Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 11:00.
We have four weeks left.
My classes for next term (April-June)
P1 8:30-10:45 EF7/Eng10/Eng 11
P2 11- 1:15 EF6 CW567
Today’s Agenda
·
Sentence writing review
·
Begin noun clauses
·
“Earth Day”
Tuesday
·
Continue noun clauses
·
Continue “Earth Day”
·
Listening exercise
Wednesday
·
Quiz4 – noun clauses
Thursday
·
Begin persuasive writing
**
Review of sentence types
Three types of sentences:
1.
SIMPLE
2.
COMPOUND
3.
COMPLEX
I always teach these in my classes- EF2,3,4,5,6,7, Eng10, Eng 11,
Eng 12.
November-January- I taught on online tutorial for academic
sentence writing. This was aimed at students who are planning to attend post-secondary
institutions.
Keep it in mind for next November- Tuesday nights on Zoom
- deep review of sentence writing
- exploration of writing style, punctuation, structure- at a high
level
No signup. Attend as you wish.
1.
SIMPLE - one clause SV SSV
SVV SSVV Imperative
Interrogative
2.
COMPOUND – two clauses joined together
FANBOYS SOBA (97% of the
time)
It is rainy,
but it is warm.
EF56 -deeper knowledge
It is rainy,
but it is warm.
It is rainy;
however, it is warm. semicolon
;
TRANSITIONAL WORDS: however
therefore moreover nevertheless furthermore
on the other hand first of
all
to tell the truth
e.g.
EF56 Vancouver is a beautiful city; nevertheless, housing is very
expensive.
EF34 Vancouver is a beautiful city, but housing is very expensive.
3.
COMPLEX two clauses: one independent, one dependent
ADVERB CLAUSES- because if when while
since until
NOUN CLAUSES -this week
ADJECTIVE CLAUSES- next week
Sentence styles:
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
- adverb clauses
- noun clauses
- adjective clauses
Noun clauses – use these
everyday
-used with verbs
that have to do with thinking or your brain/mind:
‘think’, ‘know’,
‘understand’, ‘believe’, ‘realize’, ‘feel’, ‘remember’, ‘forget’
-also verbs about talking/speech:
‘say’, ‘whisper’, ‘tell’, ‘yell’, ‘shout’, etc.
Other words that we
use are these pronouns: that why how
A-list verbs:
‘think’ ‘know’ ‘understand’ ‘believe’ ‘realize’ ‘feel’ ‘say’
B-list pronouns:
‘that’ ‘why’ ‘how’
To write a noun
clause take an “A” and put it with a “B” word.
- think + that
Sarah thinks that it will rain tonight.
I think that English is very important for newcomers to Canada.
I think that I can’t come tomorrow. I don’t think that I can come tomorrow.
Jun thinks that he will get the book.
Mei thinks that she can fly.
Mike thinks that he did well on the test.
A-list verbs:
‘think’ ‘know’ ‘understand’ ‘believe’ ‘realize’ ‘feel’ ‘say’
B-list pronouns:
‘that’ ‘why’ ‘how’
*know why
Sarah knows why her sister is laughing.
We don’t know why groceries are so expensive.
Shira doesn’t know why the bus is late.
Molly doesn’t know why the baby is crying.
I don’t know why there is no light today the
power is out.
* say that
Michelle said that she would bring homemade cookies
today.
The teacher said that we will have a test today.
He said that the rock is too heavy to move.
How can you say
that? SIMPLE
Sara said that she can’t drive by take the
bus.
My brother said that he will be president.
*believe + that
I believe that exercise is good for us.
I believe that exercising regularly can reduce heart attacks.
exercising (n)
gerund
I believe that singing is good for amusement/entertainment.
A-list verbs:
‘think’ ‘know’ ‘understand’ ‘believe’ ‘realize’ ‘feel’ ‘say’
B-list pronouns:
‘that’ ‘why’ ‘how’
*realize how
Shirin realized how
she could learn English quickly.
Shirin realized how
to learn English quickly.
how + infinitive
We are learning how
to play badminton.
The little boy is
learning how to tie his shoes.
Maria wants to learn
how to drive.
Choose an A word and
put it with a B word.
A-list verbs:
‘think’ ‘know’ ‘understand’ ‘believe’ ‘realize’ ‘feel’ ‘say’
B-list pronouns:
‘that’ ‘why’ ‘how’
Try some on your
own.
Some of your
examples:
I know how to
swimming. XXX to swim – infinitive
I know how to swim.
I know how to ABC. I
know how to drive.
I know how to bake
cakes.
We will continue
with noun clauses tomorrow.
Feel free to try
some for homework and email them to me. We can share them tomorrow.
Let’s get into small
groups.
Discuss “A. Warm-Up
Questions” and “B. Vocabulary Review”
A. Warm-Up Questions
2. pollution, deforestation, global warming, greenhouse gasses
(CO2- carbon dioxide), fresh drinkable (potable adj) water, plastics, oil and
gas,
4. recycling, low-energy light bulbs, pick up trash, plant trees, compost,
electric car (rebate), bicycle, don’t travel on airplanes
environmental (adj) environment(n) environmentalist(person who
cares about the enviroment) e.g. David Suzuki, Greta Thunberg
Vocabulary
1.
protect(v), protection(n)
2.
soil – dirt, earth
3.
nationwide, citywide, provincewide, worldwide (international)
4.
protest(n,v) protestor(person)
5.
international
6.
global warming- global(adj) globe(n)
7.
pollution(n) pollute(v)
effect (n)
affect (v)
8.
deforestation
9.
consumer(n) consume(v)
10.
carbon footprint – how much pollution each of us creates
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