Monday, 20 July 2026

Summer EF7/10 Class 11


 

 

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

·      Attendance

·      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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