EF34 Class 13

 

If you don’t like rain, you are in the wrong city.

mahjong- Chinese game with tiles, gambling, make bets

chores- clean the house, deep clean

I want to go hiking. I am not sure where, yet.

She will go to her friend’s party at a restaurant.

I will go to a concert.

Getting ready to move.

I am going to go to church on Sunday afternoon.

I go to church twice every Sunday.

 

denominations- types of churches- Baptist, Anglican, Catholic, Protestant, etc.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 3

Refer to the PLOS.

Give it back by the end of class.

·      Vocabulary Exercises “Multiple Choice Synonyms 1”

·      Continue compound sentences

“Compound Sentences Exercises EF34” Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 from homework.

Quiz Monday

Choose 10 vocab to review.

·      Continue dialogue “Filling Out an Application”

·      Song lyrics- Listen to a song to hear the lyrics

Movie: Toy Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZUKm0ApEM

 

VOCAB lyrics – the words of a song

 

Monday

·      Quiz2- compound sentences

·      Continue verb tenses- simple verb tenses

“Simple present past future verb tenses EF34”

Exercises

·      Continue dialogue “Filling Out an Application”

 

 

 

“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 3

Refer to the PLOS.

Examples:

Strengths- following verbal instructions

Challenges- correct spelling, engage in conversation

Goals- a range of sentence structures

Plan to achieve- practice, use English, listening without translator

 

 

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Vocabulary Exercises “Multiple Choice Synonyms 1”

1.furious- very very angry

2.courageous(adj)- very brave

courage(n)- bravery(n)

3.easy(adj)- simple, basic

4.friendly(adj)- kind, nice, affable, polite

impolite

possible/impossible

5.tired(adj)- exhausted

6.smart(adj)- clever, bright

7.strong-powerful

8.rich- wealthy, $$$

9.

10.old- antique- over 50 years old

11.quick(adj)-fast, speedy

12.hungry- starving(extremely hungry), peckish

SLANG hungry + angry = hangry

13.gorgeous(adj)

14.dirty- messy, soiled, muddy

15.happy- cheerful, excited, energetic, glad

16.sad- upset, gloomy

17.expensive- costly, dear

18.funny(adj)- amusing

amazing- incredible

19.loud-noisy

20.clean(adj)- tidy, neat IDIOM spic and span

Her house is spic and span.

cluttered- messy, disorganized

OPPOSITE organized

 

 

Compound Sentences Using SOBA

 

**REMEMBER**

Compound sentences look like these examples:

She likes swimming, but he likes hiking.

 

Exercise 1: Combine the following pairs of simple sentences into compound sentences using SOBA. Write the compound sentences on your own paper.

e.g.    She loves to read books. She also enjoys writing stories.

She loves to read books, and she also enjoys writing stories.

 

1.    The weather was rainy. We decided to stay indoors.

The weather was rainy, so we decided to stay indoors.

The weather was rainy so, , so we decided to stay indoors. XXX

2.    I want to go to the beach. I don't have enough time.

I want to go to the beach, but I don't have enough time.

 

3.    He studied all night, so he passed the exam with flying colors.

He studied all night, and he passed the exam with flying colors.

 

4.    Sarah went to the grocery store, and she bought some milk and bread.

Sarah went to the grocery store, but she didn’t buy any milk and bread.

I speak some English.

I don’t speak any English.

 

5.    Tom likes to swim, but he doesn't like to dive.

 

6.    I have a test tomorrow, so I need to study tonight.

 

I have a test tomorrow, and I need to study tonight.

 

 

7.    The concert was canceled. It was raining heavily.

The concert was canceled becuase it was raining heavily. COMPLEX SENTENCE- next week

 

It was raining heavily, and/so the concert was canceled.

 

8.    She wants to travel to Europe, so she needs to save more money.

She wants to travel to Europe, but she needs to save more money.

She wants to travel to Europe, and she needs to save more money.

Awesome!

 

9.    He loves playing basketball, but he doesn't enjoy watching it.

 

10.           Mei wants to go on a trip to Japan, but she can’t afford it.

 

FOUR CHOICES   , SOBA   so   or   but   and

 

**REMEMBER**

Compound sentences look like these examples:

She likes swimming, but he likes hiking.

 

Exercise 2

Add an independent clause with proper punctuation to create a compound sentence for each. Use a variety of SOBA.

Write the compound sentences on your own paper.

These ones are a bit more challenging.

1.    The cat ran away, and it was super fast.

SV, SOBA SV.

The cat ran away, but it came back.

The cat ran away, but the dog was here.

The cat ran away, and I couldn’t it.

 

2.    I love ice cream, so I eat it everyday.

I love ice cream, but I can’t eat too much.

I love ice cream, but it’s not good for me.

I love ice cream, but I don’t have enough money.

Earnest Ice Cream, Fraser Street

I love ice cream, and I bought a chocolate ice cream.

 

3.    She studied hard for the test, so she passed the test with flying colours.

She studied hard for the test, so she got a good grade/mark.

She studied hard for the test, but she got nervous and didn’t do well.

 

4.    The movie was long, and I feel asleep.

The movie was long, but it was very funny.

The movie was long, so I regret watching it.

The movie was long, but it was interesting.

The movie was long and boring. SIMPLE

 

5.    He likes to play soccer.

He likes to play soccer, but I like to play cricket.

He likes to play soccer, but we like wrestling.

He likes to play soccer, but his brother doesn’t like to play with him.

 

6.    The maple trees were beautiful.

The maple trees were beautiful, and they had colourful leaves.

The maple trees were beautiful, so we took lots of pictures.

The maple trees were beautiful, and the maple leaves were red.

 

7.    The boys went to the park to play soccer.

 

8.    The little kid was scared of the dark.

The little kid was scared of the dark, so he kept a nightlight on.

The little kid was scared of the dark, and he ran to his parents.

The little kid was scared of the dark, but the light of the moon comforted him.

 

9.    He worked late last night.

He worked late last night, so he can’t wake up on time.

He worked late last night, so he couldn’t wake up on time.

He worked late last night, or he went to a party last night.

 

10.                       The concert was amazing.

The concert was amazing, but my friend, Lucy, didn’t enjoy watching it.

The concert was amazing, and the band was fantastic.

The concert was amazing, and everyone enjoyed it.

The Ebi concert will be amazing, and I can’t wait!

 

 

Let’s choose 10 vocab words to review for the quiz. I will choose six of them for the quiz.

1.    license(n,v)

2.    angry(adj)

3.    study(v)

4.    borrow(v)

5.    gorgeous(adj)

6.    together(adj)

7.    expensive(adj)

8.    sad(adj)

9.    exciting(adj)

10.                       library(n)

 

 

 

Dialogue “Filling Out an Application”

Small chat groups

A.Warm-Up Questions

 

B. Vocab Preview