Tuesday, 2 June 2026

P1 EF6 Class 28

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Talk about spoken presentations

·      Return Quiz4

Go over

Optional RW for one point

·      New dialogue “Going to the Bank”

 

Wednesday

First day for registration for summer term

You will get an email from the school tomorrow morning around 9am. It will explain how to register.

I will talk about it.

·      New verb tense – present progressive/continuous

·      Begin noun clauses

·      Begin opinion writing

·      Continue dialogue “Going to the Bank”

·       

 

Thursday

·      Continue present progressive verb tense

·      Continue noun clauses

·      Continue opinion writing

Test soon- paragraph

 

Friday

·      Continue opinion writing

Test soon- paragraph

 

 

LEFTOVER Finish “Odd Word Out 1”

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Spoken Presentations

Spoken Presentations: X/10, 10 points

June 16-19, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

6-7 people each day

 

These are fun and interesting.

 

Choose one of the topics:

1.    What is your favourite place in your home country or elsewhere?

OR

2.    Who is a person who you know in your life who you look up to?

PHRASAL VERB look up to- respect, admire

 

 

There will be two parts to this presentation:

 

1.    WRITTEN- a couple of paragraphs (2, 3 paragraphs)

-Write about the place or the person.

-Write about your relationship to this place or person.

          The writing will be in standard paragraph format, like we have practiced in this class.

-double space

-written in pen

-indent

-margins

 

2.    SPOKEN ( about five minutes)

On your presentation day, you will tell the class about this place or person and your relationship to it or them. You will come up to the front of the class. You can take a few written notes in case you forget something. However, no reading. Also, please, do not recite a memorized speech.

You can practice at home. Time yourself.

 

Here are some possible topics to focus on:

Favourite place

The name of the place

Where the place is

When you went there

Who you went with

What the scenery was like

What you did there

What your memories are of the place

 

                     Admired person

                     Who the person is

                     Information about the person

Where you knew them

What you did together

What you like about them

What you learned from them

What your memories are of the person

 

Today, think about which person or place you want to present to us.

Choose one person or place that would want to tell us about.

 

ACTION

Step 1- Choose the place or person that you would like to talk about. Email the name of the place or person and where it is, who it is to me by tomorrow 7PM. 7PM tomorrow is the deadline.

ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

Value (1pt)

 

Remember to put your full name and class in the subject line of all emails to the teacher.

 

SUBJECT LINE: Mei Chen EF7

 

Hi Allan,

I will talk about my sister, Maryam.

OR

I will talk about Bushoi Park, which is in my hometown, Seoul.

Thanks,

Mei

 

I will respond:

Thanks. Sounds good.

Allan

 

Step 2- Sign up for a presentation time.

The sheet is on the whiteboard.

Full name.

 

Step 3- Begin to brainstorm ideas. Then begin to write.* We will take some class time to work on this.

 

*You could get ChatGPT or a translating app to write this for you in one second. Hopefully, you will take this as an opportunity to do some organization, planning, and writing on your own.

Of course, the VSB and SHEC policies regarding plagiarism and academic honesty apply.

If I see that your work is plagiarized, machine-translated, or AI-generated, it will get a 0 and a letter in your file.ope I know what your writing looks like.

 

 

 

 

 

This will be a nice challenge, writing and speaking to the class.

Some people like to show some pictures. Some people are good at PowerPoint or presentation software.

Feel free to show pictures.

 

IDIOM A picture tells a thousand words.

 

You can use your laptop, tablet or phone with the LCD projector.

We can check the tech any day before you present.

 

The LCD projector is a bit old. If the projector doesn’t work with your phone, maybe you can email your pictures to a classmate whose phone works with the projector.

 

 

Encouragement section!

We all want to hear what you have to say. We are interested in what you have to tell us.

We are on your side. We want you to be successful and feel successful with your presentation.

 

We will give helpful feedback to each person.

We will be positive and supportive of each other.

 

Marks x/10-

1 point email by tomorrow 7PM

                     2 point check-in on your progress, Wednesday, June 10.

2 points for the writing

                     5 points for the speaking

                     CRITERIA PLO Oral Language A3

                     well-organized information

                     spoken voice- audible, pace, eye-contact, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

FAQ (Frequency Asked Questions)

-Will we do preparation work in class?

We will take some class time, and you will have to do much of it outside of class.

 

-Can I show pictures or videos?

Yes, absolutely. You can show pictures, videos, play music, etc. You can use your own computer or phone.

You can use the LCD projector to project them on the screen.

You can test the tech any day to make sure it works.

I have a C port, VGA, and an HDMI connector.

I do not have Lightning connectors.

If there are any techies in the class, maybe you would willing to help your less tech-savvy classmates.

 

-When do I pass in the writing?

Pass in your writing first thing on the day you present.

Make two copies- one for me , one for you.

 

Questions? Please ask.

**

 

 

**Sylvia Blessin- advisor

-new student learning plan

-courses fill up very quickly

-July 27th – registration will begin for September term

*You will get an email about registering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: Quiz 4

Dividers.

Devices and notes away.

Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.

1.    because                tired

David didn’t come to school today because he was very tired.

David doesn’t do his homework because he was is very tired.  every day

David didn’t do his homework because he was very tired.  every day

David does his homework because he wants to do well in the class. simple present- every day

 

2.    if                            watch

Call me if you want to watch the football match.

She will watch a movie if she has time this weekend.

I will watch the movie if you want.

 

3.    after                      call

She called her sister after she got home.

After I arrived home, I called you. simple past - once

After I arrive home, I will call you.

I am at work. I will call you after I finish.

 

VERB TENSE

When I will arrive home, I will call you. simple future

She will go to bed after she will watch watches a movie.

 

Where are you?

I am home. I am at home.

 

 

 

 

VOCAB arrive- trips, plane flights,

When I arrive home, I will call you.

AUTHENTIC When I get home, I will call you.

 

I will arrive at 6:45.

I will get there at 6:45. MORE AUTHENTIC

 

 

4.    while                     cook

I was cooking while the kids were playing a game.

 

I was cooking when my daughter arrived/got home.

 

Mei’s plane will arrive at 6:45.

ETA- estimated time of arrival

 

 

 

5.    until                      asleep

She listens to music until she falls asleep.

He was asleep until midnight. SIMPLE

The mouse was asleep until it got dark out.

Mice are nocturnal.

VOCAB nocturnal- awake at night, asleep in the day

I was asleep until the phone rang.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.    although              park

The kids played in the park although it was full of rattlesnakes.

Although the park was crowded, but we still played volleyball.

although but- not together

Although the park was crowded, we still played volleyball. 94%

The park was crowded although we still played volleyball. LESS COMMON

 

Although she parked in a free parking space, she still got towed/a ticket.

 

I got a parking ticket. The fine was $50.

If you don’t pay your parking ticket, it will go to a collection agency.

 

Optional RW for one point. Pass it in today or first thing tomorrow.

 

VERBS

feel- felt

fall- fell

 

**

Next thing: “Going to the Bank”

Warm-Up Questions

1.teller, bank machine- ATM, ABM

ATM- automated/automatic teller machine

ABM- automated banking maching

teller- the person who works at the wicket

tell(v)- old word for count

 

teller- change address, deposit big cheques, open a new account, foreign currency

 

ATM- deposits and withdrawals, transfers,

PIN-personal identification number

 

2.How do you pay? cash, card, plastic

I will pay with plastic.

I will tap. NO TAP – insert, swipe

She will pay with debit.

He uses ApplePay.

I’m broke just before pay day.

Can you break a $50?

I only have a $20. Can you break a $20?

Keep the change.

Do you take etrans? etransfer

I will etrans you later.

 

fraud-

 

 

B. Vocab Preview

1. manager- the boss at the bank

principal

President of the bank

vice-president

 

supervisor- lower level than manager

team leader

 

superintendent – a person who takes care of a building, usually

CEO

CFO

 

2.savings account, chequing, Visa account

line of credit- money that can borrow, often based on your net worth

HELOC- home equity line of credit

 

 

overdraft- you take out more money than you have

e.g. You have $500 in your account. You write a cheque for $600.

2       options

1. The cheque will bounce.

2. If you have overdraft protection, you will be -$100 in your account.

 

 

 

 

 

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