Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Return test3- definition paragraph
Optional RW for bonus point
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Continue complex sentences- noun clauses
Choose vocab for quiz Tuesday, exercises
UPCOMING THIS WEEK
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Start to talk about verb tenses
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Talk about grabbers, hooks
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Begin Process Analysis Paragraphs
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Vocabulary activities pp7-8, from last Friday
Tuesday
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Quiz4- noun clauses
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Process Analysis Paragraphs
Wednesday
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Midterm recommendations one-on-one meetings
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Continue process para
Thursday
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Midterm recommendations one-on-one meetings
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IDEALLY Test#3- process paragraph
Friday
Not settled- SHEC sing-along – Christmas carols
Period 2, Room 202- Everybody is welcome. Dan, Joy, and I
will playing guitar, mandolin, and ukulele. People can sing if they want to.
We will have lyric sheets to sing from.
Coming up after Xmas Break/Winter Break!
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Adjective clauses
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Sentence combining
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Phrasal verbs
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Modals/Modal Auxiliairies
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Persuasive paragraphs
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Essays – five-paragraph model
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Essay types -compare/contrast
-persuasive
-literary?
Test2
Write a definition paragraph (150+ww) on one of the
following topics:
A traditional food from your country
A bicycle
definition paragraph- define what a thing/object is, explain
what is is so a person who have never heard of it before will understand
a bicycle
PREWRITING
1. Read
the question. Understand the task.
2. Brainstorm
ideas and vocab
two wheels
two brakes
ringing bell
material- aluminum, steel, carbon
fibre, titanium
vehicle
transportation tool
light
quick
sports
entertainment
wheels, brakes, pedals, gears, chain, seat,
basket, trailer, fenders, waterbottle holder, front light, red rear light, flashers,
handlebars, forks, frame,
3. Put
the ideas in order- front to back, top to bottom, bottom to top
WRITING
4.Write the sentences.
5.Proofread and edit. sp, punc, vt, vf, prep, etc
6.Pass it in. Go home. Shake it off!
EXAMPLES:
-other(adj) – several more
They are three other kinds of cheesecake to try.
-another(adj)- one more
There is another type of cheesecake to try. one more
-others(noun) I got a strawberry cheesecake. There are others/other
kinds that you can try.
One hand is holding the door open. Another? The other
hand is holding the key. the other- only
two
One son is in Calgary. The other is in Edmonton. two sons
One son is in Calgary. Another is in Edmonton. don’t know,
but more than two sons
One wheel is fine; the other one is flat.
Your Eng10 class starts at 9:15; your other WI567 class starts
at 12.
You also take another class at VCC.
-confident, independent, stand on your own two feet,
Countable nouns
One of the disadvantages of living in Vancouver is (that)
it is expensive. noun clause
One of the cookies fell on the floor, and the dog ate
it.
Beijing is one of my favourite cities.
Uncountable nouns
One of the glasses of water/milk/wine/pop has a fly in it.
One of the bags of sugar ripped open.
One of the pieces/types/models of equipment is not working.
One of the bottles of oxygen is empty.
Several of the vocabulary words are new to me.
Some of the vocabulary is easy for us.
A lot of the vocab was hard.
A lot of the words were easy.
NOT ENGLISH VERB
I am easy to learn English. XXX
FIX
It is easy for me to learn English.
English is easy for me to learn.
Chemistry is not easy to learn.
Learning English is easy for her son.
Soup is easy to make.
AUTHENTIC ENGLISH I find English easy to learn. I find chemistry
hard to figure out.
Pass in the RW today or first thing tomorrow.
Noun Clauses
Two pools of words to choose from for noun clauses:
A. VERBS
B.
We most often connect these verbs with these
words: that, what, why, how, who, where
Exercise 1:
Complete the sentences with appropriate noun clauses. Write
your solutions on your own paper.
1.
I didn’t know what he was doing until it
was too late.
I didn’t know that my grand
aunt was sick until it was too late.
2.
She wondered what would happen before the
meeting began.
3.
Can you tell me why you are here?
Can you tell me who she is?
Who is she?
4.
They were surprised by the result and why it
could happen.
EDIT They were surprised that it
happened.
They were surprised by the
outcome. SIMPLE
They were surprised by what they
did.
They were surprised by her way of
thinking.
They were surprised by how long
the movie was.
Our guest were surprised by where
we lived.
They were surprised by what they
saw on East Hastings Street.
5.
It doesn’t matter __________ as long as we
finish on time.
It doesn’t matter what you say
as long as we finish on time.
It doesn’t matter how long it
takes as long as we finish on time.
It doesn’t matter what process
we follow as long as we finish on time.
It doesn’t matter that we will
stay up all night as long as we finish on time.
It doesn’t matter how far we
can go as long as we finish on time.
IDIOMS The ends do not justify
the means.
The ends justify the means.
The result is most important. It
doesn’t how you get it.
6.
The teacher explained what was happening so clearly that everyone
understood.
The teacher explained what
happened so clearly that everyone
understood.
The teacher explained how to
write an essay so clearly that everyone understood.
USAGE You solve a math problem. You resolve a disagreement.
resolve- tension, anger, issue, after conflict
collocation- Iran- a word that usually follows another word,
words that go together “rectify the
situation”
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little snippets of authentic sounding language,
3,4 words that often go together
PHRASAL VERBS- verb + prep
talk to
talk with
talk about
talk over
talk under
Learn a couple a day: https://www.languageforlife.es/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Complete-PV-list.pdf
Learn them and use them! If you don’t use them, they’ll be
gone.
7.
I’m not sure what will happen next.
I’m not sure what kind of
thing will happen next.
I’m not sure what kind of action/disaster/problem
will happen next.
I’m not sure that will happen
next.
I’m not sure if that will
happen next. ADV CL
8.
We need to decide where we can go for dinner
before we leave.
We need to decide who will drive
before we leave.
We need to decide what we want
to do about the offer before we leave.
We need to decide when we will
meet again before we leave.
9.
It amazes me __________ works so hard every day.
It amazes me how hard Chris
works every day.
It amazes me why she works
so hard every day.
It amazes me that she goes to
the gym and works so hard every day.
It amazes me that he is
energentic when he works so hard every day.
10.
I couldn’t figure out __________ he was upset
about.
I couldn’t figure out what
he was upset about.
I couldn’t figure out why
he was upset.
I couldn’t figure out the
reason why/that he was upset.
11.
The problem is that we don’t have enough
resources.
12.
I forgot what you told me yesterday.
I forgot that you told me
yesterday where we should meet.
I forgot where we should meet. I
know you told me yesterday.
DIFFERENT MEANINGS:
I forgot that you told me yesterday.
I forgot what you told me yesterday.
13.
She is afraid of what (consequence) might happen
if she speaks up.
IDIOM speak up 1.speak more loudly
2.express
an opinion, refuse to stay silent about a problem, be brave
He spoke up about injustice in
his country and paid a heavy price.
She is afraid of being fired if she speaks up. She is
afraid of being punished for being a whistleblower.
She is a tattletale. She ratted out her sister to her mom.
14.
The manager asked how/if we could finish
the project earlier.
The manager asked whether/whether
or not we could finish the project earlier.
15.
Please remind me (of) what I need
to do before the deadline.
16.
He didn’t believe that/how she had won
the contest.
17.
Do you understand what the instructions
mean?
18.
It’s important to know that/how the rules
apply to everyone.
19.
The neighbors are curious about who moved
into the house next door.
The neighbors are curious about why
we moved into the house next door. They are nosy.
She sticks her nose into my business.
SLANG a Karen(sexist)- a wealthy, well-off woman who likes
to complain in a restaurant or a store, wants to see the manager
20.
I’ll let you know when the party is as
soon as I find out.
I’ll let you know when the holiday
will begin as soon as I find out.
I’ll let you know what the polling
result is as soon as I find out.
I’ll let you know what is the
polling result as soon as I find out. XXX
What is the polling result?
I’ll let you know why they
have made that decision as soon as I find out.
21.
I’ll let you know why he is always absent from/in
the class as soon as I find out.
Exercise 2
Change the questions to sentences with noun clauses. Write
your solutions on your own paper.
1. Who
is she? I don’t know who she is.
2. What
is that? Do you know what that is.
3. What
are those? I don’t know what those are.
4. Whose
book is that? I dont know whose book that
is.
5. Who
is that woman? I wonder .....
6. Whose
house is that? I wonder .....
7. What
is in that drawer? I don’t know what is in
that drawer.
I don’t know what in that drawer
is. XXX
I don’t know who is at the
door.
I don’t know who at the door
is. XXX
I don’t know who is at the school.
8. What
is on TV tonight? I wonder what is on TV
tonight.
9. Whose
glasses are those? Could you tell me
.....
10.
Who am I?
He doesn’t know .....
11.
Who came to the party? Tell me .....
12.
Who lives at that apartment? Do you know .....
13.
What happened?
Tell me .....
14.
What kind of car does Jim have? I can’t remember .....
15.
How old are their children? I can’t remember .....
16.
Where can I catch the bus? Could you please tell me .....
17.
Who did Sara invite? I don’t know .....
18.
How long has Ted been living here? Do you know .....
19.
What time is flight 677 supposed to arrive? Can you tell
me .....
20.
Why is Yoko angry? Do you know .....
www.lamission.edu/esl/dtaylor/nounclauses.doc
Let’s choose vocab for the quiz
tomorrow.
1. believe
2. think
3. remember
4. understand
5. say
6. worry
7. forget
8. feel
9. find
10.
suggest
Vocab
1. meeting
2. camping
3. computer
4. consider
5. enjoy
6. problem
7. result
8. advice
9. magazine
10.
student
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