Wednesday 14 October 2015

Reporting Verbs


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.










Friday 9 October 2015

Of Mice and Men: Chapter One



Answer the following questions, based on what we have read in chapter one.

  1. Why did George and Lennie have to leave their previous jobs? Describe what happened in your own words. (p.12-13)
  2. Summarise Lennie and George´s dream (p.15-18) in 50 words. What does their dream suggest about their character/life?
  3. 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?