EF45 Class 23

 

TGIF-Thank goodness, it’s Friday!

-party with friends

-birthday parties

-Outlet Mall, Richmond

-meet with a friend and friend’s dog

-Chan Centre concert, UBC

-moving to a new house

-invited to a surprise birthday party

-take video of a Persian concert

-Pumpkin Patch- fun for kids, Maple Ridge

-whole family will paint the apartment

-snowboarding- Grouse Mountain or Seymour Mountain

-Pacific Spirit Park and Spanish Banks

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5

·      Vocabulary Exercises

·      Continue descriptive paragraph

I will come around and see your writing from homework if you like.

Test 2 Monday

Talk about structure of paragraph

·      IF TIME Begin past progressive verb tense

·      IF TIME Finish vocab “Going Shopping”

·      Quiz 3- adverb clauses (last 25m)

 

Monday

·      Attendance

·      Test2- descriptive paragraph

·      Continue past progressive verb tense

 

Tuesday

·      Attendance

 

Wednesday

·      Attendance

·      Midterm recommendations

One-on-one meetings

 

Thursday

·      Midterm recommendations

One-on-one meetings

 

 

 

 

 

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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5

Link next week’s Goals directly to PLOs- probably ORAL or WRITTEN

Let’s take out our PLOs.

 

 

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Good looking descriptive paragraphs

Doublespace

Write between the margins (red lines)

Indent the first word

Write good sentences: simple   compound   complex

 

On Monday, we will do our Test 2.

I will put a picture on the screen. You will write a description of the what you see.

Don’t tell a story about the picture. Just describe what you see.

 

Test 2

Write a descriptive paragraph of at least seven sentences describing the picture. (7-10, 11 sentences)

*picture of natural scenery

 

 

 

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1. The teacher asked us to elaborate on our answers.

A) shorten

B) explain more

C) erase

D) ignore

She told us her idea. Then we asked her to elaborate.

 

 

2. The movie was so hilarious that we couldn’t stop laughing.

A) scary- bone-chilling

B) boring- mind-numbing

C) funny- side-splitting, knee-slapping

D) exciting

numb- no feeling

 

 

3. The storm caused severe damage to the houses.

A) serious

B) mild

C) tiny

D) unnecessary

sever(v)- cut, cut off

 

 

4. She has a vast collection of books.

A) small

B) simple

C) old

D) huge

Canada is a vast country. The economy of China is vast.

 

 

 

5. The mountain climber was courageous in facing the challenge.

A) brave

B) lazy

C) scared

D) tired

courage(n) bravery(n) You had a lot of courage to come to Canada.

pride(v)- self respect proud(adj)

 

6. The scientist made a crucial discovery about the new medicine.

A) unimportant

B) silly

C) wrong

D) important- necessary, key, significant

 

 

7. The artist was very talented at painting landscapes.

A) skilled

B) weak

C) shy

D) careless

She is a talented singer.

 

8. The instructions were precise and easy to follow.

A) wrong

B) exact – detailed, clear, focussed

He is a detail-oriented person.

C) confusing

D) boring

 

9. The athlete had to endure hours of training every day.

A) avoid

B) enjoy

C) suffer through

D) cancel

VOCAB athlete- a person who does sports

athletic(adj)- My sister is an athletic person. She is a very active person.

 

 

10. The magician’s trick was truly mysterious.

A) funny

B) unknown- strange, weird, unusual, unsettling

C) scary

D) simple

 

Great magician

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brzfhj6UMU0

musician- music

magician- magic

 

11. The weather today is gloomy, but yesterday it was bright and sunny.

A) rainy

B) cheerful

C) cold

D) dark

He has a gloomy personality.

She has a bright and sunny personality.

 

 

 

12. Unlike his strict parents, Joe is very lenient with his children.

A) kind

B) relaxed

C) tough- lots of rules, following rules

D) patient

 

13. The house was vacant, so no one lived there.

A) full

B) empty

C) huge

D) broken

[No] Vacancy

 

Is this chair/seat free?

 

He had a vacant look on his face. He was zoned out.

 

14. She was reluctant to speak in front of the class.

A) willing- eager

B) unwilling

C) bored

D) excited

 

15. The ice cream melted because the weather was so scorching.

A) warm

B) cold

C) hot

D) freezing

 

16. After a long day, I felt exhausted.

A) sick

B) energetic

C) sleepy

D) tired- bone-tired, dog-tired

 

17. The comedian’s joke was offensive, not funny.

A) hilarious- very funny

B) rude- impolite, bothers you

C) upsetting- bothers you, makes you feel upset

D) polite

I’m offended.

 

 

18. The chef carefully seasoned the food before serving it.

A) cooked

B) cleaned

C) flavored-

seasoning(n)- salt, pepper, marinade. paprika, spice, lemon, vinegar, curry, garlic powder

D) ignored

 

dressing- for salad

She drizzled oil and vinegar dressing on her salad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quiz3

Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.

Pass in by 2:15

1.    in order to           build

2.    because                community

3.    if                            send

4.    before                   meet

5.    even though       problem

6.    until                      find