Today’s Agenda
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Talk about spoken presentation
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Continue noun clauses
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‘if’ adv cl and n cl, examples
Prepare for/
choose vocab for quiz noun clauses- Wednesday
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Pass out essay material
Wednesday
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Quiz4- noun clauses
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Begin essays
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Work on spoken presentation
Thursday
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Continue essay work
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Work on spoken presentation
Friday
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Listening fun IF TIME
Final week
Monday
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Spoken presentations
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Adjective clauses
Tuesday
·
Spoken presentations
Wednesday
·
Spoken presentations
Thursday
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Optional opportunity to do a replacement quiz
and/or test.
Friday- final day
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Non-instructional
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One-on-one meets
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Final marks and comments for report cards. You
will be able to see your final marks
*You will be able
to pick up your record card in the office the following week.
Spoken Presentation: My Favourite Place in my Home
Country
What is your favourite place in your home country?
There will be two parts to this project:
1.
WRITTEN-
multi-paragraph- several paragraphs
- 2,3,4,5 paragraphs (will teach this week)
-Write about the place- e.g. the geography, history, attractions, etc.
-Write about your relationship to this place: when you went there, with
whom, what you did there, etc.
2.
SPOKEN
(3-5 minutes)
On your presentation day, you will tell the class about this place and
your relationship to it. You can take a few written notes in case you forget
something. However, no reading. Also, please, do not recite a memorized speech.
Here are some possible topics to focus on:
Where the place is
When you went there
Who you went with
What the scenery is like
What there is to do there
What your memories are of the place
Step 1- Choose a topic that you would like to talk about. Email the
topic by tomorrow 7PM. ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
(1pt)
Step 2= Sign up for a presentation time
Step 3- Begin to brainstorm ideas. Then begin to write.* (class time)
*You could get ChatGPT to write this for you in .003 seconds. Hopefully, you will take this as an opportunity to do some organized, planning, and writing on your own.
Marks x/10-
1 point email tomorrow
1 point
check-in on Friday
4 points for writing
4 points for
speaking
FAQ (Frequency Asked Questions)
-Will we do the preparation work in class? We
will take some class time, and you will have to do much of it outside of class.
-Can I show pictures or videos? Yes,
absolutely. Email them to me before your presentaion. I will project them on
the screen.
OPTION I
can bring in a microphone to use if you would like to. I can show you how to
use a microphone.
Spoken presentation
1. My
Favourite Place in my Home Country
2. A
Person in My Life Who I Admire
3. A Traditional Celebration in my Home Country or Culture
4. A Current News Item
5. A Historical Event that Interests You
Let’s take a few minutes to brainstorm
ideas, sign up on the sheet.
**
Noun Clauses
if – used adverb clauses and noun
clauses
*adverb clause-
Let’s go out if you’re
free.
If we try more, we can
succeed.
I can help you if I
have free time.
I can bake a cake if I have
all of the ingredients.
*noun clause-
I don’t know if I can go on
the camping trip.
She asked if I could bring an
umbrella.
I can’t decide if I should go
outside or stay in.
I always forget my appointment
if the secretary doesn’t remind me. adv cl- giving the situation of
when I forget
adv or noun clause?
I forget if it’s my turn to pay
for lunch. noun clause
Can you tell me if the store
is still open. noun clause
Tell me if you want to go to
the party. adv cl? n cl?
If I have extra money, I will
give it to you. adv cl
I can register for next
semester if I pass this class. adv cl
Exercise 3: Match the first half of the sentence with a
likely noun clause.
1. I
don’t know where
she has gone.
2. The
teacher explained what time the
meeting starts.
3. Can
you guess how the
experiment works?
4. She
is not sure that
the answer is correct.
5. He
admitted why
the project failed.
Exercise 4: Combine the two sentences into one by using a
noun clause.
1. He
said something. I didn’t hear it.
He said something that I didn’t hear.
ADJECTIVE CL
I didn't hear what he said. NOUN CL
2. The
teacher asked a question. I didn’t know the answer.
I didn’t know what the answer to the
teacher’s question was. N CL
The teacher asked a question that I didn’t
know the answer to. ADJ CL
I didn’t know how to answer the
answer the teacher’s question.
I don’t know what to say. I don’t
know how to respond to that.
IDIOM I am lost for words. I can’t find the
words to express my feelings. It means a lot to me.(positive)
I don’t know what you said. I don’t
know what you mean.
I am confused what to do now.
The teacher asked a question that
I didn’t know the answer to. ADJ CL
I didn’t understand what the teacher asked.
N CL
3. They
will arrive tomorrow. Do you know the time?
Do you know what time they will arrive?
N CL
4. She
told me something. I forgot what it was.
I forgot what she told me. N CL
She realized that she forgot her debit
card. N CL
5. I
want to know something. Why did they leave?
FUNNY PHRASING
She knows.
She knows that you know.
She knows that you know that she knows.
She knows that you know that she knows that you know. BEYOND
THE LIMITS OF MY BRAIN
IDIOM The elephant in the room. the big problem that noon wants
to talk about
Quiz tomorrow – 6 sentences
Let’s choose 10 verbs to review
1.
understand
2.
know
3.
wonder
4.
say
5.
recognize
6.
feel
7.
think
8.
realize
9.
forget
10.believe
Kia wonders if his interview
will go well.
Kia wondered if his interview
went well.
Let’s choose vocabulary words
1.
appointment
2.
information
3.
interview
4.
problem
5.
prescription
6.
blood test
7.
results
8.
party
9.
monitor
10.Montreal
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