Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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First thing- Quiz3- simple sentences
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Begin descriptive writing
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“100 Most Used Adjectives”
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Continue role-plays
Thursday
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Continue descriptive writing
Test2 Monday
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Begin compound sentences HANDOUT
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Continue role-plays
Friday
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week4
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Vocabulary exercises
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Continue compound sentences
Quiz4 Tuesday probably
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Descriptive paragraph Test2 Monday
Monday
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Test 2- descriptive writing
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Choose vocab for Quiz4
Tuesday
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Quiz4- compound sentences
Wednesday Quiz3- simple sentences
P1
Quiz3
Write an appropriate simple
sentence for each. You can use any verb tenses.
Pass in by 9:46
1. SV family kind
2. SSV call office
3. SVV win team
4. Imperative wait friend
5. Interrogative open door
6. SSV believe story
Types of paragraphs:
Narrative- tell a story
Descriptive- THIS WEEK
Process- teaching
Opinion/Persuasive
Descriptive writing – describe something
WORD FORMS- wf
describe(verb)
description(noun)- give a description
descriptive(adjective)
descriptive paragraph – describing something or someone
-picture, photograph, person, scenery/landscape, animal, tree,
car, food, etc.
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azure blue, turqoise, deep blue, wispy clouds, thin
clouds, grey rocks, palm or coconut trees
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white waves, whitecaps
appeal to the five senses- means of connection between our
brains and the world
five senses –
1.sense of sight – seeing with our eyes
2.sense of touch – nerves in our skin – pressure and heat
3.sense of taste – tongue (organ of taste) taste buds on
your tongue– sweetness, sourness, saltiness, bitterness, NEW IDEA umami
(Japanese- meaty taste), spicy?
4.sense of smell- olfactory(adj) smell- nose- very evocative
(easy to remember) of memory, go back in time- perfume, food
5.sense of hearing – ears, eardrums, three tiny bones
(hammer, anvil, stirrup)
tinnitus(n)- ringing in your ears, hearing damage, exposure
to loud noises
the 6th sense – ESP (extra-sensory perception)-
communicate through your minds- connection between twins (magic)
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gut reaction, Listen to your gut.
- physical disabilities with our senses, barrier:
*can’t see – blind, partially blind, visually impaired-
seeing-eye dog,
read braille
colour blind- can’t distinguish
between green and red, for example
Dogs can only
see black and white. True?
Cats can only
grey and green. ??
tunnel vision- limited peripheral vision
*can’t hear- deaf, partially deaf, hearing impaired –
hearing aid,
read lips,
sign language
*can’t talk – dumb, mute (old-fashioned word,
not used anymore), non-verbal
Sarah’s son is non-verbal. He is autistic. He is on the
autism spectrum.
CONTINUE TOMORROW
“100 Most Used Adjectives”
You will know many of them. There will be some new ones, probably.
Which ones do you know already?
Which ones do you kind-of know?
Which ones are new?
8.America(n) American(adj) Canadian, Chinese, Mexican,
Persian, etc.
nationality, culture
13.different, 87.various
He enjoys different/various kinds of tea.
variety(n) difference(n)
18.political- government, intrique-secrets, small groups in
competition
politician(person) politics(n)- study of government
Her workplace is very political.
25.only- small number
There are only eight classrooms in SHEC.
She has only one sister, but she has 18 brothers.
27. sure- confident, certain
She is sure that she will get the job.
Make sure that you close the door.
sure(adj)
assure(v) I assured my daughter that I would remember to pick
her up.
31.human(adj,n) – person, human being
We are all human beings.
She works in HR. Human Resources- pension, benefits, leave
36.better
good better best
My English is getting better all the time.
The little girl feels better. She also looks better.
He is better at math than his brother.
Do you have a better life in Canada?
37.economic- $$, budget
40.whole- all, entire
She ate the whole cake. She painted the whole house.
42.military- army, navy, air force
All Korean boys have to serve in the military for two years
when they turn 19.
44.federal- entire country
The federal election/the federal court
There was a federal election in Canada last month.
51.certain- sure
He is certain that he locked the door.
She is certain that she did well on the quiz.
certainly(adv) Certainly I can do that.
uncertain
He is uncertain if he should come to Canada. He has
misgivings about it.
53.open(v,adj)
He opened the door. The
door is open.
closed- She closed the door. The door is closed.
Let’s keep an open mind.
57. likely- probably will happen
It will likely rain later.
She will likely work in marketing.
70. significant- important, worthwhile
She makes a significant contribution to her family’s finances.
She earns a lot of money for her family. She is a breadwinner.
insignificant
One quiz mark is fairly insignificant to your final mark.
80. physical- of the body
He is interested in physical fitness.
mental(adj) psychological(adj)
83.financial- money
She has a lot of financial knowledge/literacy.
85.democratic- rules by the people, free elections
Canada is a democratic country. It is a democracy.
Democrats/Republican parties- US
-autocracy- ruled by one person, dictator
-theocracy- ruled by religious people
-oligarchy- rules by rich people
-monarchy- ruled by a king or queen
-anarchy- no government, rulesd by small groups of people
My country is not a democracy. My country is not democratic.
There is no free and fair election.
88.entire- 40.whole, all of something
He ate the entire apple pie.
She couldn’t stay for the entire class yesterday.
91. religious
religion(n)
She is a very religious person.
worship(v) pray(v)
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