Thursday, 7 May 2026

P1 EF71011 Class 11

 

NEXT WEEK: Talk about spoken presentations

Set goals for the year, do goalsetting

 

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The Big One 2PM

Earthquake drill-

drill -practice

BC – earthquake zone

small earthquakes- tremors

A big earthquake is coming!

 

You should have an earthquake plan with your family.

Some people have emergency supplies ready.

-water, food, medical supplies

-https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/preparedbc/know-your-hazards/earthquakes-tsunamis/earthquakes#prepare

 

SHEC old school

old construction, not earthquake-proof

post and beam

 

Stanley Park -earthquake-proof buildings

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue sentence overview “Overview of Sentence Types”

Begin simple sentences

·      Continue article “Physical Inactivity”

Prepare for Test 2- narrative paragraph

·      Distribute new article for next week “Diaspora”

·      The Big One 2PM

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 2

·      Listening tests for self-study:

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/free-resources/listening

https://www.listeninenglish.com/

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening.php

https://test-english.com/listening/

https://www.esl-lab.com/

·      Continue sentence work: compound sentences

·      Test 2

 

Monday

·      Talk about spoken presentations

the second-last week, lots of time

 

 

 

*COMPLEX SENTENCES

-Adverb clauses – because   if   when   unless   until   after   although, etc

main clause adverb clause

Sarah doesn’t want to talk to Maria because they had an argument.

Because Sarah and Maria had an argument, Sarah doesn’t want to talk to her.

We won’t go to the beach if it rains.

If it rains, we won’t go to the beach.

-Noun clauses - brain, tongue

brain- think, believe, know, guess, understand, imagine, remember, forget, etc.

tongue- say, whisper, state, yell, remind, claim, argue, etc.

+ that why how

Mohammed thinks that he should call his brother.

He thought about how he could fix his car.

The little girl believes that there is a monster in her closet.

Maria said that we need more printer paper.

Junko didn’t tell us why she quit her job.

I expect that you will do your homowork on time.

I hope that the world will be safe.

We hope that you will have a good life in Canada.

VOCAB condemn(v) condemnation(n)-  punish

He forgot that he had to pick up the kids.

 

hope- possible things

I hope that you get that job.

 

wish- less possible, dreams not likely to come true

I wish that you had more money. subjunctive mood

subjunctive mood- dreaming, imagining

I wish that I had a million dollars. not past tense, present tense, subjunctive mood

 

 

DIFFERENT USAGE

best wishes- positive thoughts

We wish you all the best.

 

Where she went is still a mystery. NOUN CLAUSE

It is important that you file your taxes on time.

 

 

-Adjective clauses - describe nouns, use who that which

who-people   that-things, animals   which- special things, unique things

 

Fatima's neighbour, who is 86 years old, still lives on her own.

Marta has some nice boots that she got from a fancy store in Tokyo.

Mie has a cute dog that has floppy ears.

Beijing, which is the capital of China, is a huge ancient city

Jun’s dog, which is a service dog, is a golden retriever.

a seeing-eye dog, a guide dog

a therapy dog/animal

 

Dogs are mostly colour-blind.

 

 

 

*COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES

Mei loves to eat chocolate, but Junko doesn't like it because she is allergic to it.

I can’t go to the party that Clara is throwing, but you should go if you want to.

IDIOM throw a party – have a party, host a party

We threw a little retirement party for our uncle.

 

 

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“Physical Inactivity”

Prepare for Test 2- narrative paragraph

Paragraph- 150-200 ww approximately

Narrative- tell a story, same as Test 1

 

-loosely/roughly on the topic of physical activity

 

Plan, then write.

 

 

 

 

Structure:

Grabber/Hook

Topic sentence

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

 

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