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
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Attendance
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Finish present perfect
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Begin noun clauses
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Narrative writing- paragraph to pass-in soon
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Modal auxiliaries
Thursday
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Review of verb tenses
Practice
Friday
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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:
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SIMPLE PRESENT
·
SIMPLE PAST
·
SIMPLE FUTURE
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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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