Friday, 13 June 2025

P1 EF5 Class 34

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda


 

Period 2

Friday- Graduation

I have to set up the PA for grad. PA- speakers and microphones

I have to leave class at 1.

We will have a class from 12-1.

 

·      “Self-Assessment Reflections” Week 7

·      Check in for the presentations, 1pt

·      Return Quiz6

Go over

Optional RW for 1 bonus point

·      Begin adjective clauses – last kind of clause

·      Continue essay work

 

Monday

·      Spoken presentations 1

·      Next verb tense- present perfect

·      Continue opinion writing

·      Continue essays

·      Modals/modal auxiliaries

 

Tuesday

·      Spoken presentations 2

·      Essay work

 

Wednesday

·      Spoken presentations 3

·      Essay work

 

Thursday?

Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz)

 

 

Week 9

Monday

·      Review

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Will explain more later.

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

 

P1 Quiz6

Write a sentence with a noun clause for each.

Pass in by 9:46


1.    think           agree

We think that you should agree with your sister’s idea.

He agreed to think about her business proposal.

2.    forget         pay

Jun forgot that he had to pay his phone bill/tuition.

3.    suggest      create

The residents suggested that the landlord create a playground for the local kids.

4.    believe       opportunity

Mei believes that this is a good opportunity for promotion.

Mei believes that she should not let this opportunity slip through her fingers.

IDIOM slip through your fingers- lose a benefit or opportunity

IDIOM Opportunity knocks.

Open the door and let it in.

If you snooze, you lose.

MY NEW IDIOM Jump in, you win!

5.    realize         simple

She realizes that a simple life is best for her.

He realized that this challenge is too simple difficult to handle alone.

She realized that this challenge is simple enough to handle alone.

6.    explain       important

Jun’s uncle explained how important her decision would be.


 

 

REVIEW Sentence types:

 

* SIMPLE- one main clause

          SV   SSV    SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

STYLE ADVICE: If something is important and you want to people to remember it, write it in a simple sentence.

-powerful, clear, direct

 

* COMPOUND – two main clauses joined together

1.       , FANBOYS   , SOBA

2.       ; semicolon

3.       ; TRANS,

Transitional words and terms: e.g. however    therefore   also   nevertheless   to tell the truth    in general   moreover  

 

* COMPLEX – one main clause + one subordinate clause

1.       adverb clauses- because   when   if   since   so that   so...that, as, while, whenever, before, after, etc.

2.       noun clause- verbs- feel think know say know believe

pronouns?- that why how   OTHERS if whether

3.       adjective clauses LAST ONE

 

 

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COMPLEX SENTENCES

adjective clauses – more in-depth, more detailed

keep it as simple as possible to start- start basic and then go deeper

 

 

 

 

 

adjective – describes a noun

the red hat adjective

the nice red hat adjective

a  green hat-

 

She is green with envy. - jealous

He is wearing a green hat.

 

green(adj)- new at a job, don’t know what you’re doing yet

She is a very green manager. She is inexperienced.

 

EXTRA INFORMATION:

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES (or other nouns functioning as adjectives):

opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

It is a beautiful diamond ring.

It is a diamond beautiful ring. XXX

She has a nice leather jacket.

 

opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

My grandmother broke her gorgeous sky-blue English teapot.

Shari loves to listen to ancient Persian music.

The dog plays with a big round plastic chew toy.

Yuko collects old Japanese tea sets.

 

It is a beautiful brand-new oval blue diamond. MAYBE TOO MANY ADJS

 

DETAIL ABOUT PUNCTUATION , commas

It is a beautiful blue diamond. no comma

It is an expensive, beautiful diamond ring. comma

 

That is a cute, charming baby.

 

ALTERATIVE WAY TO EXPRESS ADJECTIVES

She bought a blue and green sweater.

She bought a bluish green sweater.

He has bluish grey eyes.

blue- bluish- mix of blue

She has long reddish brown hair.

He has a salt and pepper beard.

 

TALKING IDIOM Also ‘ish’ for time  Let’s go home 9ish. We’ll start 6ish.

What time do you get up? 7ish. 6ish.

5:45- exact

 

I got some coffee cups. coffee- noun, acting like an adjective

I love coffee.  Coffee- noun, acting like a noun

We use nouns as descriptive words (like adjectives) all the time.

 

purpose - neck tie   school book   sports/running shoes   eyeglasses   water bottle   rain jacket

 

adjectives for shape: circle(n) round(adj) circular(adj)

triangle(n) triangular(adj)

square(n) square(adj)

 

A five-sided table. A pentagonal table.

An octagonal stop sign. An eight-sided stop sign.

 

The Pentagon-

 

individual adjectives – good for simple ideas

e.g black tea, herbal tea, green tea, Orange Pekoe, mint tea, apple tea

cinnamon tea

 

 

 

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

More complicated, in-depth description – use adjective clauses

e.g. I love the tea that my sister makes from flower petals.

complicated ideas – my sister made it, made from flower petals

I love the delicious tea that my sister makes from flower petals.

 

ALTERNATIVES:

I love the tea that my sister makes from flower petals.

I love the tea made from flower petals.

BASIC  I love the tea (which is) made from flower petals.

I love the tea made from flower petals by my sister. AWKWARD

 

VERB TENSE -

I love the tea that my sister makes from flower petals. simple present

I love the tea which is made from flower petals. simple present and passive voice

 

I loved the tea which my sister made from flower petals. simple past

 

CONFUSION – made- simple past and participle

 

I love my sister’s flower-petal tea. adjective

 

 

 

More complicated ideas- use an adjective clause

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Three most common pronouns for adjective clauses: who that which

 

*** 95% of the time- who that which ***

 

Other less commonly used pronouns for adjective clauses: whom, where, whose

 

PARTICULAR POINT OF CONFUSION

whom – rarely used, very fancy sounding, sounds like a grammar book

Native English speakers rarely use ‘whom’.  We say ‘who’.

 

MY ADVICE: Forget about ‘whom’. It is not important.

e.g. The woman to whom I was speaking is my sister. GRAMMAR BOOK

The woman who I was talking/speaking to/with is my sister. SOUNDS GREAT

The woman I was talking/speaking to is my sister. VERY AUTHENTIC

 

Joe, whom I work with, is a great colleague.

 

One exception about ‘whom’. writing to someone, don’t know who will be receiving the letter

GREETING for an impersonal business-type letter:

To whom it may concern,

Not an everyday occurrence. Pretty rare.

e.g. business letter, reference letter

 

FORMAL SOUNDING ENGLISH  preposition + whom

to whom   from whom   with whom  

With whom were you speaking? EXTREMELY FORMAL STYLE, STIFF, SERIOUS

Who were talking to? CASUAL

 

Pick your tone. What impression are you trying to make?

 

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Wedding invitation- very formal language

Mr. and Mrs. Chen request the honor of your presence at the nuptials of their daughter…

RSVP

MEANING: Please come to our daughter’s wedding.

 

Pick your tone. Time and place.

 

 

 

FOCUS ON HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS: who that which – 95% of the time

 

*who – used for people, any people, sounds nice, sounds polite and respectful, you can use it for all people

 

*that- things that are not alive, animals, people (sounds a little disrespectful, sounds like you don’t like that person)

 

SUBTLETY IN ENGLISH, signal your opinion of a person:

The guy that my sister married is a creep. adjective clause

VOCAB creep- a man who gives you a weird negative feeling, makes you feel uncomfortable

 

The man who my other sister married is awesome. adjective clause

 

That people that did not respect me are now out of my life.

The people who are my true friends will always be with me.

 

‘that’ -tricky word in English, many uses in English

adjective clauses & noun clauses & pronoun

Who is that? Not an adjective clause, sounds polite

Who is that woman you were talking to?

That is a beautiful baby!

Is that your son? -sounds ok

She said that she would come to the party.

He bought a car that runs on electricity.

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.

 

 

 

*which- special things (special to you), unique things

This is a watch that I bought last week. not special, just a watch

I really like the watch which my dad gave me for my 18th birthday. special

 

She has a diamond wedding ring which her husband gave her.

wedding ring – which

bracelet

necklace

anklet

 

necklace that your grandmother gave you – which

 

toothbrush – that                                        

glasses- that

 

gem stone- emerald, ruby, diamond

 

*which – special things, unique things

special things- You decide if it is special to you.

I have a silver ring which my son gave me. a special thing to me

She has a necklace which her son made for her.

Mei is wearing the jade necklace which her grandmother gave to her.

Shirin is wearing the jade necklace that her grandmother gave to her. (sounds like a regular necklace, not special)

Clara put the picture which her son painted for her up on the fridge.

                                                                         

*unique things- only one in the world

Beijing, which is the capital of China, hosted the 2022 Olympic Summer Games. unique

GOOD RULE OF THUMB: only one, put commas around it

 

Edmonton, which has a huge indoor mall, is in northern Alberta.

She lived in Tehran, which is the capitol of Iran.

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris.

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower that is in Paris. XXX sounds like there are several Eiffel Towers

The CN Tower, which is in Toronto, has the Edgewalk.

 

 

Marta visited the Starbucks that is on Robson Street.

 

REVIEW

who-people

that-things, animals

which- special things, unique things

 

*Excellent grammar book

Understanding and Using English Grammar, Betty Azar

blue version

Vocab. books for college-entry exam.

 

 

CONTINUE ON MONDAY

 

 

Adjective Clause Exercises

 

Create an adjective clause with the bolded words for each sentence. Write your completed sentences on your own paper.

e.g.

Sasha’s neighbour ____ is very funny. retired

Sasha’s neighbour who is a retired nurse is very funny.

 

Mary replaced her old phone. crack screen

Mary replaced her old phone that has a cracked screen.

 

Vancouver _____ is a beautiful city. west

Vancouver which is in western Canada is a beautiful city.

 

Beijing _____ is a big city. Jun born

Beijing where Jun was born is a big city.

 

Juan is the man. daughter scholarship

Juan is the man whose daughter got a big scholarship.

 

Exercises

1.   The woman who lives next door is very kind.

The woman who is living next door is very kind.

2.   The book that I borrowed from the library was fascinating.

 

3.   The car that/which I bought last year broke down yesterday.

IDIOM Her phone is on its last legs. It is dying.

The battery died.

 

4.   The restaurant _____ serves delicious pasta. dinner.

The restaurant where we had dinner serves delicious pasta.

The restaurant that provides free dinners serves delicious pasta.

 

5.   The student whose phone rang/is ringing needs to turn it off.

6.   This is the park where children play.

This is the park that children play in.

This is the park in which children play. extremely formal

 

 

 

 

 

7.   The artist _____ is world-famous. paintings gallery

The artist whose paintings are being shown in the gallery is world-famous.

The artist whose paintings are in the gallery is world-famous.

 

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