Eng mix Quiz verb tense possible answers

The teacher was taking the kids playing to play games in the park.
She prefers go going/to go to school.
He has was checking his computer. 
He has been checking his computer every day.
He will borrow you your car tomorrow.
She prefers clean cleaning/to clean her house every Sunday.
She will borrow lend her car to me next week.
She has work worked for ten hours.
She was taking a shower when the doorbell rang.
I have to studying study English. modal


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1. check, present progressive
Joe is checking his his bank account online.

2. take, past progressive
Sarah was taking a yoga class last month.

3. study, present perfect continuous
has/have been studying
Fred has been studying Math 11 since November.
Fred has been studying math since November.
I like biology.
I like Biology 12.
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4. prefer, simple present
She prefers apple pie rather than chocolate cake.

5. work, present perfect
Michelle has worked for 10 hours already. It has been a long day for her.


6. borrow, simple future
Doug will borrow a guitar from Vancouver Public Library.

Eng 11 Reading

-challenge to read a longer novel
- one chapter at a time
- keep up on our reading
- be careful not to fall behind
- defend some time to read the text

My technique for reading for school
- Read the text twice
1.Read for setting, plot, characters. Relaxed reading.
2.Read at a deeper level - looking for symbols, repeated words and phrases, deeper meaning.

Eng 11 Correction Codes

awk - arkward  phrasing
cs - comma splice "I like hiking, she likes swimming." XXX
"I like hiking. She likes swimming."
"I like hiking, and /but she likes swimming."

frag
Children who want to go to school but can't afford the school fees.

pron
he/she
You have to help you. XXX
You have to help yourself.

RO
Vancouver is a nice city it is an expensive city I like it not everybody likes it.

agr #1 mistake
He take the bus to school. XXX
He takes the bus to school.

She is a beauty woman. XXX
beautiful (adj)

I have many goals that I want to archive. XXX
achieve


? Meaning? RW rewrite Try it again in a different way.
What? Who?

Idiom
The early bird catches the worm.
If you get up early in the morning, you can get a lot of things done.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man person healthy, wealthy, and wise.

She is a night owl.
He is an early bird.

He is a morning person.
She is not a morning person.

Eng 11 The Jade Peony Thought questions Part One

The Jade Peony Thought Questions
Make some notes.


Part One: Jook Liang, Only Sister
Chapter One
1. Draw a family tree showing the relationships in Jook Liang’s family.
2. Describe Stepmother’s position in the family.
3. What is the setting of the story?
4. Why had the “ENEMIES OF FREE CHINA” game been imported to Canada?
5. What was the “day of shame”?
6. Why was father worried about Wong Bak’s visit?
7. Wong Bak is called by several names.  What are they?



Chapter Two
1. Describe the relationship between Jook-Liang and Poh-Poh.
2. What do we learn about Poh-Poh’s childhood in China?
3. Why does Poh-Poh pay so much attention to Sek-Lung?
4. REWRITE What is some evidence of cultural conflict within Jook-LIang?
5. Describe the relationship between Jook-Liang and Wong Bak.

Chapter Three
1. What are Father and Wong Bak working on at the beginning of the chapter?  Why is there so much secrecy?
2. Why is Wong Bak returning to China?

Eng 11 Example sentences from paragraphs

I want to do these things to for myself.
She did that for me. help
She did that to me. hurt
I did that to myself. hurt, You caused a problem for yourself.
I did that for my son. I helped him.

I wish happiness to for my daughter.

prepositions are all idioms, no rules
If you get it wrong, people will still get your meaning.

I like to make a happy time with them. XXX
I like to have good times with them.
I like to make happy memories for them.


At first of all, I want to finish school. XXX
At first, I want to finish school.
First of all, I want to finish school.

I have to eat as less junk food as I could. XXX
I have to eat as little junk food as I can.
I have to work as hard as I can.
I have to drink as much water as I can.
I have to drink water as much as I can. XXX
as much AAA as
I have to get as much sleep as I can.
She wants to make as much money as she can.
He wants to spend as much time with his kids as he can.

I want to get the test of driving. XXX
I want to take/finish/pass my driving test.

I am so confused to my future.  XXX
I am so confused about my future.
I am confused about this math.
talk about
think about
wonder about
argue about

My last goal is go to the gym more. XXX
My last goal is going to the gym more.
going - gerund 'ing' word that is a noun, not a verb

Snowboarding is fun.
I like snowboarding.

I am snowboarding right now. verb

My last goal is going to the gym more.
My sister is a nurse.
My hobby is playing music.

My last goal is to go to the gym more. Not as common

liking, existing, wanting, loving? UNUSUAL

He is driving down the street. CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE VERB

He likes driving. NOUN-gerund
I love exercising. 
I like doing exercise.

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like
love
prefer
hate
begin
start
continue
can't stand

can be followed by gerund "ing" or infinitive "to aa"

like
We like to go to the movies.
We like going to the movies.
We don't like going to the movies.
We don't like to go to the movies.

prefer
She prefers to stay home on Friday nights.
She prefers staying home on Friday nights.

begin/start
Mary began doing yoga last year.
Mary started to do yoga last year.
Mary will start to do yoga next week.

continue
I will continue to study/studying English even though it is difficult sometimes.

can't stand - really do not like
I can't stand spending time with my sister-in-law.
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stop - just with a gerund
He wants to stop smoking.
She stopped playing soccer last year when she hurt her knee.
She stopped to cross the road. XXX
She stopped calling me.

remember
He remembers picking up his kids. - remember an event
I don't remember meeting her.
I remember being a little kid.

He remembers to pick up his kids. - don't forget to do something
I remember to be a little kid. STRANGE

She remembers locking the front door. -remember an event
She remembers to lock the front door. - remember to do something

enjoy - followed by a gerund
We enjoyed hiking last week.
We enjoyed to hike last week. XXX

Rewrite the paper for an extra point. Optional.

Eng Mix Modals, modal auxiliaries

modals
modal auxiliaries
verb structure
* One-word modals
high-frequency
-can - ability, permission
"She can speak German." "Can I borrow a pencil?"
-could - permission, suggests the future or past
"Could I ask you a question?" "I could/can drive you to the airport tomorrow."
"When you were a kid, you could do a cartwheel."
"Could you drive me right now."
"I couldn't come to school yesterday."
"I can't come to school tomorrow."
"I couldn't can't come to school tomorrow."
"I won't/ will not come to school tomorrow"
-may - possible, polite request
"She may/might come to your party."
"May/Can I make an appointment for 2 o'clock tomorrow?" "I have an appointment."
"Can I have a coffee?"
"May I have a coffee?"
-might - maybe
"
-must - have to, necessity, obligation
You must be careful when you cross the street.

-should - advice
You should go see a doctor.

-will - future

-would - possibility
I would go to your party, but I have to work.
If I were you, I would GIVE ADVICE.
If I were you, I would take English instead of math.
Would you help me, please?
Would you like some coffee?

-shall- not commonly used, low-frequency
Let's take a break, shall we?
very polite invitation "Shall we dance?"

two-word modals
-had better - should
You had better study more.

-have to - must
You have to take of your kids. You have to do your work.
I have to go.

-ought to - should
You ought to call your sister.
You ought to cover your nose when you sneeze.

-used to - habit in the past
Maria used to live in El Salvador.
Michelle used to do/go to/practice yoga, but she stopped.

am used to - comfortable with, not a modal 
She is used to Vancouver now. noun
Sarah is used to getting up early. noun
getting - noun, gerund
I am getting a new dog. verb
I hate getting a cold. noun-gerund
The usage is different.

We were skiing last year in Whistler. verb
We love skiiing in Whistler. noun- gerund


*three-word modals

-be able to - can
He is able to speak English and Farsi.

-be going to- will
I am going to make pizza tonight for my kids.

-be supposed to - should/must
I am supposed to do some laundry this weekend.

-have got to - very strong must
You have got to lock the door when you leave the house.
You have got to make your house childproof when you have a toddler.

childproof locks on your car

Little jugs have big ears. Children are always listening.
Monkey see, monkey do.

I used to live in Libya. I want to get used to living in Canada. I am getting used to living in Canada.



modals
modal + to go

I will go.
I want to drive to Surrey.
want to + to drive 

used to + to drive
He used to drive trucks.

Eng Mix Phrasal verbs

phrasal verbs-
verb + preposition
look at
look after
look up
look up to


Our phrasal verbs can be found here:
https://www.scribd.com/document/338243913/phrasalverblisteasypacelearning-pdf

He has been down all week.
He has been feeling down all week. He is feeling blue.
The internet is down.

She is seeing red. She is red in the face. She is very angry. She is going to blow her top. She hit the roof.

Idioms
hit the roof - get very angry "His mother hit the roof when she saw the mess in the kitchen."
hit the hay - go to bed/sleep "I'm tired; I'm going to hit the hay early tonight."
hit the sack - go to bed/sleep "It's 10 o'clock, time to hit the sack."
hit the books - study hard "I have a math test, so I have to hit the books tonight."
hit the road - to go, to leave "She is going to hit the road at 1:15."
tell somebody "Hit the road!"

giving directions - "Go down Fraser Street and take a left when you hit 33rd Avenue."
take a left, hang a right - turn left, turn right
"Take the second left."

"Knock on wood." good luck "I have a job interview tomorrow. I hope I get it. Knock on wood."