ISTEK PRIVATE BİLGE KAĞAN ANATOLIAN/SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

WEEKEND WORKSHEET
GRADE 10 – ENGLISH

Date: September 11th, 2020 Suggested Time: 40 min.

Name & Surname: Class:

TASK ONE: READING & COMPREHENSION

Because deaf people cannot hear, they have special ways of communicating. For
example, they can learn to understand what someone is saying by looking at the mouth
of the speaker. This is called lipreading. Also, speaking is very difficult for the deaf,
because they cannot hear their own voices. However, it is possible with special training.
According to many deaf people all around the world, the most practical and popular way
of communicating is with sign language.

In many ways, sign language is similar to spoken language. The words of sign language
are made with signs, which are formed with movements of the hands, face, and body. As
with words, each sign has a different meaning and can be combined to form sentences.
Signed languages also have their own grammar. The alphabet of sign language is special
hand signs that stand for letters; they make spelling possible. The signs combine to form
a rich language that can express the same thoughts, feelings, and ideas as any spoken
language. And just as people from different countries speak different languages, most
countries have their own variety of sign language.

In addition to knowing sign language, it is also helpful to know something about how
deaf people communicate. Since they rely so much on actions, deaf people are generally
not very formal when they “talk,” and may touch your arm or shoulder a lot to make
sure you know what they’re saying. It is not seen as rude among deaf people to lightly
touch someone you do not know to get their attention. It’s also okay to wave your hands
or hit the table or floor. Also, lots of eye contact is necessary.

There are many ways to learn a few signs. Community colleges often teach introductory
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classes. For self-learners, bookstores and libraries have books for learning sign language.
There are also instructional videos on the Internet, with actors demonstrating signs and
performing interesting stories and conversations for you to see. With practice, you’ll soon
get the hang of this useful method of communicating!

A. Read the first paragraph of the passage. Then look at the main idea and the
supporting detail given below. Add two more supporting details.

Main idea: Deaf people have special ways of communicating.

Supporting details:
1. _______________________________________________________________.
2. It is possible for deaf people to speak with special voice training.
3. _______________________________________________________________.

B. Now read the second paragraph of the passage. Then write the main idea and
three supporting details.
Main idea: ________________________________________________________.
Supporting details:
1. _______________________________________________________________.
2. _______________________________________________________________.
3. _______________________________________________________________.

C. Discuss the following questions with a partner.

1. Think of all the things you do in an average day. Which ones wouldn’t you do if
you were deaf?
2. How would you design alarm clocks, doorbells, and telephones for deaf people?

TASK TWO: USE OF ENGLISH

D. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, either active or passive. When
there is no verb in brackets, write one suitable word (a modal verb, a
preposition, an adverb, a conjunction, etc.)

While I (1) ____________________ (clean) the kitchen this morning,

I (2) ______________ (hear) a knock on the door. When I went (3) ______________
look, I saw that someone (4) ___________________ (push) an envelope into the letter
box. I opened to see who it was (5) _____________. It was from my friend Beth. We
had studied at the college (6) _______________ four years. Here is the letter.
(7) _______________ Melanie,
Thank you for (8) _______________ letter. It was good to hear all your news. I
(9) ___________________ (usually, get) a lot of letters, but none (10) ___________
them cheer me up (11) ______________ much as yours.
Chris and I are very tired at (12) _______________ moment, because we
(13) ___________________ (be) really busy recently. You remember that we
(14) _______________ (buy) a house the month before. We were trying (15)
________ redecorate the house until two weeks ago. And guess what! Chris was
promoted to manager of his firm. I also started a new job ten days (16)
_______________. Since then, we (17) _______________ (have) no spare time at all.
Luckily I like my job and the people I (18) _______________ (work) with. However,
long working hours seem to take up all my energy.

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 My parents (19) ________________ (come) to visit us tomorrow. They haven’t
seen my house (20) _______________, so I (21) _______________ (have to) show
them the neighbourhood. Chris (22) ___________________ (decorate) all the rooms
before he got his promotion, but we (23) _______________ (can, not, find) much
time to pick up the stuff around. I hope you (24) _______________ Martin will be able
to visit (25) _______________ soon. I really missed you a lot and there are lots of
things I want to talk (26) _______________.
Write soon. I am looking forward to hearing (27) _______________ you or
seeing you soon.
(28) _______________ love
Beth.

TASK THREE: VOCABULARY

E. Complete the text with the correct form of the words in capital letters.

Watching DVDs is my favourite form of (1) _______________. Last night I ENTERTAIN

decided to watch a film about Beethoven who was a great (2) ___________. COMPOSE
It was very (3) ___________________. The film was also DRAMA
(4) _________________. FASCINATE
It was an (5) _________________ experience to watch someone go deaf FORGET
and still be able to compose (6) _________________ pieces of music. I am WONDER
sure one needs to have a good (7) _________________ to be a good writer IMAGINE
or composer. Take my (8) _________________ and watch the film. It is ADVISE
called ‘The Beloved’.

The pop world is full of manufactured bands. They often look

(9) ____________________. And some of them are brilliant WONDER
(10) ___________________, too. But although they look DANCE
(11) ___________________, their records are often boring. Some bands SENSATION
don’t even sing or play very (12) _________________! If they have to GOOD
perform (13) _________________, they panic. They are LIFE
(14) _________________, but they don’t have much talent. UK pop band FAME
McFly are different. They are fantastic (15) _________________ and SING
(16) _________________ musicians. They are (17) _________________ AMAZE / REAL
good at writing songs, too. Their (18) _________________ album contains LATE
all kinds of (19) _________________ music, including theatre music. That’s INTEREST
why the band’s (20) _________________ is growing fast. In fact, Mc Fly are POPULAR
so (21) _________________ that they could become one of the big pop SUCCESS
bands of history.

TASK FOUR: WRITING

F. Write an opinion essay (150-180 words) about communication among young people
today. In your essay, include details about:
● what means of commucation young people use,
● how they use it.
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