Good morning.
We will get started at 8:30.
Hump Day- Wednesday
Today’s Agenda:
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Quiz#5- adjective clauses
·
Begin noun clause (final kind of
clause)
·
Begin business letters
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CHOICE
Continue career module – time to finish
the work
Multi-paragraph writing will be due Friday
at the start of class:
on paper or via email, same as usual
Presentations will be Friday as well
OR
How to talk into a microphone, public
speaking tips-
Thursday
·
Continue noun clause
·
Continue career module – time to finish
·
Multi-paragraph writing will be due tomorrow
at the start of class:
on paper or via email, same as usual
Presentations will be tomorrow as well
·
How to talk into a microphone, public
speaking tips-
·
Continue business letters
Friday
·
Multi-paragraph writing due at or by the
start of class:
on paper or via email, same as usual
No lates
·
Quiz#6- noun clauses
·
Talk about optional replacement quiz
and test for next week
·
Career presentations
FINAL WEEK
Monday
HOLIDAY BC Day
– No school
Tuesday
·
Return quiz- noun clause
·
Wednesday
·
Replacement quiz
Thursday
·
Final essay
Friday
·
Replacement test
·
One-on-one meetings, chats if you want
·
Final marks
·
Final reports in by 12 noon
Quiz#5
Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.
Submit to my by 9:10
1. trembling who
2. settle that
3. invitation which
4. salary that
5. bitter who
6. timid that
Hopefully you are doing a few minutes
of practice every day on your sentences. Daily practice is the best/most
effective/only way to learn a new skill.
If you are, I’m sure you are seeing
incremental improvements.
SIMPLE
COMPOUND COMPLEX
If you are doing daily practice, than
there will little change.
** You can start any day.**
NOUN CLAUSES- final type of clause
Noun Clauses
Noun clauses are used with verbs that
have to do with the brain and cognition (thinking): think, feel, believe, know,
understand, forget, remember, recall, realize, recognize, worry, wonder,etc.
Also verbs about speaking: say, yell,
whisper, shout, suggest, speak, advise, holler, murmur, stutter, call out, cry
out, mention, etc
We most often connect these verbs with
these words: that, what, why, how
A. think,
feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, recall, realize, recognize,
worry,think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, realize, say,
yell, whisper, shout, suggest, find, speak, advise, holler, murmur, stutter,
call out, cry out, mention, wonder
B. that,
what, why, how
Choose an A word and put it with a B
word.
Mix and match A+B.
Examples of complex sentences with noun
clauses:
*think + that
Joanne thinks that her son is very tall
for his age. noun clause
I think that it will rain today.
Jun doesn’t think that Marta is telling
the truth.
I think that you forgot your key.
I don’t think that I should stay out
too late tonight.
I don’t think that you should go to the
party.
Mei’s sister thinks that Mei should get
a Covid test.
DIFFERENT STYLE: I think that studying
English will give me new opportunities. gerund
You can OMIT ‘that’
Joanne thinks that her son is very tall
for his age. noun clause
I think that it will rain today.
Joanne thinks her son is very tall for
his age. noun clause
I think it will rain today.
think + that
I think that would be nice. – possibly
will happen
I think that will be nice. – definitely
will happen
We could go for a hike tomorrow. I
think that would be nice.
We are going for a hike tomorrow. I
think that will be nice.
*realize + that
I realize that I gave you the wrong
answer.
I realized that he cheated me.
I got to school and realized that I
forgot my phone at home.
I realize that you don’t like school,
but you have to do your best.
She just realized that she left her
stove on and her door unlocked.
**You can omit ‘that’ if you wish. It’s
pefectly ok to leave it in.
Joe realized that he was wrong.
Joe realized he was wrong.
DIFFERENT MEANINGS
Joe realized how he was wrong.
Joe realized why he was wrong.
*find out + that
I found out that my daughter lied to
me.
I found out from my classmate that we
have a test today.
* find + that
She finds that Vancouver is very
expensive.
May finds that the room is warm. May finds the room warm.
I found the movie boring. Doris finds
him strange.
*NOTES ‘that’ is a tricky word in
English
that – many uses
noun clauses and adjective clauses,
confusing
‘that
book’
* wonder + why
I was wondering why you are always
late.
I wonder why my dog stares at me.
She wonders why her son is not doing
well in math.
* wonder + how – to do something, how
something happens
I wonder how I can fix this computer.
I wonder how the mouse got into my
apartment.
*know + why
Jun doesn’t know why Keiko is angry
at/with him.
Jun didn’t know why Keiko was angry
at/with him.
Jacob
knows why Sarah quit her job.
Jacob doesn’t know why Sarah quit her
job.
I
don’t know why she is not feeling well.
Sarah
knows why her sister is smiling, but she doesn’t want to tell me. COMPOUND COMPLEX
Mei
doesn’t know why her husband is always forgetting his keys in the door.
Why is Mei late today? question
I don’t know why Mei is late today.
answer, with a noun clause
I don’t know. SIMPLE
I don’t know why I can’t remember the
words that I learned yesterday. noun clause adjective clause
I
don’t know why my car engine light is on. natural-sounding
I
don’t know why my car’s engine light is on. also ok
book smart- lots of knowledge but can’t
use it in a practical way
I don’t know why my son was working so
hard yesterday.
I don’t know why you like to climb
mountains in the rain.
* like how (less common)
I like how you always listen to me.
pays attention to your words
Sarah doesn’t like how her husband
loses his temper easily.
Sarah doesn’t know why her husband
loses his temper easily.
lose your temper- get very angry
Sarah doesn’t like how it rains so much
in Vancouver.
Sarah doesn’t like that it rains so
much in Vancouver.
I like how you sang that song.
I like how you were showing her some
guitar chords.
She likes how he tells funny stories.
I like how you treated me when I was
sick.
Sarah likes how her mother makes her
favourite comfort food.
IDIOM comfort food- the food that you
like to eat, for example, when you are feeling sick, food that reminds you of
your childhood, nostalgia
* say that
Michelle said that she would come early
today.
The teacher said that we will do a quiz
on Friday.
The little boy said that there was a
monster under his bed.
Sahara said that there will be a party
on Saturday.
I said that I would pick up some milk
on the way home.
My mother said that the recipe is easy
to make.
I didn’t say that I would do that.
My son said that he will treat me to
lunch/ to dimsum next Sunday.
treat someone to lunch- you invite
someone and pay
My treat! It’s on me! I will treat you.
I insist.
We’ll split the bill.
* forget why
Sharin forgot why she came into the
kitchen.
I forget why I called you.
REMINDER:
A. think,
feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, realize, etc.
B. that,
what, why, how
Knowing which A goes with which B is
the tricky part. That will take a lot of listening to English speakers,
reading, etc.
* believe how
I couldn’t believe how hard it was to
immigrate to Canada.
I don’t believe how much I miss my dog.
IDIOM can’t/don’t believe – am very
surprised
May doesn’t believe how much it rains
in Vancouver.
I can’t believe how expensive a
purebred puppy is.
shed(v)- a dog loses hair
Her dogs sheds a lot.
non-shedding
hypo-allergenic – will not bother
people with allergies
* understand + why
I understand why you want to stay in
English Foundation 5.
Jun’s mother understood why she wanted
to marry Taka.
I don’t understand why my brother won’t
forgive me.
Mary didn’t understand why her son
could not make it to school on time.
* understand how
I understand how hard it is to learn a
new language.
I understand how challenging it is to
...
I don’t understand how you could say
that to me.
I don’t understand how to do this math
problem.
I don’t understand how to make you
happy.
Mohamed didn’t understand how the
teaching method could be so different in Canada than it was back in his home
country.
* understand why
I don’t understand why my tomatoes are
not growing.
The little boy could not understand why
he was not allowed to stay up late.
I don’t understand why people came up
with segregation laws/rules.
Joan understands why she did not pass.
You probably know a lot of these
already. To get comfortable with these, you really need to use them in your
daily life. It’s really important for you to engage with authentic English
daily.
FOR HOMEWORK:
Please write some sentences that have
noun clauses on your own. Email a few to me by 3pm. We can share them tomorrow.
Mix and match A with B.
A. think,
feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, recall, realize, recognize,
worry,think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, realize, say,
yell, whisper, shout, suggest, find, speak, advise, holler, murmur, stutter,
call out, cry out, mention, wonder
B. that,
what, why, how, when, where
e.g. when
I remember when I first went to
university.
I don’t know when SV she will be
finished.
recommend + that
The doctor recommend me to quit
smoking. XXX
The doctor recommended that I quit
smoking.
The doctor recommended to me that I quit
smoking.
My sister recommended a restaurant to
me. SIMPLE
My sister recommended that we try this restaurant.
N CL
I recommend that you practice sentence
writing everyday.
Scotiabank recommends that you
change your password to something secure.
If you want to buy a good guitar, I
recommend that you keep an eye on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. Avoid
Ebay.
Last week, he recommended that we
use credit cards instead of debt cards.
credit cards a credit card
Business letters – practical writing skills, not
academic, not school writing
different modes of writing, different purposes,
different intentions
school/academic writing – writing a paragraph
or essay, writing about a short story, poem, novel, narrative, definition,
descriptive, process, opinion (persuasive)
living in Canada, everyday useful writing - practical
writing for work, writing for business, writing for government issues, writing
for immigration, writing for tax, writing for job applications (cover letters),
writing for complaints
Education/training is the golden ticket.
Communication skills were key for me.
- writing skills-
- speaking skills- I practiced soooo much. –
singing, drama, plays, listening and watching good speakers- copying them
-official writing, more formal, not casual
writing
Reasons to write Business-style letters:
(Even emails can benefit from using the more
formal style of a business letter –sets a professional, serious, courteous,
respectful, mature tone)
e.g. Student emails to teachers.-
“What!!!????”
“what day the class end”
“im gonna miss class today what u gonna do in
class?”
Very unprofessional looking.
We can do better.
A more professional and more formal tone and structure
is advised. I tend to err on the side of formality.
-polite, not too casual
-sets a good tone
-respectful
REASONS TO WRITE A BUSINESS-TYPE LETTER
1. interdepartmental letters (within a
company)
2. cover letter for a resume (special style)
3. application letters to colleges and
universities
In the Fall and Spring,
many of our Grade 12 students are frantic about getting applications in to
colleges and universities. The letters that they write are very important. I
remember spending about two hours cowriting a letter with an English 12 student
for her application to UBC.
4. letter to a government agency, Canadian
government or the government of another country (e.g. Canada Revenue Agency, Immigration
Canada, Canada Pension, City Hall)
NOTE: Communicating with Canada Revenue Agency
(CRA) is really difficult.
5. employer/manager/boss (e.g. promotion,
transfer, raise, personal leave, quit)
6. business person
7. court (e.g. jury duty)
8. lawyer
9. writing to your child’s teacher
10. report to a supervisor
11. incident report (e.g to police or insurance,
ICBC)
12. getting airline tickets refunded
13. refund from Amazon
Have you ever written a letter like that?
FORMAL, not casual like a personal letter
Formal – organized (clear structure), official-looking,
appropriate tone, appropriate language, unemotional, a little bit of emotion
can be effective (less is more)
· Distribute “Business Correspondence” p.c.
Use A4 paper, 8 ½ X 11 unlined paper
WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE
Mei Zhou
Mei (Sarah) Zhou
Mei “Sarah” Zhou “ABC” not legal name, the name that you
prefer
Allan Haley
GIVEN NAME/FIRST NAME FAMILY NAME/LAST NAME
Zhou, Mei “Sarah”
Haley, Allan
Zhou, Ming
FAMILY NAME, GIVEN NAME – I would not do it
this way in a letter
Allan, Haley XXX
Haley, Allan
Allan Haley
Apt#23, 666 Maple Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada
V5P 2B6
Keiko Nishizawa
123 Hizume
Nagano-shi
Japan
12345
SKIP A LINE
June 6, 2022
SKIP A LINE
THE NAME, TITLE AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON YOU
ARE WRITING TO
Mary Williamson
Director, Shaw Communications
123 Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
V5R 2D2
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