EF34 Class 25

 

I will teaching these courses next quarter (April-June)

Period 1 (9:15-11:30)  EF5- slightly lower level

Period 2 (12-2:15)        EF56- slightly higher level

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

You will see that attendance will drop off from today.

This is due to midterm recommendations.

·      Marks and averages

You can figure out your average at any time.

·      Registration tomorrow- the gamble

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses- before, after

Quiz tomorrow or Thursday?

·      New dialogue “Making a Complaint”

·      “Top 100 Most Used Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives/Adverbs/ Prepositions In American English”

·      New verb tense- present progressive

 

Wednesday

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Thursday

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflections” Week 6

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Song lyrics

·      Change midterm recs for students 50-64%

·      Talk about Iranian holiday- New Years?

 

 

 

 

 

Registration tomorrow- the gamble

 

Tomorrow choices-

Ok to reg for the next level- reg tomorrow

Ok to reg for Friday- gamble, take a chance

 

1.wait until Friday to register for the next level- your prefered class might be full

2.register in the same level tomorrow, ask an advisor to switch it on Friday

 

No guarantees that there will be a spot. Current students have priority over incoming students.

Incoming students have a wait of until September.

 

You will get an email from the school tomorrow morning (after 9 or 9:30am) with the new registration link.

I would be happy to walk people through the online reg process again.

We did a trial run last week.

 

My tentative schedule for Quarter 4 (April-June):

P1 EF5

P2 EF56

VOCAB tentative- can change, probably, not 100%.

 

 

 

Adverb Clause Exercises

 

Fill in the blanks using these words: if   because   when   after   before

Write your sentences on your own paper.

 

Capital letters are beginning of sentences.

 

 

1.     We went inside because/when/before/after it started raining.

we We went inside _____ it started raining.

It’s not the right answer.

These all have different meanings.

We want to be able to choose the right word for our meaning.

because- reason why

when- exact time

before- previous

after- later

 

2.     I'll call you _____ I finish my homework.

after/when/if

 

3.     Imelda wears her toque _____ it is cold.

if/when/because- different meanings

VOCAB toque- knitted hat

ballcap with a brim

 

4.     Joseph stayed home _____ he was feeling sick.

because/when

5.     You will pass the exam _____ you study hard.

if

you You will pass the exam _____ you study hard.

 

6.     We threw a surprise party for Shira _____ it was her birthday.

because/before

 

7.     Mikaela smiled _____ she walked into the room.

when/before/after

 

8.     You will miss your flight_____ you don’t hurry.

if

You will miss your flight because you are not hurrying. present progressive verb tense- We will learn this this week.

 

9.     The phone rang _____ Junko was cooking.

when  EF56-while

10.I will unpack some boxes _____ I get home.

when/after

when- immediately after

after- some time passes

 

11.We will visit you _____ we’re in town.

when/if

 

12.Lock the door _____ you leave.

before/when/if/after?

Lock the door after you leave using your app.

 

13.Sara stays up late _____ she is on vacation.

when

IDIOM She is a night owl. She likes to stay up late.

IDIOM She is an early bird. She likes to get up early.

 

14.Mel decided to go home _____ it was late.

because

 

15.The students have fun _____ they are in class.

when/because

 

16.Juan will succeed _____ he keeps trying.

if

17.I will get the phone _____ it is on sale.

because/if/when

18.We went for a walk _____ we ate dinner.

after/before

 

19.The whole family has picnics _____ the weather is nice.

when/if

20.I will go to the park _____ it is nice.

if/when/because

 

We have lots of choices. The choices give slightly different meanings.

 

All the good English talking! Wonderful!

 

joking- shows a high level of English

 

 

 

Quiz4 tomorrow

adverb clauses

6 sentences

 

Adverb clause words to review:

because

if

when

after

before

 

 

 

 

 

10 vocab words to review. I will choose six of them for the quiz.

1.    show(n,v)

2.    never(adv)

3.    buy(v)

4.    stay(v)

5.    gift(n)

6.    visit(v,n)

7.    together(adj)

8.    nice(adj)

9.    stop(v)

10.                       early(adj)

 

Quiz will be on simple compound complex sentences with adverb clauses. because if when after before

 

 

New dialogue “Making a Complaint”

Writing a complaint

 

A.Brainstorming

-restaurant server- old word ‘waitress/waiter’

-cell phone customer service

-neighbour- noise complaint, music, party, argument

-community centre staff- rude, not respectful

-condo strata

-landlord

-bus driver

-school

-coffee shop staff

-dollar store

-husband or wife

-bank teller, banking

-airline

-hospital

-pharmacy

-fire department

-etc.

 

Some people love to complain.

Do you want to learn how to write a complaint letter?

I will teach you.

 

A.   Vocabulary Preview

1.Sorry to bother you. Am I bothering you? Sorry to be a bother.

2.complain(v)   complaint(n)   complainer(person)

Stop complaining. It’s not good for our mental health. Try to not be negative. Try to be positive.

3.

4.appreciate- be thankful  I appreciate your help.

5.

6.balance- $$, how much you owe, have much you have in your bank account

7.

8.

9.resolution(n) resolve(v)

We resolved/solved the problem.

10.lacking

 

Dialogues

Let’s try some dialogues.

 

Steak- levels of cooking

raw

rare

medium rare

medium

medium well

well done