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Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Continue noun clauses
Practice
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New article
Paragraph Test tomorrow- opinion
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Review paragraph structure and content
Thursday
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Begin business letter writing
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Test paragraph (last 50m)
Friday
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 __________.
2.
She wondered __________ .
3.
Can you tell me __________?
4.
They were surprised by __________ .
5.
It doesn’t matter __________ .
6.
The teacher explained __________ .
7.
I’m not sure __________ .
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 __________ ?
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 how beautiful it is every day.
It amazes me
how beautiful the ocean is every day.
It amazes me
how much you change every day.
It amazes me
how organized you are every day.
It amazes me
how put together you are every day.
IDIOM put together- well
dressed
It amazes me
how smart the little boy is every day.
IDIOM Pull yourself together! Calm
down. Take it easy.
He is not put together. He is wearing
cargo shorts and crocs.
It amazes me
how smart the little boy is every day.
It amazes me every day how smart the little
boy is.
Every day,
it amazes me how smart the little boy is.
19.
I forgot __________ yesterday.
I forgot what
we did yesterday.
I forgot how
to spell those vocab words yesterday.
I forgot how
to cook biryani yesterday.
Hyderabad
Restaurant is on Fraser Street.
Goat biryani
is tasty.
sheep- lamb
goat- kid
cat- kitten
dog- puppy
horse- foal
cow- calf
whale- calf
elephant- calf
giraffe- calf
seal -pup
camel- calf
donkey – foal
fish- fry
mouse-pups, kits
hamster- pups?
turtle- hatchling
20.
She is afraid __________ if she speaks up.
She is
afraid that others will get upset/angry with her if she speaks up.
VOCAB speak up- give your opinion,
maybe controversial/ unporular opinion
I have to speak up about this.
She is afraid that she will
stutter if she speaks up.
VOCAB stutter- talk in a halting
way, unable to speak smoothly, usually with consonant sounds
She is afraid that she will
get fired if she speaks up.
She is not afraid to speak up.
VOCAB speak up- give your opinion
speak out- protest, argue
In Canada, you have freedom of
speech. You can speak up about what you think.
freedom of speech-
freedom of assembly-
freedom of religion-
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 __________ .
2. What
is that? Do you know __________ .
3. What
are those? I don’t know __________ .
4. Whose
book is that? I dont know __________ .
5. Who
is that woman? I wonder who that woman
is.
I wonder who is that woman? XXX
6. Whose
house is that? I wonder __________ .
7. What
is in that drawer? I don’t know what
is (in that drawer).
VOCAB draw(v)- pull
He drew water from the well.
She pumped water from the well.
He opened the cash drawer on
the cash register.
drawer- floor
The cashier scanned the groceries.
8. What
is on TV tonight? I wonder .....
9. Whose
glasses are those? Could you tell me __________
.
10.
Who am I?
He doesn’t know __________ .
11.
Who came to the party? Tell me who came to the party.
Tell me if/when they came
to the party.
12.
Who lives at that apartment? Do you know who lives at that apartment?
Tell me who lives at that
apartment.
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 (for) how long Ted has been
living here (for)?
Do you know why Ted is
living here?
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VERB TENSE present
progressive ‘is living’
simple present ‘lives’
Do you know why Ted is living
here? sounds temporary
Do you know why Ted lives here?
sounds permanent
I am living in Vancouver right now.
She is working as an Uber driver.
He is a swimming instructor, and he is working at Killarney
Community Centre.
I am taking Comp 11.
I take Comp 11.
I study at SHEC.
I am studying at SHEC.
My daughter is going to VCC.
Her son goes to Windemere Elementary School.
My son goes to daycare.
I like ice cream. I would like an ice cream.
19.
What time is Flight 677 supposed to arrive? Can you tell
me __________ .
20.
Why is Yoko angry? Do you know __________ .
Adapted from www.lamission.edu/esl/dtaylor/nounclauses.doc
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“Canadian experience”
Canada continues to squander the skills of the professionals
that Canada accepted to take in.
immigration process- education level, experience, credentials
point-system- Where do the points come from?
education, age, family, network, language, health, work experience
postsec programs for foreign-trained professionals?
exam, two years
public school K-12, Bachelor of Education, PDP(SFU)- teachers
certification
1993- hired, EF 1-5
2008- UBC
credentials-
training is different in different countries
IDIOM vicious circle-
VOCAB screening tool- separating people by age or ability
dismiss(v)- fire, say goodbye in rude way, end a class
The teacher dismissed the class. Class dismissed.
I felt dismissed by the passport office worker.
The company dismissed her experience.
high school/university transcripts- list of your courses and
marks
tendency(n) tend(v)
She tends to get angry easily.
He has a tendency to get angry easily.
She tends to not do homework.
occupation(n) – fancy word for ‘job’,
profession- professional,
She is a professional.
career- long term professional job
vocational school – skilled trades “hands on”
-plumber, electrician, contractor, HVAC, hair-dresser, baker,
chef, painter, mechanic, technician, drywall, carpenter
building houses- all the trades
Tomorrow-
Paragraph- opinion
(150-200ww)
Grabber
Topic sentence
3-4 points
Concluding sentence
