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good fries.
poutine- Quebecois
dish- French fries, gravy, cheese curds
seedling swap-
gardening – plants
Plant garden - seed – shoot – plant
seedling-
Today’s Agenda
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Continue progressive tenses- present progressive
NEW
TENSE past progressive
COMING
UP IN THE NEXT WHILE
perfect
tenses- present perfect, present perfect progressive
Present
progressive from homework
Past
progressive- Exercises HANDOUT
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Test1 – narrative paragraph (last 55m)
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HW “Overview
of Sentence Types” HANDOUT Look over for
homework. We will start this work tomorrow.
Tuesday
·
Begin overview of sentence types HANDOUT
·
Continue progressive tenses- present
progressive, past progressive
Quiz2
tomorrow-
Five
verb tenses- simple present, simple past, simple future, present progressive,
past progressive
Choose
vocab to review
Wednesday
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Quiz2
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Present progressive sentences from homework
Your examples:
1. They
are fixing the road outside my house.
2. Huge
changes are happening in the world in
social networking.
3. She
is teaching different subjects in high school.
these days
4. We
are still considering
how we can get a mortgage.
VOCAB mortgage- loan for a house, condo, property, real
estate
long term loan- 20,25,30 years
car- loan
shorter term – 2,3,4,5,6 years
student loan, car loan
Payday loan- high interest loan, cheque-cashing business
interest- %
principal – the amount that you owe without interest
$100 + 5% interest annually-
compound interest- the amount owed builds on the interest year
after year
People get into trouble with credit cards.
They will be unable to pay. They will have bad credit.
They may have to declare personal bankruptcy.
5. I
am listening while I am writing.
6. Finding
a well-paying/paid job is becoming more
difficult. The economy declines/shrinks/stagnates.
VOCAB stagnate(v) stop growing, stay
the same
stagnant(adj)- not fresh
You shouldn’t drink stagnant
water.
dynamic- moving, exciting,
changing, vibrant, active
I want new challenges. I want to
experience a new and different life.
New York City nickname “The Big Apple”
“The city that never sleeps.”
7. Now
I am feeling better because I recovered from
the flu.
the Friday flu-
the party flu- hangover
8. She
is running with her new running shoes.
9. When
I was driving on Marine Drive this morning, I noticed my electric car was
running out of power/juice. I went home and got my other car. PAST TENSES
SLANG juice- electrical power
Start a sentence with a name, a pronoun, a gerund, etc.
Sarah is walking to the store.
She is listening to her music.
Getting outside makes her feel good.
10.
I am sending a
gift to my mum because her birthday is coming
soon.
I am
sending a gift to my mum because her birthday will come soon.
I am
sending a gift to my mum because her birthday will be coming soon.
11.
He is making
a plan carefully, so I don’t want to disturb/interrupt/bother him.
12.
The dog is finding
the smuggler by smelling his footprints.
smuggler(n, person) smuggle(v)
human smuggling-
These are
the verb tenses we have learned so far:
Simple present
Simple past
Simple future
Present progressive
New verb tense: past progressive
auxiliary + ‘ing’
Present progressive:
Mei is watching a
movie right now.
Past progressive:
Mei is was watching
a movie last night.
Mei was watching a
movie last night.
EASIEST WAY TO SAY THIS- simple past
Mei watched a movie
last night.
** simple past and past progressive- little bit different
usage
SIMPLE PAST- one event, finished
Mei watched a movie last night.
PAST PROGRESSIVE- event in the past, interrupted by
something else
Mei was watching a movie last night when the
electricity went out.
Mei was watching a movie last night, and her
sister called.
EXAMPLES:
I was coming to
school, and the bus stopped because of construction.
My son and I had lunch
in his classmate’s home at noon yesterday.
My son and I were having
lunch in his classmate’s home at noon yesterday, and he broke a glass.
She was driving her
car, and a dog ran in front of her.
She was driving from
Victoria to Nanaimo, and a deer ran (right) in front of my car.
There was an earthquake last Friday. Did you feel it?
Yes, I was studying at South Hill (when the earthquake
happened).
Yes, I was talking to my neighbour in the backyard (when
the earthquake happened).
No, I was taking a ferry, so I didn’t feel it.
I was talking to my friend when the earthquake happened.
YOUR EXAMPLES:
I was driving my car and I remembered that I forgot my
lunch.
I was driving and I realized
that I forgot to lock the door.
obsessive-compulsive disorder- OCD
obsessive- thoughts that you cannot control
compulsion- actions that you cannot control
anxious(adj) anxiety(n)
CONTINUE TOMORROW
Test 1
Orient paper properly
Write full name and class
Write in pen
Doublespace
Follow the margins
Phones and devices away
Write at least 150 words
Test 1
Narrative paragraph:
Write about a time you got into trouble when you were a kid.
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