EF45 Class 8

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue verb tenses- next few weeks

·      Continue perform dialogue “Interviewing for a Job”

·      Begin compound sentences

“Compound Sentences Using SOBA” HANDOUT

·      Listening fun

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 2

·      Vocab exercises “Multiple-Choice Synonyms 1” 11-20

·      Return Quiz1

Go over the quiz

Optional RW for a point

·      Overview of verb tenses- continue

·      Listening fun

 

Monday

·      Overview of verb tenses- continue

 

 

 

Overview of the 12 verb tenses in English:

 

SIMPLE PRESENT- habitual action, everyday, usually, often

habit- do everyday, regular action

          I get up early.

          She drinks green tea.

truth, true, fact

          He lives in Burnaby.

          Victoria is the capital of BC.

          The sun shines every day.

SIMPLE PRESENT – does not mean right now

I drink coffee. not now necessarilty, habit, normal everyday action

 

Quiz1

1.SV find   She finds her phone on her bed. every day, usually

*Beginners overuse simple present.

SIMPLE PAST- one event in the past, finished

-five minutes ago, two weeks ago, a million years ago

          You had two eggs this morning for breakfast.

          He watched some Youtube last night.

          I learned studied my English book last night.

          I went to the a birthday party last week.

I made a dinner for my family.

          We took a walk around the park with the dog.

          I played used the Duolingo app on my phone.

IDIOM You made my day. You did something very nice for me , and I appreciate it.

          I spoke PREP to/with my boss on the phone.

 

speak / talk  PREP  + to / with

                     I understood the play game’s rules.

I understood the rules of the game.

Present tense                Past tense

REGULAR

watch                              watched

walk                                 walked

 

IRREGULAR

go                                     goed went

say                                   said

make                               made

take                                 tade took

make                               made

speak                              spoke

 

 

SIMPLE FUTURE- one event in the future, to come later

any time in the future- tonight, next week, in a hundred years

“some day” “later” “soon” “later on”

“tomorrow” “the day after tomorrow” “in three days”

EXAMPLES

He will do it by Saturday.

He has until Saturday to finish it.

Quiz1 Pass it in by 12:27.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are two basic ways to do simple future tense:

I’ll teach it my way. You grammar book might explain it a different way. Use whichever explanation makes sense to you.

 

1.    be going to- already planned it, decided already

Our classmates are going to get some coffee together after class.

I am going to watch my son play volleyball tonight.

She is going to buy a new car next week.

 

2.    will- decide right now, on the spot, no previous plan

Who can help me?  I will.

We divide up the chores: I’ll sweep. Sarah will mop. Hui will vacuum the carpet.

You will wash the dishes. She will do the laundry.

VOCAB chores- housework

 

I will go to Montreal next week. Not the best way to say it, but everybody will know what you mean.

I’ll call 911!

Tim Horton’s: I am going to have / will have double-double and a chocolate donut.

 

Can you help me? Yes, I can.

Will you help me? Yes, I will.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODALS / MODAL AUXILIARIES

can

could

must

might

should

will

would

 

have to

need to

ought to

 

be going to

have got to

 

Restaurant: I’ll have the chickenburger, please.

I’ll have the burrito, please.

Could I have the / two fish tacos, please?

Can I get a chicken sandwich, please? CASUAL, BUT OKAY

 

I’ll take a coffee, please. XXX

 

Tacofino

 

QUESTION Will you come with us? decide right now

Are you going to go to the Sarah’s party next week?

 

I find this to clear and helpful:

will – decide right now

be going to- already decided

 

SIMPLE PRESENT, PAST, and FUTURE- ESSENTIAL VERB TENSES!

Review, practice, and use these until you know them cold.

IDIOM know something cold- automatic, don’t even have to think about it

 

**Ten-minute break**

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polite requests: asking somebody for something, ask them to do something for you, do a favour

Could I have a ABC?

Can I borrow your ABC?

May I have a ABC?

Can I ask you for a favour? Could you drive me to the airport?

 

 

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“Interviewing for a Job”

Clear, audible voices

Pronunciation, enunciation, and intonation-

 

They are brave!

 

very fast  1.4X speed

 

 

PRONUNCIATION

resume(n)  ‘re zoo may’

resume(v) start working again after a break

hour- ‘h’ is silent  ‘ow er’

expectations, benefits- Don’t drop the ‘s’

 

organized- 3 syllables

 

Stevens, references, skills, questions, responsibilities  Don’t drop the ‘s’.

 

 

 

 

 

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SENTENCE TYPES:

SIMPLE Quiz1

COMPOUND Quiz2

 

 

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Listening fun

I’m going to ask you some questions.

The questions are easy, but the listening might be challenging.

Write down the answer on a piece of paper.

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? the yolk

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

40

counting by 5s- 5 10 15 20 25, etc

6.    Sick people stay here. Doctors and nurses work here. What place is it?

7.    If a unicorn lost its horn, what animal would it look like?

8.    Uncle Ed repaired four pairs of boots. How many boots did he fix in all?

9.    Is Vancouver next to the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean?

10.                       It’s 2 o’clock right now. What time will it be in one hour?