WI567 Class 17

 

I started to give Spoken 1 marks to everybody. x/10

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue with sentence types- COMPLEX- ADVERB CLAUSES

Prepare for quiz tomorrow

Choose vocab to review

·      Continue parallelism

·      Topic Sentences “Vocab exercises”

·      Begin grabbers

 

Thursday

·      Quiz3 – complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Continue with paragraph work

 

Friday

 

Coming up!

·      Phrasal verbs

·      Modals/Modal Auxiliairies

·      Causative verbs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review for Quiz3 – adverb clause

Choose ten adverbial conjunctions to review:

adverbial conjunction- words used for adverb clauses e.g. unless, because

1.    unless

2.    in order to

3.    before

4.    when

5.    since

6.    as ... as

7.    while

8.    because

9.    if

10.                       even though

 

Choose ten vocab words to review:

1.    request(v,n)

2.    news(n)

3.    luxurious(adj)

4.    complete(v, adj) completed(v,adj)

5.    calm(v,n,)

6.    complain(v)

7.    salary/wage/income(n)

8.    company(n)

9.    ability(n)

10.                       relationship(n)

 

 

complete(v, adj) completed(v,adj)

She watched the complete Harry Potter movie series.  all of the episodes

The manager inspected the completed project.  work in finished

 

You will complete the course at the end of January.

 

completely(adv,adj)- My grandmother is completely deaf.

My grandmother is completely different from me.

 

*salary-the amount of money that you earn from job in a year,

- monthly

- annually

In Canada, most people get paid every two weeks or bimonthly.

Someone who gets paid every two weeks – every second Friday

In China and Japan, people get paid monthly.

 

RUDE/INAPPROPRIATE QUESTIONS: How much did it cost?

How much do you make? How much do you weigh? How old are you?

 

*wage- $ per hour, minimum wage in BC $17.40 per hour

-overqualified immigrant workers doing low-level jobs

 

Solid communication skills are essential.

interpersonal skills- learning to communicate with people

local experience- building experience,

 

Private colleges are often regarded well.

 

Sometimes we have jump through hoops.

IDIOM jump through hoops- do things that you don’t want to do, but have to

 

Register in a school with your eyes open.

IDIOM eyes open – you know the situation

 

Get married with your eyes open.

 

*income- annual income, all sources of money, all income is taxable in Canada

 

If you want employment, learn a skilled trade.

skilled trades- mechanic, electrician, RMT, plumber, hair dresser, manicure/pedicure, airplane mechanic

 

Employment Insurance:

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-regular-benefit/eligibility.html

 

 

Ten adverbial conjunctions to review:

1.    unless

2.    in order to

3.    before

4.    when

5.    since

6.    as ... as

7.    while

8.    because

9.    if

10.                       even though

Ten vocab words to review:

1.    request(v,n)

2.    news(n)

3.    luxurious(adj)

4.    complete(v, adj)

5.    calm(v,n,)

6.    complain(v)

7.    salary(n)

8.    company(n)

9.    ability(n)

10.                       relationship(n)

I won’t complain if you go to the party unless you stay out too late.

Her new car was very expensive because it is luxurious.

Shira likes her customer-service job even though the salary is not high.

Edwina takes deep breaths in order to calm her nerves.

 

Quiz3

Write a complex sentence with an adverb clause for each.

1.    unless         calm

2.    while           relationship

 

 

 

**Parallelism**

 

EASIER EXERCISES

1.                The understudy had bright green eyes, a great mass of blonde hair, and a red face.

replacement actor- understudy

2.                When winter comes the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or a wood stove.

wood stove- a stove that burns wood

wooden stove- a stove made out of wood

The kids made gingerbread houses.

 

3.       When Moe was in high school, his parents spent a good deal of time not only helping him with his homework assignments but also participating with him in school activities.

4.       It is better to be happy than to be sad.

It is better to be happy than sad.

 

5.       The word for left means "deceitful" in Italian, "awkward " in German, "malicious" in Spanish, and "sneaky" in Russian.

 

6.       The contract was illegible, lengthy, and awkward.

lengthy- too long, feels long

The movie was lengthy.

 

7.       Thinking that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.

To think that you can do anything is to deceive yourself.

GERUND ‘ing’noun or INFINITIVE ‘to verb’

 

8.       Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to become stars and (to) make money.

movie lots, movie sets

 

9.       The tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching plays, and going to trendy restaurants in the center of the city.

trend(n)- popular style for a short time, passing fashion

Pokemon cards keep coming back.

trending(adj,v)- becoming popular on the internet, social media

This video is trending on Tictok.

 

 

10.     Before you order anything, you should not only check with the purchasing agent but also the comptroller.

Before you order anything, you should check with the purchasing agent and the comptroller.

comptroller-

controller-

 

Before you order anything, you should not only check with the purchasing agent but also talk to the comptroller.

 

Before you order anything, you should check with not only with the purchasing agent but also the comptroller.

 

11.     The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and with competence.

The radiologist examined the MRI both with care and competence.

The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and competently.

 

WF word forms- competent(adj) competence(n) competently(adv)

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