EF4 Class 19

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

Today’s Agenda

·      “100 Most Used Adjectives and Adverbs”

·      Midterm recommendations- final 9-10 people

·      Begin adjective clauses

·      Self-Assessment Reflection Week 4

·      Test#3 – paragraph of at least 100 words on an easy topic

 

Monday

·      Collect Self Assessment Reflection- Week 4

·      Return Quiz#4- noun clauses

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Continue adjective clauses

·      Continue with prepositions

for me / to me

Example sentences from HW

·      Phrasal verbs

“Phrasal Verbs 2”

·      Continue “100 Most Used…”

·      New dialogue “Talking to a Landlord”

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Tuesday

·      Quiz#5 – adjective clauses

·      Continue “100 Most Used…”

 

 

Wednesday-

·      Continue “100 Most Used…”

 

Thursday

·      Continue “100 Most Used…”

·      Optional replacement test or quiz (last 55m)

 

Friday- Final day- If you want to bring some snacks, feel free. I don’t want to clean it all up.

·      Wrap-up

·      Final marks

·      One-on-one meetings

I will submit the final marks to the office on Friday.

 

SUMMER BREAK

Back on Tuesday, September 3^rd.

 

 

 

Huge opportunity for growth- personal growth, linguistic growth, social growth, profeessional growth, educational growth, etc.

Exciting!

 

“Top 100 Most Used Adjectives”

 

70. seventy significant

17. seventeen

significant- important, a large amount

Mei inherited a significant amount of money from her great aunt.

inherit(v)- money or property passed down when somebody dies

inheritance(n)- He got a small inheritance from his mother.

heritage-history, family background

 

83. financial- money-related, income, budgeting, investing, paying off bebt  She got some good financial advice from her mother.

finances(n)

finance(v) He financed his new truck. He got a loan from the bank.

She paid cash for her old beater because she didn’t want to borrow money.

SLANG beater- old beat-up cheap car  I drove an old beater when I first came to Canada.

87.various- different types, different kinds

a couple of- 2

a few of - 3

several -many, 4-5-6

He bought various types of chocolates.

variety(n) a variety of

He bought a variety of chocolates.

vary(v)- change, use different types

Vary your sentence styles when you write.

88.entire-all, whole thing

The little boy ate an entire roast chicken.

We hiked the entire route from Mt. Hugh to Mt. Chen.

Marie cleaned the entire house by herself. She made it all spic and span top to bottom.

IDIOM spic and span- clean

My kitchen looks like a bomb went off.

Your room looks like a pigsty.

I want this room spic and span. I want to be able to eat off the floor.

82. environmental- having to do with clean air, water, land, trees, etc

environment(n)

living surroundings-

Plastics are a cause of environmental damage to the oceans.

pollution, contamination

There are environmentalists who want to clean up pullution in the Fraser River.

I want to go sightseeing around Vancouver.

I live in a Mandarin-speaking environment.

A oil-tanker spilled oil into a bay in the Phillipines. The water is contaminated/polluted with oil.

Vancouver has a clean environment.

This class has a fun supportive environment.

 

oil- crude oil, engine oil, light oil, gasoline, kerosene,

 

The Middle East is floating on oil.

 

 

SENTENCE TYPES

SIMPLE SENTENCES

COMPOUND SENTENCES

COMPLEX SENTENCES

-adverb clauses

-noun clauses

-adjective clauses (final kind of clause)

 

adjective – describes a noun

the red hat - adjective

 

REMINDER- ORDER OF ADJECTIVES/MODIFIERS:

opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

 

This is my new school book.

She has a nice diamond ring.

Junko collects ancient Japanese tea sets.

The dog had a cute fluffy tail.

 

My grandmother broke her gorgeous sky-blue English teapot.

Mariam bought a warm purple wool/woolen sweater.

Ling bought a new wooden spoon.

We had delicious Chinese dimsum.

Marian bought some golden Canadian maple syrup.

You have a clear plastic water bottle.

Mei likes her new blue silk gloves.

 

adjectives – good for simple ideas

For more complicated ideas- need an adjective clause

An adjective clause tells us about a noun just like an adjective does.  Adjective clauses have subject and a verb.

 

Adjective clauses usually use these three words: who, that, which.

 

There are other words: whom whose where – not used often

NOTE: ‘whom’ very rarely used, Forget it!

MY ADVICE: forget about ‘whom’, rarely used

EXCEPTION

Writing a letter- you don’t know who will be reading it:

For example- Letter of Reference, Refugee Letter

 

To whom it may concern,

 

To whom it might concern, XXX

To whom concern, XXX

To concern who is, XXX

Are you concerning who is what this, XXX

 

USE THIS: To whom it may concern,

 

 

WE USE THESE WORDS MOST OFTEN WITH ADJECTIVE CLAUSES:

*‘who’ - used for people, all people, sounds polite

* ‘that’ - used for things, things are not alive, plants, animals,

EXTRA: people who we don’t like (sounds unfriendly, impolite)

* ‘which’ is used for special things (special to you- only you can decide if it’s special or not), unique things (only one)

 

‘that’ is multiuse word in English

‘that’ is used in many different ways

multi-use word, confusing

Examples

That sandwich was delicious. pronoun

That person is very tall. pronoun

She said that she liked the sandwich. n cl

The sandwich that she made was very tasty. adj cl

 

Example:

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

Crazy example:

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

EDIT

She thinks that sandwich you made was good. She wants to have another one. MUCH BETTER WRITING

 

 

FOCUS who   that  which

- Examples of adjective clauses with ‘who’- person

Mei’s sister who is a nurse lives in Burnaby. adjective clause

2 pieces of information, 2 clauses

1 Mei’s sister 2 who is a nurse lives in Burnaby.

Mei’s sister is a nurse who works in Burnaby.

 

Mei’s sister lives in Burnaby. She is a nurse. 2 SIMPLES

Mei’s sister lives in Burnaby, and she is a nurse. COMPOUND

Mei’s sister who is a nurse lives in Burnaby. COMPLEX- adj cl

 

EX- My niece who is very beautiful came to our house yesterday.

My niece is very beautiful. She came to our house yesterday. 2 SIMP

My niece is very beautiful, and she came to our house yesterday. 1 COMPOUND

My niece who is very beautiful came to our house yesterday. 1 COMPLEX-adj cl

S+V

My niece who is very beautiful came to our house yesterday.

niece came  who is

 

My neighbour who is very elderly is friendly. adjective clause

Mei’s sister who is not married lives with her. adjective clause

Venezuala which is going through a difficult poltical situation is my home country.

 

My neighbour who is very elderly and friendly. XXX

FIX

My neighbour is very elderly and friendly. SIMPLE- SV

 

She met a man who sells books. COMPLEX- adj cl

She has a dog that has white paws. COMPLEX- adj cl

She is wearing the necklace which her mother gave her. COMPLEX- adj cl

 

Most of the time, ‘who’ and ‘that’ will work for most things.

 

 

EXAMPLES:

-2 simples sentences

Mei’s sister lives with her. She is not married.

-1 compound sentence

Mei’s sister lives with her, and she is not married.

-1 complex sentence- adverb clause

Mei’s sister lives with her because she is not married.

1 complex sentence- noun clause

-Not the best choice

-1 complex sentence – adjective clause: who, that, which

Mei’s sister who lives with her is not married.`

Mei’s sister who is not married lives with her.

 

I lost my ring which my husband bought for our wedding.

 

HIGHER LEVEL:  Ready for UBC

I can’t believe that I lost my ring which my husband bought for our wedding. noun clause main clause adjective clause

 

SIMPLIFY, EASIER BUT STILL EFFECTIVE WRITING:

I can’t believe it. I lost my ring. My husband bought it for our wedding.

 

Which one is better? Which one do like more?

Which one is easier to understand?

The dream is to be able to do both.

 

Let’s take baby steps. Let’s walk before we run.

A person who has a good education has better opportunities in life.

A person who is kind has many friends.

 

My brother who is very polite is working in Superstore.

 

My brother is very polite who is working in Superstore. misplaced modifier

The man saw a cat who was driving a school bus. misplaced modifier

The man who was driving a school bus saw a cat.

The man saw a cat that was chasing a dog.

 

I gave a table to my sister that has three legs. misplaced modifier

I gave a table that has three legs to my sister.

 

My brother who is a genius went to the TV show called Talent Search.

genius- super smart, egghead

VERBAL IRONY Good job, Einstein.

 

Most dogs do a playbow before they play with another dog.

 

 

The man who she loves him he is very polite person. XXX

FIX

The man who she loves is a very polite person.

 

Try some of the Adjective Clause Exercises for homework. We can go over them on Monday.

 

 

 

Test#3

Pen

Doublespace

Full name and class

Notes and devices away

Write a paragraph of at least 100 words on the following topic.

What are the best ways to get really good at English?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz#4

1.    feel                   rent

2.    say                    internet

3.    hope                convenient

4.    believe            available

5.    think                landlord

6.    know               empty