going to the beach. 2 SIMPLE SENT

2.take into account, consider, think about, contemplate(deeper thinking), be concerned about

3.technician, retrieve, get back, save, rescue, recover

She runs a data recovery business.

Do you back up your data?

-separate hard drive, the Cloud, icloud

PHRASAL VERB verb + prep

back up- different meanings

4. honours, honour role, high marks, high GPA, accomplishment, achievement, success, win

GPA- grade point average

 

Thesaurus.com  Your new best friend.  synonyms and antonyms

nym-name

pseudonym – fake name, not your real name

pseudo- fake, not real

 

5.motivate, encourage, support, stimulate, give morale, ignite

motivate(v) motive(n)- reason motivation(n)- have a reason

Your motivation to improve English is to have a better life in Vancouver.

The fitness coach was very motivating.(adj)

He was a motivational speaker.

Chicken Soup for the Soul – short motivating true stories

6.executive- CEO, high-level, IDIOM “the brass”, manager

boost, increase, grow, maximize

VOCAB hike(v)-lift, raise  The Bank of Canada hiked interest rates last year.

7.for this reason

George has diabetes, and for that reason he avoids sugary food.

George has diabetes; for that reason, he avoids sugary food.

insulin

8.exposure

9.eye-catching, attractive, attention-getting(adj), attention-seeking

The little boy is very attention-getting.

He is an attention seeker.

Hide-and-Go-Seek

Peek-a-boo - baby game

Tag  “Tag. You’re it.”

Freeze tag

Chicken and hawk- China

Owls can turn their heads 270 degrees.

IDIOM night owl- somebody who likes to stay up late  Mei is a night owl.

IDIOM early bird -- somebody who likes to get up early, maybe at the crack of dawn

10.owing to, because of, due to

suspended from school – punishment- can’t go to school for a few days

expelled- kicked out of school as a punishment

quit, withdraw, drop out- You decide to leave.

skip- miss school for one day

She skipped school and went to the mall.

IDIOM He cut class. simple past verb tense

He cuts class every Friday. simple present verb tense

IDIOM cut out early – leave early

 

 

Compound Sentences Exercises- a bit higher level

 

Combine these simple sentences into compound sentences. Try a variety of SOBA and semicolons with transitional terms. Also, you can use transitional terms between simple sentences.

e.g. Vancouver is a beautiful city. It rains a lot.

SOLUTIONS

Vancouver is a beautiful city, but it rains a lot.

Vancouver is a beautiful city; however, it rains a lot.

Vancouver is a beautiful city. Unfortunately, it rains a lot.

 

 

1.    She loves reading mysteries. She dislikes horror stories.

She loves reading mysteries, but she dislikes horror stories.

She loves reading mysteries; however, she dislikes horror stories.

 

2.    The train was delayed. We decided to take a bus.

The train was delayed, so we decided to take a bus.

The train was delayed; therefore, we decided to take a bus.

The train was delayed; hence, we decided to take a bus.

 

3.    I could go to the park. I could stay home and rest.

I could go to the park, or I could stay home and rest.

I could go to the park; maybe I could stay home and rest.

I could go to the park; alternatively, I could stay home and rest.

I could go to the park; on the other hand, I could stay home and rest.

 

 

once-one time   She went to Hawaii once.

once-when   I will call you once/when I get home. COMPLEX SENT-ADV CL

 

Fairy tale: Once upon a time, ...

 

4.    He didn’t study for the test. He passed with flying colors.

He didn’t study for the test; nevertheless, he passed with flying colors.

He didn’t study for the test; surprisingly, he passed with flying colors.

; unpredictably,

 

5.    Maria enjoys cooking. Her sister prefers baking.

Maria enjoys cooking, but her sister prefers baking.

Maria enjoys cooking; conversely, her sister prefers baking.

 

You will start to find transitional terms that you like; you will use them over and over. Try not to get into a rut.

 

6.    You can start the project today. You can wait until next week.

7.    It was raining heavily. They continued playing soccer.

It was raining heavily; still, they continued playing soccer.

It was raining heavily; they still continued playing soccer.

 

8.    I like pizza. My friend prefers burgers.

I like pizza, but my friend prefers burgers.

I like pizza while my friend prefers burgers. COMPLEX SENT

I like pizza whereas my friend prefers burgers. COMPLEX SENT

 

rather

My wife wants to go to a movie tonight; I would rather stay home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare for Quiz#2

Let’s choose 10 transtional terms

1.    SOBA  so   or   but   and

2.    however

3.    therefore

4.    also

5.    consequently

6.    moreover

7.    on the other hand

8.    nevertheless

9.    as a result

10.                       for this reason

 

Let’s choose 10 vocab words

1.    story(n)

2.    project(n,v)

3.    meet(v)

4.    sugar(n)

5.    neighbour(n)

6.    explore(v)

7.    celebration(n)

8.    complain(v)

9.    create(v)

10.                       interested/interesting(adj)

 

celebrity(n)- a famous person, very popular person. movie star, sports star, etc.

 

The kids complained about having to eat vegetables.