AM ESOL Online 3-28-24 Agenda Unit: Money - Paying Taxes -News & Housekeeping -Talking to a Tax Preparer (ellii ============================== News: QCC Info Sessions / Calendar =============================== Talking to a Tax Preparer (ellii) Vocabulary - comprehension activity Odd One Out Choose the word that does not belong. Introduction: categories the things belong in the same group / categories of similar items synonyms synomyms = the same meaning for a word using different words. Vocabulary hard copy printout (noun) paper document xe-file (electronic document/information -------------------------------- deadline time limit due date xextension (add more time) --------------------------------- casual = informal formal English informal English (casual language) ca su al kah shuuuu ahl casual work = sometimes work, or once a month work - but you get paid $ volunteer voh luhn tee arh part-time work $ full-time work $ casual work $ xvolunteer - no $ ------------------------------- I figured out how big my tax refund will be. I worked out the numbers and know how big my tax refund will be. I looked at the math and solved the question about how big my refund will be. figure out solve work out xfile (verb) to give, to submit your tax) ------------------------------------ to depend (verb) to expect or receive support from someone (parents) financially On your taxes you can list dependents. dependent/s (noun) children are your dependents wife/spouse is your dependent children get food and healthcare and a place to live children depend/rely on you financially a wife / spouse gets food and healthcare and a place to live a wife / spouse depends/relies on you financially the children and wife = dependents an employer is your boss/company that gives you a job you depend on the company to pay you you get money from your boss/ you earn money for the work you do you depend on you work/income financially to support your dependents dependent wife spouse xemployer -------------------- Walmart is your employer er = You are the employee to employ plan (verb) I plan to have a party. planner (noun) and idicates that this is a person or a thing er I am the planner of the party. bake baker design designer plan planner er the person you bakes is a baker er the person who plans is a planner er the person who designs is designer er the person who decorates a cake is a decorater employ er the person who employs people to work for them is an employer Walmart is Ama's employer WALC is Teacher Marianne's employer -------------------- er - at the end of a word is a suffix er - the person who is doing the action or activity work er play er open er think er er - the person doing the action scratch er kick er view er start er ----------------- The above examples of 'er' as a suffix is different than 'er' as a comparative word 'more'. Ex: bigger, larger, redder, higher, etc. -------------------- reimbursement (noun) re im burs ment reee ihm burhs mehnt re (prefix) = again re imburse re pay re do re type re generate re trace re vert re play re use re act re appear re build re new re read re write re try ==================== Break 10:01 - 10:21 ==================== Review re - prefix er - suffix spouse husband wife xbusiness partner (someone you do business with/someone you work with) ------------------------------------- independent I vote as an independent in the election. (I do not declair as a democrate or a republican or third party... I can vote for anyone. ) I am an independent thinker. I do not go along with the crowd. Think for myself. Try a sentence? I do not depend on my husband. I am independent because I .... xsell I am independent because I support myself. Try a sentence??? independent independence The Declaration of Independence. Says ....America is separate country from England independently She acts independently. She thinks for herself. Try a sentence independent? Ana I depending I am depending in my house. I am depending (verb) that the roof on the house will not fall down. I am depending on my child to get a good grade in math this year. Independent not depend Vian I depending on going to the gym every day. Audio ... ---------------------------- regular (adj) regularly (adv) I receive my mail in my mailbox regularly by 12 noon. regular = common, standard, normal "Why didn't you let it come through the regular process?" regular mail = the normal way to send/receive mail ------------------------ to rely (verb) = depend on someone / I am counting on you to put forth you best effort today. I am relying on you.... I am depending on you... I count on my daughter to show up for holiday celebrations. ---------------------------- I provide = give He provided for his family. He gives (his money and love, shelter/house, food)_ for his family. He support his family by providing a house, food, money, healthcare, etc. He is the head of household. He is the provider. provide provider Try a sentence. rely count on depend xprovide Ama The government provides schools and to get a computer. Completed activity and review. Many new vocabulary words in this activity. End Class =======================================