Wednesday, 18 June 2025

P2 EF56 Class 37

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Spoken presentations 3

·      Exercise 5 adjective clause practice

Adj cl quiz Thursday- choose vocab - Final quiz

·      Essay work- prepare for essay Friday

 

Great song: “Tomorrow” Little Orphan Annie

 

Thursday

·      Essay work

·      Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz) END OF CLASS (last 25m)

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8 FINAL ONE

·      Essay- pass-in (full class)

 

Week 9

Monday

·      Review

·      Return everything

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Replacement test – paragraph new topic

Replacement quiz- mix of six sentence types and clauses

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day- non-instructional day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

 

 

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Exercise 5 adjective clause practice

1.    I would never marry a person who smokes and drinks too much.

2.    My brother bought a dog that is black and white.

3.    The doctor who treats/treated me is/was from Pakistan.

4.    She will never forget the day (that/which/when) she got a promotion.

She got a promotion. She was promoted.

5.    Rosa fell in love with a man who his whose brother works in Gino’s restaurant.

6.    Elephants, which/that eat plants and bushes, are the largest land animals in the world.

7.    Last month, my brother bought a car that/which cost (him) $12000.

cost cost cost

The phone cost me $400.

8.    Nestor met a woman who wrote two books. 

who has written two books

He was has been married six times.

9.    The ring (which/that) Josie gave her daughter was made of cubic zirconium, not real diamonds.

 

10.                       Hank Crowley wore a jacket that/which had black and white stripes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz7

Focus: who   that   which    One of the questions: whose   where   when

Let’s choose 10 vocab words to review:

1.    scholarship(n)

2.    presentation(n)

3.    story(n)

4.    find(v)

5.    friend(n)

6.    water park(n)

7.    restaurant(n)

8.    dancer(n)

9.    beautiful(adj)

10.                       student(n)

 

1.who friend

A good friend is someone who always supports you.

who find

You want to find a nice girl who you can marry.

He is a married man. (adj)

He married his mother’s friend’s daughter. (v)

They have had a happy marriage for ten years. (n)

 

 

P1 EF5 Class 37

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Spoken presentations 3

·      Exercise 5 adjective clause practice

Adj cl quiz Thursday- choose vocab - Final quiz

·      Essay work- prepare for essay Friday

 

Thursday

·      Essay work

·      Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz) END OF CLASS (last 25m)

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Refelctions” Week 8 FINAL ONE

·      Essay- pass-in (full class)

 

Week 9

Monday

·      Review

·      Return everything

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Replacement test – paragraph new topic

Replacement quiz- mix of six sentence types and clauses

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day- non-instructional day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

 

 

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Exercise 5 adjective clause practice

 

1.    I would never marry a person who smokes and drinks too much.

a smoke and drink too much person CHINESE

2.My brother bought a dog that is black and white.

The dog that my brother bought is/was black and white.

The dog that was black and white my brother bought it. XXX

3.The doctor who treated me was from Pakistan.

The doctor who is from Pakistan treated me.

4.She will never the day that/when she got a promotion.

5.Rosa fell in love with the man whose brother works in Gino’s restaurant.

6.Elephants, which eats plants and bushes, are the largest land animals in the world.

7.Last month, my brother bought a car/Porsche 911 that/which cost (him) $12000.

My new necklace cost (me) $200.

8.Nestor met a woman who wrote/has written two bestselling books.

9.The ring which Josie gave her daughter was made of cubic zirconium, not real diamonds.

10. Hank Crowley wore a jacket that/which has black and white stripes.

 

**

Let’s choose ten words of vocab to review for our quiz tomorrow.

1.    give(v)

2.    tomorrow(n)

3.    drink(n,v)

4.    free(adj)

5.    job(n)

6.    special(adj)

7.    buy(v)

8.    war(n)

9.    help(n,v)

10.                       face(n,v)

 

Focus: who   that   which    One of the questions: whose   where   when

 

 

**

Essay

Friday -a five-paragraph essay, persuasive writing, opinion writing

 

Introductory paragraph

-give main idea- your opinion

-three reasons

 

Body paragraphs

1.

2.

3.

 

Concluding paragraph- restate your opinion and three reasons

restate- say the same things, different words

 

Practice for homework: Should high school courses be free for adults?

 

 

Good song:

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

P2 EF56 Class 36

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Spoken presentations 2

·      Adjective clauses

Quiz7 Thursday

·      Essay work

·      HW   Try some of Exercise 5 adjective clause practice. We can share it tomorrow

 

Wednesday

·      Spoken presentations 3

·      Essay work

·      Adj cl quiz- choose vocab

 

Thursday

·      Essay work

·      Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz) END OF CLASS (last 25m)

 

Friday

·      Essay- pass-in

 

Week 9

Monday

·      Review

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Replacement test – paragraph new topic

Replacement quiz- mix of six sentence types and clauses

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day- non-instructional day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

 

 

 

Adjective Clauses – Exercises

 

Exercise A

Complete each adjective clause with 'who', 'that', or 'which'. Write your sentences on your own paper.

 

1. The cat that is sitting on the windowsill is very cute.

2. The book that/which I borrowed from the library is excellent.

3. The student who handed in the report late apologized sincerely.

 

Two forms of adjective clauses:

1.    The woman who lives next door is very kind. subject pronoun

2.    The woman who I was talking to is very kind. object pronoun

Object pronoun- choices

The woman who I was talking to is very kind.

The woman whom I was talking to her is very kind. GRAMMAR BOOK

The woman I was talking to is very kind. MOST AUTHENTIC, REAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The woman who was talking to me is very kind. SUBJECT PRON

The woman who/who I was talking to is very kind. OBJECT PRON

The woman whom I was talking to is very kind. VERY FORMAL

The woman to whom I was talking is very kind. SUPER FORMAL

 

The cat that has a white tail is cute.

The cat that the kids were playing with is cute.

The cat the kids were playing with is cute.

The cat with which the kids were playing is cute. RIDICULOUS

The kids were playing with a cat that is cute. COMPLEX- ADJ CL- sub pron

The kids were playing with a cute cat. SIMPLE

 

 

*Something to find out about after the course is finished.

 

 

4. The heritage house that/which has the big garden is for sale.

5. My friend, who is a doctor, is coming over.

6. This is the person who lost the keys.

7. The kids who were playing outside came inside when it started raining.

8. My friend, who lives in New York, is visiting next week.

9. We decided to try the restaurant that has great reviews.

10. The package that was supposed to be delivered yesterday finally arrived.

 

B. Combine the sentences using an adjective clause using 'who', 'that' or 'which'. Write your sentences on your own paper.

 

1.    Mary is my friend. She lives next door.

Mary, who lives next door, is my friend.

2.    The movie was boring. We watched it last night.

The movie that we watched last night was boring.

3.    The girl has a dog. Her dog won a prize.

The girl that has a dog won a prize. XXX

The girl has a dog that won a prize.

4.    The car is blue. My brother bought it.

The car that my brother bought is blue.

The car that is blue was bought by my brother. OVERWRITTEN

My brother bought a car that is blue.

My brother bought a blue car.

 

 

 

5.    The girl is playing the piano. She is my sister.

The girl is playing the piano who is my sister.  XXX misplaced modifier

The girl who is playing the piano is my sister.

 

EXAMPLE OF MISPLACED MODIFIERS

I gave a table to my sister that has three legs. XXX

FIXES

I gave a table that has three legs to my sister.

I gave my sister a table that has three legs.

I gave a three-legged table to my sister. SIMPLE

The woman saw a cat who is driving a truck. XXX

The woman who is driving a truck saw a cat.

The woman who saw a cat is driving a truck.

ADJ CL follows the NOUN that it is describing

 

6.    Jun bought a shirt. It is too small.

Jun bought a shirt that is too small.

The shirt that is too small was bought by Jun. OVERWRITTEN

The shirt that Jun bought is too small.

The shirt Jun bought is too small.

 

7.    I visited a city. It has a famous cathedral.

I visited a city which/that has a famous cathedral.

 

8.    The movie was interesting. We watched it last night.

The movie (that) we watched last night was interesting.

 

9.    He had an accident. It happened yesterday.

He had an accident that/which happened yesterday.

10.                       She completed the project. It surprised everyone.

She completed the architecture project that/which surprised everyone.

 

IDIOM This is how the other half live. – how rich people live

MODERN IDIOM the 5%- the richest people

 

IDIOM the muckamucks- the rich people

She is a muckamuck. She comes from old money.

-multi-generational wealth

 

 

P1 EF5 Class 36

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Spoken presentations 2

·      Adjective clauses

Quiz7 tomorrow?

·      Essay work

·      HW   Try some of Exercise 5 adjective clause practice. We can share it tomorrow

 

Wednesday

·      Spoken presentations 3

·      Essay work

·       

 

Thursday

·      Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz)

 

Friday

·      Essay- pass-in

 

Week 9

Monday

·      Review

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Will explain more later.

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

 

Adjective clauses and commas-

Grammar book- restrictive and non-restrictive clauses / essential and non-essential clauses

 

Sarah’s mother, who lives in Calgary, is retired. How many mothers?

Sarah has a cat that has white paws.

Beijing, which is the capital of China, is a huge megacity.

 

1. Mary is my friend who lives next door.

2. The movie that we watched last night was boring.

3. The girl has a dog that won a prize.

4. The car that/which my brother bought is blue.

My brother bought a car that is blue.

5. The girl who is playing the piano is my sister.

6. Jun bought a shirt that is too small.

The shirt that Jun bought is too small.

 7. I visited a city which/that has a famous cathedral.

8. The movie (that) we watched last night was interesting.

9. He had an accident which/that happened yesterday.

10. She completed the project that/which it surprised everyone.

 

 

Quiz Thursday

Essay Friday

 

 

 

Monday, 16 June 2025

P2 EF56 Class 35

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

Monday

·      Spoken presentations 1

·      Adjective clauses

·      Continue essays

·      Next verb tense- present perfect

 

Tuesday

·      Spoken presentations 2

·      Essay work

 

Wednesday

·      Spoken presentations 3

·      Essay work

 

Wednesday/Thursday

Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz)

Essay- pass-in

 

Week 9

Monday

·      Review

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Will explain more later.

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

 

 

REVIEW ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

95% of the time -who   that   which

Less important- whom, where, whose

 

-who- people

My neighbour who is very elderly does not like my son to play in the backyard.

who is very elderly adj cl  SV

 

neighbour- person

neighborhood- area of a city

community- group of people

We have a close community in our neighborhood.

 

The girl who has long hair is very cute.

 

elderly(adj) – elder(n), senior, aged (Biblical), older(sounds polite), old (doesn’t sound polite), senior citizen

My dad is getting older. He is older now. He is 81.

 

IMPOLITE IDIOMS- one foot/paw in the grave, on his last legs, knocking on Heaven’s door, long in the tooth, ready to give up the ghost

That old dog is long in the tooth. very old

 

long in the tooth (idiom)- horses teeth grow their whole life, also mice, also beavers, rabbits

 

Sometimes people who are very elderly start to worry about going to heaven. They start going to church and praying and reading Holy books.

“They are cramming for the final.”

‘cramming for the final’ - studying all night before a big test

cram- study hard in a short period of time

‘cram schools’ – Japan, school that promote intense studying for a exam

 

 

*that- things, animals

The dog that has a white tail is very cute.

She has a phone that takes HD video.

HD- high definition

 

*which – special things, unique things(only one)

South Hiil Education Centre, which offers high school courses to adults, is on Fraser Street.

Her necklace, which her grandmother stole left for her, is very nice.

inherit, leave, will

He inherited an old house from his grandmother.

heritage- old culture, traditions

 

Heritage House- an old house in a city with historical importance

 

 

FOCUS: who   that   which

 

1.   The movie that we watched last night was really scary.

2.   She met a man who speaks/can speak five languages.

3.   The dog that barks at night belongs to our neighbor.

The dog that barked last night belongs to our neighbor.

The dog that belongs to our neighbor barks/has been barking at night.

VERB TENSES: simple past, present and future, present and past progressive, present perfect

 

4.   The house which build was built in 1890 has a lot of history. passive voice

 

She ate the apple. active voice

The apple was eaten by her. passive voice

 

5.   The teacher who taught/was teaching us retired recently.

6.   The dress that/which she wore to the party was stunning.

7.   The city that I grew up in has changed a lot over the years.

8.   The boy whose bike was stolen reported it to the police.

9.   The flowers that are in the vase were a gift from a friend.

10.       The athlete who won the/a gold medal trained hard for years.

11.       The shop _____ was very crowded. buy souvenirs

12.       The child who is playing in the park is my cousin.

13.       The child who is my cousin is playing in the yard.

 

P1 EF5 Class 35

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Monday

·      Spoken presentations 1

·      Next verb tense- present perfect

·      Continue essays

·      Adjective clauses

 

Tuesday

·      Spoken presentations 2

·      Essay work

 

Wednesday

·      Spoken presentations 3

·      Essay work

 

Wednesday/Thursday

Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz)

Essay- pass-in

 

Week 9

Monday

·      Review

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Will explain more later.

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

 

1.   The movie that we watched last night was really scary.

2.   She met a man who speaks/can speak five languages.

3.   The dog that barks at night belongs to our neighbor.

The dog that barked last night belongs to our neighbor.

The dog that belongs to our neighbor barks/has been barking at night.

VERB TENSES: simple past, present and future, present and past progressive, present perfect

 

4.   The house which build was built in 1890 has a lot of history. passive voice

 

She ate the apple. active voice

The apple was eaten by her. passive voice

 

5.   The teacher who taught/was teaching us retired recently.

6.   The dress that/which she wore to the party was stunning.

7.   The city that I grew up in has changed a lot over the years.

8.   The boy whose bike was stolen reported it to the police.

9.   The flowers that are in the vase were a gift from a friend.

10.       The athlete who won the/a gold medal trained hard for years.

11.       The shop _____ was very crowded. buy souvenirs

12.       The child who is playing in the park is my cousin.

13.       The child who is my cousin is playing in the yard.

 

Friday, 13 June 2025

P2 EF56 Class 34

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda


Friday- Graduation

I have to help with set up for grad.

I will leave class at 1.

We will have a class from 12-1.

 

·      “Self-Assessment Reflections” Week 7

·      Check in for the presentations, 1pt

·      Return Quiz6

Go over

Optional RW for 1 bonus point

·      Begin adjective clauses – last kind of clause

 

Monday

·      Spoken presentations 1

·      Next verb tense- present perfect

·      Continue opinion writing

·      Continue essays

·      Modals/modal auxiliaries

 

Tuesday

·      Spoken presentations 2

·      Essay work

 

Wednesday

·      Spoken presentations 3

·      Essay work

 

Thursday?

Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz)

 

 

Week 9

Monday

·      Review

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Will explain more later.

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

 

P2 Quiz6

Write a sentence with a noun clause for each.

Pass in by 12:41

1.    know               challenge  

We know that this is a big challenge for us.

2.    feel                   time

I feel that the time is flying.

Time flies.

We don’t feel that the time is enough.

We don’t feel that there is enough time.

We don’t feel that we have enough time.

I feel that there is enough time to put the dishes away before you go out.

I feel that you have enough time to put the dishes away before you go out.

3.    realize              education

He realized that he wants to pursue higher education.

pursue education, pursue your dreams

VOCAB pursue(v)- chase, run after

persuade(v)- convince

He realized how having an education could change his life.

Sue persuaded Stu with the blue suede shoes to pursue the gnu.

 

4.    remember      business

I don’t remember who runs/ran his business.

I don’t remember who set up/started his business.

The manager remembered what the business plan was.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.    think                opportunity

She thought that this was a great opportunity for her.

IDIOM Opportunity knocks.

Opportunity knocks once.

Grab your opportunities. Don’t let them slip away.

Opportunity comes to people who are prepared.

 

6.    suggest            number

He suggested that I should change my number.

She suggested which number I should choose.

Western culture – 7 is a lucky number.

Chinese culture – 8 is a lucky number.

Western culture – 13 is an unlucky number.

Chinese culture – 4 is an unlucky number.

 

Some people are superstitious. – believe in good and bad luck

 

Superstitions:

Knock on wood. Touch wood. good luck

open umbrella inside- bad luck

break a mirror – 7 years bad luck

spill salt- bad luck

a black cat crosses your path- bad luck

walking under a ladder- bad luck

giving a knife as a gift- bad luck

light three cigarettes off one match- bad luck

find a four-leaf clover- good luck