Study the following C1-level idioms and phrasal verbs:
Friday, 11 December 2015
Thursday, 10 December 2015
Of Mice an Men: Chapter 3 Comprehension Questions
Answer in full sentences, using quotes when appropriate:
1.Why does
George say Lennie would want to sleep in the barn that Friday night?
(p.48/p.49)
2.What do we
learn about George and Lennie's relationship and how they began travelling together?
3.How
is Candy presented? Use a quote to support your ideas.
4.What do
George and Candy agree upon and why do you think George is keen on this idea?
5.Explain, in
your own words, the incident between Lennie and Curley. What are the immediate
consequences? Why do you think Curley doesn't react differently?
Monday, 30 November 2015
X-Factor Writing Assessment: Common Errors
Paste the following sentences into a Word document and correct the errors. The number of errors in each sentence is indicated by the number in the brackets following each sentence.
1.Your experience is going to
be unforgetful. (1)
2.My family told me some great advises. (3)
3.You have to make always a great effort to win
X-Factor. (1)
4.You must practice every day if you want to succeed. (1)
5.You must do lots of rehearses. (1)
6.It is important to feel identity with the lyrics. (1)
7.You must always believe in you! (1)
8.An advice I would give you is to
be confident. (1)
9.My friend suggested me doing a traditional
English song. (1)
10.Each judge is specialised in a
different type of music. (1)
11.If you don’t put a lot of effort on what you’re doing, you won’t be successful. (1)
12.I recommend you to keep calm and keep problems off your mind. (2)
13.My parents suggested me
to practise at
home. (1)
14.You will be congratulated for having the courage of participating on the
show. (1)
15.If you want to keep in the competition, you need to
listen to me. (1)
16.My friends told me
to be always charismatic. (1)
17.I had never put an effort on it. (2)
18.Since that day, I started singing. (1)
19.If you can’t be passionate for your music, you shouldn’t enter.
20.It’s
vital to relax and don’t rush during the
performance. (1)
21.This will create more
impact to the judges. (2)
22.They suggested me
to keep in my studio and practise. (1)
23.This was the best reccomendation anyone could have done
to me. (2)
24.They only want the best for yourself. (1)
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Thursday, 12 November 2015
James Arthur Writing Task: Some Common Errors
Below are some sentences with errors from the James Arthur writing task. Copy and paste the sentences into a Word document and correct the errors.
1.He transformed it into a song played by an acoustic guitar.
2.Doing
an apology
3.It
repeats the phrase, this emphasises the importance it has to the
singer
4.The
next couple of sentences describes
5.He also is saying that he is sorry
6.James Arthur have
chosen this song because…
7.He used to have a bad behaviour
8.He might feel identified with the lyrics
9.It
appears
me that he is very unhappy
10.He meet him after 22 years
11.Everyone commit errors
12.The
judges were very kind with him
13.They
told to him that he was a great singer
14.His
father was in the backstage
15.It
seems related with the theme of his family problems
16.It
seems is about his past
17.In my opinion, I think that he sang this
song because
18.He was fed up with all
19.He is saying that he want his parents to forgive him
20.He could had chosen this song to sing because…
21.He use to say
that
he wanted to be adopted
22.He referred to the fact that he want to don’t be judged
Reported Speech
In your exam on Friday, you will be expected to use reported speech consistently and accurately. Work through the following exercises to consolidate your understanding,
Monday, 9 November 2015
Conditionals
You should all be familiar with conditionals (you studied them in Year 8 and Year 9), but just in case you've forgotten about them, the table below should help you to remember...
Now that you've had chance to study the above table, you should write down the grammatical structure of each of the four conditionals in your notebook. Once you've done that, spend about twenty minutes testing your knowledge of conditionals by clicking on some of the links below...
1st Conditional
2nd Conditional
3rd Conditional
Phrasal Verbs With 'Keep'
Consolidate your knowledge of the phrasal verbs with 'keep' + preposition by working through the following exercises:
Friday, 6 November 2015
Year 10 Vocabulary Test: 6th November 2015
1. to laugh at mockingly
2. a lock / fastening
3. a wooden support
4. Skeptical
5. to walk without picking your feet up
6. to narrow your eyes because of
brightness
7. to frown in an angry way
8. a digging machine used on a farm
9. Morose
9. Morose
10. to stare at something from inside
something else
11. Pugnacious
12. Derogatory
13. to have ants in one's pants
14. your old man
15. to have the eye
16. poison (a person)
17. to be licked (not physically!)
18. to have a chip on one's shoulder
19. a flapper
20. to be canned
Thursday, 5 November 2015
X-Factor: Tamara Foster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XUbZdMbfNmU
Before the performance…
Tamera’s mum: Just ______ they’re not out there. Sing like you’re at home.
Tamera: Most of my family’s here to ______________ me. My grandma’s my number one fan.
Tamera: The only _____ I’ve ever done are, like, in school ____________. That’s all I’ve done!
Elliot Canavan Doyle is a busker. What does this mean?
Sharon to Elliot: I really think that you need to go and _______ more time on your craft
Tamera: I’m feeling really scared about ________ judged… ____ my own!
ON STAGE
Tamera: This is so _______
It’s been _________ ______, and it’s just so much to take ___, there’s so many of you.
Sharon: So what’s the song you’ve _______________ for us?
How do the producers of the show add drama to the moment when Tamera stops singing? Make at least three points.
Louis: She’s gone _______ on her words.
Sharon: She’s gone ________.
The judges' verdicts
Gary: Umm, Tamira, it was ___ _____ _____ perfect ok. But what we see here right now is ______ ________ belief. That was ______ and _____________.
Sharon: Tamira, can you just _____ me…. How old are you? … You take ____ ________ away. So many people wanna be Whitney, but her songs are so _________ and I thought, you’re gonna ________ it. You were _______________.
Nicole: You’re still young, you have a lot to ________ _____ because some of it Is a little _____ ____ ________ ….. but you have a ______ and ______; you’re a star.
Louis: …If you get your ____ _______, you are the best – you are _____________.
Gary: Alright, ______ we vote? ________ start with Nicole.
Nicole: It’s an _____ ______ ______ me.
Sharon: Tamera, if you forget your lyrics in bootcamp, I will ______ you. With a big ______.
Louis: This could be the first day of an amazing _____________ for you. Don’t _______ _____ _____. You’ve got four _________ yeses.
After the performance:
Louis: I am ___________.
Tamera: I’m just ________________, I’m so thankful.
Share my life, take me for what I am
‘Cause I'll never change all my colours for you
Take my love, I'll never ask for too much
Just all that you are and everything that you do
I don't really need to look very much further
I don't want to have to go where you don't follow
I won't hold it back again, this passion inside
Can't run from myself
There's nowhere to hide
Don't make me close one more door
I don't wanna hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there
Don't walk away from me...
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
If I don't have you.
What do you think the song’s about?
Reported Speech
Direct speech
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Reported speech
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present simple >
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past simple
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present continuous >
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past continuous
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present perfect simple >
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past perfect simple
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present perfect continuous >
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past perfect continuous
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past simple >
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past perfect simple
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past continuous >
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past perfect continuous
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past perfect simple >
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past perfect simple
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past perfect continuous >
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past perfect continuous
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