Thursday, 9 July 2026

EF710 Summer Day 4

 

Summer English Foundations 7/Composition and Literary Studies 10

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Distribute and talk about Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

·      Continue compound sentences

Prepare for Quiz 1

Explain the structure of the quizzes

Choose vocabulary

·      “Choosing a Phone Plan”

·      Begin “Literary Terms”

 

 Friday Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Quiz 1 (20m) Beginning of class

·      “Learning Reflection and Goal-Setting” Week 1

·      Vocab exercises

·      Talk about plagiarism, academic honesty

·      Begin “Literary Terms”

·      Begin “I Confess” module

·      Begin paragraph structure

·      Begin next kind of sentence- complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

Monday

·      Continue adverb clauses

·      Continue paragraph work

 

NEXT WEEK

Test 1 - paragraph

Verb tenses 

 

 

 

 

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Ministry of Education in BC

from www.bced.gov.bc.ca

 

EF7/Composition 10/Literary Studies 10- same courses

 

PLOs “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”

 

Every Foundations course has PLOs.

 

-guidelines for what the teacher has to teach

-areas of focus

-areas to explore in the course

-basis for evaluation

-standards for marking

 

 

 

Explore vocabulary

 

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

 

-prescribed(adj)- like an order, mandatory, not an option

-prescription(noun) The doctor wrote me a prescription.

SLANG script-

IDIOM An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.

JOKE A garlic a day, keeps everyone away.

 

 

A doctor prescribes(v) some medicine. – need to take, tells you

 

Some teachers teach prescriptive grammar. –hard grammar rules

who/whom

past perfect verb tense

double-negative rule

 

Some teachers teach descriptive grammar. –soft grammar guidelines

-focus on authentic usage

 

IDIOM never ever – definitely not, strong   I have never ever drunk alcohol.

Never never ever give your real name on the internet.

 

 

 

-learning(verb,adj,noun) – synonyms- knowledge(n), study(v), understanding(n), discover(v), research, educating, developing, growing, getting better, explore, improve, comprehension

 

-outcome(n)- result, find, discovery, as a result, finish, end, conclude, completed, complete, therefore, final, sum up, at the end, what you got, aftermath, summation, summative 

 

Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) – the things that we should be able to do by the end of the course.

 

Setting goals- plan, target, aim, trajectory, path, vision, purpose, dream, destination, ambition, project, aspiration(n), aspire(v)

“I want/aspire to be an immigration lawyer.”

“My aspiration is to run my own business.”

“My plan/aspiration/ambition is to be an interior designer.”

inspire  XX  aspire

 

Stretch your comfort zone.

IDIOM your comfort zone – just doing what does not challenge you, used to it already, comfortable, no risk, no pressure

 

The PLOs will encourage us to grow.

 

IDIOM our comfort zone – no pressure, feel comfortable, feel confident

 

take risks in order to grow

challenge ourselves

 

Do you challenge yourself?

-learning a new/ different/ additional language

-make more money

-talking with kids

-communicate with other people

-immigrating/emigrating

VOCAB immigrate- come into a country permently    emigrate-leave a country permanently

She emigrated from China. She immigrated to Canada.

immigrate(v) immigration(n) immigrant(n, person)

 

-getting PR

 

Levels of mastery: EMERGING   DEVELOPING   PROFICIENT   EXTENDING

 

 

 

 

Going outside our comfort zone is challenging, frightening, destabilizing, stressful, etc.

On the other hand, this is where growth comes from.

-personal growth, professional growth, confidence, mastery, become expert, gain expertise

 

professional – get paid

semi-professional –

amateur- no money

I am a serious amateur musician.

 

 

-explore, grow

 

MY MOTTO: I have to say ‘yes’ to new good experiences, especially for music.

motto- special words you can tell yourself

 

 

The PLOS are opportunities for growth.

 

 

Our PLOS- goals for the course.

HOMEWORK Looked over for homework

 

A.ORAL LANGUAGE

B.READING AND VIEWING

C.WRITING AND REPRESENTING

D.EVIDENCE OF THINKING

 

My focus for marking:

ORAL- talking

A1 – engage with others in sustained conversation

-contribute ideas and support the ideas of others

-analyze diverse points of view

A2- demonstrate an understanding of detailed information communicated through a variety of spoken sources

 

Spoken mark 1 x/10

Spoken mark 2 x/15

 

 

 

WRITING – sentences, paragraphs, essay

C1- enhance meaning by using conventions, forms, and structures of writing and representing according to purpose

-grammar and usage

-punctuation, capitalization, and Canadian spelling

.   ,   ;   ?         :   -

 

!- rarely used in school writing

hyphen -    She has a three-year-old baby.

                     He took a three-hour flight to Toronto.

                     It was April 27th.

 

dash –   casual semicolon

She likes Vancouver; the parks are great for her kids.

She likes Vancouver- the parks are great for her kids.

 

C3- variety of descriptive, narrative, and expository essays/paragraphs      

process, compare/contrast

 

C5- generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing

          setting the topic

          limiting the topic

          brainstorming ideas

          organizing ideas

 

These are the main PLOs that I will be focusing on for teaching and marking.

 

Which of the PLOs are you good at already?

Which ones do you want to get better at?

 

 

**

Continue with compound sentences

 

REVIEW

SOBA so   or   but   and

for nor yet- rarely used

 

SV, SOBA SV.

SV, and SV.

It is mostly cloudy today, and it might rain later.

 

SV, but SV.

Mei loves Chinese tea, but her friend prefers decaf lattes.

 

SV, so SV.

Jun worked late last night, so she is groggy today.

VOCAB can’t sleep regularly- insomnia

You should count sheep if you can’t get to sleep.

He is out like a light.

 

SV, or SV.

You can save your money to buy a house, or you can invest in stocks.

I will bring cookies to the party, or you can do it.

 

 

AVOID:

She likes skiing, and I like snowboarding, so we go to Cypress Mountain in the winter.

SV, and SV, so SV. XXX Not great style.

 

She likes skiing, and I like snowboarding. Therefore, we go to Cypress Mountain in the winter.

 

SV, SOBA SV. Clear?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**LEVEL 2 of compound sentences   

; semicolon

She likes skiing, and I like snowboarding.

She likes skiing, and ; I like snowboarding.

She likes skiing; I like snowboarding.

 

Mei loves Chinese tea, but her friend prefers decaf lattes.

Mei loves Chinese tea, but ; her friend prefers decaf lattes.

Mei loves Chinese tea; her friend prefers decaf lattes.

 

Jun worked late last night, so she is groggy today.

Jun worked late last night, so ; she is groggy today.

Jun worked late last night; she is groggy today.

 

What is the difference?

Jun worked late last night; she is groggy today.

Jun worked late last night. She is groggy today.

Your choice. The semicolon glues them together more.

 

**Level 3 of compound sentences

; semicolon

1 She likes skiing, and I like snowboarding.

2 She likes skiing; I like snowboarding.

3 TRANSITIONAL TERM She likes skiing; I like snowboarding.

She likes skiing; also, I like snowboarding.

She likes skiing; however, I like snowboarding.

 

GRAMMAR

SV; TRANS, SV.

 

PUNCTUATION 

; TRANS,

, SOBA

 

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Options so far that we can choose.

 

SIMPLE

He called his sister. She wasn’t home.

He called his sister. Unfortunately, she wasn’t home.

 

COMPOUND

He called his sister, but she wasn’t home.

He called his sister; she wasn’t home.

He called his sister; unfortunately, she wasn’t home.

 

Mei loves Chinese tea, but her friend prefers decaf lattes.

Mei loves Chinese tea; her friend prefers decaf lattes.

 

Jun worked late last night, so she is groggy today.

Jun worked late last night; she is groggy today.

 

 

GRAMMAR TERM

transitional terms – adverbial conjunctions

Thousands of them-

He wanted a puppy for Xmas; sadly, he didn’t get one.

She had a great job interview; happily, she got an offer.

I misplaced my phone; fortunately, I found it again.

She gets 100% on all of her tests; clearly, she is a conscientious student.

VOCAB conscientious(adj) – hardworking and organized

doggedly(adv)- relentlessly pursuing a goal, never quitting

dogged(adj)

 

Canada got into the FIFA World Cup; amazingly, they won some games.

 

He has pain in his arm and shortness of breath; definitely,

he should get to Emergency.

 

Jun was driving home on Highway 1; suddenly, a deer ran in front of her.

VOCAB one deer, two deer, one fish, two fish, one sheep, a thousand sheep

one camel, two camels, one horse, two horses, cows, dogs, cats, mouse/mice, sharks, two moose, two elk, two salmon, two bulls,

goose/geese,

We watched Canada Geese flying overhead.

Crows will swoop at you.

American Eagle, the Bald Eagle

You can see eagles in Brackendale in the fall.

Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park

 

birds of prey (hunting birds) – eagle, falcon, hawk, owl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s choose some vocabulary for the quiz tomorrow.

We will choose ten compound sentence words.


1. so

2. or

3. but

4. and

5. however

6. therefore

7. instead

8. also

9. on the other hand

10. as a result   


 

We will choose ten vocabulary words.


1. consider(v)

2. public(adj,n)

3. experienced(adj)

4. promise(v,n)

5. strange(adj)

6. prepare(v)

7. immediately(adv)

8. tense(adj)

9. children(n)

10. hope(v,n)


 

I will mix and match six of each.

 

EXAMPLE QUIZ

Write a compound sentence for each.

1.    however promise

I made her a promise; however, I broke my promise.

He promised to come to her party; however, he couldn’t in the end.

 

2.    therefore strange

There was a strange man staring at me on the bus; therefore, I changed seats.

There was a strange man staring at me on the bus; therefore, I got off the bus a few stops early.

 

3

4

5

6

 

 

 

 

 

immediately

There was a strange man staring at me on the bus; immediately, I got off.

There was a strange man staring at me on the bus; therefore, I got off immediately. MORE NATURAL-SOUNDING

 

He won the lottery; therefore, he quit his job immediately.

the lottery, the 6/49

 

*Ten-minute break*

 

 

** Dialogues**

“Choosing a Phone Plan”

Let’s get into some small chat groups of 5-6 people.

Speak English.

Talk about Warm-Up Questions and Vocabulary Preview

Later, we will practice and perform the dialogues.

 

Vocabulary Preview

1.    prepaid(adj)

downpayment(n)- deposit

She put a deposit on her new dress.

damage deposit- renting

 

He put a suit on layaway.

He paid up front for his new driveway.

We pay as we go.

They like to pay cash.

He put it on credit card. He put in on plastic.

You pay cash. He puts everything on his card.

He tapped.

Cash is king!

under the table- tax evasion

CRA uses IA to do means checks on people and businesses.

Canada Revenue Agency- tax department in Canadian government

 

2.fixed-

The restaurant has a fixed menu.

Their mortgage has a fixed rate.

Her mortgage has a floating rate.

mortgage- loan for a house

car loan

She got her dog fixed. neutered

 

She has a fixed income. She has a small income. She is on a tight budget.

 

3.discount- 30% off, 2 for 1, buy one, get one free

4.commitment   She has a commitment to her friends. She is a true-blue friend.

career(n)- longterm job

 

5.consider(v) consideration(n)

I will mull it over.

 

6.stream video – not downloaded

stream(n)- very small river

Tears were streaming down her face.

 

7.browse(v)-  window shopping, shopping

The most popular web browsers are Chrome and Safari.

 

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