EF34 Class 35

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Talk about optional replacement quiz and/or test

·      Return Quiz5- verb tenses

Go over

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Check your written progress on the writing for the presentation

·      Start to review sentence types

Quiz soon

·      Dialogue

 

Wednesday, April 9

·      Continue to review sentence types

Quiz soon- Quiz6 – sentence types

·      Modal auxiliaries

·      Dialogue

 

Thursday, April 10

·      Presentations #1

 

Friday, April 11

·      Presentations #2

 

Final week

Monday, April 14

·      Presentations #3

 

Tuesday, April 15

·      Presentations #4

 

Wednesday, April 16

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test.

 

Thursday, April 17 - Final day

·      Non-instructional day

·      One-on-one meetings if you want, just like midterm

Final marks and comments

·      Preparing report cards

Submit the final marks and report cards to the office

 

 

** Optional replacement quiz and/or test **

 

A few people have asked me about rewriting quizzes/tests. Maybe you had a bad quiz or missed a quiz/test.

 

In my classes, I offer an optional replacement quiz and/or test for anyone who would like to do one.

 

Next Wednesday, you will have an opportunity to replace one of the quizzes and/or tests that you wrote.

 

Again, this is optional. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.

 

So far we have done some 5 quizzes:

 

Quiz#1        X/6

Quiz#2        X/6

Quiz#3        X/6

Quiz#4        X/6

Quiz#5        X/6

You have your marks for those.

You may have one quiz that you were not satisfied with.

 

One is one. Not two, not three. 1=1

You choose which one you want to replace.

 

You will do the replacement quiz during regular class time, as usual. We will do it the final (25m) at the end of the class.

 

The replacement quiz will be a new quiz. The replacement quiz will be a mix of all sentence styles.

e.g. If you want to replace your Quiz #2, the compound sentence quiz, the replacement quiz will not just be on compound sentence; it will be on all of the sentence styles.The replacement quiz will be six sentences, as usual- mix of simple, compound, complex.

 

**The replacement quiz will be a mix of all of the sentence styles.

 

Your old mark will be replaced with the new mark. It will not be the higher of the two marks.

 

Exactly the same situation with the replacement test. It will be a paragraph on a new topic.

 

EF56 **No replacement opportunity for the essay

 

 

EXAMPLE SCENARIO #1

Q1 4/6

Q2 0/6 4/6

Q3 6/6

Q4 5.5/6

Q5 5/6

 

You can choose to replace Q2.

Replacement quiz- 4/6

*Great outcome.* The average from your quizzes goes up.

 

EXAMPLE SCENARIO #2

Q1 4/6 3/6

Q2 4.5/6

Q3 4.5/6

Q4 5/6

Q5 5/6

 

You choose to replace Q1.

Replacement quiz 3/6

*Less-than-ideal outcome* The average for your quizzes goes down.

 

EXAMPLE SCENARIO #3

Q1 2/6

Q2 1.5/6

Q3 0/6 3.5/6

Q4 0/6

Q5 2/5

 

Q3 or Q4- you decide Q3

Replacement quiz 3.5/6   The average for your quizzes will go up. You’re getting closer to pass. You will feel better.

 

 

Think carefully about if you would like to replace one of your quiz and/or test marks.

 

ADVICE:

If you have pretty good marks, just leave them. Don’t bother with the replacement quiz and /or test.

On the other hand, if you have a really low mark somewhere or missed a quiz or test, it would be worth doing the replacement quiz and/or test.

 

We will do the replacement quiz and/or test next Wednesday.

You can choose to write the replacement quiz and/or test.

On the test paper, you will have to tell me which quiz and/or test you are replacing

 

e.g  top of the paper

Replacement Quiz- replace Quiz3

Replacement Test- replace Test2

 

**The replacement quiz will be a mix of all three sentence types.

The replacement test will be a new topic.

 

 

**

Quiz 5- verb tenses

We have covered four verb tenses as shown in the PLOs C1:

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE FUTURE

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

 

Write an appropriate sentence for each. Vary your sentence types.

1.    simple present- feel               life

She feels that her life is good. SIMPLE SENTENCE

He feels good in his daily life.

2.    simple past- take                    job

Shira took a new job last week.

Shira took a bus to her job because her car wouldn’t start.

Shira took a bus to her job because she doesn’t have/own a car.

MIXING VERB TENSES WITHIN A SENTENCE

took- simple past  doesn’t have- simple present

3.    simple future- spend             time

We will spend time together this weekend.

I will spend time with my fmaily, and we will have fun. COMPOUND

4.    present progressive- wait     story

The little boy is waiting for his mother to read him a story.

The little boy is waiting for his mother to read him a story because it is bedtime.

5.    simple present- like               money

I like money. SIMPLE

If you like money, you need to work overtime / a lot of hours. COMPLEX

I like to travel with my family, but I don’t have any money. COMPOUND

6.    simple past- find                     friend

Mei found a new friend in the library. SIMPLE

I found a new friend when I was online.

He found his old friend after 10 years.

We found each other on FB (Facebook).

 

 

Optional RW for a bonus point. Pass it in today or first thing tomorrow.

 

 

**Check progress on spoken presentation.

I will walk around. You can show me what you have written so far. It doesn’t not have to be finished. Value: 1 point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**

Start to review sentence types

Next few days- Quiz soon, maybe Friday

 

 

Q1 simple sentences

Q2 compounds sentences

Q3 complex sentences- adverb sentences

 

 

Review and practice.

If you want to improve, you have to practice.

Consistent, daily practice is the key. Focus is important. Turn off the phone!

Our goal should be Proficient or Extending.

Are you inspired to get better at English?

-motivated?  OR  discouraged?

 

 

* SIMPLE SENTENCE- subject + verb   S+V

 

-SV    I love dogs.

Mei needs some advice.

-SSV  My friend and I go hiking.

Sarah and Tom are good friends.

-SVV  The dog is running and is barking.

He watched TV and listened to music.

-Imperative-command

Come in.

Make your bed, please.

-Interrogative- question

How are you?

Where is the community centre?

 

 

 

 

* COMPOUND SENTENCE- two simple sentences joined together

, so   , or   , but   , and   FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so  SOBA

 

, so – reason why

She did not eat breakfast, so she is hungry.

You want to improve your English, so you come to this class.

 

, or- choice between two things, A or B

I can drive you to school, or you can take the bus.

You can stay home tonight, or you can go to a party.

 

, but- show difference

I like coffee, but my wife likes tea.

Mei likes Vancouver, but it is very expensive.

 

, and -adding another thing

He cooks dinner, and he cleans the kitchen.

You are very mean, and you are a terrible teacher.

 

EF56 ; semicolons

I like coffee, but my wife likes tea.

I like coffee; however, my wife likes tea.

however   therefore   nevertheless   likewise   on the other hand    We will be learning about 25 of these.

EF34 She loves to travel, so she saves her money.

EF56 She loves to travel; therefore, she saves her money.

 

First step EF34              , SOBA

Second step EF56         ; TRANSITIONAL TERM,

 

 

 

* COMPLEX-        adverb clauses – because   when   if

 

She eats chocolate because it is tasty.

Because chocolate is tasty, she eats it.

Call your sister when you get home.

When you get home, call your sister.

Make a sandwich if you’re hungry.

If you’re hungry, make a sandwich.

 

EF56 -noun clauses

          Shira said that she would bring cookies to class.

          Mei thinks that it will stop raining later this week.

 

-adjective clauses – who, that, which

The woman who sits next to me was a doctor in India.

Jun got a phone that has a really large screen.

Take was born in Kyoto which is a famous city in Japan.

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW