Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Continue adjective clauses-
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Continue business letters
Wednesday
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Quiz5- adj cl
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Begin essay
Thursday
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Essay work
Friday
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Essay work
Final week
Thursday
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Optional replacement quiz and/or test.
Friday- last day
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One-on-one meets
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Final marks and comments
*You will be able to see you final marks. You will be get a
report card from the office the following week.
Coming up in the final two weeks
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Sentence combining
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Essays – five-paragraph model
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Essay types compare/contrast
persuasive
literary?
Battle Royale Japanese horror novel
Immaculate Prime Video, religious horror
The Exorcist religious horror
zombie- Last Train to Busan-movie
All of Us are Dead- movie
The Walking Dead TV show
Last Survivors
The Last of Us- filmed in Van
transition from one topic to another- a segway
Let’s change gears.
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Adjective clauses-
I love scary stories that/which give me nightmares. subject pronoun
nightmare- night
mare-horse
Crows are birds that have good memories. subject pronoun
They will remember people who treat them well or treat
them badly. subject pronoun
subject pronouns
object pronouns
Exercise D
7. The meeting that I
went to it was interesting. object pronoun
We went to the mall.
OPTIONS
The meeting that I
went to was interesting.
The meeting I went
to was interesting.
I went to the/a meeting that was interesting. subject
pronoun
I went to a meeting. It was interesting. 2 SIMPLES
I went to a meeting, and it was interesting. COMPOUND
I went to the meeting; surprisingly, it was interesting.
COMPOUND
I went to the meeting; as usual, it was interesting.
COMPOUND
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Commas with adjective clause:
A Jun’s sister who lives in Toronto is a nurse. more than
one
B Jun’s sister, who lives in Toronto, is a nurse. one
Same meaning? Different meaning
How many sisters does Jun have? one or more than one
*teasing your sister, bugging your brother- bothering
commas around adj cl – non-essential clause, extra information
Jun’s sister, who lives in Toronto, is a nurse.
Jun’s sister is a nurse.
Jun’s sister who lives in Toronto is a nurse.
Beijing, which is the capital of China, is a major city.
Please hand me that pen that is on the floor.
Sarah’s mother, who is retired, loves to play
Mahjong.
Mahjong is a game that can help with brain function.
South Hill Education Centre, which is located at 6010 Fraser
Street, offers adult high school courses. only one SHEC
The bakery that is on Main and 25th is selling cookies 50%
off today.
My brother’s bakery, which is on Main and 25th,
is selling cookies 50% off today. brother owns one bakery
My brother’s bakery that/which is on Main and 25th
is selling cookies 50% off today. brother owns several bakeries
that/which – related to your emotion -special or not to you
8. The man who I talked to yesterday was very kind.
object pronoun
CHOICE
The man who I talked to yesterday was very kind.
CLEARER
The man I talked to yesterday was very kind. AUTHENTIC
The man whom I talked to yesterday was very kind. FORMAL
The man to whom I talked yesterday was very kind. VERY
FORMAL
9.I must thank the people who I got a present from. object
pronoun
CHOICE
I must thank the people who I got a present from.
I must thank the people I got a present from.
I must thank the people whom I got a present from.
I must thank the people from whom I got a present.
10.The picture that she was looking at was beautiful.
object pronoun
CHOICE
The picture that/which she was looking at was beautiful.
The picture she was looking at was beautiful.
The picture at which she was looking was beautiful.
sounds strange
She was looking at a picture that was beautiful. subject pronoun
She was looking at a beautiful picture. SIMPLE SENT
11. I was telling you about the man who is standing over there.
The man who is standing over there I was telling you about.
XXX
The man who I was telling you about is standing over
there.
VERY NATURAL-SOUNDING
I was telling you about the man who is standing over there.
I was telling you about the man who is standing over
there.
Let’s choose 10 vocabulary words to review for the quiz:
1. prepare(v)
2. presentation(n)
3. analyze(v)
4. transfer(n,v)
5. pension(n)
6. benefit(v,n)
He got a lot of benefits from quitting smoking.
He will get a lot of benefits if he quits smoking. ADV CL
The benefits that he got from quitting smoking are
huge.
You will benefit from
quitting smoking.
7. patient(n,adj)
The patient lay in the hospital bed.
The patient nurse has patience for her patients.
8. apply(v)
9. scary(adj)
scare(n) You gave me a scare(n). She scared me(v). He was scared(adj). The future
is scary(adj).
10.
confuse(v)
flush- face turns red, feel warm, flush the toilet, rich,
poker hand
He is flush. He just got paid.
The dog flushed out the ducks. Then the hunter shot at them.
IDIOM You stick your head in the sand.
Business Letters
Hi there, WAY TOO VERY CASUAL AND FRIENDLY
Dear Sir or Madam,
-quite impersonal, not the best first choice
GOOD SUGGESTIONS: Call and ask. Find them on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is like Facebook for professionals
Dear Grandma, comma for a personal letter ,
comma-
friendly, casual, not formal, not business
Dear Sarah Chen: colon
for a business letter :
more formal, not friendly, business
You can decide , OR :
PUNCTUATION
; semicolon
: colon, full colon
Dear Mr. Chen:
Dear Mrs. Smith:
Dear Ms. Smith:
Dear Miss Smith: (for a child)
Dear Mme Benoit:
mademoiselle madame
Dear Sir or Madam:
Mme- mademoiselle, French Ms, madame
Dear Dr. Gan, MORE
CASUAL
Dear Dr. Jung: MORE
FORMAL
Make judgement call.
My insurance company defaults to Ms. for women
Use a colon for a business letter- professional, formal, not
friendly or personal
Women’s last names
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changing your name when you get married is
your decision, your choice
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children’s names -hyphenated name
surname- family name, last name
given name- old-fashioned “Christian name”
GREETING
To Mr. Pacquiao: sounds cold, very formal
To Sarah Chen:
To my dearest Mme Benoit: TOO MUCH, sounds like a love letter
e.g. student emails
To my dear teacher: TOO PERSONAL
Dear Maria, A BIT MORE
RELAXED
Hi John, QUITE INFORMAL
AND RELAXED, FRIENDLY
Hello Jun, SLIGHTLY
MORE FORMAL, BUT STILL FRIENDLY
Dear Sarah: colon is
formal, first name is casual
Dear Sarah, SEEMS LIKE A
BETTER CHOICE
WRITING TO A PERSON IN A
POSITON OF AUTHORITY
Hi Justin,
You’re doing a good job as Prime Minister of Canada.
WAY TOO INFORMAL
Use an honorific-
To the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau:
To the presiding Justice of the Court:
To Justice Smith:
**Look it up**
Honorific, title
To Her Excellency, President Janice Alloud:
To His Excellency, AAA BBB:
To Her Excellency, Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon:
Research what title the person might have.
Check Linkedin.com
If you do not know the name of the recipient of your letter-
Health Insurance BC
PO Box 9035 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9E3
Dear MSP,
To whom it may concern,
To who it concerns,
To someone who can concern,
Dear Sir or Madam, : Choose one ,
OR :
Test4
Pen
Doublespace
Phones and devices away
Write a persuasive/opinion paragraph of at least 150 words
on one of the topics.
Pass in by 1:06
Choose one topic:
1. Which
make better pets: dogs or cats?
2. Should
college and university be free for Canadian residents?
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