Noun Clauses Review

1. Emily Song 2/25/2013 Vermont Adult Learning Noun Clauses Review

2. a festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar calendar, the last day of lunar New Year celebration.  It is also known as the YuanxiaoFestival Chinese Lantern Festival 元宵

4. Feel like a million dollars -- Feeling so wonderful • A: I heard you were sick last week. How are you feeling now? • B: I’m feeling like a minion dollars! Situations: • Recover from illness • Pass the exam • Get promoted • Win a lottery … Idiom for today

5. The Academy Awards -- a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements Voters -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a professional honorary organization. Oscar statuettes The Oscars

6. Best Picture Best Actor/Actress Best Supporting Actor/Actress Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Animated Feature Best Music Editing … Major Oscar awards

7. NOMINEES for best picture 2012 Les Miserables French historical novel by Victor Hugo Musical http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHHHUk8RCw

8. NOMINEES for best picture 2012 Life of Pi A adventure story by Yann Martel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7WBfntqUoA

9. NOMINEES for best picture 2012 Lincoln Close to Civil War One of the greatest presidents in American History Historical moment: over the issue of abolishing slavery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWpMt2-Z-fc

10. NOMINEES for best picture 2012 Zero Dark 30 The mission of killing the terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAtWcvCxPhc

11. NOMINEES for best picture 2012 Django Unchained Life & Liberty Wild western life, gun, cowboy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUdM9vrCbow

12. Clause Subject + verb Dependent clause (incomplete sentence) e.g What he like he likes where she is Independent clause (complete sentence) e.g What does he like? I like apples. I don’t know if he is coming. Grammar review

13. Noun Clauses • Function: Noun • Position: subject / object • Situations: • wh- question • Yes/no question • Reported speech Grammar review

14. 3 rules: do/did/does What do you want to eat for diner? Rule: remove do I don’t know…/Could u tell me… What you want to eat for dinner? Wh- questions

15. Did How much did Emily spend for dinner tonight? Rule: remove did; move past tense to the main verb I don’t know How much Emily spent for dinner tonight. Wh- questions

16. Does Where does the new student come from? Rule: remove does; move the 3rd personal singular to the main verb come. I don’t know where the new student comes from. Wh- questions

17. Be verbs/modals/has/have Rule: move it next to the subject 1. Where isthe nearest bus station? Could you tell me where the nearest bus stationis ? 2. What wouldyou like to eat for dinner? Could you tell me what youwould like to ear for dinner? 3. Where have you been last week? May I ask where you have been last week? Wh- questions

18. Wh- word is as the function of subject Rule: no change, keep the order 1. Who came to the party last night? Do you know who came to the party last night? 2. What is under the bed? I don’t know what is under the bed. Wh- questions

19. Rule: whether/if + 3rules + (or not) Do you like watching movies? Could you tell me whether you like watching movies? Is this Emily’s key? Do you know if this is Emily’s key or not? Yes/no question

20. Using a noun clause to report what someone has said No question marks are used The main verb said – past tense, the verb in the noun clause – usually past tense Reported speech

21. I’m going to watch TV. (She) She said she was going to watch TV. I have watched TV. (she) She said she had watched TV. I will watch TV. (she) She said she would watch TV. Reported speech

22. Immediate reporting What did the teacher just say? She said she wants us to read Chapter 6 General truth She said the world is round. Reported speech

23. P 262 Exercise 37 P 249m12-3 Exercise 14 Homework checking

24. Directions: Ss will be divided into 2 groups to have a battle of reported speech with regular sentence and questions.One student from group A will give a random sentence, and one student from group B must report his/her speech fast and corrctly. Example: A1: “I like apples.” B1: “Omar said he likes apples.” “Do you like apples?” A2: “Tri asked if I like apples.” “Where can I buy apples?” B2: “Tri asked where she could buy apples?” … Activity – reported speech

25. I’m glad that you can use noun clause very well. Person+BE + adjective + that clause Adjective List: (to describe human emotions) Afraid happy sure Angry pleases surprised Confident proud worried Disappointed sorry glad … Noun clause beginning with that

26. I think that you can use noun clause very well. Person + Verb + that clause (as object) (that is usually omitted in speaking but included in formal writing) Verb list: Agree forget read say Believe hope hear find out Decide know remember think Feel promise understand learn … Noun clause beginning with that

27. It is amazing that you can use noun clause very well. it+ BE + adjective + that clause AdjectiveList: Amazing interesting possible Clear lucky strange Good nice true Important obvious wonderful … Noun clause beginning with that

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