Good morning, everyone.
We’ll get started at 11:00.
Today’s agenda:
• Practice adjective clauses
Choose vocab. from “Dragon Boat”
• Read paras about legend
• Business letters – letter writing
• Listening/talking fun
Tuesday
• Quiz - adjective clauses
• Continue Business letters – letter writing
Cover letters for job applications
adjective clauses
who that which
who – people
that- things, animals
which- special things, unique things
whom – rarely used, quite formal
object pronoun
Her friend who lives in India is a famous singer.
SV - who lives in India ‘who’ subject pronoun
Her friend who you met last night is a famous singer.
SV - who you met last night ‘who’ object pronoun
object pronoun – choice ‘who’ OR ‘whom’
IMPORTANT- Most English speakers use ‘who’. We rarely use ‘whom’.
Forget about ‘whom’. You don’t need it.
Mary’s sister who lives in Vancouver has 15 cats. subject pronoun
who lives in Vancouver
Mary’s sister who I know has 15 cats. object pronoun
who I know object pronoun
CHOICE who I know OR whom I know
Prinka, who I was chatting with at the party, is very pretty.
Prinka whom I was chatting with at the party is very pretty.
To whom it may concern,
Dear Sir or Madam,
Dear Sir/Madam,
It’s better to get the name of the person.
where -adj clause
The city where she was born is very beautiful.
The city that she was born in is very beautiful.
That is the house where my friend lives.
Mangia is the restaurant where Enrico is a manager.
Mangia is the restaurant that Enrico manages.
whose – adj cl, shows possession
The little boy whose ice cream fell on the ground was crying.
Sarah’s husband whose school friend / classmate is Elon Musk is also a successful business man/person.
In a sentence with an adjective clause, you have to say two things.
Sarah’s husband who grew up with Elon Musk is also a successful business man/person.
Today, you are going to the TD bank which is on Fraser and 49th.
You are from Brazil which is in South America.
Quiz tomorrow
who
that
which
Let’s choose 10 words of vocabulary from “Dragon Boat Festival”
1. festival
2. protest
3. China
4. decorated
5. rush out
6. corruption(n) corrupt(adj)
7. health(n) healthy(a)
8. disease(n)
9. wrap(v,n)
10. chase(v)
I will choose six of these for the quiz tomorrow.
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Business letters – practical writing skills, not academic, not school writing
different modes of writing, different purposes, different intentions
school writing – writing a paragraph or essay, writing about a short story, poem, novel, narrative, definition, descriptive, process, opinion (persuasive)
living in Canada, everyday useful writing - practical writing for work, writing for business, writing for government issues, writing for immigration, writing for tax, writing for job applications (cover letters), writing for complaints
Education/training is the golden ticket.
Communication skills were key for me.
- writing skills-
- speaking skills- I practiced soooo much. – singing, drama, plays, listening and watching good speakers- copying them
-official writing, more formal, not casual writing
Reasons to write Business-style letters:
(Even emails can benefit from using the more formal style of a business letter –sets a professional, serious, courteous, respectful, mature tone)
e.g. Student emails to teachers.-
“What!!!????”
“what day the class end”
“im gonna miss class today what u gonna do in class?”
Very unprofessional looking.
We can do better.
A more professional and more formal tone and structure is advised. I tend to err on the side of formality.
-polite, not too casual
-sets a good tone
-respectful
REASONS TO WRITE A BUSINESS-TYPE LETTER
1. interdepartmental letters (within a company)
2. cover letter for a resume (special style)
3. application letters to colleges and universities
In the Fall and Spring, many of our Grade 12 students are frantic about getting applications in to colleges and universities. The letters that they write are very important. I remember spending about two hours cowriting a letter with an English 12 student for her application to UBC.
4. letter to a government agency, Canadian government or the government of another country (e.g. Canada Revenue Agency, Immigration Canada, Canada Pension, City Hall)
NOTE: Communicating with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is really difficult.
5. employer/manager/boss (e.g. promotion, transfer, raise, personal leave, quit)
6. business person
7. court (e.g. jury duty)
8. lawyer
9. writing to your child’s teacher
10. report to a supervisor
11. incident report (e.g to police or insurance, ICBC)
12. getting airline tickets refunded
13. refund from Amazon
Have you ever written a letter like that?
FORMAL, not casual like a personal letter
Formal – organized (clear structure), official-looking, appropriate tone, appropriate language, unemotional, a little bit of emotion can be effective (less is more)
• Distribute “Business Correspondence” p.c.
Use A4 paper, 8 ½ X 11 unlined paper
WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE
Mei Zhou
Mei (Sarah) Zhou
Mei “Sarah” Zhou “ABC” not legal name, the name that you prefer
Allan Haley
GIVEN NAME/FIRST NAME FAMILY NAME/LAST NAME
Zhou, Mei “Sarah”
Haley, Allan
Zhou, Ming
FAMILY NAME, GIVEN NAME – I would not do it this way in a letter
Allan, Haley XXX
Haley, Allan
Allan Haley
Apt#23, 666 Maple Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada
V5P 2B6
Keiko Nishizawa
123 Hizume
Nagano-shi
Japan
SKIP A LINE
June 6, 2022
SKIP A LINE
THE NAME, TITLE AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON YOU ARE WRITING TO
Mary Williamson
Director, Shaw Communications
123 Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
V5R 2D2
Re/RE: Client/Reference/Case/Account/Purchase # 4722859
(Re-regarding)
OPEN YOUR LETTER WITH A GREETING, SALUTATION
CHOOSING THE TITLE CAN BE TRICKY: Mr? Mrs? Ms?
Robin Smith
Hui Yu Chen
LAST RESORT To whom it may concern,
very impersonal
Hi there, WAY TOO VERY CASUAL AND FRIENDLY
Dear Sir or Madam,
quite impersonal
Singh- man
Kaur- woman
GOOD SUGGESTIONS: Call and ask. Find them on LinkedIn.
Dear Grandma, comma for a personal letter ,
comma- friendly, casual, not formal
Dear Sarah Chen: colon for a business letter :
more formal, not friendly, business , OR :
Dear Mr. Chen:
Dear Mrs. Smith:
Dear Ms. Smith:
Dear Miss Smith:
Dear Mme Benoit:
Dear Sir or Madam:
Dear Dr. Gan, MORE CASUAL
Dear Dr. Jung: MORE FORMAL
Make judgement call.
Use a colon for a business letter- professional, formal, not friendly or personal
- changing your name when you get married is your decision, your choice
- children’s names -hyphenated name
GREETING
To Mr. Pacquiao: sounds cold, very formal
To Sarah Chen:
To my dearest Mme Benoit: TOO MUCH, sounds like a love letter
e.g. student emails
To my dear teacher: TOO PERSONAL
Dear Maria, A BIT MORE RELAXED
Hi John, QUITE INFORMAL AND RELAXED, FRIENDLY
Hello Jun, SLIGHTLY MORE FORMAL, BUT STILL FRIENDLY
Dear Sarah: colon is formal, first name is casual
Dear Sarah, SEEMS LIKE A BETTER CHOICE
Hi Justin,
You’re doing a good job as Prime Minister of Canada.
WAY TOO INFORMAL
To the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau:
To the presiding Justice of the Court:
To Justice Smith:
**Look it up**
Honorific, title
To Her Excellency, President Janice Alloud:
To His Excellency, AAA BBB:
To Her Excellency, Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon:
Adrienne Clarkson-
Research what title the person might have.
Check Linkedin.com
If you do not know the name of the recipient of your letter-
Health Insurance BC
PO Box 9035 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9E3
Dear MSP,
To whom it may concern,
To who it concerns,
To someone who can concern,
Dear Sir or Madam, : Choose one , OR :
NOT AS GOOD- impersonal, sometimes necesasary, for example when you are writing to the government
Dear Sir or Madam,
To whom it may concern, (reference letter)
ADVICE: It is always better to get the name of the person who you are writing to. Call and find out. Ask, “Who can I address me letter to?”
Hi there, VERY CASUAL
Hi all, VERY CASUAL
Hi everybody, VERY CASUAL
Dear Sir:
Dear Madam,
Dear Sir Chan,
Dear Madam Smith,
Dear Teacher Jones,
Dear Teacher,
My Dear Teacher,
Dear Sir Teacher Jones,
too submissive
honorifics, titles – Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss, Professor, teacher, Doctor, President, Principal, Dean, Prime Minister, Vice-President, Chancellor, Father, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal, Officer, manager, Sheriff, Mayor, MP (Member of Parliament), MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly), Senator, Queen, King, Prince, Princess, Emperor
Dear Professor Mahed,
Dear Teacher Jones, XXX
Teacher Haley polite translation, not English
To Mayor Kennedy Stewart:
Dear Principal Williams,
In class – Sir, Ma’am – very polite
