Speech mark practice

Speech marks

http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercises/Quotation%20Marks%20with%20direct%20quotes%20-%20exercise%2001.aspx

http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercises/Quotation%20Marks%20with%20direct%20quotes%20-%20exercise%2002.aspx

Verbs instead of said

http://www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us/Page/9279

Body stances/movements

qTo shrug

qTo drum your fingers

qTo look right through someone

qTo tap your feet

qTo put your hands on your hips

qTo cross your arms

qTo nod

qTo shake your head

qTo roll your eyes

qTo point at…

Phrases expressing feelings

1/ Complete the online exercise

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1145_sadness

2/ Make a list of the different expressions from the exercise and give a short definition for each one.

Example:  

to be completely heartbroken = to be extremely sad because of relationship   problems

Past Tense Revision Games

http://www.sporcle.com/games/seacowman01/pesky-past-tenses

http://www.sporcle.com/games/seacowman01/past-tense-blitz

http://www.sporcle.com/games/snewms/sporcled-spurcle-sparcle

Adverbs

Most adverbs are formed from an adjective:
easy (-y) + ily      = easily              
complete + ly       = completely    
automatic + ally   = automatically        
horrible (-le) + ly  = horribly    
happy(-y) + ily     = happily          
nice + ly               = nicely            
romantic  + ally    = romantically          
simple   (-le) + ly  = simply


Some adverbs have the same form as an adjective:
close, daily, early, fast, hard, high, late, right

Adjective    
Susan is fast          (tells the way she is)           fast is an adjective

Adverb        
Susan runs fast       (tells the way she runs)       fast is an adverb

USE 1

Adverbs can be used to modify verbs.

Examples:

John walked quickly towards the door.
Sally sat silently waiting for somebody else to speak first.

USE 2

Adverbs can be used to modify adjectives.

Examples:

The redwood tree was impressively tall.
The blouse was outrageously expensive.

USE 3

Adverbs can be used to modify other adverbs.

Examples:

She spoke extremely confidently.
The cheetah ran incredibly quickly.

Adverbs of manner 
Describe how something happens. Where there are two or more verbs in a sentence, adverb placement affects the meaning. Some commonly used adverbs of manner include:

carefully
correctly
eagerly
easily
fast
loudly
patiently
quickly
quietly
well

Adverbs of purpose 
Describe why something happens. Here are some common examples:

accidentally
intentionally
purposely
deliberately

Adverbs of frequency 
Describe how often something happens. The following adverbs are commonly used in this way:

always
every
never
often
rarely
seldom
sometimes
usually

Adverbs of time 
Describe when something happens. These examples are commonly used:

after
already
during
finally
just
last
later
next
now
recently
soon
then
tomorrow
when
while
yesterday

Advanced adverbs!

half-heartedly
quizically
distractedly
emphatically
impatiently
disinterestedly
eagerly
dismissively
wearily
accusingly

Oblivious to my presence

Practice

http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/adverbexercise.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8547#a

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8387

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8386

Summative Writing Assessment 2: Refugee

O     Imagine you are a refugee.  You are on a boat, leaving your country in Africa to seek asylum in  Europe.  Write a diary entry in which you explain your thoughts and  feelings about your situation.

O You should write about:

OWhy you have left your  country

OHow you feel about leaving your country and going somewhere new

OYour concerns about the journey and how you may be treated once you arrive

OAnything else you think is relevant

What I'm looking for

OA good understatnding of the topic we have studied so far – why people become refugees, how it might feel to be a refugee, etc

O An imaginative yet realistic diary entry – you should really think about what the situation would be like and how you would feel

OOA cleary structured and accurate piece of writing with carefully chosen vocabulary

Songs about refugees

For each song do the following

1.Listen to the song and follow the lyrics

2.What genre of music is it?

3.Do you like the song? Why or why not?

4.What is the main message of the song?

Once you have listened to all 3 songs

1.Write 2 sentences for each song using superlatives

2.Write 5 sentences which compare the 3 songs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TC_-cU2FiU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGTge0laZuk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7c4RkLv5zA

On the sidewalk bleeding - Vocabulary

Fill in the gaps with one of our new word

1)She walked along the _________ to avoid the cars.

2)With a knife, he _________ her in the heart.

3)He was desperate to speak to her, he _________ her arm and begged her to stay.

4)She saw the spider and _________.

5)She walked along the dark _________ covered by trees.

6)The ________ of the knife was very sharp.

7)He _________ the shelves on to the wall.

8)The Coca Cola _________ in the can.

Good verbs when writing to persuade

Smoking

1)      If you ______, you will ______ younger.

2)      Smoking _________ lung and mouth cancer.

3)      Smoking _________ the r… of certain types of cancer.

4)      I ________ that some people ________ just to be cool.

5)      If bars ______ smoking, they will encourage business.

6)      The government have ________ smoking in public places.

7)      Passive smoking __________ me because you have no ________ over what you are breathing in.

Uniform and phones

1)      Uniform shows that you _______ to a certain school.

2)      Why do schools ________you to wear a uniform?

3)      Schools should _______ phones in classrooms.

4)      Phones should always be _____ on silent in a classroom.

5)      Schools shouldn´t  ________ children to leave their phones at home.

Text on mobile phones

Sir Michael Wilshaw, a school inspector, said disruption during lesson times was often down to the use of mobiles and that the issue had to be stamped out. In an interview yesterday, the former headmaster revealed a tough new inspection would be introduced in schools from next term.

As a result of the changes, schools risk being marked down for failing to tackle persistent interruptions such as text messaging, receiving calls and surfing the web on their phones.

Referring to his decision to ban mobiles while head of the Mossbourne Academy in Hackney, east London, Sir Michael said: “It certainly cut out all that nonsense that you have in schools of these things being brought in and then a mobile phone going off in a lesson.

The increased focus on standards of pupil behaviour is expected to lead schools to take a tougher approach on the use of mobiles. Few schools currently impose a complete ban on bringing handsets to school. Instead, many require that they are simply switched off.

Comments

1)The way we communicate and connect to the world is becoming more and more mobile, and mobiles should be allowed in the classroom if the school atmosphere is right and teachers encourage them, we are there to educate, let´s educate students the appropriate use of the devices? Mobiles can be used as learning tools and we should prepare students for the 'real' world. I think some people are missing the point and need to see the added value they bring to the classroom.

2) I am going to 'ban mobile phones from my family time. The rudeness of some young people is ASTOUNDING ! Half of the time, heads are down and they are sending or receiving text messages, from others, instead of interacting with others. Surely they can come for a meal, chat, smile, be involved with the rest of the family for one or two hours without having to send useless information to others.?  Parents are to blame.  Schools are the same.

How to write a persuasive essay

•Intro      

Refer to the question and explain your opinion clearly

Use a list of three and rhetorical question

•Main body 

Think of 3 different arguments (3 different paragraphs) 

to persuade the reader to agree with your point of vie

Use connectives to link your ideas and paragraphs

•Conclusion

Summarise your ideas and opinion

Connectives

TIME CONNECTIVES:

Shows the order of your points.

first, then, after, later, secondly, thirdly, finally

ADDING CONNECTIVE:

Adds a further point.

also, similarly, in addition, furthermore, moreover

OPPOSING CONNECTIVES:

Introduces an opposite argument.

however, although, in contrast, alternatively, whereas

RESULT CONNECTIVES:

Introduces a result or solution.

therefore, consequently, as a result

Persuasive phrases

Expressing your opinion

•In my opinion/view

•I believe that

•It seems to me that

Knocking down the other side of the argument

However, it could be argued that …but I don´t agree because …

Some people believe that …However, I disagree…

Different phrases

1.      Yes ……    Yes …..  But have you…

2.      Ask yourself three important questions:

3.      Many people claim…     Yet (how many)

4.      Using though at the end of a sentence instead of but in the middle of a sentence.

“I like chips but I don’t like gravy.”

“I like chips. I don’t like gravy though.”

This is me

This week, we will be producing introductions to ourselves...
The detail and quality of the introduction depends on you, but here are some areas which would be good to include:

Your favourites:

• -entertainment - books, films, songs, actors (& actresses), programmes, singers, groups
• - foods, drinks, restaurants, things which you can cook! 
• - sports - sportsmen and women, which sports do you play outside of school, which teams do you like

Your family - include some details about your family, try to include anecdotes if possible
Pets
Interests outside of school
Interesting facts (e.g. about Seville or your name)
Ambitions and dreams for the future

We're going to be using http://popplet.com/. Eventually, we're going to embed the presentation in your English blog so we can see them all.

You will be writing information about these topics as well as including pictures and youtube videos, so think about using the following expressions:

• I'm really into...
• I love...
• I used to love... but nowadays...
• Usually I...
• I am used to ... (i.e. I have become accustomed to...)
• I would like to
• Although many people ..., I ...
• I have always...
• To be honest...
• This is ..., who is...

If you don't know the word for something, use www.wordreference.com.

How to say what you like

Here are some useful phrases that can help you express what you like.

I (really) like listening to rock music.
I (really) love listening to rock music.
I'm (very) fond of rock music.
I enjoy listening to rock music.
I spend many hours listening to rock music.
I´m into rock music.
I´m passionate about rock music.
I´m keen on rock music.

Rock music is great/amazing/the best/awesome/so good/cool/really enjoyable/fun.

Example Popplet of Mr Handley

Make your own Symbaloo to help organise your English websites

Go to:

http://www.symbaloo.com/

Create an account

1. In the top hand corner put it in English (UK)
2. Click on Create Free Account
3. Enter your details and click Create Account

Create a tile for your symbaloo

1. Click on the + symbol above the boxes in the centre of the screen
2. Click on an empty tile
3. Click on Create a tile
4. Enter http://www.wordreference.com/ in the box called  Add the address of the website
5. Click on Save

Create more tiles for your symbaloo. Use all the following websites to start off with.

• http://www.studyblue.com/
• http://headmagnet.com/
• http://www.socrative.com/
• http://quizlet.com/
• http://www.classtools.net/
• http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/
• http://edu.glogster.com/
• http://popplet.com/
• http://animoto.com/
• http://goanimate.com/
• http://year9englishcrew.blogspot.com.es/
• https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=https://mail.google.com/mail/&ss=1&scc=1&ltmpl=default&ltmplcache=2&hl=es&emr=1
• http://www.youtube.com/
• http://www.listen-to-english.com/index.php
• http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
•  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/
•  http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/index.shtml
•  http://lingro.com/
• http://www.linguee.com/