Wednesday, 28 October 2026

EF71011 P1 Class 34

 

Nov. sched.- P1 courses are full!

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Spoken presentations

·      Continue noun clauses

When Quiz 5?

·      HANDOUT Begin essay work

·      IF TIME Continue verb tenses- present perfect

·      Leftover work?

“Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices”

“Phrasal Verb Exercises”

 

 

Thursday, Oct 29

·      Spoken presentations

·      Continue essay work

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Friday, Oct 30

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8

·      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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Phrasal Verbs

1.       

2.      The professor spent two hours speaking about the economy without even talking about/discussing/bringing up/getting into globalisation.

3.      The money we owe you for un-used vacation time will be added to to next month's cheque.

 

Exercise 4

1.      John takes after/looks like/acts like his mother in many ways. They are very similar.

2.      Before the ship could depart/set out/sail away, the crew had to wait for a late passenger.

3.      Feeling bored in prison, a lot of prisoners decide to take up/get into a new hobby or interest.

4.      I lost my wallet but went to the police station where someone had dropped it off/ turned it in/handed it in.

5.      The most dangerous part of a flight is when the plane is taking off/lifting off.

6.      I had a few minutes and I was in the area so I decided to drop in/drop by/pop in.

7.      Even though this is a film about politics, the writer manages to fit in/squeeze in many references to football which I thought very strange.

8.      He came into/inherited a lot of money when his rich French uncle died a couple of years ago.

9.      The doctor was called away urgently while at the party.

10. I was so tired last night that I dozed off/passed out/nodded off in front of the TV.

 

 

 

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Noun clauses

Exercise 1:

Complete the sentences with appropriate noun clauses. Write your solutions on your own paper.

1.             I didn’t know why she was ADJ sad/tired/happy.

I didn’t know why he left.

I didn’t know where the location is/was.

I didn’t know how he is/was.

 

2.             She wondered how this machine works.

She wondered if her parents will come to visit her.

 

‘if’ – used for adverb clauses and noun clauses, different usage, context

Call your sister if you have time tonight. adv cl

I wonder if you will call her. n cl

 

 

I didn’t know where/how/who he was.

I didn’t know where/how/who he is. Verb tenses do not have to be the same tense.

 

I didn’t know what class he taught.

 

I didn’t know what class he teaches.

 

I didn’t know that he was a police officer.

I didn’t know that he is a police officer.

 

She rode her bicycle when she was a kid.

He worked as a doctor when he lived in Iran.

 

I didn’t know that he is going to be a police officer.

 

I didn’t know that he was going to be a police officer.

 

 

3.             Can you tell me __________?

Can you tell me why you are ADJ?

Can you tell me why you are angry?

Can you tell me why you were happy?

Can you tell me why you will be happy? XXX

Can you tell me why you are going to take this course?

Can you tell me which course you will take?

 

 

 

 

4.             They were surprised by __________ .

They were surprised by her strong personality. SIMPLE

They were surprised by how strong her personality is. COMPLEX- N CL

I am surprised how tall kids are these days.

 

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