PM ESOL Online 10-05-23 Agenda Unit: Getting to Know You News & Housekeeping Testing, Consent forms, ellii, etc. Journal Writing Lesson: Comparison words (ellii lessons) ----------------------- Journal Writing - Introduction Today’s date is ____________________ . Today’s weather is ___________________ . What is happening in this picture? (People in park on a lake. https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/busy-park) 1. Write a title for the picture. 2. Write five sentences about what is going on in the picture. a. use lots of action verbs b. keep your verbs in the same tense 3. Add a thought bubble for one of the characters in the picture. Reading and response Wanda What's today's date? Today is Thursday October 5 2023. October fifth Today is Thursday October fifth, twenty twenty-three Weather? The weather is beautiful today. Was the morning weather foggy where you live? Yes. Google image: foggy ----- Adriane Read 1. and 2. picture one sentence two sentences sehn tehn sehZ Edmond Read 3. Thought(g is silent) Thoht characters Kahr ahk terz laugh (silent g) though (silent g) eight (silent g) cough (silent g) foreign (silent g) I am foreign. foreign fohr en design (silent g) through (silent g) sign (silent g) Vocabulary with Google images balloons parachutes boats canoes kah newZ kayaks kai yahkz Verbs All students playing a violing juggling calling 911 (emergency) sleeping reading laying down on a blanket exercising skateboarding rollerblading puppets hand puppet entertaining the children running standing walking talking reading playing exercising caring mom caring frher baby laying canoeing kayaking ballooning sailing feeding ----------------- Writing 10 minutes Use paper or notebook computer or your phone to type 10 minutes ----------------- Share our Writing Max 1. At the Beach 2. When we went to/at the beach recently a lot was going on. People were canoeing in the water. A man and his son were sitting the dock at the edge of the water of the sea. A couple was talking while the woman was laying down on a yellow blanket. A man was juggling as an expert. Parents were entertaining their children. 3. thought bubble ........ The guy walking his dog was probably saying "what a hot day". When we went to/at the beach recently a lot was going on. When we went to the beach recently.... We were at the beach recently and a lot ..... go present went past When we start sentence like we are telling a story. It is okay to start with the past tense. While we were driving to the beach we could see that a lot was going on. I am seeing a lot going on at the beach recently. People were canoeing in the water. A man and his son were sitting the dock at the edge of the water of the sea. When we were going to the beach recently ... We were at the beach recently. (past) Is using the past tense in the beginning sentences correct? Correct. WhY? Because you are telling story. Not just a list of 5 sentences. ============ BREAK 6:40 - 6:55 ============ Adrianne Zuleyma Senta 1. Title One Day of Summer 2. There are three boats on the lake. I see a young woman doing exercise. She wears a yellow tshirt. It's a beautiful sunny day. I see two hot air balloons with people. A dog got tired of running now he is listening to his owner. Two mothers took their children for a walk to the lake. 3. "My dog enjoyed the run." Students send me your sentences... Remind Chat Text me email me Questions??? ==================== Comparison Words 3 types of Comparison words 1. Comparative Adjectives 2. Superlative Adjectives 3. Equative Adjectives Comparative Adjectives compare 2 nouns (people, places, things) --------------- Comparative Adjectives - Fun Grammar (ellii) https://app.ellii.com/lesson/2531 Watched the video again. Stop to review key points and practice. Note: ellii lesson video does not have practice sentences at the end. Youtube video (ellii) does. Review Grammar Noes Form rules er, ier, more (chart) Review exceptions. good > better bad > worse far > farther / further Add exceptions: words ending in -ed or -ing use more. Examples: more tired, more bored, more thrilling, more exciting Complete Adjective Formation activity. (whole class) End Class =====================