EF56 Class 23

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Test2- paragraph

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Dialogue “Choosing a Phone Plan”

 

drop out- sound or cell or internet reception, TV or radio reception

keeps dropping out- over and over

She keeps coming to class late.

He will keep learning English.

keep doing- continue doing

 

SLANG, IDIOM rock star- well-known, famous, admired

rock music- famous singer,

Rock music- Rock and Roll- Guns and Roses,

pop- ABBA- Swedish- sing in English, French, Spanish, German, etc

 

Modern Talking - 80s synth pop synthesizer- electronic keyboard, piano

 

Michael Jackson- The King of Pop

MJ dance moves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAtfgmq_BP4

HOMEWORK: Practice The Moonwalk or The Lean

 

 

REVIEW of ways to do grabbers/hooks:

1.    funnel

2.    anecdote

3.    history

4.    fact/statistic

5.    question EASIEST

6.    quotation

7.    idiom/saying

Choose one. Start your paragraph off with it. It will make your paragraph, essay, or presentation more lively and engaging.

 

 

Test2

Write a paragraph of least 150 words.

Doublespace

Phones away

Grabber

TS

SS

CS

Choose one topic:

Pass in by 10:35

1.If you could change an event in the past, what would it be?

OR

2.How would your life change if you won the lottery?

 

would         – past tense

                     -subjunctive mood – imagining, not true, dreaming

If you were still in China, what would your life be like?

If I were still living in Beijing, I would probably be an office worker.

If I were 215 cm tall, I would play in the NBA. imagining, dreaming

Not past tense- subjunctive mood

https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/subjunctive_mood.htm

Common usage- giving advice

If I were in your shoes, I would choose ABC.

If I were you, I would V.

If you were still in Brazil, your life would be different.

If she had eaten all of that chocolate, she would be sick.

If he had won the lottery, she could have paid for his college.

If I had worked harder in high school, I could have been a doctor.

 

 

earn money gain money

gain weight, gain experience

earn/gain? a degree/certificate

 

PROCESS

PREWRITING

1.    Read the question very very carefully. Make sure you understand the meaning.

2.    Brainstorm ideas- write down key words, vocab,

Mindmapping- generate vocabulary, synonyms

3.    Organize the ideas-

WRITING

4.    Write the first draft-

Grabber

Topic sent

Supporting sent

Concluding sentence

5.    Proofread and edit- checking the sp, punc, cap, vt, vf, phrasing, art

6.    Pass in the legible rough draft; RW the good draft (if time)

 

 

SHEC Food Bank           -donate non-perishable food items

                                         -Xmas food drive- gather donations