E7/10 Sept 23

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Good morning.

Sorry, everyone! I was marking tests and didn’t notice the time.

 

Today’s agenda

1.   Continue adjective clauses

2.   “I Confess”

3.   Quiz – short answer

4.    

 

 

sky/skies – The sky is cloudy. The skies are cloudy.

 

 

 

Adjective clauses:

 

that

who

which

 

Write some of your examples in the chat to share:

1.   Hebi is a person who I met last month.

2.   Who is that guy in the park sitting on the bench ? SIMPLE – not adj cl

3.   The people who live next door are good neigbours.       

4.   The man who owns the dog wears red boots.

5.   I don't know who is coming to the meeting today. noun clause

6.   I had saved my documents that I need to hand in before the computer crashed.

7.   The girl who wears a ponytail is talking to me. who wears her hair in a ponytail

8.   I lost my 24k gold necklace which I like the most.

9.   I wanted to know which school it was you went to. noun clause adj cl

10.                     Sarah is my good friend who lives in Philippines.

11.                     The cake that she bought was delicious.

12.                     The jacket that I bought last year is very warm.

13.                     The person who wrote the book is my mother.

14.                     Students who study before the test will get good grades.

15.                     She is beautiful same as me. Not adj cl

16.                     I miss my friend who always supports me in everything that I do. 2 adj cl

17.                     She grew up in the small country which is Burundi.

18.                     The story that I read happened in China.

19.                     Katelyn is the first student who won the first prize for football game. playing football

20.                     I like the guy with the red shirt. SIMPLE

I like the guy who is wearing the red shirt.

21.                     Stanley Park, which is the most beautiful place to visit when you come to Canada.  fragment

Stanley Park, which is the most beautiful place to visit when you come to Canada is in Vancouver.

Stanley Park is the most beautiful place to visit when you come to Canada. adv cl

22.                     I was playing games with Emily who just movesd to Vancouver. vt

 

 

 

‘whom’ – object pronoun

The person with whom I was speaking is my teacher. very formal, unusually formal, nobody talks like that

The person with whom who I was speaking with  is my teacher. very natural sounding, polite, but not excessively formal

‘whom’ is not a high-frequency word, you don’t need it

 

To whom did you give your dogs? too formal

Who did you give your dogs to? much more natural

 

exception:

To whom it may concern,

 

The weather is giving everyone the blues- feel low-energy.

 

‘liquid sunshine’ - rain

 

 

“I Confess”

 

1.    What is the status of a teacher in your culture?

 

2.    How much power does a teacher have over a student in your culture?

 

3.    What are five words that describe a good teacher?

- fair, friendly, patient, responsible, thoughtful, flexible, kind, organized, interesting, empathetic, strict?, knowledgeable

 

4.    What are five words to describe a bad teacher?

- strict, uncaring, bad-tempered, unfair, inflexible, inconsistent, distant, aloof, arrogant, nasty, aggressive, mean

 

5.    Do you think the students will respect Mr. Wei after his confession?  Why or why not?

 

Do you admit when you are wrong?

 

Quiz #1 Short answer (50-80w)

Email this to me by 12:20

Do you think the students will respect Mr. Wei after his confession?  Why or why not?