English weekly 3

What to study

English Weekly 3

1.       comprehension

                - quoting , synonyms, antonyms

2.       direct and reported speech

                - worksheet

3.       active and passive voice

                - worksheet

4.       Run-on sentences    -----     You only need to know how to use and, but and or in a sentence!! Look at page 234 of your textbooks.

                - worksheet

5.       Conjunctions – coordinating and subordinating

                worksheet

                TB: 234 WB: 116

                TB: 248 WB: 123

6.       Adjectives

                Worksheet

                TB: 248 WB: 123

Answers from Weekly 2

Important!! Pay special attention to the underlined words. These were the most common mistakes.

Question 2

Direct and reported speech (10 MARKS)

Fill in the following table

Today	1. that day
Last year	2. the previous year /  the year before
This	3. that
Will	4. would
May	5. might

Change the following from direct to reported speech.

1.      John said, “I have decided to go overseas next year.”

John said that he had decided to go overseas the next year/ the following year.

2.      "Leave it here tomorrow," Peter told Michael.

Peter told Michael to leave it there the next day.

3.      "I will park my car here,” Tommy said.

Tommy said that he would park his car there.

4.      "I am not going to tolerate this anymore," said Sarah.

Sarah said that she was not going to tolerate that anymore.

5.      He said, "Mary used to exercise every day.”

            He said that Mary had used to exercise every day.

Question 4

Active and Passive (5 MARKS)

Change the following from active to passive voice.

1.      My dad has fixed the roof.

The roof has been fixed my by dad.

2.      My parents give me some pocket money.

Some pocket money is given to me by my parents.

3.      The teacher will show slides to students.

Some slides will be shown to the students.

4.      The bank is giving enough money.

Enough money is being given by the bank.

5.      The earthquake destroyed the whole town.

The whole town was destroyed by the earthquake.

Answers from classwork
Adjectives

Page 3

	Adjective	Noun
1.	old	castle
2.	golden	key
3.	fifth	day
4.	baby	birds
5.	flat	tire
6.	left	hand
7.	beautiful	music
8.	latest	story
9.	sly	fox
10.	large	Coke

 Page 4

	The Adjective…..	Describes…..
1.	shiny	spaceship
2.	big	eyes
3.	tiny	hand
4.	beautiful	planet
5.	brown	rabbit
6.	frightened	alien

Page 5

Note: you DO NOT need to know the names of each type of adjective (positive, comparative or superlative), only how to USE them.

positive adjective	comparative adjective	superlative adjective
The positive degree is used when simply describing persons or things.	The comparative degree is used when comparing two persons or things.	The superlative degree is used when comparing three or more persons or things.
	Formed by adding er   ----or------ adjective with two or more syllables is formed by adding more before the adjective.	Formed by adding est ------or-------- adjective with two or more syllables is formed by adding most before the adjective.
large	larger	largest
nice	nicer	nicest
hard	harder	hardest
old	older	oldest
tall	taller	tallest
short	shorter	shortest

beautiful	more beautiful	most beautiful
interesting	more interesting	most interesting

You do not need to be able to complete the next exercise on page 5.

Page 6

1.       sharper
2.       fastest
3. 3.    more colorful
4.  4.   more interesting
5.               younger / youngest
6.        warmer
7.  7.    most difficult

Answers from classwork
Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions

A. circle the subordinating conjunction in each sentence

1.       After
2.       when
3.      whether
4.     even though
5.       since

A. circle the subordinating conjunction in each sentence

After

when

whether

even though

since

B. Use a subordinating conjunction to write each pair of sentences as one sentence.

1. I will pay you back when I get the money       OR:   When I get the money, I will pay you back.
2. When the ball went into the basket and bounces out, we all groaned in disbelief.
3. Although Kelly is small, she is a strong player.
4. Because this is an important game, we will try to play our best.
5. Because both teams had the same score at the end of the game, it went into overtime.
6. Julie will work  on her father’s farm when she graduates next year.
7. Although he preferred to go to the park, he agreed to go to the movies.
8. Even though/ although he was happy in his new home, he missed his family and friends.

C. Underline the independent clause

1. Because it was raining, I took my umbrella.
2. He was wearing a coat although it was hot
3. I don’t drink coffee as it makes me nervous
4. Paula got the job even though she had no experience
5. Since Mei Li doesn’t speak English, she can’t go to university in Canada.
6. I will be late today because my car has broken down.
7. Jerry passed the exam the first time while I had to take it three times.
8. Whereas my wife likes to travel abroad, I prefer to stay at home for my vacations.

D. Write whether the sentence is compound or complex

Important: A compound sentence contains a coordinating conjunction (and, but, yet, nor, so, for, or.)

A complex sentence contains a subordinating conjunction (example: while, because, until, since, when)

1. compound
2. Complex
3. Complex
4. compound
5. Complex
6. compound
7. compound
8. Complex
9. compound
10. Complex

Additional practice exercises

Active and Passive

We do not change the tense!!!!!!!!

Go to the following sites and try the tests. Once you are done, you can check your answers online!!

• http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/passive.html
• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/passive1/index.php?action=start2&aufgid=11&Submit=Answer+a+special+part

Direct and reported speech

If the sentence says "said" and NOT says, then the tense must move one step backwards:

Present ----> past   ------> past perfect

Go to the following sites and try the tests. Once you are done, you can check your answers online!!

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/reported-speech-mixed3.html

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?10

Important!!  only complete the sentences with "said". Do not worry about sentences containing a question, because we did not do those in class!! :)

Persuasive Paragraph

To help explain the process of writing a persuasive paragraph, here is a fun, but clever little video explaining how it all works.

 

When you write a persuasive paragraph, remember the Oreo method:

But what does this all mean? On page 235 of your textbook, there is an excellent example of a persuasive paragraph. (Can you see how I've just used an emotive word to make you think that this paragraph is worth looking at?;)

I've broken the paragraph down into separate "oreo" parts. The questions in red are there to guide you and help you see WHY the writer included the information that they did. These are the sorts of questions I will be asking while marking your paragraphs. When you write your paragraph, you WILL NOT write these questions, but you should be answering them. To see how the paragraph itself looks, take a look at it in your textbook.

Assignment:
In the comment box below, I want you to answer the following question. Remember to use at least one fact and/ or example to explain your reason.

Should students still in school be worried about climate change?

Follow this format when answering in the comment box

Name:
Grade:

Question:
My answer:

Reason 1:
Reason 2:

Conclusion:

I look forward to reading your answers.
Please don't copy!

Active and Passive - more examples

I just loved the sarcasm in this little graphic seeing Jim is oh so very excited.