WI567 Class 4

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

This is the Period 2 (P2) (M-F 12-2:15) class for this course:

Writing Improvement 567

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Begin simple sentences- HANDOUT

·      Review paragraph- HANDOUT

·      Paragraph writing- pass in

Not for marks-practice

 

Friday

·      Attendance

·      VERBS- like, love, hate, prefer, begin, start, continue

·      Vocabulary exercises (every week)

·      Fun things

 

 

 

 

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES-most basic kind, easiest

 

 

SIMPLE

 

Subject and verb.  Begin with a capital letter. End with a period or question mark. Exclamation points are not commonly used in school or business writing. They are often used in casual writing, texting, etc.  !

 

-SV Subject Verb

 

S  NOUN/PRONOUN  +  ACTION WORD (verb)

 

The dog is sleeping on the bed. SV

We are learning English.

Mei gets up at 7 o’clock in the morning. simple present- habit, usual action

Mei got up at 7 o’clock in the morning. past simple- one time

 

verb + prep= phrasal verb

get + up

 

VERB TENSE- had worked  Mei had worked worked at the store for six months.

past perfect usually substitute simple past

 

PHRASAL VERB get up  verb+preposition

get up- get out of bed

wake up-

get out-

get down- dance(slang)  We all got down at the party. You like to get down.

get along- act friendly, be peaceful with each other  He gets along with his mother-in-law. The dog does not get along with the cat.

get away- IDIOM go on vacation  We got away for the weekend.

get off- finish work

talk to- I had to talk to my daughter.

talk with- conversation, dialogue

chat(v)-casual talking IDIOM chew the fat, chit chat, small talk

 

speak loudly- big voice, speak up

speak aloud-speak out loud  I will read this aloud.

 

We get out of the car. We got off the plane/ferry/bus/Skytrain.

The phone is switched/turned off.

GOOD FREE ADVICE: Start to learn as many phrasal verbs as you can. Phrasal verbs are the heart of English.

-SV

 

-SVV

Jun walks in the park and listens to a podcast.

The kids are weeping screaming and are crying. verbs

I go to the gym to do exercises. I go to the gym and do exercises.

I go to the gym in order to do exercises. COMPLEX SENT- ADVERB CL

 

The kids are upset and tired. SV adjectives

*Words in an order should be the same type of word. This is called parallelism. We will learn this in a few weeks.

 

He likes sports, skiing, and to hike. XXX

FIX

Parallelism  noun, noun, and noun

He likes running, skiing, and hiking.

Parallelism  verb, verb, and verb

He likes to run, to ski, and to hike.

He likes to run, and ski, and hike. He likes to run, ski, and hike.

 

YOUR CHOICE

He likes to run, ski, and hike.   The Oxford Comma- old-fashioned

He likes to run, ski and hike.   modern looking

 

She likes to run. She likes running.

 

-SVVV (probably the maximum)

I am writing and listening and checking my phone. XXX

POLISH

I am writing, listening and checking my phone.

I am writing, listening, and checking my phone. Oxford comma

 

Your choice:

A, B and C. -more modern

A, B, and C. -a little old-fashioned

 

COMMON ERROR

I am writing, checking my phone.

A, B

FIX

I am writing and checking my phone.

 

-SSSV

Jun, Sarah, and Shira went for a hike yesterday. more common

Jun, Sarah, and Shira went hiking yesterday.

 

VOCAB weird, strange

 

The pens, books and paper are on the table.

 

 

-SSVV

Mohamad and Joseph went downtown and bought some business clothes.

formal clothes- formal wear, a suit and tie, business attire

The office dress code is business attire.

casual attire

formal attire

“Gym attire is mandatory”

uniform- everybody dressed exactly the same- McDonalds, air hostess stewardess flight attendants, Ikea-same top, sports team(jersey), police, fireman fire fighter, mail man a letter carrier, security guard

 

-Imperative sentence- command, tell somebody to do something

(You) Open the window, please. You – implied subject

Watch out!

Go to bed. Brush your teeth.

Sit down. Have some coffee.

Try again.

Take a break.

Help yourself.

Stay calm.

Relax.

Take it easy. – casual way to say goodbye

Take care.- casual way to say goodbye

Have a good one.- casual goodbye

Open the window, please.

Please open the window.

Open wide.

Please be careful of black ice.

 

Are you going to the party?

Yes, I am. No, I am not.

 

-Interrogative sentences- questions

Do you like ice cream?

Yes, I do. Sure. Love it! Defiinitely. Of course. Certainly.(formal)

Do you want to go for a hike?

Sure. Why not?

 

Hawaii was beautiful.

I bet.

Math 12 is hard.

I bet.

bet-gambling, casino

 

What time is it?

Where are you from?

What is your nationality?

What time does the class finish?

What time/When does the movie start?

Have you ever been to Paris?

How is the weather? What’s the weather like?

How long does it take you to get to school?

How often do you go to the gym every week?

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES

SV

SSV

SVV

SSSV

SVVV

Imperative

Interrogative

 

 

 

SVV

The dog is sleeping and snoring.

 

GERUND- ‘ing’ noun Snoring is  a problem for her husband.

 

CONTINUE- Practice writing simple sentences

 

 

Paragraph- practice paragraph

 

 

**Paragraph format**

-lined, ruled paper, 8 ½ X 11 inches

-right side up, three holes to the left

-blue or black ink

-doublespace

-one block of writing

-write between the margins (red lines)

-left justified

-indent the first word

-full name, class and date in top right corner

-write at least 150 words

 

Write at least 150 words on the following topic:

Introduce yourself or one of your partners.

 

 

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·      Name

·      Home

·      Family

·      Job

·      Travel

·      Hobbies- pastime, activities in your freetime

·      Future plans