EF34 11:00 March 30

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

Today’s agenda:

1. Discuss optional replacement quiz to be held Thursday

2. Review March 29th midterm recommendations

3. Discuss process for registration

4. Review sentence types

5. Begin sentence combining

Easter Holiday – four-day weekend

April 2, 4 - Good Friday, Easter Monday - holidays

I don’t know which classes I will be teaching in Fourth Quarter. As soon as I find out, I will let you know.

Skipping a level – In general, no. However, if your average is 90%+ then we can talk.

** Optional replacement quiz

Email me today by 3PM if you would like to replace one of your quiz marks. No lates.

Email me with your name, class, time in the subject line.

Tell me which quiz you want to replace, e.g. Quiz#3

I have explained already how the replacement mark will work. If you don’t remember, go back and review the class blog.

You can do a replacement quiz on Thursday. The quiz will be a mix of sentence styles.

e.g. one simple, two compound, three complex

Review of sentence types.

*SIMPLE

SV

SSV

SVV

*COMPOUND

SV, SOBA SV.

, so    , or   , but   , and

*COMPLEX

ADVERB CLAUSES

NOUN CLAUSES

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Our goal is to be able to use these sentence types when we write.

We want to put this information into practice.

dumplings cooked in a teapot – Someone has knowledge but has trouble putting it into practice.

Book learning VS using English on your feet.

FREE ADVICE: If you want to get good at English, get an English-speaking boyfriend or girlfriend. You will speak a nice English within a year.

NEW TOPIC:

Sentence Combining

-very useful

-the best to ways to improve putting ideas into sentences – writing and speaking

-several short sentences

-find the important information in each short sentence

-put the important parts together into one longer sentence

e.g.

Kai plays soccer. KERNEL

Find new information in the following sentences. Avoid repetition.

He plays every day.

He plays with his friends.

They play at school.

Decide how you would like to put these elements together.

Kai plays soccer

every day

with his friends

at school

SIMPLE

Kai plays soccer every day with his friends at school.

Every day, Kai plays soccer with his friends at school.

Every day at school, Kai plays soccer with his friends.

COMPOUND

Kai plays soccer every day at school, and he plays with his friends.

COMPLEX

Kai plays soccer every day with his friends when they are at school.

Our goal is to be able to express our thoughts in a variety of ways.

SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX

EXERCISES FOR HOMEWORK

At the Beach 

1. The group met at the beach. KERNEL

They met at 10:00 a.m. 

They met every day. 

The beach was public.

Decide how you want to combine these elements.

The group met at the beach

at 10:00 a.m. 

every day

public

The group met at the public beach at 10:00 a.m. every day.

Your examples:

1. The group met at the public beach at 10:00 a.m. every day.

2. The group met at the public beach every day at 10 am.

3. Every day, the group met at 10:00 a.m. at the public beach.

4. The group met at the public beach 10 am every day.

5. The group met at the public beach, and they met at 10am every day.

2. The beach was hot. 

The beach was crowded. 

The beach was exciting. 

There were children. 

There were adults. 

There were lifeguards. 

3. Mr. Isaac sold ice cream. 

It was packed in ice. 

The truck was small. 

The truck was in the parking lot. 

4. The teenagers lay in the sun. 

They played volleyball. 

The children swam. 

The children waded. 

The children ran in the sand. 

5. A group of clowns juggled. 

They played with children. 

The children were laughing. 

The clowns gave out balloons. 

6. The sand was white. 

The water was beyond the beach. 

The water was blue. 

The blue was vibrant.

Try #2-6 for homework. We will share them tomorrow.

EF6 8:30 March 30

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Today’s agenda

1. Discuss optional replacement quiz to be held Thursday

2. Review March 29th midterm recommendations

3. Discuss process for registration

4. Review sentence types and common errors

5. Begin sentence combining

Easter Holiday – four-day weekend

April 2, 4 -Good Friday, Easter Monday - holidays

I don’t know which classes I will be teaching in Fourth Quarter. As soon as I find out, I will let you know.

** Optional replacement quiz

Email me today by 1PM if you would like to replace one of your quiz marks. No lates.

Email me with your name, class, time in the subject line.

Tell me which quiz you want to replace, e.g. Quiz#3

I have explained already how the replacement mark will work. If you don’t remember, go back and review the class blog.

You can do a replacement quiz on Thursday. The quiz will be a mix of sentence styles.

e.g. one simple, two compound, three complex

Sentence types: I hope you have kept up on the sentence work over the break.

*SIMPLE

SV

SVV

SSV

*COMPOUND

SV , SOBA SV.

SV ; TRANS, SV.

*COMPLEX

ADVERB CLAUSES

NOUN CLAUSES

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

I expect you to be able to write these sentences.

If you can, great. If you can’t, better get to work.

Common errors:

-starting sentences with SOBA

so or but and

‘And then we went home.’ XXX, too casual for school

SOLUTIONS

‘Then we went home.’

‘After that, we went home.’

‘But it was too cold to swim.’ XXX, not good writing for school

SOLUTIONS

‘However, it was too cold to swim.’

‘We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim.’

Do not begin sentences with SOBA (so or but and) in school writing. That is too casual for academic writing.

-comma splices CS

‘We went to the beach, it was too cold to swim.‘ CS

comma is not strong enough to join sentences

SOLUTIONS

‘We went to the beach, but it was too cold to swim.‘

‘We went to the beach; it was too cold to swim.‘

‘We went to the beach; however, it was too cold to swim.‘

-verb tenses and forms

You have to know your basic verbs in English.

Focus on the basic verb tenses

-simple present, simple past, simple future

-present continuous, past continuous, future continuous

-present perfect

There’s a lot of work to do. Slow steady daily work is required if you want to keep improving.

**

Sentence Combining

- most useful kind of sentence writing work

- practical

- uses all of the skills we have studies so far

- puts the grammar work into practice

-take several short sentences

-figure out what information is important in each of them

-combine them together into one longer sentence

simple example

e.g.

Kai plays soccer. KERNEL

Find new information in the other sentences. Avoid repetition.

He plays every day. 

He plays with his friends.

They play at school.

Decide how you want to combine these elements. 

simple? compound? complex?

Kai plays soccer. 

every day. 

with his friends.

at school.

SIMPLE

Kai plays soccer every day at school with his friends.

COMPOUND

Kai plays soccer every day with his friends, and they play at school.

COMPLEX

Kai plays soccer every day with his friends when they are at school.

You want to be able to write in several different sentence styles. That is out goal.

** For homework

At the Beach 

1. The group met at the beach.  KERNEL – centre, main sentence

They met at 10:00 a.m. 

They met every day. 

The beach was public. 

The group met if it was sunny.

Decide how you would like to combine these elements:

The group met at the beach

at 10:00 a.m. 

every day

public 

if it was sunny

The group met at the public beach at 10:00 a.m. every day if it was sunny.

Every day, the group met at the public beach at 10:00 a.m. if it was sunny.

Every day if it was sunny, the group met at the public beach at 10:00 a.m..

Every day at 10:00 a.m., the group met at the public beach if it was sunny.

You can move the elements around to change the feel of the sentences. This is style more than grammar.

Which one sounds better? Which one reads better?

2. The beach was hot. 

The beach was crowded. 

The beach was exciting. 

There were children. 

There were adults. 

There were clowns.

There were lifeguards. 

3. Mr. Isaac sold ice cream. 

It was packed in ice. 

He was considered part of the beach. 

The truck was small. 

The truck was in the parking lot. 

4. The teenagers lay in the sun. 

They played volleyball. 

The children swam. 

The children waded. 

The children ran in the sand. 

They ran for the joy of running. 

5. A group of clowns juggled. 

They played with children. 

The children were laughing. 

The clowns gave out balloons. 

The balloons were filled with helium. 

6. The sand was white. 

The white was glaring. 

The sand emitted waves of heat. 

The waves of heat blurred the water. 

The water was beyond the beach. 

The water was blue. 

The blue was vibrant.

Try these for homework. We will discuss them tomorrow.

EF34 11:00 March12

 

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

 

1.    Review Quiz#5 adjective clauses

2.    Test#3 paragraph tomorrow

 

Two-week Spring Break

 

Monday, March 29 – midterm reports.

Email me between 11 and 1:15, and I will email you your midterm average and my recommendation for next term.

 

 

Those sentences that we practiced stuck in my head.

 

 

Quiz#5

 

1.    May has a son. Her son is 16.

May has a son who is 16.

2.    John lives in Vancouver. He is a bus driver.

MISPLACED- wrong place

John lives in Vancouver who is a bus driver. Vancouver is a bus driver?

John who is a bus driver lives in Vancouver. John is a bus driver.

 

3. Here’s the key. The key is for the lock.

4. Maria bought a sandwich. The sandwich was delicious.

5. Jung got a new puppy. Jung is my friend.

Jung got a new puppy who is my friend. XXX

Jung who is my friend got a new puppy.

 

6. The English test is easy. It is on adjective clauses.

The English test is easy that is on adjective clauses. describing ‘easy’?

The English test that is on adjective clauses is easy. describing ‘test’

 

Write down some of your examples:

3.    John who lives in Vancouver is a bus driver.

4.    Jung, my friend, got that new cute puppy. appositive – teach later

Jung, who is my friend, got that new cute puppy. adj cl

Adjective clauses and appositives are similar

 

5.    Jung who got a new puppy is my friend.

6.    Tom loves who has a long hair is May. XXX

Tom loves May who has long hair.

 

7.    The English test that is very easy. frag

The English test that is very easy was also very short.

8.    I gave my kid a toy that I bought for her yesterday.

9.    We have two weeks free time that is Spring Break.

10.                       My friend who likes to play tennis. fragment

My friend who likes to play tennis V.

My friend who likes to play tennis practices a lot.

 

 

Sentence styles:

simple

compound

complex – adverb clauses, noun clauses, adjective clauses

 

These are the sentences that we have to know.

Practice, learn, study, review.

EF6 8:30 March12

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

 

 

Today’s agenda

 

1.    Go over Quiz#5 – adjective clauses

2.    Review paragraph format, structure, and content.

3.    Test#3- Paragraph

 

Reminder: Two-week Spring Break

March 29^th midterm recommendations

 

 

 

Quiz5 – I gave you the wrong quiz, the one for EF3/4.

 

 

This is the quiz I should have given you:

***

Combine the sentences together using adjective clauses.  Use different styles.

E.g. I have a dog. The dog is white.

I have a dog that is white.

 

1. May bought a bicycle for her son. Her son wanted a new one.

2. John is leaving Vancouver. He just got a new job in Calgary.

3. Here’s the key. You have been looking for it.

4. Maria bought some BC wine. She enjoys wine from all over the world.

5. Jung has a lot of missiles. They are tipped with nuclear bombs.

6. This quiz is easy. It is on adjective clauses.

***

 

 

 

adj cl-

COMMON ERRORS:

adjective clause in the wrong place, move

 

1. May has a son. Her son is 16.

2. John lives in Vancouver. He is a bus driver.

e.g. wrong place

John lives in Vancouver who is a bus driver. describing Vancouver?

John who is a bus driver lives in Vancouver.

 

3. Here’s the key. The key is for the lock.

4. Maria bought a sandwich. The sandwich was delicious.

5. Jung got a new puppy. Jung is my friend.

e.g. wrong place

Jung got a new puppy who is my friend. puppy is the friend?

Jung who is my friend got a new puppy.

 

6. The English test is easy. It is on adjective clauses.

e.g. wrong place, unthinking, little thought about meaning

The English test is easy that is on adjective clauses. describing ‘easy’?

Doesn’t make any sense. You’re not listening to your words.

The English test that is on adjective clauses is easy.

 

You must think about what your sentence is saying.

 

Marks for quizzes. 6 sentences, quiz is out of 3. Each sentence is worth ½ pt.

 

Quizzes out of 3.  x/3

Tests out of 6. x/6

 

Your examples from the quiz:

1.    Jung is my friend who got a new puppy.

2.    The English test is easy that is on adjective clause.

The English test that is on adjective clauses is easy.

 

3.    That’s the key for the lock. simple prep ph

That’s the key which/that is for the lock.

4.    The English test which is on adjective clauses is easy.

5.    Here’s the key which is for the lock.

6.    John who is a bus driver lives in Vancouver.

7.    Rex who was my puppy’s daddy passed away.

puppy’s daddy   daddy’s puppy

8.    Leave things that are time consuming for the weekend.

Leave things that takes your time for the weekend. phrasing

Leave things that take up a lot of your time for the weekend.

 

Sentence styles:

simple

compound

complex- adverb cl, noun cl, adjective cl

 

Step 1,2,3 of being a good writer.

These are fundamental skills. If you are weak on them, you have to get better.

EF34 11:00 March11

 

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

 

1.    Review narrative writing, narrative paragraph

2.    Quiz#5 adjective clauses

 

Test#3 paragraph tomorrow

 

Two-week Spring Break – don’t forget all the English that we have learned. We forget new things quickly. We have to keep up on the practice if we want to retain the new information. Because a lot of this stuff is so new, we have to practice and refresh it in our minds until it becomes deep in our brains.

 

Monday, March 29 – we are back. However, there will be no class that day because I will be giving out midterm reports.

Email me between 11 and 1:15, and I will email you your midterm average and my recommendation for next term.

 

 

Those sentences that we practiced stuck in my head.

 

Same thing happens to me.

 

This weekend -recording guitar for three friends’ songs

The music was in my head when I was trying to go to sleep. It kept me awake.

 

Keep working. Keep thinking about it. It‘s the way that we learn.

 

 

 

Friday – Test#3 - narrative paragraph (same as last Test#2)

-tell a story (100-150 words)

Topic sentence-

Supporting sentences- tell the details of the story

Concluding sentence

 

Test#3 will be just like Test#2 but with a different topic.

Test#2 “Write about a funny thing that happened to you when you

were a kid.”

For example: Test#3 “What is the best vacation you ever had?”

 

 

 

 

Today – quiz adj cl

who that

Higher level – which – special things, unique things

 

who – people

that – things, animals

which – special things, unique things

 

I use a pencil that I found on the street. regular pencil, not special

 

I wear a ring which my grandfather gave me before he died. the ring is special

 

Her wedding dress which is beautiful was very expensive. the dress is special

 

Which one do you want?  question, different usage of ‘which’

 

unique – only one

Beijing which is the capital of China is a huge city.

I used to live Tokyo which is a wonderful exciting city.

 

who – people

that – things, animals

HIGHER LEVEL, EF6 which – special things, unique things

 

 

For us, ‘who’ and ‘that’ will work 98.3% of the time.

EF6 8:30 March11

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

 

 

Today’s agenda

 

1.    Go over subject and object pronouns

2.    Quiz#5 – adjective clauses

 

HW   Review paragraph format, structure, and content.

Test#3- Paragraph tomorrow

The paragraph will be on a general topic.

Like last topic: Write about a funny thing that happened when you were that.

 

 

Adjective clauses – who, that, which

 

Deeper level: subject and object pronouns

 

who, that, which – pronouns

 

can be either the subject or the object of an adjective clause

 

My sister who is a nurse lives in Tokyo. ‘who’ is a subject pronoun

 

My sister who I miss seeing lives in Tokyo. ‘who’ is an object pronoun

choice – ‘who’ ‘whom’

My sister whom I miss seeing lives in Tokyo. very formal

‘whom’ can be used as an object pronoun

 

The woman who I was talking to is my friend. ‘who’ object pronoun

The woman I was talking to is my friend. delete ‘who’

The woman whom I was talking to is my friend. very formal

 

 

TRUTH- People don’t say ‘whom’. We use ‘who’ instead.

 

One situation where you must use ‘whom’

writing a letter to someone, but you don’t know who it is

 

To whom it may concern,

 

- recommendation letter

 

Dear Sir or Madam,

 

My advice: Forget about ‘whom’. It is not important. You don’t need it. We don’t use it. Focus on learning other more important things.

 

 

‘that’ subject and object pronoun

Joan got a puppy that has white and brown ears. ‘that’ subject pronoun

The puppy that Joan got has white and brown ears. ‘that’ object pronoun

Choice:

The puppy that Joan got has white and brown ears.

The puppy Joan got has white and brown ears.

When ‘that’ is an object pronoun, you can delete it.

 

subject and object pronouns are parts of adjective clauses

 

This is harder, deeper grammar. You do not have to know this.

 

My advice: Stick to ‘who’, ‘that’, and ‘which’. They will work perfectly  in every situation.

who – people

that - thing

which – special things, unique things

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EF34 11:00am March10

 

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

1.    Continue adjective clauses

 

The internet at school is unstable again. The audio quality may be poor at times.

 

Quiz#5 (adjective clauses) on Thursday

Test#3 (narrative paragraph) on Friday

 

 

***

Spring Break is from March 15-26. We will be back on Monday, March 29.

***

On Monday, March 29, I will be giving out midterm reports. You will need this report from me in order to register for the next term: April-June.

We will not have a class together on Monday, March 29.

You can email me anytime between 11:00-1:15 on March 29, and I will email you back your midterm average (%) and my recommendation as to whether you should register for the next level or stay at this level.

 

Your midterm average will be based on the quizzes and tests we have done so far. Quiz 1,2,3,4,5. Test 1,2,3.

 

The pass mark for the class is 50%. That’s true for all of BC schools.

At the end of the course, if you have 50%+, you can move up.

 

The minimum average for early recommendation (midterm recommendation) is 65%. Our English department policy is anyone who is getting below 65% is probably not ready to move on.

***

 

You can figure out your own average

Quiz 1,2,3,4         x/3

Test1,2                 x/6

 

Scenario 1:

Quizzes:     1/3    2/3    2.5/3           3/3

Tests:         4/6    2/6

 

x\y  14.5/24  = 60.4%

NO EARLY RECOMMENDATION

 

Scenario 2:

Quizzes:     1.8/3           2/3    2/3    2.2/3

Tests:         4.5/6           4/6

 

16.5/24 = 68.8%

EARLY RECOMMENDATION

 

Have you figured out your average yet?

 

In this school we give Interim Recommendations about halfway through the course. This is a school policy, not my idea.

 

If you want to stay at this level, that’s normally fine unless you are clearly ready to move up or if you have taken this level several times.

Usually we allow people to take the same level a few times.

 

English Foundations are the core courses. You need these courses.

The Companion are for extra instruction and practice. They are optional but very helpful.

 

This will be a midterm report. We still have four weeks left to learn, do tests and quizzes, and get better.

My question: “Are you ready to succeed in the next level?”

 

OPTIONAL REPLACEMENT QUIZ

We will do an optional replacement quiz after Spring Break. You will have an opportunity to replace one of your quiz marks with a new quiz mark.

For example:

*Scenario 1

Quiz1          2/3

Quiz2          3/3

Quiz3               1/3

Quiz4               0/3 (late or missed) 2/3

Quiz5               2.5/3

Replacement quiz- You choose which quiz mark you would like to replace. e.g. Quiz4

You do the replacement quiz, and then the new mark will replace the old one.

Replacement quiz 2/3

 

*Scenario2

Quiz1          3/3

Quiz2          3/3

Quiz3          2.5/3

Quiz4          2.8/3

Quiz5          2.5/3 1/3

 

Replacement quiz- You choose which quiz you would like to replace. e.g. Quiz3 or 5- choose one, Quiz5

You do the replacement quiz, and then the new mark will replace the old one.

Replacement quiz 1/3

 

***

The replacement quiz is optional. If you’re happy with your marks, don’t do the replacement quiz.

It is an opportunity, not a requirement.

 

The replacement quiz will be after Spring Break.

 

Normally, out of a whole class, most of the students don’t do the replacement quiz. They just stick with what they have.

 

We will do an optional replacement test after we have 5 or 6 tests done.

 

My goal is not for you to get 100%. My goal is only to offer an opportunity for people who feel like something went wrong and they want to correct it.

Go back and reread the notes. Ask if you don’t understand. This is the time to ask questions. I will not explain all this individually by email.

 

Questions about interim (midterm) recommendations:

Questions about the replacement quiz:

Only one replacement quiz is being offered.

 

 

Continue with adjective clauses:

who - people

that – things, animals

Examples:

who

I have a friend who lives in China.

Maria has a son who plays volleyball.

My neighbour who is 98 years old still lives on his own.

 

that

Maria has a phone that cost $150.

The car that she bought is not running smoothly.

Joe saw a dog that had a very fluffy tail.

There is a woodpecker that is drumming a hole in my house.

 

Try a few examples of your own in Chat:

1.    That little girl who has long black hair is my niece.

2.    The bag that I bought two weeks ago is on sale now.

3.    My brother who lives in U S A he is working a driver. XXX

My brother who lives in the USA is working as a driver.

4.    The gift that you gave me is very nice.

5.    The dumplings that you ate this morning were made by me.

6.    I have a friend who loves going swimming.

7.    Emily who came from Japan is a charming girl.

8.    I have a friend who studieng a Doctor.

I have a friend who is studying to be a doctor.

 

9.    My father has sick who goes to hospital. XXX

My father who is sick goes to hospital.

 

10.                       My a new jacket that was very cheap, because in the store was a big sell. TOO MUCH – STICK WITH SHORTER SENTENCES

My new jacket that was very cheap was on sale.

 

11.                       My nephew is a smart boy who studied at home by himself.

12.                       I have a computer that need to repair

I have a computer that needs to be repaired.

 

13.                       My friend who is a handyman works hard.

14.                       Lucy studying the JJ BEAN who sit the highchair. XXX RW

 

15.                       My garden is great this year that is benefit from the wonderful weather. XXX

My garden that is benefitting from the wonderful weather is great this year.

16.                       I want to go to Africa which is a country that I would like to visit.

17.                       My friend is walking a dog that has black fur.

18.                       The pajamas that I bought last week for my daughter were too tight.

19.                       I saw a white hours that crossed the street   ??

20.                       He has a cat that is came from France. XXX

He has a cat that came from France.

 

21.                       I had a dog before that was a homeless dog.

22.                       There is a  table that I bought at Ikea was cheap.

The table that I bought at Ikea was cheap.

 

23.                       I have a car that is very expensive.

24.                       The girl who wears a pink jacket is my daughter.

25.                       He has a car that he drives to go to work.

26.                       All stores in Vancouver say that masks are mandatory. noun clause

27.                       I have a MacBookAir that I cost so much but I don’t know how to use it . TOO LONG- DIVIDE UP

 

28.                       The taxi driver who took me to the airport was very rude.

29.                       I love seeing that cute brown dog everyday on my way home. SIMPLE

30.                       The  bus that Jen supposed to be in it brock down before it left.

The bus that Jen was supposed to be on broke down before it left.

 

31.                       he has new a watch who brought last year. XXX RW

He has a new watch that he bought last year.

 

32.                       The girl who is standing there is my sister.

33.                       she is a teacher who is very intelligent. cap

34.                       The man who the teacher is talking with is my father.

35.                       The sentences that I wrote were not from the internet.

 

who that -most important words for adjective clauses

Keep the sentences pretty basic. Don’t try to do too much. Don’t try to cram too much information into one sentence. Simpler is better. Keep it to two ideas in the sentences.

My daughter who is 18 loves to draw. 2 ideas- perfect

My daughter who is 18 loves to draw because she has always loves to draw, and her mother draws too, her drawing is very nice. A MESS

My daughter who is 18 years old. fragment

SOLUTIONS:

My daughter is 18 years old. simple sentence

My daughter who is 18 years old is very smart. complex- adjective clause

 

Good start. More practice is needed. Adjective clauses are the trickiest one so far that we have studied. I saved the hardest ones for last.

 

Easy(?) quiz tomorrow.