Thursday, 9 January 2025

WI567 Class 33

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue adjective clauses- final type of clause

·      Continue with new paragraph type- Opinion/Persuasive writing

Practice

 

Friday

·      Continue with new paragraph type- Opinion/Persuasive writing

Practice

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 7

·      Continue adjective clauses-

 

Monday

·      Test4 – Paragraph - opinion/persuasive writing

·      Business letters

·      Continue adjective clauses-

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Coming up in the final two weeks

·      Sentence combining

·      Essays – five-paragraph model

·      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.

SOLUTIONS

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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