English Foundations 5/6
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We will get started at 8:30.
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Today’s agenda-
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Begin noun clauses
·
Continue “Roses Sing on New Snow”
·
Reminder: paragraph process and structure
·
IF TIME “Literary Terms”
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IF TIME “Academic Vocabulary Exercise 2”
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HW Prepare
for Test#3 “Roses Sing on New Snow”, paragraph
Tuesday
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Test#4 -paragraph on “Roses”
Simple SV
SSV SVV SSVV
Compound SV, SOBA SV. SV; SV.
SV; TRANS, SV.
Complex - adverb clauses
however? even though?
-noun clauses
-adjective clauses
Noun Clauses
Noun clauses are
used with verbs that have to do with the brain, thinking or cognition: think,
feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember
Also verbs about
speaking: say, yell, whisper
Noun clauses most
often begin with these words: that, what, why, how
A. think,
feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, like, others... e.g realize
B. that,
what, why, how
Choose an A word and
put it with a B word.
Mix and match A+B.
Examples of complex
sentences with noun clauses:
1. think
+ that
Joanne
thinks that her son is very tall
for his age. noun clause
I
think that it will rain today.
Jun
doesn’t think that Marta is telling
the truth.
I
think that you forgot your key.
I
don’t think that your car is old.
I
don’t think that you should go to the party.
I
think that studying English will
give me new opportunities.
realize + that
I realize that I
gave you the wrong answer.
I realized that he cheated
me.
that – many uses
noun
clauses and adjective clause, confusing
‘that book’
I think that
would be nice. – possibly will happen
I think that will
be nice. – definitely will happen
We could go for a
hike tomorrow. I think that would be nice.
We are going for a
hike tomorrow. I think that will be nice.
2. know
+ why
Jun
doesn’t know why Keiko is angry
at/with him.
Jun
didn’t know why Keiko was angry
at/with him.
Jacob knows why Sarah quit her job.
Jacob
doesn’t know why Sarah quit her
job.
I don’t know why she is not feeling good.
Why is Mei late today?
question
I don’t know why Mei
is late today. answer, with a noun clause
I
don’t know why I can’t remember the words that I learned yesterday.
adjective clause
I don’t know why my car engine
light is on. natural-sounding
I don’t know why my car’s engine
light is on. also ok
I don’t know why
my son was working so hard yesterday.
I don’t know why
you like to climb mountains in the rain.
3. like
how (less common)
I
like how you always listen to me. pays attention to your words
Sarah
doesn’t like how her husband loses his temper easily.
Sarah
doesn’t know why her husband loses his temper easily.
lose
your temper- get very angry
Sarah
doesn’t like how it rains so much in Vancouver.
Sarah
doesn’t like it rains so much in Vancouver. XXX
Sarah
doesn’t like that is rains so much in Vancouver.
I
like how you sang that song.
She
likes how he tells funny stories.
I like
how you treated me when I was sick.
I like
how my best friend fixes my computer.
* A
bit trickier/challenging
4. say
that
Michelle
said that she would come early
today.
The
teacher said that we will do a quiz on Friday.
The
little boy said that there was a monster under his bed.
Sahara
said that there will be a party on Saturday.
I
said that I would pick up some milk on the way home.
My
mother said that the recipe is easy to make.
I
didn’t say that I would do that.
My
son said that he will treat me to lunch/
to dimsum next Sunday.
treat
someone to lunch- you invite someone and pay
My
treat! It’s on me! I will treat you.
I
insist.
We’ll
split the bill.
5. forget
why
Sharin
forgot why she came into the
kitchen.
I
forget why I called you.
Knowing which A goes
with which B is the tricky part. That will take a lot of listening to English
speakers, reading, etc.
6. believe
how
I
couldn’t believe how hard it was to immigrate to Canada.
I
don’t believe how much I miss my dog.
IDIOM
don’t believe – very surprised
May
doesn’t believe how much it rains in Vancouver.
I
can’t believe how expensive a purebred puppy is.
shed(v)-
a dog loses hair
Her
dogs sheds a lot.
non-shedding
hypo-allergenic
– will not bother people with allergies
7. understand
+ why
I
understand why you want to stay in EF5.
Jun’s
mother understood why she wanted to marry Taka.
I
don’t understand why my brother won’t forgive me.
Mary
didn’t understand why her son could not make it to school on time.
8. understand
how
I
understand how hard it is to learn a new language.
I
understand how challenging it is to ...
I
don’t understand how you could say that to me.
I
don’t understand how to do this math problem.
I
don’t understand how to make you happy.
Mohamed
didn’t understand how the teaching method could be so different in Canada
than it was back in his home country.
9. understand
why
I
don’t understand why my tomatoes are not growing.
The
little boy could not understand why he was not allowed to stay up late.
I
don’t understand why people came up with segregation laws/rules.
Joan understands why she did not pass.
It’s really important for you to engage with authentic
English daily.
COMPLEX SENTENCE – two clauses
Michelle said that she would come
early today.
Michelle said – main clause, independent
clause
that she would come early today – subordinate clause, dependent clause,
noun clause
I think that you are a very kind
person. complex sentence
HOMEWORK: Write a
few sentences of your own that have noun
clauses. Email some to me. We can
go over them together Tuesday in class.
Also, try some of
the exercises that I emailed to you.
“Roses Sing on New Snow”
- many readers- relates to their personal lives, relevant
comfort food- tea, soup, chicken soup, congee, home-style
cooking
nostalgia- feeling of missing your home, family, past, sweet
and sad feeling
name of the dish- Roses Sing on New Snow
Why those words?
*snow – cold weather, Canada, fresh, clean, bright, brand-new
*new snow- food: new dish, original, new ideas, new mix of culinary
styles, fusion, , new spices, new flavours,
new world: changing times, new perspectives, new life, new beginning
for Maylin, new life, men building new life, new immigrants,
*roses- beautiful flower, Maylin, bloom – life in the new
world
*roses/snow- strong, customers, Maylin, all people who
immigrate to a new country
*sing- happy, joyful, express yourself,
symbolism in the story- symbol- one things represents a bigger
thing or idea
REVIEW OF PARAGRAPH PROCESS AND STRUCTURE
**PREWRITING- no sentences, just ideas and key words
1.Read the question carefully. Read every word. Read it five
times. Make sure you understand what the teacher wants you to do.
-retold the story of what happened
Retell the story.
Focus on the the topic that was asked.
2.Brainstorm some ideas.
3.Organize them.
ORGANIZE, MAKE THEM IN ORDER
ORGANIZE – TIME, SPACE, IMPORTANCE, LOGICAL
** WRITING – start to write sentences based on the plan
Grabber
Topic sentence- address the question that was asked
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
***
ROUTINE- PROCESS, step-by-step, follow the steps
PREWRITING-plan (5 minutes?)
1.Read the question!!!
2.Brainstorm some ideas- Prime the pump!
3.Organize
WRITING- sentences
4.Rough copy
5.Proofread, make some corrections: vt vf punc cap
6.Good copy. No time usually to do a nice good copy.
Pass in the rough copy, as long as it is legible.
EXAMPLE TOPICS:
1.Why did Maylin name her dish ‘Roses Sing on New Snow’?
2. Was Maylin a dynamic or a static character? Explain why.
3. Why did Maylin argue with the governor?
4. Why did Maylin cook in the family restaurant despite her
poor treatment by her family?
Academic Vocabulary Exercise 2
negligent, neglect
curious(adj)
juvenile diabetes
legit (slang) legitimate
There was an incident at school/work today.
qualm-worries, anxiety
I had qualms about moving to Canada.
fatal There was a fatal car accident.
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