AM ESOL Online 10-4-22 Agenda Community: Getting to Know You -News & Housekeeping -Journal Writing -Tag Questions ---------------------- Move to next class -Questions-Review (continued) -Conversation Practice =========================== News & Housekeeping -Career News -Consent Forms - Testing BEST Plus - on zoom TABE Test - students need to go to the school =========================== Journal Writing - Introduction Students we need to hear from today. Ana Ama Diturie Esperanza Eliana Jhordana Romualde Rosanna Problem situation that troubles you little big difficulties annoyances synonyms words that mean the same thing Word Hippo website for synonyms and antonyms ====================== Journal Writing 10 Minutes ====================== Share our Journals Eliana I felt in a trouble when I left the key inside the house and there was noone to open it for me. I tried to open it and neighbor and saw it and wanted to help me. But it do no open it, and we had to call a locksmith. I felt in a pickle/ in trouble, when I left the key inside the house and there was noone to open it for me. I tried to open it and neighbor saw it and wanted to help me. (But it do no open it,) But we didn't open it But he/we could not open it and we had to call a locksmith. ====================== BREAK 10:02 - 10:22 20 Minutes =============== Jhordana Vian I'm here in the classroom. Where are you? Rosanna My brother was at my house yesterday. What's happening now. I was visiting.It happened yesterday. I was in my house. It was not a problem. I was happier for my brother's visited. My brother was at my house yesterday. What's happening now? I was visiting. It happened yesterday. I was in my house. It was not a problem. I was happier for my brother's visited. I was happy 'about' my brother's visit. I was happier after my brother visited. Diturie On the way to work the car would not turn off. It was a problem. When we were going to work. I called the driver who took the car and I took a taxi to go to work. So the problem was solved. On the way to work the car would not turn off. On the way to work the car would not turn on. The would not start. NO no work. Add do/does/ The car didn't / did not work. It didn't work. It was problem. The car would not work. I could not drive the car to work. It was a problem. When we were going to work, the car would not start. When (something was happening), (something else happened). When we were going to work, the car would not start/turn on. The called the car driver car repair tow truck the mechanic the I call a driver to take the car to the mechanic/repair shop/garage. I called the driver who took the car and I took a taxi to go to work. So the problem was solved. solved sohlv'd Ama When I tried to get my passport. That time I had a problem. I don't know what going on. I didn't know what was going on. I had a difficult time that time. How did you solve the problem? I tried to study hard. How did you get your passport? I studied hard to get my passport. And now I have my passport. Esperanza My problem is something similar to Diturie. The mechanic say that my car was ready for inspection an error caused appeared in the inspection center. So, it was rejected and I returned to the mechanic work shop. He didn't any cause to repair. When did this happen? This past week. Where were you? I was in the mechanic shop trying to solve the problem. I feel ... frustrate. And after I feel happy because the problem was solved. My problem is something similar to Diturie. The mechanic said that my car was ready for inspection, 'but' an error appeared in the inspection center. So, it was rejected and I returned to the mechanic work shop. He didn't 'have' any code to repair. I didn't see /find anything. When did this happen? This past week. Where were you? I was in the mechanic shop trying to solve the problem. I feel ... frustrate. I felt confused, frustated, and after I feel/felt happy because the problem was solved. confused cohn fuuuz'd solved sohlv'd appeared ahp peahr'd happened hahp pehn'd frustrated fruh straayt 'ehd rejected reee jehkt 'ehd Victoria The most difficult problem I ever had was when I have to choose between leaving my kids and travelling to the US. It was really a big blow and I was caught up in a pickle. I was all by myself. I finally chose the option to travel but that was not easy. It happened around 2017. I was in Ghana. Because it was not easy to leave my kids not knowing when to see them again. I felt bad before but afterwards, I think it is worth it. Because it was not easy to leave my kids, not knowing when I would see them again. I felt bad before but afterwards, I think it was worth it. Rajaa (from Chat) my grand daughter lost her caliper, she needs to draw a circle . she had no time to look for another one ,and she start to cry . I bring pencil and a nail and make an old fashion caliper. My grand-daughter lost her caliper, she needed to draw a circle. She had no time to look for another one, and she started to cry. I brought a pencil and a nail and thread and made an old fashion caliper. old-fashion old fashioned like something in the past =========================== Question Tags Video, 9:10 min, mmmEnglish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaPH_OrsvpM We watched the video 2 times. Question Tags Short questions added to the end of a question or sentence. Subject + Aux verb + main verb, Aux verb, Subject If the statement is... then the question tag is... positive negative negative positive Words in a sentence as a main verb.. do be have Exceptions: do pretend it is in the statement be I am flying to London tomorrow, "aren't" I? -------------------- Americans use question tags all the time. I am not asking students to be able to write questions tags, but I do want students to know about question tags so that when you hear a statement with a question you will be able to recognize it and reply. We will watch another video about Question Tags tomorrow. ==========================