Monday, 16 December 2024

WI567 Class 25

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return test3- definition paragraph

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Continue complex sentences- noun clauses

Choose vocab for quiz Tuesday, exercises

UPCOMING THIS WEEK

·      Start to talk about verb tenses

·      Talk about grabbers, hooks

·      Begin Process Analysis Paragraphs

·      Vocabulary activities pp7-8, from last Friday

 

Tuesday

·      Quiz4- noun clauses

·      Process Analysis Paragraphs

 

Wednesday

·      Midterm recommendations one-on-one meetings

·      Continue process para

 

Thursday

·      Midterm recommendations one-on-one meetings

·      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!

·      Adjective clauses

·      Sentence combining

·      Phrasal verbs

·      Modals/Modal Auxiliairies

·      Persuasive paragraphs

·      Essays – five-paragraph model

·      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

think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, recall, realize, recognize, worry, wonder, see, hear, say, yell, whisper, shout, suggest, find, predict, regret, speak, advise, murmur, stutter, mention

 

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”

-         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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