EF23 Class 24

 

I will be teaching the following courses in Quarter 2 (Nov-Jan)

-P1 (9:15-11:30) EF1, EF2, Speaking and Listening 1/2

-P2 (12:00-2:15) EF6, Writing Improvement 567

 

split classes- speaking, writing, listening – similar to this class, lower level

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Test1- paragraph

Go over

Optional RW for one point

·      New dialogue “Talking to a Landlord”

e.g. She is walking down the sidewalk.

·      Quiz4 (last 25m)

 

Tuesday

·      IF TIME Begin new verb tense- present progressive/present continuous

 

Wednesday

·      Continue new verb tense- present progressive/present continuous

e.g. She is walking down the sidewalk.

 

Wednesday and Thursday- midterm recommendations for November term

Short one-on-one meetings to discuss what your next course should be

Based on 4 quizzes, 1 test, RWs, Spoken1 x/10

Registration for November term, Quarter 2 (Nov-Jan) begins October 14^th.

In order to register, you need a recommendation from your teacher.

I will give you a recommendation next Wednesday or Thursday based on quizzes, tests, RW, spoken. Latenesses and absences are problematic.

 

 

 

Monday, October 13

NO SCHOOL

Thanksgiving Day

 

Tuesday, Oct 14

First day of registration for Nov quarter

I will explain how to register on that day.

 

 

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Test 1

Why did you move to Canada?

 

1.Full name, class, and date in top right corner

2.Title in centre top line: Test 1

3.Write in blue or black pen.

4.Indent the first word.

5.Write between the margins.

 

Begin with a topic sentence. It addresses the question.

Question: Why did you move to Canada?

Topic sentence: I moved to Canada for several reasons.

Topic sentence: I moved to Canada because I wanted to help my family.

Be careful of writing off-topic. Stick to the topic.

 

Supporting sentences:

3,4,5 sentences – give reasons, give details

 

 

Concluding sentence- wrap-up, ends the paragraph

e.g. I am glad that we came to Canada.

Thank you Canada for taking us.

Thank you teacher.

 

Sentences: quality of the sentences

The sentences that we have studied so far:

simple   SV   SSV   SVV

compound   SV, SOBA SV.

complex   SV if because when after before SV.

 

**Every sentence has to be one of those. If not, it is not English.

This is our goal to reach proficiency in writing and speaking these sentence types.

 

Verb tenses we have studied so far:

simple present

simple past

simple future

 

You can do an optional RW if you want. Pass it in to me today or first thing tomorrow.

I will come around and help if you want help.

 

I visited my children.

My grandchildren were born here.

 

I wanted to come to Canada.

I preferred to come to Canada.

 

 

I came to Canada two years ago. simple past verb tense

I have been in Canada for two years. present perfect verb tense-EF45

 

I can get a good job.

I want to improve my haircutting skills.

I want to improve my English skills.

 

In my country, the government was not good. I came to Canada to be safe.

The government was not good in my country. Girls were not safe.

 

I wanted to be free. I wanted freedom.

 

Canada is a peaceful country. I wanted to have peace in my life.

 

War in my country ruined /destroyed /damaged my life.

broke

 

destroy(v) break into many pieces

 

My daughter is very smart. She is intelligent. She has a high IQ.

 

I want better things for my daughter.

 

Life in Canada is not easy for me.

 

I want to say something about it. I want to talk about it.

She wants to go to the mall.

 

Quiz mark: x/6   Recorded x/6

Test mark: x/6 Recorded x/12

e.g. 3/6  6/12- doubled

 

We will keep practicing sentence types: simple, compound, complex.

We will keep practicing verb tenses: simple present, simple past, simple future.

We have one more verb tenses to learn: present progressive.

We have four weeks left to get good.

 

 

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New dialogue “Talking to a Landlord”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz4

Take a few pieces of lined, ruled paper.

Dividers.

Phones and devices away.

Write a complex sentence for each.

Pass it in by the end of class.

1.    because     live

2.    if                  buy

3.    when          family

4.    after            walk

5.    before        read

6.    because     school

 

 

 

Title: Test 1

Phones and devices put away.

Take out a few pieces of lined ruled paper.

Full name, class, date top right corner.

Doublespace.

Write within the margins.

Write a paragraph of at least five sentences on the following topic.

 

Why did you move to Canada?