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…
lunes, 25 de noviembre de 2013
Phrases expressing feelings
1/
Complete the online exercise
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
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
miércoles, 30 de octubre de 2013
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
lunes, 21 de octubre de 2013
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
lunes, 30 de septiembre de 2013
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.
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