Tuesday, 13 May 2025

P2 EF56 Class 13

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Continue progressive tenses- present progressive, past progressive

Quiz2 tomorrow first thing

Five verb tenses- simple present, simple past, simple future, present progressive, past progressive

Choose vocab to review usual

·      Return Test1

Go over

-Be on-topic

-Begin with a topic sentence

-Indent

-Capital letter and periods

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Tomorrow- begin overview of sentence types- simple, compound, complex, compound-complex

 

Wednesday

·      Quiz2 (first 25m)

·      Begin overview of sentence types HANDOUT

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Thursday

·      Continue overview of sentence types HANDOUT

 

Friday

·      “Self Assessment Reflection” Week 3

·      Multiple Choice exercises

·      Fun listening

 

 

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“Simple Present Vs. Present Progressive”

Verb tenses:        simple present- always, usually, habitual, truth

                               present progressive- happening now, currently

Exercise 2

1.    gets

2.    rises   sets   sunrise/dawn   sunset/dusk

twilight- half light, getting dark

Twilight movie

3.    is watching   watches

4.    does not travel / doesn’t travel A BIT CASUAL

5.    stays   is staying

TRANSLATION

We are living / are staying at a hotel.

I ate took some medicine.

6.    are travelling

7.    don’t meet / can’t meet / do not meet   meet

We meet on Sundays. We are meeting on Sunday.

8.    wears   is wearing

He is wearing a t-shirt. She is wearing jeans.

wear earrings, make-up, glasses, perfume, necklace, shoes

He put on a nice suit. He is wearing a nice suit.

suit- business suit, suit and tie

She is wearing contacts / contact lenses.

9.    are reviewing

10.                       isn’t making / is not making   is washing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENTENCE TYPES: start tomorrow

SIMPLE SENTENCES:

Kai usually plays soccer. He is playing volleyball right now.

COMPOUND SENTENCES:

Kai usually plays soccer, but he is playing volleyball right now.

Kai usually plays soccer; however, he is playing volleyball right now.

COMPLEX SENTENCES:

Kai usually plays soccer even though he is playing volleyball right now.

Kai, who usually plays soccer, is playing volleyball right now.

 

He has handcuffs on.

He is wearing cufflinks.

 

Do you feel confident about present progressive?

 

 

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Simple past- one event finished

Past Progressive- was going  + interruption, unexpected happening

 

Exercise3

1.    The 12th grade boys played basketball in the gym yesterday. SIMPLE PAST

The 12th grade boys were playing basketball in the gym yesterday the fire alarm went off. PAST PROGRESSIVE

2.    The

 

I was talking with the advisor, and her phone rang. COMPOUND

I was talking with the advisor when her phone rang. COMPLEX

When I was talking with the advisor, her phone rang. COMPLEX

I was talking with the advisor while her phone was ringing. STRANGE

She was trying to sleep while a dog was barking outside.

 

 

 

**when/while- teach next week

when – one event

while- two things happening at the same time

Marie’s sister came home when she finished work.

While her sister was driving home, Marie was making dinner.

 

2. The school choir practised for the concert yesterday.

The school choir was practising for the concert while the teacher was conducting/conducted.

practice- American spelling

practise- Canadian spelling

3.The 10th grade class studied Spanish earlier.

The 10th grade class was studying Spanish when the principal came in.

4. The principal met with a group of parents

The principal was meeting with a group of parents , and the students were waiting in the class.

 

Let’s try some on our. Please work together if you want.

 

class/ choir / team/ council- collective nouns- singular

members of the class -plural

 

5. The history teachers discussed the final exam.

 The history teachers talked about the final exam.

discuss = talk about

The history teachers were discussing the final exam when a student fell down.

The history teachers were discussing the final exam when an announcement came over the PA.

PA – public address system

6.The custodian cleaned the girls’ locker room yesterday afternoon.

The custodian was cleaning the girls’ locker room yesterday afternoon while the students were going home..

The custodian was cleaning the girls’ locker room yesterday afternoon, and the parents came to talk to him.

The custodian was cleaning the girls’ locker room yesterday afternoon when she found one of the student’s lost wallet.

The custodian was cleaning the girls’ locker room yesterday afternoon when someone’s phone rang.

The students suddenly came in when the custodian was cleaning the girls’ locker room yesterday.

custodian- cleaner, janitor

 

custodian – guardian of a child

 

concierge- “con see arge” person at the entrance of a building, security, helpful, keep and eye on things, guest relations

 

reception- business office, doctor’s office

 

secretary- assistant to an executive

 

7.Yesterday, the student council was discussing the budget when the graduation dance finished.

Yesterday, the student council was discussing the graduation dance when the principal showed up.

The student council was discussing the graduation dance when they realized they had limited time.

They were running out of time.

8. The actors were rehearsing the school play when one of them left the

room in tears.

rehearse(v)- practice for a performance

rehearsal(n)

 

 

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Choose vocab from “100 Most Used Verbs/Nouns” for Quiz2

 


Verbs

1.    work

2.    look

3.    fall

4.    meet

5.    talk

6.    open

7.    put

8.    lose

9.    take

10.                       change

Nouns

1.    teacher

2.    food

3.    story

4.    room

5.    home

6.    car

7.    money

8.    time

9.    hand

10.           job


Five verb tenses- simple past, present, and future + present and past progressive

 

Every quiz is six sentences

 

MODEL

Quiz 2

Write a sentence with an appropriate verb tense for each.

1.    SIMPLE FUTURE change       money

I will change cars if I make more money.

I am going to change some money at the bank.

You will have to pay some money to change your name.

2.    PRESENT PROGRESSIVE look home

We are looking at new homes.

3

4

5

6

 

 

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Return Test1

Go over

Be on-topic

Begin with a topic sentence

Indent

Capital letter and periods

 

 

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

 

Narrative paragraph:

Write about a time when you got into trouble when you were a kid.

 

Some people write off-topic- e.g. Your First Day in Canada.

 

Begin with a topic sentence- puts the paragraph on topic

                                                   -addresses the question directly

 

 

 

 

 

Topic Sentence:

          I was a good kid when I little. However, once I really got into big

trouble at school.

 

I will never forget the day I lost my sister in the market. I got into so much trouble with my parents.

 

Quality of sentences. EF56- high quality sentences.

Quality of the sentences-

-capital letters and periods

-complete sentences

- verb tenses

 

 

Optional RW for a bonus point

Pass in today or first thing tomorrow.

 

REMINDER: One make-up test and/or quiz on the second last day of the course.

 

I couldn’t find my sister. So I looked for her everywhere. ww

FIX

so and but or

I couldn’t find my sister, so I looked for her everywhere. COMPOUND SENT

I couldn’t find my sister. Therefore, I looked for her everywhere.

I couldn’t find my sister; therefore, I looked for her everywhere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was good at math and chemistry.

I wasn’t good at math or chemistry.

She doesn’t like fish or chicken.

She likes beef and pork.

 

I wasn’t good at math nor chemistry. Nobody uses ‘nor’.

 

either or   neither nor  Grammar book English

 

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