Thursday, 14 December 2023

EF5Wr567 Class 23

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

 

REMINDER: SHEC Christmas Drive- donations of dry food, money (cash), etc.

Collect these items for some of our fellow students in need.

Feel free to donate if you wish and are able.

Room 306- Maria or Gabriel- our Outreach Workers

Alternatively, you can talk to me about it.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Collect T3RW

·      Begin noun clauses

·      Review paragraph structure and format

Test#4 tomorrow- persuasive writing

·      Continue review of verb tenses

 

Friday

·      Return Quiz#3

RW for bonus pt

·      Continue noun clauses

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      Test#4 – persuasive writing

 

Monday

·      Return Test#4

RW for bonus pt

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      Continue noun clauses

Quiz tomorrow

Choose vocab

·      MAYBE Begin process/expository writing*May wait until the new year

 

Tuesday

·      Quiz#4- noun clauses

·      Continue review of verb tenses

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Wednesday- Just one hour, Singalong in Rm 303 at 1PM

·      Return Quiz noun clauses

RW for bonus pt

·      Continue review of verb tenses

·      You are welcome to join to singalong. There will be karaoke. There will be snacks and refreshments.

 

Thursday

·      Midterm reports- cut off for early reg is 65%

We want the strongest students to register first.

The students 50-64% can register after a week or so.

·      Continue review of verb tenses

 

Friday

·      Midterm reports

 

WINTER BREAK- two weeks

 


 

 

 

 

Good debate-

discussion, giving different opinions

heated discussion-emotions get a little hot

 

 

 

Noun Clauses- next kind of clause

 

Review of sentence styles:

1.    Simple        SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

2.    Compound          SV, SOBA SV.   FANBOYS SOBA! More practical.

SV; SV.

SV; TRANS, SV.  

      3. Complex    -adverb clauses

-noun clauses- this week

-adjective clauses – after Xmas Break

 

Those are all the sentence styles that you will need. There are derivations on these basic styles, but these three styles of sentences are the foundations for all writing.

These are the absolute basic skills that you must have down cold.

 

IDIOM have it down cold- you can do it automatically, without thinking

 

The only way to have them down cold is to practice- steady, everyday, consistent practice.

The hard work will pay off.

 

 

Noun Clauses

 

Noun clauses are part of complex sentences.

Noun clauses are used with verbs that have to do with the brain, thinking or cognition: e.g. think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, realize, get (understand-casual), see (understand-casual)

 

 

 

cognition(noun)

recognize- understand again

cognitive(adj)

 

Also verbs about speaking: say, yell, whisper, shout, state, suggest

 

state(verb) statement(noun)

 

Noun clauses most often begin with these words: that, what, why, how

 

How can I make a noun clause?

Two lists of words:

A.   VERBS think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, realize, say, mention, yell, shout, whisper, etc.

B.    that, what, why, how

 

Choose an A word and put it with a B word.

Mix and match A+B to make noun clauses.

 

Examples of complex sentences with noun clauses:

Your example:

*think + that

I think that he is upset about his report card. main clause noun clause

Joanne thinks that her son is very tall for his age. noun clause

Jun thinks that it will rain today.

Jun doesn’t think that Marta is telling the truth.

I think that you forgot your key.

Shira doesn’t think that she 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.

I think that outside it too noisy.

 

DIFFERENT STYLE: I think that studying English will give me new opportunities. studying gerund

 

that studying English will give me new opportunities I think. XXX

Studying English will give me new opportunities, I think.

 

 

OPTION – Omit ‘that’

Jun thinks that it will rain today.

Jun thinks that it will rain today.

Jun thinks it will rain today. AUTHENTIC, VERY NATURAL-SOUNDING

We think it will rain today.

 

 

*believe + that

I believe that education is important.

She believes that practice makes perfect.

She believes practice makes perfect.

 

SAYING Practice makes perfect.

Practice makes permanent.

 

*realize + that

I realize that I gave you the wrong number.

I realized that he wanted to be there.

I got to school and realized (that) I forgot my phone at home.

I realize (that) you don’t like math class, but you have to do your best.

 

**You can omit ‘that’ if you wish. It’s pefectly ok to leave it in. I will not teach it that way. I will keep it simple.

Either way is ok.

Joe thinks the boots are nice.

Joe thinks that the boots are nice.

 

*find out + that – learn, discover

Jun found out that her daughter has potential in piano.

Joe found out from his classmate that they have a test today.

Maria found out that her boss will be getting transfered to a new branch next week.

 

* NOT ON THE LIST figure out + how – solve a problem

Kokob figured out how to fix the car problem.

 

Kokob found out how to fix the car problem.

 

The policeman figured out who robbed the bank.

 

Last night, I figured out how to play a piano song on guitar.

 

*NOTES ‘that’ is a tricky word in English

that – many uses

noun clauses and adjective clauses, confusing

          pronoun ‘that book’

- a lot of different functions, a lot of different uses

 

The book that she read was very funny. adj cl

I think that the book was very funny. n cl

That guy thinks that the book that she read was very funny.

Three ‘that’s- different uses

 

DETAIL

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/ that’ll be nice.

 

* wonder + why

I was wondering why you are always so happy.

I wonder why my dog stares at me.

Jun was wondering why his sister isn’t speaking to him.

Maria isn’t speaking to Jun. She is mad at him.

 

IDIOM no wonder – obvious, very clear, no doubt

He spends a lot of money on clothes and jewelry. It is no wonder why he’s always broke. No wonder he’s broke. No wonder. It’s not a surprise.

 

* wonder + how – to do something

I wonder how I can fix this computer.

I wonder how the mouse got into my apartment.

Marie wonders how her boss got a promotion.

She wonders how she can ace the test.

 

*wonder + what

I was wondering what kind of phone you have.

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz#3

Write a complex sentence with an adverb clause for each.

1.    because          busy

2.    when               snow

3.    ever since       soccer

4.    even though  pizza

5.    while                chores

6.    unless              weather


 

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