EF71011 P2 Class 20

 

STILL TO DO: “Run-On Sentences and Comma Splice” HANDOUT

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      HANDOUT NEW ARTICLE “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce emissions and congestion”, crossword and Thought Questions

CUT OFF ON THE PHOTOCOPY Crossword 3 DOWN high-energy

We will begin this next Tuesday, October 13^th.

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

Exercises- practice

Choose vocabulary for Quiz 3 Wednesday

·      IF TIME Verb tense exercises

·      IF TIME Continue verb tense- present progressive

 

 

Wednesday

·      Quiz 3- adverb clauses

·      Continue verb tense- past progressive

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Thursday

·      Return everything

Opportunity for RWs

·      Prepare for midterm recommendations

Talk about midterm rec process

Brief one-on-one meetings

Discuss your progress so far based on PLOs

Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Extending

·      Continue verb tenses

 

 

Friday

·      No or very little teaching today- student/instructor midterm recommendation meetings

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Midterm recommendations- alphabetical order

 

 

Monday- October 12 NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Monday

 

 

Tuesday

·      Continue complex sentences

·      Continue verb tenses

·      Begin new article “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions and congestion”

 

 

 

 

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Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

Exercises- practice

MODEL

*unless – opposite of ‘if’

We will go to see the movie tonight if we both are free.

We will go to see the movie tonight unless one of us is busy.

I will buy a new phone if it is on sale.

I will buy a new phone unless it is too expensive.

 

 

*in order to – HIGH FREQUENCY- grammar is unusual, different structure

She is saving money in order to pay for a new laptop.

SIMPLE? COMPLEX?

 

She is saving money in order to pay for a new laptop.

She is saving money in order to pay for a new laptop.

 

In order to get into good shape, he walks every day for 40 minutes.

 

*after

The kids did their homework after dinner. SIMPLE

The kids did their homework after SV dinner. COMPLEX- ADV CL

The kids did their homework after they had dinner. COMPLEX- ADV CL

 

*in order that LOWER FREQUENCY same meaning as ‘in order to’

 

She is saving money in order to pay for a new laptop. HIGH FREQUENCY

She is saving money in order that SV a new laptop.

She is saving money in order that she will be able to buy a new laptop. LOWER FREQUENCY

 

MY ADVICE: in order to- HIGH FREQUENCY

In order to get good at playing guitar, you have to practice and play a lot every day/often.

 

*as if – LOW FREQUENCY – seems like, not real

The little kid was running around as if he were a rabbit.

Jun spends money as if it causes him pain.

Jun spends money as if it were water.

Jun spends money as if he were a millionaire.

 

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Poetry terms- SIMILES and METAPHORS

comparisons between two unlike things

*simile- like as

She is as tall as a giraffe (is). COMPLEX SENT- ADV CL

The old man is as deaf as a post.

She is as blind as a bat.

The old lady is as stubborn as a mule/donkey.

He is like a bull in a China shop.  rough around delicate things

 

 

metaphor- more direct comparison

She is a giraffe.

The old man is a donkey.

Time is money.

Life is a highway.

 

 

 

in Medieval time – blue- very expensive, purple- Royal

 

lapis lazilu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

semiprecious stones

Feroza- stone

jade stone

mutton-fat jade

turquoise

 

precious stone

diamond

ruby

opal

emerald

sapphire

 

precious metal

gold

silver

platinum

2000 years ago- aluminum

 

alloys-mix of two metal

bronze

steel

 

 

pearl –

 

He got her a diamond encrusted ruby because he loved her so much.

 

 

 

 

 

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Exercise 1

1.    I like to watch Youtube videos while I eat lunch.

She usually scrolls on her phone while she eats lunch.

I am watching a movie while I eat/am eating lunch.

 

She has been happy since she moved to Canada. before happy wasn’t

She has been happier since she moved to Canada. comparison- more now

 

2.    They travelled a lot before they had any children.

Before they had any children, they travelled a lot.

I knew them before they has children.

3.Whenever it snows, we make snowmen/ a snow person.

The kids have snowball fights whenever it snows.

4.We arrived late although/even though we left a seven o’clock.

 

7.until the store opened

I was shopping until the store opened. XXX

I was waiting in the car until the store opened.

We waited in Starbucks until the store opened.

She wasn’t able to return the sweater until the store opened.

I lined up until the store opened.

I lined up in the queue until the store opened.

VOCAB queue- line-up

The security (asset-protection/lossprevention) person was working until the store closed.

Go tell security that you lost your bag.

 

11. Jun is as tall as his dad (is).

Fred is taller than his dad.

He is shorter than his big brother.

 

IDIOM Good things come in small packages.

 

VOCAB petite

She is very petite. She is a tiny little thing.

FRENCH petite- small in a good way

 

1.    My son talks to me while I eat lunch. simple present- always

My son talked to me while I ate lunch. simple past- always

My son is talking to me while I am eating lunch. present progressive- right now

My son and I will talk about it while we eat lunch.

My son and I will talk.

My son and I have a talk.

My son and I will have a conversation.

IDIOM My son and I will hash this out. talk about a problem

IDIOM bone to pick  I have a bone to pick with you. a problem to resolve

IDIOM have a beef   The two brothers have a beef.    upset with each other

IDIOM butt heads   My son and daughter used to butt heads when they were little.

I’m tired of butting heads with you.

 

8.We won’t be able to get out of town unless Kate can fix the car.

I won’t go all the way there unless Kate can fix the car.

13. In Canada, you can live wherever you want.

Freedom of Movement within Canada

 

More Challenging

6. John thought that the error was correct as he is an idiot.

FRIENDLY INSULT idiot

My answer was as correct as your answer even though I make one error.

 

Everything will be fine as long as you correct those errors.

 

3.I was nervous because I had an interview.

She was nervous in the interview because she didn’t feel ready/prepared/confident.

 

 

 

Let’s choose vocab for Quiz 3 on adverb clauses.

 

10 adverb clause words

1.    because

2.    even though

3.    unless

4.    even if

5.    if

6.    in order to

7.    before/after

8.    whenever

9.    while

10.                       since

 

10  vocab words

1.    immigrant(n)

2.    experience(n,v)

3.    qualified(adj)

4.    suggest(v)

5.    recognize(v)

6.    interesting(adj)

7.    employer(n)

8.    evidence(n)

9.    professional(adj,n)

10.           credentials(n)