Good morning,
everyone.
Reminder- this
week -midterm recommendations for Quarter 4
Today’s
agenda
·
Return
Quiz#5
RW for bonus point
You can submit that today or first thing
tomorrow.
·
How
to Make New Friends in Vancouver
·
Begin
complex sentences- noun clauses
·
Rerview
paragraph format and structure
·
Phrasal
verbs, do a few every day
verb
+ preposition
·
Go
over some more of the “Top 100 Most Used Verbs/Nouns in American English”
·
Pronunciation
of the Day- daily pronunciation work- minimal pairs and tongue twisters
Tuesday
·
Test
#2 – paragraph culture shock
·
Continue
noun clauses
Wednesday/Thursday
·
Quiz#6
- noun clauses
Thursday/Friday
·
Midterm
recommendations for Quarter 4
Registration for
Quarter 4 begins the day we get back from Spring Break, Tuesday, April 2nd.
-SPRING
BREAK-
Quiz#5
Write a
sentence with an adverb clause for each.
Submit by
9:44
1.
because screen
SV because SV.
My phone
doesn’t work because the screen is broken.
Because the screen
on my phone is broken, it doesn’t work.
my phone’s
screen – my phone
screen
The closer something
gets to being alive, the more likely we will use an apostrophe. ‘
my sister’s
brother
my car’s
battery - by car
battery
This is a good
rule-of-thumb.
Her phone’s
screen phone screen is cracked.
Her sister’s
daughter is very cute.
2.
if office
I will
go to the office if it is open
today.
If the office
is open today, I will go there/to it.
If the office
is open, I can working today.
can + to
work
I can work.
You can work.
He can work.
MODALS/MODAL
AUXILIARIES
can + work
could+ work
may+ work
might+ work
should+ work
will+ work
would+ work
3.
when stretch
4.
after caffeine
5.
although expert
She is an
expert with computers although she has never gone to colleg.
She has
expertise with computers.
expertise-
high ability, competency, skill, proficiency
6.
while nap
You can take a nap while when/if
you feel tired.
while – two actions happening at the
same time
You can take a nap while the kids are
colouring.
when/while- area of confusion
DIFFERENT VOCAB After a problem
occurs/happens, we can prevent it from happening again.
its / it’s
it’s – it is It’s cloudy today
its- possession, owns something The
phone doesn’t work because its screen is cracked.
Don’t go on social media at
work. work -place
Don’t go on social medie during worktime.
worktime- duration of time
Small group discussion from Friday
“How to Make New Friends in Vancouver”
Ideas?
-meet new friends in school
-job- work colleagues, coworkers
-volunteering
-community centres- join a group,
class, sport
-library- likeminded people intersted
in reading and learning
-joining a parents’ group at your child’s
school
-dog-walking
-park
-social media- people meet and plan
get-togethers, events
Meetup.com
Today is the first day of Ramadan.
-one month of fasting during daylight
hours
fast(v) fasting(n) – no food or drink
-no food or drink- not even water,
from sunrise to sunset
-pray at 6:07am
-eat before
-eat and drink again after 7:11
tonight
29, 30 days of fasting
-takes self-discipline, strength,
fortitude,
**NOUN CLAUSES**
Next kind of
sentence- complex sentence with a noun clause
Sentence styles:
-SIMPLE SV
SSV SVV SSVV
Imperative Interrogative
**PRO TIP – If you
have something really important to say, use a simple sentence.
-COMPOUND SV, SOBA SV.
SV; SV.
SV; TRANS, SV.
-COMPLEX
- adverb clauses because
when if unless
although until after
- noun clauses TODAY, this week
- adjective
clauses NEXT WEEK, after Spring Break
Noun clauses – use
these everyday
-used with verbs
that have to do with thinking or your brain/mind:
‘think’, ‘know’,
‘understand’, ‘believe’, ‘realize’, ‘feel’, ‘remember’, ‘forget’
-also verbs about talking/speech:
‘say’, ‘whisper’, ‘tell’, ‘yell’, ‘shout’
Other words that we
use are these pronouns: that why how
Two pools of words:
A-VERBS: ‘think’
‘know’ ‘understand’ ‘believe’ ‘realize’ ‘feel’ ‘say’ ‘yell’
B-PRONOUNS: ‘that’
‘why’ ‘how’
To write a noun
clause take an “A” and put it with a “B” word.
A+B=noun clause
*believe + that
Mei
believes that it will rain later today.
Junko
believes that her daughter
will be a great singer.
Junko
believes that SV.
Junko
believes that she will pass her driving test.
When he was little, Mary believed
that her son would become a doctor.
I believe that I
will fail/pass the class. negative or positive
*think + that
Sarah thinks that it will rain tonight.
We all think that English is very important for newcomers to Canada.
I think that I can’t come tomorrow. I don’t think that I can come tomorrow.
Jun thinks that he will get the book.
Mei thinks that she can sing.
Joe thinks that he is funny.
Mike thinks that he did well on the test.
Rosa Parks believed that equality should be accessible to all.
A-list verbs:
‘think’ ‘know’ ‘understand’ ‘believe’ ‘realize’ ‘feel’ ‘say’
B-list pronouns:
‘that’ ‘why’ ‘how’
*know why
Sarah knows why her sister is laughing.
We don’t know why groceries are so expensive.
Shira doesn’t know why the bus is late.
Molly doesn’t know why the baby is crying.
I don’t know why the power is out.
* say that
Michelle said that she would bring homemade cookies
today.
The teacher said that we will have a test today.
He said that the rock is too heavy to move.
How can you say
that? SIMPLE
Sara said that she can’t take the bus.
My brother said that he will be president.
*believe + that
I believe that exercise is good for us.
I believe that exercising regularly can reduce heart attacks.
exercising (n)
gerund
She believes that she can be successful in Canada.
I believe that my son will become a basketball
player.
A-list verbs:
‘think’ ‘know’ ‘understand’ ‘believe’ ‘realize’ ‘feel’ ‘say’
B-list pronouns:
‘that’ ‘why’ ‘how’
*remember + how
I remember how cold it was last winter.
I can’t remember how to play this song. infinitive
NOT SV
She can’t remember how to speak Italian.
I remember how to solve a Rubik’s Cube.
*realize how
realize- understand
something suddenly
Shirin realized how she could learn English quickly.
Shirin realized how to learn English quickly.
how + infinitive
We are learning how to play badminton.
The little boy is
learning how to tie his shoes.
Maria wants to learn
how SV to drive.
how to drive – like a noun clause, sister of a noun clause
how + infinitive
I don’t know how to driving
drive in Vancouver.
I don’t know how to
find a job.
I don’t know how to
make Mexican food/ a Mexican dish.
I don’t know how to
buy a car.
I don’t know how to use
a computer.
She doesn’t know how
she can find a friend.
She doesn’t know how
she can overcome her difficulties/problems/chalenges/obstacles/issues.
She doesn’t know how
to solve the math question/problem.
She knows how to
cook.
She doesn’t know how
to learn English.
You don’t know how
to raise your son.
My son didn’t know how
to fix the oven.
He doesn’t know where he can practice karate.
I didn’t know how to
live here in Canada.
When I first
immigrated to Canada, I didn’t know how to live here.
Choose an A word and
put it with a B word.
A-list verbs:
‘think’ ‘know’ ‘understand’ ‘believe’ ‘realize’ ‘feel’ ‘say’
B-list pronouns:
‘that’ ‘why’ ‘how’ ‘what’
*understand why
I understand why I didn’t do well in the exam.
I don’t understand why my friend and I always argue.
Do you understand why she is late?
Do you understand
me? SIMPLE
I didn’t understand
why my friend went to hospital.
I don’t understand
why I am sleepy today.
I understand why my
son is upset about his mark.
GRAMMAR
I don’t understand why I am sleepy today. NOUN CLAUSE- functions
as a NOUN
I don’t understand math. NOUN
She knows how to fix her own car. functions as a NOUN,
NOUN CLAUSE
She knows how to fix her own car. No SV – very natural
sounding
She knows how she can fix her own car. ALTERNATIVE
We will practice
keeping adverb clauses, noun clauses , and adjective clauses separate in our
minds.
-CONTINUE TOMORROW-
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