Defining Relative clauses

Remember that we use the words which, who, where, when, that to make sentences longer

Do the following exercises to help you:

1. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?08

2. Do this one with a partner. You will have to discuss the answers and write them down

http://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/relative1q.html


3. Yesterday you looked at places to go on different holidays.

Today you are going to choose one country and you are going to write a short travel guide to a country of your choice.

You can use some of the information that you found yesterday if it is useful.

You will need to include the words which, who, where, when, that in each paragraph. The group who uses these words the most CORRECTLY are the winners.

When you write your travel guide choose from the following information:

people
food
customs
arts
transport
cities
history
places of interest
daily life
advice for travellers
anything else

4. Write your file in word and save it to your workspace, my flash drive

We will be displaying the work in class. If it is nice :-)

Reporting what someone has said

RULES OF REPORTED SPEECH ARE FOUND HERE:

http://valenciaenglish.netfirms.com/reported.htm

to download use:

http://valenciaenglish.netfirms.com/pdffiles/reported.pdf



Today we will be looking a how to report what someone has said.

1. Please complete the following exercises

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements2.htm

http://valenciaenglish.netfirms.com/reportedex.htm


2. Go to the following website and choose a video

http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/archive/

3. Using the rules of reported speech watch the video and report what they said.

Write down what they said eg She/He said ....................

4. Find another person. Tell them the information you found and then show them the video.

The E3 Class

The better life we came to find in UK
Coming from Portugal (Guinea Bissau) with sunshine Afrom Latin hot blood
Coming from Poland, Kurdistan, Czech, Sudan, Angola
All brought cultures, languages foods
Put in a big wok and let it boil about 1 hour
and mix with English flavours (vegetables etc)
And you will see what is going to happen
We get two great full meals forever and for everyone in UK

Our Class

Mix Diman, Nikola and Natali.
Fry them together and add some Nariman and Dilshad for some spice taste
Sprinkle Hermas and Gosia very lightly
Take some Liborio and Adam
Blend with Jamal
Put everything together then serve it with some nice Kasia and Dorota

Morning!

We are going to continue looking at the past simple today. You will need a pair of headphones...... REMEMBER TO CLICK THE MUTE SIGN IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER





1. Use this website and work through the exercises

http://www.real-english.com/reo/43/43-1.htm

2. When you have finished these exercises you can continue with the exercises from last week. Remember to click at the top/bottom of the page to They are on this page:

http://www.real-english.com/reo/46/46-1.htm

Have a good weekend!

3. Finish the writing work from yesterday and email it to me.....

CHECK YESTERDAYS BLOOG ENTRY!

Past Progressive

1. Go to this page to get an explanation of Simple Past and Past Progressive

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro

2. Do the following exercises (use an online dictionary to help with new words)

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises?ex02

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises?ex03

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises?ex04

3. Go to this page and go to page 8. Complete Activity A (1, 2, 3)

http://rwp.excellencegateway.org.uk/readwriteplus/bank/esol%20e3%20unit%201.pdf

4. I want you to think about an ancient civilisation

Romans, Vikings, Normans, Saxons, Celts (people originally from England)

Just choose 1.....and work with a partner

Use the internet to find out about them. Use the simple past and past progressive to write a short story about them (100 words) Use microsoft word

DO NOT COPY AND PASTE!!!!!!

Add some pictures to make it look nice, and email it to me:

jsearing@cityplym.ac.uk

See you soon

Jason

Past Simple

1. Go to this website and complete the questions


http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises

2. Do the same with this website

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.pastsim.i.htm






3. Go to this web site

and work through the exercises......

You will need headphones. If you want to record your voice
you will need a microphone


http://www.real-english.com/reo/46/46-1.htm


In 1981 I started school and in 1987 I passed my exams

In 1987 I passed my driving test and got a car

I left UK and went to live in Greece in 1991

I lived in Greece for two years

Then I lived in Israel. I worked on a diving boat and lived by the sea.

After that I moved to Hong Kong. I worked there for two years.

I loved Hong Kong but I went to work in Thailand

In 1999 I fininshed university and began a new life in Spain.

I spent two years in Spain from 1998 to 2000, where I learnt Spanish.

I moved to Plymouth in 2001. From 2001-2004 I worked at the university.

I started working at City College 4 years ago.





STOP HERE AND WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS


http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_tl_british.shtml