Today’s Agenda
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Talk about spoken presentation
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Continue noun clauses, Quiz6, last quiz
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Modals/modal auxiliaries
·
Continue opinion writing
Tuesday – substitute teacher
Wednesday
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Quiz6 – noun clauses
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Next verb tense- present perfect
·
Begin essay work
·
Continue opinion writing
Thursday or Friday
·
Test3- paragraph, final paragraph
·
Begin adjective clauses
·
Essay work
Week 8
Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz)
Spoken presentations (over three days)
Essay work
Week 9
Tuesday, June 24
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Optional replacement test and/or quiz
Will explain more later.
Wednesday, June 25
Final day
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Final marks and meetings
Choose one of the topics:
What is your favourite place in your
home country?
Who is a person who you know who you
look up to?
There will be two parts to this
project:
1.
WRITTEN-
multi-paragraph- several paragraphs
- multi-paragraphs essay (will teach
this week)
-Write about the place or the
person.
-Write about your relationship to
this place or person.
2.
SPOKEN
(3-5 minutes)
On your presentation day, you will
tell the class about this place or person and your relationship to it or them.
You can take a few written notes in case you forget something. However, no
reading. Also, please, do not recite a memorized speech.
Here are some possible topics to
focus on:
Where the place is
When you went there
Who you went with
What the scenery was like
What there was to do there
What your memories are of the place
Who
the person is
Where you knew them
What you did together
What you like about them
What you learned from them
What your memories are of the person
Step 1- Choose the topic that you
would like to talk about. Email the topic to me by tomorrow 7PM. ahaley@vsb.bc.ca (1pt)
Step 2= Sign up for a presentation
time
Step 3- Begin to brainstorm ideas.
Then begin to write.* (some class time)
*You could get ChatGPT to write this for you in .003 seconds. Hopefully, you will take this as an opportunity to do some organized, planning, and writing on your own. Of course, the usual VSB and SHEC policies regarding plagiarism and academic honesty apply.
This will be a nice challenge, writing
and speaking to the class.
Some people like to show some
photos.
We can check the tech the day before
you present.
Marks x/10-
1 point email by tomorrow 7PM
1
point check-in on Friday
4 points for writing
4
points for speaking
FAQ (Frequency Asked Questions)
-Will we do the preparation work in class?
We will take some class time, and you will have to do much of it outside
of class.
-Can I show pictures or videos?
Yes, absolutely. You can use your own computer or phone.
We can use the LCD projector to project them on the screen.
OPTION I can bring in a microphone to use if
you would like to. I can show you how to use a microphone.
-When do I pass in the writing?
Pass it in first thing on the day you present.
**
“Noun Clause Exercises” from Friday
Noun Clause Exercises
Write your solutions on your own paper. Writing out full
sentences is key to learning how to write sentences.
Exercise 1: Underline the noun clause in each sentence.
1. I
know what she wants.
2. Can
you tell me where he went?
3. I
don’t understand why they are
late.
4. She
believes that he is honest.
5. They
are not sure if they will join
the party.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentence with an appropriate noun
clause.
1. I
wonder why she is rude to me.
I wonder where we can catch the bus to Banff.
2. They
didn’t explain what would be the consequences would be.
They didn’t explain why she left the
party early.
3. She
asked me when the meeting will be over.
She asked me how to use* the Zoom
meeting app and share the video on Zoom. *just infinitive
She asked me how to use share the video in
the Zoom meeting.
She asked me what was my answer to
this problem was.
4. Do
you know who Sarah is?
Do you know that? SIMPLE
Do you know that coffee is free on
Mondays at McDoonalds?
Do you know where she went shopping?
Do you know how to share a
video on Zoom?
proper noun – capital letters- school, business, company,
person’s name, country, city, day of the week, months of the year, honorific
(Mrs, Doctor, Teacher, Professor
5. It
depends on how the weather is.
It depends on what kind of car you like
to drive.
It depends on what you want.
It depends on which place you want to
go.
It depends on what you decide.
It depends on your decision. SIMPLE
It depends on what you are in the mood for.
It depends on who is
going to accompany you.
It depends on who is
going/coming with you.
It depends on who is
talking.
Exercise 3: Match the first half of the sentence with a
likely noun clause.
1. I
don’t know 1234where
she has gone. (?)
2. The
teacher explained 124what time
the meeting starts.
3. Can
you guess 3how the
experiment works?
4. She
is not sure 2that
the answer is correct.
5. He
admitted 12345why
the project failed. (?)
He admitted that he ate all of the ice cream.
Exercise 4: Combine the two sentences into one by using a
noun clause.
1. He
said something. I didn’t hear it.
He said something that I didn’t hear.
2. The
teacher asked a question. I didn’t know the answer.
The teacher asked a question that I didn’t
know the answer (to).
3. They
will arrive tomorrow. Do you know the time?
What time will they arrive tomorrow? Question.
Do you know the time when
they will arrive tomorrow?
Do you know what time they will arrive
tomorrow?
what time = when
What time are you going to get home tonight.
4. She
told me something. I forgot what it was.
I forgot what she told me.
I forgot something that she told
me.
I forgot something important that
I wanted to tell you. ADJ CL
5. I
want to know something. Why did they leave?
I want to know why they left.
I don’t know why
they left.
I don’t know where they went.
She doesn’t remember
where she put her sunglasses.
Exercise 5: Complete the sentence with an appropriate noun
clause.
1. I
don’t know _______.
2. Can
you tell me _______?
3. The
problem is _______.
4. I
forgot _______.
5. They
are not sure _______.
Exercise 6: Correct the error in the noun clause in each
sentence.
1. I
don’t know what does she want.
I don’t know what she wants.
2. Can
you tell me where is the station?
Can you tell me where the station is?
3. She
asked if can she borrow the book.
She asked if she can borrow the book.
4. They
explained how does the machine work.
They explained how the machine works.
5. Do
you know why is he angry?
Do you know why he angry is?
Exercise 7: Rewrite the Sentence
Rewrite the sentence by replacing the underlined part with a
noun clause.
1. I
know what her name is.
2. He
explained how the rules work / what the rules are.
3. She
is curious about what his plans are.
4. They
are discussing how to deal with the problem.
They are discussing what the problem is.
5. I
will decide when the break will be.
6. I
will decide what time we should take our break.
Let’s choose ten
verbs to review.
1. show
2. think
3. remember
4. say
5. forget
6. suggest
7. believe
8. realize
9. explain
10. find
Let’s choose ten
vocabulary words to review.
1. opportunity
2. upset
3. fact
4. accept
5. create
6. simple
7. pay
8. agree
9. important
10. imagine
The little boy showed/demonstrated that he could tie his own
shoes.
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