Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Talk about summer courses and registration
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DISTRIBUTE new article, Thought Questions, and crossword
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Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
· Test
3 (last 55m)
Friday
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 4
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poem- Shakespeare, scene from Romeo and Juliet
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Continue complex sentences-adverb clauses
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Register for summer courses will begin June 3rd.
You will register using the website, as usual. I can explain
how to reg on that day.
Midterm recommendations
You will need a recommendation from your instructor.
What course should you register for in Summer.
July 6- August 7- five weeks
Period 1 8:30-12
Period 2 12:15- 3:45
You can take one course in the summer.
The schedule is up on the wall outside the office.
I do not know what I am teaching yet. I will tell the class
when I find out. Hollie will tell us soon.
I will give out midterm/interim recommendations Thursday,
May 28th and Friday, May 29th.
-half the class Thursday, other half on Friday- alphabetical
order
Interim recs based on quizzes, tests, spoken work so far
Tests x/12 4/6= 8/12
Quizzes x/6
RW I pt
each
Spoken 1 x/10
Average of all of those marks.
Looking for a solid 60% to get early recommendation to move
up.
Midterm rec- halfway-
Clear YES or clear NO
40%- NO
70%- YES
People in the middle-grey area
50-60% - LOW
~60%+ - MINIMAL YES
I decide if you get the recommendation to go up to the next
level or not.
I follow the PLOs and the four-point proficiency scale.
We still have five weeks to go.
We have plenty of marked work to do.
Marks will go up and down.
There is a lot of opportunity to raise your marks.
There is also a lot of opportunity to lower your marks.
To Come-
Tests
Quizzes
Essay
Spoken 2 – 15pts
Presentations- 10pts
RWs
Next week, we will do short one-on-on meeting, you and me.
We will talk about how things are going, and we will decide what course would be best for you in
summer.
If you are going to take summer off, you won’t need any
recommendation. We can still meet, and you can use the recommendation for
September.
You can take one course in summer.
Period 1 M-F, 8:30-12
Period 2 M-F, 12:15- 3:45
July 6- August 7
There are no Saturday classes in summer.
I do not know what I will be teaching yet. I will tell the
class as soon as I know. Hollie will tell me soon, hopefully.
Registration for September will be mid-August. You will get
an email.
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adverb clause
-because- gives a reason why
Mei is happy
because her son is visiting her. no comma
Because Mei’s son is
visiting her, she is happy. comma
-if- possible, maybe yes, maybe no, don’t know
Let’s grab some coffee if you are free.
If you’re free, let’s grab a bite.
-when – time
When I was a child, I liked to play basketball.
I liked playing basketball when I was a child.
like
hate
begin
start
continue
prefer
can’t stand- really dislike, not as strong as hate
She began to do yoga last year.
She began doing yoga last year.
I can’t stand seeing people litter.
VOCAB – throwing away small pieces of garbage
They are litterbugs.
There is some litter on the sidewalk. NOUN
The little kids littered in the park. VERB
Some people volunteer to clean up litter.
Leave the place better than how you found it.
HIKING: Leave no trace.
Take only pictures. Leave only footprints.
-after, before
The kids did
their homework after dinner/supper. SIMPLE SENT
The kids did their homework after they had/ate/finished dinner. COMPLEX
She liked to
play basketball before they moved
to Canada. COMPLEX- ADV CL
She liked to
play basketball before moving to Canada. SIMPLE
He brushes his teeth before going to bed. SIMPLE
He brushes his teeth before he goes to bed. COMPLEX
He brushed his teeth before going to bed. SIMPLE
He will brush his teeth before going to bed. SIMPLE
I will call you before going home.
Wash your hands before eating.
Wash your hand before you eat.
-since – because
We have to postpone our barbecue since/because it is supposed
to rain Sunday.
because = since = as
We are happy because tomorrow is Friday. MOST
AUTHENTIC
We are happy since tomorrow is Friday. OK, but not as common
We are happy as tomorrow is Friday. OK, but grammar-booky
-time
I have lived in Canada since I was six years old. COMPLEX
I moved to Canada since when I was six years old. XXX
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Test 3
Phones, electronic devices, notes put away.
Write an opinion paragraph of at least 150 words on the
following topic:
For newcomers to Vancouver, it is better to live within the
diaspora or integrate with Canadian society?
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