Good afternoon, everyone.
We will get started at 12:00
Today’s agenda
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Collect Q#3
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Continue noun clauses
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Talk about persuasive writing
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Listening- song lyrics or questions?
Monday
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Test#4 – persuasive writing
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Continue review of verb tenses - present perfect
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Continue noun clauses
Quiz tomorrow
Choose vocab
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MAYBE Begin process/expository writing*May wait
until the new year
Tuesday
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Quiz#4- noun clauses
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Continue review of verb tenses
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Phrasal verbs
Wednesday- Just one hour, Singalong in Rm 303 at 1PM
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Return Test#4
RW for bonus pt
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Return Quiz noun clauses
RW for bonus pt
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Continue review of verb tenses
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You are welcome to join to singalong. There will
be karaoke. There will be snacks and refreshments.
Thursday
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Midterm reports- cut off for early reg is 65%
We want the strongest students to register
first.
The students 50-64% can register after a
week or so.
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Continue review of verb tenses
Friday
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Midterm reports
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WINTER BREAK- two weeks
Noun clauses
Two lists of words:
A.
VERBS think, feel, believe, know, understand,
forget, remember, realize, say, mention, yell, shout, whisper, etc.
B.
that, what, why, how
Choose an A word and put it with a B word.
Mix and match A+B to make noun clauses.
*decide + that
Junko decided that she would get a new job.
You decided that you would emigrate.
immigrate- enter a new country
emigrate- leave your old country
Sally emigrated from Hong Kong to Canada.
immigrate in
emigrate- exit
migrate- often used for animals Birds migrate in the winter.
migrate- people who are undocumented, exiles, refugees
a migraine- really bad headache
People who have no set home, move around, and sometimes live
in tents are called nomads.
*know + why
Jim doesn’t know why Keiko is angry at/with him.
Jim didn’t know why Keiko was angry at/with him.
Jacob knows why
Sarah quit her job.
Jacob doesn’t know why Sarah
quit her job.
I don’t know why
she is not feeling well.
Sarah knows why her sister is
smiling, but she doesn’t want to tell me. COMPOUND COMPLEX
Do you know why
the bus is late?
Do you know why
Sarah has missed a week of school?
Why is Mei late today? question
I don’t know why Mei is late today. answer, with a
noun clause
I don’t know. SIMPLE
I don’t know why I can’t remember the words that I
learned yesterday. noun clause adjective clause
I don’t know why my car engine light is on.
natural-sounding
I don’t know why my car’s engine light is on. also ok
Marie doesn’t know why her son was working so hard
yesterday.
Kat doesn’t know why you like to climb mountains in the
rain.
mountain – mount(small t) un
fountain
IDIOM Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill.
Don’t make a big deal out of something that is not a big thing.
The teacher doesn’t know why the class is so quiet today.
Nasrin doesn’t know why her friend failed her English
exam.
* like + how (less common)
how – situation, scenario
I like how you always listen to me.
pays attention to your words
Sarah doesn’t like how her husband loses
his temper easily.
Sarah doesn’t know why her husband loses
his temper easily.
lose your temper- get very angry
Sarah doesn’t like how it rains so much
in Vancouver.
Sarah doesn’t like that it rains so much
in Vancouver.
I like how you sang that song.
She likes how he tells funny stories.
I like how you treated me when I was
sick.
Sarah likes how her mother cooks
chicken.
Mr.Smith doesn’t like how his wife
drives.
I like how you look today.
* say + that
Michelle said that she would come early today.
The teacher said that we will do a quiz
on Friday.
The little boy said that there was a
monster under his bed.
Sahara said that there will be a party
on Saturday.
I said that I would pick up some milk on
the way home.
pick up – buy quickly
My mother said that the recipe is easy to
make.
I didn’t say that I would do that.
My son said that he will treat us to lunch/ to dimsum next Sunday.
treat someone to lunch- you invite someone
and pay
My treat! It’s on me! I insist.
We’ll split the bill. Seperate checks.
* forget + why
Sharin forgot why she came into the kitchen.
I forget why I called you.
Mike forgot why he was mad at his
brother.
REMINDER:
A.
think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget,
remember, realize, say, whisper, etc.
B.
that, what, why, how
Put an A and a B together to make a noun clause.
Knowing which A goes with which B is the challenging part.
That will take a lot of listening to English speakers, reading, etc.
DIFFERENCE IN USAGE
say + that Marie said
that she would bring cookies to the office tomorrow.
*tell + that Marie
told us that she would bring cookies to the office tomorrow.
Marie told that she would bring cookies to the office
tomorrow. XXX
OPTION Marie said to us that she would bring cookies
to the office tomorrow. FOCUS IS ON THE
RECEIVER OF THE MESSAGE*
*good for arguments
You said to me that you would take care of that.
You told me that you were going to wash the dishes.
You told to me that… XXX
said to – told
e.g I told to you that I forgot to take my medicine
today.
I said to you that I forgot to take my medicine today.
Preposition usage – all idiomatic, no rules
The best way to learn prepositions is to live in English as
much as you can.
in to at for over below after above
**Phrasal verbs- verb + preposition
You told me that you were going to put the dishes away.
* believe how
Mr. Hassim couldn’t believe how hard it
was to immigrate to Canada.
She can’t believe how much she misses
her dog.
IDIOM negative don’t believe – am very
surprised
Jun won the lottery!
I don’t/can’t believe it.
May doesn’t believe how much it rains in
Vancouver.
I can’t believe how expensive a purebred
puppy is.
shed(v)- a dog loses hair
Her dogs sheds a lot.
non-shedding
hypo-allergenic – will not bother people with
allergies
He couldn’t believe how cold it was in Calgary.
She believes that she can pass the class.
*believe + that
I can’t believe that she broke up with her boyfriend.
She can’t believe how expensive groceries are these days.
* understand + why
I understand why you want to stay in English
Foundation 5.
Jun’s mother understood why she wanted
to marry Taka.
Sarah’s friends don’t understand what she
sees in her boyfriend.
IDIOMS what she sees
- what she likes about him
Sarah doesn’t understand why her brother
won’t forgive her.
Mary didn’t understand why her son could
not make it to school on time.
I don’t
understand why the weeks go by so fast.
I don’t understand why my neighbour play loud music late at
night.
* understand how
You understand how hard it is to learn a
new language.
I understand how challenging it is to raise
children.
I don’t understand how you could say that to me.
DIFFERENT STYLE- VERY COMMON
Susan doesn’t understand how to do this math problem.
Susan doesn’t understand how she can do this math problem. OK
Susan doesn’t understand how to do this math problem. BETTER
Sounds more natural, like a native-born
English speaker, authentic
Susan doesn’t understand how to do this math problem. BETTER
New style: how SV // how
infinitive – both ways are common
John does not know how to play piano.
Mr. Wong knows how to speak English and
Mandarin.
Mei doesn’t understand how to make her
daughter happy.
Sarah doesn’t know how to fix ABC.
Aghbal knows how to drive a big
truck.
Do you know how to make dumplings?
I don’t know how to use a sewing
machine.
I don’t know how to find
opportunities to use English in my daily life.
She is not sure how to express her
ideas clearly in English.
NICE COMPLICATED SENTENCE
Mohamed didn’t understand how the teaching
method could be so different in Canada
than it was back in his home country. adv cl
* understand why
Clara doesn’t understand why her tomatoes
are not growing well.
The little boy could not understand why
he was not allowed to stay up late.
I don’t understand why people came up
with segregation laws/rules.
Joan understands why she did not pass.
You probably know a lot of these already. To get comfortable
with these, you really need to use them in your daily life. It’s really
important for you to engage with authentic English daily.
COMPLEX SENTENCE – two clauses
Michelle said that she would come
early today.
Michelle said – main clause, independent
clause
that she would come early today – subordinate clause, dependent clause,
noun clause
I think that you are a very kind
person. complex sentence
Let’s try
some. Write some sentences form your own imagination that use noun clauses. Try
some easy ones; then try some new ones.
A.
think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget,
remember, realize, say, whisper, etc.
B.
that, what, why, how
Put an A and a B together to make a noun clause.
COMMON ERROR
I don’t know how can I fix my car. Not a noun
clause
How can I fix my car? SIMPLE- interrogative
FIX
I don’t know how I can fix my car. NOUN CLAUSE
The kids at the sleepover were whispering that there was
a monster in the closet.
I am/feel happy that you’re here.
I am disappointed that we couldn’t go on vacation
because of Covid.
The teacher is angry that we didn’t do our homework.
‘to be’am, is, are = feel
I think that we can ...
Shira thinks that you might go to the movies tonight.
“Odd Work Out”
four synonyms, one word different meaning
decent (adj) She is a very decent person.
descent(v) go down
dessert
desert
catastrophe
