Monday, 9 February 2026

P2 EF710 Class 6

 

housewarming gift

She had a housewarming party.

 

Some people have trouble conceiving.

IVF- invitro fertilization, very expensive

 

surrogate mother / baby- another woman carried developing baby

 

Canada- cannot be paid, can be reimbursed

 

IDIOM Getting paid under the table.

cash only, do not declare the income- do not pay tax

 

Every year, you have to do a tax return.

 

CRA can do an audit on a business or an individual.

Canada Revenue Agency

 

US- IRS Internal Revenue Service

 

Do you do your own taxes?

 

commit tax fraud

 

You can tell the government if you think someone is committing tax fraud. You can stay anonymous.

 

SLANG You are a rat. You are a snitch. You tell is somebody.

My sister ratted me out.

 

UBC opera students- Candide

 

UBC theatres- music, drama, lectures

UBC Chan Centre-

 

violin, violinist

 

orchestra, ensemble- classical style, formal style

 

band- rock, jazz

 

auditorium- a theatre for listening to music or spoken-word

audio- sound

video- visual, vision, seeing

audio-video  AV

 

rium- big room

 

auditorium- big room for listening

 

aquarium- aqua- water  rium-room

 

stadium

museum

 

You can look up the history of words in any language.

history of a word- etymology

 

It is a teenager fashion to wear PJ pants to school.

 

casual wear- sweat pants, PJs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·         Attendance

·      Start “Literary Terms”

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module

·      ONGOING Continue “Verbs in Simple Sentences”

 

Tuesday

·      “Adult Ed Student Information Verification”

·      “Correction Codes”

Go over

·      Return Test 1

Go over

Optional rewrite for one point

 

·      HANDOUT “Comma Splices”

Teach, exercises

·      Continue “Literary Terms”

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module

 

Wednesday

 

 

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Literary Terms

 

1.       Setting is the time, place and cultural, psychological, religious, and economic circumstances that form the backdrop of a story.

where the story happens- country, city or town, farm, house, apartment, car

when it happens- year, season, era-modern, Medieval,

 

-movie Tom Hardy Locke

 

Zootopia- cartoon, fantasy city, like a fable

modern times

 

1883

where- Oregon, the Old West, US, cowboy

when- guess?

 

2.       A character is a person, animal or thing presented as an identity in the story. A character may be characterized by the author through physical appearance, action, thoughts or words, interaction or response of other characters, and direct commentary by the author.

Her AI woman character

horror movies – house, car, doll

The Red Violin

 

Creula De Ville- cruel devil

Cinderella- Ella  cinders- burned wood in a fireplace

 

 

a.       A major character is a character that is essential to the story. If a major character were removed from the story, the story could not develop the same way.

b.       A minor character is a less important character who adds colour to the story but is not essential to the plot.

c.       A protagonist is the central or primary character in a literary work. The plot of the story revolves mainly around this character. The reader is meant to sympathize most with the protagonist.

d.       An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or an institution that works against the protagonist.

e.       Round Characters are characters who are multi-dimensional. They tend to be developed physically, mentally, and emotionally and are detailed enough to seem real. A round character demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits. 

f.        Flat Characters are characters who are one-sided and less developed. They reveal very few personality traits.

g.       Stock Characters are special kinds of flat characters who are instantly recognizable to most readers. Possible examples include “the businessperson”, “the movie star” or “the police officer”. They are mainly backdrop in a story and are not developed.

 

background actors, extras-

join an agency, do headshots

 

h.       Dynamic Characters are characters who go through a significant change during the course of the story. Changes include ones of insight, understanding, commitment, or values.

i.        Static Characters are characters who do not change through the course of the story. Events in the story do not alter a static character’s outlook, personality, motivation, perception, habits, etc., in any fundamental way.

 

 

3.       Personification is the attribution of human traits and characteristics to inanimate objects, phenomena and animals.

 

4.       Plot is the sequence of related events or actions in a story. A plot can usually be broken down into a traditional five-part plot structure. These parts are as follows:

a.       exposition - an introduction to setting, the main characters, and situations of the plot

expose(v)- to show

 

b.       rising action - the events and complications that lead to an important and dramatic point in the plot

c.       climax - the point of greatest interest and emotional involvement in the plot

d.       falling action - the events that develop from the climax and lead to the conclusion

e.       resolution or denouement - the final outcome which ties up any loose ends left in the story

formulaic romance movies- Hallmark movies

 

 

This structure can be depicted as a lopsided pyramid, with two base lines.

 

psychology- study of the mind

 

MORE TOMORROW

 

 

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Verbs in Simple Sentences

 

Exercise 1

Choose an appropriate verb for each. Use a variety of verb tenses.

e.g. Mei’s teacher and her mother ___ her progress in math class.

discussed / talked about/ are discussing/ will confer on

 

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL VOCAB

1.    The group of students ___ after school.

2.    The students ___ after school.

3.    My brother and his friend ___ on a project.

4.    ___ me the apple on the table.

5.    Each of the players ___ every morning.

6.    The teacher with her assistants ___ the rules clearly.

7.    Several books on the shelf ___ to me.

8.    The soft music ___ the baby.

9.    ___ the manager ___ the schedule?

10.           The list of instructions ______ on the wall.

11.           One of my classmates ___ the assignment.

12.           The children in the playground ___ loudly.

13.           ___ you ___ the shoes from the closet?

14.           Both the coach and the captain supported / join/ help / quit / separated / value / mentor / guide the team.

She had a job mentor.

IDIOM The mentor took her under her wing. She showed her the ropes.

 

15.           The news ___ quickly through the town.

16.           Everyone in the audience ___ at the end.

17.           The painting on the wall ___ valuable.

18.           Some of the water ___ on the floor.

 

19.           The students and the teacher solved / resolved / figured out / fixed / discussed/ sought out the problem together.

20.           The box of old letters holds / represents/ contains / is full of/ stores / hides / hid important memories.

 

 

 

 

Exercise 2

Choose an appropriate verb for each. Use a variety of verb tenses.

 

HIGHER LEVEL VOCAB

1.    Neither the list of applicants nor the committee members were/ felt / are/ feel satisfied with the final decision.

Are you satisfied with your new phone?

satisfied(v,adj) satisfaction(n)

 

 

2.    The rapid expansion of digital platforms ___ how information is consumed.

3.    What the critics admire most about the novel ___ its unconventional narrative voice.

4.    A series of unexpected events ___ led to the cancellation of the conference.

5.    The responsibility for managing international relations ___ with the executive branch.

6.    More important than the final outcome ___ the lessons learned during the process.

7.    The number of students enrolling in advanced courses ___ dramatically.

8.    The diversity of opinions within the organization ___ its

greatest strength.

9.    A detailed analysis of the data ___ before any          conclusions can be drawn.

10.                       What remains unresolved after the negotiations ___ the   issue of funding.

11.                       The collection of historical manuscripts ___ in a climate-

controlled vault.

12.                       Not only the teachers but also the principal is held accountable for the decision.

Adults are held accountable for their actions.

Children are not held accountable for their actions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Adult Ed Student Information Verification”

Check that your information is correct.

If it is all correct, please sign and the date the paper. Give it back to me.

If there are errors, make corrections on the paper.

 

PEN- Personal Education Number

DOB – date of birth

 

 

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