Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Talk about spoken presentations
Presentation days April 10, 11, 14, 15- next Thursday and Friday,
following Monday and Tuesday
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Finish adjective forms
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Continue to review verb tenses
Quiz tomorrow
Choose verbs and vocab
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Continue dialogue “Going to a Walk-in Clinic”
Friday
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 7
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Vocab exercise
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Quiz5- verb tenses (last 30m of class)
Monday, April 7
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Start to review sentence types
Quiz soon
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Modal auxiliaries
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New dialogues
Tuesday, April 8
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Continue to review sentence types
Quiz tomorrow
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Modal auxiliaries
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New dialogues
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Wednesday, April 9
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Quiz6 – sentence types
Thursday, April 10
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Presentations
Friday, April 11
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Presentations
Final week
Monday, April 14
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Presentations
Tuesday, April 15
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Presentations
Wednesday, April 16
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Optional replacement quiz and/or test.
Thursday, April 17 - Final day
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One-on-one meetings
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Final marks and comments
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Preparing report cards
Choose one of the topics:
What is your favourite place in your
home country?
Who is a person who you know who you
look up to?
There will be two parts to this
project:
1.
WRITTEN-
multi-paragraph- several paragraphs
- 2-3 paragraphs (will teach this
week)
-Write about the place or the person.
-Write about your relationship to
this place or person.
2.
SPOKEN
(3-5 minutes)
On your presentation day, you will
tell the class about this place or person and your relationship to it or them.
You can take a few written notes in case you forget something. However, no
reading. Also, please, do not recite a memorized speech.
Here are some possible topics to
focus on:
Where the place is
When you went there
Who you went with
What the scenery is like
What there is to do there
What your memories are of the place
Who
the person is
Where you knew them
What you did together
What you like about them
What you learned from them
What your memories are of the person
Step 1- Choose the topic that you
would like to talk about. Email the topic by tomorrow 7PM. ahaley@vsb.bc.ca (1pt)
Step 2= Sign up for a presentation
time
Step 3- Begin to brainstorm ideas.
Then begin to write.* (some class time)
*You could get ChatGPT to write this for you in .003 seconds. Hopefully, you will take this as an opportunity to do some organized, planning, and writing on your own.
This will be a nice challange-
writing, speaking to the class
Marks x/10-
1 point email by tomorrow
1
point check-in next Tuesday
4 points for writing
4
points for speaking
FAQ (Frequency Asked Questions)
-Will we do the preparation work in class?
We will take some class time, and you will have to do much of it outside
of class.
-Can I show pictures or videos?
Yes, absolutely. Your can use your own computer or use mine. Email the
pictures to me before your presentaion.
We can use the LCD projector to project them on the screen.
OPTION I can bring in a microphone to use if
you would like to. I can show you how to use a microphone.
Adjective forms
BASIC COMPARATIVE-2 SUPERLATIVE-3+
sunny sunnier sunniest
warm warmer warmest
useful more
useful most useful
amazing more
amazing most amazing
comfortable more
comfortable most comfortable
attractive more
attractive most attractive
delicious more delicious most delicious
Exercise 3
15. My old shoes are as comfortable as these new shoes. same
My old shoes are more comfortable than these new shoes.
My old shoes aren’t as comfortable as these new shoes.
My old shoes are less comfortable than these new shoes.
16. Grammar is as difficult as spelling. same
Grammar is more difficult then spelling.
Grammar is less difficult than spelling.
Grammar is easier than spelling.
17. Beethoven is as famous as Mozart.
Beethoven was a music composer.
Mozart is famous for operas.
She listens to smooth jazz to relax.
You like quiet relaxing music.
She likes raggae, like Bob Marley.
18. Frozen yoghurt is less fattening than ice cream.
frozen yoghurt- froyo
19. Coke isn’t as healthy as fruit juice.
20. My apartment is not as convenient as yours.
21. Big cities are not as safe as small towns.
Small towns are often safer than big cities.
22. New York hotels are more/less expensive than Tokyo hotels.
New York hotels are as expensive as Tokyo hotels.
Japan is a much safer country than the US.
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Review of verb tenses for this class – 4 verb tenses
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
SIMPLE FUTURE
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/CONTINUOUS
EF56- - 7 verb tenses - 4 new verb tenses
PAST PROGRESSIVE
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
In total, there are 12 basic verb tenses in English.
Seven are most important.
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
SIMPLE FUTURE
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
PAST PROGRESSIVE
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE NOT
USED OFTEN
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST PERFECT NOT USED
OFTEN
FUTURE PERFECT NOT USED OFTEN
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE NOT
USED OFTEN
FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE NOT
USED OFTEN
For higher levels, these are the seven verb tenses to focus on:
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
SIMPLE FUTURE
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
PAST PROGRESSIVE
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Quiz tomorrow:
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
SIMPLE FUTURE
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
EXAMPLE
Quiz5
Write a sentence for each verb tense. The sentence can be simple,
compound, or complex. Write a variety of sentence types.
1.simple past – go downtown
I went downtown yesterday because I had a party.
I went downtown yesterday.
2.simple present-eat sushi
She doesn’t eat sushi, but she does eat tempura.
3.simple future-take vacation
We will take a vacation to New York if I have enough money.
We will take a vacation to New York because my uncle lives there.
I won’t take a vacation in the US because crossing the border is very
difficult.
disturbing(adj)- bothers you
I will take a vacation to Alberta, but I will not go to Banff.
4.present progressive-drive highway
I am driving on the highway to Toronto now.
5.simple past-watch TV
We watched a movie on TV last night, but it was boring.
6.simple future-buy tomorrow
I will buy a new car tomorrow because I am rich.
because there is a sale.
because I won the lottery.
Let’s choose verbs and vocab to review:
10 verbs to review
1.feel
2.make
3.take
4.spend
5.learn
6.wait
7.meet
8.move
9.like
10.find
10 vocab words to review
1.money
2.job
3.friend
4.child
5.country
6.time
7.family
8.week
9.life
10.story
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