Thursday, 22 May 2025

P2 EF56 Class 19

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Test summer registration link

·      Return Quiz3

Go over

Optional RW for bonus point

·      IF TIME 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”

Please write your answers on your own paper.

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week4

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Continue compound sentences

Quiz4 Tuesday probably

·      Descriptive paragraph Test2 Wednesday?

 

Monday

·      Descriptive writing

·      Choose vocab for Quiz4- compound sentences

 

Tuesday

·      Quiz4- compound sentences

·      Descriptive writing

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

 

 

P2

Quiz3

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

1.  SV call                             morning

My mother called me this morning.

My mother called me this morning because she was excited. COMPLEX

 

2.  SSV move                       country     

Moe and Shira moved/will move to other another country.

Moe and Shira move to another country. XXX vt

 

3.  SVV wait                         friend

Sara called and waited for her friend.

My friend Sara called and waited for me for a long time.

I wait for my friend to finish work. everyday

 

4.  Imperative-command show           family

Don’t show your family that picture of me.

Show the family your new dance.

 

5.  Interrogative- question believe     story

Do you believe Joe’s story?

Do you believe that crazy story?

Did you believe her story about aliens?

 

6.  SSV learn                        reason

The teacher and the student learned the reason for the accident.

Mary and Jake learned how to find the reason. COMPLEX

 

Optional RW for a bonus point. Pass it in today or first thing tomorrow.

 

EXAMPLE:

Do you believe her story?

Did you believe her story?

 

Are you believe her story? XXX vf

Do you believed her story? XXX vf

 

Why do you believe her story?

Why don’t you believe her story?

 

Show me your new kitten.

Show the kitten to me.

 

Our English will evolve- change and grow.

 

 

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 in English

 

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’

 

She is hungry, so she needs food.

SLANG hungry + angry = hangry

I am hangry. I need a snack.

 

 

, 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.

(Either) You can go by bus now, or you can wait for me to drive you.

 

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.

Quit smoking, or you are going to get sick.

, 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, roti, dosa – flatbread, unleavened bread

maraquita

 

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.

 

 

First level of compound sentences:

SV, SOBA SV.

 

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Next level of compound sentences:

transitional terms

 

 

 

MODELS:

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, 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.

usually

Sarah likes to keep fit; usually, she goes to the gym twice a week.

as a rule

Students at SHEC can repeat courses; as a rule, they can take a course twice or maybe three times.

 

most importantly

To be healthy, you have to get enough sleep and exercise; most importantly/moreover, you have to eat a healthy diet.

 

FREE ADVICE: Use Chatgpt to get examples of word usage.

 

in contrast

Jun loves to go out on the weekends; in contrast, Sam is a homebody.

 

 

 

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW

 

 

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