CHS 11/4 class notes - writing a paragraph

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

CHS

 

Structure is very important for writing.

 

Paragraph:

Describe

 

I.                Topic sentence – not too long, not too short, and it has to grab the reader's attention. Not boring. Somewhat special and different than everyday.

II.            Physical appearance – help the reader create a mental picture of your friend. Use the reader's imagination
focus on character – specific things, hobbies, interests
how you interact with that person. What is your connection.

III.       Conclusion: summary. Paraphrase what you said.
here – say what you think and how you feel about this person.  

 

Always start with a prewrite: brainstorm ideas for 2 minutes.

 

Torrential rain

Torrential wave- giant, massive, enormous.

Resent

- You are fat and stupid.

- I resent your remark.

Molest  -

Gloomy ≠ sunny, bright; happy, cheerful

Un-fore-seen  

 

stdl am 11/4 class notes and homework

Scope of the lesson:

Past tense

irregular verbs

hints how to study and memorize

Questions and negatives

 

Irregular verbs

 

1.   become - became 2.   bring- brought 3.   buy- bought 4.   choose- chose 5.   cost- cost 6.   drink - drank 7.   find- found 8.   hear- heard 9.   hide- hid 10.                     know- knew

1.   hurt - hurt 2.   ride- rode 3.   see- saw 4.   send- sent 5.   speak- spoke 6.   steal- stole 7.   think- thought 8.   take- took 9.   write- wrote 10.                     wear- wore

 

How to study for improvement:

1.   Check how much you know

2.   It is better someone else to correct your mistakes.

3.   Repeat out loud the correct way a few times

4.   Copy 10 times your mistakes to gain mechanical memory.

5.   Recheck how much you have improved.

 

 

Past Tense (continued):

1.   Questions

Use "did"

What did you do? I studied at the library. I didn't study at the library.
Where did you go? I went to the gym. I didn't go to the gym

Who did you see? I saw my friend. I didn't see my friend.

 

Compare with present simple:

Where does he go? He goes to work.

 

Time flies by.

When did you drive for the first time?

Did you get married in Bulgaria?

How many cars did you buy?

I met her at a bridge tournament.

 

Negatives:

Didn't do.

 

We finish the class with a party.

Nov 25

Nov 30 – away: 1. Substitute X

Dec 2 away

Dec 9 – wed X

Dec 8 and dec 10 last class and party

 

Homework:

What did you do last weekend? Write a short story of 5 sentences.

CHS Homework and class notes

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.

 

What are the important qualities of a friend?

 

David:

Responsibility

To be able to give you advice

Intelligence

 

Ivan:

To be open-minded: a friend to be able to talk about sensitive topics, controversial topics. Taboos

To be wise

Good sense of humor: life is to be lived and enjoyed.

 

Alexa:

Sin-ce-ri-ty [to be sin-cere]  

To be respectful – in sense of being open-minded – I don't need friends to judge me [to be judgmental] – to be understanding

 

 

http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/friendship/

 

you present yourself in one way with words and you end up acting in a different way inconsistent with the way you present yourself.

 

 

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

 

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

Homework

Topic:

How much and what are you willing to give up in life and for what cause?

How do you define "freedom" and "happiness" from your perspective?

 

Bring you draft.

stdl am 11-2

She was nervous because she never drove before.

Her brother was angry with her.

Her mom said " Be more careful next time"

 

Coat of arms

Democratic Republic

Indigenous population

Architecture

Baroque –

 

Tenses – give additional information about the verb and the action.

 

Past Tense

Additional information: the action finished in the past. We are talking about past moment.

 

I have seen Star Wars. – perfect tense: in the present, I know about this movie. We don't care when I saw it.

 

I saw Star Wars when I was in 5^th grade. Past moment.

 

Words and expressions for past tense

Yesterday, last year, when I was….

Story from your own experience…

 

Have you been in trouble? – information about the present.  You say "yes" or "no"

 

If you want to say when it happened, use past tense. – information about the past.

 

Homework

P 152 – study the irregular verbs.

Page 34, Ex 2.  

stdl pm class notes 11-2

Monday, November 02, 2009

STDL PM

 

1:30 Norma

11/18 Keiko+?

 

 

Lynne

Honesty

Good sense of humor

Good listener

Good personality

 

Rami:

Dependable

Concern for others

Helpful

 

Kaori:

Kindness

Honesty – paraphrase – say it in different words.  Tell the truth; tell a lie.

Friendliness

 

stdl pm homework 11/2

Homework

Check for spelling, structure of the paragraph, sentence structure.

 

Rewrite your paragraph with the corrections. Staple the corrected version over the draft and write your last-first names on top. I need to collect those.

CHS Class notes and homework

CHS

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

 

Occupation

Vocabulary

Adjective vs. Adverb http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elc/quiz/adjadv.htm

 

Chelsea broke her right leg when she tried to jump over the fence quickly?

The beautiful lady danced beautifully in the party last evening.

 

He likes to play ball

He likes watching shows.

 

He likes to play ball and likes watching shows.

He likes to play ball and he likes to watch shows.

He likes to play ball and he likes to watch shows.

Parallel construction

 

 

Homework

1.   P40 answer the question: What are the important qualities in a friend? – make notes to yourself; follow the steps in the book, and be prepared to communicate it verbaly with your classmates in small groups.

2.   Writing: page 41-43. Read through and do steps 1 and 2. You need to have  a first draft for the next time. Check the example paragraph in the book.

3.   Look at page 44 – this is what we did in the last few classes. Think if you have any questions about he material so far.

4.   Page 45: choose a book to read daily. The ESL section at the library is a great resource. You may choose another book.  Read a few pages daily. If adapted books are easy, borrow another one from the "fiction" section. It's better to be a story know to you in your language.

STDL pm class notes 10/26

Oct 28

 

I ask students to volunteer to present some information about their countries before the class for about 10 mins. Choose some interesting facts. Bring pictures and and typical souvenirs. Get colored books from the library.

 

11-2- Norma

11-4 – Alina

11-9 – Lucrecia

11-11 - Bing

 

He likes to play ball

He likes watching shows.

 

He likes to play ball and likes watching shows.

He likes to play ball and he likes to watch shows.

He likes to play ball and he likes to watch shows.

Parallel construction

Talk to a partner. Use "and" to connect two statements for two activities that happen(ed) one after another.

 

Sense perception verbs:

sound

look

feel

smell

taste

 

He played the Stradivari violin and it sounded deep and rich.

You look well. You look good.

STDL pm Homework 10/26

Scope of the lesson:

Presentation before a group

Writing a paragraph - draft; organizing your thoughts and ideas

adverbs and adjectives - continued

sense perception verbs

vocabulary - L6 - reinforcing new vocabulary and pronunciation

Homework

1.   P40 answer the question: What are the important qualities in a friend? – make notes to yourself; follow the steps in the book, and be prepared to communicate it verbaly with your classmates in small groups.

2.   Writing: page 41-43. Read through and do steps 1 and 2. You need to have  a first draft for the next time. Check the example paragraph in the book.

3.   Look at page 44 – this is what we did in the last few classes. Think if you have any questions about he material so far.

4.   Page 45: choose a book to read daily. The ESL section at the library is a great resource. You may choose another book.  Read a few pages daily. If adapted books are easy, borrow another one from the "fiction" section. It's better to be a story know to you in your language.

STDL Am Homework 10/26

Homework:

Were you ever in trouble? What happened? What did you do?

Tell the story of your problem in past tense. In 5 sentences.

In past use verb+ed or 2^nd form for irregular verbs.

P 152 – study the irregular verbs.

CHS homework 10/26

Homework:

Find 3 nouns and 3 verbs and make 3 sentences with adj and adv. – hint use the questions – what kind? How?

Use one noun and one verb in each sentence.

 

copy the whole dictation 10 times.

Practice reading - homework from last time. It has to be smooth.

CHS class notes - 10/26

Most words on –ly are adverbs.

Friendly – adj.

 

How? In what manner? Under what circumstances? How does it happen? – adv

What kind of…? Adj.

Fast

I drive fast.  Adv. 

I drive a fast car. Adj

 

Hard

Hard bed, hard work, hard problem – what kind?

Work hard, study hard – how?

Hardly – almost not.

He hardly work. – he almost doesn't work.

I need a new car but I hardly have money for gas.

I go to my hard work.

Work – n. / v. water - I have to water my flowers. I drink water.

 

Late

Late movie. Adj 

Go to bed late. Adv

Lately – recently

Lately, the weather has been chilly. The weather has been chilly lately.

 

Life – what kind of life?

Live – how do I live?

 

I live my daily life happily.

I live happily my daily life.

 

Fly –n

Fly – v

The big Fly flies very fast.

What kind of fly? – big – adj.

How does it fly? – fast – adv.

 

Sell

Salesman

Tom the big Salesman sells  red tomatoes in big quantities.

STDL AM homework

Homework

Do you have a goal?

Does your friend have a goal?

What are the three steps you have to do?

What are the three steps he/she has to do?

Workbook – C&D

STDL AM class notes

Chie:

I want to buy a long coat.

I need to get a driver's licence for IL.

You should get a handbook of the rules. – advice

Kyung Hee needs to buy groceries to prepare lunch.

 

Future with will and be going to

 

I will study English.  –promise

I am going to study English. – plan

 

I will call you tomorrow: promise

I am going to take a vacation next month: plan

 

The word order:

What will you do tomorrow? Will is before the subject

I will go to school. Will is after the subject

 

Negatives:

Won't – pronounce this [wount]

Want – [wont]

 

Do you want some coffee? – yes, I do; no I don't

Don't you want some coffee? – yes, I do. = want coffee

Do you mind if I kiss you? No = go ahead , do it.

 

 

In = after

In   a couple of years

STDL PM class notes

De-form , de-tour, deduct, decline, de-part, de-fence, defeat, deflate, de-lay, de-press.

De-fame

Deformity

Moral – extravagant

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/prefixes.htm

 

deceive, cheat, defraud, decoy, hypocrite, con, hoax, scam, quack, dupe, hoodwink, swindle, fleece, embezzle, forge, bilk

trick,    

 

coffee, caffeine, dosage 200-300 [a cup of coffee – 100-200], addiction to caffeine.

 

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

 

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

STDL PM homework

Scope of the lesson:

Building vocabulary, prefixes  [de-, intra-, extra-, counter-,  contra-, ante-, anti-]

Discussion on scientific facts and summarizing other student's presentation.

 

Homework

Topic:

How much and what are you willing to give up in life and for what cause?

How do you define "freedom" and "happiness" from your perspective?

CHS homework 10/21

Homework

 

1. Reading: practice first ½ of the lesson for intonation. The accent in the sentence goes to the most important information from the viewpoint of the speaker. Read adj+noun together. Pause between two part of the sentence connected with "and". Pay attention on the vowels  and the stress of the words. 

2.    Prepare 3-5 interesting scientific facts from the internet. We will discuss those next class.

CHS class notes 10/21

Scope of the lesson:

Vocabulary

Comparison of tenses and the information they carry.

Listening

 

 

Approach:

My mother's birthday is approaching and I'm broke.

I approached my boss with the proposal.

 

Neglect:

My sister neglects her children every time when they fight each other.

Ignore

She neglected to tell me about a thing being wrong with the press.

Don't neglect to return your books on time.

 

Deceive:

The seller deceived me about the real price of the product.

The mayor claims he didn't deceive anyone about the payments he made.

Teenagers deceive their parents about who they were with where they have been.  

…. About who they are with when they go out.

 

 

Present simple:

-s after the verb for 3^rd person

She lives; I live

 

Summarize the opinion of your classmates.

 

Ch Ch: They are not mature. Their thought process is not mature.

F: Based on his personal experience and need of that conversation, it is better to start as early as possible to get the idea across.

 

A: Yes, we should talk to kids because it is harder for them to learn those matters when they are older. But it should be done step by step.

 

STDL PM homework 10/21

Scope of the lesson:

Fables and myths: Presenting in front of a group; presenting in a small group

Listening comprehension of a myth

Vocabulary – Lesson 6, words 7-12

Adverbs vs. adjectives; exceptions.

Word structure

Dictation

Reading and pronunciation skills – reading a text and placing accent in the sentence.

 

Homework:

1.   De- deflect detour deforest – find about the meaning de- as a prefix and find words with that meaning.  

2.   De-fraud – [o]; deceive, cheat. Find words that mean "cheat".

3.   Reading: practice first ½ of the lesson for intonation. The accent in the sentence goes to the most important information from the viewpoint of the speaker. Read adj+noun together. Pause between two part of the sentence connected with "and". Pay attention on the vowels  and the stress of the words.

4.   Prepare 3-5 interesting scientific facts from the internet. We will discuss those next class.

5.   Copy your dictation times the mistakes you made capped at 10.

STDL PM class notes 10/21

Check homework

Vocabulary -  lesson 6

Dictation

 

Briefly, we can say that a myth gives a religious explanation for something: how the world or a particular custom began.

[related to religion] Greek and Norse mythology.

Thor

 

A legend, on the other hand, is a story which is told as if it were a historical event, rather than as an explanation for something or a symbolic narrative. The legend may or may not be an elaborated version of a historical event

Robin Hood [hero]

 

Approach:

Did your brother approach you about borrowing money?

She is approaching 90.

 

Neglect:

He neglected to lock the door yesterday.

Her mother said: "Don't neglect to answer the letter"  

I'm not happy with you. You neglect me all the time.

 

Deceive:

His wife has been deceiving him for many years.

I would rather be deceived than deceive others.

My husband never deceives me after our marriage. Hasn't deceived

Un-doubt-ed-ly  adv [daut]

Popular; popular or unpopular – to be like or not liked; population

Thorough –ly

Client

Comprehensive: comprehension – understanding of the whole

De-fraud – [o]; deceive, cheat. Find words that mean cheat.

De- deflect detour deforest – find about the meaning de- as a prefix and find words with that meaning.  

 

At great length

 

Most words on –ly are adverbs.

Friendly – adj.

 

How? In what manner? Under what circumstances? How does it happen? – adv

What kind of…? Adj.

Fast

I drive fast.  Adv.  

I drive a fast car. Adj

 

Hard

Hard bed, hard work – what kind?

Work hard – how?

Hardly – almost not.

He hardly work. – he almost doesn't work.

 

Late

Late movie. Adj  

Go to bed late. Adv

Lately – recently

Lately the weather has been chilly. The weather has been chilly lately.

 

Dictation:

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