Wednesday, 2 April 2025

WI567 Class 31

 

Good afternoon

Wednesday- Hump Day

Canada - weekend- Saturday and Sunday

Muslim countries- Friday and Saturday

China- just Sunday(in the past)

Some people work six or seven days a week.

Some people are workaholics.

COOL SLANG

-shopaholic

-chocaholic

-alcoholic

-musicoholic

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obsessed(adj)- obessive thinking, nonstop thinking about something

 

OCD- obsessive compulsive disorder (clinical term for psychiatrics)

obsessive – uncontrolled thoughts

compulsive- uncontrolled actions

disorder- problematic behaviour, behaviour that effects your life in a negative way

She tossed and turned because she had insomnia.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Finish present perfect

·      Begin noun clauses

·      Narrative writing- paragraph to pass-in soon

·      Modal auxiliaries

 

Thursday

·      Review of verb tenses

Practice

 

Friday

·      Test3- narrative paragraph

 

Next week:

adjective clauses

appositives

essays

 

 

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Simple Past vs. Present Perfect

vs = versus- against

Practice

Ex. I bought a new laptop yesterday. SIMPLE PAST

1.    went SIMPLE PAST

2.    walked SIMPLE PAST

3.    wrote SIMPLE PAST   have written PRESENT PERFECT

I have been writing my report. PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I have more to do. I am not finished yet.

 

SIMPLE PRESENT

I write my reports every Thursday. SIMPLE PRESENT routine action

I usually write the reports myself.

I write in my diary every day.

She journals every day. write in a diary

journal(n)- newspaper, magazine

journal(v)- write your thoughts and reflections down

 

accounting ledger

 

4.    sold SIMPLE PAST

5.    hasn’t given / has not given

6.    didn’t drive / did not drive

didn’t = did not     contraction  ‘ apostrophe

muscle contraction – Women who are giving birth have contractions.

Kidney stones are very painful.

 

7.    had never studied PRESENT PERFECT

She has never tried sushi.

He has never used chopsticks.

8.    Did you do your homework last night? SIMPLE PAST

Have you done your homework yet? PRESENT PERFECT

9.    They have not fed their dogs yet. PRESENT PERFECT

10.                       Have you been to Europe? PRESENT PERFECT

Have you ever been to Europe? PRESENT PERFECT

I have never been to Europe. PRESENT PERFECT

I haven’t been to Europe yet. PRESENT PERFECT

Not yet. CASUAL TALKING

 

She went to Europe. He lives in Europe. Mei grew up in Europe.

 

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REVIEW OF VERB TENSES that we have studied in this course.

These are the seven highest frequency verb tenses:

·      SIMPLE PRESENT

·      SIMPLE PAST

·      SIMPLE FUTURE

·      PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

·      PAST PROGRESSIVE

·      PRESENT PERFECT

·      PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

 

You have to know these cold.

IDIOM know someting cold- automatic, don’t need to think

vt vf

 

 

He laughed at her.

He scoffed at her idea.

 

 

 

 

Modes of writing

mode- different style, purpose, intention

 

I am in student mode right now.

IDIOM We all wear different hats.

She switched to mom mode.

 

IDIOM a very busy person “I wear a lot of hats.” “She wears a lot of hats.”
NEGATIVE “He is two-faced. He is fake.”

 

Kinds/Modes of paragraphs:

*narrative- tell a personal story, narrate(v), narrator(n)-person who tells a story narration(n)

e.g. Write about your first day in Vancouver.

 

*persuasive/opinion- explain your point of view, your perspective, maybe convince the reader, represent your ideas clearly

e.g. Do you agree that marijuana should be legal in Canada?

 

*descriptive – description(n), describe(v)- appeal to five senses, adjectives, descriptive words

five senses- points of contact with the world: sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch

e.g. Describe your grandmother’s face.

 

*definition – explain what something is, explain is detail

e.g.

 

*literary- writing about a short story, novel, movie

 

*process – explain how to do something, teach

e.g. How-to videos

You can choose what type of writing is most approriate for your purpose.

type of writing – mode of writing

 

 

 

 

Recommendaitons for novels: Young Adult section of the library

young adult- older teenagers

Indigo Bookstore- Granville and Broadway

 

Narrative writing

narrative arc-  beginning, middle, and end of the story

 

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