1. Chapter 8:
«A CLASS BIEN CHIRBITA»
ED

2. GRAMMAR

3. ADVANCED

4. GRAMMAR

5.
25TH

6. OCTOBER

7. ADVANCED

8. GRAMMA
H

9. OCTOBER

10.
ED

11. GRAM MAR

12. 25TH

13. OC TOBER

14.
ADVANC

15.
ADVANC 25 TH

16. OCTOBERADVANCED

17. GRAMMAR

18. MA
ED

19. GRA AM
25TH

20. OC MMAR

21. 25TH

22. OCTOBER

23. GR OBE
D

24. T
TOBE CE C

30. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
1

31. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
1
“Whoever came up with SOPA is an ass*ole!”

32. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
1
“Whoever came up with SOPA is an ass*ole!”
Function: subject of the sentence

33. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
1
“Whoever came up with SOPA is an ass*ole!”
Function: subject of the sentence
Verb? ‘is’

34. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
1
“Whoever came up with SOPA is an ass*ole!”
Function: subject of the sentence
Verb? ‘is’

35. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
1
“Whoever came up with SOPA is an ass*ole!”
Function: subject of the sentence
Verb? ‘is’
It seems that SOPA will destroy internet.

36. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
1
“Whoever came up with SOPA is an ass*ole!”
Function: subject of the sentence
Verb? ‘is’
It seems that SOPA will destroy internet.
Function: complement of a copular verb.

37. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
1
“Whoever came up with SOPA is an ass*ole!”
Function: subject of the sentence
Verb? ‘is’
It seems that SOPA will destroy internet.
Function: complement of a copular verb.
Other copular verbs: seem, look, appear, be,

38. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
1
“Whoever came up with SOPA is an ass*ole!”
Function: subject of the sentence
Verb? ‘is’
It seems that SOPA will destroy internet.
Function: complement of a copular verb.
Other copular verbs: seem, look, appear, be,

39. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
1
“Whoever came up with SOPA is an ass*ole!”
Function: subject of the sentence
Verb? ‘is’
It seems that SOPA will destroy internet.
Function: complement of a copular verb.
Other copular verbs:
Other copular verbs: seem, look, appear, be,
seem, look, appear, be.

40. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
2

41. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
2
 “Do you know what WebPages are doing
to protest against SOPA?”

42. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
2
 “Do you know what WebPages are doing
to protest against SOPA?”
 Function: Object of the verb

43. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
2
 “Do you know what WebPages are doing
to protest against SOPA?”
 Function: Object of the verb
 Verb? Know

44. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
2
 “Do you know what WebPages are doing
to protest against SOPA?”
 Function: Object of the verb
 Verb? Know
 I’m interested in how SOPA will develop
in congress.

45. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
2
 “Do you know what WebPages are doing
to protest against SOPA?”
 Function: Object of the verb
 Verb? Know
 I’m interested in how SOPA will develop
in congress.
 Function: object of preposition

46. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
2
 “Do you know what WebPages are doing
to protest against SOPA?”
 Function: Object of the verb
 Verb? Know
 I’m interested in how SOPA will develop
in congress.
 Function: object of preposition
 Preposition? ‘in’

47. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
3

48. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
3
 The fact that Google and Wikipedia
are against SOPA makes me think
about its possible dangers.

49. REVIEW NOUN CLAUSES
3
 The fact that Google and Wikipedia
are against SOPA makes me think
about its possible dangers.
 Function: appositive

51.  I hope that …

52.  I hope that …
 The fact that …

53.  I hope that …
 The fact that …
 I don’t know …

54.  I hope that …
 The fact that …
 I don’t know …
 It appears that …

55.  I hope that …
 The fact that …
 I don’t know …
 It appears that …
 Whatever…

56.  I hope that …
 The fact that …
 I don’t know …
 It appears that …
 Whatever…
 … whether/if…

57.  I hope that …
 The fact that …
 I don’t know …
 It appears that …
 Whatever…
 … whether/if…
 It is important to consider…

58.  I hope that …
 The fact that …
 I don’t know …
 It appears that …
 Whatever…
 … whether/if…
 It is important to consider…
 There’s a lot of information about…

59. Use the intros to discuss about the
peace treaty of the Colombian
government with las FARC
 I hope that …
 The fact that …
 I don’t know …
 It appears that …
 Whatever…
 … whether/if…
 It is important to consider…
 There’s a lot of information about…

63. Fish bowl

64. Fish bowl
• Get in groups of 5 people.

65. Fish bowl
• Get in groups of 5 people.
• Choose one device for recording i.e. Any cellphone, an Mp3, IPod, etc.

66. Fish bowl
• Get in groups of 5 people.
• Choose one device for recording i.e. Any cellphone, an Mp3, IPod, etc.
• Choose one person to be the summariser.

67. Fish bowl
• Get in groups of 5 people.
• Choose one device for recording i.e. Any cellphone, an Mp3, IPod, etc.
• Choose one person to be the summariser.
• Withdraw a topic paper from the bag.

68. Fish bowl
• Get in groups of 5 people.
• Choose one device for recording i.e. Any cellphone, an Mp3, IPod, etc.
• Choose one person to be the summariser.
• Withdraw a topic paper from the bag.
• Have a 6 minute discussion about the topic.

69. Fish bowl
• Get in groups of 5 people.
• Choose one device for recording i.e. Any cellphone, an Mp3, IPod, etc.
• Choose one person to be the summariser.
• Withdraw a topic paper from the bag.
• Have a 6 minute discussion about the topic.
• Do your best to use noun clauses in every intervention.

70. Fish bowl
• Get in groups of 5 people.
• Choose one device for recording i.e. Any cellphone, an Mp3, IPod, etc.
• Choose one person to be the summariser.
• Withdraw a topic paper from the bag.
• Have a 6 minute discussion about the topic.
• Do your best to use noun clauses in every intervention.
• The summariser listens to the discussion and writes a short
conclusion about it using as well noun clauses.

71. Fish bowl
• Get in groups of 5 people.
• Choose one device for recording i.e. Any cellphone, an Mp3, IPod, etc.
• Choose one person to be the summariser.
• Withdraw a topic paper from the bag.
• Have a 6 minute discussion about the topic.
• Do your best to use noun clauses in every intervention.
• The summariser listens to the discussion and writes a short
conclusion about it using as well noun clauses.
• Upload the conversation to Chirbit and transcribe the noun clauses
used. (Send the final result via email)

72. •PRACTICE

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t.C
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86. Leave the past task of noun clauses in the front desk