Friday, 21 November 2025

EF12SL12 Class 8

 

I’m going to go to Ikea.

I will go to Ikea.

We are going to go/will go the mall to take pictures with Santa Claus.

cleaning your home- chores- clean the bathroom, change the beds, do the laundry, wash the dishes, vacuum, sweep and mop, etc.

I invited my brother to my home.

invite(verb)- ask to visit

He is a doctor. He is a plastic surgeon.

I want to rest. I want to relax. I want to take it easy.

IDIOM take it easy – rest and relax

Maybe I will go to the library.

I should do my PR application.

PR- Permanent Resident

Tomorrow, I am going tomorrow to visit my friend, tomorrow.

This afternoon, I am going swimming. Then I am going to the library for communication practice. Tomorrow I will clean my home and make food for myself.

I will go to the stadium tomorrow to watch a football match. The Whitecaps will play LA.

LA= Los Angeles

football match = soccer game

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 2

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Everyday dialogues “Making an Appointment”

·      Simple past verb tense

·      Continue “100 Most Common Verbs in English”

·      Listening work- vocabulary “Word List 1.1”

 

Monday

·      Return Quiz1

Go over

Optional rewrite for one point

·      Continue simple past verb tense

 

Tuesday

 

 

 

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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 2

Strengths- What went well for you this week in class?

Challenges- What was difficult for you this week in class?

Goals- What do you want to focus on improving next week?

Plan= What steps can you take to achieve that goal/those goals?

 

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Vocabulary Exercises 1

11. exactly – on time

The shoes cost exactly $50.

12. almost- close, nearly

13. cancelled OR delayed

cancel(verb)-

delayed(verb)- will happen later, postpone(v)

The airline flight was delayed for two hours.

 14. short OR long

The meeting lasted for a long time.

15. He arrived late and missed the start of the movie.

Today, I arrived early to school.

I always arrive/come early to school.

She arrives/comes late to school sometimes.

16. We usually eat breakfast around 8am.

She drinks coffee to stay awake.

You drink green tea when you are tired.

Every morning, they have green tea.

He drinks oolong tea.

black tea

red tea

17. The park was empty in the morning but got crowded later.

VOCAB crowded – many people are there

The mall will be crowded next Friday. It will be Black Friday.

18. She always finishes her work before the deadline.

VOCAB deadline- the final time, the cutoff time

19. He studied for the test all night.

20. The store opens exactly at 10am every day.

The store opens approximately at 10am every day.

VOCAB approximately- not exact, close, around

There are approximately 20 people in our class today.

I have approximately two kids.

There exactly 19 people in class today.

 

We can some vocabulary that is a little bit harder next week.

 

Are you happy or angry?

I feel happy when I learn English.

 

FUN SLANG angry + hungry = hangry(adjective)

The little kid is hangry.

My husband gets hangry.

 

 

 

 

 

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“Making an Appointment”

A.   Warm-Up Questions

1.    a dental appointment / a dentist’s appointment, a family doctor's appointment/ a doctor's appointment / a medical appointment, a specialist appointment,

VOCAB a specialist- a special doctor who is an expert

- eye doctor(an optometrist), a heart specialist(cardiologist), a brain specialist, a skin specialist(a dermatologist), doctor for women(gynecologist), pee doctor(urologist), mental health doctor(psychologist or psychiatrist)

My family doctor referred me to a specialist.

lawyer appointment, bank appointment, school appointment, haircut appointment, ICBC driving test appointment, community worker appointment, job interview appointment, etc.

 

2.    receptionist, secretary, office worker, front desk worker

3.    It is important for your health. You want to understand the words. You don’t want to make a mistake.

You want to get correct information.

 

B.    Vocabulary Preview

1.    appointment- She has an appointment with her doctor today.

          reservation- I have a reservation for the ferry to Nanaimo.

2.    receptionist- a clerk, a secretary, front desk worker

3.    patient(n)- a sick person

The patient stayed in the hospital for two days.

patient(adjective)- does not get angry easily

The mother is very patient with her son.

Are you a patient person? always calm

He is impatient. She is an impatient person.

I am very impatient.

Swimming helps you to stay patient.

4.    sore(adj)- painful

His knee is sore.

Her eyes are sore.

Your elbow is sore.

elbow

shoulder

wrist

knuckle

 

knee

ankle

 

jaw

My jaw is tight.

ears

earlobes

 

eyebrows

eyelashes

 

5.    about(adj)  It is about 5$.

6.    doctor(n) someone who helps sick people

7.    noon(a) 12pm

afternoon- 12-5 approximately

8.    bye

Bye bye. See you soon. See you again. See you later. Take care.

Be safe.

 

Dialogue Reading

Receptionist

Patient

 

Let’s get into groups of two. Practice the dialogue. Then we will perform them.

 

My eyes are bothering me.

My hand is bothering me. It hurts.

My knee is bothering me. It is sore.

That man is bothering me.

The lights are bothering me. I have a headache.

The cold and rain are bothering me.

 

Let’s try the other lines of dialogue.

 

What’s the matter? What’s wrong?

 

3.a sore throat

a fever- high temperature

a rash- a skin problem, skin is red and itchy

a backache- a headache, a knee ache, a shoulder ache, a neck ache

a bad cold, a flu (influenza), Covid, measles, etc.

an ear infection, an eye infection

 

I have an appointment for a haircut and colour.

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz1

-lined, ruled paper

-full name, class and date top right corner

Class EF1   EF2   or SL12

-phones and notes put  away

-dividers

-double space

-write between the margins

-number your answers

 

Quiz1

Write one sentence for each.

1.    What is your name?

2.    What country are you from?

3.    What family do you have?

4.    What food do you like?

5.    What are your hobbies?

6.    What are your future plans?

 

 

 

 

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“Making an Appointment”

Let’s get into small groups (4-5 people).

Talk about the Warm-Up Questions and Vocabulary Preview

 

 

 

 

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