EF34 Class 11

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Begin verb tense overview- simple present

simple past

simple future

present progressive

past progressive

“Five Verb Tenses Overview EF34”

Practice writing sentences using simple present verb tense

-habiutal action

-state of being

-truth

·      Finish dialogue “Going to the Bank”

·      Begin compound sentences

·      HW   Read new dialogue “Filling Out an Application”

 

Thursday

·      Continue compound sentences

Quiz2 when?

·      Continue verb tenses- simple verb tenses

“Simple present past future verb tenses EF34”

·      Dialogue “Filling Out an Application”

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment” Week 3

·      Continue verb tenses- simple verb tenses

“Simple present past future verb tenses EF34”

Exercises

·      Vocabulary Exercises

·      Song lyrics

 

 

*SIMPLE PRESENT       -habitual action- habit, repeated actions

                              

good habit- She drinks a lot of water.

bad habit- She smokes and drinks.

 

-something you do normally, everyday, usual activity, routine(n)

Mei eats rice everyday. It is a staple.

Tortilla is a staple in Mexico.

Red beans are a staple in Afghanistan and other places.

VOCAB staple- main food of a culture

She eats breakfast every day.

Mahi brushes his teeth twice a day.

I take a shower every Tuesday.

She drinks green tea in the morning.

green tea, black tea, red tea, oolong tea, saffron tea,

Shira gets up early on the weekends at 6am.

Sheila sleeps in late on the weekends until 11:30am.

She goes to school.

I prepare lunch for my son.

Ali watches one hour of TV every night.

She watches Netflix/ the news on her/the TV.

 

You walk your dog for one hour every evening.

I bring my dog, Butter, to school some Fridays.

 

-         state of being, emotion

She is very happy.

Joy is very sad.

emotions- sad, serious, happy, angry, hungry, tired, worried, calm, stressed, relaxed, anxious, nervous, mad, shy, upset, down, depressed, bored, excited

VOCAB shy(adj)= afraid of what other people will think of you, limit your action, speaking

bored/ boring(adj) The movie was boring. You were bored.

interested/interesting Computers are interesting to Ali. He is interested in computers.

COLLOCATION- interested in

                     I am interested in GERUND.

                     I am interested in learning English.

I am interested in doing social work.

He is interested in working at Staples.

She is interested in working at Staples.

You are interested in getting a new phone.

Sam is interested in going to a kickboxing class.

Sam is interested in going to kickboxing classes.

I am interested in travelling.

 

She is interested in NOUN.

Sam is interested in yoga.

She is interested in Japan.

She is interested in nutrition.

 

She is/was interested in music.

SIMPLE PRESENT/SIMPLE PAST

 

 

Sarah is tall.

He is 34 years old.

Mei is very hardworking.

ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE A PERSON/PERSONALITY short, tall, old young, skiiny, fat, gorgeous, handsome, pretty, cute

smart, lazy, energetic, funny, lively, organized, disorganized, talkative, reticent,

quiet, silent, lovely, intelligent, talented, clever, polite, impolite, rude, mean

                     -fact, truth

The Prime Minister lives in Ottawa.

The Prime  Minister is Justin Trudeau.

The King of England is the head of the Canadian goverment. He is a symbolic figurehead.

VOCAB symbolic figurehead- not political power, just a title

Victoria is the capital of BC.

Juan is Joan’s uncle.

Juan- ‘huon’

Juanita-

Jose-

chihuahua-

 

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.

Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius at sea level.

height, altitude

SHEC is about 80m above sea level.

https://en-ca.topographic-map.com/map-gjwz4/Vancouver/?zoom=13&center=49.23419%2C-123.09651&popup=49.22176%2C-123.09113

 

Holland is mostly below sea level.

 

Most countries use the metric system.

Metric and Imperial- two measurement systems

20kg= 45lbs

4 litres= 1 gallon

1 kilometre= .8 miles

2.5 centimetres – 1 inch

12 inches = 1 foot

 

In Canada we mix both of these measuring systems.

Water freezes at 0 C. Water freezes at 32 F.

 

COMMON ERRORS WITH SIMPLE PRESENT VERB TENSE”

Sarah live in Vancouver. XXX

FIX

Sarah lives in Vancouver.

 

subject verb agreement

Sarah lives in Vancouver.

Jie lives in Vancouver.

We live in Vancouver.

You live in Vancouver.

I live in Vancouver.

He/She/It/’name’ lives in Vancouver.

 

 

**POSSIBLE SOURCE OF CONFUSION- SIMPLE

SIMPLE SENTENCE

 

SIMPLE PRESENT VERB TENSE

 

***

Finish dialogue “Going to the Bank”

Small group (5-6 people) discussion

1.Warm-Up Questions

Types of bank accounts

-savings account

-chequing account cheque (US check)

-business account

-personal accounts

-shared account, joint account

 

Retirement savings accounts- tax savings

-TFSA (tax-free savings account)

-RRSP (registered retirement savings account)

 

USD account (US dollars)

 

Debt, borrowing

-mortgage- loan for house, condo, duplex, property, real estate

-car loan-

-line-of-credit -

 

-credit card- not your money, VISA’s $, borrowing from VISA

 

Easy to get into debt.

 

Cash is king!

 

debit card

 

2. ATM automatic teller machine

teller- bank employee behind the counter

It depends on the transaction: ATM, teller, or online.

 

3. service fees- pay per month, pay per transaction

 balance – total amount of $ in your account

 

It is expensive to be poor!

 

4. bank statement- monthly report, summary of all transactions, via mail or email, physical or digital, online banking

once a month, once a week, once every two weeks / biweekly , every day

 

 

2. Vocabulary Preview

 

- fee, charge, surcharge

 

 

Listening Questions

8.    Sick people stay here. Doctors and nurses work here. What place is it? clinic, hospital

9.    If a unicorn lost its horn, what animal would it look like?

10.           Uncle Ed repaired four pairs of boots. How many boots did he fix in all?

11.           Is Vancouver next to the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean?

12.           It’s 2 o’clock. What time will it be in one hour?