Monday, 27 October 2025

EF45 Class 36

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue adjective clauses

Quiz tomorrow or Wednesday

·      Continue dialogue “Making Home Improvements”

·      New verb tense/ final verb tense: Present perfect

·      IF TIME Essay work EF5, not EF4

 

Tuesday

·      Essay work

·      Continue present perfect verb tense

·      Continue dialogue “Making Home Improvements”

 

 

 

Tuesday or Wednesday Quiz5 on adjective clauses

 

Wednesday

·      Continue present perfect verb tense

·      Review

 

Thursday

·      Review of sentence types

·      Review of verb tenses

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test

 

Friday-final day

·      One-on-one meetings

I will be creating final marks and comments.

Non-instruction day

 

 

 

hunting

hunter(person)

hunt(v) – stalk and kill take wild animals

 

BC- deer,

You can hunt on Crown Land (public land).

There are logging roads all over BC. Forestry Roads

Do you like being in the woods?

 

dog – retriever- get something and bring it back

dog- pointer – show where game (wild animals) is

 

 

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adjective clauses

who- people

that- things, animals, plants

which- special things, unique things

 

OTHERS

*where- a place where something happened

This is the tea shop where we met.

Sanati University, where I met my husband, is in Babol.

Fubei, where she was born, is a big province.

Vancouver is the city where I will stay.

BC is the province where we raised our family.

This is the street where I grew up.

St Paul’s is the hospital where my kids were born.

This is the spot where I cut my finger last week.

Red Robin is the restaurant where I had a burger and unlimited fries.

White Spot is the place where you can get unlimited fries.

Chile is the country where I went to elementary school.

This is the park where I saw a coyote/alien/horse.

 

*whose

The boy whose sister got an Xbox was jealous.

Sarah,  whose son won an award, was very proud.

Meher, whose parents are from India, is my daughter’s friend.

I got a ride from my friend who’s a nice guy.

I got a ride from my friend whose brother is my coworker.

The boy whose bicycle was stolen was very sad.

whose // who’s

The girl whose leg was sore still won the race.

 

*whom – very polite, not used often

 

GENERAL LETTER, ADDRESSED TO EVERYONE, NO ONE IN PARTICULAR

To whom it may concern,

 

EF6

whom -object pronoun

 

The woman who is standing over there is a movie star. who – subject pronoun

 

The woman who you were talking to is a movie star. who-object pronoun

 

When you have an object pronoun, you have options:

The woman who you were talking to is a movie star.

The woman whom you were talking to is a movie star. VERY FORMAL

The woman who you were talking to is a movie star. AUTHENTIC

The woman you were talking to is a movie star.

 

Grammar- subject and object pronouns, adjective clauses

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. live next door

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

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

4.   The restaurant where I had dinner yesterday serves delicious pasta.

5.   The restaurant that has a dinner special serves delicious pasta.

You got your money’s worth.

 

6.   The student whose phone is ringing needs to turn it off.

The student who has a ringing phone needs to turn it off.

 

7.   This is the park children play. 

This is the park where children play.

This is the park where the/our children are playing.

This is the park that the children play in.

 

 

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

The artist who has paintings in the gallery is world-famous.

Good enough for English 11.

9.   The movie that I/we/she watched last night was really scary.

10.       She met a man who can speak five languages.

She met a man who speaks five/20 languages.

https://www.youtube.com/@Thelinguist/videos

 

This is high-quality sentence writing.

11.       The dog that was barking last night belongs to our neighbor.

The dog that barks every night belongs to our neighbor.

 

 

12.       The house which/that was built in 1890 has a lot of history.

He built a house. active voice

The house was built by him. passive voice

She ate an apple. active voice

The apple was eaten by her. passive voice

 

 

13.       The teacher who taught us retired recently.

 

14.       The dress which/that I wore at/to the party was stunning.

gorgeous

 

15.       The city which is growing has changed a lot over the years.

The city where I grew up has changed a lot over the years.

 

16.       The boy whose bike was stolen reported it to the police.

High-level

17.       The flowers which/that I put in the vase were a gift from a friend.

18.       The flowers which/that are in the vase were a gift from a friend.

 

19.       The athlete who won the/a gold medal trained hard for years.

 

 

20.       The shop where I bought souvenirs was very crowded.

Some popular souvenirs from Canada are maple syrup and a maple leaf hoodie/hat/t-shirt/keychain.

postcard-

 

21.                     The child who is/was playing in the yard is my cousin.

The children who are/were playing in the yard is my cousin.

The people who are in the class are high-level learners.

 

22.The hotel which/that overlooks the beach offers breathtaking views.

overlook(v) – to see over, to have a view

-         to forget or not do do something

Cypress Lookout overlooks Vancouver.

 

Continue tomorrow

Quiz on Wednesday

 

 

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Presentations:

Email       x/1

Check in  x/1

Writing    x/4

Spoken    x/4

TOTAL      x/10

 

 

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