COMMON MISTAKES

REVISE THIS LIST!

Explaining QUOTES - Of Mice and Men

Explain

This is the difficult part – analysing the quotation and making it relevant to the original question.

Begin with a basic analysis:

ü In this quotation…

ü  From this quotation…

ü The description of … gives an impression/idea about …

ü This quotation suggests/shows/reveals the/how/why …

ü We can infer from this quotation just how ….

ü This line reveals the …

ü Considering the context, this could link to ...

ü However, perhaps this indicates ...

ü Additionally this could be interpreted as ...

ü This writer uses the word which is important because …

ü This implies .../ This suggests .../ This shows .../This reveals

ü However, on the other hand it might suggest that …

ü Alternatively, this could be interpreted as a sign of …

Of Mice and Men - Class work - Monday 16th November

X FACTOR DRAMA! Tamera 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?

WRITING EXAM PREP: Phrasal Verbs To KEEP...

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/keepprep.htm

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs/4pv20-keep.php

http://www.carolinebrownenglishlessons.com/keepphrasals/exercise2.html

The X Factor - James Arthur

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tFoFtIqvkGE

In the right hand column, either answer the question or explain the quotation in your own words, as the vocabulary is a little tricky.

1.       Where’s he from?
2.       It isn’t the Ritz, more like a bedsit than a flat. (Explain)
3.       What happened when he was really young?
4.       I went off the rails (Explain)
5.       What happened at school?
6.       I ended up, like, sleeping rough sometimes so I volunteered myself into foster care. (Explain)
7.       Music was a coping mechanism. (Explain)
8.       Why was it a special day for James’ family?
9.       If anyone dares touch what you do… you should be very proud today. (Explain)
10.   What does Louis (the grey haired judge) tell him?
11.   I’m unbelievably overwhelmed right now (Explain)
12.   What surprised Tulisa about James’ version of  her song

I said _(1)___________us for what we have done,
We're young, we're young, we're young.
I said, _(2)__________ us for what we have done,
Oh we're young.

Ah ah, yeah.

I made a lot of _(3)__________in my (4)______,
But I (5)__________ to live there, nah.
I saw a lot of (6)_____________ in the past,
But I (7)_________to go there, ahh.

It hurts too much,
I’m looking for a _(8)__________,
I’m looking for just any girl just for a touch.
I let my  (9)_________ out,
I let myself go,
And when I let myself down, I (10)_________ it out.

Baby girl I’d like to dance, ah,
But I’m just looking for a  (11)________  _(12)_____________.
What’s wrong with that? I’m young, forgive me,
I live  (13)______ die a legend, ohh Whitney…Forgive us for what we have (14)______,

We're young, we're young, we're young.
Forgive us for what we have done,
We're young, we're (15)_________, we're young.

Advanced Reporting Verbs

Congratulations 10ºB for producing some wonderful revision sheets for homework. We will now use these to revise for our grammar criteria (D) before Christmas... 


Introducing TEAM BLUE:

Represented here by Ainhoa, Paula and Mar...

Introducing TEAM RED:

Represented here by Luis, Antonio and David...

We will use these revision sheets in class and at home to prepare for our tests and competitions on Reported Speech! Enjoy!

Past Participles

KNOW YOUR IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES!

COMPLETE THE QUIZ HERE

Reported Speech exercise - Page 94 Student's Book

Copy and paste this text into a word document. You need to highlight the verbs in the direct speech and label them with their tense. 

Underneath these sentences you must write the new sentence clearly stating the shift in tense. 

We will go through 4 example sentences in class.

Text from the book: copy this...

It isn't Simon's fault! I want to describe what really happened. I was inside the classroom during break and I saw a group of my friends outside. I went over to the window and tried to get their attention. I waved at them but they didn't see me, so I hammered on the window. I know glass is breakable, but I just didn't think. When my hand went through, I panicked. I wasn't badly hurt and I wanted to avoid getting into trouble, so I put Simon's bag over the hole and left the room. I'm sorry I haven't told anyone the truth until now. 

Reported Speech - Revision poster

HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY 8th 0CTOBER- We use reporting verbs to report what someone said more accurately than using say and tell. Create a revision poster to remember the following structures. Create a memorable mnemonic for your 3 structures.

Focus on the three structures either in BLUE or RED

Verb + infinitive

agree, decide, offer, promise, refuse, threaten

• They agreed to meet on Friday.
• He refused to take his coat off.

Verb + noun + infinitive

advise, encourage, invite, remind, warn

• Tom advised me to go home early.
• She reminded me to telephone my mother.

Verb + gerund

deny, recommend, suggest

• They recommended taking the bus.
• She suggested meeting a little earlier.

Verb + noun + preposition (+ gerund)

accuse, blame, congratulate

• He accused me of taking the money.
• They congratulated me on passing all my exams.

Verb + preposition + gerund

apologise, insist

• They apologised for not coming.
• He insisted on having dinner.

Verb + (that) + subject + verb

admit, agree, decide, deny, explain, insist, promise, recommend, suggest

• Sarah decided (that) the house needed cleaning.
• They recommended (that) we take the bus.

Exercises:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=369

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/upperint/grammar/grammar_07_022e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/exercises/bch2/2bch2011/repvbR2bch1.htm

DEBATE PREPARATION - TO FILM OR NOT TO FILM

Educating Essex Episode 1

STARTER QUESTIONS

1.Why does Mr Drew believe that a teacher has to entertain? What example does he give?

2.Do you think it is acceptable for a class to be interrupted to celebrate a teacher’s birthday? What do you think viewers might think of this scene?

ANALYSIS QUESTIONS

1.According to Mr Drew what is the way of stopping pupils ‘make a disaster of their lives’?

2.Is expelling a student the solution according to Mr Drew? Why or why not? Develop your answer.

3.‘She is one of the most __________ young people that we’ve ever had.’ (talking about Carmelita)

4.‘Once a young person decides they don’t care, and they don’t care what you do, you’re ______________ .’

5.Why does Mr Drew want to suspend Carmelita?

6.Why does the other teacher end the phone call with Carmelita’s mother?

7.How does Carmolita’s description of the event vary as the story progresses?

8.Consider the presence of cameras in school based on how they were used to prove Mr Drew’s innocence. Develop you answers. Consider both the pros and cons of cameras in school.

Reported Speech

Tense Changes When Using Reported Speech

Normally, the tense in reported speech is one tense back in time from the tense in direct speech:

She said, "I am tired."  She said that she was tired.

The changes are shown below:

Simple present		Simple past
"I always drink coffee", she said		She said that she always drankcoffee.
Present continuous		Past continuous
"I am reading a book", he explained.		He explained that he was reading a book
Simple past		Past perfect
"Bill arrived on Saturday", he said.		He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday
Present perfect		Past perfect
"I have been to Spain", he told me.		He told me that he had been to Spain
Past perfect		Past perfect
"I had just turned out the light," he explained.		He explained that he had just turned out the light.
Present perfect continuous		Past perfect continuous
They complained, "We have beenwaiting for hours".		They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
Past continuous		Past perfect continuous
"We were living in Paris", they told me.		They told me that they had been living in Paris.
Future		Present conditional
"I will be in Geneva on Monday", he said		He said that he would be in Geneva on Monday.
Future continuous		Conditional continuous
She said, "I'll be using the car next Friday".		She said that she would be using the car next Friday.

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-1.html