The end of the term seems to be
dragging.
IDIOM drag(v) feels
like it is going slow
The movie dragged
on the middle.
karate-
kara- empty
te- hand
IDIOM “on fire”- really
doing well, accomplished, mastery, skilled
VOCAB typo Thar is a typo. That
give
typographical
error- typo
Its a nice day. It’s not
a typo
hunt and peck
typing – like a chicken eating grain or rice
A bird pecks at the
ground.
IDIOM henpeck(v)
He is a henpecked
husband. sexist
IDIOM Live and let
live.
Give people space.
Don’t micromanage people.
My boss is always
looking over my shoulder.
Please don’t
micromanage me.
micromanage,
control, push- negative-sounding word
guide, teach, instruct,
mentor, suggest, advise- positive-sounding words
Good morning,
everyone.
Today’s Agenda
·
Quiz6 – noun clauses
·
Talk about spoken presentation
Friday- I will do a check-in with you.
I am looking for evidence you have started
to plan and write the project. Worth 1 pt.
Write a first draft- first version
Do a practice presentation. Time it.
·
Modals/modal auxiliaries
·
Next verb tense- present perfect
·
Continue opinion writing
Friday
·
Test3- paragraph, final paragraph?
·
Begin adjective clauses
·
Begin essay work
Week 8
Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz)
Spoken presentations (over three days)
Essay work
Week 9
Monday
·
Review
Tuesday, June 24
·
Optional replacement test and/or quiz
Will explain more later.
Wednesday, June 25
Final day
·
Final marks and meetings
Modals/ Modal Auxiliaries
model
modal(adj) mode(n)
Her car has two modes- ECO and Sport.
Put your phone on Airplane mode.
Put your phone on vibrate.
music modes-
photocopier/printer – modes
His printer goes into Sleep mode.
auxiliary- extra, extra verb, helper verb
She is an auxiliary worker in the company. She is a casual
worker. She works on-call.
He works permanent/regular part-time.
She was laid-off last year.
-economic downturn, eligible for EI
She was fired last year.
-your fault, ineligible for EI
She quit last month. ineligible for EI
EI- employment insurance
She is on a leave of absence. -leave her job temporarily
She was seconded to a college, so she took a leave of
absence from her job.
She/He took maternity parental leave.
Parents can share 12 months of parental leave.
Your boss cannot fire you. You can come back to your job or
some equivalent job.
Japan offers incentives to young families to have children.
Canada offers incentives to young families to have children.
one-word modals
-can
-could
-may
-might
-must
-shall
-should- advice, suggestion,
recommendation
-will
-would
two-word modals
-have to
-need to- stronger than ‘have to’
-ought to- ‘should’
advice, suggestion, recommendation
-used to
three-word modals
-be able to
-be going to
-be supposed to
-have got to- strong ‘must’
CASUAL TALKING I got to go.
CONTRACTION I’ve got to go.
GRAMMAR
modal + infinitive – ‘to’
might + to go = might go She might go home early
today. not a tense
must + to try = must try We must try to be
patient.
You
must try these wontons.
‘shall’
I shall ... Forget
it!
We shall go. NOT COMMONLY USED
polite invitation: Shall we go? Let’s go.
Let’s take a break, shall we?
Shall we dance?
Shall We Dance Japanese movie
Richard Gere is a silver fox. He is a handsome older man.
Verb structure for modals:
modal + infinitive – ‘to’
e.g. will + to
watch= will watch
Mei will watch her
sister play violin in the orchestra tonight.
He will watch
They will watch
I will watch
The dog will watch
**Some grammar experts say that future ‘will’ ‘be going to’
is not a verb tense, but a modal.
used to + to drink
She used to drink
coffee, but (now) she switched to yerba mate.
She used to drink
coffee, but now she prefers yerba mate.
yerba mate- substitute for coffee, very healthy
I used to listen to pop
music when I was young; these days, I listen to Classical Persian music.
I used to be a nurse.
She used to play badminton.
habit in the past, no longer
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