Summer EF710 Class 5

 

Summer English Foundations 7/Composition and Literary Studies 10

 

beach volleyball, Kits Beach (Kits- Kitsilano)

wedding party

 

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Talk about plagiarism, academic honesty

work for marks

·      Quiz 1 (20m)

Pass in quiz when you are finished.

·      Take “Vocabulary Exercises 1”

 

·      Continue “Choosing a Phone Plan” dialogues

·      Begin paragraph structure

·      “Learning Reflection and Goal-Setting” Week 1

 

 

Monday

·      HANDOUT “Correction Codes”

Go over

·      Return Quiz1

Go over

Optional Rewrite for one point. TITLE Quiz 1 RW

·      Begin “Literary Terms”

·      Begin “I Confess” module

·      Begin paragraph structure

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

Tuesday

·      Continue adverb clauses

·      Continue paragraph work

 

NEXT WEEK

Test 1 - paragraph

Verb tenses 

 

 

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Vocabulary Exercises 1

1.       She felt __ when she didn’t get the job.

(a) elated- extremely happy

(b) disappointed

(c) grateful

She felt elated when she got the job.

 

 

2.       He was __ to speak in front of a large audience.

(a) confident

(b) nervous, antsy, anxious

(c) relaxed, calm

He felt tense.

IDIOM He was chill.

She is going to chill with her friends at the mall.

After work, you can chill.

He works the graveyard shift. midnight-6,7

This class is the morning shift.

The next class will be the afternoon shift.

In the summer there is no evening shift at SHEC.

 

3.       The team was __ after winning the championship.

(a) overjoyed- very happy, elated

(b) frustrated- you can’t get what you want, disappointed

(c) indifferent- don’t care, doesn’t matter to you

I’m indifferent.

ADJECTIVE FORMS

frustrated- your feeling

frustrating- described the situation

My job is frustrating. I feel frustrated. SIMPLES

My job is frustrating, so I feel frustrated. COMPOUNDS

 

interesting

interested

 

boring

bored

The movie was boring. I was bored.

 

 

4.       The child was __ when the toy broke.

(a) content

(b) upset-sad, bit angry

(c) cheerful(adj)- happy

Cheers!

chill(n) cold

chilly(adj)

It is a little bit chilly today.

 

energized(adj)- full of energy

IDIOM amped up(adj) I am amped up about the football games tomorrow.

VOCAB Electricity is measured in amps. In Canada, wall current is 110V at 15 amps.

In China, Iran, and Japan, wall current is 220V.

 

5.       After a long day of hiking, they were __ and needed a rest.

(a) exhausted- very very tired

(b) energized

(c) relaxed

IDIOM dog-tired

He is dog-tired.

 

 

6.       The joke was so __ that everyone burst out laughing.

(a) boring

(b) hilarious- really funny

(c) serious

 

7.       She was __ with herself for making such a big mistake.

(a) proud

(b) annoyed

(c) satisfied

annoyed with

proud of   He is proud of his kids.

 

8.       The teacher was __ with the students for not completing their homework.

(a) pleased

(b) furious- very angry

(c) indifferent

disappointed(adj)

I am disappointed with/in myself.

She is proud of herself.

 

9.       He was __ by the beautiful sunset over the ocean.

(a) amazed

(b) unimpressed

(c) distracted

amazed/amazing

He was amazed by the sunset. The sunset was amazing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.   She felt __ knowing her hard work had paid off.

(a) proud

(b) ashamed

(c) bored

PHRASAL VERB verb+ preposition

pay + off – hard work gets success in time

You study English very hard. It will pay off.

 

 

11.   He is very __ and always shares his things with others.

(a) selfish

(b) generous- giving, happy to share

(c) stubborn

You are generous with your money and time.

 

 

12.   The detective was __ and didn’t miss any details.

(a) careless/careful

(b) observant- looking carefully, notice everything

(c) indifferent

She is a very observant person.

observant(adj) somebody who is religious

He is an observant Muslim/Christian/Jew.

 

 

13.   She is a __ leader who inspires her team to do their best.

(a)    timid- shy, quiet, feel a bit fearful, meek

She is a meek and mild person. It takes time to get to know her.

IDIOM Still waters run deep. Quiet people are often deep thinkers.

 

Some people can be judgemental.

 

(b) charismatic(adj)- charming, attractive to other people

(c) lazy

The salesman was very charismatic. He was also persuasive.

TEENAGER SLANG rizz- charisma(n)

She has rizz.

 

 

14.   The new employee was very __ and learned the tasks quickly.

(a) adaptable(adj)- learn things easily, can adjust, is flexible

(b) slow

(c) resistant- doesn’t like to change, wants to stay the same

Immigrants have to adapt to a new country, a new language, new laws, new everything.

Some people adapt more easily than others.

VOCAB adapt(v)

adaptor(n)-

 

 

15.   He is __ and always ready to try new things.

(a) adventurous(adj) – adventure(n) venture(n,v)

(b) hesitant

(c) cautious

She is very adventurous about trying new food.

 

 

16.   Her __ attitude makes her difficult to work with.

(a) flexible

(b) stubborn- refuses to listen, will not adapt

(c) generous

He is as stubborn as a mule.

Her flexible / easy-going /relaxed attitude makes her easy to work with.

 

 

 

17.   The child was __ and rarely spoke to anyone.

(a) talkative

(b) shy- timid, quiet, meek

(c) outgoing

 

18.   He is very __ and never forgets an appointment.

(a) punctual- always on time

(b) careless

(c) forgetful

tardy(adj) a little bit late

 

19.   She is an __ artist with creative ideas.

(a) innovative

(b) ordinary

(c) unoriginal

 

innovative(adj)

innovation(n)

innovate(v)

in nov ate new

 

renovate(v)- to fix up an old house

They renovated their kitchen. They put in new cupboards, a counter, and a new floor.

ChatGPT is incredibly innovative technology.

ChatGPT is a great tool for practicing English, especially for people who are a bit shy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.   The __ doctor patiently listened to the patient’s concerns.

(a) rude

(b) compassionate

(c) indifferent

compassion(n)- feeling or understanding of other people’s feelings

empathy(n)- shared feeling between two people

sympathy(n)- feel sorry for somebody

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Choosing a Phone Plan”

B.Vocabulary Preview

 

8.gigabyte-  a billion bytes

byte- computer storage

bite Let’s grab a bite.

 

9.adjust

10.SIM- virtual SIM

SIN – social insurance number (private information, secret)

PIN- personal identification number

11.initial- first

The initial visit with the lawyer was free.

Print your initials.

12. activate(v)

 

Let’s try the dialogues.

Two people

Let’s get into group of two. We can practice the dialogue for a few minutes.

Then we can perform the dialogue for the class.

 

** Ten-minute break**

 

Let’s perform some dialogues.

We will listen and enjoy.

 

1.    Big voices -loud, audible

2.    Face the audience- eye contact

 

 

 

 

 

VOCAB

hesitate(v) – wait a moment before doing something due to doubt or shyness, be indecisive

She always hesitates before turning left.

The pedestrian hesitated before entering the crosswalk.

Canada- a crosswalk  UK- a zebra crossing

 

In Vancouver, you can’t ride your bicycle on the sidewalk. There are bike lanes.

 

We can do more dialogue Monday.

 

VOCAB snap your fingers

crack/pop your knuckles

 

 

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“Learning Reflection and Goal Setting”

 

We will do one every Friday.

 

Don’t write on it yet.

 

 

 

VOCAB

 

-reflection(n)  reflect(v)- thinking, inner-check, consider, mirror, deep thinking, internal process

 

 

BC education – student-centred

Students can make their own education goals.

 

 

Focus: Your work in this class this week.

 

 

 

 

Strengths- power, ability, mentality, skills, achievement, development, improvement, success

 

Challenges- difficulties, problems, negatives, going wrong, tricky, obstacles, areas for improvement

 

Goals- target, aims, dream, approach, future dream, the things you want, hopes, reach

 

Plans- project, program, schedule, practice regime, organized, step-by-step, commitment, solution

 

Goal-setting- powerful way to make improvements

 

 

 

Fill out Week 1

Pass it in to me by the end of the class today.