E10/11 Sept 18

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Today’s agenda

1. Review paragraph 

– organize

- stay on topic

- plagiarism

2. Podcast about Vietnamese refugees being attacked by pirates

https://overcast.fm/+8Eahc22Y – first half is about the horrible sea journey, second half is about the narrator’s difficult life in the US

podcast – 

Lots of ideas for podcasts

The Sunday Magazine CBC podcast

The Secret Life of Canada

Finding Chloe

-a shortage of Canadian podcasts

3. Your examples of noun clauses

4. HW Review the sentence styles. You should aim to become super familiar and comfortable with these.

Monday - Begin adjective clauses

Paragraph

Format

- 14-16 pt font

- doublespace

- indent

Content

- organize our ideas first, take a few minutes (2-3m) to decide what the topic is and what you want to say about it

- stay on-topic, don’t stray off-topic

e.g. Why did Canada accept Vietnamese refugees after the war?

(50-70w) – no room for background, history, get right to the point

Begin with the Topic Sentence that addresses the question directly

Why did Canada accept Vietnamese refugees after the war?

take words from the question OR use synonyms

Topic Sentence: Canada accepted Vietnamese refugees in the early 1980s for three/several reasons/on humanitarian grounds.

A good TS puts the paragraph on the right course, on-topic, right from the start

synonyms

Canada accepted let in/admitted/welcomed Vietnamese refugees/immigrants/ “Boat People” in the early 1980s/ 40 years ago for three/several reasons/on humanitarian grounds.

Gave 3-4 sentences of history first. 

Plagiarism – copying phrases from the internet or another text.

When Canada let in Vietnamese refugees, it was a turning point in the history of immigration in Canada. Plagiarized

SOLUTIONS:

- rewrite in our own words

When Canada let in Vietnamese refugees, it was a turning point in the history of immigration in Canada.

When Canada let in Vietnamese refugees, it changed the way Canada dealt with immigrants.

- quote

When Canada let in Vietnamese refugees, “it was a turning point in the history of immigration in Canada.” (Canadian Encyclopedia) quotation is too long, quote only a few words

When Canada let in Vietnamese refugees, “it was a turning point in the history of immigration in Canada.”

When Canada let in Vietnamese refugees, the Canadian people and government met “a turning point” in the way they would deal with immigration. (Canadian Encyclopedia)

We will learn about how to use quoted material soon. “  “

Please share your examples of sentences with noun clauses in the chat:

1. Felix remembers how funny and exciting was his youth his youth was. order SV

2. I didn’t notice that my parents’ 20th anniversary is tomorrow so that , so I bought a modest gift and flower bouquets for them.

3. I dreamed that I was a bird, so I flew through over/across the ocean to visit my mother.

4. I believe what goes around comes around.

Idiom – What goes around, comes around. What you put out, will come back to you.

5. Martha has the ability to perceive strange things; nevertheless, other people don’t believe such things. NOT COMPLEX- no noun clause

Other people don’t believe that such things exist. noun clause

I don’t believe in any kind of God. SIMPLE

I don’t believe that any kind of God exists. COMPLEX – noun clause

6. I forgot that I took one of my documents to ICBC, so they didn’t want to let me take the knowledge test.

I forgot to take one of my documents to ICBC. Not noun clause

7. Simon said I suppose the teacher won't arrive until noon due to huge traffic on the highway. XXX

Simon said, “I suppose the teacher won't arrive until noon due to huge traffic on the highway.”

Simon said that he supposes the teacher won't arrive until noon due to huge traffic on the highway.

8. I think that you should go back to school if you want a better career.

9. I don’t understand why people are afraid of getting older.

10. He liked to do what he desired.

11. I visited the museum that is so famous in Italy. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

12. I promised that I will take my document today.

13. Sara thinks that she will get a scholarship from UBC after she graduates from high school.

14. My sister spends a lot of money for on whatever she wants.

15. He imagines that he will win the lottery and buy a new house in Toronto.

16. I believe that artificial intelligence is the most important emerging technology of this era.

17. I guess that she will lose a very fantastic friendship with her friend if she is too selfish enough.

18. I guess that she likes to play games.

19. I believe that someone has to come and make our world peaceful.

20. I was wondering that if I can find a cheaper bike after high season. punc

21. I realized that getting hurt by someone you love will crush you to smithereens. noun clause adjective clause

I believe that someone has to come and make our world peaceful.

Have a great weekend!!