EF711 P2 Class 9

 

Good afternoon

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 2

-link to PLOs

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Go over “Corrections Codes”

·      Return Quiz 1

Go over

Optional opportunity to do a rewrite for one point.

·      Continue paragraph work

·      Begin compound sentences

 

Monday

·      Attendance

·      Collect Quiz1RW

·      Resources for improving spelling

https://spellquiz.com/spelling-test/adult

·      Continue compound sentences

Prepare for Quiz 2 this week

·      Continue new article

·      Continue paragraph work

Prepare for Test1 paragraph

 

Tuesday

·      Continue compound sentences

Prepare for Quiz2 this week

·      Continue paragraph work

Prepare for Test1 paragraph

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vocabulary exercises

1.with regards to- about, important things

I called my sister about the party next week.

I called the bank with regards to getting a car loan.

I called the bank regarding getting a car loan.

I called the bank in regard to getting a car loan.

I called the bank concerning getting a car loan. noun, gerund

I called the bank concerning a car loan.

 

2.updated-

CV- curriculum vitae- professional and academic jobs – many pages

resume- one-page

 

3. income-

salary, wage, benefits

VOCAB perquisites- perqs, perks – e.g. parking space, phone, tickets to  events

 

4. entrepreneur- French business person

 

5. amass(v) collect, gather

Warren Buffet has amassed enormous wealth.

Jun has amassed a huge collection of Pokemon cards.

amass knowledge

 

6. efficient- maximum benefit with minimal work

optimize(v) optimal(adj)

She works quickly and efficiently. She is organized and on-the-ball.

7. dynamite

inventor of dynamite- Alfred Nobel

created Nobel Prizes- annual

Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics, Physics

no Nobel prize for Math

Math- Fields Medal

Hong Wang is the first Chinese woman to win the Fields Medal.

 

Pulitzer Prize- journalism, writing

Canada prize for teaching- Prime Minister’s Award

 

moss(n) green stuff growing on the ground

 

Trump desperately wants to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

FIFA gave him a FIFA Peace Prize.

 

8. intensive(adj)

intensity(n)

intense(adj)

 

9. luxury(n) luxurious(adj)

Her new car/vehicle/SUV is luxurious.

IDIOM nepo-baby- the child of a rich person

nepotism- giving opportunities to family members

IDIOM born with a silver spoon in her/his mouth- born into a rich family

 

10. prestigious(adj) high-class, good name, good reputation

We stay at the Fairmont, which is a prestigious hotel.

UBC is a prestigious university in Canada.

Being president of a company is a prestigious job.

prestige(n)

 

 

4.

1. absolutely

Absolutely!

I think- your opinion

 

utterly- unusual word NEGATIVE That is utterly ridiculous.

 

2. entitled(adj) – something is owed to you

NEGATIVE entitled- you think people owe you something, you feel superior to other people

She is a very entitled person. She is demanding.

IDIOM on his high horse- Get up your high horse.

 

3. burn off

 

4. friendship, companionship

They got married in their 70s for the companionship.

 

5. limping

 

6. childhood

nostalgia(n) – remembering the past, sweet and sad emotion

nostalgic(adj)

VOCAB bittersweet(adj)

 

7. recharge(v)

Will you get a chance to recharge this weekend?

 

8. prospective(adj)- possible

 

 

 

 

9. poverty(n) poor(adj)

In Canada, the poverty line is $XX.

low-income

working poor

IDIOM hand-to-mouth – enough to money to live but not enough to save or have luxuries

We live hand-to-mouth. We are just surviving. We are just making ends meet.

IDIOM make ends meet- having enough money for basic expenses

 

She is living paycheque to paycheque. She is just making it.

 

10. let you off with a warning

The police officer let me off with a warning.

There was a speed trap. The police hide and wait for speeders.

 

 

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Correction Codes

 

v She against the idea.

She is against the verb.

 

 

P2

Quiz 1

Dividers.

Devices and notes put away.

Take out several sheets of lined, ruled 8½X11 paper.

No communication between students during work for marks.

Doublespace.

Write between the margins.

Write in pen

Pass in by . No lates.

 

Title: Quiz 1

Write a simple sentence for each.

1.      SV                                      healthy

She eats healthy food most of the time.

2.      SSV                                   reduce

Sarah and Michelle reduced their salt intake.

3.      Imperative                     harm                               

Don’t harm animals.

4.      SVV                                   study                                spend

Joe spends time at the coffee shop and studies there.

5.      Interrogative   concern

Are you concerned about your family?

Do you have concerns about your job?

6.      SSVV                                attitude

Jun and Michael work hard and have great attitudes.

 

Optional- rewrite all six sentences on another sheet of paper.

Pass it in to me today of first thing next class.

1 pt

 

Title: Quiz 1 RW

 

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I can check your paragraph from HW if you like.

 

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CLASS WORK

1. Work on Quiz 1 RW

2. Practice paragraph

What kind of physical activities do you do?