EF56 Class 31

 

your perspective- your mindset, your outlook, the way you look at a situation

 

spect- spectacles-eyeglasses, spectate(v)- watch, see

 

Strive to be 1% better each day. accessible, achievable, reasonable, possible, attainable, obtainable

improvement, growth, rise, raise, achievement, attainment, evolve(v) evolution(n)

 

duty(n)- responsibility, commitment

commitment(n)- pledge, personal agreement, oath

She made a commitment to herself to finish her high school courses.

commit(v)

 

intimidate(v) intimidating(adj) intimidation(n)

 

He feels a duty to his country. She feels a duty to her parents.

 

Learning English is like hiking. You can look back and see how far you have come. It is encouraging to you.

Focus on your legs, not the top of the mountain.

The top of the mountain can look intimidating.

initimidating- scary, frightening, fearful, panic-inducing

 

It gives us persepective.

 

picture-photograph

cartoon

diagram

animated cartoon/animation

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      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

·      Continue noun clauses

·      Continue dialogue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

·      Test3 Paragraph tomorrow- review of paragraph structure and format, process

 

Thursday

·      Test3- paragraph

 

Thursday

 

Friday

 

 

 

 

**Causative verbs

Michelle asked her friend to pick up some milk.

ask, tell, help, invite, get, need, expect, etc. REVIEW THE BLOG

 

Phrasal verb verb+preposition

look into- investigate, research

Michelle looked into budget alternatives to ipads.

 

alternate(v) She alternates going to the gym and going for a run.

 

going to a place

going for an activity? THINK

We are going for a swim. a jog

We are going for a trip.

We are going for coffee.

We are going for sushi.

 

We are going to see mom.

We are going for groceries.

We are going to pick up mom at the jail.

 

I ran over to the window to see what was happening. He ran outside to see what was happening.

 

She replaced her old ipad with a new Galaxy tablet.

 

Thank you for the card.

 

The pipes are knocking. There is air in the pipes. They have to bleed the pipes.

 

 

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Get into some small chat groups

New dialogue “Going to an Eye Doctor”

Discuss warm-Up Questions and Vocabulary Preview

 

Warm-Up Questions

1.    eye problems- nearsighted(adj) nearsightedness(n)

She is farsighted. She can see distances, but she can’t see close-up.

astigmatism(n)-  

myopia(n)- nearsightedness

dry eyes- use eye drops, looking at screens too long

itchy eyes-

red eyes- crying, smoke, looking at screens too long, drunk, high, allergy, infection (pink eye- conjunctivitis)

wandering eye- lazy eye

crossed eyes-

albinoism

watery eyes

tunnel vision- your vision narrows

glaucoma-

cataracts- milky white covering over lenses, can be removed surgically

-colour blindness-

-double vision

-drooping eyelids

-twitching eyes

-blinking

 

Children can be cruel.

Mom says, “I have eyes in the back of my head.”

 

-teeth- cavity(everyday word) carie(dentist word)

 

Vocabulary Preview

1.    blurry- not clear visually

2.    vision- eyesight,

visualize(v)- to imagine a future

vision- plan, ambition, dream  She has a vision for her life in five years.

Can you see yourself in your vision?

visioning- imagining in detail what you want to happen

dream map

vision board

task chart/ chores checklist

building a meaningful life

What’s your mission in life?

3.    eyestrain- muscle strain, strain your neck

She strained her wrist. He strained the spaghetti in a colander.

My mind is a colander sometimes.

IDIOM I lost some money in the stock market. I never heard the end of it.

IDIOM Let sleeping dogs lie. Don’t bring up bad things from the past.

4.    His flight to Tokyo was prolonged by bad weather.

Sorry I am late. I was prolonged by a car accident.

7.    Her pupils were dilated.  His pupils are fixed and dilated.

pupil- young student, kids

IDIOM My daughter is the apple of my eye.

9.The doctor presribed some antibiotics.

10.The mother monitored her sick son. The teacher monitored the student whle they were writing a test.

Her computer monitor is quite old.