P1 EF5 Class 10

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Reminder- Write your full name and class in subject line of emails. Otherwise, your email will probably go to my JUNK folder. I won’t get it.

 

Today’s Agenda

Earthquake drill at 10am

·      Talk about earthquake drill

·      “Correction Codes” HANDOUT

·      Return Quiz1- simple present, past, future

Go over, give examples

Optional Rewrite for one bonus point

Title: “Quiz1 RW”:

·      Begin progressive tenses- present progressive, past progressive

COMING UP perfect tenses- present perfect, present perfect progressive

Quiz2 on verb tenses- next week

·      Continue narrative writing

“Narrative Writing WI567” HANDOUT

·      IF TIME Continue dialogue

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 2

·      Multiple-choice exercises

·      Continue narrative writing, Test1 Monday

·      Continue progressive tenses- present progressive, past progressive

perfect tenses- present perfect, present perfect progressive

·      Fun work

 

Monday

·      Continue progressive tenses- present progressive, past progressive

perfect tenses- present perfect, present perfect progressive

Quiz2 tomorrow- choose vocab to review

·      Test1 – narrative paragraph

 

Tuesday

·      Quiz2

·      Begin overview of sentence types

 

 

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Earthquake drill

-once or twice a year

-drill- practice

fire drill, earthquake drill, running drill, skating drill (sports)

 

earthquake- Vancouver is in an earthquake zone.

 

very small earthquake- tremor

 

“The Big One” – major earthquake

 

Step 1 Go under the desk for 60 seconds.

Step 2 Leave the classroom.

Step 3 Meet together in the east parking lot.

Step 4 I will take attendance.

Step 5 Wait a few minutes.

Step 6 Go back in.

I have to be the last person to leave. I have to wait for you.

 

Richter Scale: 2.3   8.6

 

 

 

 

P1

Quiz 1

Write in pen.

Write full name and class in top right corner.

Doublespace.

Write between the margins.

Phones and devices put away.

Write a sentence with an appropriate verb tense for each.

1.          SIMPLE PAST write              student

The student wrote an essay last week, and it went well.

2.          SIMPLE PRESENT run          day

The little boy runs from his home to the playground every day after school.

3.          SIMPLE PAST wait                time

I waited for the bus for a long time, but it didn’t come/arrive.

4.          SIMPLE FUTURE help          family

I will help the stray dog find a new family.

I am going to help my family clean the house.

5.          SIMPLE PAST give                 money

Jun gave money to the homeless man, and he felt good about it.

6.          SIMPLE FUTURE show        game

Sarah will show her professional skills in the game.

He is going to show his fun new game to his friends.

 

Return Quiz1

You can fix up and rewrite the quiz on another piece of paper.

Hand it in to me today or first thing tomorrow.

You will get a bonus point.

Quiz 1 RW

 

He ran away from the bear.

 

 

 

 

P2

Quiz 1

Write in pen

Write full name and class in top right corner.

Doublespace.

Write between the margins.

Phones and devices put away.

Write a sentence with an appropriate verb tense for each.

1.          SIMPLE PAST run                  business

2.          SIMPLE PRESENT provide   office

3.          SIMPLE PAST write              information

4.          SIMPLE FUTURE buy           family

5.          SIMPLE PAST expect           money

6.          SIMPLE FUTURE serve        party

 

 

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Everyday dialogue “Asking for a Job Promotion”

Small chat-groups (4-5)

Warm-Up Questions

Vocabulary Preview

 

 

 

Continue with verb tenses

Simple present

Simple past

Simple future

Quiz 1

 

Present progressive/ Present continuous- same meaning

‘ing’ verbs

 

auxiliary verb- helper verb, extra verb

AUX- plug-in in the back of your TV, car

 

Present progressive

AUX + ‘ing’ verb

He is running down the sidewalk.

She is talking on the phone to her sister.

 

COMMON ERROR She talking on the phone to her sister. XXX

FIX She is talking on the phone to her sister

 

Be careful with subject verb agreement:

I am studying French at school.

You are studying French at school.

He is studying French at school.

 

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Difference between simple present and present progressive

Simple present-  She studies French at school. usual activity

 

Present progressive- She is studying French at school. right now, currently- implication- not permanent, is temporary

 

 

Mei lives in Vancouver.

Mei is living in Vancouver.

What is the difference in meaning?

Mei lives in Vancouver. -sounds permanent, going to stay

Mei is living in Vancouver. -sounds temporary, not going to stay

 

The intention, deeper meaning is a little bit different.

 

Example:

We study English at SHEC.

We are studying English at SHEC. *

Which one makes the most sense?

 

I teach at SHEC. *

I am teaching at SHEC.

 

She does yoga.

She is doing yoga. currently, right now

 

I go to the gym twice a week. *

I am going to the gym.

 

She hurt her hand at work. She goes / is going to a physiotherapist.

 

 

Other meaning of present progressive – right now

I am sitting down. You are writing. We are listening to each other.

She is eating a sandwich. He is looking at his phone. Maria is thinking about her mother.

IDIOM A penny for your thoughts. What are you thinking about?

IDIOM lost in thought   She is a million miles away.

 

 

She does yoga twice a day. It is good for her tight muscles and tendon. SIMPLE PRESENT

I am doing yoga right now. I will call you back. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE- right now

 

She does deep breathing every morning.

She is breathing deeply right now.

 

He stretches every morning.

She is stretching right now.

 

 

We are going to the park in ten minutes. suggests the future

ALTERNATE: We are about to go to the park.

We are going to go to the park in ten minutes. SIMPLE FUTURE

 

We are going to lunch in 30 minutes.

We are going to have lunch in 30 minutes. SIMPLE FUTURE

 

She is going to Calgary next month.

She is going to move/go to Calgary next month. SIMPLE FUTURE

 

IDIOM They will have dinner tonight. SIMPLE FUTURE

They will have a dinner tonight. – sounds fancy, special

 

She is gonna go to Calgary.

SLANG, CASUAL TALKING gonna – not for writing

writing – going to

 

 

 

She is about to V. He is about to call his sister.

Did you call you sister? I’m about to.

 

He is going to pick up some milk on the way home. suggests the future

 

Carol is kayaking around Rocky Point Park. right now

Benjamin is thinking about his family. He is feeling lonely/homesick/nostalgic. right now

 

nostalgic(adj) nostalgia(n)- homesick(adj) homesickness(n)

VOCAB nostalgia- you miss the past in a sweet but sad way, a feeling of loss, a sweet and sad feeling

 

COMMON ERROR for present progressive

He running down the sidewalk. XXX

He is run down the sidewalk. XXX

FIX

AUX VERB+’ing’ verb = present progressive

He is running down the sidewalk.

 

 

present progressive/continuous- happening right now

Jun is reading a book at the moment/right now.

just right now-not forever, sounds temporary

Sandra is watching a movie.  just right now-not forever, sounds temporary

 

 

Jun lives in Vancouver. simple present- sounds permanent

She is living in Vancouver. present progressive- sounds temporary

What is your situation?

 

He is from the Phillipines, but he is living in Canada. temporary

She is from the Phillipines, but she lives in Canada. permanent

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW

HW Try some sentences with present progressive verb tenses using the verbs from “100 Top”. We can share them tomorrow.