P2 EF56 Class 30

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

TGIF- Thank god, it’s Friday!

 

Eid Ahda – celebration

 

Today’s Agenda

·      “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 Clause

Exercise 1

I 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 don’t know if we should go to the party. (ADV CL)

I didn’t know what your name was.

 

Simple or complex?

I didn’t know how to manage my time at the new office.

Authentic

infinitive – no tense, not past or present

She doesn’t know how to manage her time.

She didn’t know how to manage her time.

She will not know how to manage her affairs.

VOCAB your affairs- your financial and business interests

affair(n)- She is having an affair with the Amazon delivery guy.

Government – foreign affairs

 

 

 

 

My 95-year-old mother cannot handle her affairs any more. She gave me power-of-attorney.

VOCAB power-of-attorney- you are able to make decisions for another adult

Brittany Spears’ father got power-of-attorney over her affairs.

 

abuse- acting without the person’s best interest at heart

I have your best interest at heart.

 

Complex with N CL

I didn’t know how I should manage my time at the new office.

Grammar-book

 

how + infinitive

I don’t know how to speak German.

 

2.           She wondered __________ .

She wondered why he was late/crying/so happy/upset.

 

3.           Can you tell me where the museum is?

Can you tell me why you were rude to me?

Can you tell me how to fix the internet?

Can you tell me which city in China is the best one to visit?

Can you tell me what I prepare for my camping trip?

Can you tell me what to prepare for my camping trip?

Can you tell me what to do?

Could you tell me what to do?

Don’t tell me what to do.

Can you tell me why you eat so late?

 

 

 

4.           They were surprised by __________ .

They were surprised by what they saw.

what he said   what she did   what they ate

They were surprised by what the dog did.

They were surprised by what their son was doing.

 

They were surprised by how beautifully she was dancing.

 

They were surprised by how serious the accident was.

how funny the movie was.

how delicious the Russian food was.

how smart the dog was.

how stupid/tall her husband was.

how similar the twins looked.

 

IDIOM two peas in a pod- look and act the same

IDIOM chalk and cheese – look and act totally differently

They are chalk and cheese.

 

5.           It doesn’t matter __________ .

It doesn’t matter what you think.

It doesn’t matter what  you say. It’s what you do that matters.

It doesn’t matter who wins the game.

It doesn’t matter how much money you have.

It doesn’t matter where you are from.

 

6.           The teacher explained __________ .

The teacher explained what exactly the homework was.

The teacher explained how the students could complete the sheet.

The teacher told the class which chapter to read.

The teacher explained that the meeting was put off.

 

7.           I’m not sure __________ .

I’m not sure what you mean.

I’m not sure what to do.

I’m not sure whether (or not) I will be late.

I’m not sure which movie you want to see.

 

8.           I couldn’t figure out how to fix the toaster/ microwave/ air fryer.

9.           The problem is __________ .

10.      The manager asked __________ .

11.      Please remind her that she has to come to school on time.

Please remind her how to get to the party.

Please remind her which day his birthday is.

 

12.      He didn’t believe __________ .

He didn’t believe what she said.

He didn’t believe what he say. He didn't believe his eyes.

I don’t believe my ears. SIMPLE

Talk is cheap.

 

13.      Do you understand __________ ?

Do you understand what the teacher said?

what I said?   what you need to do?

why this is important?

Do you understand why he changed his mind?

Do you understand how to solve this problem? AUTHENTIC

Do you understand how you can solve this problem? GRAMMAR-BOOK

 

14.      The neighbors are curious about who my boyfriend is.

Who is my boyfriend?

The neighbors are curious about who is playing/plays the piano late every night

The neighbors are curious about why there are loud noises in the neighborhood.

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.

 

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.

Whose book is that?

whose book that is N CL

 

5.    Who is that woman?  I wonder who that woman is. Is she a celebrity?

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.

She loves soap operas. love-term daily TV drama

period pieces- TV or movies set in the past

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

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

seniors- dementia Alzheimer’s

Do you know who I am? -important person, arrogant

 

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

12.                       Who lives at that apartment?  Do you know __________ .

13.                       What happened?  Tell me __________ .

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

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

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

17.                       Who did Sara invite?  I don’t know __________ .

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

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

          me what/which time Flight 677 is supposed to arrive.

what time = when

Can you tell me when Flight 677 is supposed to arrive.

 

MODALS supposed to = should

 

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

Do you know why Yoko is angry/ so happy/ crying/ laughing/ throwing things?

Yoko is always angry. She has anger issues. She should go to anger management classes.

 

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

 

 

 

fairy tale

narrow of mind- narrow-minded(adj) – set in their ways

to extremes

fall apart at the seams

 

a head start