EF34 11:00 May 18

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

Cameras on. Mics muted.

 

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Review Quiz#4 - noun clauses

·      Discussion topic: What can be done about the increasing gang violence in the Lower Mainland?

 

Tomorrow: Continue with adjective clauses

Topic for tomorrow’s discussion: Adapting to a new culture is very difficult.

Reflect on the topic. Come prepared to contribute to the discussion.

 

 

 

 

Quiz#4 -Noun Clause

Write a sentence with a noun clause for each.

 

1.    think                     that

May’s brother thinks that he would like to get a puppy.

Do you think that we get a new apartment?

 

2.    say                        that

3.    know                     why

4.    believe                  that

5.    understand         what

6.    feel                        that

 

Put some of your sentences into Chat so that we can share them:

1.    I know why they arrived late.

You have work on punctuation.    , .

 

2.    I feel that I got a flu yesterday.

3.    We know why we can not having a party in this day. vf

We know why we can not have/throw a party on this day.

You have to review verb forms and verb tenses.

 

4.    I think that I will buy a new hiking shoes for my son. art

I think that I will buy new hiking shoes for my son.

I think that I will buy a new pair of hiking shoes for my son.

a pair of gloves

a pair of glasses

 

5.    Do you understand what I am talking about?

6.    I know why I’m very happy today.

 

7.    I believe that you will succeed if you try a little bit more.

8.    My mom says that she's friend visiting at Vancouver tomorrow. pron vf

My mom says that her friend will visit Vancouver tomorrow.

 

Please do not record my class. I do not allow that.

 

9.    I don't know why you are so upset today.

10.                       I feel that if I not doing exercise I will getting fat. vf

I feel that if I do not do exercise I will get fat.

will get – simple future tense

ADVICE: You should learn more about verb tense and form.

 

11.                       My teacher says that the chapter is important.

12.                       I think she likes my dog that is very tiny.

13.                       I feel that I’m uncomfortable today.

14.                       Maria knows how to drive her car right now. agr

15.                       You understand what I talking about. vf

You understand what I am talking about.

 

16.                       Tom says he wants to play a new game that is very interesting.

17.                       Do you know why did my mother leave home? vf

Why did my mother leave home? interrogative - simple

Do you know why my mother left home? complex – noun cl

my mother left home – noun clause,  SV

 

18.                       My teenager teenaged son didn't understand what his math teacher taught him yesterday. wf

19.                       Joshua think that he would like a brand new car Mercendes. agr

Joshua thinks that he would like a brand new Mercedes.

 

20.                       I don’t understand why many people can’t follow the restrictions on COVID 19.

21.                       I know English is important why I must be study it. XXX vf

I know that English is important. I know why I must study it.

 

22.                       I believe the vegetable that very health for our boby. XXX

I believe that vegetables are very healthy for our body.

 

23.                       Clara believes that this story is true.

24.                       I understand what is my job.

What is my job?

what my job is- noun clause

I understand what my job is.

 

25.                       I feel that food tasted is very delicious. XXX

I feel that the food is very delicious.

I feel that the food tastes very delicious.

 

26.                       Jen thinks that it will rain next week. agr

 

 

Main areas for improvement are subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and  verb form.

 

27.                       I understand what the teacher taught me, and I think that I will pass the test. Compound-complex sentence

 

28.                       Do you know why your sister slept all day today?

 

Very good start. Now practice until you can’t get it wrong.

You will have to practice it 100 times if you want to remember it. If you don’t practice it on your own, it will be gone from your mind in a week three days.

 

 

 

 

fighting over money, drug money

very young -all under 30, 22, 19, 13!!

 

Where are the parents?

Don’t mom and dad know?

 

Is it a problem for us?

 

You can buy illegal guns if you know criminals.

 

These gang members are not good role models.

 

 

role models – someone you can follow in their behaviour and actions

 

Innocent people can get hurt.

 

Easy money. It isn’t easy money if you wind up in jail or dead. The young people don’t think about that.

 

What is the solution?

-no guns

-make drugs legal

-good role models for young people- parents, community members

-sports

-good friend groups (very important)

 

Idiom “If you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas.”

You will act the way your group of friends acts.

 

Some rap is harmful to kids. -bad language, bad influence

 

Family education is very important. They get a good base/foundation from their family.

 

Will they grow out of it?

 

Kids think that classical music is old-fashioned and boring.

 

old-school rap – 90s

 

rap – urban Black music, strong beat, vocals are talking rather than singing

 

 

Eminem – very fast rapping, old-school

 

Some music can help your soul, and some music can hurt your soul.

 

genres of music:

R&B rhythm and blues

rap

jazz

classical

adult contemporary

soft rock

country

opera

pop

Top 40

 

Chinese “King Cat” Elvis Presley, cat’s eyes, cool like a cat?