EF5Wr567 Class 24

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

 

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Collect Q#3

·      Continue noun clauses

·      Talk about persuasive writing

·      Listening- song lyrics or questions?

 

Monday

·      Test#4 – persuasive writing

·      Continue review of verb tenses - present perfect

·      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

·      Phrasal verbs

 

 

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

·      Return Test#4

RW for bonus pt

·      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

 

Noun  clauses

 

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.

 

*decide + that

Junko decided that she would get a new job.

You decided that you would emigrate.

 

immigrate- enter a new country

emigrate- leave your old country

Sally emigrated from Hong Kong to Canada.

 

immigrate in

emigrate- exit

 

migrate- often used for animals  Birds migrate in the winter.

migrate- people who are undocumented, exiles, refugees

 

a migraine- really bad headache

 

People who have no set home, move around, and sometimes live in tents are called nomads.

 

 

*know + why

Jim doesn’t know why Keiko is angry at/with him.

Jim 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

Do you know why the bus is late?

Do you know why Sarah has missed a week of school?

 

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

 

Marie doesn’t know why her son was working so hard yesterday.

Kat doesn’t know why you like to climb mountains in the rain.

 

mountain – mount(small t) un

fountain

 

IDIOM Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill.

Don’t make a big deal out of something that is not a big thing.

 

The teacher doesn’t know why the class is so quiet today.

Nasrin doesn’t know why her friend failed her English exam.

 

* like + how (less common)   how – situation, scenario

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.

She likes how he tells funny stories.

I like how you treated me when I was sick.

Sarah likes how her mother cooks chicken.

Mr.Smith doesn’t like how his wife drives.

I like how you look today.

 

* 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.

pick up – buy quickly

 

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 us to lunch/ to dimsum next Sunday.

treat someone to lunch- you invite someone and pay

My treat! It’s on me! I insist.

 

We’ll split the bill. Seperate checks.

 

* forget + why

Sharin forgot why she came into the kitchen.

I forget why I called you.

Mike forgot why he was mad at his brother.

 

 

 

REMINDER:

A.   think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, realize, say, whisper, etc.

B.    that, what, why, how

 

Put an A and a B together to make a noun clause.

 

Knowing which A goes with which B is the challenging part. That will take a lot of listening to English speakers, reading, etc.

 

DIFFERENCE IN USAGE

say + that   Marie said that she would bring cookies to the office tomorrow.

 

*tell + that   Marie told us that she would bring cookies to the office tomorrow.

Marie told that she would bring cookies to the office tomorrow. XXX

OPTION Marie said to us that she would bring cookies to the office tomorrow.  FOCUS IS ON THE RECEIVER OF THE MESSAGE*

*good for arguments

You said to me that you would take care of that.

You told me that you were going to wash the dishes.

You told to me that… XXX

said to – told

e.g I told to you that I forgot to take my medicine today.

I said to you that I forgot to take my medicine today.

 

 

Preposition usage – all idiomatic, no rules

The best way to learn prepositions is to live in English as much as you can.

 

in to at for over below after above

 

**Phrasal verbs- verb + preposition

 

 

You told me that you were going to put the dishes away.

 

 

* believe how

Mr. Hassim couldn’t believe how hard it was to immigrate to Canada.

She can’t believe how much she misses her dog.

 

IDIOM negative don’t believe – am very surprised

Jun won the lottery!

I don’t/can’t believe it.

 

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

 

He couldn’t believe how cold it was in Calgary.

She believes that she can pass the class.

 

*believe + that

I can’t believe that she broke up with her boyfriend.

 

She can’t believe how expensive groceries are these days.

 

 

* understand + why

I understand why you want to stay in English Foundation 5.

Jun’s mother understood why she wanted to marry Taka.

Sarah’s friends don’t understand what she sees in her boyfriend.

IDIOMS what she sees  - what she likes about him

 

Sarah doesn’t understand why her brother won’t forgive her.

Mary didn’t understand why her son could not make it to school on time.

          I don’t understand why the weeks go by so fast.

I don’t understand why my neighbour play loud music late at night.

 

 

* understand how

You understand how hard it is to learn a new language.

I understand how challenging it is to raise children.

I don’t understand how you could say that to me.

 

DIFFERENT STYLE- VERY COMMON

Susan doesn’t understand how to do this math problem.

 

Susan doesn’t understand how she can do this math problem. OK

Susan doesn’t understand how to do this math problem. BETTER

Sounds more natural, like a native-born English speaker, authentic

 

Susan doesn’t understand how to do this math problem. BETTER

 

New style: how SV  //  how infinitive – both ways are common

John does not know how to play piano.

Mr. Wong knows how to speak English and Mandarin.

Mei doesn’t understand how to make her daughter happy.

Sarah doesn’t know how to fix ABC.

Aghbal knows how to drive a big truck.

Do you know how to make dumplings?

I don’t know how to use a sewing machine.

I don’t know how to find opportunities to use English in my daily life.

She is not sure how to express her ideas clearly in English.

 

 

NICE COMPLICATED SENTENCE

Mohamed didn’t understand how the teaching method could be so different in Canada than it was back in his home country. adv cl

 

* understand why

Clara doesn’t understand why her tomatoes are not growing well.

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.

 

COMPLEX SENTENCE – two clauses

Michelle said that she would come early today.

Michelle said – main clause, independent clause

that she would come early today – subordinate clause, dependent clause, noun clause

 

I think that you are a very kind person. complex sentence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s try some. Write some sentences form your own imagination that use noun clauses. Try some easy ones; then try some new ones.

 

A.   think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, realize, say, whisper, etc.

B.    that, what, why, how

 

Put an A and a B together to make a noun clause.

 

 

COMMON ERROR

I don’t know how can I fix my car. Not a noun clause

How can I fix my car? SIMPLE- interrogative

FIX

I don’t know how I can fix my car. NOUN CLAUSE

 

The kids at the sleepover were whispering that there was a monster in the closet.

 

 

 

I am/feel happy that you’re here.

I am disappointed that we couldn’t go on vacation because of Covid.

The teacher is angry that we didn’t do our homework.

‘to be’am, is, are = feel

I think that we can ...

Shira thinks that you might go to the movies tonight.

 

 

 

“Odd Work Out”

four synonyms, one word different meaning

 

decent (adj) She is a very decent person.

descent(v) go down

 

dessert

desert

catastrophe