Past Perfect Tense & Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Dear class,

Read up about the use of Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous Tense before our lesson next week:

1) Past Perfect 1
2)Past Perfect 2
3) Past Perfect Continuous 1
4) Past Perfect Continuous 2

Please click on the links below to try the online exercises:

Simple Warm-up - Past Perfect
Simple Warm-up - Past Perfect Continuous

1) Past Perfect MCQ

2) Past Perfect Continuous MCQ

3) Exercise 11 - Simple Past & Past Perfect

4) Exercise 13 - Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous

The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Dear class,

Some links on the story...

1) Animation 1
2) Animation 2
3) Animation 3

Unit 2 Proverbs

Click on the links below to access lists of proverbs:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3: More Common Proverbs
Link 4: A-Z Proverbs
Link 5: Meanings explained

Idiom or Proverb?

According to Cambridge Dictionary:

Idiom

a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word understood on its own


Proverb

a short sentence, etc., usually known by many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice

Description of People

Dear class,

You are to write a description of a person in your group.
Use your brainstorming sheet to help you.

It must include the following:
1. Eyes, eyebrows and/or eye lashes
2. Nose
3. Mouth, lips and/or teeth
4. Face shape
5. Hair
6. Complexion
7. Others e.g. cheeks, facial marks like scars, moles
8. Neck
9. Shoulders, limbs (hands/feet/fingers etc), body
10. Any other physical attributes you may wish to add
*11. Add in character traits wherever possible. This will help you to make your paragraph interesting and rich. Click here for help.

Click the link here to upload your file.
Only upload the finalised copy.
You should also save a copy in your workspace as a back-up.

How to name your file:
1. Click 'save as'.
2. Filename should be '(Grpname)'.
3. Check the 4shared site that your file is reflected on the page.

Unit 1 Descriptive Language

Dear class,

Click on the links below to access some sample websites with useful vocabulary lists:

1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Onomatopoeia
4. Personification

I'm sure you can look for more. Share with the class what you have found!

Unit 1 Grammar: 'to' +infinitive

Dear class,

This is another link to some notes about this grammatical item.
Do read through to gain a better understanding of it in your own free time.

Something interesting:
Listen to this song by the Corrs and see if you can spot any 'to' + infinitive.

Check your answers with the lyrics!

Love,
Miss Yu

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Miss Yu