HOMEWORK

Finish Use of English 11-5 Part 3 and 4

AND

Finish the sample sentences for the exercise we started in class on Friday on Formal Relative Clauses

A Good Summary

- is clear to someone who has not read the original material.

- maintains good paragraph structure, with a topic sentence identifying the title/author of the original.

- gives only the main ideas of the original.  Omit unnecessary details, dates, figures, etc. unless essential

- paraphrases, with no direct quotes from the original.

- is concise, not wordy.

- follows the same order as the original when possible.

- is objective.

130 AM HOMEWORK

Do some online research on the origins of the following customs for discussion in tomorrow's class:

Christmas Trees
Easter Bunny

AND

Use of English 11-5 Vocabulary Focus

Part 1 and 2

130 AM Essay

Why do we follow fashion?

PM1

If art is a minority interest, should the government be spending money to support artists, museums, performance, etc, or should the money be spent on more important things?

Add more info to these sentences in order to makes the connections clear

1. Young people see their parents drink; consequently, they begin to drink at a young age.

2. I never wrote a research essay in high school; therefore, I did poorly in my Canadian History class in university.

3. Sometimes students study so hard that they eventually have to drop out of university.

AM 130 HOMEWORK

Finish the exercise for Use of English 11-3

AM 130 HOMEWORK

Use of English 11-3 Part 3 and 4

AND

Writing 10-1 Exercise 2 (for Wednesday)

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https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1PDZQqgeqHAfNgK34Sn-fS7yB9YDdHz97M6-hxk7KUWQ/edit

AM 130 HOMEWORK

Use of English 10-2

AND

Use of English 10-7 Part 3

Rewrite each sentence with the two prompt words so that it is as close as possible in meaning to the sentence before it.

1. The sheer size of my opponent succeeded in putting me off.

alone / enough

2. As many as 85,000 people watched the Cup Final.

fewer / turned

3. You don't have to pay more than $10 for a pair of shoes there.

pick up / little

4. Are you saying it wasn't the boss who suggested a pay cut for his employees?

themselves / idea

Discuss the following quotes with a partner. What do they mean?

1. Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to go forward, backwards, or sideways.

2. Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.

3. A hidden talent is like a sundial in the shade.

4. Shallow people believe in luck; strong people believe in cause and effect.

AM 130 HOMEWORK

Finish the rest of Use of English 10-3 Vocabulary Focus Collocations.

130 AM HOMEWORK

Media 10-1 Amy Chua - follow the link to the Wall street Journal article, read it and be ready to discuss it in class tomorrow.

ALSO

Part D on the Intensifying document I shared with you last Friday.

PM1 Writing

What are the most significant factors that cause/perpetuate racial and cultural discrimination?

130 AM HOMEWORK

Reading 9-4 Searching For Happiness Exercise

AND

Verb Patterns Document Part B

Cause and Effect Verbs

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1gVJeR4L2lkkcjwD6J6wMu2wevxPndPcmU1hT1WzX8y4/edit

HOMEWORK AM 130

Finish the exercise of Writing 9-1

AND

Media 9-2 Power of Negativity
Write one paragraph summarizing Oliver Burkeman's views on happiness and positivity

HOMEWORK 130 AM

Use of English 8-2 and 8-6