Thursday, 22 May 2025

P1 EF5 Class 19

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Quiz3

Go over

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Continue descriptive writing- grandmother, pictures

Continue adjectives

Teach order of adjectives

Test2 – descriptive paragraph probably Wednesday

·      Begin compound sentences HANDOUT

·      Continue role-plays

·      HW   Try some of the “Compound Sentence Exercises"

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week4

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Continue compound sentences

Quiz4 Tuesday probably

·      Descriptive paragraph Test2 Wednesday?

 

Monday

·      Descriptive writing

·      Choose vocab for Quiz4

 

Tuesday

·      Quiz4- compound sentences

 

Wednesday

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz3- simple sentences

P1

Quiz3

Write an appropriate simple sentence for each. You can use any verb tenses.

1.  SV family                        kind

Mei’s family is very kind.

My family likes different kinds of rice dishes/spices/desserts/games.

 

2.  SSV call                           office

Sarah and Michelle called the office first thing this morning. SIMPLE

Sarah and Michelle called the office first thing this morning because they were sick. COMPLEX

 

3.  SVV win                          team

Our baseball team played hard and won the tournament.

         

4.  Imperative-command wait             friend

Wait for your friend at home.

You should wait for your friend. SV Not imperative

Wait until your friend is done. COMPLEX

 

PHRASAL VERB wait for

Wait for me!

I was waiting for my sister.

 

 

please comma- common usage-

Please wait for your friend. no comma

Wait for your friend, please. comma

**I follow the examples from good writers who I respect, more than grammar books.

 

 

 

5.  Interrogative- question open         door

Did you open the door? Can you open the door?

Are you open the door. vf

FIX

Are you opening the door?

 

Did you opened open the door? vf

 

AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT AND WORK: verb tenses and verb forms

 

VOCAB struggle(v,n) – difficulty, challenge

She struggled with her self-esteem when she was younger.

 

6.  SSV believe                    story

My sister and I believed the wild story.

My sister and I don’t believe your story.

 

PHRASAL VERB believe in

I believe you. I know you are telling the truth.

I believe in you. I support you. I think you can be successful. You can accomplish what you want to accomplish. I think that you are capable.

She believes in God.

 

 

Sentence types:

SIMPLE SENTENCES –  SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   SSSV   SVVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

Next kind of sentence:

COMPOUND SENTENCES

 

Most teachers teach FANBOYS

7 coordinating conjunctions

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

 

Some of these are used often- low-frequency words for compound sentences

 

HIGH-FREQUENCY very

LOW-FREQUENCY quite

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

*for

You brought an umbrella today, for it is raining.

-low-frequency usage, grammar-book style of English

You brought an umbrella today because it is raining. COMPLEX SENT

high-frequency usage-

 

‘for’ preposition phrases

for example

She got some coffee for you.

He brought a cake for the birthday party

Thanks for your help.

SV, for SV. low frequency

She got you a present, for it is your birthday. Unusual, grammar-book,

not authentic English

She got you a present because it is your birthday. authentic

She got a present for you.

VOCAB authentic – real, not fake, the real deal

I bought you a coffee. I bought a coffee for you.

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

 

*nor

either or   neither nor low-frequency

Neither you nor I are going to the theatre. grammar-book

We aren’t going to the theatre. authentic

Neither of us are going to the theatre. authentic

I’m not going. Neither is he.

Me neither. CASUAL

 

I bought neither a pen nor a pencil. grammar-book

I didn’t buy (either) a pen or a pencil. authentic

 

compound sentence with ‘nor’

We didn’t go to the museum, nor did we go to the art gallery. grammar-book English

We didn’t go to the museum or the art gallery. SIMPLE SENT

 

I am looking for students who are speaking (either) English or their mother tongue.

 

She is going to get (either) an ice cream or an iced coffee.

 

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES- yet

Not, yet.

I didn’t have my supper/dinner, yet.

He didn’t finish his homework, yet. SIMPLE SENT

 

‘yet’ for compound sentences

It is a sunny day, yet it is chilly. low-frequency

Tom’s family is very rich, yet Tom is poor.

Use ‘but’ ‘however’

It is a sunny day, but it is chilly. high-frequency

It is a sunny day; however, it is chilly.

 

It is a sunny day. However, it is chilly. 2 SIMPLE SENT

It is a sunny day; however, it is chilly. 1 COMPOUND SENT

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

FANBOYS and but or so

SOBA- so or but and

These are the high-frequency coordinating conjunctions.

 

Soba are Japanese buckwheat noodles.

 

 

Focus on:  , so   , or   , but   , and

 

EXAMPLES of SOBA

, so- give a reason, result

My friend was sick, so I went to visit her. 1 COMPOUND

My friend was sick. I went to visit her. 2 SIMPLES

 

It is raining. You brought an umbrella. 2 SIMPLES

It is raining, so you brought an umbrella. 1 COMPOUND

 

It is going to rain, so don’t forget your umbrella.

Don’t forget your umbrella. IMPERATIVE no ‘you’

 

 

, or – choice, A or B

Would/Do you like coffee or tea? SIMPLE SENT

Do you like coffee, or would you prefer tea? COMPOUND

SV, or SV.

, or – two different options

You can stay home with mom, or you can go/come downtown with me.

 

TOMORROW You can stay home with mom; alternatively, you can go/come downtown with me.

 

Give me a ring, or it’s over!

 

Please give me a new schedule, or should I keep using the old schedule?

Please give me a new schedule. IMPERATIVE

Will you give me a new schedule, or should I keep using the old schedule? Very gentle question, very polite

Could you give me my new schedule?

Will I work Monday, or will I be off?

 

DIFFERENT VERB TENSES:

Eat your dinner/supper, or you will be hungry.

Bring a sweater, or you’ll be cold.

Clean your room up, or you won’t be able to play X-Box.

You have to practice your English, or you won’t get better.

 

, but – difference, unexpected, negative and positive

I would love to go to your birthday party, but I’m working that night.

Learning English is hard, but it is fun.

I love raising my kids, but they drive me bananas sometimes.

IDIOM drive me bananas – makes me crazy

IDIOM They drive me up the wall.

 

She is very smart, but she doesn’t study enough.

She doesn’t study enough, but she is very smart.

TOMORROW Learning English is hard; however, it is fun.

 

, and  adding one more thing, addition

I went to Superstore, and I bought pita bread.

pita, naan, roit, dosa – flatbread, unleavened bread

 

I went to get some bread, and I saw bread called ‘country bread’.

‘ ‘ single quotation marks

  “ double quotation marks

She said, “Give me a ring!”

The word ‘supper’ means your evening meal.

My friend said, “Pick me up at 6 o’clock.” direct quotation, direct speech

Tom said that Michell that you said that you didn’t like me new hair cut.

I told her that you told me that you like him.

 

say –

You said that you will be late tomorrow. indirect speech

You said, “I will be late tomorrow.” direct speech

 

tell- somebody  Your told me that you will be late tomorrow.

Your told me that you would be late yesterday.

 

I will be late tomorrow.

I’m going to be late tomorrow. Good choice- a bit more authentic

 

 

REVIEW   , SOBA

 

IDIOMATIC ENGLISH

There you go. Here you go. Here you are. There you are.

 

Here we are. We arrived

Here we go. We’re leaving.

 

Hi there. Hello. Hi. CASUAL

He gave me a fist bump. FREIENDLY, COOL

High five.

 

SLANG Don’t leave me hanging.

 

 

though   It’s slang for teenagers. You can use it, though.

 

It’s raining. We can walk though.

English is really hard. You can learn it though.

 

 

**

Next level of compound sentences:

transitional terms

 

David likes to swim. David hates to hike. 2 SIMPLES

David likes to swim, but he hates to hike. COMPOUND

 

; semicolon

David likes to swim; he hates to hike. COMPOUND

 

; however,

David likes to swim; however, he hates to hike. COMPOUND

 

 

 

 

These are the three ways to write compound sentences.

David likes to swim, but he hates to hike.

David likes to swim; he hates to hike.    ; = , but

David likes to swim; however, but he hates to hike.

 

Mai loves dogs. She has three chihuahuas. 2 SIMPLES

Mai loves dogs, and she has three chihuahuas. COMPOUND

Mai loves dogs, so she has three chihuahuas. COMPOUND

Mai loves dogs; she has three chihuahuas. COMPOUND

Mai loves dogs; therefore, she has three chihuahuas. COMPOUND

 

, so   , or   , but   , and

 

THREE MODELS FOR COMPOUND SENTENCES

SV, SOBA SV.        Sarah loves dogs, so she has three dogs.

SV; SV.                   Sarah loves dogs; she has three dogs.

SV; TRANS, SV.    Sarah loves dogs; therefore, she has three dogs.

 

Sarah loves dogs. Therefore, she has three dogs. 2 SIMPLES

 

 

“Transitonal Terms”

also

He is taking Math 11; also, he is taking EF7. COMPOUND

He is taking Math 11 and EF7. SIMPLE

for example

Mei plays a lot of sports; for example, she is good at volleyball, basketball, and swimming.

Don volunteers at his church; likewise, Mousa volunteers at his mosque.
Don volunteers at his church; similarly, Mousa volunteers at his mosque.

CONTINUE TOMORROW

 

 

 

 

 

 

P2

Quiz3

Write an appropriate simple sentence for each. You can use any verb tenses.

Pass in by 12:30

1.  SV call                             morning

2.  SSV move                       country     

3.  SVV wait                         friend

4.  Imperative show          family

5.  Interrogative believe   story

6.  SSV learn                        reason

 

 

“Making a Compliant”

Role-play dialogues

 

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