P1 EF6 Class 15

 

 

Wednesday- Hump Day

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Quiz 3- compound sentences

·      NEW READING “The Cost of Living”

·      DISTRIBUTE “Top 100 Most Used Verbs in English”

·      Continue “Simple Present Verb Tense EF56 TEACH”

Verb tense- simple present, past, future

·      Continue new dialogue “Going to a Dental Specialist”

 

Thursday

·      NEW READING “The Cost of Living”

·      DISTRIBUTE “Top 100 Most Used Verbs in English”

·      Continue “Simple Present Verb Tense EF56 TEACH”

Verb tense- simple present, past, future

·      Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Continue new dialogue “Going to a Dental Specialist”

 

 

Monday

NO SCHOOL

Victoria Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

compound sentences

SV, SOBA SV.

SV; TRANS, SV.

 

 

Quiz 3

Devices and notes put away.

Dividers

Take out a few pieces of paper.

Pen

Doublespace

Margins

Full name, class, and date top right corner

Write a compound sentence for each.

Pass in by 10:00.

Title: Quiz 3

1.    so                buy

2.    and              over

3.    also             tasty

4.    however    expensive      

5.    on the other hand       calm   

6.    then            shopping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NEW READING “The Cost of Living”

Let’s get into our chat groups (4-6 people).

Discuss Pre-Reading

A Warm-Up Questions

1.    Are you a spender? Are you a saver?

 

2.    groceries-meat, gas, rent?, transportation,

The price stays the same, but the size is smaller.

inflation(n)- prices going up

annual inflation- how much prices go up in a year

utilities- electricity/Hydro, natural gas/Fortis, internet, cell phone plans, no water bill in Vancouver

 

water restrictions in summer

phone calls in Canada- free

pay by the minute- Iran, Spain, ?

 

3.    ways to save money

-save in a bank account

-buy gold

-buy Mutual Funds

-buy stocks

 

ways to save money when prices increase

-buy wisely

-look for deals, discounts

-buy clothes out-of-season, especially kids clothes

-eat less meat

-eat leaves from trees

-more veggies

-fasting (don’t eat for the whole day)

-don’t go to restaurants, don’t eat out

-buy in bulk

-reduce trips, travel

-buy second-hand stuff

-get free stuff on FB Marketplace

-rent out a room for FIFA World Cup

-use tea bags three times

-make coffee at home

-wear clothes for 20 years, until they fall apart

-wear hand-me-down clothes

-no jewelry, no luxuries, no brand-name clothes

-use public transportation

-ride your bike or walk

 

B Vocabulary Preview

1.    median(n)- middle number, the divided middle of a street

sounds like ‘medium’

 

2.    milestone(n)- an important achievement, reaching a goal

Graduating from SHEC will be a milestone in her life.

 

3.    out of reach-

Buying a detached house in Vancouver is out of reach for most people.

detached house- a single-family house

duplex- two houses put together with a shared wall

townhouse-

condos / condominiums-

apartments-

laneway house- a second smaller house in your back yard

 

4.scarce- not a lot, not enough, rare, hard to find

Jobs are scarce. Money is scarce.

 

5.consumer- a person who buys goods or services

good(n)- something that you can buy, products

service(n)- some job that you can pay somebody to do for you

customer- patron of a store, somebody who spends money

IDIOM “The customer is always right.”

 

6.demand- ask for something in a strong way

The strikers demanded higher pay.

 

supply and demand- making enough product to sell to consumers

When demand is high and supply is low, prices increase.

With increased supply, prices will decrease.

 

He has a demanding personality.

 

7.loan(v) – lend money

loan(n) – money that is borrowed

She got a car loan from the bank. She financed her car.

finance(v)- to borrow money and pay it back on a schedule

 

I loaned my sister $100. She never paid me back.

 

loan for a house or condo- mortgage

He got a 25-year mortgage.

Most people have mortgage insurance or life insurance.

 

car loan, student loan, personal loan

scholarship – money gift for school

debt(n)- the money that you owe

He has a $500 debt to his brother.

 

 

 

8.stable- She has a stable income.

It is hard to budget with an unstable income.

He has an unstable personality.

emotional roller-coaster

very moody

She takes medication to balance her unstable personality.

It is difficult to deal with people with unstable personailities.

 

personality disorders

-depression

-bipolar

-schizophrenia

  

Medication can help, but it can take a long time to get a meds right.

 

hallucination- seeing or hearing something that is not there