EF45 Class 2

 

busy- running around

I’ve been running around all morning.

 

The new wifi password is posted next to the door in the office.

 

The weather is muggy.

VOCAB muggy(prep) humid and wet

smog- dirty air from smoke

 

The air is smoky from forest fires.

Everybody feels sticky.

I feel gross.

VOCAB  gross- disgusting, you don’t like it

My mother-in-law eats fish eyes. I think that is gross.

 

Everyday, I will post all of these notes in the internet on my blog. You can check them when you get home.

 

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Go over course outline

Curriculum- education, class, course

Dates, times for our class

Course overview- handout

·      Introduce one of your partners to the class

·           

·      IF TIME Student Questionaire

·     

Thursday

·      Start working on sentences

·      Talk about the PLOs

·      Pass-in writing – paragraph

Not a test, not for marks

I want to see what your writing looks like, so I will know what to focus on in this class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Attendance

 

 

 

 

 

** Two types of courses at SHEC

1. English Foundations courses-

2. Academic courses

English Foundations courses- adults 19+

 

 

EF1, EF2, EF3, EF4, EF5, EF6, EF7/English 10- English 11- English 12

 

Often the class are split classes- EF4/5   EF6/7

We are very small school, and we often have to split classes.

I teach mostly the same things to both groups of students. I mark the EF5 students a little bit harder.

 

EF - English Foundations-  core courses

core-centre  apple core

 

EF1,2,3,4,5,6,7

There is no EF 8 or 9

 

TWO PATHS: EF7  OR  Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10)

You go to one of these courses:

1.  English Foundations 7

OR

2. Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10)

 

EF7 and Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 is the same class at South Hill.

 

English 10 is now called Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10

 

EF7/Composition 10, Literary Studies 10 – taught together, very similar courses

 

BC Ministry of Education rules:

-English Foundations 7 (EF7) is for Graduated Adults. A Graduated Adult is a person who has finished high school anywhere in the world.

-Composition and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10) are for people who have not finished high school anywhere in the world.

e.g. under 19, students who turned 19 and ‘aged out’ of regular high school in Vancouver, left high school for many reasons: family trouble; health problems- physical, psychological- depression, anxiety, etc; war in their country; political unrest; not a safe country; got a job to support their family; not allowed to go or were not able to go to school when they were young

 

Wide range of reasons why people don’t finish school.

Wide range of reasons why people are here at South Hill.

Everybody has a story.

 

**IMPORTANT**

No matter what the reason, you are welcome here. I am really glad you’re here.

I want you to win!

 

 

EF7 OR Literary Studies 10 & Composition 10

There is no EF8, EF9 or EF10

 

After EF7/CompLit10--- English 11 level

Literary Studies 11 & Composition 11– choice to do First Peoples 11

 

English 12 level

Literary Studies 12 & Composition 12- choice to do First Peoples 12

First Peoples 11 and 12 focussed on First Nations

 

First Nations issues are a major Canadian society and workplace.

Native, Indigenous

 

For math and science courses, talk to an advisor.

 

EF1,2,3,4,5,6,7/English10,11,12

 

*** Extra writing help***

 

 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA HELP WITH WRITING

EXTRA COURSE: Writing Improvement 567 is an auxiliary (extra) course. You will still have to take your regular EF5, EF6, EF7 to move up.

*auxiliary- extra AUX– on the back of your TV AUX, in your car AUX, extra input

Consider Writing Improvement 567 – supplemental course, extra writing instruction

 

***

English 12 is the highest level English class for high school in BC.

Colleges and universities require English 12 for the most part.

You can apply for post-secondary (college, university) with English 12.

SHEC courses are good for post-sec.

 

 

VOCAB for levels of schooling

-elementary, primary – Kindergarden – Grade 7, K-7

German Kinder- child garden  Kinder Surprise

-junior high school- grades 7-9

-secondary- high school, Grade 8-12, 10-12

 

-post-secondary - after high school

post-after

–college- diploma, certificate, program, VCC, BCIT, Langara

-university- grant degrees- Bachelor Degree- BA, BSc, UBC, SFU, UVIC

 

-graduate school- Masters Degree- MA, MSc, MPsych

 

-post-graduate- Doctorate, PhD

 

 

 

 All post-secondary programs for colleges and universities have their own entry requirements.

entry requirements – prerequisites, prereqs, requisite- requirement

The prereq for EF4 is usually EF3.

 

Do you have some ideas what you want to do after high school?

If you have ambitions to to go to college or university, you can start planning now. You can start to get organize your prereqs.

You can start to research what prereqs your postsec requires.

 

prereq- prerequisite

college- offers programs, certificates, often 1-2 yrs

university- offers degrees, often 3-4 years

 

What kind of job do you want?

BASIC QUESTIONS I ASKED MY CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE

1. Do you want to stand up or sit down?

2. Do you want to work indoors or outdoors?

3. Do you want to interact with people or be on your own?

 

-extraverted and introverted people

Extravert- a person who gets energy from being in a group

Introvert- crowds drain their emotional battery, prefer solitude or one-on-one

 

 

WEBSITE TO HELP YOU CHOOSE A CAREER AND COLLEGE:

Education Planner BC

https://educationplannerbc.ca/

Use it for your own plans or for your children, friends, relatives.

 

 

 

 

MY ADVICE:

Start thinking about it. Start planning.

You can do it. There is a lot of opportunity.

It will be difficult and expensive, but you can do it.

 

In Canada, a lot of adults go to post-sec either part-time or full-time. It might not be as common in your home country.

These older people might be retraining for a new career.

You are not too old.

 

IDIOM Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

 

Survival jobs- just to make $$, not the dream

 

The dream is achievable.

 

Our SHEC academic advisors are very knowledgeable and helpful.

-         Sylvia, Joanne, Jacquie, Dana

 

Colleges and universities have their own academic advisors.

Call and make an appointment. All colleges and universities have information sessions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

** Introduce your classmate

1.Name

2.Home

3.Family

4.Hobbies

5.Job

6.Travel

7.Future plans

You can introduce your classmate. You can choose a few of the topics if you want.

 

1.Stand up.

2.Speak up.

 

She is from Myanmar. He comes from China. Her home country is Japan.

He does the cooking. He cooks for the family.

Her daughter is six years old.

 

My classmate’s name is Jian.    ‘ apostrophe    

He lives with his parents.

He has a job. He does not have a job.

His hobby is sleeping / shopping / running / hiking / cooking.

Her hobby is window shopping.

She enjoys me-time.

IDIOM me-time  - time for you to relax on your own

Going to the gym is his me-time.

 

She lives in Vancouver. She is living in Vancouver.

 

She came to Canada three years ago.

She has been in Vancouver since 2022.

 

 

Her daughter has is sixteen years old. Spanish

I have 27 years.  I am 27 years old.

 

She came /immigrated / moved to Canada three years ago.

She arrived in Canada three years ago. less common

 

He lives with his siblings.

VOCAB sibling- brothers and sisters, step-brother?, half-sister?

half-sister- share a mother or a father

step-father, step-mother-  your parent’s new spouse

 

spouse- wife or husband, partner

 

His hobbies are soccer and walking.

He used to live in Toronto.

 

I have a sister. We are not close. I have a brother. We are close.

 

We can some more tomorrow if you like.

 

**

Questionaire.

Pass it in today, please.