We have only 2 ½ weeks left in the course.
IDIOM I am working long hours. long shifts- 10,12 hours
He will volunteer at the Food Bank at UBC.
He is community-minded.
There are many working poor people. They are food-insecure.
Minimum wage is not high enough to have an easy life in
Vancouver.
Prices are market-driven in our economy.
Supply and demand drives prices.
IDIOM chill(v)-relax
She will chill over the break. I’m going to chill tonight.
Chilliwack- First Nations word ‘going as far as you can go
upriver'
Today’s Agenda
·
Attendance
·
“Self-Assessment Reflections” Week 6
·
“Phrasal Verbs Exercises 1”
·
Change midterm recs for students 50-64% to register for next
level. You can register today for the higher level for Q4.
You will get an email from the school confirming what course you
are in for Q4. That will take a while.
Every registration has to be checked by an advisor.
almost 600 registrations – three advisors
We register in the order that the registrations were received.
·
Role-Play dialogues
·
“Top 100 Most Used
Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives/Adverbs/ Prepositions In American English”
Adjective forms
·
Talk about Iranian holiday- Noruz (10m-after break)
Two-week Spring Break – no school
Forget all of our English
Keep up the English!
Back in school on Monday, March 31st.
Final day will be Thursday, April 17th.
Quarter 4 will begin Thursday, April 24th.
You have to attend the first day or your spot will be gone.
Monday
·
Present progressive verb tense
phrasal
verbs- verb + preposition
Extremely important
and hard!
-
no rules
-
all idioms
e.g verb + preposition
talk + to
talk with
talk about- discuss, gossip
talk for-
Changing the preposition changes
the meaning. We will study a bunch after Spring Break.
You can search up phrasal verbs
to learn on your own.
for example: https://albaenglish.co.uk/blog/100-common-phrasal-verbs-with-meanings-and-example-sentences/
1.
I need to
___________ my Spanish before I travel to Madrid.
a.
brush up on
b.
put off
c.
run into
2.
He ___________ an
old friend while shopping downtown.
a.
gave up
b.
ran into
c.
came across
3.
The meeting was
___________ until next week.
a.
brought up
b.
turned down
c.
put off-
postponed
4.
She ___________
an interesting point during the discussion.
a.
looked after
b.
brought up
c.
put out
5.
We need to
___________ the budget before making a final decision.
a.
look over
b.
break into
c.
get by
6.
He was
___________ by the noisy neighbors.
a.
put off
b.
taken aback
c.
brought down
7.
They’ve decided
to ___________ their gym membership to save money.
a.
cut out
b.
go through
c.
give in
8.
I ___________
yoga recently, and I love it!
a.
took up
b.
turned into
c.
came across
9.
Could you
___________ the lights before you leave the room?
a.
turn off- switch
off
b.
bring up
c.
take on
10.
They managed to
___________ the difficult situation with teamwork.
a.
get through
b.
pull over
c.
look up
11.
She always
___________ her younger sister when their parents are away.
a.
turns down
b.
looks after
c.
takes up
12.
We need to
___________ early if we want to avoid traffic.
a.
set off
b.
give up
c.
take off
13.
The teacher asked
the students to ___________ their assignments by Friday.
a.
come across
b.
hand in
c.
give away
14.
If you don’t
understand, I can ___________ the instructions again.
a.
go over- explain
b.
carry out
c.
break down
15.
The manager
decided to ___________ the job offer.
a.
break off
b.
turn down-
reject, refuse
c.
run into
16.
I need to
___________ my keys — I can’t find them anywhere!
a.
look for
b.
take over
c.
make out
17.
The company plans
to ___________ a new product this summer.
a.
bring out-
release, drop
The new iphone 17 will drop later this
year.
Banda will drop a new single next month.
single-song
album- 10-12 songs
b.
set up
c.
take down
18.
On her doctor’s
advice, she will ___________ sugary drinks.
a.
pick up with
b.
put down for
c.
cut down on
19.
He ___________
his jacket and left the house.
a.
put on
b.
looked up
c.
brought about
20.
The thief managed
to ___________ with the stolen goods before the police arrived.
a.
get away
b.
take off
c.
fall back
**I will return your quiz next class.
Quiz4
Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.
1. because buy
2. if visit
3. when never
4. after stop
5. before together
6. because gift
“Making a Complaint” Role Play
Students in groups of two can create their own dialogues
based on the Role-Play scenarios on page 6.
Afterward, we can perform these dialogues for the class
tomorrow.
Choose one of the Role Plays.
**
Listening Questions
11.
Which animals have feathers and beaks? Birds
or insects?
12.
What three numbers come between 18 and 22?
13.
What do you call a round map of the earth? a globe
14.
What is 3 plus 6?
15.
Is BC an eastern province or a western
province?
16.
Which is smaller: a van or a minivan?
17.
If you cut an apple in half, how many pieces
will you have?
18.
Does the Arctic Ocean cover the North Pole or
the South Pole?
19.
Which shape is not round: a circle, a square,
or a sphere?
20.
To hit a golf ball, would you use a racquet, a
club, or a bat?
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