This document contains notes from an English language seminar on various topics including the supernatural, climate change, exchanging opinions, and identifying vs non-identifying relative clauses. It discusses whether people believe in things like haunted houses, dreams having meaning, or horoscopes predicting the future. It also notes that the planet is in trouble due to species extinction, pollution of the sea and air. Guidelines are provided for giving and responding to opinions. Finally, it outlines the differences between identifying and non-identifying relative clauses.

1. E-GAZARCHIN UNIVERSITY
Approved by Head of Department Training Enkhjargal .D/MA/
Prepared by Orkhontuya. B /Inspector/
17th November 2014
English Language Teacher
Orkhontuya. B /MA/
Seminar 10

2. The truth is out there!
Stars / pole stars
Comet
unidentified
flying object

3. Is there a future?
Climate change
Pollution
Depletion
Genetic
engineering
Deforestation
The supernatural
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

4. Exchanging opinions
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.

5. Relative pronouns

8. Relative adverbs

9. 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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