Question of the Week

Greetings, students!

This week, the question of the week is:

What is your favourite word in English? What does it mean? Why do you like it?

Mid-Term Revision

Hello, students!

As you all know, the first mid-term exams are next week.

Core Exam

Wednesday 19th July, 13:00-14:00 in the room next door!

The core exam will be based on the grammar and vocabulary for units 1-3 of the English File textbook.

You can revise by re-reading these units, or by completing this work:

Textbook

Revise & Check, p. 18-19

Grammar Bank, unit 1 (p. 127), unit 2 (p. 129), and unit 3 (p. 131)

Workbook

Unit 1, p. 4-9
Unit 2, p. 11-16
Unit 3, p. 17-22

Online

Go to the English File website to practice your vocabulary and grammar, play games, and much, much more!


Supplemental Exam

Friday 21st July, 14:30-15:30 in the SEEK room

The supplemental exam will not specifically test for anything from the textbook. Instead, it focuses on testing your reading and writing skills. Here are some of the topics you should revise:

History of Computers

The Babbage Difference Engine

Right at the start of the year, we looked at technology and computers. For one of the questions, you have to match the computer/program/feature with the correct description. You can review this by looking at the presentation on the history of computers here.

4th July/Independence Day

You will have to answer some multiple choice questions about Independence Day. To review some of the history of Independence Day, you can look at the presentation here and check your knowledge on the quiz here.

Frankenstein

You don't have the book yet, so don't worry! In the exam, you will read short parts of chapter 1 of the Frankenstein reader, which will be in the exam paper. You will answer questions to show that you've understood the grammar and information that you've read. You will also match parts of a sentence to talk about Mary Shelley and the writing of Frankenstein.

If you'd like to look at the presentation on Mary Shelley again, you can find it here.

Here are links to a blurb and pages from chapter 1.
Link 1
Link 2

Indpendence Day

Today, we are going to find out a little bit more about Independence Day.

First, we'll do a quick pop quiz to see what you know about the United States of America, and the holiday of 4th July!

Next, we'll look at this presentation about Independence Day.

Now, you will answer a word puzzle.

http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2016/july-4th-by-the-numbers.html

1) Every 4th July, Americans spend $28 million on bakery ______
2) There are fifty stars on the U.S. flag, __________ each of the fifty U.S. states.
3) 240 years have passed since the _________ of the Declaration of Independence
4) Americans spend $1.114 ________ on soft drinks every year.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/03/how-america-celebrates-4th-july-numbers/86602246/

5) 63.9% of Americans own a U.S. _______
6)  64.5% of Americans will attend a picnic or _________
7) 67% of all firework related ___________ happen within a month of 4th July
8) The biggest firework show in the country is in New York City, on the ________ River

http://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-declaration-of-independence/fourth-of-july/

9) Thomas _________ wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence in June 1776.
10) By 1817, John Adams complained in a letter that America seemed _______ in its past.

Finish the puzzle and bring it to Teacher Philip for points!

Lastly, here is a cool video about the 4th July that you can watch later:

At the Airport

Here is a short video about a person's journey through the airport, and their flight. Watch carefully, and see what things they do/places they go to...

Question of the Week

Hello. students!

This week's question of the week is all about the USA.

What do you think are the best and worst things about America? Overall, do you think the USA is mostly good, mostly bad, or both? Give examples and reasons.