WI567 Class 17

 

Butter-boy, nine and a half years old

-very friendly, loves people

Feel free to pat him, scratch his head.

 

Golden Doodle- half golden retriever, half poodle

Groodle

retriever- hunting dog

 

What kind/breed of dog is that?

 

I heard that chocolate is poisonous for dogs.

 

Good afternoon

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Quiz2- compound sentences

Go over

Optional RW for bonus point

Title: Quiz2 RW

·      New verb tense- past progressive

·      Begin business letters

 

LATER

·      Phrasal verbs

·      Quotation Marks

·      Begin types of paragraphs-

 

Friday

·      Check registration link again

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 4

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Continue business letters

Advocacy letter- Amnesty letter

·      Optional Quiz2 Version2 - last 25m class tomorrow

 

 

Monday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz2

Write a compound sentence for each.

Pass in by 12:50.

1.    so      study

, SOBA

I have a test tomorrow, so I must study tonight.

 

2.    but    airport

I feel/am hungry, but I need to be at the airport in a hour.

SLANG hangry- You feel angry because you’re hungry.

She is an angry person.

IDIOM He has a short fuse.

 

 

 

 

 

You have to learn to stand up for yourself. If you let people push you around, you will feel angry/resentful.

You have to be able to say “No.” to people. This is difficult for accomodating people.

VOCAB accomodating- put other people before yourself

 

You sacrifice for your family. However, sometimes you have to put your foot down.

IDIOM put your foot down- say no

 

SLANG pissed off- angry  She is pissed off at her husband.

 

IDIOM the last straw

SAYING That was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

-too many responsibilities, one too many

camel- can carry a lot

 

Result- explosion or implosion

 

IDIOM  She bottles up her anger. She does not express it. He bottles up his emotions.

 

IDIOM You wear your heart on your sleeve. You show your emotions.

IDIOM She is a closed book. He is an open book.

situational- depend on the relationship

Once you get to know her, she is very funny.

 

intraverted- gets energy from being on their own

 

-extroverted- gets energy from being in a group

She is a very social person.  outgoing

 

socialist- style of government

 

 

3.    therefore   purse

The Coach purse is very expensive; therefore, I  bought a Joe Fresh purse. She bought one from/at Winners.

PUNC    ; therefore,

 

4.    however    forever

He said that would love her forever; however, they got divorced the next year.

 

5.    also             try

I will try my best; also, I will need your help.

HIGHER-LEVEL ALTERNATES:

I will try my best; also, I also will also need your help. Choose one

I will try my best; I also will need your help.

 

6.    instead       hiking

You look so very tired from swimming; instead, you can try hiking.

I didn’t want to go to hiking; instead, I stayed home and did laundry.

I didn’t want to go swimming. gerund

He didn’t want to go shopping. gerund

 

She didn’t want to go to the party.

Jun didn’t want to go to Metrotown.

 

Optional RW for bonus point. Pass in today or first thing tomorrow.

Tomorrow- optional Quiz 2 Version 2- last 25m class tomorrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the verb tenses we have learned so far:

Simple present

Simple past

Simple future

Present progressive

 

New verb tense: past progressive

AUX + ‘ing’

 

Present progressive:

Mei is watching a movie right now.

 

Past progressive:

Mei is was watching a movie last night.

Mei was watching a movie last night.

 

EASIEST WAY TO SAY THIS- simple past

Mei watched a movie last night.

 

** simple past and past progressive- little bit different usage

 

SIMPLE PAST- one event, finished

Mei watched a movie last night.

 

PAST PROGRESSIVE- event in the past, interrupted by something else

Mei was watching a movie last night and the electricity went out.

Mei was watching a movie last night and her sister called.

 

There was an earthquake last Friday. Did you feel it?

Yes, I was studying at South Hill.

Yes, I was talking to my neighbour in the backyard.

No, I was taking a ferry, so I didn’t feel it.

 

I was talking to my friend when the earthquake happened.

 

I talked to my mother for an hour last night.

I was talking to my mother for an hour last night. EMPHASIZING THE DURATION OF TIME AND THE ACTION

 

TWO ACTIVITIES AT THE SAME TIME ‘while’  I was reading a book while my son was studying.

 

*have talked- present perfect- NEXT WEEK

from the past until now

You have lived in Van for two years.

 

 

I was swimming went swimming a lot when I was a child.

I was swimming when my mother arrived.

I was driving when I heard the news about Elon.

 

Butter and I were walking along the path, and we saw a bear.

Butter and I were walking along the path when we saw a bear.

 

Mei was driving home, and she saw a UFO.

Mei was driving home when she saw a UFO.

 

Jun was talking to her husband, and their son came home.

 

I was watching a movie when the accident happened.

 

EASIEST WAY TO THINK ABOUT past progressive-

‘ing’ ACTION- INTERRUPTION

She was walking in the park when it started to rain.

 

 

I was talking to my mom for two hours, so I couldn’t make supper.

 

 

Let’s revisit it tomorrow.

IDIOM Let’s put a pin in it. We can come back to it later.

 

HOMEWORK EXERCISES:

Exercise 4 and 6

Exercise 4

2.    was shining

3.    was raining

It was raining when I left home this morning. It’s sunny now.

4.    was eating

You call somebody and they answer with a sleepy voice.

“Were you sleeping?” “Were you asleep?”

“I was just resting me eyes.”

5.    was travelling

6.    was working

7.    was cooking

8.    was shaving

He was shaving with a disposable cartridge when he cut himself.

electric shaver

IDIOM smooth as a baby’s bottom

stubble

9.was watching