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Level 6 class
Dongan Hills Library
1617 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY 10304
Final review of unit 3
Final review of unit 3
The last review of the cycle mentions and uses the census.
Use the link at right to learn more!
Types of questions; question words; clauses (from unit 2).
US Civics Units
US Civics Units
The Federal Government!
The Federal Government!
Goose chase for as many names as we can get!
Goose chase for as many names as we can get!
The process of making bills.
The process of making bills.
Kahoot on NY State!
Kahoot on NY State!
Tourism in NY State! It's a beautiful state up there!
Tourism in NY State! It's a beautiful state up there!
Civics Week 2 and 3: Housing
Civics Week 2 and 3: Housing
Looking For a home • Leasing agreements • Maintaining an apartment
Home maintenance and renovation:
Home maintenance and renovation:
A neighborhood in Brooklyn
A neighborhood in Brooklyn
Check out this phenomenon that is sweeping the nation!
Check out this phenomenon that is sweeping the nation!
Too small?
Too small?
Not big enough?
Not big enough?
Let's discuss!
Let's discuss!
Grammar focus weeks 2 and 3:
Grammar focus weeks 2 and 3:
NO MORE @#$%^&* VERBS!
NO MORE @#$%^&* VERBS!
• Count / Non- Count Nouns : Some, Any
Kahoot:
This Kahoot was about articles in popular American sayings
Hard: Determiners Kahoot
• How much / How many
• Too much / Too many; Enough + Noun
• The comparative
• Adverbs of Manner
• Adjective + Enough; Too and Very; As + Adjective+ As
• The Superlative
Civics Week 1: Finances:
Civics Week 1: Finances:
Filing complaints
Filing complaints
What is bureaucracy?
Where do we find it?
What do we complain about?
Modals, meaning and polite, or not so polite, requests
Modals, meaning and polite, or not so polite, requests
Credit cards and you
Credit cards and you
APR
APR
Balance transfer
Balance transfer
Finance Charge
Finance Charge
Grace period
Grace period
Credit
Credit
Credit Report
Credit Report
credit score
credit score
annual fee
annual fee
Payday lender
Payday lender
Cashless society
Cashless society
Contactless payment
Contactless payment
RFID chip
RFID chip
Fraud and film:
Fraud and film:
The movie Catch Me If You Can gives us a well known example of a con man who commits fraud on a wide scale!
Kahoot! (https://create.kahoot.it/details/complaining/9b1a5930-d6af-412f-a816-8f17e7b7df04) on places to complain
and one on modals (https://create.kahoot.it/details/modals/0e0b3701-d4c2-4773-8a5d-a96739c73225)
Board pics: the conditional system:
Board pics: the conditional system:
There are usually two clauses in each conditional sentence:
There are usually two clauses in each conditional sentence:
Check the photo page for examples from Svetlana's textbook
And if the if clause is first use a comma!
If... (this is always dependent)
If... (this is always dependent)
[and}
[and}
(then)... (an independent clause)... also called the result.
(then)... (an independent clause)... also called the result.
Then is optional and often omitted.
Unless, when, and some other words can replace if.
The FIVE forms of the conditional are :
0° Present verb in the if clause and present in the result
1° Present verb in the if clause and present modal in the result
====The line of unreality (above = real, below = unreal)====
2° Past verb in the if clause and past modal in the result
3° Past Perfect verb in the if clause and past modal + present perfect in the result.
mixed conditionals are combinations of the above best learned from experience. Listen to native speakers!
And of course you can switch the if and (then) clauses.
Passive voice
Passive voice
Interesting examples of passive:
Interesting examples of passive:
Living in space (what has to be done in 0G living [without gravity]?)
How does their food have to be eaten?
How does their food have to be eaten?
How does their hair have to be washed?
How does their hair have to be washed?
How is exercise done, when there is no gravity?
How is exercise done, when there is no gravity?
FORM:
FORM:
be + past participle (V3)
be + past participle (V3)
MEANING:
MEANING:
Something is done to you by someone else. The subject is not the agent, but the patient.
Something is done to you by someone else. The subject is not the agent, but the patient.
USE:
USE:
We use the passive to obscure the agent and to focus on the subject and what was done to them.
We use the passive to obscure the agent and to focus on the subject and what was done to them.
Who did this? Who cares? We focus on the act and on the subject (here Jesus).
Who did this? Who cares? We focus on the act and on the subject (here Jesus).
So:
So:
Jesus was crucified.
Jesus was crucified.
Keep track of the prepositions: things get done
Keep track of the prepositions: things get done
by the agent
by the agent
from the agent with verbs of giving or sending
from the agent with verbs of giving or sending
Some examples of passive verbs (video above)
Maps: How are they made? How are they drawn?
brain lateralization is a nominalization (see the photo)
brain lateralization is a nominalization (see the photo)
We watched several science videos as a result of the questions on p. 17 (see below):
And now this!
And now this!
Vocab building
Vocab building
Use these for your spreadsheet!
Use these for your spreadsheet!
We talked about -itude words (not pictured: longitude and latitude from geography)
And tele words lead to a larger map from kine- words to -pathy words.
Noun clauses (with that and other words)
Noun clauses (with that and other words)
That is the most common starter for noun clauses...
That is the most common starter for noun clauses...
...but this video shows us many others such as each of the question words (who, what, where, why, when) + whether and if among others.
Practice with this video (more on the video page).
Don't forget these useful tools:
Don't forget these useful tools:
Selecting: Drag your finger or your mouse over text
Selecting: Drag your finger or your mouse over text
Copy: ⌘ C OR control C
Copy: ⌘ C OR control C
Paste: ⌘ V OR control V
Paste: ⌘ V OR control V
These tools can help you build your spreadsheet fast!
These tools can help you build your spreadsheet fast!
Breaking
Breaking
"the rules"
"the rules"
What are the rules of English? What happens when everyone breaks them all the time?
What are the rules of English? What happens when everyone breaks them all the time?
Sure, technically the top sentence is wrong, but it is so common in spoken English as to be functionally correct.
Sure, technically the top sentence is wrong, but it is so common in spoken English as to be functionally correct.
Grammar pics
Grammar pics
Perfect aspect reminders:
Perfect aspect reminders:
Have had and Had had do exist! Remember that have can be BOTH main and auxiliary (helping) verb.
Have and had can both precede been having (this is a perfect continuous construction. (Ex: I have been waiting)
Perfect forms ALWAYS involve V3 (past participle)
Simple aspect reminders:
Simple aspect reminders:
Simple = Single, as in one word.
Simple present is V1 (+s when needed)
Simple past is V2 (the most common ones are irregular)
Simple aspect means generally true or habitual
In the past simple aspect means over and done
Exception land: Simple is not-so-simple when it comes to negatives and questions, then we have to use:
• do/did + V1 (the simple form/the base form)
-hood words
-hood words
Think about suffixes (also about German v. Latin roots)
We noticed that:
Neighborhood = Vicinity/proximity
Childhood ~ infancy
Motherhood = Maternity (adj: maternal) (adj ending: al)
Fatherhood = Paternity (adj: paternal) (adj ending: al)
Sisterhood = Sorority (adj?: sororal >>fraternal) (al)
Brotherhood = fraternity (adj: fraternal) (al)
We also have parenthood and adulthood (but no Latin-root equivalent...
Fraternal can also refer to non-identical twins.
Taking these Latin roots and adding -icide = killing that person (see the board pic)
Here sui = self
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
From our first set of pictures:
"The Met" can mean:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Temple of Dendur (correct spelling)
Day trips!
Day trips!
Why not see some nearby places?
Philadelphia
DC
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Richmond
Take a train:
Or take a bus (often cheaper):
Enjoy your trip ;)
Study skills
Study skills
Try to remember and look up this vocabulary:
lecture
Chunk/chunked
efficiency
taper off
tangible (reward)
reinforcement
context
conditioned
rote memorization
Mnemonics
Acronyms
Forming the present perfect:
Forming the present perfect:
A compound tense:
A compound tense:
Present time + Perfect Aspect
Present time + Perfect Aspect
She, he, it} has
She, he, it} has
I, you, we, they} have
I, you, we, they} have
past participles: been, lived = adjectives
past participles: been, lived = adjectives
Three parts of verbs:
Three parts of verbs:
Base: Past: Past participle:
Base: Past: Past participle:
run ran run
run ran run
live lived lived
live lived lived
lived = lived
lived = lived
be was been
be was been
break broke broken
break broke broken
take took taken
take took taken
-past participles are used for present perfect and passive
-past participles are used for present perfect and passive
(those are "advanced")
(those are "advanced")
As Adj:
As Adj:
The broken chair.
The broken chair.
The wasted time.
The wasted time.
The time that was wasted...
The time that was wasted...
Sorry...
Sorry...
Past participles are adjectives,and part of the present perfect.
Past participles are adjectives,and part of the present perfect.
To recap, we form present perfect like this:
To recap, we form present perfect like this:
I, you, we, they} have
I, you, we, they} have
she, he, it} has + past participle
she, he, it} has + past participle
examples:
examples:
I have lived in New York for seven months.
I have lived in New York for seven months.
I have been in this country for ten years.
I have been in this country for ten years.
...
...
Please think of your own examples.
Please think of your own examples.
Also, research the use and meaning of the Present Perfect!
Also, research the use and meaning of the Present Perfect!
Introductions: Class one
Introductions: Class one
Today we will meet each other and learn to use this website.
Today we will meet each other and learn to use this website.
Basic Questions for mingling:
Basic Questions for mingling:
What's your name?
What's your name?
...and, who are you?
...and, who are you?
Where do you live?
Where do you live?
What do you do? (= what is your job)
What do you do? (= what is your job)
Make a circle:
Make a circle:
What do you do in your free time?
What do you do in your free time?
• Say your name and then your hobby or something you like.
• Say your name and then your hobby or something you like.
• Act it out • It will help us all remember your name
• Act it out • It will help us all remember your name
Then (when we are done):
Find someone who:
Find someone who:
Lives in your neighborhood, or close to it.
Has the same birthday as you.
Open the photo page.
Open the photo page.
Sign in with your gmail or make a new gmail account
Sign in with your gmail or make a new gmail account
join our photo album
join our photo album
Post your picture (use the + icon at the top)
Post your picture (use the + icon at the top)
Share the pictures with your classmates
Share the pictures with your classmates
Board pics explained
Board pics explained
Board pics are like these Buddhist Sand paintings, unless we use the website:
Board pics are like these Buddhist Sand paintings, unless we use the website:
...and even then, in the long term, nothing is permanent ;)
but you can use this site as long as it lasts. Hopefully forever!
Full page contents:
Goose chase for as many names as we can get!
Local: Staten Island Government
Thanksgiving (This is just a reminder that we're off)
https://create.kahoot.it/details/new-york-state-facts/c5b54198-360e-4278-9e07-8434c2117f3f
Tourism in NY State! It's a beautiful state up there!
Home maintenance and renovation:
A Kahoot on renting an apartment
Check out this phenomenon that is sweeping the nation!
Modals, meaning and polite, or not so polite, requests
Board pics: the conditional system:
There are usually two clauses in each conditional sentence:
If... (this is always dependent)
(then)... (an independent clause)... also called the result.
(not to be confused with the voice)
Interesting examples of passive:
How does their food have to be eaten?
How does their hair have to be washed?
How is exercise done, when there is no gravity?
Something is done to you by someone else. The subject is not the agent, but the patient.
We use the passive to obscure the agent and to focus on the subject and what was done to them.
Who did this? Who cares? We focus on the act and on the subject (here Jesus).
Keep track of the prepositions: things get done
from the agent with verbs of giving or sending
brain lateralization is a nominalization (see the photo)
NASA Astronauts Conduct the First All-Female Spacewalk
Use these for your spreadsheet!
Noun clauses (with that and other words)
That is the most common starter for noun clauses...
Game for practicing noun clauses.
NewsELA.com for reading in class and out!
Welcome to your POS spreadsheets!
Don't forget these useful tools:
Selecting: Drag your finger or your mouse over text
These tools can help you build your spreadsheet fast!
What are the rules of English? What happens when everyone breaks them all the time?
See how grammar is just fashion...
And why me is ok as a subject (at least in spoken English...
Now don't you feel smart... To use articles correctly, you have to know
Watch the videos on the video page.
past participles: been, lived = adjectives
(for more practice with principle parts, click here)
-past participles are used for present perfect and passive
Past participles are adjectives,and part of the present perfect.
Kahoot from Present Perfect Class
To recap, we form present perfect like this:
she, he, it} has + past participle
I have lived in New York for seven months.
I have been in this country for ten years.
Please think of your own examples.
Also, research the use and meaning of the Present Perfect!
Today we will meet each other and learn to use this website.
See the class by class page for a course overview
See the documents page for the policies of the class
What do you do? (= what is your job)
What do you do in your free time?
• Say your name and then your hobby or something you like.
• Act it out • It will help us all remember your name
Sign in with your gmail or make a new gmail account
Post your picture (use the + icon at the top)
Share the pictures with your classmates
Board pics are like these Buddhist Sand paintings, unless we use the website:
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