Good afternoon
Victoria-
shooting range- Langley, Coquitlam
Ramsey’s- high-end restaurant
Gordon Ramsey- celebrity chef
You were driving the speed limit. You were not speeding. Other
impatient drivers were honking at you.
You have to step on it.
movie- Life after Life, about reincarnation, born again
Eid Fitr – celebration after Ramadan
Wednesday is Nature Day. 13 days after spring begins
Sakura- cherry blossoms
Sakura- popular girl’s name in Japan
Rose, Lily, Jasmine, Hyacinth, Peony
novel The Jade Peony, Chinese family in Vancouver
We have two and a half weeks left.
Student worker-
applying for jobs- lot of work, nerve-wracking
job interviews- nerve-wracking, stressful, feel nervous
soft skills- relating with people, dealing with people,
interpersonal skills
hard skills- computer skills, technical skills, skilled
trade
The interviewers will feel you out. They will talk with you
to have a sense of who you are.
You have to be able to have normal, relaxed, discursive
conversation.
You have to be personable.
Do as many interviews as you can. You need the experience of
doing interviews. You will feel more comfortable.
You get a feel for what kinds of questions you will asked.
You get a feel for the vibe of the interview.
SLANG the vibe- the overall feeling, emotion
ADVICE preparing for an interview
-practice in front of the mirror
-prepare some answers- personal intro, professional experience,
why you want the job
Volunteering is a great way to find employment.
personal contacts- networking- loose web of people you know
personal recommendations-
IDIOM word-of-mouth-
I got my job through word-of-mouth. My neighbour recommended
me.
your network- friends of friends of friends
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Return Quiz3 – adverb clauses
Go over
Optional RW for bonus point
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Continue present perfect verb tense
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Paragraph to pass soon
Tuesday
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Begin noun clauses
Wednesday
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Continue noun clauses
Next week:
adjective clauses
essays
Quiz 3
Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.
1. because eyelashes
I don’t like my eyelashes because they are too short.
eye brows
monobrow
2. even
though encourage
The teacher encouraged the students to study hard even
though they don’t want to.
3. if ocean
The ocean can be beautiful if the sun is shining.
4. when children
The children are playing when while I am reading.
When I arrived, my children had finished their homework.
While the children were playing, their mother read/was
reading a book.
5. unless sweater
I will not wear a warm sweater unless it is cold.
6. while class
While the teacher was teaching, the class was noisy.
While the students were laughing and gossiping, the teacher came
to walked into the class.
I was in class while my brain/mind/focus was elsewhere.
My body is in school while my mind is snowboarding.
Teacher idiom: Absent while present.
Sentence types: SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX
Mari encourages her son to study hard even thought the math class
is difficult.
Mari encouraged her son to study hard even thought the math class
was difficult.
Even though it is difficult to save money, she squirrels a
little bit away each month.
IDIOM squirrel(v)- save money, save things
He burns through money. Money burns a hole in his pocket.
Are you a saver or a spender?
Retail therapy- going shopping when you feel upset, so you
will feel better
It will bring you short-term happiness.
Present perfect verb tense- began in the past, continue
until now
He has been divorced since
last year.
has been divorced
present perfect, passive voice
They have been married
present perfect, passive voice
span of time- ‘since’ ‘for’
They have been married since
they were teenagers.
They have been married
for five years.
OLD SLANG teenyboppers- 12,13
teenagers- 13-19
young adults - 20,21,22
youth- teenagers, very early 20s?
People’s brains continue to develop until they are adults.
Lucas has been lived in Vancouver since 2000. XXX
Which one sounds better to you?
Lucas has lived in Vancouver since 2000. present
perfect
Lucas has been living in Vancouver since 2000.
present perfect progressive
I have lived in
Vancouver for over thirty years. then until now
I have been living in
Vancouver for over thirty years. then until now
How long have you been here/in Vancouver?
How long you been here? Casual fast talking, not good for
writing
Have you been here for a long time?
I have lived in
Vancouver for over thirty years.
lived-
participle
Present Past Participle
live lived lived
see saw seen
say said said
speak spoke spoken
think thought thought
catch caught caught
teach taught taught
bring brought
brot brought
begin began begun
ring rang rung
buy bought bought
drive drove driven
think thought thought
present perfect Joe
has driven since he was 16 years old.
present perfect progressive Joe
has been driving since he was 16 years old.
You have spoken English since you were 20.
You have been speaking English since you were 20. BETTER
CHOICE
Exercise 2
1. have
known
He has known her since they were
kids.
2. learned
SIMPLE PAST, have learned PRESENT PERFECT
had learned PAST PERFECT- not often used, substitute
simple past
NOTE:
past perfect – had lived
I had lived in Edmonton for two years.
SECRET: Native English speakers do not past perfect very
much. We alsmost almost subsitute simple past with a time indicator.
I lived in Edmonton for two years.
I don’t teach past perfect because it is not used much.
FREE ADVICE- Forget about past perfect. You don’t need it.
adolescents- teenagers
