WI567 Class 11

 

Good afternoon.

Today’s Agenda- end at 2:05 today- teacher’s meeting

·      Attendance

·      Start compound sentences

·      Continue “What is a Paragraph”

Test1 – pass-in paragraph this week

 

Thursday

·      Continue compound sentences

·      Continue “What is a Paragraph”

Test1 – pass-in paragraph tomorrow

 

Friday

·       

·      Test1 -pass in paragraph (final 50m of class)

 

Sentence types:

SIMPLE SENTENCES –  SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   SSSV   SVVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

Next kind of sentence:

COMPOUND SENTENCES

 

Most teachers teach FANBOYS

7 coordinating conjunctions

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

 

Some of thse are used often- low-frequency words for compound sentences

 

HIGH-FREQUENCY very

LOW-FREQUENCY quite

 

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

*for

You brought an umbrella today, for it is raining.

low-frequency usage, grammar-book style of English

You brought an umbrella today because it is raining. COMPLEX SENT

high-frequency usage-

 

‘for’ preposition phrases

for example

She got some coffee for you.

He brought a cake for the birthday party

Thank for your help.

 

 

SV, for SV. low frequency

She got you a present, for it is your birthday. Unusual, grammar-book,

not authentic

She got you a present because it is your birthday. authentic

She got a present for you.

VOCAB authentic – real, not fake, the real deal

I bought you a coffee. I bought a coffee for you.

 

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

 

*nor

either or   neither nor low-frequency

Neither you nor I are going to the theatre. grammar-book

We aren’t going to the theatre. authentic

Neither of us are going to the theatre. authentic

I’m not going. Neither is he.

Me neither. CASUAL

 

I bought neither a pen nor a pencil. grammar-book

I didn’t buy (either) a pen or a pencil. authentic

 

compound sentence with ‘nor’

We didn’t go to the museum, nor did we go to the art gallery. grammar-book English

We didn’t go to the museum or the art gallery. SIMPLE SENT

 

I am looking for students who are speaking (either) English or their mother tongue.

 

She is going to get (either) an ice cream or an iced coffee.

 

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

 

Not, yet.

I didn’t have my supper/dinner, yet.

He didn’t finish his homework, yet. SIMPLE SENT

 

‘yet’ for compound sentences

It is a sunny day, yet it is chilly. low-frequency

Tom’s family is very rich, yet Tom is poor.

 

It is a sunny day, but it is chilly. high-frequency

It is a sunny day; however, it is chilly.

 

It is a sunny day. However, it is chilly. 2 SIMPLE SENT

It is a sunny day; however, it is chilly. 1 COMPOUND SENT

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

FANBOYS and but or so

SOBA- so or but and

These are the high-frequency coordinating conjunctions.

 

Soba are Japanese buckwheat noodles.

 

Focus on:  , so   , or   , but   , and

 

EXAMPLE of SOBA

, so- give a reason, result

My friend was sick, so I went to visit her.

It is raining, so you brought an umbrella.

It is going to rain, so don’t forget your umbrella.

Don’t forget your umbrella. IMPERATIVE no ‘you’

 

 

, or – choice, A or B

Do you like coffee or tea? SIMPLE SENT

Do you like coffee, or would you prefer tea? COMPOUND

SV, or SV.

, or – different meanings

You can stay home with mom, or you can go/come downtown with me.

TOMORROW You can stay home with mom; alternatively, you can go/come downtown with me.

 

Give me your schedule, or I will change my mind

TOMORROW Give me your schedule; otherwise, I will change my mind.

 

Give me a ring, or it’s over!

 

Please give me a new schedule, or should I keep using the old schedule?

Please give me a new schedule. IMPERATIVE

Will you give me a new schedule, or should I keep using the old schedule? Very gentle question, very polite

Could you give me my new schedule?

 

Eat your supper, or you will be hungry.

Clean your room up, or you won’t be able to play X-Box.

 

, but – difference, unexpected, negative and positive

I would love to go to your birthday party, but I’m working that night.

Learning English is hard, but it is fun.

I love raising my kids, but they drive me bananas sometimes.

IDIOM drive me bananas – makes me crazy

She is very smart, but she doesn’t study enough.

She doesn’t study enough, but she is very smart.

TOMORROW Learning English is hard; however, it is fun.

 

, and  adding one more thing, addition

I went to Superstore, and I bought pita.

pita, naan – unleavened bread, flatbread

I went to get some bread, and I saw bread called ‘country bread’.

‘ ‘ single quotation marks

“  “ double quotation marks

She said, “Give me a ring!”

The word ‘supper’ means your evening meal.

My friend said, “Pick me up at 6 o’clock.” direct quotation, direct speech

Tom said that Michell that you said that you didn’t like me new hair cut.

I told her that you told me that you like him.

 

say –

You said that you will be late tomorrow. indirect speech

You said, “I will be late tomorrow.” direct speech

 

tell- somebody  Your told me that you will be late tomorrow.

Your told me that you would be late yesterday.

 

I will be late tomorrow.

I’m going to be late tomorrow. Good choice- a bit more authentic

 

 

REVIEW   , SOBA

 

 

IDIOMATIC ENGLISH

There you go. Here you go. Here you are. There you are.

 

Here we are. We arrived

Here we go. We’re leaving.

 

Hi there. Hello. Hi. CASUAL

He gave me a fist bump. FREIENDLY, COOL

High five.

 

SLANG Don’t leave me hanging.

 

 

though   It’s slang for teenagers. You can use it, though.

 

It’s raining. We can walk though.

English is really hard. You can learn it though.