EF7/10 Class 15

 

Summer English Foundations 7/Composition and Literary Studies 10

Good morning, everyone.

 

IDIOM I made it by the skin of my teeth. – I was almost late, but I wasn’t late.

I made it in the nick of time.

 

“Canadian Engineering Microcredential”

BCIT is reputable school.

reputable(adj)- good reputation

 

Choices:

*English 11 level- choices

a.Composition 11/Literary Studies 11

Composition 11 – focussed on sentences, paragraphs, and essays

Literary Studies 11- focussed on short stories, poetry, novel

b.First Peoples 11

*English 12 level- choices

a.English Studies 12

b.First Peoples 12

*Self-paced E11 and E12

*Wait until November schedule

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Learning Reflection and Goal Setting” Week 3

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Midterm recommendations- second half of class alphabetically

·      Verb tense exercises-

REVIEW “Simple Present & The Present Progressive”

NEW VERB “Causative Verbs”

·      LEFTOVER Continue dialogue “Interviewing for a Job”

·      HW         Read “Dead Man’s Path”. Prepare “Thought

Questions” for Monday

 

 

NEXT WEEK “Causative Verbs”

 

Monday- July 27^th

·      First day of registration for September

·      Begin grabbers- paragraph structure

·      Begin verb tense- present perfect

·      Begin last kind of clause- complex sentences- adjective clauses

·      Begin “Dead Man’s Path”.

 

Tuesday

·      Continue verb tense- present perfect

·      Continue last kind of clause- complex sentences- adjective clauses

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

 

Wednesday

·      Continue last kind of clause- complex sentences- adjective clauses

·      Test 2 -paragraph on “Dead Man’s Path”

·       

* Quiz- adjective clauses Which day?

 

Thursday

·      Essay work

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Friday

·      “Learning Reflection and Goal Setting” Week 4

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Essay work

 

FINAL WEEK

Tuesday

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday

·      Optional opportunity to do one replacement quiz and/or one replacement test

 

Friday- Final day

Marks due by 9am

Non-instructional day

No quizzes or tests

One-on-one conferences about final reports

 

 

 

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1. Her benevolent actions toward the homeless earned her great admiration.

(a) kind-hearted

(b) cruel

(c) indifferent- don’t care, ignore, not interested

ben- good FRENCH bien

mal- bad malevolent- want to hurt somebody

 

Creulla De Vil- cruel devil

 

cancer- benign cancer- won’t spread, won’t hurt you

malignant- will spread, will hurt you

 

 

2. The students were eager to start their vacation plans.

(a) reluctant

(b) keen- motivated, can’t wait

(c) lazy

He is a keener. – a bit too enthusiastic, not cool

 

3. The magician managed to conceal the card up his sleeve.

(a) hide

(b) show

(c) reveal

She put on concealer.

 

4. The teacher suggested they modify their essay for better clarity.

(a) edit- change, adjust

(b) ignore

(c) finalize

He likes to modify his car.

 

 

5. Please handle the vase carefully; it’s extremely fragile.

(a) sturdy

(b) delicate- easily broken

(c) strong

vulnerable – easily hurt, easily exploited

She is a vulnerable young adult.

vase-

foyer-

He is very emotionally vulnerable right now. He is on the rebound.

IDIOM on the rebound- lose girlfriend/boyfriend, get another one immediately

PHRASE It’s not you. It’s me.

I hope we can still be friends.

 

 

 

 

6. She was deeply grateful for the help her friends offered during the crisis.

(a) thankful

(b) rude

(c) oblivious

grateful(adj) gratitude(n)

He always feels gratitude for what his parents did for him.

He feels grateful to his friends.

 

7. After a long day at work, he was completely exhausted.

(a) energized

(b) tired

(c) bored

IDIOM bone-tired , dog-tired- very tired

I am bone-tired.

 

IDIOM You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

I’m an old dog.

 

 

8. Her diligent efforts in studying earned her top grades.

(a) lazy

(b) hardworking

(c) careless

She is hardworking. She works hard.

He hardly does anything.

 

 

 

9. He is an ambitious young man with dreams of becoming a CEO.

(a) aimless- no goals, no direction, no plan

(b) driven- goal-oriented, working hard to achieve goals

(c) passive- not active, doesn’t like to make decisions

I feel a bit aimless these days. I don’t know what is next for me.

 

10. We need to discard the old furniture before the new ones arrive.

(a) keep

(b) throw away

(c) collect

 

11. She gave me a genuine smile, which made me feel welcomed.

(a) fake

(b) sincere- real

(c) artificial

 

Tara Banks- smizing- smile with your eyes

He was smiling, but his eyes were dead.

She smiled warmly. He gave a cold smile.

 

 

 

12. We need someone reliable to take care of the house while we’re away.

(a) trustworthy

(b) unreliable

(c) suspicious

rely(v) reliable(adj)

 

 

13. The city was alive with vibrant colors and bustling streets.

(a) dull

(b) lively

(c) dim

Downtown Vancouver was bustling during FIFA.

 

 

14. Do not hesitate to call me if you need help.

(a) delay

(b) rush

(c) decide

Please do not hesitate to get in touch.

 

 

15. The company plans to expand its operations to new regions.

(a) shrink

(b) grow

(c) halt- stop

expand- gets bigger

shrink-reduce- get smaller

The army leader said, “Halt!”

 

 

16. The supplies were sufficient for the entire group to survive the week.

(a) inadequate

(b) enough

(c) excessive

insufficient- not enough

He had insufficient funds for the cheque that he wrote.

The cheque he wrote came back NSF. (non sufficient funds)

IDIOM The cheque bounced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. The firefighter was praised for his courageous efforts during the rescue.

(a) cowardly

(b) brave

(c) timid

courage(n) She has courage. He has bravery.

She is courageous. He is brave.

brave(adj)- feel scared but do it anyway

 

 

18. From the evidence provided, we can infer that the suspect was nearby.

(a) assume- make a good guess, figure out

(b) ignore

(c) question

 

imply(v)- say something indirectly

infer(v)- make a good guess about what the person means

 

 

 

19. The sponge can easily absorb all the water on the counter.

(a) release

(b) soak up

(c) scatter

He absorbed Canadian culture.

 

 

20. Meteorologists can predict the weather using advanced technology.

(a) guess

(b) foresee

(c) forget

 

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Ex.6

1.goes

2.loves

3.are

4.it

5.are watching

6.is feeding

7.get

8.fight

9.gets

10.does not feel

11.is smiling

12.clapping

snap your fingers

pop/crack your knuckles

13.think

14.wants

15.is calling

 

 

 

Exercise 7 Complex sentence- adverb clause

2.When my car hit the tree, I was driving.

I was driving when my car hit the tree.

5.

 

Ex.12

1.love

2.went(simple past)MORE AUTHENTIC   had gone(past perfect)

3.remember/recall

4.visited

5.lined up / were lining

6.fired

7.was

8.didn’t stop me / did not stop me

9.planned- finished planning  am planning- in the middle of planning

10.will go / am going to go BETTER

11.am

12.went

13.will go / am going to go

14.am shopping- imagination

 

I am going to go to Hawaii next month. In my mind, I am relaxing on the beach already.

 

15.didn’t have / did not have

16.will go / am going to go BETTER

23. I am counting down the days. I am excited about it.

I can’t wait.

 

 

 

 

VOCAB

a person who loves to talk – talkative, a chatterbox, a Chatty Cathy

never shut their mouth

 

quiet, silent, taciturn, close-mouthed

IDIOM Still water run deep.

He is big talker.

 

Opposites attract.

 

 

 

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“Interviewing for a Job”

Dialogue Reading

groups of two

Interviewer and Applicant