In the next few weeks, I will be away from class some days.
I have meetings with the school board for the teachers. I am
a rep for the teachers.
Next Wed and Thurs- one-on-one meetings
midterm recommendations- Nov-Jan term, Quarter 2
Wed- first half of the class
Thurs- second half
You can register for Quarter 2 beginning Tuesday, October 14th.
You register on-line. The office will email you a link on that
Tuesday.
The midterm recs are based on your work so far:
midterm recs- halfway point, not final
Where are you right now? How are you doing at this point in
the course?
Quiz1 x/6
Quiz2 x/6
Quiz3- x/6 tomorrow
Test1 x/12 (x/6
doubled) 4/6 = 8/12 *Tests are worth twice as much as quizzes.
Test2 x/12
RW 1/1 0/0 0/1
Spoken1 x/10
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Continue complex sentences - adverb clauses
Quiz Friday
·
Begin past progressive verb tense
·
Begin descriptive paragraph
·
Finish vocab “Going Shopping”
Friday
·
Attendance
·
“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5
·
Continue descriptive paragraph-pictures
Test3 next week
·
Quiz3- adverb clauses (last 25m)
Monday
·
Attendance
·
Continue descriptive paragraph-pictures
Test Tuesday?
·
Continue past progressive verb tense
Tuesday
·
Attendance
·
Test2? descriptive
Wednesday
·
Attendance
·
Midterm recommendations
One-on-one meetings
Thursday
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Midterm recommendations
One-on-one meetings
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Complex sentences- adverb clauses
What are some adverb clauses words we should review? Which ones
are you not sure about yet?
*since -two meanings
1. reason why- because
2. time – from a moment in time
She is wearing a warm sweater since/because it is cold
today.
because- higher-frequency word, more commonly used
since-
Since I was a teenager, I have
wanted to immigrate to Canada.
VERB TENSE - have wanted
present perfect
present perfect – from the past until now
She has lived in Canada
for two years.
present perfect- learn next week
since-time
She has lived in Canada
since 2021. SIMPLE SENT SV
She has lived in Canada
since she was 21. COMPLEX SENT
Example quiz
1. since job
I found my first job since when I
was 19.
I have had my job in the restaurant since I
was 19. TIME
She is happy since she found a new job. REASON
Since I found a job, I have been able to pay all of my bills. TIME
Since I found a job, I have paid all of my bills. TIME
I quit my job since the manager didn’t schedule
me any hours. REASON
Since I was fired laid off from my
last job, I applied for EI.
PRO TIP: Use ChatGPT as a study aid. It can be a very useful
learning tool. It is like a teacher on command.
Example prompt: write ten easy sentences using since adverb
clause
*so … that
so ADJ that
It is so cold that I am wearing two hats.
The math is so hard that I need a tutor.
The iphone was so expensive that I had to put
it on credit.
The iphone was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
The iphone was too expensive.
The baby is very cute.
The baby is so cute that I want to hug her/him.
CAUSE so ADJ that RESULT.
My dog is so old that he can’t walk anymore.
*although / even though / though(casual, talking)
We are going to the beach. It is raining.
We are going to the beach even though it is raining.
Even though English is hard, we still keep improving.
Maris keeps a smile on her face even though her life is
hard.
He ate all of the curry even though / although / though it
was spicy.
CASUAL TALKING Thanks, though. MEANING Thank you even though you couldn’t
help.
Even though we can’t speak English well/perfectly/fluently,
we still keep speaking.
*until- time
We will wait until you are ready.
I will wait until you are finished.
Will you wait until I am ready to go?
*unless -opposite of ‘if’
We can go hiking if you are free.
We can go hiking unless you are free busy / not free
/ not available.
We will choose vocab to review for the quiz.
*while – TIME similar to ‘when’
two
things happening at the same time
She was watching
a movie while her husband was making
dinner.
*in order to-purpose
grammar is different
She is saving money in order to V.
She is saving money in order to pay for school.
She is saving money in order to buy a car.
He is going to the gym five days a week in order to get
into good shape.
You are improving your English in order to go to college
/ get a better job / make new friends in Vancouver/ build confidence.
We are moving to the next class in order to get our high
school diploma.
She is doing extra work in her job in order to get a promotion.
She is saving money in order to buy a car. MORE
AUTHENTIC
She is saving money to buy a car. SOUNDS CASUAL
TALKING
She is saving money so that
she can buy a car. LESS COMMON
*as - as ADJ as
Katie is as tall as her sister (is).
Vancouver is as warm as Toronto (is).
Vancouver is warmer than Toronto
as smart as
as good as
as fast as
I like pizza as much
as you like pasta.
*than
Katie is taller than her sister.
*even if
Sarah will not go to your party even if you ask her
nicely.
Sarah will go to your party if you ask her nicely.
Even if it rains, we will still play soccer.
I will come to your home even if you are angry.
Let’s choose ten adverb clause words to review:
1. in
order to
2. because
3. if
4. when
5. after/before
6. so
… that
7. even
though/ although
8. while
9. until
10.
wherever
Let’s choose ten words of vocab to review:
1. meet
2. send
3. office
4. speak
5. find
6. community
7. problem
8. money
9. build
10.
team
Narrative- tell a
story
Descriptive- THIS
WEEK
Process- teaching
Opinion/Persuasive-
Descriptive writing
– describe something
describe(verb)
description(noun)-
give a description
descriptive(adjective)
descriptive paragraph
– describing something or someone
- person, painting,
photograph, scenery/landscape, animal, tree, car, food, etc.
-
azure blue water, turqoise blue, deep blue,
wispy clouds, thin clouds, grey rocks, palm or coconut trees
-
white waves, whitecaps
-appeal to the five
senses- means of connection between our brains and the world
five senses –
1.sense of sight –
seeing with our eyes
2.sense of touch –
nerves in our skin – pressure and heat
3.sense of taste –
tongue (organ of taste) taste buds on your tongue– sweetness, sourness, saltiness,
bitterness, NEW IDEA umami (Japanese- meaty taste), spicy?
4.sense of smell-
olfactory(adj) smell- nose- very evocative (easy to remember) of memory, go
back in time- perfume, food
5.sense of hearing
– ears, eardrums, three tiny bones (hammer, anvil, stirrup)
tinnitus(n)-
ringing in your ears, hearing damage, exposure to loud noises
Wear ear plugs in
noisy places
cochlear implant –
internal surgery
hearing aids-
external, no surgery
the 6th
sense – ESP (extra-sensory perception)- communicate through your minds-
connection between twins (magic)
-
intuition- gut reaction, Listen to your gut.
- physical
disabilities with our senses, barrier:
*can’t see – blind,
partially blind, visually impaired
- use a cane
-seeing-eye dog
-read braille
-colour
blind- can’t distinguish between green and red, for example
Dogs can only see black and white. True?
Cats can only grey and green. ??
tunnel vision-
limited peripheral vision
*can’t hear- deaf,
partially deaf, hearing impaired
– hearing aid
-read lips
-sign
language
-close-caption,
subtitles, descriptive close-captioning
*can’t talk – dumb,
mute (old-fashioned word, not used anymore),
non-verbal
Sarah’s son is
non-verbal. He is autistic. He is on the autism spectrum.
OUR DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
Focus on seeing- our sense of sight-
We will be using adjectives – descriptive words – to
describe things
Descriptive words about how things look:
-opinion- beautiful, ugly, nice, pretty, handsome, gorgeous,
adorable, cute, attractive, etc.
-colour- blue, dark blue, navy blue, sky blue, robin’s egg
blue,
light green, forest green, seafoam green, lime green, neon
green, hunters’ orange, fire engine red, burgundy, maroon, dark brown,
chocolate brown, light brown, black
hazel-
-shape- triangular, round, square, pear-shaped, fat, skinny,
full-figured, slim, rectangular,
five-sided, six-sided, eight-sided (stop sign), pentagonal
-size – small, big, giant, huge, tiny, miniscule, immense,
gigantic
-material- wood, wooden, metal, metallic, leather, plastic,
cotton, nylon, silk, wool, down (small feathers of a goose), Gore-Tex, fleece,
velvet, lace, denim (jeans), burlap
You need vocabulary to write good descriptions. You can use
your dictionary or thesaurus to find vocabulary.
Dictionary- gives definitions of words
Thesaurus- useful tool for building and discoverng new
vocabulary
- gives synonyms for words
-antonym – word with opposite meaning
WEBSITE: thesaurus.com
You can use a thesaurus when you writing descriptive
paragraphs in this class.
I use a thesaurus all the time when I am writing.
You can use a thesaurus to build vocabulary.
CLASS/HOMEWORK ACTIVITY:
Write a short description of your grandmother/grandfather/ uncle/aunt/mother/sister
face. Choose one person in your family.
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