Today’s Agenda
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.
Register- request for registration
The advisors check all of the registration requests.
You will get a confirmation email in a couple of weeks.
Emails from yesterday- I responded to all of the emails that
I received.
If you sent me an email, and I did not respond, that means I
did not receive your email.
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Attendance
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New verb tense – present progressive/continuous
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Begin noun clauses
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Begin opinion writing
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Continue dialogue “Going to the Bank”
Thursday
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Continue present progressive verb tense
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Continue noun clauses
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Continue opinion writing
Test soon- paragraph
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Continue dialogue “Going to the Bank”
Friday
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Continue opinion writing
Test? Maybe Monday? paragraph
LEFTOVER Finish “Odd Word Out 1”
Continue with verb tenses
Simple present
Simple past
Simple future
Present
progressive/continuous ‘ing’ verb
auxiliary verb/helper verb + ‘ing’
verb
e.g.
He is running down the sidewalk.
She is talking on the phone
to her sister.
I am studying French at
school.
We are going to the park in
ten minutes.
Carol is kayaking around
Rocky Point Park.
Benjamin is thinking about his family.
present progressive – two time
frames
1. happening right now
2. is going to happen in the future- casual
present progressive – two verbs to be + ‘ing’ verb
to be - is are am
He/She/It/Barb/Your sister/This/That
is
one thing/person
We/The pens/They/The people/You are 2+ things/people/’you’/
children/women
am
English ‘you’ -no levels of politeness
or formality for ‘you’
French- ‘tu’ casual ‘vous’ formal
old English ‘thou’ six hundred
years ago
thy, thine, thou, thee- wedding
vows
English is a democratic language:
everyone is called ‘you’.
King “your majesty” “sir”
Judge “your honour”
I am
**#1 ERROR EF456**
He be is walking.
They is are playing.
I are am sleeping.
COMMON ERROR
He running down the
sidewalk. XXX
He is run down the
sidewalk. XXX
AUX VERB+’ing’ verb = present
progressive
**Meaning of present progressive
present progressive/continuous-
happening right now
Jun is
reading a book at the moment/right now.
You are
listening to me.
I am
talking to you.
We are
going over this verb tense.
We are
all sitting down.
You are
feeling very good.
He is
thinking about the presentation.
just right now-not forever, sounds
temporary
**We are studying English for
three years.
We have been studying English for
three years. present perfect progressive
*present progressive- means happening
right now- sounds temporary
He is drinking his coffee. right now,
temporary, not forever
Jun lives
in Vancouver. simple present- sounds permanent
She is
living in Vancouver. present progressive- sounds temporary
I am
living in Vancouver right now. sounds temporary
I live
in Vancouver now. sounds permanent
Do you live in Vancouver, or are
you living in Vancouver?
I live in Vancouver now. I think I
will stay in Vancouver.
Useful subtle difference-
I am
working in a restaurant. sounds temporary, survival job, not your permanent
career
VOCAB survival job- job just for
$$, not your permanent career, not your dream job
For now, I am working at Cedar
Cottage Neighborhood House.
I am volunteering at a museum.
I work in hospitality. sounds
permanent, your chosen career
hospitality- restaurant, hotel,
cruise ship, tourism
I work as/ am a swimming
instructor. I am working at Marina Swim School right now.
profession – part of your identity
She is an artist.
He is a singer.
Mei is an accountant.
Jun is working as a mother right now.
XXX
Jun is a mother of two.
This laptop isn’t working. sounds
temporary, can be fixed
This laptop doesn't work. sounds permanent
The photocopier isn’t working. It
isn't double-siding.
The wireless internet router isn’t
working. Turn it off, and turn it back on.
The computer doesn’t work. It
never works properly. sounds permanent
Do you study English?
Are you studying English at SHEC?
Do you study English at a school?
I study English at SHEC.
I am studying English at SHEC right
now.
I am studying English. temporary
I am studying English at SHEC.
temporary
It is
raining now. temporary
It is snowing.
It rains a lot in Vancouver
The ambulance was going fast.
I am
looking for a new house/apartment/job. temporary You will stop looking when you find the thing
that you’re looking for.
Mei is looking for her keys.
I am
feeling a little bit under the weather today. just right now
IDIOM under the weather- sick
I have to cancel our dinner date.
I am coughing a bit. I don’t want to get
you sick.
I am
not working right now. temporary
I don’t work. -retired, rich, financial
freedom, disability
I don’t have a job. XXX
The elevator isn’t working in my building.
I am not talking about my problems
right now.
I don’t want to talk about that
right now.
Is your
school year going well? How are your courses going?
The
math is not going well.
It’s
going well.
Is it sunny?
Is it cloudy/cold/warm? adjectives
Is it rainy?
adjective
Is it raining? verb
Is it snowing right now? verb
We aren’t
paying attention in class.
We are
paying attention in class. now, temporary
We pay
attention in class. always
I am
a good student. simple present- truth
I am
being a good student. XXX
I am trying to
be a good student/father/mother/friend.
I would
like to be a good student.
She would
like to be an accountant in Canada.
I am a
Canadian citizen.
I am
being a Canadian citizen. XXX
I am applying to become a Canadian citizen.
try to
do, try to be, try to make, try to improve, try to make
Tonight,
I will try to make some Morroccan chicken.
I am
learning English. present prog- right now
**
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
8.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.
NSF- non-sufficient funds
2. If
you have overdraft protection, you will be -$100 in your account.
IDIOM You are in the red. You owe money. Your balance is negative.
The business is in the red. The business is not making a
profit. It is losing money, probably.
The business is in the black. You are making a profit.
Many businesses are in the red because of Trump’s tariffs.
tariff- an extra cost to import or export goods
9.PIN
11.statement- monthly /daily record of activity of
transactions in your bank accounts
How often do you check your bank statements?
-paper statement, online statement, banking app
card reader-
Do you have tap? Do you take cards?
13.endorse- sign a cheque
5. payroll- paying your employees
I have to get in touch with Payroll at the VSB.
The company has a big payroll.
The company pays its employees.
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