Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Talk about spoken presentation
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Continue “How to Fill Out a Form”- practice for
homework
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Measurements- Imperial and Metric
In Canada, it will be useful to know both
of them.
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New vocabulary
“100 Most Common Nouns”
“100 Most Common Adjectives”
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Quiz tomorrow- simple verb tenses
IF TIME
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NEW TOPIC Begin different forms of simple
sentences
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Continue with paragraph writing
Wednesday
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Quiz 6
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Continue with paragraph writing, Test 1 soon,
Thursday or Friday
Test 1- Write a short paragraph.
Thursday
Spoken/Oral Presentations: X/10
Next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
These are fun and interesting.
Choose one of the topics:
What is your favourite place in Canada
or your home country?
Who is a person who you know who you
look up to?
VOCAB look up to- respect, admire, role
model
SPOKEN (3-5 minutes)
On your presentation day, you will
tell the class about this place or person.
You will come to the front of the
class. You can take a few written notes in case you forget something. However,
no reading. Also, please, do not recite a memorized speech.
You can practice at home. Time
yourself.
Favourite Place
Here are some possible topics to
focus on:
The name of the place
Where the place is
When you went there
Who you went with
What the scenery was like
What you did there
What your memories are of the place
Respected
person
Who
the person is
Information
about the person
Where you knew them
What you did together
What you like about them
What you learned from them
What your memories are of the person
Think about what person or place you
want to tell us about.
ACTION
Step 1- Choose the place or person that you would like to talk about.
Email the name of the place or person to me before tonight 7PM. 7PM is the
deadline.
ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
(2pt)
Remember to put your full name and class in the subject line of all
emails to the teacher.
SUBJECT LINE: Full name and class
Joe Smith EF1
Step 2- Sign up for a presentation day, next Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
Step 3- Begin to brainstorm ideas. Then begin to organize your ideas. We
will take some class time to work on this starting tomorrow.
VOCAB brainstorm(verb)- develop ideas of what you want to talk about
This will be a nice challenge, writing and talking to the class.
Some people like to show some photos. You can use your laptop or phone.
We can check the tech any day before you present.
The projector has a C-port, HDMI, VGA. If the projector doesn’t work
with your phone, maybe you email your pictures to a classmate whose phone works
with the projector.
We all want to hear what you have to say. We are on your side.
We will give helpful feedback to each person.
We are positive and supportive of each other.
Marks x/10-
2 point email by tonight 7PM
2 point
check-in on Friday
6 points for the
speaking
FAQ (Frequency Asked Questions)
-Will we do preparation work in
class?
We will take some class time, and you
will have to do much of it outside of class.
-Can I show pictures or videos?
Yes, absolutely. You can use your
own computer or phone.
We can use the LCD projector to
project them on the screen.
We can check any day this week to make sure it works.
The projector has a C port, an HDMI connector, and VGA connector.
-When do I pass in the writing?
Pass it in first thing on the day you present.
Any
questions? Please ask.
**
Measurements- Imperial and Metric
Most of the world measures in Metric. The US measures on
Imperial.
Metric
metre
gram
kilometre- 1000 metres
kilo- 1000
kilogram- 1000 grams
centimetre- 1/100 of a metre
1 metre = 100 centimetres
millimetre- 1/1000 of a metre
1 metre = 1000 millimetres
How tall are you?
59cm- very short
I am 165cm tall.
I am 150cm.
Canada-
feet, inches
1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet
1 inch = 2.54 cm
I yard = a bit longer than one metre
Metric- litre
Imperial- gallon
1 gallon = almost 4 litres (3.8 litres)
Metric- kilos
Imperial- pounds
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
In the US, everything is measured in pounds, inches, feet,
and gallons.
Also, they measure distance in miles.
Metric- kilometres
Imperial- miles
1 km = .6 mile
car speedometer- tells you how fast your car is going
MPH - miles per hour
KPH - kilometres per hour
Temperature
Celsius- Canada and most everywhere in the world
Fahrenheit - US
In Canada, it will be useful to know both of them.
Most important- pound, feet, inch
**
New vocabulary
“100 Most Common Nouns”
“100 Most Common Adjectives”
**noun- a person, an animal, a thing, a place, an idea
-person mother, Shira, sister, Brad Pitt, uncle,
aunt, cousin, friend, classmate, neighbour, etc.
-animal cat, dog, squirrel, camel, panda, bird,
fish, moose, snake, monkey, spider, mouse/mice, horse, etc.
-thing phone, book, pen, pencil, bottle,
door, laptop, ring, desk, paper, rain, snow, bank card, etc.
- place home, Canada, China, classroom,
Vancouver, Addis Ababa, washroom, bathroom, factory, museum, park, pool, restaurant,
bank, etc.
-idea happiness, sadness, question, friendship,
honesty, excitement, patience, democracy, dream, etc.
2. year- one
year, five years
3. people –
one person, two people, 25 people
89. result-
what happens in the end
“She got a good result on
her math test.”
13. province-
part of a country
“Canada has 10 provinces.”
92. reason-
why, because
“He has a reason why he is
late.”
93. research-
study
“The doctor researches veins
and arteries.
99. force-
pressure, strength
“He used force to open the
door.”
military- Air Force –
planes
50. issue-
problem
“I have a problem/an issue
with my class.”
100.
education-learning in school
“Shira got a good education
in her home country.”
“He finished his high school
education at SHEC.”
37. area-place
“Metrotown has a play area
for kids.”
“I like the area/neighbourhood
where I live.”
67.
community- the people who live around you, the place you live
“She has a nice community
in her building.”
“He goes swimming in the
community centre.”
“Ling is a student at the
community college.”
VOCAB VCC -
Vancouver Community College
62. end- finish,
last part
“The end of the year was busy.”
“I reached the end of my
money.”
95. guy- casual
– man
“Some guy is coming over.” one person
“Some guys are coming over.” many people
VOCAB some- don’t know, not exact
I have some snacks.
“Jim is a nice guy.”
casual – Hey guys.
Hi guys. – everybody
Hi folks. –
everybody
22. case- protective
box
“She got a case for her
phone.”
a situation
“The police opened a case
on the robbery.”
25. system-
an organised plan
“The new computer system at
work is very easy to use.
63. member- a person who is a part of a group
“You are a member of this
class.”
“There were three members
of the group.”
A person is 1
People are 2+
A person just
left.
98. teacher-
an educator
“The teacher teaches adult students.”
46. eye- your
organ for seeing
“He has two eyes.”
“She had eye surgery.”
“She had cataracts in one
eye.”
“She had laser surgery on
her eyes.”
VOCAB cataracts-
milky covering in your eye
*Continue
tomorrow with new vocabulary*
Tomorrow-
Quiz 6
verb tenses-
simple
present
simple past
simple future
EXAMPLE QUIZ
Write a
sentence for each:
SIMPLE
PRESENT
1. make cookies
She makes
cookies at home.
2.
SIMPLE PAST
3. show ID
I showed my ID
card to the police.
4.
SIMPLE FUTURE
5. read book
I will read a
new book tonight.
6.
Let’s choose
10 verbs to review.
1. take
2. give
3. work
4. study
5. get
6. play
7. like
8. buy
9. cut
10.
help
Let’s choose
10 nouns to review.
1. work
2. kid
3. car
4. family
5. school
6. money
7. eye
8. face
9. person
10.
hand
Let’s take
some time to review the vocabulary words for the quiz tomorrow.
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