Wednesday, 6 May 2026

P2 EF71011 Class 10

 

downcast(adj)

 

NEXT WEEK: Talk about spoken presentations

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Sentence overview “Overview of Sentence Types”

·      Continue article “Physical Inactivity”

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Thursday

·      Prepare for Test 2- narrative paragraph

·      Distribute new article for next week

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 2

·      Test 2?

 

Monday

·      Talk about spoken presentations

the second-last week, lots of time

 

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Overview of Sentence Types

 

*SIMPLE SENTENCE

SV- subject and verb

The sky is blue.

SSV

You and I are talking on the phone.

SVV

The dog is sleeping and is snoring.

SVVV (probably the maximum}

The kids are running, yelling, and eating.

SSSV (probably the maximum)

Joe, Sarah, and Michelle went dancing.

SSVV

The old man and his granddaughter go to the park and have fun.

Imperative, command sentence - tell somebody to do something

Come in. Watch out. Sit down. Open the window, please.

Interrogative sentence - question, interrogate (ask questions)

What are you doing? What time is it? Where did you park the car?

 

*COMPOUND SENTENCES

-First level of compound sentences   , FANBOYS , SOBA      , so   , or    , but , and

It is raining, so we can't play soccer.

You can come to school, or you can go to work.

I like chocolate, but I don't eat it everyday.

Joan likes hiking, and she also likes skiing.

 

Joan likes hiking and skiing. SIMPLE no comma

Joan likes hiking but doesn’t like skiing. SIMPLE no comma SVV

Joan likes hiking, but she doesn’t like skiing. COMPOUND comma

Joan likes hiking, but Sarah doesn’t like it. COMPOUND comma

 

Joan likes hiking, but Sarah doesn’t like coffee. COMPOUND comma

STRANGE- no connection between the ideas

Joan likes hiking, but Sarah likes to stay home and drink coffee. OK

 

 

 

 

-Next level of compound sentences: ; substitute semicolon for, SOBA

; semicolon

It is raining, so we can't play soccer.

It is raining; we can't play soccer.

 

Joan likes hiking, but she doesn’t like skiing.

Joan likes hiking, but ; she doesn’t like skiing.

Joan likes hiking; she doesn’t like skiing.

 

Joan likes hiking, but Sarah doesn’t like it.

Joan likes hiking; Sarah doesn’t like it.

Joan likes hiking. Sarah doesn’t like it.  SIMPLE SENTENCES

 

 

Joan likes hiking, but Sarah likes to stay home and drink coffee. OK

Joan likes hiking; Sarah likes to stay home and drink coffee.

 

He can have the chicken, or he can choose the fish.

He can have the chicken; he can choose the fish.

 

She had the instant noodles, and she had a sandwich.

She had the instant noodles; she also had a sandwich.

 

 

-Next next level of compound sentences  

transitional terms   therefore   alternatively   however   also, etc

I will give you a handout with around 50-80 transitional terms next week.

 

It is raining, so we can't play soccer.

It is raining; we can't play soccer.

It is raining; therefore, we can't play soccer.

 

MODELS FOR COMPOUND SENTENCES:

You can come to school, or you can go to work.

You can come to school; you can also go to work.

You can come to school; alternatively, you can go to work.

 

I like chocolate, but I don't eat it every day.

I like chocolate; I don't eat it every day.

I like chocolate; however, I don't eat it every day.

 

EXCEPTION then- no comma

We had a party downtown; then we went home.

 

Mei plays baseball; also, she plays basketball.

VARIATION

Mei plays baseball; also, she also plays basketball also.

 

 

The weather was sunny; that pushed me to go for a walk.

The weather was sunny; therefore, that pushed me to go for a walk.

The weather was sunny, and that pushed me to go for a walk.

that- the nice weather

 

My sister was yelling at me; that made me upset.

that= sister’s yelling

My sister was yelling at me; she made me upset.

 

My sister was yelling at me, that made me upset. CS  comma splice XXX

FIX

My sister was yelling at me, and that made me upset.

 

ALTERNATIVES:

My sister was yelling at me, making me upset. NEW STYLE

 

My sister was yelling at me which made me upset. COMPLEX ADJ CL

 

 

My sister was yelling at me, and it was making/made me upset.

 

I was getting after my daughter, and it was making her angry.

PHRASAL VERB get after- nag, criticize, pick on

 

I have to get after my daughter to get going in the morning; she is like cold molasses.

He is as slow as a turtle.

koala-

 

 

**You have a lot of choice when you know what you’re doing.**

You got lots of moves.

 

 

*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.

 

If you die, I will take your tortoise.

The tortoise can go with my children when I die.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUNCTUATION:

She is happy because she got a new job.

She is happy; because she got a new job. XXX

FIX

She is happy; she got a new job.

 

Because Shira got a new job, she is happy.

If Shira gets a new job, she will be happy.

 

Shira is happy because of her new job. SIMPLE SENT

Shira is happy due to her new job. SIMPLE SENT

due to NOUN

because of NOUN

The game is cancelled due to (the) weather/rain.  SIMPLE

The game is cancelled because of (the) weather/rain. SIMPLE

 

The game is cancelled as/because/since the weather is bad. COMPLEX SENT- ADV CL

 

 

Beginning a new paragraph

          Because …  NOT A STRONG START

 

 

 

**

Physical Inactivity “Thought Questions”

Let’s get into our breakout groups and discuss the topics (4-6 people).

 

                                                                                  Name:

                                                                                  Course:

Date

 

“Not getting enough physical activity may be harming your health: Here’s what being sedentary does to your body” Thought Questions

 

Make notes to aid with group discussion:

 

1.    According to the WHO, how much activity and what kind of activity should a person get?

WHO- World Health Organization

 

-150 minutes of moderate exercise, with two strengthening sessions

strength training- lifting, weightlifting, muscle-building

OR

-75 minutes of vigorous exercise

 

HIT- high-intensity training -

 

We lose muscle as we age. We also lose bone-density as we age.

weight-bearing exercise

 

cardio exercise- good for your heart

cardio-vascular- heart and and blood supply

Some people have poor circulation.

circulation – blood going from your heart, around your body, back to your heart

 

Do you get that much per week?

 

 

 

2.    How many people get this much?

-73% of adults

-49% of Canadians

 

soda- pop- sugary drinks

 

3.    How is ‘physical inactivity’ defined?

 

 

4.    What are sedentary activities?

-lying down, sitting down, standing- no movement

 

 

5.    What are the first three modifiable risk factors for death according to the WHO?

1 high-blood pressure

2 tobacco use

3 high glucose- blood sugar

4 physical inactivity

OTHERS

5       healthy diet

6       alcohol

7       good sleep habits, sleep hygiene

 

 

 

6.    What is a statistic concerning increase of physical activity and early  deaths?

 

10% increase in activity- 500 million lives saved

 

 

1

10

100

1000

10000- not in English

100000

 

There are 8 billion people in the world.

8       000 000 000

500 000 000

 

7.    How does excessive sitting impact your health?

 

metabolism- how quickly your body burns food

She has low/high metabolism.

 

 

 

 

8.    What problems does standing cause?

standing still

muscle fatigue  fa-teeg

 

fatigue(n) tiredness   exhaustion

fatiguing(adj) Taking care of kids is very fatiguing.

tiring   exhausting

 

Taking care of kids is exhausting. I am exhausted.

interesting/interested

boring/bored

 

Taking care of kids wears me out.

I’m worn out. What a long day.

 

She passed her Class 4 driving test.

Class 5 – regular cars

Class 6 – motorcycles

 

 

9.    What is the best alternative to excessive sitting or standing?

-moving our bodies

- movement

Exercises

-jumping jacks, star jumps

-squats

-pushups

-pullups

-handstand/headstand

-sumersault

 

Use a standing desk.

-walking treadmill

 

 

 

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