Friday, 7 January 2022

EF34 27 Class- adjective clauses

 

EF34

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Do your best everyday.

 

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Continue adjective clauses

Your examples from homework

·      “Braille”

·      Quiz#5 on Monday- adjective clauses

 

 

Adjective clauses

who - people

that – things, animals

which- special things, unique things

 

Kay’s sister who lives in Beijing wants to leave the big city. She wants to move to a smaller place.

Al is using a mask that he found on the sidewalk. Gross!

She likes to ride horses that are a little bit wild.

Hakim always wears a watch which his grandfather passed on to him. It is a family heirloom.

heirloom (n) – some valuable object passed down through generations of a family

Mohamed visited Milad Tower, which is one of the tallest towers in Tehran, Iran.

 

who -people

that- things, animals

which- special things, unique things

 

 

 

 

 

Your examples from homework:

 

Mine:

1.          My friend who is a very hardworking student got an A in Math 12.

2.          The milk that was left out on the counter has gone bad.

IDIOM goes bad- turns sour, goes off

The milk has gone off. The chicken has gone off.

I’ve gone off coffee. I don’t like coffee any more.

Hakim has gone off soccer.

 

 

CASUAL GREETING:

Hi. How is it going? How’s it going? What’s going on?

What’s up?

 

FORMAL GREETING:

Hello. Nice to meet you. A pleasure to meet you.

 

 

3.          The computer that I bought doesn’t work well at all.

4.          You should say goodbye to your brother who is leaving for Europe.

 

 

1.    I am leaving for the US. SIMPLE

2.    My father, who has high blood pressure, has to watch what he eats.

3.    The burger that is very yummy. sentence fragment, half a sentence

The burger that is very yummy ADD SOMETHING V.

The burger that is very yummy has gone off.

The burger that is very yummy is vegetarian.

vegetarian – no meat

The burger that is very yummy is made of leaves soy, beans, and newspapers rice.

 

Rice Dream – rice ice cream for lactose-intolerant people

lactose-intolerant- can’t digest milk, cheese, yoghurt

 

4.    My mom who is bought me a new iPhone. RW

My mom who bought me a new iPhone ADD SOMETHING ABOUT MOM

My mom who bought me a new iPhone is the best mom in the world.

My mom who bought me a new iPhone is the best mom in the world.

 

5.    South hill education school  which I started English. RW

South Hill Education Centre which is where I study English is on Fraser Street.

South Hill Education Centre which is where I study English is at Fraser and 43th.

 

China which is where I am from is a very ancient country.

ancient – very old, long history

China which is where I am from is a very dynamic country.

dynamic – changing a lot

Ms. Zhao is a very dynamic person.

 

6.    The girl who was won the Olympic champion. RW

The girl who was the Olympic champion spoke to our class.

The woman who won the Olympic championship retired last year.

 

7.    Clark, who was my LINC classmate , will attend our class next term.

noun modifying a noun – always singular

She went to a shoes store. She went to a shoe store.

He went to a groceries grocery store.

My car’s car horn is broken.

 

8.    My daughter has a special swim cup which was signed by Maggie MacNeil who is a world-champion swimmer. 

cup -trophy

 

9.    I need a pair of gloves that can protect my hands in winter.

 

10.                       my brother how has the red car got married yesterday. RW

My brother who has the red car got married yesterday.

 

11.                       hamza how ride a bike  to have broken arm got better. RW

Hamza who rides a bike broke his arm.

 

12.                       The coconut that I bought yesterday was delicious. 

13.                       My brother, who has the same shoe size as me, wears/can wear my shoes.

14.                       My friend that who was sick can not attend classes today.

15.                       My car, Whiche needs new tires, Is very old. CAP

My car, which needs new tires, is very old.

 

16.                       The flies which are in this room, are very troublesome.

Two commas or no commas.

The flies, which are in this room, are very troublesome.

The flies which are in this room are very troublesome. BEST

 

17.                       This is the merchant who lost his fortune.

18.                       I have a book which is very entertaining.

19.                       Please, fetch me the letters that are in my desk.

fetch – get  , unusual, old fashioned

fetch – throw a ball for a dog

I play fetch with my dog. I throw a stick, and he runs and brings it back in his mouth. Then he throws it for me.

 

20.                       Have you still the dog that saved my child? INTERNET?

Have you still the dog that saved my child? Sounds like a old-fashioned grammar book.

Do you still have the dog that saved my child’s life?

 

21.                       My sister-in-law who is a good cook prepares my favorite food every Friday.

sister-in-law – brother’s wife, wife’s sister

cook – a person who cooks regular food

chef- a person who cooks fancy food, tall white hat

cooker- not a person, stovetop

He is a cooker cook in a restaurant.

 

22.                       The math homework that I did yesterday was easy.

23.                       I have a new clock which my brother gave me for Christmas dinner.

bad luck – give a clock as a gift

               - give an umbrella as a gift (Chinese culture)

               - give a knife

               - give a hot pepper (Indian culture)

 

24.                       The nap that I took yesterday was helpful.

helpful? refreshing

refreshing – feel less tired, more awake, feel fresher

refreshment- a drink that makes you feel more awake

 

Talking to you is always refreshing.

 

 

HOMEWORK

EASIER - EXERCISE: Find the adjective clauses in the following sentences:

1.    My friend who is a very hardworking student got an A in Math 12.

She is a very hardworking student. hardworking(adj)

She is a very hardworker. hardworker(n-person)

 

2.    The milk that was left out on the counter has gone bad.

3.    The computer that I bought doesn’t work well at all.

4.    You should say goodbye to your brother who is leaving for Europe.

5.    My father, who has high blood pressure, has to watch what he eats.

IDIOM watch what you eat – be careful of what you eat, not too salty, etc

 

The little lovely panda which is clean and fluffy is eating bamboo now.

 

 

Monday we will have a quiz.

who that which

 

Vocabulary for the quiz

1. fluffy

2. delicious

3. funny

4. lucky

5. gift

6. stove

7. caution

8. slim

9. interesting

10. trophy

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