Active vs Passive Voice

Work through the exercises on active versus passive voice via the following links:

Active vs Passive 1

Active-Passive Test

Active-Passive in Simple Past

Active-Passive in Simple Present

Skellig: School or Home Schooling?

Write at least eight sentences explaining the benefits or being taught at school, and the benefits of being taught at home.

I think it is best to go to school/ be home schooled for several reasons.  

Firstly….                            (For example…

Secondly…                        Because…)

Also…

 

On the other hand, some people believe that _________ might be better because….

However, personally, I would prefer to ….

Causative Verbs

Work through the following exercises on causative verbs:

Causative ‘Have’/’Got’

Causative ‘Have’

Causative 'Have': Different Tenses

Extension Task: Causative Verbs

Skellig: Chapter 11 & 12 Comprehension Questions

Write FULL ANSWERS for the following questions. Use the sentence openers given to start each of your answers:

1.Does Michael’s teacher know why we have shoulder blades? (p31)

          Yes/No, Michael's teacher does/doesn't know why we have shoulder blades.

2.Why is Michael’s mum upset? (p.35)

           Michael's mum is upset because...

3.What does Michael’s mum say about shoulder blades? (p36)

           Michael's mum says that shoulder blades...

4.Why is Michael so interested in shoulder blades?

           Michael's mum is so interested in shoulder blades because...

5.What do you think the man in the garage is?  Explain your answer.

          I think that the man in the garage is a...   I think this because...

Skellig: Chapter Eight Comprehension Questions

1) What are 27 and 53?

2) What reason does Michael give for not letting his dad eat his leftovers?

3) What does his father eat instead?

4) How do you know Michael’s mum is worried about Michael?

5) Why do you think Michael’s mum is worried about Michael?

6) What does Michael do with the take-away?

Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect Tenses

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous:

Exercises:

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple vs Past Continuous 2

Past Simple vs. Past Perfect:



Exercises:

Past Simple vs Past Perfect

Past Simple vs Past Perfect 2

Past Simple vs Past Perfect 3

Kensuke's Kingdom Letter: Some Common Errors

Work through the following exercises (all of which were common errors in your Kensuke's Kingdom exercise):

Felt vs Fell

Location Prepositions

Location Prepositions 2

Position Prepositions

Positions Prepositions 2

All / Everything / Everyone / Everybody

Once you have worked through all of these exercises, write 8-10 lines describing an interesting day in your life (you can invent this if you want!). You must use about ten of the words that you have been practising today, and highlight them.