WI567 Class 37

 

Good afternoon

 

gig- music show, a musician’s job

I had a gig last Friday.

I have gigs two or three times a month, with three different bands.

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue noun clauses

Quiz tomorrow

Choose vocab for quiz

·      Begin to talk about essay structure

·      Preposition exercises

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8

·      Begin adjective clause- final kind of clause

·      continue essay structure

Write an essay soon

·      Quiz4 – noun clauses (final 30m)

 

Work to come:

causative verbs

appositives

 

Monday, April 14

·      Begin adjective clause- final kind of clause

·      Continue essay work

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Tuesday, April 15

·      Write an essay

 

Wednesday, April 16

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test.

 

Thursday, April 17 - Final day

·      Non-instructional day

·      One-on-one meetings if you want, just like midterm

Final marks and comments

·      Preparing report cards

Submit the final marks and report cards to the office

 

 

Noun Clauses

She said that she is a MJ superfan.

 

Exercise 1

1.I didn’t know why he was late.

2.She wondered which program was the best option for her son.

Noun Clauses

 

Two pools of words to choose from for noun clauses:

A.   VERBS

-cognition- think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, recall, realize, recognize, worry, regret, wonder, find, see, hear

-communicating- say, yell, whisper, shout, scream, suggest, predict, speak, advise, murmur, mutter, stutter, mention

 

B.    We most often connect these verbs with these words: that, what, why, how, who, where, which (noun cl and adj cl)

 

Exercise 1:

Complete the sentences with appropriate noun clauses. Write your solutions on your own paper.

1.           I didn’t know __________.

2.           She wondered __________ .

3.           Can you tell me why you forgot it?

Can you tell me what is going on here?

Can you tell me where I can find the store?

Can you tell me who you are?

Can you tell me who whispered/told the secret.

4.           They were surprised by what the government did.

They were surprised by who called me.

They were surprised by what you said.

They were surprised by the government’s reform in income tax. SIMPLE

They were surprised by how the government reformed income tax. NOUN CL

5.           It doesn’t matter why you are sad.

Why are you sad?

6.           The teacher explained how to find the answer.

The teacher explained what we needed to learn.

The teacher explained what would happen if you don’t do your homework. N CL    ADV CL

The teacher explained how we can register for university.

The teacher explained why the course was closed.

 

7.           I’m not sure __________ .

8.           I couldn’t figure out why different kinds of mushrooms had different prices.

I couldn’t figure out what he was saying.

I couldn’t figure out how the app worked.

I couldn’t figure out why the relationship between the US and Canada has been damaged.

I couldn’t figure out when the meeting will begin.

9.           The problem is __________ .

Who broke the window.

I don’t know who broke the window.

The problem is that I don’t know who broke the window.

The problem is who will pick up the kids.

The problem is that he doesn’t listen.

The problem is what I can solve it.

I can solve the problem.

 

10.      The manager asked __________ .

11.      Please remind her __________ .

12.      He didn’t believe __________ .

13.      Do you understand __________ ?

14.      The neighbors are curious about __________ .

15.      It’s important to know __________ before you rent a kayak.

It’s important to know how to put on a lifejacket before you rent a kayak.

It’s important to know how to paddle/ how to swim / how to be safe before you rent a kayak.

 

16.      I’ll let you know __________ when I talk to the manager.

17.      We need to decide __________ before we leave.

18.      It amazes me __________ every day.

19.      I forgot __________ yesterday.

I forgot that I should have called my sister yesterday.

I forgot that I should have called my sister yesterday.

I forgot to finish my homework yesterday. SIMPLE

I forgot that I should finish my homework yesterday.

I forgot to call my sister yesterday. SIMPLE

I forgot what books I bought yesterday.

I forgot where I put my keys yesterday.

 

20.      She is afraid __________ if she speaks up.

She is afraid what will happen if she speaks up.

She is afraid that she will get in trouble if she speaks up.

 

 

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 who that woman is.

6.    Whose house is that?  I wonder whose house that is.

7.    What is in that drawer?  I don’t know what is in that drawer.

8.    What is on TV tonight?  I wonder what is on TV tonight.

9.    Whose glasses are those?  Could you tell me whose glasses those are?

Could you tell my how I can get better at English?

Could you tell my why Vancouver is so expensive?

 

I was wonder wondered / was wondering why Vancouver is so expensive? vf

I was wondering which way I should choose go.

 

10.                       Who am I?   He doesn’t know who I am.

He doesn’t know who you are.

11.                       Who came to the party?  Tell me who came to the party.

12.                       Who lives at that apartment?  Do you know __________ .

13.                       What happened?  Tell me __________ .

Tell me what happened.

14.                       What kind of car does Jim have?  I can’t remember what kind of car Jim has.

 

15.                       How old are their children?  I can’t remember how old their children are.

16.                       Where can I catch the bus?  Could you please tell me where I can catch the bus?

17.                       Who did Sara invite?  I don’t know  who Sara invited.

 

Different meanings:

I don’t know who Sara invited. Sara invited people

I don’t know who invited Sara. Someone invited Sara

 

18.                       How long has Ted been living here? 

Do you know how long Ted has been living here. present perfect progressive

Do you know how long Ted has lived here. present perfect

 

19.                       What time is flight 677 supposed to arrive?  Can you tell

          me what time Flight 677 is supposed to arrive?

20.                       Why is Yoko angry?  Do you know why Yoko is angry?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quiz tomorrow- noun clauses

 

Choose ten verbs to review:

1.    think

2.    say

3.    advise

4.    understand

5.    see

6.    know

7.    suggest

8.    forget

9.    shout

10.                       find

 

Choose ten vocab words to review.

1.    manager

2.    warranty

3.    health

4.    car

5.    challenge

6.    curious

7.    necessary

8.    against

9.    opinion

10.                       delay