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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

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