The ‘even’ family

How do the following differ from one another?

even

even if

even though

even so

even then

even out

even up

even as

  

Students often have problems differentiating these connectives and use them wrong.

4E did an MC question with the first two as options today. Some of them could not tell the difference and chose the wrong option. I also asked them the difference between ‘even if’ and ‘even though’. They are going to research on these items tonight and tell me more about them tomorrow!

Do you know the difference? Just check ‘even’ from the dictionary and you would learn a lot about all the connectives with ‘even’!

UE Section C Conversion Table

UE Section C Conversion Table

Scores	Grade
18	A
16 – 17	B
14 – 15	C
11 – 13	D
8 – 10	E
< / = 7	F – U

  

Convert your marks to 18 and work out the corresponding grade. Don’t forget the comprehension questions worth 3 marks each.

Please note that this is just a rough scheme for predicting your grade.

6A Weekly Plan (27 Apr – 1 May 09)

Date	Day	Prds	Content	Assignment	DL*
27/4	A1	5-6	Medium of Instruction: Writing response to Letter to the Editor	Read Eng news
28/4	A2	8	More on Sec C	Eng Builder Read Eng news	3/5
29/4	A3	1-2	Review of Medium of Instruction: Writing response to Letter to the Editor	Read Eng news
30/4	A4	5	More on Sec C	Eng Builder Read Eng news	3/5
1/5	A5		No school	Read Eng news

2N Weekly Plan (27 Apr – 1 May 09)

Date	Day	Prds	Content	Assignment	DL
27/4	A1		No Class	Eng Builder	3/5
28/4	A2	5-6	Speaking Activity Submit VB Ch 11	NEE Ch 17	12/5
29/4	A3	7-8	NEE L & S Unit 8 pp. 36-38	Eng Builder	3/5
30/4	A4	3-4	Phonetics Handouts Supplementary Handouts Dict (LE Unit 5 – Revision)
1/5	A5		No school	Eng Builder	3/5

4E Weekly Plan (27 Apr – 1 May 09)

Date	Day	Prds	Content	Assignment	DL
27/4	A1	1-2	More on Reading – review of format and exam skills, time management Comprehension Summary cloze Option 4 Unit 7 pp.90-94	Option 4 Unit 7 pp.95-100 Read Eng news	29/4
28/4	A2	1-2	Performance Module 5	Performance Module 5 Task 6 (on paper) Eng Builder Read Eng news	29/4   3/5
29/4	A3	5	LE Option 4	Read Eng news
30/4	A4	1-2	Reading Quiz Bring Option 4	Eng Builder Read Eng news	3/5
1/5	A5		No School	Read Eng news

A Talk on Study Tours

There will be a talk on study tours by Australia Education Link. Please find the details below.

Date: 24 April, 2009

Time: 1.40 – 2.10 pm

Venue: English Room

Tree Trunks

Summer is coming!

I feel refreshed when I see school kids put on their summer uniform. I especially like the white shirts and white dresses my students are wearing. They look clean, fresh and energetic!

Seeing my kids have their uniform changed, I decided to have my apparel changed as well. No matter how much I change, my colours are still black, grey, blue, white, beige and earth. These are the colours I like and these are the colours for work.

To add some colours to my summer apparel, I wore sandals to work today. This is a pair of metalic coloured leather high-heeled sandals with back straps and little ribbons in the front. I bought the pair some time ago and I like them a lot. They are comfortable too. I can walk fast and even run a bit when I have them on.

To go with the pretty sandals, I can’t put on pantyhose, which is somehow quite unusual for me. I like wearing pantyhose because they can protect my legs and feet. I especialy like them in black because they will match up with my lovely black shoes and make the apparel formal. Anyway, I quite enjoy this sudden change of style.

Yet some of my students don’t seem to like it! Today, a small bunch of students kept studying my legs! Some didn’t just studying them, but examining! They fixed their eyes on my legs from time to time and that made me very uncomfortable. Perhaps they were counting the number of hair, insect stings and scars on my legs!  They must have a hard and busy time because there’re numerous defects on my legs!

Come on! Your teacher is never pretty and perfect! You can easily find a lot of imperfection from me! My legs are never long and slim; they are like tree trunks I admit. I have scars on my legs because the skin on my legs is always dry and when I scratch the skin, peels and wounds appear. My legs are never delicate and smooth. Sorry to disappoint you!

Hope my ugly tree trunks have not polluted your eyes! You like them or not, I’m going to make them known in my new sandals this summer!

6A Weekly Plan (20-24 Apr 09)

Date	Day	Prds	Content	Assignment	DL*
20/4	B1		No School	Read Eng news
21/4	B2	8	Section C: Supplementary Ex 1 (Matching)	Eng Builder Read Eng news	26/4
22/4	B3	1-2	Medium of Instruction Pro-English vs Pro-Chinese Writing Refutation	Writing response to Letter to the Editor Read Eng news	24/4
23/4	B4		No class	Eng Builder Read Eng news	26/4
24/4	B5	3-4	Sec A Unit 8 Medium of Instruction: Writing response to Letter to the Editor	Read Eng news

4E Weekly Plan (20-24 Apr 09)

Date	Day	Prds	Content	Assignment	DL
20/4	B1		No School	Read Eng news
21/4	B2	1-2	Movie: Pursuit of Happyness (Viewing)	Eng Builder	26/4
22/4	B3	3	Movie: Pursuit of Happyness (Discussion)	Read Eng news
23/4	B4	1-2	Movie: Pursuit of Happyness (Viewing and Discussion)	Eng Builder Read Eng news	26/4
24/4	B5	5	Pursuit of Happyness and Policy Address   Bring Policy Address	Read Eng news

2N Weekly Plan (20-24 Apr 09)

Date	Day	Prds	Content	Assignment	DL
20/4	B1		No School	Eng Builder	26/4
21/4	B2	5-6	GE Ex Review Dict Review Ex (Adjectives) Review Sudden Dict	Dict Corr
22/4	B3	7-8	VB Review (Units 9-10) VB Quiz (Game)	Dict Corr Eng Builder	26/4
23/4	B4	3-4	LE Unit 8 pp. 78-79 (Question Tags) Dict (Summer Ex pp. 3, 7) L & S Unit 8 pp. 28-31
24/4	B5	7-8	Speaking Activity L & S Unit 8 pp. 36-38	Eng Builder	26/4