22 Feb 2012

Unit 4 Test Answer key


Part A

1
a) fairy tales
b) fable
c) anecdote
d) myths/mythology
e) short stories
f) legend

2
a) cock-and-bull
b) End of story
c) tales
d) it’s a long story
e) the story of my life

3
a) plausible
b) gullible
c) swallowed
d) unscrupulous
e) make out

4
a) to step
b) was to be
c) to arrive
d) had been thinking
e) was to have been
f) signing


5
1) So
2) for example
3) such as
4) Likewise
5) too
6) in particular
7) or at least
8) In other words

6
1) What a nightmare!
2) What a relief!
3) How scary!
4) I don’t blame you!
5) Lucky you!

Part B

7 Suggested answers
a) (Students must give three out of these four pieces of information) His brother was buried in an unmarked grave, they lived in a shotgun shack, they were always hard up, Elvis had to rifle through bins.
b) He had problems finding work after his release.
c) Hillbilly music, gospel music and African-American rhythm and blues.
d) Sam Phillips, boss of Sun Records.
e) Lots of people called the radio station to find out who the singer was.


20 Feb 2012

March Exam

The March exam will take place on
  • 5th & 7th for Mon-Wed classes.
  • 6th & 8th for Tu-Thu classes.
Day 1: reading & listening
Day 2: writing & orals

18 Feb 2012

Words in the news

I want to recommend this site for listening to news & reading the transcripts.It's got vocabulary info too.
It's here

16 Feb 2012

Revolting Rhymes: Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

How to write a discursive essay

Remember you should organise it into introduction, body & conclusion. Then give your opinion & reasons. For more information read the file you can download here.