EF5 Class 12

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

 

Thursday

·      Return Quiz2

Go over

Optional RW for a bonus point

·      Continue persuasive paragraph

·      Continue verb tenses- present progressive

·      Begin complex sentences: adverb clauses

·      Dialogue “Going to a Dental Specialist”

 

Friday

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Continue verb tenses- past progressive

·      Continue complex sentences: adverb clauses

·      Vocab “Odd Word Out 2”

·      Test2- paragraph- persuasive writing (final 50m)

 

Monday

First day of registration for September

 

COMING UP

·      Modals/modal auxiliaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz 2

Phones and devices away

Full name and class top right corner

Doublespace

Number your answers

Write a compound sentence for each.

1.    so                make

Joe likes cooking, so he makes/cooks/prepares dinner for his family every night.

2.    but              enjoy

He works very hard, but he still enjoys his freetime.

3.    also             parent

The parents parented their child with love; also, they parented their kid with care.

VOCAB parent/parents – mother father

parent(v) to raise children

 

I taught this: Her parents are very kind; also, they are generous.

ALTERNATIVE WAYS- higher level

Her parents are very kind; they also are generous.

Her parents are very kind; they are generous, also.

My advice is to focus on these forms for compound sentences:

SV, SOBA SV.

SV; TRANS, SV.

 

EF5- learn the basics-  simple, compound, complex sentences

                                         simple, progressive, perfect verb tenses

EF6- use the basics

 

4.    however    think

I studied the topic/subject carefully; however, I still think it is difficult.

5.    therefore   education

I really value education; therefore, I study hard in my courses.

I really value education.

I value education very much.

I value education very highly.

 

6.    as a result  work

Moe works hard every day; as a result, he got a nice promotion.

Moe worked hard every day for nine months; as a result, he got a nice promotion.

Moe works hard every day; as a result, he will get a big/small/ promotion soon.

 

VOCAB promotion(n)- higher level job and salary/wage

promote(v)- to put someone at a higher level at work

Melanie was promoted to shift manager.

 

VOCAB

salary- annual $ that you earn

wage- hourly $ that you earn, minimum wage- $17/hr?

 

Cultural difference:

monthly- Asia, China, Japan, Iran, etc

annual- Canada and US

 

Correction Codes

Optional RW for bonus point

 

 

EXAMPLES

hard- a lot of effort                He worked hard. He is very hardworking.

hardly- no effort at all           He hardly does anything. He is lazy.

 

I hardly speak any French. My French is very low level.

She studied English very hard for two years. She put in a lot of effort.

 

I hardly did any work. I didn’t do very much work.

 

 

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PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Jun is walking around Tsawwassen Mills mall.

We are walking together hand-in-hand.

I am walking in the woods (and) looking for birds with binoculars.

 

 

goggles- swim goggles, ski goggles

 

COMMON ERROR

She is gonna go to Calgary.

SLANG, CASUAL TALKING gonna – not for writing

writing – going to

 

wanna XXX

want to

 

I dunno. XXX

I don’t know.

 

She is about to V. He is about to call his sister.

Did you call you sister? I’m about to.

 

He is going to pick up some milk on the way home. suggests the future

 

He is going. I’m going.  leaving

 

Carol is kayaking around Rocky Point Park. right now

Benjamin is thinking about his family. He is feeling lonely/homesick/nostalgic. right now

 

VOCAB homesick(adj) homesickness(n)

VOCAB nostalgic(adj) nostalgia(n)- you miss the past in a sweet but sad way, a feeling of loss, a sweet and sad feeling

VOCAB bittersweet(adj) – happy and sad mixed together

 

Alzheimer’s, dementia- neurological decline, brain disease

 

 

COMMON ERROR for present progressive

He running down the sidewalk. XXX

He is run down the sidewalk. XXX

FIX

AUX VERB+’ing’ verb = present progressive

He is running down the sidewalk.

 

 

present progressive/continuous- happening right now

Jun is reading a book at the moment/right now.

just right now-not forever, sounds temporary

Sandra is watching a movie.  just right now-not forever, sounds temporary

 

 

Jun lives in Vancouver. simple present- sounds permanent

She is living in Vancouver. present progressive- sounds temporary

What is your situation?

 

He is from The Philippines, but he is living in Canada. sounds temporary

She is from The Philippines, but she lives in Canada. sounds permanent

 

Country names ‘the’

The Unites States of America

The Canada

The European Union, The EU

The China, The People’s Republic of China

Iran, The Islamic Republic of Iran

The Vatican

The United Arab Emirates, The UAE

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Japan

 

ACTION: Try some sentences with present progressive verb tenses using the verbs from “100 Top”. Please work together if you want. I will walk around and help if you want.

 

EXAMPLES:

move

We are moving to a new apartment, so we are packing up all of our stuff. COMPOUND SENT

The workers are building a house.

We are thinking about GERUND.

We are thinking about going for a walk later.

We are thinking about our dreams and plans.

We are thinking about our family back in our home country.

 

 

She lost her keys, so she is looking for them now.

We are walking in the park, and we are getting some fresh air.

We are parking close to the park, so will get tickets ahead of/before our friends.

at a door-  Go ahead. You first. After you.

giving something- Here you go. Here you are. There you go. There you are.

 

She is talking to her son, and she is looking straight into his eyes.

 

My grandson is growing, so he needs healthy food.

 

He is building a Lego house, and he is listening to music. COMPOUND

He is building a Lego house and listening to music. SIMPLE

 

 

 

 

REVIEW VERB TENSES SO FAR:

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE FUTURE

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

 

 

 

“I have to think less in Spanish/Farsi/Mandarin/Vietnamese.”

 

It is hard, but not impossible.

 

EXPRESSION You’re fishing for compliments.

 

 

 

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Tomorrow – Test2- paragraph, at least 150 words

I will give you two topics- you can choose one.

 

Paragraph – at least 150 words, one block of writing

Essay – at least 300 words, 4,5,6 paragraphs (later)

 

self-directed learning

 

Spoken presentation – I don’t know if we’re going to have time.

Summer is very short. It is only five weeks. A regular quarter is nine weeks.

 

 

 

 

Test 2 – I will give two easy topics. You will choose one of them. You can go through the process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROCESS:

PREWRITING(planning)

1.Read the question.

2. Generate ideas

3. Choose 3-4 ideas, put them in order

WRITING(sentences)

4.Write the first draft.

Topic sentence

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

5.Proofread and edit- finding and correcting errors

sp vt vf punc

6.Pass in the legible paragraph.

 

Examples of easy topics:

What is better: vanilla or chocolate ice cream?

What is your favourite kind of ice cream? Why?

What is the best kind of pet?

What is the best city to live in?

In your opinion, what is the best sport in the world?

What is your favourite cuisine?

cuisine- style of food, cultural background of food

 

 

 

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SENTENCE TYPES:

-Simple   SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

-Compound   SV, SOBA SV.   SV; SV.   SV; TRANS, SV.

FANBOYS

 

-Complex   -adverb clauses-, BEGINNING THIS WEEK

                     -noun clauses- Next week

                     -adjective clauses- In two weeks

 

-Compound complex

 

 

 

Complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

The three golden/most high-frequency words for adverb clauses:

‘because’                                  ‘if’                                    ‘when’

 

These three words are the most commonly used for adverb clauses.

You can say a lot using ‘because’, ‘if’, and ‘when’.

e.g

Martha came to Canada as a refugee because there is a war in her country.

Because there is a war in her Martha’s country, Marthas she came to Canada as a refugee.

Because there is a war in Martha’s country, she came to Canada as a refugee.

 

Martia came to Canada as a refugee. There is a war in her country. 2 SIMPLE SENTENCES

 

Martia came to Canada as a refugee because there is a war in her country.

 

Everybody feels good today. The weather is gorgeous.  2 SIMPLES

VOCAB gorgeous(adj) beautiful

 

Everybody feels good today because the weather is gorgeous.

Because the weather is gorgeous today, everybody feels good.

 

-two clauses        -independent clause = main clause

                               -dependent clause = subordinate clause

Grammar words, nomenclature- look it up on your own

 

Two styles for sentences with adverb clauses:

1. main clause subordinate clause

He is happy because he got a job.

2. subordinate clause main clause

Because he got a job, he is happy.

 

He doesn’t like ice cream because it is too sweet.

Because ice cream is too sweet, he doesn’t like it.

Your choice.

I can’t eat ice cream because I am allergic to milk. I am lactose-intolerant.

 

ERRORS

He is happy, because he got a job. XXX small error

FIXES

He is happy because he got a job.

Because he got a job, he is happy.

 

He is happy. Because he got a job. XXX

FIX

He is happy because he got a job.

He is happy. independent clause / main clause- simple sent

Because he got a job. -dependent clause, subordinate clause- not a sentence by itself

 

independent/dependent

She is an independent person. She takes care of herself.

The little boy is dependent on his mother. He is a momma’s boy.

She is daddy’s girl.

IDIOM She has him wrapped around her finger.

 

Her daughter is very independent even though she is only 6.

 

Martia came to Canada as a refugee because there is a war in her country. COMPLEX SENT- ADVERB CLAUSE

Martia came to Canada as a refugee because of the war in her country. SIMPLE SENTENCE

 

**NOTE: ‘here’ and ‘there’ are not subjects. They always point to some other thing.

Here are your keys.

There is your sister.

 

 

 

We will stay home because of the rain / due to the rain. SIMPLE SENT NO SV

We will stay home because it is raining. COMPLEX SENT-ADV CL

 

 

-clause- a group of words that has a S and V

Because there is a war in her country. sentence fragment, casual talking, not good for writing

 

Because the bus broke down. casual talking

I was late because the bus broke down. writing COMPLEX SENT-ADV CL

 

TWO WAYS TO DO THIS:

1.    Martia came to Canada as a refugee because there is a war in her country. no comma

2.    Because there is a war in Martia’s country, she came to Canada as a refugee. use a comma ,

NOTE: Some teachers say to not begin a sentence with ‘because’. It’s ok.

 

 

 

She talks to water/tree/their dog/telephone because she wants to free her mind.

 

She bounces her ideas off her friend because she wants some advice.

 

An echo is sound bouncing back off a mountain.

Echo- Greek mythology, nymph, died of a broken heart

 

Example:

I am going out for a dinner because it is my birthday. no comma

Because it is my birthday, I am going out for a dinner. comma

Your stylistic choice. What do you want to emphasize?

 

Because of my birthday, I am going out for a dinner. SIMPLE

I am going out for a dinner because of my birthday. SIMPLE

 

 

*if- maybe yes, maybe no

If I have time, I will call you.

If I get a new job, I will invite all of our classmates to a restaurant.

I will call you if I have time. I will call you later/tonight if I have time.

I will invite all of our classmates to a restaurant if I get a new job.

 

I will call you some/one day.

We’ll call you if you get the job.

 

If the weather will be is hot on the weekend, I will not go out.

If I get insomnia, the next day I will have no energy.

Some people have chronic insomnia.

Because she had insomnia last night, today she is sleepy.

 

1.    Make sure your room is dark. Use a heavy curtain.

2.    Use a room humidifier.

3.    Get a good mattress.

4.    Relax.

 

Because my good friend has chronic insomnia, she drinks warm milk every night.

She write down her problems because she can’t stop overthinking.

I used to overthink things.

 

If you can’t sleep, you should count sheep.

You have to clear your mind if you want to sleep.

 

 

*when- time

When I was a young girl, I ate a lot of ice cream and cake.

IDIOM have a sweet-tooth - like sweet things

When While she was talking on the phone with her husband, her daughter was reading a book.

PHRASAL VERB talk to / talk with

while- two actions at the same time

I was washing the dishes while she was watching TV.

 

High-frequency words: because   if   when

 

Tomorrow, we will go over all of them.

Which ones do you know already? Which ones are new?

TIME

PLACE

CONDITION

MANNER

CAUSE

PURPOSE

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW

 

Listening questions:

1.    How many legs does a dog have?

2.    Does the sun come out in the day or at night?

3.    Is a wheel round or square?

4.    What is the word for the yellow part of an egg? yolk, egg white, egg shell

5.    Counting by tens, what number comes next: 10, 20, 30, ...?

count by 2s

count by 5s