verb +
object + infinitive
|
verb +
infinitive
|
verb (that)
|
verb +
gerund
|
verb +
object + preposition +
gerund
|
verb +
preposition +
gerund
|
advise
encourage invite remind warn |
agree
decide offer promise refuse threaten |
admit
agree decide deny explain insist promise recommend suggest |
deny
recommend suggest |
accuse blame congratulate |
apologise
insist |
Examples:
*Jack
encouraged
me to
look for a new job.
*They
invited
all their friends to attend the presentation.
|
Examples:
*She
offered to give
him a lift to work.
*My
brother
refused
to take
no for an answer.
|
Examples:
*Tom
admitted
(that)
he had tried to leave early.
*She
agreed
(that)
we needed to reconsider our plans.
|
Examples:
*He
denied
having anything to do with her.
*Ken
suggested
studying early in the morning.
|
Examples:
*They
accused
the boys of cheating on
the exam.
*She
blamed
her husband for missing the
train.
|
Examples:
*He
apologised
for being late.
*She
insisted on doing the washing up.
|
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Reporting Verbs
Friday, 9 October 2015
Of Mice and Men: Chapter One
Answer
the following questions, based on what we have read in chapter one.
- Why did George and Lennie have to leave their previous jobs? Describe what happened in your own words. (p.12-13)
- Summarise Lennie and George´s dream (p.15-18) in 50 words. What does their dream suggest about their character/life?
- Compare and contrast George and Lennie's characters using quotations from the text to support your ideas. Use at least two quotations from the chapter for each character. Make at least two different points. Try to focus on, and explain, specific word choices.
Some useful phrases:
•The author describes ________ as ‘….’
•The quotation, ‘…’ gives the impression that…
•There is a description of the _____ as, ‘….’
•For example, when, ‘…’ the quotation
•This gives the impression of …
•The word ‘…’ gives a clear idea of …
•The author gives a sense of the …
•From this quotation …
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
George and Lennie: First Impressions
Copy and paste the table below into a Word document, and complete it using the information gathered so far from pages 1 to 8.
Lennie
|
George
|
|
Adjectives
|
||
Adverbs
|
||
Verbs
|
||
Your own
impressions
|
Friday, 2 October 2015
Of Mice and Men - In Context
It is crucial to understand the economic situation in the US during the time of the story. You are going to watch a short video which summarises the important aspects of this situation. Try to make some notes while you watch it, and then follow this link to consolidate your understanding:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/usa/walldepressionrev1.shtml.
Once you have studied the information here, complete the following tasks (the first can be found on the website you have been looking at):
1) 'Write a list of the factors that caused the Great Depression. Place the factors in what you consider to be their order of importance.'
2) What do you think the link is between the historical context of the novel and Robert Burns' poem?
It is crucial to understand the economic situation in the US during the time of the story. You are going to watch a short video which summarises the important aspects of this situation. Try to make some notes while you watch it, and then follow this link to consolidate your understanding:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/usa/walldepressionrev1.shtml.
Once you have studied the information here, complete the following tasks (the first can be found on the website you have been looking at):
1) 'Write a list of the factors that caused the Great Depression. Place the factors in what you consider to be their order of importance.'
2) What do you think the link is between the historical context of the novel and Robert Burns' poem?
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