WI567 Class 29

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 6

Link to PLOs

Pass in by end of class

·      Preposition exercises

·      Vocabulary activities pp7-8, from last Friday

·      Test#3- process paragraph (last hour)

 

Monday, Jan 6

·      Return Test3

RW for bonus pt

·      Continue to talk about verb tenses

·      Begin adjective clauses

·      Begin new paragraph type

 

 

 

Coming up after Xmas Break/Winter Break!

·      Adjective clauses

·      Sentence combining

·      Phrasal verbs

·      Modals/Modal Auxiliairies

·      Persuasive paragraphs

·      Essays – five-paragraph model

·      Essay types        compare/contrast

persuasive

literary?

 

Vocabulary activities pp7-8, from last Friday

 

hoof- horse foot, cow, goat, sheep

IDIOM butt heads –argue, argument

I butted heads with my daughter last week.

 

IDIOM banging my head against the wall

Talking but noone is listening to your opinion.

She feels like she is banging her head against the wall talking to her sister.

You are as stubborn as a mule.

 

creepy- weird, strange, hair stands up, odd feeling

He is a creepy guy. adj

He is a creep. n

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk

“I’m a Creep” Radiohead

 

8.pray- talk to/with God

prey- animal that is hunted for food

 

Good venues for music:

Guilt and Co – Gastown

The Roxy- rock

Frankie’s, Tyrant Studios- jazz

 

I feel burned out. – deeply tired, exhausted

 

8. 1.

4. SAYING It does more harm than good.

7. Lock up before your leave.- all doors and windows

It will result in a heart attack.

 

-cause- makes something happen, cause and effect

I caused a car accident.

-let- allow

He let his son play video games after he finished his homework.

 

lead to (tends toward)= cause (stronger)

Smoking leads to lung cancer.

Smoking causes lung cancer.

 

-pension – money for retirement, monthly dollar amoun CPP, OAS, RRSP

pension – specific type of benefit

-punishment? – pay a fine, compensation

 

 

 

Test3

Write a process paragraph on one of the following topics:

1.    How to Build a New Life in a New City

2.    How to Get Around a City Without a Car