P1 EF5 Class 30

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

Fire Drill at 10am.

drill- practice

Exit by the rear door in the school.

Meet in the parking lot.

I will take attendance.

 

·      “Self-Assessment Reflections” Week 7

·      Continue noun clauses- prepare for quiz next week

“Noun Clause Exercises” HANDOUT

·      Modals/modal auxiliaries

·      Continue opinion writing

·      Fun listening

 

Week 7

Next Tuesday – different teacher

 

Wednesday

·      Quiz6 – noun clauses

 

Thursday or Friday

·      Test3- paragraph, final paragraph

 

Verb tenses – present perfect and present perfect progressive

 

Week 8

Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz)

Spoken presentations (over three days)

Essay

 

Week 9

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Will explain more later.

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day

·      Final marks and meetings

 

 

 

Noun Clauses

 

Two pools of words to choose from for noun clauses:

A.   VERBS

-cognition- think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, recall, realize, recognize, worry, regret, wonder, find, see, hear

-communicating- say, yell, whisper, shout, scream, suggest, predict, speak, advise, murmur, mutter, stutter, mention

 

B.    We most often connect these verbs with these words: that, what, why, how, who, where, which (noun cl and adj cl)

 

Exercise 1:

Complete the sentences with appropriate noun clauses. Write your solutions on your own paper.

1.           I didn’t know why she was screaming.

I didn’t know why she was not doing well.

I didn’t know where she lives/d.

I didn’t know who is doing this.

I didn’t know what happened to her.

2.           She wondered __________ .

3.           Can you tell me __________?

Can you tell me what interesting things you did today?

Can you tell me why you did that?

Why did you do that?

Can you tell me how this works?

Can you tell me where are you you are from?

Where are you from?

Can you tell me where you will take my sister to play?

 

4.           They were surprised by __________ .

5.           It doesn’t matter what you think.

It doesn’t matter what you say.

It doesn’t matter if she is late.

 

6.           The teacher explained __________ .

The teacher explained what to do.

The teacher explained why you got such a great mark.

The teacher explained why this thing happened.

The teacher explained that very briefly. SIMPLE

The teacher explained that/how/why the answer is/was correct.

The teacher explained what the main point of the story is.

What is the main point of the story? SIMPLE- Interrogative

COMMON ERROR: Don’t use a interrogative simple sentence as a noun clause.

The teacher explained why it is so important to do homework.

Why is it so important to do homework?

 

QUESTION: What time is it?

NOUN CLAUSE Do you know what time is it is?

 

What is your name?

I don’t know what your name is.

 

 

7.           I’m not sure __________ .

I’m not sure who said that.

I’m not sure if she is angry or not.

 

IDIOM ADJ or not

We don’t know if it will rain or not.

 

I’m not sure about that. SIMPLE

I’m not sure about how that will go. COMPLEX- NOUN CL

I’m not sure when the meeting will start.

When will the meeting start? Do you know when the meeting will start?

 

I’m not sure what will happen in the future.

I’m not sure what will happen.

 

I’m not sure what time the baby will be hungry.

I’m not sure if I have a good balance in my account.

I’m not sure where she will go for/on her next trip.

 

I’m not sure if your choice is right. I’m not sure if we’re doing the right thing.

 

8.           I couldn’t figure out __________ .

9.           The problem is __________ .

10.      The manager asked __________ .

11.      Please remind her __________ .

12.      He didn’t believe __________ .

13.      Do you understand __________ ?

Do you understand what I mean?

Do you understand what my point is?

Do you understand that you are the reason for this problem?

Do you understand what the teacher is saying?

Do you understand what the value of peace-of-mind?

Do you understand why she didn’t attend the party?

 

She attended the party/course/service.

She went to the party/class/ceremony.

 

Do you understand how to use this app?

I know how to speak English. I don’t know how to write English.

 

14.      The neighbors are curious about __________ .

15.      It’s important to know __________ before you rent a kayak.

16.      I’ll let you know __________ when I talk to the manager.

17.      We need to decide __________ before we leave.

18.      It amazes me __________ every day.

19.      I forgot __________ yesterday.

20.      She is afraid __________ if she speaks up.

She is afraid that she will have to tell the story about him if she speaks up.

She is afraid to get fired / of getting fired that she will get fired if she speaks up.

She is afraid that she will have to face the audience if she speaks up.

She is afraid that she will be misunderstood if she speaks up.

VOCAB misunderstand – don’t comprehend

 

She is afraid that she will red her face her face will turn red with shyness/embarassment if she speaks up.

She felt embarrassed. She felt shy. Her shyness kept her from talking to the boss.

VOCAB shy(adj) shyness(n)   embarrassed(adj) embarrassment(n)

 

Exercise 2

Change the questions to sentences with noun clauses. Write your solutions on your own paper.

1.    Who is she?  I don’t know who she is.

2.    What is that?  Do you know what that is?       

3.    What are those?  I don’t know what those are.

4.    Whose book is that?  I don’t know whose book that is.

5.    Who is that woman?  I wonder who that woman is.

6.    Whose house is that?  I wonder whose house that is.

7.    What is in that drawer?  I don’t know what is in that drawer.

8.    What is on TV tonight?  I wonder what is on TV tonight.

9.    Whose glasses are those?  Could you tell me whose glasses those are?

10.                       Who am I?   He doesn’t know who he is .

dementia, Alzheimer’s

 

11.                       Who came to the party?  Tell me who came to the party.

12.                       Who lives at that apartment?  Do you know who lived at the apartment?

13.                       What happened?  Tell me what happened.

Tell me why you are so happy/upset/nervous/angry/sad/weepy.

VOCAB weep(v)- cry  weepy(adj)- sad

She loves to watch weepy romcoms.

romcom romantic comedy- a kind of movie

 

14.                       What kind of car does Jim have?  I can’t remember what kind of car Jim has.

15.                       How old are their children?  I can’t remember how old their children are.

16.                       Where can I catch the bus?  Could you please tell me where I can catch the bus?

17.                       Who did Sara invite?  I don’t know who Sara invited/will invite.

VOCAB plus one +1

Can I bring a +1?  MIchelle is my plus one.

 

18.                       How long has Ted been living here?  Do you know how long Ted has been living here?

19.                       What time is Flight 677 supposed to arrive?  Can you tell

          me what time Flight 667 is supposed to arrive/land.

Can you tell me what time when Flight 667 is supposed to arrive/land.

What time is the meeting? When is the meeting?

what/which place/location = where

 

 

 

20.                       Why is Yoko angry?  Do you know __________ .

Do you know why Yoko is angry?

Do you know why Yoko is irritated?

upset

grumpy

SLANG pissed off, nicer way to say it: POd

 

hell- heck

          the F word!         Fudge!

Adapted from www.lamission.edu/esl/dtaylor/nounclauses.doc