Thursday, 7 March 2019

EF5/6 subjunctive mood and modals

subjunctive mood

If you were Inspector Constantine, what punishment would you have given to Rollo? 

If you were... Meaning?   suppose, pretend, imagine a situation that is not real, true

If I were Inspector Constantine, I will would put Rollo in jail for three years.

 would - imagining

If I won the 6/49 lottery, I would buy a solid gold toothbrush.

PAST TENSE
If I had been Inspector Constantine, I will would have put Rollo in jail for three years.

FUTURE TENSE
If I win the lottery , I would travel around the world.


I would punish Rollo so that everybody would see that they shouldn't break the law. LESS COMPLICATED VERB

I would have punished Rollo so that everybody would have seen that they shouldn't break the law.


modals- modal auxiliaries
can
could
may
might
must
should
would
will
shall - 
"I shall call the doctor today." NOT USED OFTEN 
"You shall call the doctor." NEVER

shall - polite and warm invitation to do something
"Shall we leave."

have to
ought to
need to
had better
used to

be able to
have got to
be supposed to
"I was supposed to pick up my friend at the airport, but I forgot."

be going to

Wednesday, 6 March 2019

English 12 Women and Work


·       Small group discussion


Jobs or work that has been traditionally done by men.
- carpentry
- mechanics
- sailor
- bus driver
- firefighter/ fireman
- lawyer
- soldier
- cop/police officer
- electrician
- plumber
- welder
- president of a country
- president of a company
- lumberjack
- butcher
- locksmith
- security guard
- drywaller
- priest
- gigilo
- monk


Jobs or work that has been traditionally done by women.
- nurse
- hairstylist
- nanny
- babysitter
-housekeeper/maid
- seamstress

suffix –ess
waitress, waiter – server
mistress
stewardess, hostess- cabin crew, flight attendant
cockpit- flight deck
- saleswoman
- dressmaker
- florist
- teacher (elementary)
- midwife
- surrogate
- nun





Women in skilled trades

trade- exchange with or without currency

skilled trade - skilled work that is hands-on
labour - unskilled labour, skilled labour

unskilled labour - not a lot of knowledge required
general labourer - shovel, cleaning, sweeping, mover, carrying, stocking shelves, labeling

skilled trade - special knowledge, special training, hands-on, practical work
- plumbing
- welder
- electrician
- carpenter
- drywaller
- mechanic
- roofer
- painter

Service
- haircutting, barber, stylist
- chef, culinary school, baking
- florist
- make-up artist
- aesthestician
- tattoo artist 

Profession
- engineer
- architect
- teaching
- doctor
- lawyer
- attorney




“No Desk Job for Me: Young Women in Trades”

CBC, The Sunday Edition

Questions for discussion and writing. Make some notes.

1.    Why are women getting into the trades?
2.    Do women feel welcomed into the trades?
3.    What are some challenges faced by the women in the           documentary?
4.    In what ways are women better than men in the trades?
5.    What is the significance of having 15% women in a trade?
6.    Would you get into the skilled trades? Why or why not?






EF 5/6 Noun clauses continued

B.
1. Tell me who you saw at the party.
2. Tell me who came to the party.
3. Do you know who Helen talked to?
Do you know who Helen talk to? XXX
4. Do you know who lives at that apartment?
5. (You) Tell me what happened. imperative
6. Tell me what he said, please.
You pick your style.
Please, tell me what he said.
Please tell me what he said.

Comma usage has to do with writing style. Some people use a lot of commas, and some people don't use that many.
The rules are guidelines for advanced writers.

7. I can't remember what kind of car Jim has.
I can't remember what colour your house is.
8. I can't even remember how old their children are.
9. Could you please tell me where I can catch the bus?
10. Do you know who broke the window?
11. I don't know who Sara invited.
12. Do you know how long Ted has been living here?
13. Can you tell me what time Flight 677 is supposed to arrive?
Can you tell me the ETA of Flight 677?
ETA - estimated time of arrival
14. Do you know why Yoko is angry?


Try a few of your own. Try some easy ones to start. Then some harder ones.

Examples:
Can you tell me how long it will take for me to get downtown on the bus?
Can you tell me how long it will take me to get downtown on the bus?
How long will it take to get downtown by bus?
How long will I take to get downtown by bus?

I don't remember what I came here for.
I don't remember why I came here.

I don't remember what I came into the kitchen for.

I don't remember why I came into the kitchen.

Why did you do that?
What did you do that for?


Tuesday, 5 March 2019

Eng 12 Women and Farming in Canada


Women and Farming:

Eng 12 Sentence Fragments exercises

20. The school committee member arguing vf that "children have the right to know how to protect themselves."
The school committee member argued that "children have the right to know how to protect themselves."

The school committee member was arguing that "children have the right to know how to protect themselves."

The school committee member, arguing that "children have the right to know how to protect themselves", received a lot of support from the other committee members. appositive

My sister, Kathy, is a nurse. appositive
Canada, our country, is a ...

The school committee member, who was arguing that "children have the right to know how to protect themselves", received a lot of support from the other committee members. COMPLEX SENTENCE- ADJ CL

adjective clause  ,   ,

A. All people who are born in Canada are Canadian citizens.

B. All people, who are born in Canada, are Canadian citizens.

A. Children who misbehave get into trouble.
B. Children, who misbehave, get into trouble.

A. My sister who is a nurse plays volleyball. 2
B. My sister, who is a nurse, plays volleyball. 1


Joe's mother who is retired plays mahjong.

Joe's mother, who is retired, plays mahjong.

essential and non-essential clauses
restrictive and non-restrictive clauses

Canada, which is a huge country, is my home.
Let's meet at SHEC, which is on Fraser Street.
Let's meet at Breka which is on Fraser Street and 49th.
Let's meet at Earnest Ice Cream, which has the best ice cream in town.

Dulce Amore Commercial Drive ice cream cake









EF 5/6 Noun clauses

A.
1. I don't know who she is.
I don't know who is she. XXX
Who is she?
2. I don't know who they are.
3. Do you know what that is?
4. I don't know what those are.
5. I don't know whose book that is.
6. I don't know whose books those are.
7. Do you know what a wrench is?
8. I wonder who that woman is.
9. I wonder whose house that is.
10. Don't you know what a clause is?
11. I don't know what's in that drawer.
12. I wonder what's on TV tonight.
I wonder what is on TV tonight.
I wonder what it is on TV tonight. XXX
13. Could you tell me whose glasses those are? 
14. He doesn't know who I am.
15. The little girl wants to know what's at the end of the rainbow.

Irish saying: There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

leprechau
four-leaf clover

EF5/6 Trial in the Bank Saloon conflicts

conflict
vs - versus
EXTERNAL CONFLICTS
person vs person
Rollo Moon vs Mike Lynch
Brian Bonner vs Hannah Young
Hannah Young vs Inspector Constantine
Prospectors vs each other

person vs society
Hannah Young vs male society
Rollo Moon vs justice system

person vs nature
people vs climate, weather, winter, cold
prospectors vs gold

person vs supernatural
No examples in the story

person vs technology
No examples in the story?
greasy hair?

INTERNAL CONFLICT
person vs himself/herself
Rollo Moon vs himself - he feels bad about it
Brian Bonner vs himself - he knows he's not good enough for her, not confident


Small group chat - Think of an example in the story of each type of conflict.

moral fighting -

Rollo is an innocent, like a child, a simple person