P2 EF71011 Class 29

 

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COMING UP IN A WEEK OR SO

- letter writing- business letter format, complaint letters, advocacy letters Amnesty International

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue noun clauses

Practice

·      New article

Paragraph Test tomorrow- opinion

·      Review paragraph structure and content

 

Thursday

·      Begin business letter writing

·      Test paragraph (last 50m)

 

Friday

 

 

 

 

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 __________?

4.           They were surprised by __________ .

5.           It doesn’t matter __________ .

6.           The teacher explained __________ .

7.           I’m not sure __________ .

8.           I couldn’t figure out __________ .

9.           The problem is __________ .

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.

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

17.      We need to decide __________ before we leave.

18.      It amazes me how beautiful it is every day.

It amazes me how beautiful the ocean is every day.

It amazes me how much you change every day.

It amazes me how organized you are every day.

It amazes me how put together you are every day.

IDIOM put together- well dressed

 

It amazes me how smart the little boy is every day.

 

IDIOM Pull yourself together! Calm down. Take it easy.

 

He is not put together. He is wearing cargo shorts and crocs.

 

It amazes me how smart the little boy is every day.

It amazes me every day how smart the little boy is.

Every day, it amazes me how smart the little boy is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.      I forgot __________ yesterday.

I forgot what we did yesterday.

I forgot how to spell those vocab words yesterday.

I forgot how to cook biryani yesterday.

Hyderabad Restaurant is on Fraser Street.

Goat biryani is tasty.

 

 

 

 

sheep- lamb

goat- kid

cat- kitten

dog- puppy

horse- foal

cow- calf

whale- calf

elephant- calf

giraffe- calf

seal -pup

camel- calf

donkey – foal

fish- fry

mouse-pups, kits

hamster- pups?

turtle- hatchling

 

 

20.      She is afraid __________ if she speaks up.

She is afraid that others will get upset/angry with her if she speaks up.

VOCAB speak up- give your opinion, maybe controversial/ unporular opinion

 I have to speak up about this.

 

 

She is afraid that she will stutter if she speaks up.

VOCAB stutter- talk in a halting way, unable to speak smoothly, usually with consonant sounds

She is afraid that she will get fired if she speaks up.

She is not afraid to speak up.

 

VOCAB speak up- give your opinion

 

speak out- protest, argue

In Canada, you have freedom of speech. You can speak up about what you think.

 

freedom of speech-

freedom of assembly-

freedom of religion-

 

 

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 __________ .

2.    What is that?  Do you know __________ .      

3.    What are those?  I don’t know __________ .

4.    Whose book is that?  I dont know __________ .

5.    Who is that woman?  I wonder who that woman is.

I wonder who is that woman? XXX

 

 

6.    Whose house is that?  I wonder __________ .

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

VOCAB draw(v)- pull

He drew water from the well.

She pumped water from the well.

He opened the cash drawer on the cash register.

drawer- floor

The cashier scanned the groceries.

 

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

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

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

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

Tell me if/when they came to the party.

 

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

Tell me who lives at that apartment.

 

13.                       What happened?  Tell me __________ .

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

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

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

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

18.                       How long has Ted been living here?  Do you know (for) how long Ted has been living here (for)?

Do you know why Ted is living here?

 

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VERB TENSE        present progressive ‘is living’

                               simple present ‘lives’

Do you know why Ted is living here? sounds temporary

Do you know why Ted lives here? sounds permanent

 

I am living in Vancouver right now.

 

She is working as an Uber driver.

 

He is a swimming instructor, and he is working at Killarney Community Centre.

 

 

 

I am taking Comp 11.

I take Comp 11.

 

I study at SHEC.

I am studying at SHEC.

 

My daughter is going to VCC.

 

Her son goes to Windemere Elementary School.

My son goes to daycare.

 

 

I like ice cream. I would like an ice cream.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

          me __________ .

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

Adapted from www.lamission.edu/esl/dtaylor/nounclauses.doc

 

 

 

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“Canadian experience”

Canada continues to squander the skills of the professionals that Canada accepted to take in.

immigration process- education level, experience, credentials

point-system- Where do the points come from?

education, age, family, network, language, health, work experience

 

postsec programs for foreign-trained professionals?

exam, two years

public school K-12, Bachelor of Education, PDP(SFU)- teachers certification

 

1993- hired, EF 1-5

2008-  UBC

credentials-

 

training is different in different countries

 

IDIOM vicious circle-

 

VOCAB screening tool- separating people by age or ability

 

dismiss(v)- fire, say goodbye in rude way, end a class

The teacher dismissed the class. Class dismissed.

I felt dismissed by the passport office worker.

 

The company dismissed her experience.

 

high school/university transcripts- list of your courses and marks

 

tendency(n) tend(v)

She tends to get angry easily.

He has a tendency to get angry easily.

She tends to not do homework.

 

occupation(n) – fancy word for ‘job’,

profession- professional,

She is a professional.

career- long term professional job

 

 

vocational school – skilled trades “hands on”

-plumber, electrician, contractor, HVAC, hair-dresser, baker, chef, painter, mechanic, technician, drywall, carpenter

building houses- all the trades

Tomorrow-

Paragraph- opinion

(150-200ww)

 

Grabber

Topic sentence

3-4 points

Concluding sentence