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.

Kensuke's Kingdom Descriptive Writing Assessment: Wednesday 24th February / Thursday 25th February

There is a variety of features to include in your descriptive writing piece this week, such as:

• Irregular verbs
• First and second conditionals
• Advanced colour words
• Kensuke's Kingdom vocabulary
• Vocabulary to describe people
• Vocabulary to describe places
• Metaphors
• Similes
• The five senses (ie. what can you see, hear, touch, taste and smell?)

Kensuke's Kingdom: Chapter 9

1.Name three things that change between Michael and Kensuke as a result of the message in the bottle.

2.What lesson does Kensuke learn that helps him to better understand how Michael is feeling?

3.Michael feels a ‘weight of guilt’ on his shoulders after Kensuke finds the bottle. Write about a time when you felt guilty about something. How did you overcome it?

4.What two things does Kensuke plan to do with Michael after their chat in the cave?

5.Why do they only go fishing in the outrigger once in a while?

6.Why do Kensuke’s paintings of cherry trees remind him of his sister?

7.In the story, Michael came to the island in 1988. What things from everyday life in today’s world would you tell Kensuke about to amaze him? 

The Past Participle

Click on the link below to help you to learn past participle forms:

http://www.sporcle.com/games/triviahappy/Irregular_Verbs

The Third Conditional

3rd Conditional

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3233

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/third-conditional-exercise-1.html

So, a review of the conditionals:

ird-conditional-exercise-1.html

The Second Conditional

2nd Conditional

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3227

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional-exercise-1.html

Kensuke's Kingdom: Chapter 5

Copy and paste the following questions into a Word document and then type up full answers to each question.

1.Why did Michael feel disappointed in Stella?

2.Where does the old man go?

3.What place does Michael call home?

4.How many people are on the island in Michael’s opinion?

5.Why does Michael feel happier on page 75?

6.Does Michael sleep any better?

Kensuke's Kingdom: Chapter 6 Comprehension Questions

1. Find a synonym of wet on page 92.

2. Find a word that means a place apart and to be alone on page 92.

3. Find an expression that means to be very sad and depressed on page 93.

4. Find a verb that means to go into the water on page 93.

5. Find a verb that means to collect and store on page 93.

6. Find an adjective that means clean and shiny on page 94