FORM 4 (25/6/12)

PRINT/COPY,PASTE AND DO. (Grammar 1)

1. http://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Using%20irregular%20verbs%20that%20stay%20the%20same.pdf
2. http://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Using%20Irregular%20verbs%20in%20perfect%20tense.pdf
3. http://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Advanced%20Forming%20Questions%20-%20How.pdf
4. http://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Advanced%20Forming%20Questions%20-%20To%20Do.pdf
5. http://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Verbs.pdf

FORM 5 HOMEWORK (22-24 JUNE 2012)

WATCH THE SITCOM AT THIS ADDRESS.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjeW0u06Fo0

Using the subtitles:

1. List down twenty (20) new words and their meanings.
2. List down five (5) linguistic jokes and explain in your own words, why they are funny.

e.g. 1. I am Brown. - It's funny because Mr. Brown is referring to his name while Ali Nadim was mistakenly referring to his skin colour.

Have a blast!

FORM 4 HOMEWORK (22-23 JUNE 2012)

PRINT, PASTE AND DO THESE EXERCISES IN YOUR READING AND SPEAKING EXERCISE BOOK

EXERCISE A

Phrasal Verbs

“Over the weekend, things really got me down. I have so much work to do now that Bruce has left. I am finding it hard to get on top of things. I tried to get down to business on Friday and sort things out but there was so much. I need to talk this over with my boss. I expect that she will just tell me to face up to it and get on with it!
I miss Bruce; I really looked up to him and now I feel as though I have a lot to live up to. I should just go along with things for now and not worry so much. However, if I don't manage things, a lot of people will criticize and possibly really put me down. It's hard.”

Now, match the phrasal verbs from the text to their meanings:

1. To agree with/to accept -
2. To discourage and criticize -
3. To work and not hesitate -
4. Respected -
5. To fulfil someone’s high opinions -
6. Depressed me -
7. Got ahead of something -
8. To discuss -
9. To deal with -
10. To organize  -
11. To start -
    
    
    EXERCISE B
    Idioms – A

    (Don't) add fuel to the fire

    (Don't) add insult to injury

    (Don't) kick a man when he's down

    - Don't make a bad situation even worse.

    Absence makes the heart grow fonder

    - Being far away from a person you love makes your love even stronger.

    A penny saved is a penny earned

    - It's good to save money, rather than spending and wasting it.

    A picture is worth a thousand words

    - Pictures can give more information than words alone.

    Actions speak louder than words

    - What you actually do is more important than what you say you will do.

    (It's) all in your head

    - imagined, not real

    Around the clock

    - all the time; 24 hours

    Asleep at the wheel

    - not paying attention; not doing his/her responsibilities

    (Shout or yell) at the top of your lungs

    -

    (to shout or yell) as loud as you can

    
    

    Idiom Advice

    Using the idioms listed above, give advice to these people:

    Tom: I really want to go see a movie tonight, but I'm trying to save my money to buy a new watch.

    Advice:___A penny saved is a penny earned___(e.g.)

    Julie: I just saw my brother's girlfriend with another boy, but he's in a really bad mood because he got fired this morning. Do you think I should tell him?

    Advice:_____________________________________________

    Iris: Did you hear that? I think I heard something in the kitchen! Wait. . . . I'm not sure. There it is again! I think I heard something. Do you hear it? Maybe it's a ghost! Maybe it's a thief!

    Advice:_____________________________________________

    William: My grandfather is so old that he's almost deaf. When I talk to him, he doesn't even notice that I'm talking.

    Advice:_____________________________________________

    Rita: My sister always steals my money! I yelled at her, and she apologized and promised that she would stop, but I don't know if I should believe her.

    Advice:_____________________________________________

    David: My girlfriend got a really good job offer in Taipei, but I’m afraid that if she moves away, she’ll forget about me and we might break up. 

    Advice:_____________________________________________

     

    EXERCISE 3

    Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. Remember to enjoy the jokes too!

    
    

    Joke 1

    Just for laughs:
    
    We ______________ our newborn son, Adam, to the pediatrician for his first checkup. As he finished, the doctor __________ us, "You have a cute baby."
    Smiling, I said, "I bet you __________ that to all new parents."
    "No," he replied, "just to those whose babies really ________ good-looking."
    "So what __________ you say to the others?" I asked.
    "He ________ just like you."

     Joke 2

    A teacher says "OK, class. Today we're __________ to be talking about the tenses. If I say 'I'm beautiful,' what tense _________ I using?"
    A boy raises his hand and says, "Obviously the past tense, Miss." - 

    (Shadman Asif)

    Joke 3

    I was __________ a wedding ceremony when my five-year-old son asked, "Mum, why the bride always __________ white gown?" I answered that that's because it was her happiest day.
    He then followed _________ with a second question, "Why does her groom wear black?" This time, I just smiled back.

    (Rowena T. Monleon)

    Joke 4

    Halfway _________ a romantic dinner, my husband smiled and said, "You look so beautiful _________ these lights." I was falling _________ love all over again when he added, "We got to get some of these lights."