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‘We can all be heroes
Sentence length and the use of ‘and’
Choosing the right connective word
re ; .
In the following sentences, replace ‘and’ with a more suitable connective
word or words. Try to use a different one each time. Don’t forget to add
commas where necessary.
1 To get to my cousin's town, I have to first take a bus and a train and
atram, and finally another bus.
2 drink milk every day at school and I don’t like it.
3 I don't see my cousins very often and we don't know each oth
“4 Llike eating fish and I'm very worried about all the over-fishing
Read this story about a true-life event. No full stops have been used in
the passage.
So, Kam and I were completely lost, in the middle of this huge forest and we
knew it was bear territory and night time was already falling, so we huddled
up together, under ¢ tree to keep warm and then suddenly Kam asked me
what that noise was and I said that I didn’t know what it was and then she said
itwas: something teally big and it sounded like it ‘it was coming towards us and
Tagreed with her and she said that whatever it was, it was getting closer and
closer and she was sounding pretty scared by this time and I was § beginning to to
feel a bit worried too I didn't know what to do and then I saw something like
» two horrible, white eyes coming closer and closer and closer thought;
Iwas about to scream and then I saw that it was my dad and big brother, with
torches, looking for us.
‘On a separate piece of paper,
rewrite the story using both tong.
lary to create tension,
Instead f reported speech, use”
direct speethtt Don’ 't forgetto use
ippropriate punctuation.
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b ifitsnows alot this winter.
¢ since he was six years old.
d_ whom! was telling you about.
@ why I had not eaten my lunch.
ie whereT left my keys.
h following s sentences mit ssing out the
at .ctive and making any necessaryReading and comprehension
Saving our fish stocks
Read this interview with Angus McDonald, a marine expert and
eemyaigns fighting agai ‘over-fishing on the west coast of Scotland.
So, Angus, explain to us what ‘over-fishing actually means,
Well, basically over-fishing takes place when the fish are caught
ata faster rate than they are able to replace themselves.
So numbers obviously deplete.
And this is what is happening off the west coast of Scotland?
This is what has been happening off the west coast of Scotland
‘for many years now. The signs of over-fish
since the 1980s and I worned the govern
cialist words in the text. Use your dictionary
uM ith a definition below.
a Destouing terrible effect :
2 Toremove or ‘completely get rid of something
3 A law, rule or order made by authority
4 To decrease, lower in amount very seriously __
5 Asealife system
See
B Underline the places in the passage above that help you answer these
questions. :
1 What is causing the decline of fish stocks off the west coast of Scotland?
2 What is Angus campaigning for the government to do oderowing word beginnings into complete words.
electri comprehen
se expan
fic beauti_
musi cont
solu
proce
“Slog
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m in the forest
Kam: What's that noise? {in a frightened whisper]
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= Tro : i
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Healthy eating
Read this article from a school magazins
2eing one single adver
showing you your favourite chocolate een pbs
Well, it could soon be a reality!
Disney has become the first major media company to ban
advertisements of all junk food on its TV channels and
websites, From 2015 there will be no more adverts tempting you to buy
sugary chocolate cereals, nothing to coax you towards munching on salty
French fries or tantalizing you to feast on a big, fat, juicy burger. From 2015
all such adverts will be banned from any kid-targeted programmes.
It all part of « wider compaign to stop child obesity, Earlier this year there
were moves towards banning the sale of the large 16 fluid ounce cups of fizzy
drinks in all: jdnemas ond restaurants, Aspart of their: ‘own campa igt
Using a dictionary, match a word from the text with its definition below.
‘of great importance
influence by gentle persuasion
to forbid or stop something completely
chewing steadily
to tease or torment with the sight of something
inviting
food hig
________ weighing more than is considered healthy =
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Dana Nathan Abdul Arjun
2 Many people dislike jogging in the rain and getting wet. Personally
Tfind it very enjoyable. — : i
+3 Leo wos extremely cross. He hadnt realized that his brother hod left his
plate of dinner on the couch where he sat down. Now his new trousers
were filthy.
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and = moreover inaddition forexample
bout the terrible service that I received at your
nt last Friday evening. - ___ the table that we
another twenty minutes beforethe food
_ to add insult to injury, when the food
ly arrived, it was cold! I will not be returning for a second visit.
onnectives below.
mil tarly therefore
thisshows forexample this means that
x remely particular about what eat.
‘any meat, fish, Potato, onions, flour, wheat products, or milk
heey) difficult tos eat outata retour
: aa
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: connectives
Connectives used to change topics and put
ts in order
Changing topics. Complete the following dial
the connectives below.
ue by choosing one of
although yet ontheotherhand but however
Kim: Hi, Lee, What do you want to do tomorrow?
afthasin avo
Lee: Hi, Kim. Well, we could go tothe outdoor swimming pool, =
Theard it might rain tomorrow. we
could always go to the indoor swimming pool _ that
is, of course, rather expensive not as expensive
as going to the cinema. The cinema is the most expensive option
Ido enjoy going there the most. it
firstly secondly next finally afterthat after then
__ measure the butter and put ina large dish.
beat
together with a wooden spoon. wy afew
—______add the sugar and
minutes the mixture should be creamy,
add the eggs, one by one, and continue mixing.
carefully fold in the flour.
put the mixture into a tin and bake in the oven for
35 minutes.
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1 explore definitions and use new
rds in context.
[can read and evaluate a non-fiction text
pose and style. 7
nguage skills
In identify uses of the colon and
nicol
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ridin:
Simple, compound and c
sentences
11
2it ws!
3 She he book on the table. PE ily
4 Yesterday, they on holiday for two weeks.
Decide whether the
ercomplex.
1 Ilike Eddy, but sometimes he's a bit silly.
lowing sentences are simple, compound
3 The six beautiful, brown and black hens i
in the garden lat
egg each, every day. _
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might
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in non-fiction text ‘ouatiabomuiiighy 2
Studying fossils
Would you like to work with objects that came from the Earth millions
‘of years ago? That's what a palaeontologist does. A palaeontologist is a
scientist who studies the animals and plants that existed on Ear
long time ago. They mostly do this by studying fossils.
Fossils are formec en an animal or plant dies and
becomes trapped in sediment such as sand, mud or ti
Over millions of years, this sediment is compressed or s
much that it hardens into sedimentary rock with the fo:
Most fossils are found in sedimentary rock.
There are two main points in the third paragraph.
note form, using as few words as possible,
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r/weather) will be good or bad tomorre
Her mother (new/knew)
(new/knew) dre:
bury
hole stairs see
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Using adjectives
Putting adjectives into the right order
If you are using more than one adjective to describe a noun, then
is aspecific order. rt servers =r
The order :
1* opinion (e.g. wonderful), 2% size, (e.g. small), 3“ age (eg. old), 4 shape.
(eg. rectangular), 5 colour (e.g. yellow) 6" origin. (e.g. Japanese), —
7% material. (e.g. steel)
Example: A wonderful, small, old, rectangular, yellow, Japanese, steel car.
2 acat gi
3 a skyscraper (glass, cool, lode
4 aplate (plastic, large, round)
a drink _ a horse
a friend ‘a book
‘a pair of socks
Write two sentences
as if itis a) a terrible and frighter
peaceful place to be.an ‘aware oft the impact of writers’
ices of sentence length and structure.
erstand how to use modals.
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The tomb of the great pharaoh
Read this newspaper report written on the day of the
discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb.
Tutankhamen’s Tomb is finally discovered in the
Valley of the Kings.
‘This morning we waited in great excitement as Howard Carter
slowly and carefully chipped away at the locked doors carrying the
seal of the pharaoh Tutankhamen. It took a number of hours until
the hole was made big enough for a man to squeeze through. Mr
Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon, who financed the excayation,
then entered the tomb. The first men to do so for 3000 years!
Some time later, Carter returned, When asked what he had found,
he replied thar the pharaoh’s tomb had been found completely intact
‘That it was made of solid gold with a magnificent mask in the image
of the young pharaoh. He was asked what else he had seen, Carter then desctibed to
us such a wondrous list of treasures that we could not imagine stich a fabulous scene: He told us that
they had found gold-covered shrines, chariots, solid gold starues, hundreds of walking canes made
from silver, gold, ivory and ebony and decorated boxes filled to the brim with the most amazing,
priceless jewellery, as well as lots of other brilliant objects. He was asked how important this find was
and went on to say that this was by far the best preserved royal tomb ever discovered so it would give
Egyptologists invaluable new knowledge about the life of ancient Egyptians.
He was finally asked what it felt like to make such a crucial discovery and he said it was the bese day
of his life!
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Don’t forget to start a new line for each new speaker
and to punctuate correctly. Try to use other words
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of the most valuable artefacts were removed by tomb raiders.
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Active and passive
Switching between active and passive
fee
Decide which of these sentences are passive and which are active. Circle
to give your answer. Then rewrite active sentences as passive
and passive sentences as active in the space below.
1 Friends and family celebrated a great-grandmother's 121st birthday,
last week. A/P
2 A teenage boy is given permission by his head teacher to paint his
school red. A/P
3 Acomplete mammoth skeleton
in Russia. A/P
n found by a boy in melting ice |
2 ae er
4 Awoman offers a large reward for the return of her missing suitcase. A/P
5 A giant shoal of blue whales is seen by holiday makers off the coast of
Valencia. A/P
6 A girl of five was saved bu a zookeeper from a tiger's cage az0o
Bangladesh. A/P
ee eee
Finish these sentences with a passive verb. ral
Example: A pot of gold was found in the cellar of a deserted, old house.
1 Abox of valuable jewels sams 7] “ees
2 A group of school children
3 Thetiger
4 Apples
5 Alotoffood
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sient civilizations
derstand and can do this well.
‘understand but am not confident.
i
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5 Spies and mystery
Using mystery genre as a model for
writing.
Examining a writer's use of language
See
Read another extract from Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz .
Alex is in a metal scrap yard where they crush cars into small lumps of metal to
reuse. He has taken his dead uncle's car there to be crushed but then he sees two
men with guns coming in his direction.
‘And then something hit the car with such force that Alex c
whole body caught in a massive(___) shock wave
(____) him away from the steering-wheel and thre
into the back. At the same time, the roof buckled(_) and three
huge metal fingers tore through the skin of the car like a fork through an
eggshell, trailing dust and sunlight. One of the fingers grazed )
the side of his head — any closer and it would have cracked(___)
his skull. Alex yelled as blood trickled _) over his eye. He tried
to move, then wasjerked(__) back a second time as the car was
yanked ( ) off the ground and tilted ) high in the air.
He couldn't see. He couldn't move. But his stomach lurched ( )
as the car swung in an arc, the metal grinding ( }and the light
spinning ( ). He had been picked up by the crane. It was going
to put the car inside the crusher. With him inside.
led out, his
Replace each of the underlined words in the script with a synonym.
listed below. 1.
Make sure that the new word has the same meaning as the word it
replaces and fits in the context of the sentence.
broken bent thrown tipped grating huge
scraped dripped jumped thrust. ~— snatched —_whirling
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Aword class wordsquare
V inthe list on
the right and below under the word class they belong to. Some letters
have been provided to help you.
prepositions
Tay peopimaatitg
wilhliftle|s|flglolylo]u Seaton
olvielr|plol|wle|rliln|g] ——
common nouns past participles adjectives
patie ee hoy
Qs Gee oepien un Uy ag
gle is— SEG
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prepositions verbs
* personal pronouns —_ adjectives
pr wri
present participles subordinating connectives
whisper.
‘as soon as
since laughing
stupidly them
angrily even _ rt
smiling - =
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Making words with prefixes
Look at the meaning of the following prefixes.
afore mid: middle
de:take away fore:
non:not —_ over: t
Super: above, higherthan —_ under: under, too little
Using this information, explain what you think the italic words mean in
the following.
1 acan of antifreeze
2 to defrost a window =
3 a weather forecast
4% a midseason sale
5 to be misunderstood
6 cnon-smoking area
7 to feel you
8 tobe a super:
9 forthe meat to be underdone
Add prefixes to the nouns in the list to form a word which
matches the definitions below.
wear cover coat ground act cut
1 The place where the tube (electric train) runs
beneath London.
2 When you pretend to be someone you are not
because you want to find out information,
3 The clothes you wear under all your other clothes.
4 The coat you wear on top of all other clothes.
5 To offer something at a lower price than someone else.
6 To actin an exaggerated way.
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e structure of a passage
Linking paragraphs
These sentences have been jumbled up. Put them in the right order.
Give a heading and make three paragraphs with a subheading for each
paragraph.
Larger scale avalanches happen when massive slabs of snow break
loose from a mountain and travel down the slope at speeds up to 80
miles per hourin five seconds.
An avalanche can occur on any slope at any ti
right but most avalanches occur between D:
there is a lot of snow.
following years.
Many avalanches are just small slides of powdery snow moving down a
slope as a formless mass.
An avalanche is the sudden drastic flow of snow down a hill or
mountainside.
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perature rather than a decrease?
chunks sized forceful
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Quick hurry as fast as you can Quicker Quicker Hurry up You must get
to the side away from the avalanche said (___ Omar
I can't I can't make it It's coming too quickly said (__ ) Daniel
Move said( +) Omar
T'm going too slowly said ( Daniel Omar’
- Said Daniel
Just doit said(_) Omer Quickly 4
T'm aiming for that | large rock over there
[can't... the snow
I've got it I've gotit just gogo gosaid(_) Daniel
Made it Wow look at that That's amazing said.
ery ____) Omar A few minutes later Omar gave Daniel a
friendly slap on the back and said ( It's alright the
danger has passed. Are you OK
Yerr Yerr that was a close one though said Daniel
Cross out the word ‘said’ and replace it with more descript
powerful verbs.
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r to punctuate your dialogue appropriately.
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Getting the spelling right
eee
Circle the words with the correct spelling.
public/publick quic/quick _romantic/romantick __specific/specifick
basic/basick _tric/trick « candlestick —critic/critick
logic/logick ‘panic/panick
—e
Correct the spelling mistakes in the following sentences.
1 My brother set up @ new bisness selling diffarent kinds of imported
delicacies.
2 Genarally, I find horror films very frightning.
3 He gave a really genarous donation to the
4 Everybody sat at seperate tables.
Choose a word from bel
unique smirk wreck
1 The clothes he wore were completely ashe designed
and made them himself.
2 The diver found some ancient gold coins when he was searching _
the ship _____ deep down on the sea bed.
3 Hehadareallysmug on his face when he told me
that he didn't need my help as he had already done everything.
Explain what the following words mean when:
to them.
fe Sie :
harm.
use|
price . =COPYRIGHT OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2013, PHOTOCOPYING PROHIBITEDUsing the right connective
Choose the right word
sentences using four of them.
unlike after despite also assoonas but except
next aswellas like second suchas finally
unless yet if
thirdly — while
furthermore too —_in the same way
especially so onthe other hand.
Qualifying
Emphasizing
Comparing
Contrasting
Seque
Illustrating
Cause and effect SS eee
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msequently especially —_ finally ‘assoonas next
p however because — -
1es Was sitting in her seat waiting for the circus to begin.
the curtain went up and thi
ing pool
: Feast ate vhereas) my brother waited for
dad to give him a lift there.
(in particular/like/in the same way) me, my brother has
for school.
mother cooked the dinner _ {as soon as/for example/-
she got back from work. (i
(therefore/such as/despite) mine, need a lot of
sto inside and read
iswet and cold outside.
les (as well as/moreover/except) bananas,
fruit__ (as long as/except/too) bananas.
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Defining words
Match the words using a prefix or a suffix, below, with their definitions.
meaningful <
unpack full of signific
reform “tounderstand incorrectly
misinterpret to undo or remove the contents
forefother to form again
Choose a root word from the list below, then add a prefix ora
the clouds. Now match the new word to its definition below.
cover help colour
giving aid or service to
to reveal, disclose or show something,
w
(fabric) having a colour that does not change when
washed
without colour
weak, having no power or strength
to get well after an illness, or to find again __
to find something new, or to learn for the first time _
oNaws
having intense or varied colours
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1 three words using the prefix, over?
"2 three words using the prefix,’mis-/
three words using the suffix,“less)
as: three words using the suffix, ‘ful’ . aaa
x thvee words aang the pret aoeell iin takes
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‘Commas
Read the passage below and add
I remember Snowy also known as the'mouse 1
Iwould always drag my mother’s arm as we got cl
the town centre. Snowy had a long white curly
‘hat where his cat would usually be uncomfortably pi
would scurry in and out of his pockets quite freely and th
Snowy was a gentle canta man who loved and was
local children. They would look at him in awe as he played
instruments which included cymbals drums an accordion a
a recorder thot were all somehow connected together so he
them all at once!
A letter of complaint
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it 7 Performance art
inguage skills
[understand and can use connectives.
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‘Add one of the followi s to complete the
from scratch onthe ti of my tongue off th
‘Match the idiom wi
1 add insult to injury
2 piece of cake
3 callitaday
4 fitasa fiddle
5 allears
Match the first part of the proverb with its correct endil
1 Two wrongs is anisland.
2 The pen
3 Noman don't make a.
is mightier than the sw
than never.
4% People who live in glass houses
5 Better late should not throw stones.
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nglish used becomes formal or standard English. The first one has been
ne for you.
jin’t got no homework tonight!”
ework tonight”
“You drew that really good, mate. It lool like the real thing.”
rit my English essay at lunch time”
"Report this informal conversation, where non-standai
using only standard English.
“Hug “Where you goin’ tonight”
“Lain’t gonna go nowhere tonight. I reckon I'm gonna stay in
‘cos them games are on tellu.”
‘Hugo: “Hey, cool coz. I writ all them homeworks real good at school so
-4 Thaven’t got nothing to do, soT'll watch them games with you.”
tates |
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Making connections
Connectives for arguments or discussions
OU —————
Complete this letter by choosing the right connectives from the
list below.
firstly inthesame way therefore then secondly
next however
Dear neighbours,
My husband and I live at number 32. We think it would be a really good
idea to hold a street party for all the local residents. it will
bring back a sense of community to the area. , it will give
an opportunity for local people to meet some of the new families that
have recently moved into the area, it will give the new
families a chance to meet the local people. it will help
older residents and the younger generation to meet and get to know each
other personally, __ inthe future, perhaps there could be
mutual respect between the generations. we think thot a
street party will bring the community back together. we
need everybody's approval before we can go ahead and start planning it.
Yours sincerely
Maria de Souza
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disapoint
nesessory _
_—— = ‘strenth
dissapear
believe _
mreantg ibsssune igmocn niilteyfde paspoidtin ultry
pomceellty lInifay marillaf saccooin yearll rebmeemr
sore mail/male bald/bold _ate/eight
| Tm expecting a letter. Has the been delivered yet?
[can't go to school today because I have a cold and my throat
‘He hasn't got a single hair on his head. He is completely _
jannah could not Diana's invitation as she was already
y that day.
all my sweets?" cried year old
unless you finish your main
first,’ said her mother,
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first then next afterthat quickly
Write an instruction to clean your teeth using ‘first; ‘nex
‘finally’ i
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|] understand and can write formal English.
bi
Tcan spell aifcult words.
Ican recognize homophones.
Tcan use positional adverbs and order
instructional text.
would like more help with
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Persuasive text
Writing to convince
Read these advertising slogans and match them to th
are selling.
Nothing comes between me and my Calvins!
Make yourself heard!
Freshly squeezed glaciers
Doesn't your dog deserve it?
The ultimate driving machine
Fun anyone?
Read the advert below for Manic Mania, a PC game, then c
text by filling the gaps with one of these adverbs or adj
brilliant extreme intense amazingly —~
grippingly fabulous electrifying thrilling awesome
Get ready forthe most — itu
: — |
a and _ manictide se far — PC. i
Sixnew characters race at _speed.Withsuch
graphics and new customized supercars —
this will bethe most, the most _ vthemost
ride you'll ever want to go on. =
Have you got what it takes? Then prepare to be blown away, ite
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ch the words taken from the advert in exercise B with their
nitions.
the two words which are synonyms.
Cem COS
Peg os
1 extremely good
2 to build to individual or personal preference
3 desperate or wild with excitement or fear
serious, extreme _ e
5 very impressive
Write an advertisement for a computer game, It can either be a. game
that you enjoy playing or a game that you have made up. Explain what
you do in the game and why it is so much fun to play,
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Using punctuation marks j
Colons, semicolons, dashes and brackets {
Put a colon in the appropriate place in the following sentences.
1 There are several items a well-equipped kitchen should have an
‘oven, a sink, « fridge and a microwave.
2 Ihad been given a long list of things to buy at the supermarket milk,
bread, apples, sugar, butter and flour.
3 If you are going on the camping trip there are several items
bring a sleeping bag, a'change of clothes, « torch, a plate,
acup.
4 Modern Art in the Twentieth Century The ieee of ‘Cubism
Explain why the semicolon or colon is used wrongly in
sentences. :
1 Idon't like him; not one little bit. _
2. After along hard day at school; Raoul was ready for bed.
pencils, a ruler and a rubber. _
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Direct and indirect questions
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Say whether the following questions are closed questions, open
questions, direct questions or indirect questions,
1. Can you tell me more about your family background and who brought
you up? as
2 Td really like to know more about your family background.
3 Were you born in Kenya?
4 Can you explain what it was like going to boarding school in an
unknown country?
5 Td be really interested to know if you enjoyed working with Angelina
Jolie? :
6 Did you meet Brad Pitt as well? —_
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Imagine you have a time machine that has allowed you to travel to
the past to interview a famous person for your newspaper. Report your
interview using a mix of open and closed questions.
Name of person being interviewed
Question:
Answer: a
Question: _ ss c “= oro
Answer:
Question:
Answer:
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Apostrophes |
Find the missing apostrophes |
Add the missing apostrophes in the following sentences.
1 Its Fatimas birthday today, isnt it?
2 My auntys dog has its hair cut at a special dog barber each month,
which costs her a fortune.
3 If you are looking for Nochs coat try looking in the boys cloakroom.
4 Inthe schools list of rules, it states that all boys and girls scooters should
be left at the schools front gates.
Add the missing apostrophes in the
Zaras sports bag wasnt or
was meant to be. It was on Nicol:
sports kit was all over the girls changing room —
floor. She quickly gathered her things but she
couldnt find her trainers. She didnt have time to
look as she couldnt afford to miss the school bus
home. She would just have to look
lost property box tomorrow she told herself.
Make your own sentences using the following words.
Vboys SS a teats
2 girl's
3 its,
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speech and commas.
1 ‘Twas midnight in the ne 5 Hes right said E; said F Whoopee!
And every desk was shut Said G Ip, Ip, ooray!
When suddenly from the alphabet Youre dropping me roared H to G.
Was heard a toud Tut-Tut! Dont doit please 1 pray.
‘Said Ato B Idont like C; 6 Out of my way LL said to K.
is manners are a lack. Ill make poor I look ILL.
“For all I ever see of C To stop this stunt J stood in front,
Isa semi-circular back! And presto! ILL was JILL.
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Istwice the age of me.
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entangle verb get something caught up ino net or rope 4 ie j
eruption noun molten lava and burning rocks bursting out of the top of Sa wef j
volcano wih j
everything they dre cracked up to be idiom truly as good os people soy
evolve verb develop gradually a
expedition noun an organized journey or voyage made in order to neh oe
do something
‘expel verb send somebody away from a school *
‘explore verb travel around a place in order to find out more about it
extinct adjective an animal or bird is extinct when there oreno more
examples of it alive. odntimi-y
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family tree noun a diagram that shows all the people i I ta ar i.
fantastic adjective strange or unusual
fault noun a crack in the layers of rock:
earth's tectonic plates)
feast noun c large and splendid meat for a lot of people
festival noun a time of celebration; an organized set of concerts or shows
figure-skating noun skating a series of movements and patterns on ice
firecracker noun a firework that makes a loud explosive noise
‘firework noun [Link] tube containing chemicals thatgive off pretty
sparks and lights and sometimes moke loud noises ‘ j
flip verb turn something over quickly suchasapageofabook =
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flood noun a large amount of water spreading over a place
flourish verb grow strongly
fly-on-the-wall idiom imagining watching somebody without them:
knowing that you ore there
focused adjective with very clear aims
forsaken adjective abandoned, deserted 1
foul noun an action that is against the rules of a game, such as football
founder verb to sink or fail
freak noun a very strange thing, animal or person
free time noun a period of time when you can do what you like
fried food noun food that is cooked in hot fat or oil
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on noun a single stage in o family
jst noun a person who studies the earth’s crust and its layers
h noun the measurement around something
od cause idiom a project that is worth supporting
ded adjective if someone is grounded, they ore not allowed out but
“have: to stay at home
ruelling adjective o gruelling journey is one that is very hard ond tiring
guidelines plural noun rules and information about how to do something
Hh
y habitat noun the place where an animal naturally lives
‘half time noun a short break in the middle of « game
ndlebar noun o bar with a handle at each end, used to steer a sledge,
bicycle or motor-bike
yppen verb take place or occur
srdtack noun hard bread, like a biscuit
yrvest noun the time when farmers gather the corn, fruit or vegetables
that they have grown
ider noun the act of hitting the ball with your head in football
verb lift or move something heavy
sight noun how high someone or something is
jer noun a man or boy who has done something brave or important
erring noun an oily sea-fish about 30cm long that swims in large groups
andis eaten as food. :
“hoarding ‘noun dn advertising board in o public place
jorde noun a large group or crowd
jounder ‘noun a hunter
feanile adjective (of o person) modest and not proud
hunched cdjective bent over and leaning forward
hunter noun a person who hunts animals or hunts for things
_ hurricane noun a severe storm with a very strong wind,
“hymn noun 4 religious song
imense adjective very big
rust idiom if money or property is in trust, there is a legal
rangement with instructions how the money or property can be used
i adjective cleverly made or done
time noun time added at the end of o football match because of
treating injured playersWord Cloud dictionary
inspector noun a person who checks on a school and teachers
interference noun unwanted change or damage
interviewee noun (in an interview) the person who is being asked
questions and asked to discuss something
iteh verb a part of your body itches when it mokes you wont to scrotehit
jj
Jambo idiom hello in Kiswahili, a language of Kenya
Jericho noun a famous ancient city
Jewellery noun jewels or ornaments that people wear, such as earrings
journal noun a diary kept on a journey
Kk
keep an eye on idiom watch a person or situation
keeper noun a person who keeps things, such as animals
Konichiwa idiom hello in Japanese
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laden adjective weighed down and heavy
lagoon noun a lake ; = :
landslide noun when a landslide happens, earth or rocks slide down the
side of o hitl
leap noun a high or long jump
leisurely adverb without hurry
Jens noun the curved piece of glass at the front of a camera
locate verb to purposefully find something
loftily adverb in a proud, superior woy
log noun a detailed record of whot happens each day on a sea voyage
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magnetize verb turn into a magnet (a piece of metal that attracts iron
‘and steel towards it)
magnificent adjective looking splendid or impressive
mandazi noun o type of fried dough commonly eaten in Kenya
marine adjective to do with the sea
marshland noun a low-lying area of very wet ground
mean adjective unkind
media noun a collective term for TV, radio, newspapers and magazines
medicinal adjective to do with the treatment of diseases
microscopic adjective not visible with the human eye; only seen through
a microscope
mime verb the art of telling a story by using movements of the body |
without speaking .
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sl i‘cake noun o small cake traditionally eaten during the mid-autumn °
ivities in various parts of Asia
noun wet soft earth
cas the printed word:
ile verb deliberately and continuously annoy someone
oun no score, such as in a football game
}2un a person who studies the oceans
yrigami noun the Japanese ort of folding paper to make attractive shapes
Il pattern noun the general way in which something is done
rload verb to give too much of something, such os information
19a noun G long strong type of knife, used in Africa
ic verb be overcome with fear or anxiety and behave wildly
plural noun (Italian) photographers who chase after celebrities
pier-mAché noun paper mixed with glue or flour and water, used for
~ making omaments
jpyrus noun a kind of paper made from reeds
‘parade nour « line of people or vehicles moving forward through a place
esacelebration
parchment noun an old-fashioned writing paper, sometimes made from
goat-skin
‘Pat verb tap someone or something gently with your open hand
peer verb lock at something closely or with difficulty
performance noun doing something in front of an audience
_ persuasion noun getting someone to agree about something
_ petite adjective (French) very small
sical exercise noun exercises or sport that you do to keep your body healthy
pilchard noun a small seo-fish similar to a herring, eaten as food
yce noun a small boat, kept on a ship
noun one of the first people to go to a place or do something new
rb twist several strands of hair together
1Oun one of the bodies that move in an orbit round the sun
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play station game noun a video game played on a special computer
ground noun 0 place out of doors where children can play
pluck verb remove something by pulling it quickly
prancing verb leaping or dancing
prehistoric adjective from the time in history before events were written down
preposterous adjective a preposterous idea is completely unreasonable,
or impossible to believe ie
presence noun uour presence somewhere is thefact that you orethere,
privacy noun being private; being free from interference or publicattention
privileged adjective having something special that only afew people have “
product noun something thot is made or produced for you to buy 1 Neer
propel verb move something rapidly forward, for example, @ boat or aircraft
Protest verb say publicly thot you think something is
puffing verb to blow outa short breath or send outsmoke
punch code noun o code that is marked on a card by punching holes.
puzzle noun a tricky game or problem for which you have tofind the answer’ ree
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queue noun a line of people of vehicles waiting for something
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rabble noun a large disorderly group of people |
ragged adjective irtegulor, uneven or broken, |
ramp noun a slope joining two different levels
reality TV noun a show where ordinary people take port /
recreational adjective for relaxation ond enjoyment i |
reed noun a type of tall grass that grows near water, used for making
pens and also paper {ner be aut:
rein noun a strap used by a rider to guide a horse
reinvent verb change something so that it eppears dif
remember verb keep something in your mind, bring something into your
‘mind when you need to
replica noun an exact copy 4
resourceful adjective clever at finding ways of doing things on
restrict verb keep someone or something within certain limits and stop
‘them from acting freely
revolution rioun a rebellion that overthrows the government
rhinoceros noun a large heavy animal with one or two horns onits nose
ting noun the round space where a circus performs
rink noun a place made for skating ;
rune noun aletter of the alphabet used in the past by people ir innnorthern Euro, ope ee a
runner noun the part of a sledge thet slides along snow or ice{or sabre) noun a sword
din that covers o fish, teptile er dragon
ith two hinged fan-shaped shells
adjective full of contempt and disapproval, and showing no respect
scruffy adjective untidy and dirty
‘tea-fan noun a fan-shaped sea creature
ize verb take hold of something or someone firmly or suddenly
sparate adjective not together
‘one’s sights on something idiom decide thot you want something
_and then try very hard to achieve it
stback noun something that stops progress or stows it down
patter verb break into very small
poulder noun the part of your body between your neck and your arm
imp noun a small shellfish, but sometimes used as an ‘insult to mean ‘little’
.noun the formal name for a male teacher when talking cbout him, of to him
jatepark noun o place where people can do skateboarding and skating
‘sleek adjective smooth and shiny
"slipper noun a soft, comfortable shoe for wearing indoors
ied smile
_sniffle verb sniff repeatedly ond noisily through your nose because you
~ havea cold or are erying
snoop verb, noun try to find out about someone else’s business; someone
who does this
"social media noun a collective term for communication by text, instant
messaging, tweets, blogs, and email
sul noun a person's spirit or sense of identity
cles noun « group of animals or birds that have similar features and
‘can breed with each other
nx noun a mythological creature from Ancient Egypt. with a human:
ead and the body of a lion
y noun the line of bones down the middle of your back
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