Thursday, 29 October 2026

EF71011 P2 Class 35

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Spoken presentations

·      Continue noun clauses

Quiz Monday

·      HANDOUT Begin essay work

Write an essay Tuesday

·      IF TIME Continue verb tenses- present perfect

·      Leftover work?

“Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

“Phrasal Verb Exercises”?

 

 

Friday, Oct 30

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8

·      Spoken presentations

·      Noun clauses

Choose vocab for Quiz 5 on Monday

·      Continue essay work

 

 

Final Week

Monday

·      Quiz 5- noun clauses

·      Continue essay work

 

 

Tuesday

·      Pass-in essay

 

 

 

Wednesday

·      Return Quiz 5

Go over

Optional RW for 1 point

·      Sentence combining?

 

Thursday

·      Return essay

Go over

Optional RW for 1 point

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test

 

Friday- Last day

·      Return everything

No more RWs

·      Final marks and comments

·      One-on-one student-teacher conferences

 

 

 

 

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Noun clauses

1.             We need to decide which restaurant we are going to before we leave.

We need to decide where we are going before we leave.

We need to decide where we want to go before we leave.

We need to decide where we would like to go before we leave.

We need to decide who should be the leader before we leave.

We need to decide what we want to do today before we leave.

 

DIFFERENT STYLE - infinitive

We need to decide how to resolve this problem before we leave.

We need to decide where to go before we leave.

 

2.             It amazes me how much you study every day.

It amazes me how positive you are every day.

 

3.             I forgot __________ yesterday.

I forgot what you asked me yesterday.

I forgot what I had yesterday.

INFINITIVE

I forgot how to log-in into my laptop yesterday.

I forgot how to log in to my laptop yesterday.

 

Yesterday, I forgot what you asked me last week. I remember now.

 

 

4.             She is afraid __________ if she speaks up.

She is afraid that others won’t hear her clearly if she speaks up.

She is afraid that she might lose her job if she speaks up.

She is afraid that people will laugh at her 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 is she. XXX

Who is she?  I don’t know who she is. N CL

Who is she?

 

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

What is that?

 

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.

What is in that drawer?

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

 

** ‘what’ is the subject- don’t change the order

What is in the trunk? I don’t know what’s in the trunk.

What’s in my eye? I don’t know what’s in my eye.

What number is in your phone?

Check what number is in your phone.

 

Object complement-

What is your name? I don’t know what your name is.

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

13.  What happened?  Tell me what happened.

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.

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 677 is supposed to arrive.

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

Why is Yoko angry?

 

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Present perfect verb tense

 

Jun has lived in BC for six months.

Mei has worked at Costco since July.

 

auxiliary verb + participle 

present                past                       participle

live                         lived                      lived

work                     worked                 worked

 

The kids have eaten all of the ice cream.

eat                         ate                         eaten

 

preach- to talk to a congregation in church

preach                  preached             preached

Moe has preached in the 49th Avenue church since 2015.

 

cut                         cut                         cut

put                        put                        put

 

He cuts himself shaving almost every time.

She cut her own hair in the mirror.

The people who have cut our grass for the last two years are moving to Calgary.

 

 

Present Perfect Tense Exercises

Add a verb with a present perfect tense to each of these sentences:

 

1.      I have done/have finished/have completed my homework.

2.      She has planned/has paid for her trip already.

3.      They have lived/have been/have stayed/have resided in this city for ten years.

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE They have been living in this city for ten years. SOUNDS MORE TEMPORARY

 

4.      He has had/has eaten/has never had/has never made sushi before.

 

5.      We have visited that museum several times.

6.      I have been reading books.

I have enjoyed reading books since I was a kid.

 

7.      Doris has never had pet cats her whole life.

Doris has had/has kept cats her whole life.

Doris has loved cats her whole life. She is a cat person.

Doris has loathed cats her whole life. She hates them.

 

8.      Thi has worked/has been/has been employed/has been an employee at the store since July.

Thi was hired in July.

 

9.      She hasn’t talked to him since the argument.

She has given him the cold shoulder since the argument.

She has been angry with/at him since the argument.

She has broken up with since the big argument.

VOCAB big fight- blowout

 

10. I have lost my keys again.

I have never seen my keys again.

I have forgotten my keys again.

 

11. Have you ever gone/been to Paris?

Have you ever visited Paris?

 

12. He has broken/has twisted his leg three times in his life.

13. We have known/have liked each other since childhood.

14. They have lived/have stayed in that old apartment for six months.  stay- sounds temporary

We lived stayed in a hotel.

 

15. I have forgotten her name already.

I know her name already.

I have heard your name before.

 

16. The little girl has had/has run a fever since yesterday.

She is running a fever.

 

17. We have decided/haven’t decided/chosen where to go for vacation.

 

18. He has read/has bought/has borrowed that book twice already.

19. The weather has been/has become unusually warm lately.

WRITE YOUR OWN SENTENCE

 

 

EF71011 P1 Class 35

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Spoken presentations

·      Continue noun clauses

Quiz Monday

·      HANDOUT Begin essay work

Write an essay Tuesday

·      IF TIME Continue verb tenses- present perfect

·      Leftover work?

“Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

“Phrasal Verb Exercises”?

 

 

Friday, Oct 30

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8

·      Spoken presentations

·      Noun clauses

Choose vocab for Quiz 5 on Monday

 

 

Final Week

Monday

·      Quiz 5- noun clauses

·      Talk about essays

 

Tuesday

·      Pass-in essay

·       

 

Wednesday

·      Return Quiz 5

Go over

Optional RW for 1 point

 

Thursday

·      Return essay

Go over

Optional RW for 1 point

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test

 

Friday- Last day

·      Return everything

No more RWs

·      Final marks and comments

·      One-on-one student-teacher conferences

 

 

Wednesday, 28 October 2026

EF71011 P2 Class 34

 

Nov. sched.- My P1 course is full!

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Spoken presentations

·      Continue noun clauses

When Quiz 5?

·      HANDOUT Begin essay work

·      IF TIME Continue verb tenses- present perfect

·      Leftover work?

“Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

“Phrasal Verb Exercises”?

 

 

Thursday, Oct 29

·      Spoken presentations

·      Continue essay work

 

 

Friday, Oct 30

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8

·      Spoken presentations

 

 

Final Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

 

Thursday

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test

 

Friday- Last day

·      Return everything

No more RWs

·      Final marks and comments

·      One-on-one student-teacher conferences

 

 

 

 

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Two pools of words to choose from for noun clauses:

A.     VERBS

think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, recall, realize, recognize, worry, say, yell, whisper, shout, suggest, find, predict, regret, speak, advise, holler, murmur, stutter, call out, cry out, mention, wonder, see, hear- understand

 

B.     that, what, why, how, who, where, which

 

Choose an A word and put it with a B word.

Mix and match A+B.

 

*remember where

SV + N CL

Her brother can’t remember + N CL

Her brother can’t remember + where S+V

Her brother can’t remember where he left his watch.

 

*know which

Jun knows which ice cream he wants.

 

Exercise 1

Please work together.

Exercise 1:

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

1.             I didn’t know N CL.

I didn’t know that your name is Rosa.

I didn’t know where she missed lost her phone.

I didn’t know who she is.

 

 

Grammar classes-

I didn’t know who she is. -tenses do not have to match

She rode a bike when was a kid. – tenses do have to match

 

I didn’t know that your name is Rosa. -tenses do not have to match

I didn’t know where she lost her phone. -tenses do not have to match

 

I didn’t know where we were going (to).

 

I didn’t know where we are going to.

CLEARER REPHRASE? I didn’t know where we are planning to go.

 

 

2.             She wondered __________ .

She wondered why you didn’t see her.

see her? 1. see 2. visit,meet

 

3.             Can you tell me __________?

Can you tell me where you live?

Can you tell me what happened?

 

Can you tell me how to fix the problem? -different SIMPLE? COMPLEX?

Do you know how to skate? -different SIMPLE? COMPLEX?

I would say its complex. What would a grammar book say?

I know how to speak French a little bit.

 

4.             They were surprised by __________ .

They were surprised by what they saw and heard.

They were surprised that they arrived on time.

They were surprised by how ancient people could build the pyramids.

She was surprised by how quickly her writing improved.

 

5.             It doesn’t matter what happened in the past. Move on! Don’t dwell on the past.

It doesn’t matter where he comes from.

It doesn’t matter what the weather (is). We will stay go hiking.

It doesn’t matter how beautiful the promise you made to me is.

IDIOM The proof is in the pudding.

 

6.             The teacher explained how to make a compound sentence.

The teacher explained how we can make a compound sentence.

The teacher showed us how we can change a flat tire on our bicycles.

The teacher showed us how to change a flat tire on our bicycles.

 

7.             I’m not sure __________ .

I’m not sure how I got home last night.

I’m not sure how to cook an eel.

I’m not sure how to talk to you without making you mad.

 

8.             I couldn’t figure out the problem we faced. adj cl

I couldn’t figure out the problem that we faced. adj cl

 

I couldn’t figure out which car is better on gas for commuting.

 

I couldn’t figure out why my robot became so hostile.

 

 

9.             The problem is __________ .

The problem is that you never listen to me.

The problem is that you stay silent.

The problem is that she said she doesn’t like him anymore.

The problem is that we don’t have enough time.

 

 

 

10.         The manager asked __________ .

The manager asked how the new hires are doing in their jobs.

VOCAB She is a new hire.

hire(v)(n-person)

We hired some new hires.

 

 

11.         Please remind her __________ .

Please remind her that she has an appointment tomorrow.

Please remind the valet where she can put my car.

 

12.         He didn’t believe __________ .

He didn’t believe who was caught cheating on the final exam.

He didn’t believe how she got this new house.

He didn’t believe what his son told him.

He didn’t believe what he saw.

IDIOM I can’t believe my eyes/ears!

My mind is blown! I can’t believe it. I am shocked. I am surprised.

 

 

13.         Do you understand what is happening ?

Do you understand what I am talking about?

Do you understand which exercise the teacher asked us to do for homework?

Do you understand know how to set a table?

 

14.         The neighbors are curious about __________ .

The neighbors are curious about who bought that old house.

The neighbors are curious about what I’m doing in the garage.

The neighbors are curious about why the baby keeps crying.

They are nosy neighbours. They try to stick their nose into our business.

 

 

 

15.         It’s important to know how much it costs before you rent a kayak.

It’s important to know how to swim before you rent a kayak.

 

16.         I’ll let you know how the meeting went when I talk to the manager.

17.         I’ll let you know what the final decision is when I talk to the manager.

18.         I’ll let you know why you were fired when I talk to the manager.

 

fire- your fault, no EI

lay off- due to low economy, EI

 

job security

union protection-  lay offs, based on seniority