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SCLA - week 12

SCLA - week 12. Relative Clauses. ___ is a person I know (wh...) ___. ___ is the room in my house (wh...) ___. ___ is a time of year (wh...) ___. ___ is the part of my town (wh...) ___. ___ is the reason (wh...) ___. ___ is the day in my country (wh...) ____. Past Tense & Present Perfect.

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SCLA - week 12

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  1. SCLA - week 12

  2. Relative Clauses • ___ is a person I know (wh...) ___. • ___ is the room in my house (wh...) ___. • ___ is a time of year (wh...) ___. • ___ is the part of my town (wh...) ___. • ___ is the reason (wh...) ___. • ___ is the day in my country (wh...) ____.

  3. Past Tense & Present Perfect Past Tense: “He went to the library yesterday.” What experiences are you sure about from the above sentence? Exs: “He has been to the library.” “He has gone to the library this week.” “He has seen the inside of the library.” “He has (probably) used some library facilities. Not certain experiences: He has checked-out books from the library. He has used the computers in the library. He hasn’t been to the library today. He has been in the library since yesterday.*

  4. Words that “begin” long-term actions started began moved bought got • I started playing golf last year. (I am still playing golf.) Common mistake: “I have started playing golf for a year.” Certain experiences: “I have played golf for a year.”

  5. Words that “begin” long-term actions started began moved bought got met • She moved to Gyeongju in 2007. (She is still living here now.) Common mistake: “She has moved to Gyeongju since 2007.” Certain experiences: “She has lived in Gyeongju since 2007.”

  6. DiCaprio’s actions: • bought a home in NY in 2009 • met Tobey Maguire in 1990 • started smoking when he was a teenager • produced his first movie in 2004 • (continues to produce them) • bought an island in Brazil two years ago • Portman’s actions: • starred in her first movie in 1994 • (continues to star in movies) • took her first dance class when she was five • had her first child last year • got a dog a few years ago • started running ten years ago

  7. Past Simple Tom crashed into a tree yesterday. _____________________________________________ Past Present Future Yesterday crashed Action happened at a specific time in the past and is finished. Verb + ed

  8. Past Continuous Tom was watching TV on his iPod when he crashed into a tree. ____________________________________________ Past Present Future started crashed driving into the tree Action was happeningwhen another action happened / interrupted. Was/Were + verb-ing Watching TV in the car

  9. Welcome to the ENGLISH HOSPITAL Emergency Room

  10. You are a doctor in the ER. • After a very busy day, you are ready to go home. • However, before you can leave, you must tell the new doctor information about each of the patients who are in the emergency room.

  11. Patient 1

  12. Patient Name: Larry WhiteDiagnosis: Broken neck Introduce the main character - relative clause -

  13. (Set the scene for the story)- past continuous -

  14. when suddenly....

  15. The horse went crazy and Larry _____ into the water and ____ his neck.

  16. Patient 2

  17. Name: Hank FlankDiagnosis: Severe Sunburn

  18. Set the scene:What was he doing?

  19. He was _____ing beer all dayand ____ asleep in the sand. Action 2 Action 1------------------------------------------------------------------------X----------

  20. Patient 3

  21. Name: Sheila MartinDiagnosis: Food Poisoning

  22. Sheila _____ lunch with her best friend yesterday. (set the scene) She ____ two tacos with beans.

  23. While she was ______ing the train back to her house, she suddenly ____ very sick. Action 1 Action 2 ---------------------------------------------X----------------------- Past Now

  24. She ________for 5 hours, so her husband _____her to the ER.

  25. Patient 4

  26. Name: Charlie BrownDiagnosis: Ophitoxaemia

  27. Set the scene

  28. when suddenly………..which caused Charlie to ______ in the water.

  29. When Charlie ___ into the water, a snake was _______ing by and suddenly ____ him on the face.

  30. The End

  31. Past Perfect Tom had goneto Boss Night Club before he crashed his car. _____________________________________________ Past Present Future go to started crashed Boss Night Club driving into the tree Action happened before the main past actions. had + PP

  32. What had you (never) done before _____ing ... ? • before finishing middle school. • before meeting a foreigner. • before visiting a foreign country. • before moving to Gyeongju. • before learning to use a computer. • before living by myself.

  33. Narrative Tenses - Storytelling • Past Simple - describes “key actions” as the story develops • Past Continuous - “sets the scene” for the key actions by telling us what was happeningat the time of those actions • Past Perfect - provides “background information” by describing a previous action(before a key action of the story)

  34. EXAMPLE Yesterday I ____________________ (wake up) and the sun ____________________ (shine). I ____________________ (get up) and __________________ (take) a shower. While I ____________________ (have) my shower, I ____________________ (remember) that I ____________________ (have) a very strange dream. KEY ACTION SETTING THE SCENE KEY ACTION KEY ACTION SETTING THE SCENE KEY ACTION “had had” (BACKGROUND)

  35. Past Perfect • used to describe ANY action in the past that precedes a key action of the story. EX. I had just had a strange dream when I woke up this morning. She went home after she had studied 4 hours in the library. They had just bought a new car before school started.

  36. Past PerfectBACKGROUND Tom had goneto Boss Night Club before he crashed his car. _____________________________________________ Past Present Future go to started crashed Boss Night Club driving into the tree Action happened before the main past action. (possibly creating an important condition to explain key actions in the story = a reason) had + PP

  37. Past Perfect • used to describe any action in the past that precedes a main action of the story • useful for explaining how a “pre-existing” condition affects the action of the story EX. I had had a strange dream the night before, so I felt odd when I woke up in the morning. After she had studied for 4 hours, she felt tired and went home. They had just bought a new car, so they found it easy to get to school when it started.

  38. Jemima and Jeremy Comprehension Questions • Why was the couple living comfortably? • Why did they feel terrible and call the police one Sunday night? • Why had some other people “borrowed” the car? • Why were they horrified the next night? • Why did they rush home on Sunday evening? • Why did the couple go to the theatre?

  39. Guessing the reason • Give all your explanations in complete past perfect statements EX. My right elbow was sore last night. “ I had thrown a baseball with a friend all afternoon.” Partners: Make at least three good guesses before you move to the next card.

  40. Find Someone Who... • hasn’t seen a movie at the theater this year. • had never talked to a foreigner before coming to Dongguk University. • likes movies which are very violent. • had always lived at home until coming to Dongguk. (now lives away from home) • has been in a country that has a monarch.

  41. Next week • Homework 8 due • Start Unit 8 • Quiz #3 - Unit 7

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