Thursday, 11 December 2025

EF12SL12 Class 22

 

South Hill Education Centre Food Drive

-collecting donations of $ or food for people in need

-donate money or food, non-perishable food- does not need a fridge

-Maria, Room 306

-continues until next Thursday, December 18th

 

 

Today’s Agenda


·      Attendance

·      Quiz 4- simple future verb tense

·      Continue new dialogue “Asking about Days and Dates”

·      Begin paragraph writing

Test1 – next week

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Continue paragraph writing

Test1 – next week

 

Monday

·      Return Quiz 4

Go over it

Optional rewrite RW for one point

 

Wednesday/Thursday

One-on-one meetings to discuss midterm recommendations. We will talk face-to-face about which course you should register for in January.

Quarter 1 Sept-Nov (nine weeks)

Quarter 2 Nov- Jan (nine weeks)

Quarter 3 Feb- Apr (nine weeks)

Quarter 4 Apr-Jun (nine weeks)

Summer July-Aug

 

EF1- stay in EF1 or go to EF2

EF2- stay in EF2 or go to EF3

SL12- extra course

 

Registration for Quarter 3 will begin on Monday, January 5th.

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Quiz 4

Title: Quiz 4

Take out a few pieces of lined ruled paper.

We need our dividers.

Phones, electronic devices out away.

Write in pen, not pencil.

Double-space.

Write your full name, class, and date in top right corner.

Write a sentence with a simple future verb tense for each.

Pass in by 9:50


1.          start          work

2.          look          park

3.          help          school

4.          see            movie

5.          play           game

6.          write         story


 

 

 

**

Continue new dialogue “Asking about Days and Dates”

Who wants to read this out loud?

 

B.       I am available on Tuesday. I’m free on Tuesday.

          I am busy on Wednesday. I’m not free on Wednesday.

I am = I’m

I am unavailable on Friday. FORMAL TALKING, BUSINESS

The doctor is unavailable on Friday.

 

She’s due in February.

 

 

1st      first

2nd     second         

3rd     third

4th     fourth

5th     fifth

6th     sixth

7th     seventh

8th     eighth                   eight - 8      eighth

9th     ninth

10th   tenth

 

21st    twenty first

22nd   twenty second

23rd   twenty third

24th   twenty fourth

 

31st    thirty first

32nd   thirty second

33rd   thirty third

34th   thirty fourth

 

This is her fifth birthday. This is her 5th birthday.

Today is December 11th.

 

July 5th will be her 16th birthday.

 

Juan’s office is on the 20th floor.

My classroom is on the first floor. 1st floor

This classroom is in the basement.

 

The party will be this Friday.

The party will be next Friday.

The party was last Friday.

Christmas will be in two weeks.

New Years will be in three weeks.

 

We started this course five weeks ago.

 

Tom came to Canada three months ago.

 

*Important to copy the natural rhythm of English when we are talking.

Every language has a music.

 

We’ll meet for dinner next week.

 

 

Times of the day

morning

dawn, sunrise- when the sun comes up

early morning

 

midmorning 10am

late morning

 

noon, lunchtime 12pm

 

early afternoon 1pm

midafternoon 3pm

late afternoon 4pm

 

early evening 5pm

evening 7-9

late evening, night, nighttime 10-11pm

 

midnight 12am

 

What time do you go to bed?

I usually go to bed late.

I go to bed at 12am. I go to bed at midnight.

I go to sleep at 4am.

 

Greetings during the day

Good morning.

Good afternoon.

Good evening.

Good night- going to bed

 

Saying goodbye

Have a good afternoon.

Have a great day.

COOL Have a good one!

COOL Take it easy!

COOL Later!

Take care.

Have a nice day. UNUSUAL

See you tomorrow.

See you later.

See you.

 

Same to you.

You, too.

Likewise.

POLITE You have a good day, too.

 

 

Repeated activity- every week, every month, every year

She goes to yoga on Tuesdays. She goes every Tuesday.

She will go to yoga on Tuesday. She is going to go just one day.

 

He goes hiking every summer.

She calls her mother every Sunday.  every day.

Jun goes to the gym every second day.

 

Mei goes to the doctor every second month. She goes in January, March, May, July, September and November.

 

We will start our vacation a week from tomorrow. We will start our vacation next Friday. We will start our vacation the week after next.

 

Today is Thursday

We did a quiz on Tuesday. two days ago.

We did a quiz last Tuesday. nine days ago

We will go a test on Friday. tomorrow

We will have a party next Friday. eight days from now

 

Greet a person

Bonjour monsieur. Hello mister.

 

Hello, Mister LAST NAME.

Hello, Mister Jones.

Hello Misses Smith.

 

Casual – first name is ok

 

 

e.g. my doctor- Sarah Chen

Hello, Doctor Chen.

boss- Michelle Simpson

Hello, Mrs. Simpson.

CASUAL, FRIENDLY Hello, MIchelle.

 

adult education-

Most teachers prefer you use their first name. We are all adults.

 

Canada tends to be a more casual country than some others.

Cultures are different between countries.

 

Sir, Ma’am – very polite

 

My name is Ella May.

 

CASUAL Hi, pal. Hello, amigo.

Hey, buddy. Hey, bud.

Hey, guys.

Hi, folks.

 

COOL Hey, bro.- men and women

bro- brother

sis-sister

Hey, sis!

 

Hey, man!

 

Hey, boy! fight, rude

 

FORMAL My dear friend.

 

 

mom, ma, mommy

dad, da, daddy

 

grandmother- grandma, nanny, granny

grandfather- grandpa, poppy

 

 

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“Asking for Help”

Let’s get into groups of 4-5 people. Practice the dialogues.

 

“Useful Expressions”

Pronunciation

 

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