English Foundations 4/5
This is the fourth week of class already. Time flies!
Reg for Q2- one-on-one meetings in a couple of weeks
Mark on that day – snaphot
Today’s agenda
·
Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses
·
Continue “National Day for Truth and
Reconcilation”
·
Review paragraph format and structure
Friday
·
First Nations lecture
·
Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
Quiz Wednesday
·
Listening- song lyrics
·
Test#2- paragraph on basic topic (last 55m)
Monday- No school
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Tuesday
·
Continue adverb clauses
Choose vocab for the quiz
·
Continue review of verb tenses- simple future
Wednesday
·
Quiz#3- adverb clauses
So far these are the sentence types that we
have been learning:
*SIMPLE
SENTENCES
SV SSV
SVV Imperative Interrogative
It
is raining today.
*COMPOUND
,
FANBOYS – not the most useful way to look at it
,
SOBA , so , or
, but , and – more useful in my opinion, 90% of the
time
SV,
SOBA SV.
Marin
is tired, so she wants to have a nap.
SV,
so SV.
SV,
or SV.
SV,
but SV.
SV,
and SV.
*COMPLEX
-adverb
clause- this week
-noun
clause- next week
-adjective
clause – begin next week
**
Adverb clauses***
adverb
modifies a verb, usually a ‘ly’ word
She sings
beautifully. ‘beautifully’ talking about the verb ‘sings’
She
has a beautiful voice. adjective
-adverb
– describes a verb, describes an action
beautifully
She sings beautifully.
-adjective,
describes a noun- person, place, thing or idea
beautiful
Her smile is beautiful.
The
little kid is sad because she lost her stuffed bear. sad-kid adjective
The
little kid is walking sadly because she lost her stuffed bear. sad-walk
adverb
The
math is hard. adj
He
is working hard. adv
hardly
adv almost not at all, not much
He
is hardly working. adv
working
hard / hardly working – opposite
She
is a hardworking person. adj
He
is a lazy person. adj
My
windshield wipers hardly do anything.
She
smiles beautifully. adv
He smiled nervously. adv
Her smile
is beautiful. adj
His smile
was nervous. adj
nervously
quickly
slowly
He
walks slowly.
carefully-
You drive your car carefully.
He does
his work seriously.
She did
the math homework correctly.
good
- irregular goodly well She
speaks English very well.
good
(adj) The cookies look good.
well
(adv) He bakes really well. He is a good baker.
Her
English is good. adj
She speaks English well. adverb
She is a good speaker. adjective good describes ‘speaker’, noun, not the verb
The
grandmother patiently teaches her grandson how to tie his shoes.
angrily?
quickly? patiently? carefully?
I am
learning English slowly but surely.
IDIOM
slowly but surely –
IDIOM
Better late than never.
**expand
the idea of adverbs into adverb clauses – S+V
- adverb
clause- subject + verb SV
THREE
MOST COMMON WORDS FOR ADVERB CLAUSES:
because if when
Most
of the time, we use these three words. – high frequency, used often , all day
long, every day
OTHER
WORDS THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS FAMILIAR
since
unless
even
though
until
after/before
RIGHT
NOW, LET’S FOCUS ON: because if
when
EF6
- teach about 25
*TRUTH-
BIG SMALL SECRET: You only need about 8-10
Let’s
focus on these three to begin with: because
if when
**because-
give a reason why
I
was three minutes late today because there was a lot of traffic. adv
cl
She
is tired today because she had insomnia last night. adv cl
insomnia
= couldn’t sleep
She
is tired today because she couldn’t sleep last night. adv cl
He
eats ice cream because it is delicious.
She
is tired today because she had insomnia last night.
I
had insomnia because I was worried about my sister.
IDIOM
tossing and turning I was tossing and
turning all night.
She
is tired today because she had insomnia last night. adverb clause
She
is tired today because she couldn’t sleep last night. adverb clause
I had
insomnia because I was thinking
about my sister. adverb clause
I
am happy because my son is visiting us.
She
is upset because her teacher gave them too much homework.
She
is upset because of the bad news. SIMPLE
She
is upset because SV bad news.
She
is upset because she got some
bad news. COMPLEX SENT- ADVERB CLAUSE
I am
happy/upset/tired/worried because...
Food
prices are going up because ...
The
little boy is crying because...
NEXT
LEVEL- Comma usage with adverb clauses
A She
is tired today because she couldn’t sleep last night. no comma
B Because
she couldn’t sleep last night, she
is tired today. comma
I
am happy because my son is visiting us. no comma
Because
my son is visiting us, I
am happy. comma
She
is upset because her teacher gave them too much homework. no comma
Because
her teacher gave them too much
homework, she is upset. comma
Doris
brought her umbrella because it is raining. no comma
Because
it is raining, Doris brought her umbrella. comma
Same
meaning, different styles
Commas
with adverbs clauses- You will see different styles from different writers. I
am teaching you some simple firm rules to follow. As you become stronger
writers, you can choose your own comma usage.
Like
driving lessons – 10&2 on the steering wheel
Some
teacher say ‘Never start a sentence with ‘because’. This is not really true.
You
can if you want. Remember the comma.
e.g.
Maris
is wearing a sweater because it is chilly today.
Because
it is chilly today, Maris is wearing a sweater.
SEVERAL
WAYS TO GIVE THE SAME INFORMATION
Maris
is wearing a sweater. It is chilly today. SIMPLES
Maris
is wearing a sweater because it is chilly today. COMPLEX- ADVERB CLAUSE
Because
it is chilly today, Maris is wearing a sweater. COMPLEX- ADV CL
It
is chilly today, so Maris is wearing a sweater. COMPOUND
HIGHER
LEVEL EF6 It is chilly today; therefore, Maris is wearing a sweater.
If
you can learn this, you can do anything in English.
Our
goals! We want to be able to write in all of these styles.
More
examples:
1. Joe
bought new dress shoes because he has a job interview.
Because
Joe has a job interview, he bought new dress shoes.
*Use
the name first, then the pronoun.
Janet
called her sister.
2. Sam
is quite nervous because she has her first presentation today.
Because
she Sam has her first presentation today, Sam she is quite
nervous.
3. Sam
is really good at typing because he always types at work.
Because
he Sam always types at work, Sam he is really good at typing
it.
Good
for EF34567, English 10,11,12, college, university.
If
you can master these sentence styles, you will be good to go.
IDIOM
good to go- ready, ready for anything
because & so - closely related, different usage
Mei is hungry because she skipped breakfast. COMPLEX-adverb
cl
Mei skipped breakfast, so she is hungry. COMPOUND
because/so – similar meaning, different usage
It’s up to you which way you want to write
it. Both are excellent.
Joe was hungry, so he ate a sandwich.
COMPOUND
Joe ate a sandwich because he was hungry.
COMPLEX
Same meaning, different sentence styles
**if- maybe yes,
maybe no, undecided
Sarah will go for a
walk if the rain stops.
If the rain stops,
Sarah will go for a walk.
Sarah will go for a
walk if it stops raining.
Junko will wear a
skirt if it is not raining.
If it is not
raining, Junko will wear a skirt.
If it is raining,
she will wear pants and rainboots.
SLANG puddle jumpers
- rainboots, rubber boots
We will go to the
party if we’re free.
If we’re free, we’ll
go to the party.
Her son will go play
soccer if it is not too windy.
If it is not too
windy, her son will go play soccer.
EXPRESSION IN
ENGLISH – If my grandmother had wheels, she would be a wagon.
VERB FORM- go V
go play- play
Let’s go play
soccer. – leave here and do something in another place
Go do your homework.
I am going to go fold
the laundry.
She likes to go
dancing. Where is she going? nightclub, studio, party, rave
We will write a
test. Then we will go have lunch.
**when- time
Call me when you get
home.
She will go shopping
when she is free.
The little kid has a
nap when he is tired.
He can go to sleep
when he gets home.
STEP 1 because if when
Let’s take out a
piece of paper. Write a few sentences using the words ‘because’, ‘if’, and ‘when’.
Tomorrow, we wil learn
some more of them:
time- after,
before, since, until, when, whenever,
while
condition - if, unless, even if
manner- though/although/even though
cause- because, since
purpose- in order to
* after, before-
time
The kids did their
homework after dinner. SIMPLE
The kids did their
homework after SV dinner. COMPLEX- ADV CL
The kids did their
homework after they finished/ate/had
their dinner. COMPLEX- ADV CL
Maris went for a
walk before school. SIMPLE
Maris went for a walk before she went to school. COMPLEX- ADV CL
*since – two
meanings – reason ‘because’, time
since – reason
Maria has two dogs
and two cats because/since she loves animals.
Since Maria
loves animals so much, she has two dogs and two cats.
since- time
COMPLEX- ADV CL
Dora has played soccer
since she was 10. COMPLEX- ADV CL
** GOOD POINT Present perfect verb tense goes well with
‘since’.
Mei has been very busy since she started classes at South
Hill. TIME
She has been happy since she got a new job.
present perfect verb tense– useful verb tense- started in the past, goes until now
Jaswinder has lived in Vancouver since 1996. SIMPLE
Chrissy has been doing yoga since she was a teenager.
persent perfect progressive
CONTINUE TOMORROW
“National Day for Truth and Reconciliation”
true(adj)/ truth(n)
truce ‘th’
trufe
SAYING History repeats itself.
Phyllis- woman’s name
Philip / Phil- man’s name
mistreatment- being treated badly
The man mistreated his dog.
deal / dealing- manage(v)
It’s hard to deal with school, work, and kids.
She is dealing with the memories of her sad childhood.
get a deal- buy something, get a good price
He got a deal of his new phone. It was 20% off.
make a deal – come to an agreement
That’s a great deal!
establish- begin something like a school or a business
“EST 2005”
Tomorrow- Test#2
paragraph – at least 150 words
-doublespace
-pen
-lined, ruled paper
Grabber (optional)
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
Topic: something about your goals that you set for yourself
this week
“Goalsetting”
I’ll give you the exact topic tomorrow.
