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English grammar practice exercise, for pre-intermediate and intermediate level.

In this exercise you will practise using relative pronouns: who, which, that and whose.

Exercise instructions

Put who, which, that or whose in each gap to make one sentence from the two sentences given.

Defining relative clauses are used to specify which person or thing we mean.
Who or that are used for people. Which or that are used for things.

We don't use commas in a defining relative clause.
I have a friend who / that speaks five languages.

She showed me the coat which / that she had bought.

Non-defining relative clauses (extra information clauses) are used to add extra information to a sentence.

We use commas in a non-defining relative clause.

Who is used for people.
Which is used for things.
That cannot be used.

Mr Fry, who speaks five languages, works as a translator for the EU.

Mr Fry, that speaks five languages, works as a translator for the EU.

The area, which has very high unemployment, is in the north of the country.

The area, that has very high unemployment, is in the north of the country.

We use which or that when we talk about things (but not people).

Which is more formal than that.

It's the watch which my husband bought me for my birthday. (more formal)

It's the watch that my husband bought me for my birthday. (less formal)

In informal speech, we can omit which and that when the pronoun refers to the object of the sentence.

It's the watch my husband bought me for my birthday.

In this sentence, 'the watch' is the object of the verb bought so we don't need to use that or which.

We cannot omit which and that when the pronoun refers to the subject of the sentence.

It was the man that sold me the car.

In this sentence, 'the man' is the subject of the verb sold so we need to use that or who.

It was the man sold me the car.

We use whose to show possession.
John, whose brother was also a musician, plays over 100 concerts every year.

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Intermediate grammar exercise: relative pronouns - who, which, that, whose

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English grammar practice exercise, for pre-intermediate and intermediate level. In this exercise you will practise using relative pronouns: who, which, that and whose. Put who, which, that or whose in each gap to make one sentence from the two sentences given. Defining relative clauses are used to specify which person or thing we mean.

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Critical Thinking for a Persuasive Argument 

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Critical Thinking for a Persuasive Argument 

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You will present a 4-5 minute persuasive speech on a topic of your choice.

Topic:
I. Introduce your argument: statement of purpose
II. Give reasons to support your argument.
III. Give evidence, or examples, to support your claim.
IV. Conclusion: a call to action.

You will present to the class on Friday 24 September.

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Hello everybody, my name is Natalia, I think that one of my goals being part of this class is to improve my english as much as I can, also to get the confidence to speak English around the city, I hope I can make friends from a lot of countries and with different way of thinking. So I would like to reach all my goals in this course.

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Hi one of my goals are to speak English more freely. That means less over thinking about what or how to say it and more just speaking out your mind like we do in our native language. I took this class because I believe that you always can learn more, even if you are an expert. We all can reach our goals. Keep on uplifting each other with patience and practice and you will be surprised how far we will get on this journey.
Love Anh.

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Hi one of my goals are to speak English more freely. That means less over thinking about what or how to say it and more just speaking out your mind like we do in our native language. I took this class because I believe that you always can learn more, even if you are an expert. We all can reach our goals. Keep on uplifting each other with patience and practice and you will be surprised how far we will get on this journey.
Love Anh.

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Hi one of my goals are to speak English more freely. That means less over thinking about what or how to say it and more just speaking out your mind like we do in our native language. I took this class because I believe that you always can learn more, even if you are an expert. We all can reach our goals. Keep on uplifting each other with patience and practice and you will be surprised how far we will get on this journey.
Love Anh.

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Hi! my name is Tine.My goal is I want to speak English like native speaker.I found that I have to take a lot of time to practice.That is why I take this course.

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Hi! my name is Tine.My goal is I want to speak English like native speaker.I found that I have to take a lot of time to practice.That is why I take this course.

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This is based on your first composition, writing (I will give you details on Thursday).

You are going to tell the story that you
wrote about. You are going to deliver your speech to small groups. Your presentation must be approximately 5 minutes long.

Begin with a hook. A good hook will make any presentation better. Carefully plan the first thing you are going to say. Asking your audience one or more engaging questions is an easy and effective way to make them feel involved in and curious about your speech.

In persuasive speaking, the introduction is very important. It is essential that you make the audience feel like you are their ally, or on their side. Although your next presentation is not persuasive in nature, we’re going to practice opening with a strong introduction. This is different from the hook! For this presentation, after the hook, build the common ground that you share with your audience.
-You may have had similar experiences,
-you may have similar values that relate to the topic of your presentation.
This should take about one minute.
What part of your story could everyone relate to?
What element of your personal story reflects a universal human
experience?

Your preview must be clear and simple. In one or two sentences, tell the audience what the main points, or sections, of your presentation are about. For this kind of presentation, you probably have 1, 2 or 3 main points.

For example, your first main point might be about the person you persuaded, or what you were doing at the time. Your second main point might be your story, the details of the experience of being persuaded. Your last point might be how you felt, or what happened as a result.

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Hi lady’s and gentleman’s, I’m Leonardo, my principal goal isn’t only talk with fluency, but think in English...is very common think in your leanguage and after translate, when it’s happen I lose myself, so when I’m really thinking in English I will be glad! 🙂

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Hi lady’s and gentleman’s, I’m Leonardo, my principal goal isn’t only talk with fluency, but think in English...is very common think in your leanguage and after translate, when it’s happen I lose myself, so when I’m really thinking in English I will be glad! 🙂

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Hi, my name is Michelle. My learning goals is to be able to understand and speak in english with someone without difficulty. I’m taking this course because I want to learn english and make friends from differents countries and cultures. I am going to achieve my goal attending to all lessons, participating and doing the homework.

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Hi everyone I’m Ben. My learning goals Is I want to use more different vocabulary to speak and speaking English with logical and make new friends

Hey Ben!
Your goals great and this course with definitely help you achieve those goal!
Welcome to the course and have fun learning!
-Susan

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My goals for this course is making my speaking fluently because I wanna be a good English speaker.I think talking a lot with friends will make my English skill better soon especially speaking skill.That's why I took this class.

Hi Shin,
Welcome to speaking dynamics!  I am sure you will meet many wonderful people in the class and become friends with them. This will definitely help you improve your English and have fun in the process.
-Susan

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My name is  Diana. I chose this course because  I want  to improve my speaking skill, I would like to feel more confident when I speak English. Perhaps, it is the way  to successful . I will achive my goal participating and attending to all classes.

Hi Diana,
Welcome to the course, a great place to practice and improve your English. I encourage you to participate and speak up with every opportunity. I am confident you will add many great and valuable ideas to the class.
-Susan

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hello! I’m Estefania 😃 my learning goal is to speak fluently and understand everyone who’s talking to me, I’m taking this course to improve my vocabulary and confidence, I will achieve this goal participating in class.

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Intermediate Speaking Dynamics Course Expectations Day1

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I want to enhance my English speaking skills and speak confidently
When i speak English it takes a little bit of time to translate in my head
So i always speak English without confidence
That’s what u take this class
Im gonna review what i learned every single day
I will participate actively in the class

Hey Chloe,
Welcome to the course! You've come to the right class to practice your oral English skills AND gain a tremendous amount of confidence. Speak up in class and practice your speaking with classmates in and out of class.
You have a great plan to improve and happy to have you in course!
-Susan

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Review the presentation and finish the homework on the slides.

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Modal Verbs: Probability, Possibility and Logical Assumption

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Topic: prostitution should be legal
Write reasons for and against. Bring to class tomorrow.

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Have you ever been to Crown casino?
A place where filled with many crazy people.
People believe that they can win money there,
But actually they lose again and again.

My friend Jason, a gambling lover. He go to casino almost everyday. Sometimes we go together to spend time. But I have never won.
So I don’t think I can win money there. But my friend Jason believes that he can win his money back,this thinking is very dangerous.

Once Jason asked me for go to casino with him.
I don’t want to go there anymore, so I said “No, I always lose, I don’t want to go there again.”, but Jason tried to convince me. He said “come on, you might win this time.”. It’s so difficult to refuse other people for me, so I said “ Alright,last time just for fun.”.

Surely, we lost again, and I made up my mind to don’t go to casino anymore.

Say “ Yes.” not always means positive. Sometime
I need to say no to protect myself, l learned from this experience. Next time if someone tries to convince me, I’ll decide after much consideration.

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Sorry guys my phone is acting up just ignore the two other post of mine.

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Your first writing assignment is based on your first speech.
You will write approximately 2 pages (hand written) about a time you persuaded or were persuaded.
You must include 3 major parts in your writing;

1. Introduction
-attention getter
-purpose
-preview

2. Body
start a new paragraph for each part of the story
-beginning
-middle
-end

3. Conclusion
-summarize the main idea of the essay
-leave the reader with something to think about.

review the handout to help you write your essay.

You must finish the essay at home and send to your teacher: susan.butt@ilsc.com OR post here on padlet on or before Sunday 19 August

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Hi, I’m Hsin. My learning goal is to speak English fluently. I’m taking this course is because I’m to shy to speak English. I hope this class can build my confidence.

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Hi, I’m Hsin. My learning goal is to speak English fluently. I’m taking this course is because I’m to shy to speak English. I hope this class can build my confidence.

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TED Talk Less is more Persuasive Speech Analysis

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1. Using animals for medical research should be continued

2. Gay marriage is wrong

3. Women will never be equal to men in the workplace

4. You can’t have a happy family life and a successful career at the same time

5. Marriage is an outdated institution

6. Citizens should be allowed to carry guns

7. The death penalty is acceptable in some extreme cases

8. Foreigners shouldn’t be allowed to vote

9. Sex education should be taught to children under 12 years of age

10. Women are not paid the same as men

11. Bribery is acceptable

12. Music which glorifies violence towards women should be banned

13. Condoms should be distributed in schools for free (junior schools)

14. Nuclear weapons are a necessary weapon

15. Teachers should be allowed to carry guns

16. Sporting personalities earn too much money

17. Beauty contests should be banned

18. Cosmetic surgery should be outlawed

19. Social deprivation causes crime

20. Military service should be obligatory

21. War is never an option for solving international disputes

22. Torture can be acceptable in some cases

23. Curfews keep teens out of trouble

24. We are becoming too dependent on computers

25. Smoking should be banned worldwide

26. Single-sex schools are evil

27. Homework is harmful

28. The United Nations is a failed organisation

29. Intelligence tests should be given before couples can have children

30. A woman’s place is in the home

31. The internet must be censored to protect society

32. Committing suicide should be made legal

33. A man should have a wife for the family and a mistress for pleasure

34. Soft drugs should be legalised.

35. Those who can – do, those who can’t – teach

36. You will be happier if you stay unmarried

37. Software piracy is not really a crime

38. We do not really need religion

39. Veganism is the key to solving Climate Change

40. The police force is institutionally racist

41. Democracy must be imposed on nations

42. The war in Iraq was justified

43. Chinese style government is superior to western democracies.

44. Your race affects your intelligence

45. The world is over populated and steps must be taken to reduce births

46. Euthanasia should be legal

47. Cloning is a valuable scientific cause

48. Obesity is a disease

49. Video games contribute to youth violence

50. Drinking age should be lowered

51. China will be a world superpower

52. Drugs should be accepted in sports

53. Cloning has a lot of benefits

54. Climate change does not exist

55. Carbohydrates are more damaging than fats

56. Terrorism can be justified

57. Prostitution should be legalised

58. Prenuptial agreements make families stronger

59. Corporal punishment should be allowed in schools.

60. Prisoners should be allowed to vote

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Watch the following commercials. select 5 to discuss with a partner. Which persuasive method does each one use. Explain your answers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywBAaqS_OL8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdKsA4q-FFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5XQ0HzJ3gc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D86RqDQiYc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=GDzMxlw2Fgo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW6hFttt_KE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=q6BirjMGteM

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Use the words and phrases in this presentation to persuade, or convince, other people.

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The Art of Persuasion language and role plays Day 2