Tuesday, 20 January 2026

EF6WI567 Class 40

 

 

VCC, February 13, 2026, 10am-12pm

downtown campus

Career Field Trip

Bus tickets and lunch provided.

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      New dialogue- “Asking for Clarification”

·      Sentence types-overview

 

Wednesday

·      Return Essay

Go over

Optional RW for 1 point

·       

 

Thursday

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test, essay (last hour of class)

I will put a quiz, test, and essay on the screen. You can choose.

 

Friday-January 23rd, last day

·      Give back REPLACEMENT work

·      One-on-one meetings

·      Final marks and comments (similar to midterm comments)

·      I give the office final marks and comments.

You can get your report card from the office- not sure what day.

 

 

 

 

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New dialogue- “Asking for Clarification”

clarification(n) clarify(v)

Could you give me clarification about the test? Can you give more information.

Can you clarify what you are saying?

Let’s make some small groups (4-5 people).

 

 

I’m not sure I follow.

I’m not sure if/that I follow.

I’m not sure I follow what you are saying. NOUN CLAUSE

EF4 I don’t understand what you said.

I don’t understand what you are talking about/what you mean.

I don’t know what you want.

Do you follow? Do you understand?

 

catch my meaning- TRANSLATION

 

Do you get me? Sounds abrupt, not polite

 

I got it. I get you. casual, talking

 

IDIOM mansplain(v) mansplaining(n)

man + explain = when men explain things to women that they already know

 

Don’t mansplain me.

 

clarify(v)

clarification(n)

clear(adj)

 

IDIOMS on the same page- we all understand what’s going on

We are all on the same page.

We are not on the same page.

 

in the same boat- in the same situation

 

 

“A Team Meeting”

Coaches 1 & 2

Interrupting Parents 1 and 2

 

tournament- many teams playing many games against each other

SLANG tourney  Her son has a swimming tourney next week.

jersey- a sweater for sports, home jersey, away jersey

helmet-

skates-

hockey stick- You shoot the puck with the hockey stick.

IDIOM Keep your stick on the ice. Always be ready. Keep your eyes open. Pay attention.

 

sibling-

deposit(v)- to put some money in your bank account

deposit(n)- a small amount of money to hold a purchase

You have to leave a deposit when you check-in at a hotel.

 

Better safe than sorry.

 

The bus is leaving at 9am sharp.

 

 

EF12SL12 Class 40

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Talk about Lockdown Drill at 10:15

·      Simple Sentence exercises

“Try Out Your Skills”

·      Continue new dialogue- “Asking for Directions”

·      Vocabulary from Friday- EF34 – a little bit higher-level

·      TIME Continue paragraph work

Reading reading paragraph “World’s Oldest Person”

 

Wednesday

·      Return Quiz7

Go over

RW for one point

·      Keep working on verb tenses and simple sentences

Exercises

 

Thursday

·      Optional opportunity to replace one of your quizzes. (last 30m)

·       

 

Friday- final day

One-on-one meetings

You will get your final mark and comments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**

Lockdown Drill- today at 10:15

BC schools – K-12, college, university

 

drill- physical test, physical practice

We did running drills during football practice.

 

schools-

-fire drill- leave the school, go to the assembly point, meeting point

 

-earthquake drill – BC “The Big Shake”, hides under the table for 60 seconds, go outside and meet at the assembly point

 

-lockdown drill- dangerous person in the school, mostly US

school shootings

10:15

1.    We will go to Room 103 very quickly.

2.    Lock the door.

3.    Turn off the lights.

4.    Turn off our phones.

5.    Hide in the room.

6.    Stay absolutely quiet- silent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Try Out Your Skills 1”

subject verb

S V

 

Ex. The sky is partially clear. adjective

1.    museum has

EF45 LEVEL

-simple subject- one noun museum

-complete subject- noun and any modifiers (adjectives and articles)

The new museum

 

2.    people/seven people  were waiting- past progressive(EF34)

3.    I won- simple past verb tense

4.    Can you come to work early tomorrow?  can come

modals- can, could, should, will, would, etc

5.    we watched

6.    Do your children like spicy food?

7.    In the spring, Maria will join a softball team. simple future

8.    typewriter needs

9.    Ken and Yoko have found   SSV- question

10.                       Millions of people cross this bridge every day.

 

 

Exercise 2

2. Tom and Kathy decided to get married.

He decided to visit his sister.

I decided to learn English. SV

3.resume- re zoo may- short, one page

CV- curriculum vitae- longer

6.That movie wasn’t very exciting. It was boring.

7.Can you leave work early?

Can you pick up some apples?

Can you pick up the kids from school?

Can you drive me to the airport?

Can you make dinner?

9.A new language is difficult to learn.

Football is fun to play.

The math is hard to understand.

10.Will the children go camping with you?

The children will go camping with you.  camping-gerund(noun) EF34

 

 

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prepositions

I arrived in London/Vancouver/Canada/Iran.

I arrived at Metrotown/BC Place.

 

3. Write your sentence on your own paper.

1. The careful driver checked her mirrors.

The careful driver drove slowly.

The careful driver stopped at the red light.

The careful driver drove carefully in the school zone.

The careful driver is always safe.

 

2.During the fall, it rains a lot.

During the fall, the weather gets colder.

During the fall, the leaves change colour.

During the fall, the leaves change to beautiful colours.

 

3.May I use your phone?

May I come in?

May I go to the bathroom?

May I ask a question?

May I open the door?

May I leave early? I have to go to work.

Please teach me new English words.

May I have another piece of birthday cake?

May I take a break?

may- very formal

can- more casual

Can I take a break?

Can I open the door?

Can I do it?

Can I try?

Can/May I help you?

 

4. My new office is very small.

My new office has a big window.

My new office is beautiful.

My new office is clean and tidy.

My new office is on the second floor.

My new office is open now.

My new office is close to my home.

My new office is haunted by ghosts/full of mice in the basement.

I lost my key to my new office.

 

Do you believe in ghosts?

 

5.Tony’s interview went well.

Tony’s interview was long.

Tony’s interview was easy.

Tony’s interview was successful. He got the job.

 

6.Two weeks ago, my husband and I moved to a new house.

Two weeks ago, my husband moved out.

Two weeks ago, we had a quiz.

Two weeks ago, I went on vacation to Burnaby.

Two weeks ago, I started a new exercise class. In January, people go to the gym.

 

7.Do your neighbors make a lot of noise?

Do your neighbors have a cat/dog/camel?

Do your neighbors own a business?

Do your neighbors talk to you?

Are your neighbors friendly?

 

8.Akiko’s apartment is on the 12th floor.

Akiko’s apartment is near the subway.

Akiko’s apartment is small but comfortable.

Akiko’s apartment is haunted by ghosts.

Akiko’s apartment is located in Burnaby.

Akiko’s apartment has one bedroom/two bedrooms.

At three o’clock, I will meet my friend.

At three o’clock, class ended.

At three o’clock, I have an appointment.

At three o’clock, I will go to the school to pick up my kids.

At three o’clock, I will go to the museum.

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10.Will your boss give you a raise?

Will your boss be at the office tomorrow?

Will your boss fire you?

Will your boss be here tomorrow?

 

 

Quiz 7

SV

1. live-simple past        city

2.start-simple future   party

SSV

3. read-simple future  book

4. be- simple present  happy

SVV

5. run-simple past        young

6.open- simple past     student



 

Monday, 19 January 2026

EF6WI567 Class 39

 

 

Tomorrow at 10:15, there will be a lockdown drill.

fire drill

earthquake drill

lockdown drill – dangerous person in the school

From the US- active shooter drill

People come to a school or building with a gun.

In Canada, we do the drill.

 

 

 

poker night- penny ante- a few bucks, just for fun

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Pass in essay- easy topic

It will take me two days to mark them. I can get them back to on Wednesday.

 

 

NEXT WEEK- final week

-vocab exercises

-opportunity to write optional replacement quiz and/or test

-second spoken mark

 

Tuesday

·       

 

Wednesday

·       

Thursday

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test, essay

·       

 

Friday-January 23rd, last day

·      One-on-one meetings

·      Final marks and comments (similar to midterm comments)

·      I give the office final marks and comments.

You can get your report card from the office- not sure what day.

 

 

 

 

Essay

Take a several pieces of paper.

Phones and devices away.

Write an organized five-paragraph or multi-paragraph essay of at least 300 words on ONE of the following topics.

CHOOSE ONE:

1.    What You Would Do if You Won $10 million in the Lottery?

2.    Do you agree with Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)

3.    How to Overcome a Difficult Time in Your Life

4.    What are the secrets of a happy life?

 

FREE ADVICE:      Organize your ideas before you write.

Be specific.

Write good sentences.

 

 

 

EF12SL12 Class 39

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Quiz7 – simple sentences

·      New dialogue- “Asking for Directions”

·      Vocabulary from Friday- EF34 – a little bit higher-level

·      TIME Continue paragraph work

Reading reading paragraph “World’s Oldest Person”

 

Tuesday

·      Continue new dialogue

·      Continue with paragraph

 

Wednesday

·      Pass-in paragraph

 

Thursday

·      Optional opportunity to replace one of your quizzes.

·       

 

Friday- final day

One-on-one meetings

You will get your final mark and comments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example Quiz

SV   SSV   SVV

Verb tenses: simple present   simple past   simple future

Write an appropriate sentence for each

SV

1.go- simple past          store

I went to the Superstore last night.

2.see-simple future     movie

John will see a movie tonight.

SSV

3.

4.

SVV

5.

6.

 

Quiz 7

SV

1. live-simple past        city

2.start-simple future   party

SSV

3. read-simple future  book

4. be- simple present  happy

SVV

5. run-simple past        young

6.open- simple past     student



 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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New dialogue- “Asking for Directions”

Let’s get into our small groups and talk about “Asking for Directions”

“Warm-Up Questions”

“Vocabulary Preview”

Then practice the dialogue


 

1.Do you sometimes ask people for directions?

 

Could you please tell me where Superstore is?

Can me tell me your house number/your address?

Can you tell me your phone number?

What street do you live on?

 

2.When was the last time you got lost?

- new city

-on vacation

-when you were a child

 

3.Do you use a map?

Googlemaps

Applemaps

Which one is better?

 

Googlemaps is good.

You need to keep your phone charged.

You need internet.

 

Sometimes Googlemaps is wrong. Sometimes it sends you to the wrong place.

 

Sometimes Googlemaps is slow.

Sometimes the map on my phone is very slow.

Your phone tells you where to go.
“In 500 metres, turn left.”

“In two minutes, you will arrive at your destination.”

“Turn right after two traffic lights.”

 

Do you ever use a paper map?

We used to use paper maps. Now we use phones.

 

I use paper maps when I go hiking.

I use paper maps when I go hunting.

I use a map and compass.

 

Some people use a GPS.

GPS – global positioning system

A PGS is a handheld computer.

Your phone battery will be used up quickly.

A phone will work in the city.

A GPS will work in the woods where there is no phone service.

 

Vocabulary Preview

1.post office

2.out of town-

She is from out of town.

3.interrupt(v) interruption(n)

Mei interrupted her sister.

The class was late because of an interruption.

4.block- a section between two major streets in a city

We are on the 6000 block of Fraser Street. The address of SHEC is 6010 Fraser Street.

She lives on the 2200 block of East 45th Avenue.

block- address

 

Trick-

in Vancouver, north to south

address  7712 Fraser Street.

subtract 16 from 77 = 61

7712 Fraser Street is close to 61st Avenue.

 

2123 Main Street- -16 from 21

5th Avenue 

2123 Main Street is close to 5th Avenue

 

3758 Oak Street- 16 from 37

21

3758 Oak Street is close to 21st Avenue

 

That works north to south. It does not work east to west.

 

In Vancouver, the mountains are north. They are called the Northshore Mountains.

The Fraser River is south.

 

North to south are streets.

East to west are avenues.

 

Vancouver has a small population compared to many cities.

 

In Canada, we pay a lot of tax.

Alberta has no sales tax.

Everybody in Canada pays income tax.

Friday, 16 January 2026

EF6WI567 Class 38

 

 Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8

·      Return Quiz5

Go over

Optional RW for one point

·      Return Presentation with mark

Email 1pt

Check 1pt

Writing 4pts

Spoken 4pts

X/10

 

·      Continue essay work

 

 

NEXT WEEK- final week

-vocab exercises

-opportunity to write optional replacement quiz and/or test

-second spoken mark

 

Monday

·      Pass in essay- easy topic

It will take me two days to mark them.

If we write the essays Monday, I can get them back to on Wednesday.

 

Tuesday

·       

 

Wednesday

·       

Thursday

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test, essay

·       

 

Friday-January 23rd, last day

·      One-on-one meetings

·      Final marks and comments (similar to midterm comments)

·      I give the office final marks and comments.

You can get your report card from the office- not sure what day.

IDIOM He is having the best week of his life!

                     Today was the best day of my life!

 

 

 

Quiz 5

Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.

Pass in by 2:15.


1.    library         issue- problem

The library that is near my house had some issues with the self-checkout system.

The issues that the library has are not serious.

I have some issues with the app that is for the library.

I have some issues with the library app.

 

2.    service        city

The services that the city provides are

The city community/recreation centre in the city that/where I went to yesterday provides free translation services.

recreation – fun activities- swimming, skating, racquet sports

racquet sports- badminton, tennis, pickleball, squash

racquet-

 

The city (that) I live in has good basic services.

The quality of the city service? is good.

 

The server gives excellent service to the  customers.

She serves customers.

Mother: I am not your servant!

 

He serves in the army.

Thank you for your service.

 

command(v) – the tell somebody to do something, very strong, order

 

Children’s story, Alladin- Your wish is my command.

 

 

3.    party           story

The story that Joe told at the party was unbelievably funny.

That party where she shared a story with us was awesome.

She told us a meet-cute story that was adorable.

 

4.    office          job

Jun has a job in an office that is located on Fraser Street.

Jun who sat in the office was looking for a new job.

The head office in Beijing that gives gave Joe a very important job. frag

FIXES

The head office in Beijing that gave Joe a very important job provides many opportunities to people.

The head office which is in Beijing gave Joe a very important job.

 

The head office where/in which she got a job is in Beijing.

 

 

 

The head office in Beijing that provides many opportunities to people V.

FIX

The head office in Beijing that provides many opportunities to people is very busy.

 

I don’t like my husband’s new job which needs to sit in the office all day.

FIX

I don’t like my husband’s new job which requires him to sit in the office all day.

 

This job requires me to talk all day. SIMPLE

Your job requires to be on your feet all day.

This job requires basic computer skills, such as email and MSWord.

 

 

5.    daycare      area

The daycare that/which is located in a very convenient area made it easy for Linda to drop off her kids.

 

The daycare which is located in a very convenient area has easy drop off.

 

The daycare which is located in a very convenient area has an easy drop off spot.

 

 

 

6.    weather     change

 

 

 

My home country has weather that changes a lot.


weather(day to day)- climate(longterm)

 

The weather that is nice can change my mood. DOES NOT SOUND REAL

Weather affects my mood.

Nice weather makes me feel good.

 

You don’t know the weather that changes in ten minutes in Banff. XXX

The weather in Banff changes from minute to minute.

The weather in Banff is unpredictable.

 

 

weather change

Banff has unpredictable weather that changes constantly.

The weather changes a lot over the course of a day.

 

 

Natural phrasing can be improved by reading a lot and talking with people.

If you want to learn how to swim, you have to jump into the pool.

 

The people I know who learned English really well learned it socially.

 

 

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Essay work-

 

 

EF12SL12 Class 38

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8

·      Continue adjectives and adjective forms

Exercises

·      Vocabulary- EF34 – a little bit higher-level

·      Continue “Forms of Simple Sentences”

SV   SSV   SVV

Prepare for Quiz 7 Monday

Choose vocabulary to review

·      IF TIME Reading reading paragraph “World’s Oldest Person”

 

Last week

Monday

·      Quiz7 – simple sentences

·      Continue paragraph work

·      New dialogue

 

Tuesday

·      Continue new dialogue

·      Pass-in paragraph

 

Wednesday

 

 

 

Thursday

·      Optional opportunity to replace one of your quizzes.

·       

 

Friday- final day

One-on-one meetings

You will get your final mark and comments.

 

 

 

**

Opportunity to replace one quiz.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7- Monday

 

You have your marks for those quizzes.

Maybe one of the quizzes is low. Maybe you missed a quiz.

Next Thursday, you can replace one of the quizzes.

1=1

 

Scenario 1

Q1 4/6

Q2 3/6

Q3 2/6

Q4 0/6 3/6

Q5 4/6

Q6 3/6

Q7 3.5/6

 

You can replace Q4 if you want.

Replacement quiz 3/6

 

 

Scenario 2

Q1 4/6

Q2 3/6 3/6

Q3 4/6

Q4 4/6

Q5 4/6

Q6 3/6

Q7 3.5/6

 

You can replace Q2 if you want.

Replacement Quiz 3/6

 

 

Scenario 3

Q1 4/6

Q2 4/6

Q3 4/6

Q4 4.5/6

Q5 4/6

Q6 4/6

Q7 3.5/6 3/6

 

You can replace Q7 if you want.

Replacement Quiz 3/6

 

You can look at your quiz marks and decide if you want to replace one of them.

The replacement will be on simple sentences: SV   SSV   SVV.

For now, you can check your six quizzes so far and decide if you want to replace one of them. You can tell me next Thursday.

 

OPTIONS:

1. Leave your quizzes the way they are.

2. Replace one of your quizzes.

 

 

 

**

Spoken presentation

 

Very interesting. Lots of fun.

It was good chance for people to talk in front of a group.

 

MARKS

Email 2pts

Check 2pts

Spoken and written 6pts

 

x/10

 

Pieces of advice:

1.    Don’t read off the page. Talk to the people.

2.    Speak up nice and loud.

3.    Slow down.

 

Good job!

 

 

**

Adjectives and Adjective Forms

Basic                     Comparative                 Superlative

                    

Exercise 1

Use an appropriate adjective for each. Write your sentences on you own opaper.

 

BASIC ADJECTIVES

1.    The cute/big/brown dog is sleeping.

2.    She has a big/beautiful/blue/new/expensive bag.

3.    The tall tree is old/green/big.

4.    We ate red/delicious/big/tasty/sweet/tart/pie apples.

VOCAB tart(adj)- not sweet, sour

5.    The new/old house is beautiful/big/empty.

6.    Gabriella wore a big/red/long/pretty/Kurdish/Iranian/Chadian dress.

7.    The fast/slow train arrived late/early.

8.    The happy/tall girl is laughing.

9.    It was a cold/rainy/dark/nice night last night.

10.                       The small/young/cute cat is playful.

11.                       Mohamed read an interesting/a romance/a science book.

12.                       Mavis bought a chocolate/carrot/delicious/sweet/big/

birthday/expensive cake.

 

HIGHER LEVEL EF34

Mavi bought a delicious birthday cake. 2 adj in a sentence

 

 

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES – compare two things

1.    A car is  bigger/faster than a bicycle.

HIGHER-LEVEL EF3 A car is more expensive than a bicycle.

2.    My house is more beautiful/bigger/smaller/newer/larger than yours.

3.    Today is warmer/icier than yesterday.

4.    This book is better/ shorter/easier/more useful/more interesting  than that one.

5.    This puzzle is harder/easier than the last one.

6.    Winter is colder/longer than summer.

7.    My phone is newer/older/more expensive than yours.

three-syllable adjectives

ex pen sive   more/most    more expensive

8.    A lion is bigger/stronger/more dangerous than a cat.

9.    Kin’s room is bigger/cleaner/smaller/brighter than Maury’s room.

10.                       This chair is more comfortable than that one.

four-syllable adjectives

comfortable com fort a ble    more comfortable

 

11.                       A plane is faster than a train.

12.                       This test is easier/harder than the last test.

 

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES- most

13.                       Mount Everest is the tallest/biggest mountain in the world.

14.                       Maryam is the most beautiful/smartest girl in the class.

15.                       Today is the best day of the week.

16.                       Mei has the longest/shiniest/shortest hair in her family.

17.                       This is the hardest/last/first/easiest question on the test.

18.                       This is the most interesting/most popular book in the

library.

19.                       This is the longest/shortest/busiest/oldest street in the city.

20.                       Aria is the youngest/oldest/tallest/shortest child in her

family.

21.                       Mike told the funniest/most interesting story at the party.

22.                       This is the most beautiful/most historic place I have visited.

23.                       My grandmother is the oldest/wisest/smartest/kindest

person in my family.

kindness(noun) You can show kindness to other people.

kind(adj) kinder(adj) kindest(adj)

His wife is kinder than he is.

 

24.                       English is the easiest/hardest/best/most interesting/most

difficult language to learn.

 

 

 

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Quiz 7 Monday

 

Simple sentences: SV   SSV   SVV

SV subject verb

SSV subject subject verb

SVV subject verb verb

 

Six sentences as usual

SV

1.

2.

SSV

3.

4.

SVV

5.

6.

 

I will choose 10 words of vocabulary to review.


1.    best

2.    young

3.    open

4.    happy

5.    strong

6.    student

7.    job

8.    book

9.    hand

10.                       city


I will choose 10 verbs to review.


1.    go

2.    be

3.    have

4.    see

5.    get

 

6.    start

7.    run

8.    live

9.    feel

10.                       read

 


 

I will choose verb tenses for the verbs- simple present, simple past, simple future