Tuesday, 25 January 2022

EF34 38th class- sentence combining

 

EF34

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 11:00.

Class will end at 12:45 today.

 

Feb-Apr 8:30 EF56 full, waiting list

Feb-Apr 11:00 EF34, only 10 students registered

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Sentence combining, your examples from homework

·      Optional replacement test for the people who signed up for it (last 1 hour of class)

 

Wednesday

·      Sentence combining

·      First Nations

 

Thursday

·      Test#4- final paragraph on First Nations? other general topic

·      Begin Review

 

Friday (Final Day)

·      Review

·      Final marks – one-on-one chat if you want, report card from the office next week

 

 

 

Your examples from homework:

 

1.    Carla came to the party, but Rick didn’t come to it. COMPOUND

2.    I’m taking some time off in July if it will be warmer then. COMPLEX- adverb clause

I’m taking some time off in July because it will be warmer then.

3.    I put the children to bed when they were tired.

 

Confused about when to use a comma  ,  .

4.    I’d like some sugar and milk in my coffee.

I’d like some milk and sugar in my coffee.

She put pepper and salt on her food.

She put salt and pepper on her food. Custom

peanut butter and jam  PB&J

Could I have a PB&J?

hammer and nails

knife and fork

thunder and lightning

up and down

back and forth

 

 

5.    The thief was charged as a juvenile when she was young.

6.    Jack is good friend because he always helps me.

7.    I’ll call you when I’m going to leave this evening.

8.    Linda made a great dish which was had spicy seafood in it.

It has spices in it.

It is spicy.

 

9.    I have to do the laundry, make the beds, and clean the living room.

10.                       I’m sending a package that are some books and magazines to my sister, when she who lives in Colombia. adjective clause

 

11.                       If the weather clears, we can take the train to the beach.

12.                       Jeff works ten hours a day in the sales department, so he is a hard worker.

He is a hardworker.

He is a hardworking person.

 

13.                       We didn’t have a picnic and or play ball, because the weather was terrible.

We had a picnic and played ball.

We didn’t have a picnic or play ball.

 

14.                       I’m going to wear the red sweater which was is warm because my sister made it for me.

15.                       You should dress warmly because it is getting very cold.

16.                       Carla came to the party, but Rich did not.

17.                       I am taking some time off in July because it will be warmer then.

18.                       I put the children to the bed because there were tired.

19.                       The thief was charged as a juvenile because she was young.

20.                       Jack is a good friend who always helps me.

21.                       I’ll call you this evening before I leave.

22.                       We’re going to the factory because Greg works there.

23.                       Linda made a great dish that was spicy and had seafood in it.

24.                       I have to do the laundry, make the beds and clean the room.

25.                       Bob received a letter from his parents in Miami.

26.                       We’re going to the station to meet my brother at nine o’clock.

27.                       Let’s take the train to the beach when the weather clears.

28.                       Jeff is a hard worker who works ten hours a day in the sales department.

29.                       The weather was terrible. We did not have a picnic and or play ball.

30.                       I’m going to wear the red warm warm red sweater that my sister made for me.

31.                       It had seafood in the great dish which was spicy and was made by Linda.

32.                       I have to do the laundry, make the beds, and clean the living room.

33.                       Bob received a letter which was from his parents who lived in Miami.

34.                       We are going to station where we are meeting my brother at nine o'clock.

35.                       I am sending a package in which there are some books and magazines to my sister who lives in Colombia. FORMAL- not everyday English

36.                       Jeff who is a hard worker and works in the sales department works ten hours a day. adj cl

37.                       Since the weather was terrible, we did not have a picnic or play ball.

38.                       l like to go for walks in the evening because the weather is cooler then.

39.                       My wife and I were too tired to go out.

40.                       I was interrupted by a phone call from my boss.

41.                       I have to buy a birthday gift and a birthday card.

42.                       Carla came to the party, but Rich didn’t come to the party.

43.                       I put the children to bed because they were tired.

44.                       Linda made a great spicy dish that has seafood in it.

45.                       Bob received his parents’ letter that came from Miami.

46.                       We are going to meet my brother at the station at 9 o’clock.

47.                       I‘m going to wear the warm red sweater which my sister made it for me.

She knit a sweater for her dog.

crochet- one hook

arts and crafts-

 

Excellent work. Your sentences are getting to be top-notch.

 

top-notch – highest quality

 

His suit is top-notch. It comes from Armani.

 

custom-made suit

 

 

HOMEWORK:

Try a few from “Dad at Home.

HARDER: Try a few from “Backstage”

 

Email them to me. We can share them tomorrow.

EF56 38 class - First Nations

 

English Foundations 5/6

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

Reminder: Advanced Sentence-Writing Tutorial is tonight, 4:45-5:45.

 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85626052226?pwd=dDNWWFhWM1NGVGMxQWlRNWRPOHNsdz09

 

Meeting ID: 856 2605 2226

Passcode: Z1F96C

 

Tonight’s topic: ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Next week- final week: Q&A, question and answer about everything we have covered the past 9 weeks

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Begin First Nations

·      Sentence style review from Friday

·      MOVED TO WEDNESDAY Optional replacement test for those who signed up (Final 55m of class)

 

 

Wednesday

·      First Nations

·      Sentence combining – Your examples from homework “Sentence Combining 1” “Sentence Combining 2”

Try a few. Send them to me. We can share them tomorrow.

 

Thursday

·      Begin review

·      Final test – paragraph about First Nations

(I will mark this quickly in order to get the final marks done.)

 

Friday (Final day)

·      Finish Review, if necessary

·      Final marks- one-on-one meetings if you want

 

 

 

 

 

Lecture notes for First Nations

 

·      Starting in May, 2021

·      Unmarked graves of First Nations have been found on the grounds of old Residential Schools, 315? in Kamloops

·      over 4000 so far, probably hundreds and hundreds, thousands more across Canada

·      Residential Schools all across Canada

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools-in-canada-interactive-map

·      Organized by the Canadian government, run by the churches, paid for by the federal government

·      150 000 First Nations kids were forcibly taken away from their families to Residential Schools from 1860s to 1990s.

 

·      Focus of BC new curriculum- First Nations

First Nations ways of knowing, culture, history in Canada

e.g. First Peoples English 12

 

·      My school experiences- none of the history, social studies, was about First Nations

The focus was on Europeans, settlers, White men in Canada

male-centred, Euro-centred

 

·      lots of First Nations kids in my school, segregated,

seemed normal

 

·      racism towards First Nations people “Indians”

dismissive, belittling, negative stereotypes

 

 

** Maybe tell these stories

·      policy at my university – have to finish your degree in seven years

students/ professors –led initiative to change it to 10 yrs

 

·      racism against First Nations – BCTF AGM story

700 teachers

“equity-seeking groups” wanted representation

 

Overview - introduction

·      First Nations -Who they are?

·      Small groups

“What do you know about First Nations people in Canada?”

Generate ideas on LCD

 

·      1. First Nations

2. Inuit

3. Métis

Three groups of people constitute Indigenous Peoples in Canada, also called First Peoples. Also called Aboriginal.

 

First Nations came into common usage in the 1980s to replace the term ‘Indians’ Native

 

·      Talk about origin of the word ‘Indian’ due to geographical misunderstanding, West Indies

 

·      First Nations- Indigenous people in the South (below Arctic Circle). Half of all First Nations bands are in Ontario and BC.

·      Inuit are the Indigenous people who live in the North. Used to be called ‘Eskimo’- disparaging term from French Esquimaux, from Montagnais ayas̆kimew ‘person who laces a snowshoe’. Montagnais, or Innu, are the Indigenous inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan, which comprises most of the northeastern portion of the present-day province of Quebec and some eastern portions of Labrador.

Discredited etymology ‘raw fish eater’

Website: https://www.itk.ca/about-canadian-inuit/#nunangat

Show map: “Inuit Map”

·      Metis a person of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry

1600s and 1700s - Fur trading European men came to hunt animals, like beavers

Fr- do not pronounce the ‘s’   may-tee

 

In particular one of a group of such people who in the 19th century constituted the so-called Metis nation in the areas around the Red and Saskatchewan rivers. Metis comes from the French word ‘métis’, which means ‘mixed’.

 

 

 

·      First Nations/ Inuit/ Metis

·      Where did these people come from?

·      First Nations creation myths/ stories

myth – legend, fiction, story, explains real life

Greek Myth- Echo, nymph, Narcissus

 

Every group has a creation story/myth

Bible- Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve

Shinto-

Koran-

 

 

Different First Nations have different creation stories.

 

·      Read “The Beginning of the Haidi Gwaii World” on LCD

·      Talk about Raven

- prominent role in the mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, including the Tsimishians, Haidas, Heiltsuks, Tlingits, Kwakwaka'wakw, Coast Salish, Koyukons, and Inuit. The raven in these indigenous peoples' mythology is the Creator of the world, but it is also considered a trickster god.

-two different raven characters:

-the creator raven, responsible for bringing the world into being and who is sometimes considered to be the individual who brought light to the darkness

-the childish raven, always selfish, sly, conniving, and hungry

 

·      Show pictures “Raven1” “Raven2” “Raven and the First Men”

“Spirit of Haida Gwaii”, other pictures jewelry

·      Different First nations have different stories-

e.g.Micmac, Mi'kmaq, Glooscap

 

Very interesting area of study – good choice First Peoples 10 and First Peoples 12

We offer these classes at South Hill – some students do both i.e. English 10 and First Peoples 10, English 12 and First Peoples English 12

 

Mary Simon – first Indigenous Governer General of Canada

 

Monday, 24 January 2022

EF34 37class- sentence combining

 

EF34

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Sentence combining

·      Finish Back and Forth

·      First Nations

·      Optional replacement quiz for the people who signed up for it (last 30 minutes of class)

 

Tuesday

·      Sentence combining

·      First Nations

·      Optional replacement test for the people who signed up for it (last 1 hour of class)

 

Wednesday

·      Sentence combining

·      First Nations

 

Thursday

·      Test#4- final paragraph on First Nations

·      Begin Review

 

Friday (Final Day)

·      Review

·      Final marks

 

 

 

 

Sentence Combining

 

3 sentence types –

* SIMPLE  

SV   SSV   SVV  Interrogative (question)   Imperative (command)

Stop barking! No!

 

* COMPOUND

SV, SOBA SV.

, SOBA  so or but and

Jill went for some sushi, but the restaurant was closed.

 

*COMPLEX

-adverb clause – because when if since although until

Joy waited until the bus came.

 

-noun clause- think, know, believe, say

Mary thinks that her son is very handsome.

 

-adjective clause- who that which

Jun’s uncle who lives in Beijing is looking forward to the Winter Olympics next week.

 

athlete – a person who plays sports

 

foldable kayak

inflatable kayak

paddle board – six-pack abs

belly boat- relax, float around

 

 

 

 

Try Out Your Skills

1.    You should dress warmly. It’s getting very cold.

SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX?

 

COMPLEX

You should dress warmly because it’s getting very cold.

You should dress warmly when it’s getting very cold.

 

COMPOUND

It’s getting very cold, so you should dress warmly.

 

SIMPLE

No solution

 

 

Homework:

Do some of the exercises on page 1. Try some of the harder exercises on page 2.

Email them to me. We can share them tomorrow.

 

 

 

Replacement quiz:

 

 

EF56 37 class- sentence combining

 

English Foundations 5/6

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Collect homework letters

·      Return Quiz#6- Go over, show solutions and pitfall.

·      Continue with quoting work. Using quotation marks “ 

·      Begin First Nations

·      Optional replacement quiz for those who signed up (Final 30m of class)

 

 

Tuesday

·      Sentence style review from Friday

·      First Nations

·      Optional replacement test for those who signed up (Final 55m of class)

 

 

Wednesday

·      First Nations

 

Thursday

·      Begin review

·      Final test – paragraph about First Nations

(I will mark this quickly in order to get the final marks done.)

 

Friday (Final day)

·      Review

·      Final marks- one-on-one meetings if you want

 

Many ways to do these.

Aim for simplicity.

Aim for clarity.

Good indication of where your sentence writing skill are.

A high mark would suggest your sentence writing is strong.

A low mark would suggest that you have work to do.

 

1.    Pete and his friends landed a job for one month which/that was painting a house which/that belonged to Mr. Langois.

COMPLEX- 2 adj cl

Pete and his friends landed a one-month job which was painting a house which belonged to Mr. Langois.

one-month - noun modifying a noun, hyphen

Pete and his friends landed a one-month job painting a house which belonged to Mr. Langois. DENSE

Pete and his friends landed a one-month job painting Mr. Langois’ house. DENSER

 

2.    The house was large.

It would take days to clean, to scrape, and to paint. SERIES, PARALLEL

It would take days to clean, scrape, and paint.

 

The house was large, so it would take days to clean, scrape, and paint. COMPOUND

The house was large so that it would take days to clean, scrape, and paint. COMPLEX- adv cl

,so   so that

Because the house was large, it would take days to clean, scrape, and paint. COMPLEX

It would take days to clean, scrape, and paint the large house. SIMPLE

The large house would take days to clean, scrape, and paint. SIMPLE

 

Two ways to punctuate items in a series.

It would take days to clean, scrape, and paint. Oxford comma

It would take days to clean, scrape and paint. – looks more modern

Either way is ok. The Oxford commas looks a little old-fashioned, bit stodgy.

 

*All of these ways of combining sentence is based on the sentence work we have been doing.

 

3.    Mr. Langois was confident.

He knew the teenagers.

He knew that they would do well.

They were young.

 

Mr. Langois was confident and knew the young teenagers would do well. SIMPLE

Mr. Langois was confident and knew the teenagers would do well because they were young. LOGIC?

Mr. Langois was confident and knew the teenagers would do well although they were young.

NEW STYLE: Mr. Langois was confident, knowing the young teenagers would do well.

We had fun yesterday, hiking and talking.

, GERUNDS

Marie spends her Friday nights at home, watching movies and surfing the web.

 

 

 

4.    Mr. Langois would pay Pete $700 when the job was done, and Pete would pay the others.

Mr. Langois would pay Pete $700 when the job was done, and then Pete would pay the others.

Mr. Langois would pay Pete $700 when the job was done; then Pete would pay the others.

COMPOUND

 

When the job was done, Mr. Langois would pay $700 to Pete who would pay the others. COMPLEX- adv cl  adj cl

 

5.    Pete hoped for something. ‘something’ place holder

This job would lead to others.

This job would lead to a business.

The business would be painting houses.

He would do this every summer.

 

Pete hoped that this job would lead to others.

This job would lead to a business which would be painting houses, and he would do this every summer.

 

COMBINE MORE FULLY

Pete hoped that this job would lead to other business painting houses that he would do every summer.

Pete hoped that this job would lead to other business painting houses every summer. n cl

 

EASIER WAY

Pete hoped that this job would lead to others and a painting houses business that he would do this every summer.

painting houses business – not a structure in English

POSSIBLE SOLUTION

Pete hoped that this job would lead to other jobs and a house-painting business that he would do this every summer.

 

 

6.    Pete was young and wanted to be self-employed, and he wanted to be his own boss. COMPOUND

Pete, who was young, wanted to be self-employed and to be his own boss; Pete was an entrepeneur who didn’t want to work for anyone else. OK

ANOTHER VERSION

Pete, who was a young entrepeneur, wanted to be self-employed and to be his own boss; he didn’t want to work for anyone else. COMPOUND COMPLEX

 

Pete was a young entrepeneur, so he wanted to be self-employed and his own boss; also, he didn’t want to work for anyone else. COMPOUND COMPLEX

 

ANOTHER POSSIBLE SOLUTION

Pete was a young self-employed entrepeneur who wanted to be his own boss; he didn’t want to work for anyone else.

 

 

The sentence combining work is really valuable.

William Strong’s books

e.g. https://www.amazon.ca/Sentence-Combining-Composing-William-Strong/dp/0070625352

 

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/sentence-combining-a-composing-book_william-strong/276926/item/5066530/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAubmPBhCyARIsAJWNpiN2-Md6wvKnpAj8YZJLhaTTc91rKIaSJBZLIFeyjz2Quh_U60WTL7gaAjM9EALw_wcB#idiq=5066530&edition=3693243

 

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/paragraph-patterns_beth-snyder_barbara-auerbach/1627719/item/43700794/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAubmPBhCyARIsAJWNpiNcRvN-5xirRwmQT_F1Sd6Zn3GU0SHpJRkAslA51ASNM4zt2E2mi04aAtJLEALw_wcB#idiq=43700794&edition=40776008

 

You will have to dig a little bit.

Thursday, 20 January 2022

EF34 36 class- presentations, subject verb aggreement

 

EF34

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

REMINDER:

Deadlines for replacement quiz and replacement test is today at 1.

Email me by today by 1 if you want to do the replacement quiz and/or replacement test.

Quiz#1 simple sentences

Quiz#2 compound sentences

Quiz#3 complex sentences -adverb clauses

Quiz#4 complex sentences- noun clauses

Quiz#5 complex sentences- adjective clauses

If you got a low mark on one or missed one, you can do a replacement quiz.

Email me and say “I want to replace Quiz#3.”

 

Test#1 – para Why come Van

Test#2- para Stay healthy

Test#3- para Using English

If you got a low mark on one or missed one, you can do a replacement test.

Email me and say “I want to replace Test#3.”

 

This is optional. You do not have to do this if you do not want to.

 

The replacement quiz will be Monday.

The replacement test will be Tuesday.

 

If anyone is planning to register in my 8:30 EF56 course, it is full. There will be a waitlist.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Presentation day- Presentation #2

·      Modals/ Modal auxiliaries

·      Subjects Matching Verbs – from yesterday

·      Sentence combining

·      Finish Back and Forth

 

Friday

·      Professional development – non-instructional day, no school for you

 

Next week- final week

Focus on First Nations

 

Monday

·      First Nations

·      Optional replacement quiz (last 25 minutes of class)

 

Tuesday

·      First Nations

·      Optional replacement test (last 55 minutes of class)

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday

·      Test#4- final paragraph on First Nations

 

Friday (Final Day)

·      Review

·      Final marks

 

 

 

Presentation #2

-same format as presentation #1

-Advice for public speaking

1. Speak up.

2. Slow down.

3. Eye contact.

4. Extra energy.

 

 

 

 

Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant

736 East Broadway, close to Fraser

 

 

crocodile tears – you pretend to be sorry, but really you don’t care

 

Iloilo City – Spanish-looking architecture

Philipines used to be a colony of Spain

 

She seems upset.

You seem upset/happy.

You look upset.

You look like you are upset.

The little girl looks like she is tired.

 

scruffy – messy, dirty, not nice looking

You always looks so scruffy! Comb your hair!

 

howl – sad crying from a dog, like a wolf

 

I like to shop around. I like to look around. She likes to go window shopping.

 

drive-in   drive-through  drive-thru (wrong spelling, short style)

 

chorus – group of people singing together

choir – group of people singing together in church

 

 

chores – small household jobs, tasks- sweep the floor, do the laundry, wash the dishes

 

pool- billiards