Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Continue adjective clauses- final type of clause
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Continue with new paragraph type-
Opinion/Persuasive writing
Practice
Friday
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Continue with new paragraph type-
Opinion/Persuasive writing
Practice
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 7
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Continue adjective clauses-
Monday
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Test4 – Paragraph - opinion/persuasive writing
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Business letters
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Continue adjective clauses-
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Coming up in the final two weeks
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Sentence combining
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Essays – five-paragraph model
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Essay types compare/contrast
persuasive
literary?
that- confusing word, used different ways
adj cl
n cl
pronoun
She said that that pen that she bought is
nice. adjective clause noun clause pronoun
Same meaning, easier to understand:
She said the pen that she bought is nice.
-who that which
-who- people
My neighbour who is very elderly does not like
my son to play in the backyard.
who is very
elderly adj cl SV
neighbour/neighborhood
elderly(adj) – elder(n), senior, aged (Biblical), older(sounds
polite), old (doesn’t sound polite), senior citizen
My dad is getting older. He is older now. He is 81.
IMPOLITE IDIOMS- one foot/paw in the grave, on his last
legs, knocking on Heaven’s door, long in the tooth, ready to give up the ghost
That old dog is long in the tooth. very old
long in the tooth (idiom)- horses teeth grow their whole
life, also mice, also beavers, rabbits
Sometimes people who are very elderly start to worry about
going to heaven. They start going to church and praying and reading Holy books.
“They are cramming for the final.”
‘cramming for the final’ - studying all night before a big
test
cram- study hard in a short period of time
‘cram schools’ – Japan, school that promote intense studying
for a exam
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Two ways to write adjectiive clauses- subject pronoun OR
object pronoun
who- pronoun
You called your sister who lives in Toronto. SV subject pronoun
You called your sister who
you lived with two years ago. object
pronoun
Choices with an object pronoun:
*You called your sister who
you lived with two years ago. AUTHENTIC
*You called your sister you lived with two years ago. TALKING
You called your sister whom
you lived with two years ago. GRAMMAR
BOOK
You called your sister with
whom you lived two years ago.
GRAMMAR BOOK- VERY FORMAL
Exercise A
6. The architect is brilliant. Mario works with him.
smart, gifted, talented, high IQ,
EQ- emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills
The architect is brilliant. Mario works with him.
Mario works with the architect who is brilliant. subject pronoun
The architect who
Mario works with is brilliant. object pronoun
The architect Mario works with is brilliant.
object pronoun
The architect whom
Mario works with is brilliant. object pronoun
The architect with whom
Mario works is brilliant. object pronoun
The baby is cute. Mei plays with her.
SOLUTIONS
The baby who Mei plays with is cute. object
pronoun
The baby Mei plays with is cute. object pronoun
The baby whom Mei plays with is cute. object
pronoun
The baby with whom Mei plays is cute. object
pronoun
Mei plays with the baby who is cute. subject
pronoun
Baby Mei is very cute.
7. Mary tutors students. They need extra help in geometry.
Mary tutors students who need extra help in geometry. subject pron
The student who need extra help in geometry are
tutored by Mary. subject pron
The students who
Mary tutors need extra help in geometry. object pron
ALTERNATIVES:
Mary tutors students because/since/as they need extra help
in geometry. ADV CL
The students need extra help in geometry, so Mary tutors
students. COMPOUND SENT ;
The students whom Mary tutors need extra help in geometry.
The students who Mary tutors need extra help in geometry.
PRO TIP: Substitute ‘whom’ for ‘who’. It sounds more
authentic.
4. The man who finished the job in four days was hired
to paint my house.
I hired the man who finished the job in four days to
paint my house.
The man who I hired to paint my house finished the
job in four days.
VERY NATURAL-SOUNDING
Do you have a feel for what sounds most natural?
I hired the man to paint my house, and he finished the job
in four days. COMPOUND- very clear
ADJ CL- one idea, put another idea inside that idea
I hired the man who
painted my house finished the job in four days. XXX
I hired the man who
painted my house and finished the job in four days.
I hired the man who
painted my house and finished the job in four days.
*that
The water bottle that he gave me is nice.
She saw a squirrel that was gathering nuts.
3.The bench was wet. I sat on it.
SOLUTIONS
The bench that I
sat on was wet. object pronoun
The bench I sat
on was wet. object pronoun
The bench which I
sat on was wet. object pronoun
The bench on which I
sat was wet. object pronoun
I sat on the bench that was wet. subject pronoun
*which
The silver chain which his great-grandmother gave him
has a cross attached.
She is from Guangdong, which is close to Hong Kong.
She is from Guangdong, which is close to Hong Kong. It
is a beautiful city.
She is from Colombo, which is on the Indian Ocean.
Toronto is on Lake Ontario.
Her kids found that Torontonians, who are known for
being impatient, can often be rude. noun clause adjective clause
**If you figure out simple, compound, and complex sentences,
you will be able to do anything in English.
CALL TO ACTION!
Let’s try some exercises. Work together if you like- more
fun.
Exercise A
Exercise B – Multiple choice
Exercise C – Full sentences
We can go over some tomorrow.
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Opinion(n)- your idea, your viewpoint, your perspective, your
take on something, your side of an argument
present arguments- present ideas, give detailed reasons, provide
support
debate- argument in speeches,
argument and rebuttal
persuade(v) persuasive(adj) persuasion(n)
convince(v) convincing(adj) (n)?
TOPIC:
Should marijuana be legal?
YES/PROS
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NO/CONS
-psychologically addictive
-hurt nervous system, brain development
-wrong hand- kids
-health concerns- pregnant women
-smoking causes cancer
-gateway drug
-young people lack self control
-lose conciousness?
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