ENGL E101F Wk 8 S1_L11

Meet Micro Mayor James

What is a mayor?

A person elected to run a city in a fixed period of time

Meet Micro Mayor James

• How old is James?
• He is a mayor. What is his duty?
• What should a mayor do according to Robert, James's brother?
• Steve Harvey, the host made fun with a person. Who is that?

What did we do?

• Patient Case Report
• Listening and reading practice

Patient's summary

• Patient's background
• Symptoms

Symptoms

• Present complaints i.e. pain
• Physical symptoms
• Psychological / emotional symptoms

Symptoms

2 rules to remember when writing about symptoms

1. More important ones first or in chronological order i.e. from past to present (tense: past to present/ present perfect)

2. From physical to psychological

Symptoms

Task 2.4

There are some jumbled statements. Rearrange them into a clear and coherent paragraph describing the patient's symptoms.

Symptoms

Present

• Today she is suffering a constant sharp pain in the lower right side of her abdomen
• The pain has made Miss McDonald worry about having a tumor inside her abdomen She has become emptional and cries a lot.
• The pain gets worse when she coughs, and is relieved by lying down.

Symptoms

Past

• Later she suffered nausea and diarrhoea with an occasional pain in her stomach.
• Two weeks ago Miss McDonald had a mild fever and complained of a loss of appetite.
• It began suddenly last night as a mild but constant pain all over the abdomen and caused
• her insomnia.

Symptoms

Suggested Answer

Two weeks ago Miss McDonald had a mild fever and complained of a loss of appetite. (4)

Later she suffered nausea and diarrhoea with an occasional pain in her stomach. (3)

Symptoms

It began suddenly last night as a mild but constant pain all over the abdomen and caused her insomnia. (6)

Today she is suffering a constant sharp pain in the lower right side of her abdomen. (1)

Symptoms

The pain gets worse when she coughs, and is relieved by lying down. (5)

[Still talk about physical symptoms]

Don't forget to present them in a paragraph!

The pain has made Miss McDonald worry about having a tumor inside her abdomen. She has become emotional and cries a lot. (2)

[Psychological symptoms]

Activity 1

If you come to my house, I will show you my new books.

subordination

a main clause (I will show you my new books) +

a subordinate clause (If you come to my house)

If: subordinating conjunction

Activity 1

It is said that he who can control himself can control others.

subordination

a main clause (It is said) +

a subordinate clause (that he can control others)

a subordinate clause ( who can control himself) within the subordinate clause

that & who: subordinating conjunctions

Activity 1

One day they started quarrelling over the same point again.

one main clause (they started quarrelling over the same point again) with an adverbial phrase of time

quarrelling: gerund (verbal noun)

simple sentence

Activity 1

The wind and the sun were good friends but sometimes they quarrelled with each other.

two main clauses:

The wind and the sun were good friends.

Sometimes they quarrelled with each other.

but: coordinating conjunction

coordination

Activity 1

The recent attack on 13 labourers who were woken up from their sleep and shot dead is a disgrace to all of us.

a main clause (The recent attack on 13 labourers is a disgrace to all of us) +

a subordinate clause (who were woken up from their sleep and shot dead)

Activity 1

The recent attack on 13 labourers who were woken up from their sleep and shot dead is a disgrace to all of us.

two main clauses within the subordinaton clause (who were woken up from their sleep)

(who were shot dead)

who: subordinating conjunction

and: coordinating conjunction

Activity 1

It can and should reach the widest possible readership.

one main clause (It can and should reach the widest possible readership) with one main verb

simple sentence

Activity 1

You can search for short story collections which are currently published in the UK, and read tips and articles from writers, agents and publishers.

two main clauses + a subordinate clause

two main clauses (You can search for short story collections & You can read tips and articles from writers, agents and publishers)

Activity 1

a subordinate clause within the first main clause (which are currently published in the UK)

which: subordinating conjunction

and: coordinating conjunction

coordination & subordination

Activity 1

This also applies to 'The recent attack on 13 labourers who were woken up from their sleep and shot dead is a disgrace to all of us.

Therefore, this is also the case of both coordination and subordination.

Activity 2

(1) Even though she spends a lot on clothes, (E) I don't think she looks very generous.

(2) I like classical music,

(F) whereas my wife prefers jazz.

(3) Lest interest rates have to go up,

(A) the government should find ways to control the money supply.

Activity 2

(4) You are going to have to get rid of that dog, (B) even though you are very fond of it.

(5) While your intentions are smart,

(C) I don't think the idea is practical.

(6) I had better do it,

(H) lest he forgets.

Activity 2

(7) Yes, I'd love to go out to eat,

(D) but not Japanese food.

(8) Although we spend vast amounts on it,

(G) our health care system still seems inadequate.

Activity 3

1. Ask her to come in now.

2. I am beginning to get angry.

3. Will you help me move this box?

4. Do you want to hear the bird sing?

Activity 3

5. You had better do as he says.

6. He begged me to lend him money.

7. It's easy to spend money.

8. We are expecting him to come any minute now.

Activity 3

9. To learn a foreign language is quite difficult.

10. I hope to study for an MBA later.

11. Don't let him argue. He must do it.

12. Is it an interesting place to visit?

Activity 3

13. I would rather have a pizza than a hamburger.

14. Sunday afternoon is the best time to go.

15. You have not given us enough time to do the homework. It is impossible to finish.

Activity 3

16. Please be sure to lock the door when you leave.

17. I am ready to go whenever you are.

18. Are you sure you want to go? We can always change our minds.

Activity 3

19. I am going to the playground to practise basketball.

20. You must learn to keep quiet. Talking too much will get you into trouble.

Activity 4

1. Walking along the pavement, the man was hit by the bus.

2. Flown around the world twice without stopping, the plane was a great success.

3. Dr Michael Lam, known to many for his generosity and public service, died last night.

Activity 4

4. Followed all night by the patient tiger, the frightened wood-gather climbed a tree at dawn.

5. Interested by the book, he sat up reading it all night.

6. The artist singing next is well-known in Singapore.

Activity 4

7. Shocked by the public reaction, the government hastily passed new laws.

8. Having been cheated once by my so-called friends, I was more cautious the secon time.

Inversion

1. Scarcely had I arrived when the noise started.

2. Nobody did I see in the building.

3. Never had I seen such a big dog.

4. Only a few minutes had I been there when it started raining.

Activity 1

5. Hardly had John opened his eyes when the pain hit him.

6. No woman have I ever seen so lovely.

7. Rarely do you find such a combination.

8. Had you asked, I would have helped.

Activity 2

It was Michael who gave his wife a diamond ring yesterday.

It was his wife to whom Michael gave a diamond ring yesterday.

It was his wife Michael gave a diamond ring to yesterday.

Activity 2

It was a diamond ring that Michael gave his wife yesterday.

It was yesterday that Michael gave his wife a diamond ring.

Activity 2

It was Sally's watch that Michael lost.

It was Michael who lost Sally's watch.

It was Sally whose watch Michael lost.

What Michael lost was Sally's watch. / What was lost was Sally's watch.

Activity 2

It is the government that should spend more on old people.

It is the old people that the government should spend more on.

What the government should do is spend more on old people.

Activity 2

I am not interested in the fact that she has started smoking.

The fact that she has started smoking is not interested by me.