EF6- 30 class- noun clauses, literary terms

 

Good morning, everyone.

We’ll get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Continue noun clauses

Student examples

Quiz tomorrow

·      Begin Literary Terms

·      HW   Read “Roses Sing on New Snow”

Make notes for the thought questions

 

Friday

·      Quiz#5

·      Modals

·      Begin Roses

·      Quoting

 

Monday

·      Finish Roses

·      Continue with quoting

 

Tuesday

·      Test#3- paragraph, “Roses”

 

 

Q 1,2,3,4,5           Optional replacement quiz, probably next week

                               You can replace one of your quiz marks.

 

Test paragraphs the last two weeks- 3 or 4 paragraphs

The final week- Optional replacement test

                               You can replace one of your test marks.

I will explain in detail next week.

 

 

These are some of your examples of sentences that have noun clauses:

1.    I think that I will pass the English test. 

2.    She said that she understands why the client was unsatisfied with that product. 2 N CL

3.    I believe that we will have a good summer this year.

4.    My middle school classmate said that Zezhou died of liver cancer.

5.    I don’t understand how a healthy person like him can get liver cancer.

6.    Sam understands how much her parents love her.

7.    I'm not sure what time my husband arrives will arrive at the airport.

8.    David realized that he still loves his ex-wife.

9.    I believe that we can integrate into Canadian culture when we live longer here.  N CL ADV CL

when we have lived here for a long time.

 

10.                       She realized that this building has historical significance to the local. the local?

the citizens   the residents   the local people   the people who live here

11.                       I think (that) he can run faster than me.

I think he can run faster than me. – slightly more casual, ok

** You can often omit ‘that’ if you want.

 

12.                       John knows why his dad is not happy with him.

13.                       I think that my son will become a tennis player.

14.                       My brother believes that he will be a doctor one day.

15.                       I think that I should take one more course.

16.                       I don’t know why she looks upset everyday.

 

17.                       My son is learning how to play baseball.

18.                       I know why Ben likes his privacy, and I respect that.

19.                       Betty needs to understand why she has to come to work on time unless she wants to lose her job. N CL ADV CL

Shows good control of clauses

20.                       I don't know 1. how to say 2. that I don't agree with him without upsetting him.

21.                       As I grew older, I realized how life can be cruel sometimes.

22.                       I forget how to make this kind of cookie.

23.                       My mother realized that she got covid after feeling the symptoms.

24.                       I do not know how to organize and clean this stuff, there are to much things here. punc CS

I do not know how to organize and clean this stuff. There are too many things here.

25.                       I realized that I was being deceived after this occurrence.

26.                       l can understand why you don`t trust anybody.

27.                       l believe that sugar is unhealthy and damages the brain.

28.                       I believe that I will be able to get a good score in math.

29.                       I don't know how to speak French.

30.                       I just realised that I forgot to lock my room.

31.                       I realize how I can speak English without any accent. Meaning?

32.                       I know how to solve my problems.

33.                       Rob imagines that he could be extremely rich like Elon Musk one day.

34.                       My friends believed that our exam will be super easy. 

35.                       Always I forget how to spell my last name.

I always forget how to spell my last name.

 

36.                       She realized that her boy friend was cheating on her when she checked his phone.

She realized that her boyfriend was cheating on her when she checked his phone.

37.                       I don't know why the boss is yelling at him.

38.                       I feel think that there is a mouse in a kitchen.

 

39.                       He realized how important she was to him after she left.

40.                       I understand why you are upset.

41.                       I think that you talk too much.

42.                       I feel 1.that you don't understand 2.what I am saying.

43.                       I want you to understand why civil rights are very important.

 

Excellent work.

Quiz tomorrow:

Choose some vocabulary:

A.   VERBS:  think   believe   understand   know   say   realize  

explain   feel   agree    decide   tell

 

Vocab words for the quiz:

1.    compliment(n)(v)

2.    overeat(v)

3.    reason(n)(v)

4.    spare(a)(v)

5.    transport(v)

6.    imagination(n) imagine(v)

7.    delectable(a)

8.    banquet(n)

9.    prepare(v)

10.                       repeat(v)(n)

 

 

say(v)   Josephine said that she would bring peanut butter cookies for everybody tomorrow.

 

tell(v) Josephine told us that she would bring peanut butter cookies for everybody tomorrow.

 

I told my son that I would pick him up at school at 3.

Mei told her sister to come over for supper.

 

 verb tense

Rickie tells/reminds her kids to brush their teeth.

The professor tells her students about the Meiji Period in Japan.

 

Rickie reminded/told her kids to brush their teeth this morning.

 

Rickie will tell/will remind her kids to brush their teeth after dinner tonight.

 

dinner- fancier

supper- more casual

 

 

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