Tuesday, 25 November 2025

EF6WI567 Class 10

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue compound sentences

·      Test 1- narrative paragraph (last 50m)

 

Wednesday

·      Continue compound sentences

·      Idiom story “Amy Has a Crush”

 

Thursday

·      Return Test 1

Go over

Optional RW for one point

·      Continue compound sentences

Prepare for quiz Monday

Choose vocabulary

 

Friday

I have a meeting. Another teacher will be here.

 

Monday

·      Quiz 2- compound sentences

·      Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

Tuesday

·      Continue adverb clauses

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Continue with COMPOUND SENTENCES

 

 

REVIEW OF COMPOUND SENTENCES

 

COMPOUND SENT= SIMPLE SENT + , SOBA + SIMPLE SENTENCE

SOBA so or but and High-frequency words

high-frequency- use them all the time, all day long

low-frequency- not used as much

 

FANBOYS- not great

for nor yet - low-frequency words in compound sentences

She speaks neither French nor German. GRAMMAR BOOK ENGLISH

 

Stick to SOBA.

 

SV, SOBA SV.

Two simple sentences:

You like dogs. Shira likes cats.

JOIN THEM TOGETHER

You like dogs, and/but Shira likes cats.

 

, or – two different options

You can have an apple, or you can have some candy.

 

, so- give a reason, explain why

You drove too fast, so you got a ticket.

 

LEVEL 1 of compound sentences:  SV, SOBA SV.

 

Let’s try some practice sentences. Write a few compound sentences using SOBA from our imagination.

 

YOUR EXAMPLES:

You can have coffee, or you have tea.

You can have coffee or tea. SIMPLE SENT no ,

 

I can buy an SUV or a sedan. SIMPLE SENT

I can buy an SUV, or I can choose a sedan.

SUV- sport-utility vehicle

sedan- four-door car with a trunk

hatchback- the back open into the body of the car

pickup truck- open bed on the back

convertible- the roof comes off

 

You have to slow down, or you will get a ticket.

 

She is late today because her bus didn’t come.  COMPOUND

COMPLEX- because her bus didn’t come  ADVERB CLAUSE

NEXT WEEK

RW- FIX

Her bus didn’t come, so she is late today.

 

Verb tenses don’t to be same within a sentence.

You can change verb tenses within a sentence if it is appropriate.

 

Maria cancelled the trip, so we will stay home.

Maria cancelled the trip, so we stayed home.

 

IDIOM What she says, goes.

What he says, goes.

She wears the pants in the family.

Who has the last word?

 

IDIOM breadwinner- a person who earns money for the family

Both of them are breadwinners.

 

bread- staple- main food in the west

potato- staple

Rice is a staple in Asia.

 

IDIOM bread- money

SLANG- used by a small group in society, e.g. teenagers

Your drip is on point.

 

SV, SOBA SV.

 

She studied hard last week, but she still got a lower mark.

 

 

VOCAB hard / hardly

hard- with great effort

hardly- almost nothing

 

You work hard. -lots of effort, industrious, hardworking

He hardly works. – little effort, lazy

 

Flaggers are the sign people.

TCP- traffic control personnel

 

VOCAB personnel(noun)- the people who work in a company

personal(adjective)- private, secret, just for you

Don’t give out your personal information.

The company is hiring new personnel.

personnel, staff – non-count noun, uncountable nouns

 

 

 

 

 

Title: Test 1

Write a narrative paragraph of 125-150 words on one of the following topics.

Pass in by the end of the class.

1.    A memorable journey

2.    A difficult decision

3.    A memorable high school event

4.    A time I helped someone

 

 

 

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