EF 1 2 Class 32

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

 

 

Today’s class plan

·      Go over compound sentences, Exercise 1

More student examples from homework

·      Quiz tomorrow

Prepare for quiz tomorrow- simple sentence and compound sentences

·      New verb tense- present progressive/continuous

·      “Work Hours”

·      “Possessive Pronouns”

 

Thursday

·      Quiz#1

·      Continue present progressive/continuous verb tense

·      Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

Friday

·      Test#5 paragraph

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

Monday

 

Tuesday

·      Quiz#1- simple sentences

 

 

 

HOMEWORK

Exercise 1

1.    The tree is losing its leaves.

The tree is losing its leaves, SOBA SV.

The tree is losing its leaves, but it still has some leaves.

The tree is losing its leaves, so the fall is coming.

Fall/Autumn is coming, so the tree is losing its leaves.

The tree is losing its leaves, and the weather is becoming/getting cold.

The tree is losing its leaves, but it is still alive.

The tree is losing its leaves because the temperature is getting cold. COMPLEX- next week

 

We will share them in class tomorrow.

Compound sentences

SV, SOBA SV.

 

1.    The tree is losing its leaves, but in the spring it will rise again.

The tree is losing its leaves, but it still has some leaves.

 

 

2.    I will go to work this afternoon, so I will back to home late.

I will go to work this afternoon, and I will watch a movie in the evening.

I will go to work this afternoon, but I am very tired.

 

3.    The old man is painting his fence, so his fence will look more beautiful.

The old man is painting his fence, and he fixes/is fixing his fence.

The old man is painting his fence, and it looks beautiful.

 

4.    I like ice cream, and hot coffee XXX

I like ice cream and hot coffee. SV SIMPLE

I like ice cream, but it is not healthy.

I like ice cream, so I bought a big container.

 

5.    Joe went to the store, and he will buy/bought yogurt, cake...

Joe went to the store, and he will buy/bought yogurt, cake, etc.

etc = et cetera

 

6.    Jessie is swimming, so her health will good than mine

Jessie is swimming, so her health will be better than mine.

good better best

 

7.    The printer is out of paper, so some peoples people can't print their document.

 

one person    many people

8. The music is too loud, so I will decrease level of the volume.

9. I went to the cinema, and I will come back to home in two hours.

10. My husband and I moved to Vancouver, so we will buy a table, washing machine,... etc. for our new house.

My husband and I moved to Vancouver, so we will buy a table, washing machine, etc. for our new house.

 

washer and dryer- for clothes

dishwasher- dishes and utensils

 

11. Jun's sister calls her mother every day and tells about her daily life with her mother.  SIMPLE SVV

Jun's sister calls her mother every day, or she visits her. COMPOUND

Jun's sister calls her mother every day, but they can’t meet each other.

 

can’t = can not = cannot

 

 

 

Review simple verb tenses

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE FUTURE

 

Tomorrow- PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/ PRESENT CONTINUOUS

She is driving her car. I am driving my car. We are driving our car.

 

 

 

Next two weeks – 4,5 quizzes on sentences

simple

compound

Tomorrow – complex

 

EXAMPLE
Quiz #1

(25-30m)

Write a sentence for each:

SIMPLE SENTENCES

1.school     SV

2.park         SSV

3.phone     SVV

COMPOUND SENTENCES

4.bus          and

5.store        but

6.lunch       so

 

Choose any verb tense that you like.

1.    The kids go to school. simple present

The kids went to school. simple past

The kids will go to school. simple future

The kids are going to go to school. simple future

2.    My sister and I go/went/will go to the/a park.

My sister and I will go to the park to tonight.

3.    I texted and phoned my mother. SVV

4.    She took the bus to school, and he walked to work.

5.    Jun went to the store, but it was closed.  open/closed

Shari went to the store, but she did not buy anything.

Shari went to the store, but she forgot her credit card.

6.    I ate lunch, so I am not hungry now.

 

 

 

Verb tenses- simple tenses

He walks to work.

She walked to work.

They will walk to work.

 

He is walk to work. XXX He walks to work. simple present

He was walk to work. XXX  He walked to work. simple past

 

He is walk to work.*

*thinking about present progressive/continuous

He is walking to work.

 

Let’s do a practice quiz.

Pen.

Doublespace.

 

Articles- a an the

 

 

 

 

Talking topics:

1.    If you were still in your home country, how would your life be different?

2.    If you had three wishes, what would you choose? NOTE: You can’t wish for more wishes.

 

EF5 Wr567 Class 31

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

 

Today’s agenda

·      Xmas songalong pics

·      Review sentence types

·      Begin adjective clauses

·      Work on prepositions

 

Wednesday

·      Continue sentence types- adjective clauses

·      Continue review of verb tenses- present perfect

·      Continue phrasal verbs – daily part of the class

·      Begin process/expository writing

 

Thursday

·      Continue process/expository writing

 

Test#5 this week - paragraph- probably Friday

 

Final two weeks-

Presentations- individual presentations

Essays- five-paragraph essay

Replacement quiz or test- last few days

Final spoken mark – x/10  x/10

 

Next Wednesday- Eval #3-Final evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review of sentences types:

 

*SIMPLE- one independent clause, one main clause

SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

**You have to keep practicing the basic stuff. Drill the fundamentals.

 

*COMPOUND

SV, SOBA SV.   , so   , or   , but   , and

 

FANBOYS-  for nor yet – low-frequency words

 

IDIOM You should know this stuff cold. You should know it like the back of your hand.

 

SV; SV.  semicolon

SV; TRANS, SV.   It is cloudy today; however, it isn’t raining.

 

CONFUSION about ; ,  It is cloudy today, however it isn’t raining. XXX

It is cloudy today but, it isn’t raining. XXX

 

*COMPLEX

ADVERB CLAUSES – when   if   because   while    since   even though   ever since

NOUN CLAUSE – feel   think   say   believe   know   understand   forget   realize     that   how   why

I think (that) it will rain tomorrow.

He thought that tomorrow it will rain.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE- Today or tomorrow

 

 

REVIEW Sentence types:

 

* SIMPLE- one main clause

          SV   SSV    SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

STYLE ADVICE: If something is important and you want to people to remember it, write it in a simple sentence.

-powerful, clear, direct

 

* COMPOUND – two main clauses joined together

1.       , FANBOYS   , SOBA

2.       ; semicolon

3.       ; TRANS,

Transitional words and terms: e.g. however    therefore   also   nevertheless   to tell the truth    in general   moreover  

 

* COMPLEX – one main clause + one subordinate clause

1.       adverb clauses- because   when   if   since   so that   so...that, as, while, whenever, so that, before, after, etc

2.       noun clause- verbs- feel think say know believe / pronouns?- that why how

3.       THIS WEEK adjective clauses

 

 

***

COMPLEX SENTENCES

adjective clauses – more in-depth, more detailed

keep it as simple as possible to start- start basic and then go deeper

 

adjective – describes a noun

the red hat adjective

the nice red hat adjective

a  green hat-

 

 

He is wearing a green hat.

 

green(adj)- new at a job, don’t know what you’re doing yet

She is a very green manager. She is inexperienced.

 

EXTRA INFORMATION:

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES (or other nouns functioning as adjectives):

opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

 

It is a beautiful diamond ring.

It is a diamond beautiful ring. XXX

 

opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

My grandmother broke her gorgeous sky-blue English teapot.

Shari loves to listen to ancient Persian music.

The dog plays with a big round plastic chew toy.

Yuko collects old Japanese tea sets.

 

It is a beautiful brand-new oval blue diamond. MAYBE TOO MANY ADJS

 

DETAIL ABOUT PUNCTUATION , commas

It is an expensive, beautiful diamond ring.

That is a cute, charming baby.

 

She bought a blue and green sweater.

She bought a bluish green sweater.

He has bluish grey eyes.

blue- bluish- mix of blue

She has long reddish brown hair.

He has a salt and pepper beard.

 

I got some coffee cups. coffee- noun, acting like an adjective

I love coffee.  Coffee- noun, acting like a noun

We use nouns as adjectives all the time.

 

purpose - neck tie   school book   sports/running shoes   eyeglasses   water bottle   rain jacket

 

adjectives for shape: circle(n) round(adj) circular(adj)

triangle(n) triangular(adj)

square(n) square(adj)

 

A five-sided table. A pentagonal table.

An octagonal stop sign. An eight-sided stop sign.

 

The Pentagon-

 

individual adjectives – good for simple ideas

e.g black tea, herbal tea, green tea, Orange Pekoe, mint tea, apple tea

cinnamon tea

 

more complicated, in-depth description – use adjective clauses

e.g. I love the tea that my sister makes from flower petals.

complicated ideas – my sister made it, made from flower petals

 

I love my sister’s flower-petal tea.

 

More complicated ideas- use an adjective clause

 

Three most common pronouns for adjective clauses: who that which

 

*** 95% of the time- who that which ***

 

Other less commonly used pronouns for adjective clauses: whom, where, whose

 

PARTICULAR POINT OF CONFUSION

whom – rarely used, very fancy sounding, sounds like a grammar book

Native English speakers rarely use ‘whom’.  We say ‘who’.

MY ADVICE: Forget about ‘whom’. It is not important.

e.g. The woman to whom I was speaking is my sister. GRAMMAR BOOK

The woman I was talking/speaking to is my sister. VERY AUTHENTIC

The woman who I was talking/speaking to/with is my sister. SOUNDS GREAT

 

One exception about ‘whom’. writing to someone, don’t know who will be receiving the letter

GREETING: To whom it may concern,

Not an everyday occurrence. Pretty rare.

Get the words right!  To whom it may concern,

 

FORMAL SOUNDING ENGLISH  preposition + whom

to whom   from whom   with whom  

With whom are you speaking? EXTREMELY FORMAL STYLE, STIFF, SERIOUS

Who are talking to? CASUAL

 

Pick your tone. Who are you talking to? What impression are you trying to make?

 

Wedding invitation- very formal language

Mr. and Mrs. Chen request the honor of your presence at the nuptials of their daughter…

RSVP

 

 

FOCUS ON HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS: who that which – 95% of the time

 

*who – used for people, any people, sounds nice, sounds polite and respectful, you can use it for all people

 

*that- things that are not alive, animals, people (sounds a little disrespectful, sounds like you don’t like that person)

SUBTLETY IN ENGLISH, signal your opinion of a person:

The guy that my sister married is a creep. adjective clause

creep- a person who gives you a weird negative feeling, makes you feel uncomfortable

 

The man who my other sister married is awesome. adjective clause

That people that did not respect me are now out of my life.

The people who are my true friends will always be with me.

 

‘that’ -tricky word in English, many uses in English

Who is that? Not an adjective clause, sounds polite

Who is that woman you were talking to?

That is a beautiful baby!

Is that your son? -sounds ok

 

*which- special things (special to you), unique things

 

This is a watch that I bought last week. not special, just a watch

I really like the watch which my dad gave me for my 18^th birthday. special

 

wedding ring – which

necklace that your grandmother gave you – which

 

toothbrush – that                                        

glasses- that

 

*which – special things, unique things

special things- You decide if it is special to you.

I have a silver ring which my son gave me. a special thing to me

She has a necklace which her son made for her.

Mei is wearing the jade necklace which her grandmother gave to her.

Shirin is wearing the jade necklace that her grandmother gave to her. (sounds like a regular necklace, not special)

Clara put the picture which her son painted for her up on the fridge.

                                                                         

unique things- only one in the world

Beijing, which is the capital of China, hosted the 2022 Olympic Summer Games. unique

GOOD RULE OF THUMB: only one, put commas around it

 

Edmonton, which has a huge indoor mall, is in northern Alberta.

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris.

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower that is in Paris. XXX sounds like there are several Eiffel Tower

The CN Tower, which is in Toronto, has the Edgewalk.

 

Continue tomorrow

 

 

EF 1 2 Class 31

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s class plan

·      Simple sentences, compound sentences

Go over your sentences from homework

·      Review simple verb tenses

CHOICE

·      Read “Work Hours”

OR

Group chatting- discussion topics

·      HW   Compound sentences, Exercise 1

 

Wednesday

·      Go over compound sentences, Exercise 1

·      New verb tense- present progressive/continuous

·      “Work Hours”

·      “Possessive Pronouns”

·       

 

Thursday

·      Continue present progressive/continuous verb tense

 

Friday

·      Test#5 paragraph

 

 

 

Review- simple sentences, compound sentences, simple verb tenses

 

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX- if because when

“If you are free, let’s get a coffee.”

“He is happy because he got a new job.”

“Jun takes a nap when she is tired.”

 

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES- SV   SSV   SVV

The weather will get cold this week. SV

1.Begin with a capital letter.

2.End with a period or a question mark.

 

SSV- My friend and I went to the supermarket.

SVV- I go to the supermarket and buy some food.

 

COMPOUND SENTENCES

, so   , or   , but   , and

SVV- I go to the supermarket and buy some food. SIMPLE

I go to the supermarket, and I buy some food. COMPOUND

COMPOUND

I like ice cream, but Doris likes cake.

Kids like candy, but they don’t like vegetables.

Today is cold, and it is rainy.

SV, and SV.

 

She studies English everyday, so she improves quickly.

She studied English everyday, so she improved quickly.

She will study English everyday, so she will improve quickly.

 

, or

She can take EF2 next term, or she can take EF1.

 

, SOBA – so or but and

 

soba- Japanese buckwheat noodles

 

Let’s try some!

 

Take out your “100 Most Used Verbs”. Write some compound sentences using simple present, past and future verb tenses. We will share them tomorrow.

 

26. call

SV, SOBA SV.

I call my mother everyday in the morning. SIMPLE SV

I call my mother everyday, and we talk about the weather. COMPOUND

 

Email a few (2,3,4) of your compound to me by 7PM. We will share them tomorrow.

ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

 

 

COMPOUND SV, SOBA SV.

 

1.    I can't skate, but I can ski.

 

2.    She talked for a long time and i felt bored.

She talked for a long time, and I felt bored.

 

3.    Children can do crafts or watch cartoons. SVV SIMPLE

Children can do crafts, or they watch cartoons. COMPOUND

 

4.    We will continue class or take a break. SVV SIMPLE

 

5.    He is often late for class, so his grades are very low. COMPOUND

 

*In English, we always have to think about subject and verb.

 

6.    This was his first speech presentation, so he was nervous.

7.    He works out every day, so he is in good shape.

8.    I need a cup of Juice, and Sarah needs a cup of coffee.

9.    Mario walks in the park, and he is does exercise.

 

10.                       Alex is my friend, but Juan is my brother.

Proper nouns need to be capilatized: cities, countries, names, days, months, ‘I’

 

11.                       The blue car is new, but it is toy of children a children’s toy.

 

12.                       We can go to see a movie, or we can get something to eat. 

13.                       I don't feel well, so I will stay home today. 

14.                       Maria likes to dance, and her sister likes to sing. 

15.                       Juan can wait for the bus, but he prefers to walk home after class. 

16.                       Maria sits on the balcony, so she catches cold. simple present

Maria sat on the balcony, so she caught a cold. simple past

 

17.                       He called his brother, but he didn’t answered. simple past

18.                       Tom mights go out, or stays home. RW

Tom might go out, or he might stay (at) home.

 

19.                       She buys a new jacket, and I buy a skirt. SIMPLE PRESENT

SV, and SV.

She bought a new jacket, and I bought a skirt. SIMPLE PAST

She will buy a new jacket, and I will buy a skirt. SIMPLE FUTURE

She is going to buy a new jacket, and I am going to buy a skirt. SIMPLE FUTURE

 

20.                       We consider own condition, so we have can development.

 

21.                       I like sunny weather, but it is too hot today.

 

to- preposition – directions ‘We go to the mall.’

too- also, too much, too expensive

two – number 2

 

 

22.                       Our farm has chickens and pigs, but we want to buy more animals.

23.                       He likes to drink orange juice, and she likes to eat strawberry ice cream.

Two ways to use ‘like’, ‘love’, prefer’, ‘continue’, ‘start’:

like to go

like going

He likes to drink orange juice.

He likes drinking orange juice.

 

24.                       He reads the news or plays games on his phone. SVV SIMPLE

He reads the news, or he plays games on his phone. COMPOUND

 

25.                       It is snowing today.So I was late for school. RW

It is snowing today, so I was late for school. COMPOUND

 

26.                       Her son passed his math test, so he goes/will go to a higher level of math.

 

27.                       My parents missed me, and I missed them.

 

 

28.                       My friend likes to be a teacher, but she doesn’t like go to school.

 

 

I will drink some water. I am going to drink some water.

 

Slightly different meaning- EF4,5,6

will- decide right now

am going to- already planned

 

HOMEWORK

Exercise 1

1.    The tree is losing its leaves.

The tree is losing its leaves, SOBA SV.

The tree is losing its leaves, but it still has some leaves.

The tree is losing its leaves, so the fall is coming.

Fall/Autumn is coming, so the tree is losing its leaves.

The tree is losing its leaves, and the weather is becoming/getting cold.

The tree is losing its leaves, but it is still alive.

The tree is losing its leaves because the temperature is getting cold. COMPLEX- next week

 

We will share them in class tomorrow.

 

 

Review simple verb tenses

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE FUTURE

 

Tomorrow- PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/ PRESENT CONTINUOUS

She is driving her car. I am driving my car. We are driving our car.

 

 

 

Talking topics:

1.    If you were still in your home country, how would your life be different?

2.    If you had three wishes, what would you choose? NOTE: You can’t wish for more wishes.

 

EF5 Wr567 Class 30

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

 

Today’s agenda

Monday, January 8th

·      Collect RW Quiz4

·      Registration day tomorrow!

·      SMART goalsetting

WOOF goalsetting

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      Continue phrasal verbs – daily part of the class

·      Begin process/expository writing

 

Tuesday

·      Continue sentence types-

 

 

 

Registration for February to April quarter began today.

Quarter 3

My courses are:

P1 EF4/5

P2 EF6/7/Eng.10

 

Online courses- Register in the ALC Room 203

Self-paced courses-

1.Come to school at least once a week.

2.Tests and quizzes are done at the school.

You have to focussed. You have to be organized. You have to make a plan and follow the plan.

 

Check it out!

Speak English with Tiffani- youtube.com, podcast, website

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kii0C8F46eY

Learn English with Bob the Canadian.

 

New Years’ Resolutions-  change, decision to change your habits

 

#1 resolution- Lose weight.

 

SLANG/IDIOM – get ripped

 

bodybuilder- competitive

 

Some bodybuilders use anabolic steroids.

 

 

SMART goalsetting

personal, professional, or education goals for yourself

 

Specific

Measurable

Attainable/Achievable

Relevant

Time-bound

 

Specific- To be able to run 5km in one go.

Measurable-

Attainable/Achievable-

Relevant-

Time-bound- 5 weeks/ 8 weeks/ ½ year

 

Start with the end in mind.

 

 

New idea- WOOP

WOOP goalsetting

W- Wish/Want

O- Outcome

O- Obstacles

P- Plan

 

Find a way or make a way.

EF 1 2 Class 30

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s class plan

·      Registration Day is tomorrow!

·      College and university planning

·      Review- simple sentences, compound sentences

simple verb tenses

·      New verb tense- present progressive/continuous

·      “Possessive Pronouns”

 

 

tailoring clothing

tailor- a person who sews clothing

hem pants or a skirt

hem(v)(n)- shorten or lengthen pants or a skirt

 

sewing machines or by hand?

 

The Polar Bear Swim – January 1^st

 

it will get very cold from Thursday or Friday. It is supposed to get down to -12C.

Thursday will have a high of -2 and a low of -16.

 

Today we have wet snow. When very wet snow is on the ground, we call it slush.

 

rain

snow

hail- small pieces of frozen ice falling from the sky

freezing rain- rain falling form the sky, freezes to ice when it hit the ground

 

slippery sidewalks

black ice- roads are covered with a thin layer of ice, but you can’t see the ice, very slippery

 

Registration day is tomorrow.

You have your midterm recommendations.

If you missed it, I can give you yours today.

 

If you are going to stay in this class, you must register again.

You have to register for whatever class(es) you are going to take.

 

 

Use this URL to register: https://moodle.vsb.bc.ca/moodle3/local/intake/Feb2024/start.php

 

You are a CURRENT student.

Log in to Moodle or create a new account.

Choose your course or courses. You can take a maximum of two courses per quarter. They can not be the same course.

You can get your Personal Education Number (PEN) from your advisor.

 

Every college and university program has different prerequisites.

pre- before

requisite- requirement

 

Study computers at BCIT

Our academic advisors can help you choose a post-secondary program and help firgure out the prerequisites.

 

EF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7/10 11 12

It seems like a long road, but time will pass quickly.

 

college- certificate, diploma

university – grant degrees- Bachelor- BA BSc, Masters, Doctorate

academy- sounds like a private school

 

-private colleges- pay $$, lower quality, take anybody

 

-public college or university- less $$, higher quality, harder to get in

VCC, UBC, Kwantlen, Langara, SFU

 

It’s never too early to start planning for your future studies.

 

This is a good website for choosing post-secondary programs:

https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/

Make an account and have a look.

 

entrepreneur- business person, self-employed, run your own business

 

 

 

Review- simple sentences, compound sentences, simple verb tenses

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES- SV   SSV   SVV

The weather will get cold this week. SV

1.Begin with a capital letter.

2.End with a period or a question mark.

 

SSV- My friend and I went to the supermarket.

SVV- I go to the supermarket and buy some food.

 

COMPOUND SENTENCES

, so   , or   , but   , and

SVV- I go to the supermarket and buy some food. SIMPLE

I go to the supermarket, and I buy some food. COMPOUND

COMPOUND

I like ice cream, but Doris likes cake.

Kids like candy, but they don’t like vegetables.

Today is cold, and it is rainy.

SV, and SV.

 

She studies English everyday, so she improves quickly.

She studied English everyday, so she improved quickly.

She will study English everyday, so she will improve quickly.

 

, or

She can take EF2 next term, or she can take EF1.

 

, SOBA – so or but and

 

soba- Japanese buckwheat noodles

 

Let’s try some!

 

Take out your “100 Most Used Verbs”. Write some compound sentences using simple present, past and future verb tenses. We will share them tomorrow.

 

26. call

SV, SOBA SV.

I call my mother everyday in the morning. SIMPLE SV

I call my mother everyday, and we talk about the weather. COMPOUND

 

Email a few (2,3,4) of your compound to me by 7PM. We will share them tomorrow.

ahaley@vsb.bc.ca