PM ESOL Online 11-16-23 Agenda Unit: Everyday Life -News & Housekeeping -Conversation Practice -Writing *as Homework -Comparing words and Contrasting words - Pronunciation of Past Tense Verbs (-ed as a separate syllable) =================== News Thanksgiving Dinner at the school - Tuesday, November 21st. Thanksgiving Dinner starts at 10:30 AM for day students. Thanksgiving Dinner starts at 6:00 PM for evening students. Remember... Free Parking Federal Parking Garage The school will validate your ticket. List for Thanksgiving? Anyone know if you are coming? It would be nice to see you all in person. But I understand there is a reason we are all on zoom. No pressure. If you can come, great! If you can not come that is okay too. There will be... Many desserts Pie for breakfast! Full turkey dinner. ==================== Words & Phrases for Comparing and Contrasting (slide with list) Source: ellii, https://app.ellii.com/lesson/4680-cabin-or-mansion Compare same Example sentences: I like riding on roller coasters 'just as' much as you do. He does well in math, 'likewise' for his brother. I think 'similarly' to you. I 'also' like to ski, 'just like' you do. x resembles y in that (math, science) a resembles b picture 1 resembles picture 2 Her daughter 'resembles' her 'in that' she has the same eyes. x = her daughter y = her (the mother) 'Just like' you, I love to take vacations in the mountains. I think 'in the same way as' you do about gardening. ? Try using one of the comparing words in a sentence? Adriane just like I'm wearing clothes just like you. Edmond I have same car just like Wanda's Toyota. just like Diana just as I put in internet just as I put the internet just as I use the internet just as you use the internet. Just as you bought a car this year, I bought a car this year. ---------------- Contrast words different Example sentences: 'Unlike' George, David loves to play sports. I like ice cream 'but' I don't like chocolate ice cream. 'In contrast' to popular opinion I do plan to move to Florida. Betsy is good in English 'whereas' Jane needs to work harder. 'While' I do like to take walks in the snow I really don't like winter. He enjoyed watching tv movies 'as opposed to' watching news programs. He loves his dog 'more than' she does. She loves the dog 'less than' he does. 'On the contrary', Impressionist artists did use both oil and watercolor paints. (academic, not everyday language, more formal) Try using contrasting words in a sentence. Ana Maria whereas Almost all my coworkers have a car whereas I have to take a taxi to get to work. but Max while? I like to drink tea while watching news on the TV. good sentence no contrast word while = during (Ex: I like to drink tea, while my wife likes to drink coffee.) Adriane while I like spring season while my sister likes winter season. Max while My youngest daughter likes reading while my oldest likes to play volleyball. but I like icecream but he does not. The word 'but' is the most common contrast word We can expand our English vocabulary by using some of these new compare and contrast words. ==================== Conversation Practice Compare/Contrast Source: ellii, 2 Thanksgiving silent video clips 1. https://ellii.com/video/giving-thanks 2. https://ellii.com/video/going-home-for-thanksgiving Readings 1. How are the two videos the same? 2. How are the two videos different? 3. How will your Thanksgiving Day this year be the same or different? Vocabulary Thanksgiving Giving thanks Saying grace Blessings Abundance Grateful Expressing gratitude Eating dinner Feasting grateful gratus - Latin grateful gratitude grateful thankful NO full NO great full great = terrific -------------------- Watch each video 2x. -------------------- Choose question 1 or 2. Charline 1. How are the two videos the same? same The dinner In both videos I see/saw ....... ok (The people in the videos both do something the same/have something the same) Things we can compare food clothes happpy Thanksgiving celebrate Try again later. Keny 1 or 2 They are two families are celebrate Thanksgiving Day and are having a good time together. families celebrating having a good time together celebrate or celebrating They are two families celebrating... comparison words? Diana 2. In the first video the family before dinner blessing for celebration Thanksgiving. (family) In the second video the family receive their friends for invitation to the Thanksgiving. (family and their friends) you would be understood where is the contrast?? what is different In the second video they have other visit from friends. ok In the first video the family before dinner 'say a blessing' for celebration Thanksgiving. (family) In the first video the family before dinner 'says a blessing' forThanksgiving celebration. 12 21 family = group = it Thank you Max. I say He/She/It says You/We /They say =================== BREAK 6:33 - 6:47 ================== Choose 1, 2, or 3. Gertude 1, 2, or 3 3. How will your Thanksgiving Day this year be the same or different? This year is the same Christmas month here, but every year is the same Thanksgiving. They invite friends and family and they eat dinner together. Compare words same same Wanda 3.This year is different for me because this year I am not going to pass/celebrate with my family in Worcester Mass but with my family in Florida. contrast words different because but pass celebrate Adriane 3. This year my Thanksgiving Day is going to be at my work while last year I was at home. contrast words while Edmond 3. This year I celebrate Thanksgiving with my friends but this year I have more visitors/friends. contrast words but Max This year Thanksgiving will be similar as the previous one, because I will be celebrating with family and friends around good food and drink. compare words similar as ... because Romaulde 3. For me, this year my Thanksgiving is different because my family is not here .............. but for the Christmas eating together. contrast words different because but Charline 1,2,3 Erica 3. This year my Thanksgiving probably will be different than in other years/in the past, because all the family 'is' feeling upset because my cousin passes away one month ago. contrast words different than Katerina saying grace praying 3. This Thanksgiving for me is going to be the same. compare words same Charline 3. The last year I spent it with my family, but this year I am invited friends to come and have dinner with us. contrast words but I invited friends ... Senta 2. The two videos celebrate Thanksgiving in a different way. One is more spiritual they express gratitude to God for the abundant blessings ... during the year. And the other family group gathers with the family. They express their affection but they don't give thanks in the first place. in the first place at the start of the meal before they eat place for every things? vocabulary abundant blessing gathers express affection gratitude contrast words in a different way one is more / and the other is ====================== Vocabulary abundance = a lot of something a great abundance of food lots of food feasting to feast/feasting = verb to eat a very large and fancy meal feast - noun the family feast Come join us for a Thanksgiving feast. =============== Homework Write you answers for questions 1, 2, and 3. Try to use compare or contrast words and new vocabulary. Send it to me. Text Remind email ===================== Past Tense Verb Rules and Pronunciation Review Rule #3: words that end in 't' or 'd' pronounce the -ed as 'ihd' as a separate syllable. Homework from last class. wait waited I waited and waited so long for the bus to arrive. ---------------------- Practice more Past Tense Verbs (Individual responses) want wanted I wanted a puppy for Christmas. pup py puhp peee need needed need ihd I needed a new coat for winter. decide decided I decided to learn English this summer. I decided to end class on time. ===================== Remember .... Thanksgiving Dinner at the school on Tuesday, November 21 at 6:00 PM. NO zoom class next week. Next class will be Tuesday, November 28. ===================== End Class ======================