Thursday, 15 December 2022

EF67 Class 24- adjective clauses

 

EF67

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Midterm recs tomorrow

·      Return Test4

·      Continue adjective clause

Quiz after Xmas

·      Listening work

 

Friday

·      Midterm recs

·      Xmas class

                                 

Two-week Winter Break

 

January

·      Finish adjective clauses

·      Noun clauses

·      Parallelism

 

 


Interim recommendations:

One-on-one meetings in the hallway

-         look at progress so far

-         average

-         come up with a recommendation for next term

 

No instruction tomorrow.

You can come in. Alternativerly, you can email me between 9:15 and 11:30. I can email you your recommendation.

Reminder: 60% is the cutoff for a recommendation for early registration.

50% is the passmark for the end of the term, the end of January.

 

#1 QUESTION Can I bring my mark up in the last four weeks?

Yes, you can! We have several quizzes and tests left to do. We also have an essay. Plus you have another spoken mark.

 

In-class structured OR self-paced

 

self-paced- self-motivated, self-directed, self-assessing

 

Cheat- first time 0%, letter in your file

second time – 0%- principal decides if you can stay in the school

 

 

 

Paragraph Review

 

*Structure

Grabber- choose one of seven ways

Topic sentence- on topic, topic and controlling idea

Supporting sentences- with quoted text “ ”

Concluding sentence

(at least 150 words)

 

Topic Sentence- addresses the question

It should be super clear which question you are answering.

 

Supporting sentences- NO PLOT!

Support the TS

 

 

 

 

*Format

Lined paper

Doublespace

Pen

Margins

Indent

 

*Process

Prewriting- planning stage

1.    Read the question.

2.    Brainstorm ideas, vocab, make notes

3.    Put the ideas in order- TIME, SPACE, IMPORTANCE

Writing- sentences

4.    Write sentences. Grabber TS SS CS

5.    Proofread, edit

6.    Good copy Submit your legible rough copy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test4

Write a paragraph of at least 150 words. Include quoted text.

You will need your story.

Submit it to me by 10:40

 

Choose one:

Did Mr. Wei set a good example for his students?

GOOD BASIC TS

Mr. Wei did set a good example for his students in two ways.

 

 

OR

Why did Mr. Wei confess to his students?

GOOD BASIC TS

because/since 2-3 reasons

 

 

 

Test4

Write a paragraph of at least 150 words. Include quoted text.

You will need your story.

Submit it to me by 10:40

 

Why did Mr. Wei confess to his students?

 

RW for Bonus point

Pass it in by the beginning of class tomorrow.

 

 

FOCUS ON HIGH-FREQUENCY USAGE: who that which – 95% of the time

 

who – used for people, any people, sounds nice, sounds polite and respectful

 

that- things that are not alive, animals, people (sounds a little disrespectful, you don’t that person)

 

SUBTLETY IN ENGLISH, signal your opinion of a person:

The guy that my sister married is odd. adjective clause

The man who my other sister married is awesome. adjective clause

 

‘that’ is a multiuse word in English

Who is that? Not an adjective clause, sounds polite

Who is that woman you were talking to?

That is a beautiful baby!

Is that your son? -sounds ok

 

FOCUS –‘that’ in adjective clauses

 

 

which- special things (special to you), unique things

 

This is a watch that I bought last week. not special

I really like the watch which my dad gave me for my 18th birthday. special

 

witch – a magical woman

 

wedding ring – which

necklace that your grandmother gave you – which

toothbrush – that

glasses- that

 

which- unique thing- Great Wall of China, Tokyo, Dehli, the Eiffel Tower

 

REVIEW: who   that   which

 

EXAMPLES

who- people

My neighbour who is very elderly does not like my son to play in the backyard.

who is very elderly adj cl  SV

 

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain is a nurse.

Jun’s sister that lives in Spain is a nurse. SOUNDS STRANGE, Don’t use ‘that’ for a person.

 

COMMON ERROR:

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain.  sentence fragment, not a complete

 

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain . verb missing

FIX

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain loves dogs.

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain she loves dogs. XXX

Jun’s sister lives in Spain. SIMPLE

 

*In a sentence with an adjective clause, you have to say two things, two SV, 2 clauses- one independent and one dependent

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain is a nurse. 1 2

The phone that she bought was not expensive. 1 2

 

Adjective clauses get tricky

DEEPER LEVEL

Subject and object pronouns

 

My sister who is a nurse lives in Spain. ‘who’ is a subject pronoun

My sister who you met last week is a nurse. ‘who’ is an object pronoun

object pronoun – options- leave it or omit it, or use ‘whom’

My sister who you met last week is a nurse.

My sister you met last week is a nurse.

My sister whom you met last week is a nurse.

 

My sister, a nurse, lives in Spain. appositive, not an adj cl

 

 

that – animals, things, people we don’t like or don’t respect (rare)

Marta has a dog who that has cute floppy ears. ‘who’ sounds strange for animals

Shirin got a new phone that has a seven-inch screen.

I met the guy that Joanne is seeing now. -sounds like don’t like him

The guy that my sister married is a bit of a clown.

a clown -  a loser

 

The guy that my sister married is a clown.

a bit of a – a little bit

My friend is a bit of a drama queen.

drama queen- big emotions all the time, like an actor, dramatic, big show, like a soap opera

 

The guy that my sister married is coming over for a visit. -secret message- don’t like him much-

The guy who my sister married is coming over for a visit. – secret message- like him-

The guy who my sister married is really good fellow.

 

The guy that my sister married is a bit of a clown. ‘that’ object pronoun

OPTIONS

The guy that my sister married is a bit of a clown.

The guy my sister married is a bit of a clown.

The guy whom my sister married is a bit of a clown. UNUSUAL- VERY FORMAL

 

 

 

 

SOURCE OF CONFUSION ‘that’ is used in many ways

-noun clauses

-adjective clauses

-a pronoun

 

multi-use word, confusing

Examples

That sandwich was delicious. pronoun

The sandwich that she made was very tasty. adj cl

I think that that sandwich was scrumptious. noun clause, pronoun

 

She thinks that that sandwich that you made was so good that she wants to have another one.

confusing, not good writing, grammar is fine

 

That guy is really tall. pronoun

 

*which – special things, unique things

special things- You decide if it is special to you.

I have a silver ring which my son gave me. a special thing to me

Mei is wearing the jade necklace which her grandmother gave to her.

Shirin is wearing the jade necklace that her grandmother gave to her. (sounds like a regular necklace, not special)

Clara put the picture which her son painted for her up on the fridge.

 

unique things- only one in the world

Beijing, which is the capital of China, hosted the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. unique

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris.

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower that is in Paris. XXX

 

Examples from my other EF56 students:

1.    His house, which is located in North Vancouver, is very expensive.

2.    I came to Vancouver, which is the best city to live in the world.

3.    I would like to visit my grandmother who will turn 100 years old.

4.    My son who is 12 loves to play with Lego.

5.    My friend who is very beautiful is a fashion model.

6.    Her dog that has a long tail is brown.

7.    I visit my mother who lives in Ottawa.

8.    I went to the aquarium which is in Stanley Park.

9.    The girl who is wearing the red shirt is my little sister.

10.                       My daughter who plays violin decided to study music.

11.                       I love the ring which my husband gave me on/for my birthday.

12.                       Joe bought a new laptop that cost $2000.

13.                       The young woman who is standing on the corner is my classmate.

14.                       My friend visited the park which is close to my home.

15.                       I have a lot of apples that my mother gave me yesterday.

16.                       My boss who is very polite resigned yesterday.

17.                       I went to the aquarium which is in Stanley park.

18.                       James wore a fine black tux which his dad gave him.

 

 

HOMEWORK: Try some of the exercises on the sheets. We will go over them tomorrow. No need to email them to me.

 

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