Here is the link to the next Use of English exercise - paraphrasing. Be ready with it for Monday 2 Dec.
Paraphrasing
And the key:
Key
Thursday 21 November 2019
Sunday 3 November 2019
Grammar practice - translation
And yet another set of grammar tasks - this time translation, to be discussed on 13 Nov. No key this time so consult a friend before you come to class to identify the tricky sentences.
Translation
Translation
Monday 28 October 2019
Verb patterns
Find below the link to the list of verbs sorted according to their verb pattern. Enjoy!
Verb patterns
Verb patterns
Friday 11 October 2019
Gap-fill practice
Below is the link to an exercise where you can practise filling gaps in a text.
Gap fill
And the key, to be used after you've done the exercise ON YOUR OWN.
Gap fill key
Gap fill
And the key, to be used after you've done the exercise ON YOUR OWN.
Gap fill key
Monday 7 October 2019
Sunday 22 September 2019
Verbs in brackets
Below is a long exercise where you can practise putting verbs in correct forms. Do it, check your answers with the key and then we will air the problem cases in class. Deadline: 7 Oct.
Verbs in brackets
Verbs in brackets - key
Verbs in brackets
Verbs in brackets - key
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Multiple Choice practice
See the links to two pages of multiple choice grammar exercises. Be ready with them in two weeks time, i.e. sort out any queries you might have with your classmates. If there are still any unresolved issues, we will discuss them in class.
Multiple choice 1
Multiple Choice 2
Multiple choice 1
Multiple Choice 2
Thursday 16 May 2019
Monday 13 May 2019
Article to read for Tuesday, 14 May
For tomorrow, please read the article in the link below and do the tasks that follow the text.
Extinction rebellion - article
Extinction rebellion - article
Thursday 9 May 2019
Climate crisis video
Watch the film by David Attenborough. Focus on these issues:
1. What are the symptoms of climate change? Which parts of the world are affected and in what ways? What should we expect to happen in the future?
2. What are the causes of climate change?
3. What is the history of climate change research and the response to it by politicians and business? Why have people responded in this way?
3. What should be done to stop the change a) on the global level, b) by each of us?
Climate change - the facts
1. What are the symptoms of climate change? Which parts of the world are affected and in what ways? What should we expect to happen in the future?
2. What are the causes of climate change?
3. What is the history of climate change research and the response to it by politicians and business? Why have people responded in this way?
3. What should be done to stop the change a) on the global level, b) by each of us?
Climate change - the facts
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Tuesday 19 March 2019
Article to read for Monday 25 March
Overprotective parents
Questions
1.
In what way is our psyche similar to
our immune system?
2.
How have parents changed their
approach to raising children? Why have they done it? Is the change justified?
3.
What are the benefits of ‘free play’
and ‘independent mobility’?
4.
How do current mental health
statistics for teenagers compare with the past? How is this change explained?
5.
Summarise the overall premise of the
article in one sentence.
Monday 18 March 2019
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Word list for February / March 2019
There will be a test on this on Tuesday 19 March.
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Holy Grail
a pension
a donation
baggy
the
till
stuffed
to
fill in / to fill out
to
gather (dust)
clothes
racks
chipped
(mug)
threadbare
walking
stick
a goblet
spectacles
to
shrug
a mantelpiece
to
soak
a
dash of
late
(husband)
|
Stories for 2019
to fall apart
unprecedented
impeachment
witch
hunt
to
boost
to
encourage
to shrink
labour
shortage
illegitimate
aging
(population)
built-in
migrant
workers
carbon
emissions
|
Global News
an alliance
to
launch sth
an assault
to
confirm
to
hand sth in
a
defendant
a
detention camp
reportedly
to
risk sth
to abandon sb/sth
a
giant
ruthless
in
response to
to
interfere in/with
to
challenge
a
stigma
to
stigmatise sb/sth
significant
to
poach / poacher
a
round (of talks)
to come
to an end
|
|
Utopia for Realists
to
conduct = to carry out
to decline
to
pay off
formerly
noticeably
inadvertently
(un)lit
an
indication
a
coincidence
on
average
|
The best stats
preconceived
idea
life
expectancy
child
mortality
fertility
rate
GDP
per capita
average
birth
control
to
conceive
immaculate
conception
contraception
contraceptives
|
Important things exist only
in our imagination
unique
peculiar
to
enable sb to do sth
limitless
misleading
distracting
immense
(close/distant)
relatives
to
gather
(to
know) intimately
leftovers
to
lock sb up
at
the heart of
to
crucify sb
whereas
in
contrast to
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Monday 4 March 2019
Monday 25 February 2019
Tuesday 19 February 2019
Tuesday 12 February 2019
Monday 11 February 2019
Sunday 10 February 2019
Second term blog assignment
This term your task is to watch a video every week and write a short report on your blog.
Below is a selection of You Tube channels to consider while choosing your regular viewing. However, you can also choose your own source as long as the show is up to a reasonable standard. If in doubt, please consult me.
Your report should consist of two parts:
1. an 80-word summary of the most important or interesting points raised in the video,
2. three vocabulary items you found interesting and worth learning, with example sentences of your own to demonstrate that you can use the new phrases confidently.
COMEDY
Saturday Night Live
Last Week Tonight (with John Oliver)
WILTY? Nope
BBC Comedy Greats
ART
Art Documentaries
Smarthistory. art, history, conversation
NEWS / POLITICS
Financial Times
BBC Newsnight
PBS Newshour
The New York Times
CHAT SHOWS
TheEllenShow
The Graham Norton Show
QI: Quite Interesting
SCIENCE
BBC Earth
National Geographic
BBC Earth Lab
BBC Earth Unplugged
minutephysics
Be Amazed
It’s OK. to Be Smart
HISTORY
CrashCourse
Big History Project
PSYCHOLOGY / PHILOSOPHY
Big Think
The School of Life
DOCUMENTARIES (VARIOUS TOPICS)
Allthemed Docs
The Guardian
BBC
The Economist
BBC News
Wednesday 9 January 2019
Self assessment
Below is the link to your self-assessment questionnaire. Please fill it in and submit it by the end of Tuesday, 16 January so that we can discuss it before the end of the winter term.
Remember that after you've submitted the filled-in questionnaire, you'll not be able to make any changes.
2b self-assessment form Jan 2019
Remember that after you've submitted the filled-in questionnaire, you'll not be able to make any changes.
2b self-assessment form Jan 2019
Thursday 3 January 2019
Videos for 7 and 8 January
Watch these films looking at the most important events of 2019.
Take notes to be able to discuss each event.
Pick any words that seem interesting and/or important.
Biggest stories 2019 - part one
Biggest stories 2019 - part two
Take notes to be able to discuss each event.
Pick any words that seem interesting and/or important.
Biggest stories 2019 - part one
Biggest stories 2019 - part two
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