E-GAZARCHIN UNIVERSITY

17th November 2014 English Language Teacher Orkhontuya. B /MA/

Seminar 10

Approved by Head of Department Training Enkhjargal .D/MA/Prepared by Orkhontuya. B /Inspector/

The truth is out there! Stars / pole stars

Comet

unidentified flying object

Is there a future?

Climate change

Pollution

Depletion

Genetic engineering

Deforestation

A: Are you a believer? Do you believe that….. houses can really be haunted? dreams sometimes have meanings? horoscopes can predict our future? ghost exist? monsters really exist? fairies exist?B: I don’t believe it although people believe it is haunted.A: Do you know why our planet is in big trouble?B: Because creatures are dying out, the sea and the air is filthy

The supernatural

Giving Opinions In my opinion… I (strongly) believe/ think (that)… The idea that…………………..is totally right/ simply

wrong There’s this idea that As I see it …

Replying to opinions

That’s true./ That’s right. I see what you mean, but… I agree. Definitely. I suppose you are right, but… You’re (dead) right. You’ve got a point there.

e.g. A: I strongly believe that we can down on rubbish. We can all recycle.

B: That’s true. Everything can be recycled.

Exchanging opinions

Relative pronouns

Relative adverbs

Identifying / non-identifying clauses There are two types of relative clauses: identifying clauses and non-identifying relative clauses.

An identifying relative clauses gives necessary information and is essential to the meaning of the main sentence. The clause is not put commas. Who, which and that can be omitted when they are object of the

the relative clause.

e.g. a) People risk their lives. ( Which people? We don’t know. The meaning of the sentence is not clear.) People who/that drive dangerously risk their lives.

b) The woman who is standing near the desk is my teacher.

A non-identifying relative clause gives extra information and is not essential to the meaning of the main sentence. In non-identifying relative

clauses the relative pronouns can not be omitted. That can not replace who or which. The clause is put in commas.

e.g. a) Mr Stevenson is my neighbor. ( The meaning of the sentence is clear.) Mr Stevenson, who used to work in a bank, is my neighbor. (The

relative clause gives extra information.) b) His sister, who studies in America, is coming back day after tomorrow.

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