I've been missing you lots!
I hope that you had a wonderful time doing revision and working on the items in the vacation pack. Hopefully you have finished by now, because there are only two days left before we start again.
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A. I include answers to the grammar. These will be discussed in full in class, so please don't fret if something is not clear to you.
GRAMMAR,
ROOKE AND LAW, PP.40-41.
(Other
options with their explanations are provided. If you do use one of these, then
you have to justify and explain it in the same way as I have done.)
The answers
will also be explained in class.
p.40 LAST
BOX.
1. The football manager said, “I am
disappointed with the score.” (*Strictly
speaking, it could also be “was”, if the manager had changed his position after
some time, but, since the preference is for present tense in direct speech, I’d
rather stick to the first option if I were you.)
2. The fan exclaimed, “The goal is
superb!” (*To be honest, I would say
“was”, because when the speaker describes it, it would be in the past already.)
3. Owen said, “I do not like watching
TV all day.”
4. “Go to the park to play football,”
suggested his mother.
5. “Do you know the way to the
hospital?” asked the injured man.
P. 41 TOP
BOX
1. Tim
yelled at them both to stop it.
2. Priya
said that she couldn’t help it, because she was so scared. (*It is a tricky
one. If it relates to something that she is doing all the time, and to a
constant state of being fearful, the answer could be: Priya said that she can’t
help it, because she is so scared.)
3. Hannah
suggested that they should buy a cat.
4. Bill
said that it was a good idea.
5. My father
declared that those mountains were too dangerous. (*The examiners generally want
everything changed to past tense. However, the mountains are probably still a danger,
because mountains don’t change much in a person’s lifetime. And, they could still be the mountains
closest to the speaker. Therefore, the answer could also be: My father declared
that these mountains are too dangerous.)
p. 41.
SECOND BLOCK.
1. The
criminal snarled at the policeman that he might have to arrest him, but that he
can’t prove anything.
2. Mrs
Smith moans, “The neighbours are just too noisy since they bought their son a
set of drums for Christmas!”
3. The
detective smugly claimed that he thought that gang was going to get a big
shock.
4. “Why are
there so many fouls in the game?” the reporter asked.
5. The team
captain replied that there was a lot of bad feeling in the tunnel between the
players before the match.
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B. The answers to the riddles are: "light" and "rust".
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C. I apologise for not sending you more puzzles. Something went wrong with the software, and I am in the process of trying to upload again, which is a struggle because it is Apple.
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D. I also include a section of the comprehension that we should pay a lot of attention to. Basically, the question could be re-phrased as, "Which text do you prefer, and why?"
Vacation
pack: comprehension.
A: From
Pupil Book by Rooke and Law, p.p. 39-41. Basic answers.
P.40, Top
Block (2) .
Your answer could then be, as per the text above: I prefer report A, because the author gives equal attention to all goals. He also uses adjectives to a minimum, and his language is calm (or, if you want, tempered) in describing England's loss. He also doesn't give his personal opinion, but rather sticks to facts that can be verified (checked to see if they were true).
As I understand, in the exam, you could get two texts to choose from. We will practice that in class in the coming week.
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I'm looking forward to seeing you on Monday!
Warm regards from your teacher
Elma
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