To begin with the new unit, we will do this quiz to check how much we know about Culture and Identity.
English - Advanced. This blog is aimed at advanced students and is intended to be an alternative source of information (other than the textbook and the photocopies provided by myself). This blog offers some extra material for further practice. It also contains some of the video-activities and podcasts that have been used in our lessons.
29 Nov 2022
26 Nov 2022
Cleft sentences: activities
A) READ THE INFORMATION IN GREEN. THEN, COMPLETE THE REPLIES. EACH REPLY MUST CONTAIN A CLEFT SENTENCE.
Nick turned up late for work on Monday because he got stuck in a traffic jam on the ring road.
Luckily Nick has a mobile phone so he was able to phone his boss and warn her that he would
be late. She was furious but managed to reschedule an important meeting for the afternoon.
1.Nick was late because he overslept, wasn’t he?
No, it ______________________________________________________ that he was late.
2.How on earth did Nick let the boss know he’d be late?
Well, what _______________________________________________ call her from his
mobile phone.
3.Wasn’t Nick late on Wednesday?
No, _________________________________________________ that he was late.
4. Nick’s boss had to start the meeting without him, didn’t she?
No, what she ______________________________________ the afternoon.
5. Didn’t Nick get stuck in a traffic jam in the town centre?
No, not in the town centre; it _____________________________________ got stuck.
6. I heard the boss was a little annoyed with Nick for being late.
No, she wasn’t “a little annoyed”. What ____________________________________!
B) FOR EACH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW, WRITE A NEW SENTENCE AS SIMILAR AS
POSSIBLE IN MEANING TO THE ORIGINAL SENTENCE, BUT USING THE WORDS GIVEN
IN BOLD.
1.We just need 5 minutes to fix it. ALL
_________________________________________________________________________
2.I’m not questioning his dedication. ISN’T
_________________________________________________________________________
3.These men a re totally ruthless. WHAT
_________________________________________________________________________
4.We inherited everything except the house. ONLY THING
_________________________________________________________________________
5.You know the sales assistant told me exactly the same thing. THAT’S
_________________________________________________________________________
6.We’re taking the au-pair with us. DOING
_________________________________________________________________________
25 Nov 2022
Identity vocabulary
These are some words that may help you when dealing with the topic of "Identity":
be owned by; be in the possession of
happiness felt in a secure relationship
relating to or including diverse nationalities or customs
not in physical motion
showing little if any change
continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow
be involved in
do something together or with others
relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people
the social process of becoming or being made marginal
a feeling of pride in yourself
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
beliefs of a group in which they have emotional investment
the act of moving something from its natural environment
the act of causing someone to become unfriendly or hostile
not deriving from the essential nature of something
part; cease or break association with
stick to firmly
be similar, be in line with
make alike
alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard
a relation between things or events
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
limit the range or extent of
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
cause to seem less serious
alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard
recognize as being
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
the properties distinguishing reproductive roles
correspondence in form, type, or appearance
the act of making a part of something
a deliberate act of omission
slanderous defamation
speak unfavorably about
a fear of foreigners or strangers
having abnormal fear or hatred of foreigners
the quality of being better than someone or something
the state of being lesser
22 Nov 2022
An informal email
You receive this email from your friend Ashley:
Subject: Rough patch
Hey {your name},
I hope you're doing well. It's been a while since we've talked, and I just wanted to check in to see how you're doing. You know, when things are tough it can be hard to have somebody who cares on your side. I know you're going through a rough patch right now,
I don't know what you're going through, but I know it's tough. Your life is changing and you don't know what to do. It's not always easy to recognize the help that's available. I'm just a phone call away and I want you to know your voice matters. I'm here for you if you need it.
We'll always be friends, no matter what happens.
Ashley
Answer this email and try to use as much vocabulary and structures from unit 2 as possible. It's a written co-production, so you can write a maximum of 100 words.
Deadline: December 1st.
14 Nov 2022
Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs: these are structures composed by a verb and a preposition or an adverb. Some phrasal verbs may be formed by three words. There are four groups of phrasal verbs:
· Group 1. No object: the verb and the preposition/adverb can’t be separated. E.g. The meeting went on for hours.
· Group 2. With an object. In this group, the verb and the preposition/adverb can be separated. Here, we need to be careful:
§ If the object is a noun, it can go after both parts of the phrasal verb or between them.
E.g. Take off your shoes or Take your shoes off.
§ If the object is a pronoun it must go between the two parts.
E.g. Take
them off. Never Take off them.
· Group 3: With an object, but the verb and the preposition/adverb can’t be separated.
E.g. She looks after her young sister at
weekends. Never She looks her young sister after at weekends.
· Group 4: With two prepositions or adverbs, They can’t be separated.
E.g. We are looking forward to our holiday. Never We are
looking forward our holiday to.
Download the document titled “Phrasal verbs revision” and do activities 1a, 2a and 3 based on the previous explanation. Read the difference between separable and non-separable phrasal verbs in section 4.
8 Nov 2022
What's your personality?
Do the questionnaire on the first page and then asnwer the question: What's your personality?
Find out which category you fit into and read the description of your personality. How accurate was the description of your personality? You will be able to see the different types of personalities on the second page.
Click here to download the document.
To answer question 4, you need to check this picture:
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