Monday, 19 October 2026

EF71011 P1 Class 28

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue complex sentences with adjective clauses

Prepare for Quiz 4

·      Continue “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions and congestion”

Crossword

Read out loud?

Thought Questions

·      Continue verb tenses- present perfect

·      Leftover work?

“Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

“Phrasal Verb Exercises”

 

 

Tuesday

·      Continue adjective clauses

Choose vocab for Quiz 4

·      Continue “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions and congestion” Test 4 when?

·      Continue verb tense- present perfect

 

 

Wednesday

·      Quiz 4- adjective clauses

·      Begin noun clauses- final kind of clause

“Noun Clauses” HANDOUT

·      Continue “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions and congestion” Test 3 when?

 

 

Thursday

·      “Self-Assessment” Week 7

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Check progress on spoken presentations

·      Continue noun clauses

Quiz when?

·      Test 3- last 55 minutes of class

 

Friday- October 23rd

No school

Professional Development

 

Monday, October 26

·      Spoken presentations

·      Begin essay work

·      Continue noun clauses

Choose vocab for Quiz 5

 

Tuesday, Oct 27

·      Spoken presentations

·      Continue essay work

·      Quiz 5- last 25m

 

Wednesday, Oct 28

·      Spoken presentations

·      Continue essay work

 

 

Thursday, Oct 29

·      Spoken presentations

·      Continue essay work

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Friday, Oct 30

·      Spoken presentations

 

Final Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

 

Thursday

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test

 

Friday- Last day

·      Return everything

No more RWs

·      Final marks and comments

·      One-on-one student-teacher conferences

 

 

 

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Adjective clauses

 

who – people

that- things, animals, plants

which- unique, special

 

Exercise B:

Combine each pair of sentences into one sentence using an adjective clause. Write your sentences on your own paper.

1.      I met a woman. She owns a successful business.

I met a woman who owns a successful business.

The woman who I met owns a successful business.

CHOICES

The/A woman who I met owns a successful business.

The/A woman whom I met owns a successful business.

A/The woman I met owns a successful business.

 

 

 

2.      The book was fascinating. You recommended it to me.

The book that you recommended it to me was fascinating.

The book that you recommended to me was fascinating.

CHOICES

The book that you recommended to me was fascinating.

The book you recommended to me was fascinating.

 

You recommended a book that was fascinating to me. Like?

You recommended a fascinating book to me. SIMPLE

The book, Anne of Green Gables, recommended to me was fascinating.

OPTIONS

The book, Anne of Green Gables, that was recommended to me was fascinating.

 

APPOSITIVE

The book, Anne of Green Gables, was good.

My sister, Kathy, lives in Spain.

Her son, Jun, is very tall.

His home country, Iran, is very beautiful.

 

RW as adjective clauses

The book, which/that is called Anne of Green Gables, was good.

My sister, whose name is Kathy, lives in Spain.

Her son, who is called Jun, is very tall.

His home country, which is Iran, is very beautiful.

 

, ADJ CL,      usually for something unique or special

 

We can look at appositives more later.

 

 

 

3.      We visited a village. My grandfather grew up there.

We visited a village where my grandfather grew up.

We visited a village that my grandfather grew up in.

We visited the village which my grandfather grew up in.

We visited the village in which my grandfather grew up. GRAMMAR BOOK- very formal

 

4.      The man is my neighbour. His dog barks every night.

The man who is my neighbour barks every night. XXX

The man whose dog barks every night is my neighbour.

 

The man is my neighbour whose dog barks every night.

Grammar- fine   Which best sounds best to you?

 

5.      I spoke to a student. The student won a scholarship.

I spoke to a student who won a scholarship.

 

REVIEW- usage of ‘who’ ‘that’ ‘which’ whose’ ‘whom’

 

Exercise C

Correct the error in each adjective clause. Write your sentences on your own paper.

1.      The woman which who lives upstairs is a nurse.

2.      I know a man who his whose daughter is a professional musician.

who his  = whose

3.      The house which/that/where we visited last weekend was beautiful.

 

4.      The teacher who teaches mathematics is very experienced.

Canada- math    UK- maths

 

5.      That is the restaurant where we ate dinner last Friday.

 

 

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Adjective Clauses

Higher-level- a bit

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.

Sasha’s neighbour who retired from VSB 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 _____ is very kind. live next door

The woman who lives next door to me is very kind.

The woman who has lived next door to me for two years is very kind.

 

2.  The book _____ was fascinating. borrow library

The book that I borrowed from the library was fascinating.

I borrowed 5$ from my wife.

My wife lent/gave $5 to me.

borrow- lend/loan

 

3.  The car _____ broke down yesterday. buy last year

The car that Mei bought last year broke down yesterday.

The car broke down.

My car is broken. XXX

My car won’t start. My car is broken down.

SLANG My car is on-the-fritz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  The restaurant _____ serves delicious pasta. dinner.

The restaurant where we/my family had/ate dinner last week serves delicious pasta.

The restaurant  which serves delicious pasta has an early-bird dinner special.

IDIOM early-bird special-

like Happy Hour-

late-night/evening snack

Family dinner together is very important.

 

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

 

6.  This is the park where my children play soccer every day.

This is the park where my children are playing.

This is the park where my children will play the soccer tournament next week.

 

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

The artist whose paintings are/hang/are displayed/ are on display in this gallery is world-famous.

The painting which was created by an old Italian artist is world-famous.

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

 

 

8.  The movie _____ was really scary. watch last night

The movie that she watched last night was really scary.

The movie that she tried to watch/watching last night was really scary.

Last night, she watched a movie that was really scary.

Last night, she watched a really scary movie. SIMPLE

Last night, she watched a movie, and it was really scary.

COMPOUND

Last night, she watched a movie; unfortunately, it was really scary. COMPOUND

 

 

9.  She met a man who speaks five languages.

10.      The/A man who she met speaks five languages.

He speaks French. simple present- fact

 

She met a man who was speaking five languages at the party.

 

During/On her trip, she met a man who speaks five languages.

 

She met a man who speaks five languages.

She met a man who can speak five languages.

 

 

 

10.                    The dog _____ belongs to our neighbor. bark night

The dog that belongs to our neighbor was barking all night.

The dog that belongs to our neighbor barked once last night.

The dog that barks every night belongs to our neighbor.

dog- bark

cat-meow

cow- moo

horse- whinney

sheep- bleat

monkey- chatter?

lion-roar  The lion roared.

chicken- cluck

donkey- bray  The donkey was braying.

turkey- gobble

goose- hiss

frog- croaks

mouse- squeak

bee- buzz The bees buzz around the flowers.

bear/dog- growl-angry sound

 

 

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

The Marine Building which was built in 1930 has a lot of history. It is a heritage building.

 

 

12.      The teacher _____ retired recently. teach us

The teacher who was teaching us retired recently. – sounds like in the middle of the term

The teacher who taught us retired recently.

 

13.      The dress _____ was stunning. wore party

The dress that she wore to/at the party was stunning.

chic, gorgeous, stylish

The dress which she wore for her wedding was stunning.

 

14.      The city which has grown has changed a lot over the years.

VERB TENSE- present perfect

The city which has been growing slowly has changed a lot over the years.

VERB TENSE- present perfect progressive

 

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

VERB TENSE- simple past

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

 

16.      The flowers _____ were a gift from a friend. vase

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

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

 

PRON vase- vas, voz

She is potter. She does pottery.

Instagram: Booshraartstudio

You need a kiln.

 

17.      The athlete who won a gold medal trained hard for years.

The athlete whose gold medal is around his neck trained hard for years.

She is an Olympic medalist. She is an Olympian.

 

 

18.      The shop where I bought my souvenirs was very crowded.

VOCAB souvenir- a small gift from a specific place, usually trinkets

 

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

 

20.      The hotel _____ offers breathtaking views. overlook beach

The hotel that overlooks the beach offers breathtaking views.

VOCAB overlook(v) – has a high view of

overlook(v) to forget, to miss something

I overlooked those documents on my desk.

overview(n)- a summary, an overall understanding

The Overlook Hotel is the name of the hotel in The Shining.

 

 

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