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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Noun Clause Race

Activity Type Introduction


Speaking Game: forming In this noun clauses game, students listen to sentence pairs and
sentences from prompts, race to change them into single noun clause sentences.
freer practice (group
work) Procedure
Divide the students into groups of three or four.
Focus
Give each group a set of cards.
Noun clauses
Ask the students to shuffle the cards and place them face-down
in a pile on the table.
Aim
To listen to sentence Explain that the students are going to play a game where they
pairs and race to change listen to pairs of sentences and race to change them into a single
them into single noun noun clause sentence.
clause sentences.
One student begins by picking up a card from the top of the pile
and reading the two sentences at the top of the card, without
Preparation showing the card to anyone, e.g. 'Was he lying?' 'We couldn't tell'.
Make one copy of the
The other students listen and race to create a single noun clause
cards for each group of
sentence from the two sentences.
three or four and cut as
indicated.
The first student to say the correct sentence written at the bottom
of the card wins and keeps the card, e.g. 'We couldn't tell whether
Level he was lying'.

Intermediate (B1) If no one is able to guess the correct sentence, the answer is
revealed and the card is placed in a separate pile on the table.

Time The game continues with students taking it in turns to pick up


25 minutes a card and read out two sentences until all the cards have been
used.

The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins.

Afterwards, you may wish to review any sentences the students


had problems with as a class.

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NOUN CLAUSES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Noun Clause Race

You ask me to do something. I will do


Was he lying? We couldn't tell.
whatever that is.
We couldn't tell whether he was lying.
I'll do whatever you ask me to do.

He had done something. He felt bad about it. I learnt to drive a car. My father taught me.

He felt bad about what he had done. My father taught me how to drive a car.

I was saying something. Jean didn't listen. You're saying something. It's very upsetting.

Jean didn't listen to what I was saying. What you're saying is very upsetting.

I fixed my phone. Pip showed me how. You disobeyed me. I want to know why.

Pip showed me how to fix my phone. I want to know why you disobeyed me.

I will marry someone. They must be rich. Miko called me. I don't remember the reason.

Whoever I marry must be rich. I don't remember why Miko called me.

We must choose. There are many subjects to She only made one mistake. She forgot to
study. submit her work on time

We must choose which subjects to Her only mistake was that she forgot to
study. submit her work on time.

Ali must talk about the topic. He doesn't


know what to say. You bought a new phone. You love it.

Ali doesn't know what to say about the I love that new phone I bought.
topic.

You're happy. That's what matters most. We're going somewhere. I don't know where.

What matters most is that you're happy. I don't know where we're going.

I want you to show me something. It's where He has two best qualities. He is both kind
you grew up. and funny.

I want you to show me where you grew His best qualities are that he is both
up. kind and funny.

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NOUN CLAUSES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Noun Clause Race

Someone owns that car. They should move it. Jorge did something. It was unforgivable.

Whoever owns that car should move it. What Jorge did was unforgivable.

John wants to know all the costs. The costs There is a correct place to sit. It is wherever
will be for a trip. you were told to.

John wants to know what all the costs The correct place to sit is wherever you
for the trip will be. were told to.

You are not sure of something. It's whether I want to know something. It's how you plan
to accept the offer. to do it.

What I'm not sure of is whether to What I want to know is how you plan to
accept the offer. do it.

Monsters exist. Some kids believe this.


The man said something. I didn't hear it.
What some kids believe is that monsters
I didn't hear what the man said.
exist.

Bjorn is angry. I want to know the reason. I want to help him. I don't know how I can.

I want to know why Bjorn is angry. I want to know how I can help him.

My mum was angry for a reason. I failed my We are going to a place. It's where they
exam. make the best coffee.

The reason mum was angry is that I We are going to wherever they make the
failed my exam. best coffee.

Some people litter here. They will be fined. Kim told me. I couldn't believe it.

Whoever litters here will be fined. I couldn't believe what Kim told me.

Mario said something. It was very rude. Jose did it. Nobody knows how.

What Mario said was very rude. Nobody knows how Jose did it.

I was doing something. I couldn't focus on it. You lied to me. That's the worst part.

I couldn't focus on what I was doing. The worst part is that you lied to me.

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