EF56 Class 30

 

Good break?

The Polar Bear Swim- January 1st

freezing cold dip

IDIOM dip – quick swim  I took a dip in the pool.

 

wife’s sister- sister-in-law

brother-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law

 

New Years Eve-

 

I went to the Boxing Day sales.

Van Dusen Gardens- Xmas lights

 

Mumquam Falls, Shannon Falls- Squamish

 

What a disappointment! There were no fireworks.

 

Busses are free on New Years Eve.

 

Grouse Mountain- outdoor skating,

 

expensive

-skiing

-snowboarding

 

not expensive

-skating

-cross-country skiing

-snowshoeing

 

Seymour Mountain is usually the least expensive place to snowboard.

You can take lessons. You will start on the Bunny Hill.

IDIOM bunny hill- beginner hill for skiiers, snowboarders

 

 

You get a lift ticket. You pay for the skilift. Skiing is free.

 

Getting off the ski lift is tricky at first. It doesn’t stop.

 

Vancouver has no snow. The Northshore Mountains have snow. You can see it.

 

The Northshore Mountains- three ski mountains- Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain, Cypress Mountain

 

The Upper Levels Highway can get jammed.

 

You have to have winter tires on highways from October 1- April 30.

Winter tires have a snowflake on the sidewall.

You have all-season tires.

 

When you buy quality, it lasts. It is a good investment. Buy the best that you can afford.

Grandfather’s saying “You only wince once.”

 

You can store your tires at a shop. You can store them in a garage or storage area.

 

studded tires- heavy ice

You cannot use studded tires in Vancouver. They damage the road.

 

I am not rich enough to buy cheap things.

 

PHONE APP: Call Annie- free AI speaking app, conversations

 

There is no replacement for a person talking to anothe person for language acquisition. No app will do that.

 

**APP- Hello Talk- group of real people (not AI) chatting, choose the topic and level

 

 APP – PI- AI- computer-generated

 

There is no replacement for two people making meaning together.

 

Jump in the pool!

 

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Registration for Quarter 3, February-April term

·      New dialogue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

 

Tuesday

·      Attendance

·      Begin noun clauses

·      New dialogue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

 

EXAMPLE USAGES: so too very more

 

Wednesday

·      One-on-one meeting for students under but close to 65% reg for higher level

 

 

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Get into some small chat groups

New dialogue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

Discuss warm-Up Questions and Vocabulary Preview