Tuesday, 25 February 2025

WI567 Class 15

 

crooked(adj)- not straight

 

 

Good afternoon

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Review some compound sentences- six exercises from homework

Choose vocab for quiz tomorrow

·      Business letters- apply to emails- very practical

·      Keep working on verb tenses- present progressive, past progressive

 

LATER

·      Phrasal verbs

·      Quotation Marks

·      Begin types of paragraphs

 

Wednesday- Fire drill at 1:40

·      Quiz2

·      Present progressive verb tense sentences from homework

·      Business letters

 

Thursday

·      Continue verb tense- past progressive

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Seven most important verb tenses:

Simple present, simple past, simple future

Present progressive, past progressive

Present perfect, present perfect progressive

REVIEW:

Simple present- She drinks green tea every morning.

Simple past- I helped my son move the cart.

Simple future- He will get some lunch. She is going to go to the gym later.

 

Continue with verb tenses

Simple present

Simple past

Simple future

 

Present progressive/ Present continuous- same meaning

 

‘ing’ verb

 

auxiliary verb- helper verb, extra verb

AUX- plug-in in the back of your TV, car

 

AUX + ‘ing’ verb

He is running down the sidewalk.

She is talking on the phone to her sister.

COMMON ERROR She talking on the phone to her sister. XXX

 

I am studying French at school.

 

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Difference between simple present and present progressive

She studies French at school. usual activity

She is studying French at school. right now, currently- implication- not permanent, temporary

 

Mai lives in Vancouver.

Junko is living in Vancouver.

What is slight difference in meaning?

 

The intention, deeper meaning is a little bit different.

We study English at SHEC.

We are studying English at SHEC. !!

Which one makes the most sense?

 

She does yoga.

She is doing yoga. currently, right now

 

present progressive – currently, right now

 

I do yoga every day. SIMPLE PRESENT

I am doing yoga right now. I will call you back. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE- right now

 

I love you.

I am loving you. XXX strange

I will love you forever. SIMPLE FUTURE

She is falling in love with him. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

 

IDIOM         I love you, but I’m not in love with you. COMPOUND

                     You made me love you.

 

 

love

like

jealous(adj) jealousy(n)

 

love(n) affection(n) admire(v) admiration(n) respect(n,v)

 

I love coffee. I like coffee.

IDIOM crazy about   She is crazy about Coach purses.

 

She loves Chanel purses/handbags/clutch.

Coco Chanel- famous designer

 

 

 

We are going to the park in ten minutes. suggests the future

ALTERNATE: We are about to go to the park.

She is about to V. He is about to call his sister.

Did you call you sister? I’m about to.

 

He is going to pick up some milk on the way home. suggests the future

 

VOCAB       orphan- a child with no parents

                     orphanage- an institution where orphans live

orphan- does not mean homeless

Bruce Wayne (Batman) was an orphan.

Little Orphan Annie was an orphan.

Oliver Twist was an orphan.

orphan(n,v)   The litle girl was orphaned when her parents died. She became an orphan.

was orphaned – passive voice LATER

 

Carol is kayaking around Rocky Point Park. right now

Benjamin is thinking about his family. He is feeling lonely/homesick/nostalgic. right now

nostalgic(adj) nostalgia(n)- homesick(adj) homesickness(n)

 

nostalgia- you miss the past in a sweet but sad way, a feeling of loss

 

 

 

COMMON ERROR for present progressive

He running down the sidewalk. XXX

He is run down the sidewalk. XXX

FIX

AUX VERB+’ing’ verb = present progressive

He is running down the sidewalk

 

 

present progressive/continuous- happening right now

Jun is reading a book at the moment/right now.

just right now-not forever, sounds temporary

Sandra is watching a movie.  just right now-not forever, sounds temporary

 

 

Jun lives in Vancouver. simple present- sounds permanent

She is living in Vancouver. present progressive- sounds temporary

What is your situation?

 

QUESTIONS:

Where do you live? Where do you call home?

Where are you living? sounds very temporary

I was living in Burnaby, but now I live in Vancouver.

 

I live in Vancouver. I don’t know how long I’m going to stay here.

I am up in the air.

IDIOM up in the air-  undecided

It’s up in the air. It has not been decided.

 

What course will you take in April? It’s up in the air.

 

Where are you going? I’m going to China for six months.

 

I live in Canada part of the year and China part of the year.

 

I am living in Vancouver right now.

Do you live in Vancouver, or are you living in Vancouver?

 

I live in Vancouver now. I think I will stay in Vancouver.

 

MISTRANSLATION FROM MANDARIN:

We lived stayed in a hotel for one week.

live- stay hotel

 

We are staying at the Holiday Inn by the airport.

 

The poor man is living in his car.

 

We are camping at Golden Ears.

 

Useful subtle difference-

I am working in a restaurant. sounds temporary, survival job, not your permanent career, not your dream

 

I work in hospitality. sounds permanent, your chosen career

hospitality- restaurant, hotel, cruise ship, tourism

 

I am teaching at SHEC.

I teach at SHEC.

 

This machine isn’t working. sounds temporary, can be fixed

The photocopier isn’t working. It isn't double-siding.

The wireless internet router isn’t working. Turn it off, and turn it back on.

 

The computer doesn’t work. It never works properly. sounds permanent

 

Junko is studying English. temporary

She is studying English at SHEC. temporary

 

 

 

It is raining now. temporary

It is snowing.

It rains a lot in Vancouver. permanent, truth

 

Ali is looking for a new house/apartment/job. temporary  You will stop looking when you find the thing that you’re looking for.

 

Mei is looking for her artistic voice/own style.

 

Jon is looking for a wife.

 

I am feeling a little bit under the weather today. just right now

IDIOM under the weather- sick

I have to cancel our dinner date. I am coughing a bit. I don’t want to get you sick. I don’t want to give you anything.

 

 

Mo is not working right now. temporary

The elevator isn’t working in my building. temporary

The elevator does not work in my building. permanent

The elevator is out of order. sounds temporary

 

The elevator isn’t work in my building. XXX

 

I am working freelance. sounds temporary

I work freelance. sounds permament

 

I am going to work early today.

 

ain’t- slang for talking, avoid it

 

Is your school year going well? How are your courses going?

 

ACTION

Let’s practice a bit. Try wriiting some sentences using present progressive verb tense. We can share them tomorrow.

 

check(v) doublecheck(v) triplecheck(v)

She triplechecks that she locked her door every day. She is bit OCD.

 

VOCAB OCD obsessive compulsive disorder

obsessive- repeated thoughts that trouble you

compulsive- actions that you cannot control

tic- unconscious repeated physical action that you cannot control

facial tic

 

tic tac toe – children’s game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Let’s practice for quiz on compound sentences on Wednesday.

 

Practice for the quiz on Wednesday.

Write a compound sentence for each.

1.but           special

The restaurant had a special menu for the event, but it didn’t include my favourite dish.

We wanted to go to a special restaurant, but it didn’t have any tables.

 

2.or             today

We will have a quiz today, or we will have it tomorrow.

 

3.however           plane

The flight was scheduled for noon; however, the plane was delayed due to bad weather.

The airplane took off over an hour late; however, it arrived at the destination on time.

 

4.therefore          machine

The dry cleaning machine isn’t working; therefore, I will call the service centre.

The power supply for the main machine is broken; therefore, all the mchines have to take a day off.

The vending machine was broken; therefore, I couldn’t get any snacks.

 

5.also                    detail

The teacher was teaching; also, he gave a lot of details.

She explained the project clearly; also, she included every important detail.

 

6.instead              breakfast

I didn't have time for breakfast; instead, I grabbed a coffee.

He grabbed some lunch. She had lunch.

 

, SOBA

; therefore,

 

VOCAB TO REVIEW

 

SOBA

therefore

however

also

instead

moreover

nevertheless

 

 

 

 

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