WI567 Class 25

 

These are the course that I will teach next quarter (April-June):

Period 1 (9:15-11:30)  EF5 – little bit easier

Period 2 (12-2:15)        EF56- little bit higher

***When you register using the website, you choose the course and the time.

 

 

skiing/snowboarding

bunny hill – green runs - blue runs - black runs

 

IDIOM Speak of the devil. We were just talking about you.

 

Crack the window. Open it a crack.

 

Good afternoon.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

Quiz on adverb clauses Thursday

·      Finish phrasal Verbs exercises

 

Wednesday

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

Quiz on adverb clauses tomorrow

·      Advocacy letter- Amnesty letter

 

Thursday

·      Quiz3 – adverb clauses

 

Spring Break? two weeks March 17-28.

Back to school on Monday, March 31.

 

 

After Spring Break- two and a half weeks left

·      Types of paragraphs

 

Quarter 4 (April to June)

 

I started teaching in this class in 1993.

 

When you retire, you get a pension.

Your pension is based how many years you worked and your income.

 

You can find out about retirement savings: company pension, Canada Pension (CPP), Old-Age Supplement (OAS) low income seniors, RRSP, RESP, Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), etc.

You can invest in mutual funds, GICs, high-interest accounts, etc.

Don’t just hide your money under the mattress or bury it in the backyard.

Talk to a financial advisor.

 

 

 

 

STYLISTIC POINT: AVOID STARTING YOUR SENTENCES WITH LONG DEPENDENT CLAUSES: If the Bank of Canada continues to raise interest rates in an effort to curb inflation on core goods and services such as groceries, gas, and rent, consumers will be forced to continue tightening their belts.

Friendlier to the reader. They get the main idea first.

Consumers will be forced to continue tightening their belts if the Bank of Canada continues to raise interest rates in an effort to curb inflation on core goods and services such as groceries, gas, and rent.

IDIOM tighten your belt- spend less money

The prices of groceries has shot up in the past year, so we have had to tighten our belts.

 

REWRITE FOR SIMPLICITY

The prices of goods such as groceries, gas, and rent have been going up. Consumers are forced to tighten their belts. As a result, the Bank of Canada will continue to raise interest rates in an effort to curb inflation.

 

Long sentences ask a lot of the reader.

 

Please let me know if that time works for you.

Please let me know if that time is convenient for you.

Please let me know if you are available at the time.

 

*even if

He will not go to your party even if you beg him to come.

He will go to your party if you ask him nicely to come.

I do my homework even if I am tired.

I love my children even if they are driving my crazy.

I will go to the park even if it’s raining.

I will go to the party even if they don’t invite me. I will be an invited guest.

IDIOM crash(v)- go to a party uninvited  She crashed my party. He crashed my wedding.

 

*provided that – ‘if’ for important things

Junko can go to UBC provided that she gets accepted.

You can borrow my car provided that you drive carefully.

We can get some ice cream if you want.

You can become a Canadian citizen provided that you meet the criteria.

You can get your own place provided that you act responsibly.

You can go to EF6 provided that you meet the PLOS for EF5.

Children can go to school for free provided that their parents have a study permit.

 

*unless – opposite of ‘if’

You won’t pass the exam unless you study.

You will pass the exam if you study.

Unless I am mistaken, my son bought a new bike yesterday.

Unless I work 20 hours per week, I can’t study in this school.

Unless I give up the morning LINC English course, I can’t be on time to SHEC.

 

If you are free, let’s go get some coffee.

Unless you’re busy, let’s go get some coffee.

 

Unless there is an unpredicted snowstorm, the school will be open.

I don’t buy clothes unless I need them.

I don’t buy clothes unless they are on sale.

 

*though, even though, although

He did his homework even though he was tired.

Even though my son was rude to me yesterday, I was nice to him this morning.

She drives a car even though she doesn’t have a licence.

Even though moving to another city is tough, changing your life will be worth it.

DIFFERENT STYLE I woke up early. I was still late for work, though. TALKING

I can barely hear you although you’re talking clearly.

Jen likes to help poor people even though she is not rich.

Even though I don’t have any money, I like to help people.

 

*as – same as ‘because’

Mei is a good basketball player as she is very tall.

*as- time, while

Jun was cooking supper as Joe was driving home.

*as...as    as ADJ as

Mei is as tall as her mother (is).

She ran as fast as she could to catch the bus.

I studied as much as I could.

He is as clever as a fox (is).

clever- smart but tricky

IDIOM He is as smart as a whip.

PUN smart- intelligent, painful

whip-

She is as thin as a dime.

He is as blind as a bat.

My grandmother is as deaf as a post.

simile- comparison between two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’

She is tall like a giraffe.

He has a face like thunder.

He is a poor as a churchmouse.

She is as happy as a clam (is).

The little girl is as good as gold. She is well-behaved and polite.

 

You are a star and stellar. ??

 

Her eyes are as bright as stars.

poetry- simile- compare ‘like’ ‘as’

 

He is as loud as an elephant.

 

SAYING April showers bring May flowers.

 

This new phone is as light as a feather.

My old phone is as heavy as lead.

-pretty as a picture

-cold as ice

-quiet as a mouse

-easy as pie

-colourful as a rainbow

She is as sweet as sugar/honey/candy.

-sour as a lemon

-face like a baseball glove

-hair like straw

-hair like silk

 

 

*as if

She spends money as if she were rich.

IDIOM He looked at me as if I had two heads.

She acts as if she is the queen. She is stuck up. Her nose is in the air.

She looks down her nose at people.

 

He dresses as if he’s poor, but he is actually very rich.

 

*so...that

It is so cold that we stayed inside.

She was so tired that she fell asleep on the bus immediately.

I was so upset that I had to control my emotions/mindset.

 

*because = since

He was tired because he did the graveyard shift.

He was tired since he did the graveyard shift.

Married men are happier. Married women are unhappier. U of T study

 

TOMORROW

in order that   in order to   so that