MODULE 5. WEIRD SITUATIONS

 WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU COULD RULE THE WORLD?

 

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

1. If you won the lottery, what would you do?

2. If animals could talk, what would they say?

3. If you could travel to the future, what would you do?

4. If you could travel to the past, when would you go to?

5. If you could be 10 years old forever or 60 years old forever, which would you choose? Why?

6. If you could have one superpower, which would it be?

7. If you only ate one food forever, which would it be?

8. If you changed your name, what name would you want?

9. What would you grab if your house was on fire?

10. What would you do if school was cancelled today?

MODULE 5. CONDITIONAL GAMES

 Follow the link to play games related to CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.

 

MODULE 5 SPLIT LESSON: TAKING THE KNEE AGAINST RACIST DISCRIMINATION

Who started this protest campaign? When? 

Read this article and find out.

The American football player Colin Kaepernick ignited controversy in 2016 while playing as quarterback for his team the San Francisco 49ers. He refused to stand for the national anthem as a protest against racial injustice and social issues. Instead he knelt down on one knee. This started a trend of other players "taking the knee" in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Kaepernick's actions caused heated debate. In September 2017, President Donald Trump tweeted that NFL players should be either fired or suspended if they failed to stand up for the national anthem. Nike will use a close-up image of Kaepernick's face with the caption: "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything." Nike supplies the uniforms for all the NFL's 32 teams and is a corporate sponsor of the NFL. The company knows it will receive a backlash for using Mr Kaepernick in its ads. However, it said: "We believe Colin is one of the most inspirational athletes of this generation, who has leveraged the power of sport to help move the world forward." Yahoo Sports said: It's an interesting decision for Nike. No other athlete produces the same emotional response as Kaepernick." Many on social media applauded Nike for its decision. One person tweeted: "Time to throw away all my Nike crap."

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1809/180908-colin-kaepernick.pdf

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APRIL 23RS. "THE DRAGON", A STORY TO COMMEMORATE SAINT GEORGE'S DAY

 

Visit ENGLISH AT NORBA Read the story and fill in a form. 

 

 

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MARCH, 8TH. "STILL I RISE" BY MAYA ANGELOU

Maya Angelou was an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist.  

 

Still I Rise

By Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?

Bowed head and lowered eyes?

Shoulders falling down like teardrops,

Weakened by my soulful cries?

Does my haughtiness offend you?

Don't you take it awful hard

’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines

Diggin’ in my own backyard.

You may shoot me with your words,

You may cut me with your eyes,

You may kill me with your hatefulness,

But still, like air, I’ll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?

Does it come as a surprise

That I dance like I've got diamonds

At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history’s shame

I rise

Up from a past that’s rooted in pain

I rise

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear

I rise

Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear

I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,

I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise

I rise

I rise.

Fr

MODULE 4. MODAL VERBS. REPHRASING. SIMPLE FORMS

Rephasing or transformation is a typical task in grammar tests. See the example and rephrase or transform the sentences: 

 Bringing dictionaries to the exam is forbidden.  

 Students mustn't / can't bring dictionaries to the exam.

 

 

1. It’s possible that Jane will visit Switzerland next year.

2. I’m thinking about taking Spanish lessons.

3. I’m sure they’ll be home by now.

4. James definitely isn’t eighteen yet!

5. It’s possible the weather will be sunny tomorrow.

6. Do you give me permission to leave earlier today?

7. Perhaps she will go to stay with her mother.

8. You’d better study more. This is my advice.

9. It isn’t necessary for you to take a jacket.

10. It’s forbidden to park here.

11. You aren’t allowed to talk during the exam.

12. Tom knows how to speak Spanish.

13. Eating chewing-gum in the class in prohibited.

14. They are certain that bringing up children is not easy.

15. The students don’t have the obligation to bring dictionaries to the exam.

 

AMAZING PLANTS

 10 FACTS ABOUT LEMON TREES

1. Lemons are native to Asia.
2. Lemons are a hybrid between a sour orange and a citron.
3. Lemons are rich in vitamin C.
4. Lemons trees can produce up to 600lbs of lemons every year.
5. Lemon trees produce fruit all year round.
6. Lemon zest, grated rinds, is often used in baking.
7. Lemon tree leaves can be used to make tea.
8. The high acidity of lemons make them good cleaning aids.
9. California and Arizona produces most of the United States’ lemon crop.
10. The most common types of lemons are the Meyer, Eureka, and Lisbon lemons.
    

 

HOW CAN YOU GET A GOOD MARK? 

-Design a poster with the information of your plant. 

-Design an activity (game with a challenge). 

-Upload all this material in classroom.

-Prepare for your presentation: check pronuntiation, avoid reading, speak clearly. 

 

IMPERSONAL PASSIVE: IT IS SAID... /THEY ARE SAID...

Sometimes we do not know who did an action or it is not relevant. Then, the subject can be "PEOPLE" or "THEY" with an active verb:

a) People say that these actors are handsome. 

b) They say that these actors are handsome.

We can also use two types of impersonal passive: 

a) It is said that they are handsome. 
b) They are said to be handsome. 

Pay attention to this examples in the past: 

They knew she had an idea.

It was known that she had an idea.

She was known to have had an idea. (to + have V3)

If the predicate of the passive sentence is a verb transitive like believe, think, find, say, report, consider, understand, acknowledge, expect, tell, know then you can change the active sentence into passive.  These are formal structures. They are often used in news reports and on TV.

 

CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME GOOD EXAMPLES.

EXERCISES

Rephrase the sentences to make them more formal. Look at the example above.

1) People think that the new prime minister is a good speaker.

It is .

 The new prime minister .

2) They report that the suspended gunman is in custody.

The suspended .

  It is .

3) People don't expect that the new party will win the election.

It isn't .

The new .

4) The police say that the principal is at large.

It is .

The principal .

5) The detective knows that the robber has left the city.

It is .

The robber .

6) People believe that giving encouragement is important at work, too.

It is .

Giving encouragement .

7) They told us that Charles drank too much at the party.

It was .

Charles .

– Rephrase the sentences to make them more formal.

1) People know that drug addiction is dangerous.

It is .

2) They believe that the lunch will be delicious.

The lunch is .

3) They think that the children are at school.

The children .

4) People said that the robbery lasted half an hour.

It is .

5) People acknowledge that he is talented.

He is .

6) The newspapers reported that he won the jackpot.

He was .

7) They think that your tea is too sweet.

It is .

8) Everybody says the old bridge will collapse.

The old .

– Rewrite the sentences. Look at the examples.

1) It is said that the thief stole several wallets.

The thief is said to have stolen several wallets.

2) People think that the pigeons carry a lot of diseases.

It is thought that the pigeons carry a lot of diseases.

3) Sarah is known to be the prettiest girl in the class.

It is .

4) It was understood that he got divorced.

He was .

5) Amy Winehouse was reported to have died.

It was .

6) It is acknowledged that she is a talented painter.

She is .

7) The Sun was believed to move round the Earth.

It was .

8) It is said that the pilot was drunken.

The pilot .

9) This kind of material is found to be poisonous.

It is .

10)The witness was thought to have injured.

It was .

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6854
Created by Susan V. Toth (Zsuzsapszi)

MODULE 3. CAUSATIVE FORM

In English, the causative form is used when we don't do something ourselves, instead we arrange for someone else to do it for us.

 

Watch this video and learn more about it: 

 

 

 

The boy is getting his hair cut

There are two verbs generally used in the passive causative form; they are Have and Get. In addition, there is usually no agent in this form; it's not like in active form which has the agent. The action verb is in the past participle, and the object comes before it. The difference between have and get in this passive causative form is that have is more formal than get. 

I have my teeth cleaned
once a year 

Pattern

Subject

Have/Get

Object

Past Participle

Examples:

• I'm going to ask someone to fix my car.
  = I'm going to have my car fixed.

• She asked John to wash the plate.
  = She got the plate washed.

Write the correct response, changing the ACTIVE sentences into PASSIVE CAUSATIVE FORM sentences: 
EX: Jim is sending the letter. (Jim is going to the post office)

 --> Jim is having the letter sent. (Someone else is going to the post office instead of Jim)


1. My mother changed the curtains. --> 

2. Thomas is going to wash the car. --> 

3. Maria has redesigned the web site. --> 

4. Kelly will take Mr. Brown to the beach. --> 

5. John brought the cat to the vet. --> 

6. Jane is putting the vase on the table. --> 

7. We were driving Mr. Jones to the airport. --> 

8. We fed the dog. --> 

9. We have given the money to the homeless shelter. --> 

10. Thomas cut his hair. -->

 

 

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MODULE 3. PASSIVE SENTENCES. MIXED TENSES

We have studied passive sentences in all tenses. To practise, here you have sentences with key answers.

 PASSIVE SENTENCES. MIXED TENSES

 

 

5.THE BULLY. QUESTIONS

 

“The Bully” by Roger Dean Kiser 

Questions

VOCABULARY

booths

The name doesn't ring a bell

I sat there continually racking my brain trying to remember  

I picked up my coffee up and took a sip

I mumbled

I swung myself around on my stool

orphanage

this big bully slammed me up against the lockers in the hallway

Not the big burley guy that I remember  

I spun around to see what had happened

van  

a wheelchair loader

Darn thing sticks once in a while

What goes around comes around

a stern look

the interstate

the southbound ramp

 

 QUESTIONS

1.      What is the setting of this narrative? 

 

2. Who comes to talk to Roger? What does she want from him?

3.      Who was Tony? What was his relationship with Roger?

 

4.      What do we find out about Roger's childhood?

 

5.      What happened at the end of this narrative? 

 

6.-Write three sentences about each character: 

Roger:

 

Tony: 

 

Barbara: 

 

TRANSLATION

Translate these excerpts:  

  “How many times that sorry guy had made fun of my big ears in front of the girls in my class?” How many times this sorry son-of-a-gun had laughed at me because I had no parents and had to live in an orphanage? How many times this big bully slammed me up against the lockers in the hallway just to make himself look like a big man to all the other students?”

  I reached down and grabbed him around the waist and carefully raised him up into the passenger seat of the van.

ANALYSIS

1.   Describe a conflict that Tony deals with every day. 

2.   Describe a conflict Roger faced as a child.

3.   Describe a conflict Roger and Tony had.

4.      What are the topics covered in this story? 

5. Comment on the last sentece: 

"He will be the only friend that I have from my high school days."