Today’s Agenda
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Continue dialogue “Going to an Eye Doctor”
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Begin noun clauses
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One-on-one meeting for students under but close
to 65% reg for higher level
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Test3 Paragraph tomorrow- review of paragraph
structure and format, process
Thursday
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Test3- paragraph
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Continue noun clauses
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never
Friday
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 7
**EXAMPLE USAGES: so too very
more
-so adverb clause so... ADJ... that
It is so foggy that I can’t
see clearly.
It is so foggy today. CASAUL
TALKING
It is very/extremely/quiet/partially/really
foggy today. ACADEMIC/BUSINESS WRITING
-too – a lot, negative-
excess, excessive amount
The party was too fun. XXX
The suitcase is too heavy to carry.
The suitcase is heavy. I can still
carry it.
It is too hard for me to do.
The car is too expensive for me.
It is unaffordable for me.
It is too cold to go to the beach
today.
It was too sunny at the beach; we
had a great day swimming. XXX
The little girl is too very/extremely/quite
smart. XXX
The coffee is too hot to drink.
The coffee is too sweet.
The coffee is very hot.
The coffee is so hot that she burned
her lip.
My car is too far away to walk.
My car is too far. CASUAL
SOUNDING, NOT FOR SCHOOL/WORK
I parked my car very far away.
This lesson is too hard for me.
too – problem
-more
more than more...than
She needs to save more money. She
has some money, but she needs more.
The price of houses is more
expensive in Vancouver. XXX
The price of houses is very expensive
in Vancouver.
The price of houses is more
expensive in Vancouver than in Montreal.
COMPARE more...than
Her son is taller than her daughter.
Can I have some more water?
Can you cook this more?
You have to be more organized
with your school work.
I need more time to achieve my
goals.
She needs more internal motivation.
Please do not ask me any more
questions.
There are more opportunities
waiting for you if you keep trying. SOUNDS LIKE- the person has tried once and
been unsuccessful
There are a lot/many/lots of opportunities
waiting for you if you keep trying.
There is/are more than one fish
in the sea.
There are lots of fish in the sea.
There are healthier things to eat
than just cookies.
There is more than enough candy for
all of the kids.
more than enough
She spends more time on her phone
than studying. implied negativity
She spends too much time on her
phone. judgemental
She spends a lot of time on her
phone.
I listen to more bad news
everyday. more than what?
I listen to a lot of bad news
everyday.
You imply. I infer.
imply- subtlely transmit
information, implication(n)
infer- understand implied
information, inference(n)
autism- autistic
“Going to an Eye Doctor”
Sure thing! OK. I understand.
-reading glasses/readers/bifocals/progressives
JOKE I can’t read small print. I
am going to get my arms lengthened.
PRO OLD PERSON TRICK- Look
through a pinhole in the crook of your finger.
-a blind person/a sight-impaired
person
-a deaf person/a hearing-impaired
person
-a dumb person/a mute
person/a non-verbal person
She is reticent. She doesn’t like
to talk. Perhaps she is shy.
He is very close-lipped. He doesn’t
talk. He is reserved. He can keep secrets.
He is too quiet. negative,
problem
She is a blabbermouth.
talkative- He is big mouth. She is
a motormouth.
Tomorrow – Test3
paragraph
-at least 150 words
Structure
Grabber
Topic sentence
Supportiing sentences
Concluding sentence
-everyday topic- eyes, seeing,
looking, vision
e.g. What steps can you take to
keep your eyes healthy?
Process
Prewriting
1.Read the question.
2.Generate ideas, key words,
vocab. Write down them!
3.Organize the ideas 3,4 ideas
Writing
4.Write rough draft.
5.Proofread. Edit.
6.Pass in legible draft.
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