Final Exam (Peter Wheat)

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Relative Clauses 關係子句

In English, we like to use relative clauses to explain words in a dictionary. In the table below, notice all of the common (and a few not so common) job names that say "someone whose job is ..." Some job definitions say: "Someone who ..." Notice how we often use prepositional phrases (as ..., in ..., of ...).

These definitions are from the Macmillan Essential Dictionary (MED), a wonderful tool to help you learn English.

actor	someone who     performs in plays and movies
architect	someone whose job is     to design buildings
assistant	someone whose job is     to help another person  in their work
author	someone who writes books or articles     as their job
barber	someone whose job is     to cut men's hair
cook	someone who     cooks food, either  as their job or for pleasure
cowboy	a man whose job is     to take care of cows  on a RANCH in the U.S.
designer	someone whose job is     to decide how to make things and  what they will look like
detective	a police officer whose job is     to try to discover information  about a crime
director	someone whose job is     to tell the actors/staff in a movie  what to do
doctor	someone whose job is     to treat people  who are sick or injured (a 2nd relative clause)
driver	someone who drives a vehicle,     especially as their job
flight     attendant	someone whose job is     to take care of passengers  on an airplane
guard	someone whose job is     to protect a place or person
guide	someone whose job is     to give information  to visitors or tourists
hairdresser	someone whose job is     to cut people's hair
homemaker	someone who takes care of their family     as their main job
housekeeper	someone whose job is     to clean  in a hotel
judge	someone whose job is     to make decisions  in a court of law
lawmaker	a politician whose job is    to help make the laws of a country
mail carrier	someone whose job is     to deliver mail
model	someone whose job is     to wear clothes or MAKEUP  so that people will want to buy them
musician	someone who     performs or writes music,  especially as their job
politician	someone who     has a job in politics
preacher	someone whose job is     to give speeches or lead ceremonies in a church
scientist	someone whose job is     to do scientific research
teacher	someone whose job is     to teach
teller	someone whose job is     to take your money from you or  give your money to you     in a bank
trainer	someone whose job is     to help people  to practice a sport
translator	someone whose job is     to translate spoken or written words  into a different language
writer	someone who     writes books, stories, or articles  as their job

Countable Nouns & Uncountable Nouns

In English, most countable nouns [C] have a beginning and an end.

Uncountable nouns usually have no clear beginning or end, and no shape.

Some nouns have two or more meanings. [C] has one meaning, and [U] has another meaning.

Learner's dictionaries show this very clearly. The Cambridge Learner's Dictionary, for example:

hair [U] = 毛，hair [C] = 頭髮

paper [U] = 紙張, paper [C] = ,（一份）報紙

room [C] = 房間, room [U] = 空間

Final Exam Part 2

Many people in this class did NOT pass the Final Exam Part 1 last week.
As promised, I am giving you a 2nd chance today (Monday), but only 3 people have come.

Grammar Homework #1: Craft Supplies

Please bring the following craft supplies to class with you next week (November 14th):

#1: One ruler (15 or 30 cm is OK)

#2: 100 white business cards

#3: 100 pink (or some other color) business cards

#4: One small pair of scissors
(or a craft knife/box cutter plus a cutting mat, but this might be more difficult to carry)

 

 

 

 

A box cutter

A cutting mat

Grammar Homework #2: Story

Please go to this Canadian website to read story number 3.

This is VERY Important! Be sure to finish story #1 before class.  We will use this story to practice English grammar.

Statements, questions and negatives

statements	NP	VP
陳述句	i	like durian
	my brother	can speak Japanese

Questions	v	NP	VP
疑問句	do	you	like durian?
	can	your brother	speak Japanese?

Negatives	NP	v not	VP
否定句	i	do NOT (DON'T)	like durian
	my brother	can't	speak Japanese