Friday, 27 February 2026

P1 EF71011 Class 18

 

Today’s Agenda- end of 4th week

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 4

·      Finish “Parallelism”

·      Begin final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

 

Monday

·      Continue final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

Prepare for Test 4

 

 

 

*Tuesday, March 10

Opportunity to replace one quiz, test, both or neither

 

*Wednesday and Thursday, March 11 &12

Midterm recommendations

 

 

 

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Exercise 2- More challenging sentences.

Fix the parallelism error in each sentence. Write the corrected sentences on your own paper.

1.    The manager values honesty, to work hard, and employees who are creative.

The manager values honesty, hard work, and creativity. nouns

What kind of words do you want?

wf- word form- noun, adjective, verb, adverb

honesty(n)   honest(adj)   ?(v)   honestly(adv)

 

The manager values employees who are honest, work hard, and are creative. adj cl

 

hard work (adj+noun)           She doesn’t mind hard work.

work hard (verb+adv)            She works hard.

                                                   She is working hard.

hardworking (adj)                  She is hardworking.

 

 

 

verb tenses:

EF1

simple present

simple past

EF3

simple future

EF4-5

present progressive/continuous

past progressive

present perfect

present perfect progressive

 

2.    She decided to apply for the scholarship, attending the interview, and that she would submit her portfolio early.

What kind of words do you want?

She decided to apply for the scholarship, decided to attend the interview, and decided to submit her portfolio early. REP

She decided to apply for the scholarship, to attend the interview, and to submit her portfolio early.

She decided to apply for the scholarship, attend the interview, and submit her portfolio early. IMO- most authentic sounding

 

ADVICE: Aim for brevity. Make your writing as compact as possible. Eliminate REP repetition wherever possible.

 

3.    The new policy aims to reduce costs, improving efficiency, and customer satisfaction should increase.

The new policy aims to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and increase customer satisfaction.*

*beautiful balanced, parallel structure

 

 

 

4.    He enjoys hiking in the mountains, to swim in the ocean, and long bicycle rides.

What kinds of words do we want?

He enjoys hiking in the mountains, swimming in the ocean, and riding bicycles. gerunds

He enjoys hiking in the mountains, swimming in the ocean, and biking/cycling long distances. gerunds

He enjoys likes to hike in the mountains, to swim in the ocean, and to bike/ to cycle long distances. infinitives

He enjoys mountain hiking, ocean swimming, and bicycle riding.

He enjoys mountain hiking, ocean swimming, and long-distance bicycling/cycling.

He enjoys hikes in the mountains, swims in the ocean, and long rides on his bicycle. nouns

She swims in the pool.

She goes for swims in the pool. noun

He goes for hikes. noun

We will go for a 10-minute break.

 

5.    The professor expected students to complete the assignment on time, participating in class discussions, and that they conduct independent research.

The professor expected students to complete the assignment on time, (to)participate in class discussions, and (to) conduct independent research.

 

He expected you INFINITIVE.

He expected you to clean up the kitchen.

You expect your kids to be polite, respect others, and be honest.

 

 

 

6.    The charity focuses on providing food to families, education for children, and to support healthcare programs.

The charity focuses on providing food to families, education for children, and healthcare programs. nouns

The charity focuses on providing food to families, educating children, and supporting healthcare programs. n-gerunds

 

provide(v)

providing(n-gerund)

is/was/are providing(v)

 

AREA FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION gerunds

 

7.    The job requires strong communication skills, being able to solve problems quickly, and attention to detail.

The job requires strong communication skills, quick problems solving, and attention to detail. nouns

The job requires strong communication skills, quick problems solving, and detailed attention.

 

If you find this boring, you may not like university.

 

8.    She is known for her leadership abilities, to mentor younger colleagues, and inspiring confidence in others.

She is known for her leadership, mentoring/mentorship of younger colleagues, and inspiration to others. missing ‘confidence’

 

She is known for her leading teams/coworkers, mentoring younger colleagues, and inspiring confidence in others.

 

She is known for her ability to lead, mentor younger colleagues, and inspire confidence in others.

 

IDIOM Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

 

She is known as a leader, a mentor, and an inspiration.

My mother is an inspiration to me.

 

9.    The committee plans to review the proposal carefully, discuss possible revisions, and take a final vote. verbs

 

DIFFERENT MEANING

discuss possible revisions

discuss revisions possibly

a final vote

vote finally

 

A final vote will be taken.

 

Don’t despair. Keep working. Don’t give up.

I am psyching myself up. I am motivating myself.

 

10.                       Success in life depends on working hard, that you stay

determined, and having clear goals.

Success in life depends on working hard, staying determined, and having clear goals. verbs

 

Success in life depends on hard work, determination, and clear goals. noun

 

determination- perseverance

 

 

 

 

 

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Short stories for adult learners of English

 

-regular short story- might be too hard

-children’s stories- too childish

 

challenge to find easy short stories that are mature

 

VPL – young adult fiction- young teenagers

Talk to the librarian.

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Let’s change gears.

Let’s get into our chat groups (4-5 people)

We can discuss “Dead Man’s Path Thought Questions”

 

 

 

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Test 3

Divider

Phones, devices away

You can have your story out for the test.

 

Write a paragraph of least 150 words on the following topic. Include quoted material.

 

 

Why did Mr. Wei, the teacher, choose to confess his mistake to his class of students?

 

 

 

 

 

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Return Test 3

 

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