Summer English Foundations 7/Composition and Literary
Studies 10
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Registration for September will begin Monday, July 27th.
I will give out midterm recommendations on Thursday and
Friday.
We will do short one-on-one chats.
We will discuss how things are going so far for you in this
class. We can discuss what the next step for you should be.
MARKS:
Quiz 1 x/6
Quiz 2 x/6
Test 1 x/12
Quiz 3 x/12
Spoken 1 x/10
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This can change- Hollie may shift instructors around.
Sept-Nov
I will be teaching these courses:
-Period 1 (9:15-11:30) EF7/10
Composition 11
-Period 2 (12-2:15) EF7/10
Composition 11
You can consider those courses if you wish.
You can choose my Composition 11 or First Peoples 11.
You can choose self-paced 11-level courses.
You may consider other schools.
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Good morning, everyone.
Beginning of Week 3
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Review PLOs EF5 and 6
Expectation of Proficiency in C1 and C5 in
EF5/6 level
·
Return Quiz 2
Go over
Optional Rewrite for one point Title:
Quiz2RW
Pass in today or first thing tomorrow
·
Continue verb tenses- review simple tenses,
start present progressive
·
Test 1- paragraph (last 1hr)
Tuesday
·
Verb tenses- present progressive
·
Continue dialogue “Interviewing for a Job”
·
Complex sentences- begin noun clauses
Wednesday
·
Complex sentences- continue noun clauses
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Review PLOs EF5 and 6
EF5 C1
-using conventions of writing, mechanics of language
-simple, compound, and complex sentences structures
-capitalization and punctuation, commas, semicolons, periods
-subject verb agreement
-past, present, and future tenses, including simple,
progressive, present perfect
EF6 C1- very much the same as EF5
EF5 and 6- setting a purpose
-limiting the topic
-brainstorming ideas
-organizing ideas
I don’t want to spend too much. pay money
The jacket costs too much. the price that is charged
Title: Quiz 2 RW
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Continue verb tenses- review simple tenses, start present
progressive
REVIEW: simple present, simple past, simple future
simple present- habitual action, happens regularly, truth
She plays volleyball every Monday and Thursday night.
I go to the Richmond Automall and buy a car. XXX
FIX
I went to the Richmond Automall and bought a car.
He often goes to the Richmond Automall and looks at cars.
Victoria is the capital of BC.
The chemical symbol for oxygen is O.
-simple past- one event in the past, finished
She was go went to the movies last night.
-simple future
will
be going to
My simple way of explaining ‘will’ and ‘be going to’. Works
90% of the time.
‘will’ – decide right now, on the spot
‘be going to’ – already planned previously
I will go /am going to go to work tonight.
Oversimplfication, but it works most of the time.
Grammar book Understanding and Using English Grammar,
Betty Azar- blue version
Higher-level writing- not grammar, about writing style
college-level Style: 10 Lessons in Clarity and Grace,
Joseph William
*This book changed the way I write and speak.
Continue with verb tenses
Simple present
Simple past
Simple future
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Present progressive/ present continuous-
same thing, meaning
‘ing’ verbs
auxiliary verb- helper verb, extra
verb
AUX- plug-in in the back of your
TV, computer monitor, car
Present progressive
auxiliary verb + ‘ing’ verb
He is running down the sidewalk.
right now, at this moment
She is talking on the phone to her sister. right now, at this
moment
COMMON ERRORS
He running
down the sidewalk.
He is
run down the sidewalk.
FIX
He is
running down the sidewalk.
COMMON ERROR for begiiner students
I eat an apple. XXX Meaning unclear
FIX
I eat an apple everyday. Better
I am eating an apple right now.
present progressive/continuous
She is
at the gym. SIMPLE PRESENT - state
She is
working out. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE - action
We are in the classroom. We are
learning English.
COMMON ERROR She talking on
the phone to her sister. XXX
FIX She is talking on the
phone to her sister.
They are talking to each other.
I talking XXX
I am talking.
You talking XXX
You are talking.
CAREFUL
Be careful with subject verb agreement:
I am studying French at
school.
You are studying French at
school.
He is studying French at
school.
We are studying French at
school.
Jun is studying French at
school.
They are studying French at
school.
Chameleon- a lizard that can change
colours
He is a bit of a chameleon.
Can you write sentences with this
verb tense?
How consistently?
all the time?
most of the time?
sometimes?
never?
AUX + ing
My husband is working on his computer.
My kids are playing at the school.
NOT SURE: I think that he is
working on his computer.
I think he is working on his
computer.
Noun clause- learn in a couple
weeks
I think (that) my son is working right now, but he might be studying with his girlfriend.
I believe that she is telling
the truth.
I suspect that the dog is sick.
I guess that she is coming home
after work.
I believe (that) I can fly.
I think (that) I’m doing
ok/well/ great/ so-so in the class.
NOUN CLAUSES- couple weeks
He thinks his daughter is the
most beautiful girl in the world.
He thinks (that) his daughter
is the most beautiful girl in the world.
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Difference between simple present
and present progressive
Simple present- She studies
French at school. usual activity
Present progressive- She is studying French at school. happening right
now, currently
-deeper implication- sounds not
permanent, sounds temporary
I take courses at Langara.
I am taking courses at Langara.
Mei lives
in Vancouver.
Mei is
living in Vancouver.
What is the difference in meaning?
What does present progressive
suggest about the future?
Mei lives
in Vancouver. -sounds permanent, going to stay, plans to stay
Mei is
living in Vancouver. -sounds temporary, maybe not going to stay
The intention, deeper meaning is a
little bit different.
She is
staying in Vancouver. suggests a very short time
I have an uncle who is staying
with me.
We lived stayed in a hotel
for two weeks on our vacation.
VERB TENSE
We have been living in Vancouver
for two years.
have been living- present perfect
progressive NEXT WEEK
perfect tenses- present perfect,
present perfect progressive- from a point in the past until now
Example:
We study
English at SHEC.
We are
studying English at SHEC.
Which one makes the most sense?
Why? We are studying English at SHEC. – eventually will graduate and leave
I teach at SHEC.
I am teaching at SHEC.
Which one makes the most sense?
Why? I teach at SHEC. – forever,
longterm
I am taking EF7 this term.
I take EF7 this summer. XXX
I am studying/taking a course at
Langara.
You are taking EF7 this term.
She is having/eating her lunch
right now.
He is having/drinking a
coffee.
He is having a smoke.
I will teach until I retire. simple
future
I am living in Vancouver. I will
move somewhere else maybe in a few years.
She does yoga.
She is doing yoga. currently,
right now
She coaches yoga.
She is
coaching yoga at Sunrise Community Centre this year.
He doesn’t usually eat sushi, but he
is having some today.
He goes to the gym twice a week.
always, routine, habit
He is
going to the gym twice a week. just for a short time
She goes to physio for her bad
wrist. always, chronic problem
She is going to physio for her bad
wrist. temporary, acute
VOCAB chronic- long-term, not going
away
acute- short-term, fixable
He has chronic pain.
She has acute pain in his hand.
ER- Acute Care
*CONTINUE TOMORROW”
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Test 1
Dividers.
Devices and notes put away.
Take out several sheets of paper.
Write in blue or black pen.
Double space.
Write between the margins.
Full name, class, and date top right corner.
Pass in by 12.
Title: Test 1
Write a well-organized paragraph of at least 150 words on
the following topic:
Imagine you are in Mr. Wei’s situation in I Confess. You
are the teacher. What would you do: confess your mistake or pretend nothing
happened? Why would you act this way?
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“Interviewing for a Job”
Let’s get into our small groups (5-6). We can chat about
“Warm-Up Questions” and “Vocabulary Preview”
“Vocabulary Preview”
1.personnel director- the person who in charge of
staff, HR-human resources, staffing, hiring?, discipline
personal(adj)- private
personnel(n)- staff, workers
2.hire(v,n)
The company hired her to run the department.
She is a new hire. She is new to company. She is green.
fire(v) -terminate
The Terminator movie with Arnold Shwarzenegger
fire(v)
quit(v)
lay off(v)- eligible for EI (Employment Insurance)
3.resume(n)- one page is best
References-
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