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February --- Lesson 1

(Form 3)​

Jump High Education By Jane Wong

Today's Agenda

1. ​Warm-up exercises

2. Participle Clauses

3. Noun Clauses

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Warm-up exercises

• ​ Collocations (go together)

• Synonyms

• Linking words

• Phrasal verbs & idioms​

This exercise consists of an article about films stars and music celebrities in which there are 8 gaps. Each gap represents a missing word or phrase.

Your task

INSTRUCTIONS

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​Language Skills

Multiple Choice

Newspapers and magazines are full of stories about famous people and the fantastic (1) ...that they enjoy. I think it is something that we get used to.

• lifestyles

• habits

• means

• situations

Multiple Choice

I think it is something that we get used to. We expect to see them wearing costly clothes and, going to fabulous parties. It seems (2) ... that if you have a lot of money, you will spend it in these ways.

• common

• regular

• natural

• general

Notes

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• Common = it is found in large numbers/ happens often

• ​Natural = Reasonable (合理的)

• General = describing the situation as a whole (整體/一般)

• Regular ​= happening frequently (定期的)

Multiple Choice

Some people who are rich and famous do manage to have a happy life as well. They get married and have children and, although they have to work hard, they still have time to give to their family. Victoria and David Beckham are just one example of a happy celebrity (3) ...

• item

• set

• team

• couple

Multiple Choice

However, money doesn't always bring (4) ... .Sometimes the opposite is true.

• happiness

• gladness

• hopefulness

• playfulness

Multiple Choice

Celebrities often talk to the press about the (5) ... of being rich and famous.

• tensions

• forces

• pressures

• hassles

Notes

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• Pressures = 壓力 you feel that you must do a lot of tasks / make a lot of decisions in very little time, or that people expect a lot from you

• Forces = the power / strength / influence sth has

• Tensions = 壓力 1) conflict because of a lack of trust 2) a feeling of worry and anxiety that makes it difficult for you to relax

• ​Hassles = A situation causing difficulty / trouble

Multiple Choice

Some of them end up drinking too much or taking drugs. The actress Elizabeth Taylor, for example, visited clinics many times for these (6) ... .

• doubts

• problems

• disputes

• troubles

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​Notes

• doubts = Uncertainty about the truth, fact, or existence of sth

• problems = A situation that is unsatisfactory and causes difficulties for people

• disputes = An argument

• ​troubles

Multiple Choice

The divorce rate is also very high among celebrities. As often their marriages last only a short period and they re-marry very quickly, but the same thing happens again. Ultimately, I think it (7) ... on the person.

• resets

• depends

• resolves

• hangs

Notes

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• depend on = 視乎

• resolve = ​解決

• ​rest on = be based on sth (because you need it/them)

• ​hang on = wait for a short time

Multiple Choice

I don't believe that being unhappy is a consequence of fame, but I do think that it may be challenging to cope with having a lot of money and fame. Celebrities are ordinary people (8) ... it all, and perhaps some of them are not strong enough to deal with their fame.

• underfund

• underneath

• underline

• undermost

Underneath it all = In reality / Actually

Notes

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Parts of speech

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Instructions

Music in Schools is about a group of people are trying to introduce classical music to young children in Primary Schools. This exercise consists of a text in which there are 8 gaps. Each gap represents a missing word or phrase.

Subject | Subject

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Fill in the Blank

Primary schools in London are trying out an ambitious plan through which young children get an (1) _________ (INTRODUCE) to serious music.

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The idea comes from a group of famous (2) ... (MUSIC) who are concerned about...

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The idea comes from a group of famous (2) musicians who are concerned about the (3) ... (SURVIVE) of certain types of classical music.

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They see the plan as one possible (4) ... (SOLVE) to the problem of declining audiences at classical concerts.

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Their (5) ... (ARGUE) is that an interest in classical music should be developed in early childhood.

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They reject the idea that children are (6) ... (INTEREST) in serious music or necessarily find it boring.

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The group goes into a school and gives a live (7) ... (PERFORM) of a short classical piece and then this is followed by an explanation of how the instruments work.

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These sessions have proved so (8) ... (SUCCESS) that they have now become a regular feature in some schools.

Participles & Noun Clauses

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Complete the participle clause at the start of each sentence using the information in brackets.

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e.g. Swimming strongly, she ​was able to cross the river in just a few minutes. (She swam strongly.)

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​Instructions

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_____________ in oil, Cohn got out from under the car. (He was covered in oiL)

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...in Latin, the two letters were sent in 1406 to the French king. (They were written in Latin.)

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.... them twice this year already, Bayern Munich are favourites to win again against Real Madrid. (They have beaten them twice this year already.)

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...how to use the software, I found it easy to design my own website. (I was shown how to use the software.)

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... eaten anything for hours, I was starting to feel a bit faint. (I hadn't eaten anything for hours.)

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...her glasses, she began to read her speech. (She put on her glasses.)

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... Portuguese, I found travelling in Brazil difficult. (I can't speak Portuguese.)

3.2 Read this extract from a blog about a visit to London. Rewrite the underlined parts using a participle clause, to-infinitive or reduced clause

Subject | Subject

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​e.g. While I was in London --> While in London

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When I saw the pocket watches, I was reminded of the old watch my grandfather used to wear.

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After I looked at the Chinese collection, I had hoped to see the Mexican collection.

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Unfortunately, when I got there I found that it was cloased.

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Because I'd spent the whole morning walking around the museum, I decided that I wanted to do something very different in the afternoon.

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So I went to the London Eye in order that I could get a bird's eye-view of the city.

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When they are looked at from the top of the Eye, some of the biggest buildings appear quite small.

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I went back to my hotel room and slept for a couple of hours before I went out to have dinner.

Instructions

In these sentences, is the subject of the participle and the main clause the same (5) or different (D)? If it is different, think about how you could rewrite the sentence correctly.

Subject | Subject

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Multiple Choice

Painted bright yellow, I could see the signs clearly from a distance.

• Same

• Different

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence:

Painted bright yellow, I could see the signs clearly from a distance

Because the signs were painted bright yellow, I could see them clearly from a distance. 

Multiple Choice

Hearing a noise from one of the bedrooms, I quietly climbed upstairs

• Same

• Different

Multiple Choice

Laughing at her new hat, iing looked really angry with me.

• Same

• Different

Because I laughed at Jing's new hat, she looked really angry with me.  

Multiple Choice

Kept in the fridge, the cheese should stay fresh for weeks.

• Same

• Different

Multiple Choice

Holding her umbrella tightly, she went out into the storm

• Same

• Different

Multiple Choice

Talking to each other in the library, I asked them to keep quiet.

• Same

• Different

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence:

Talking to each other in the library, I asked them to keep quiet.

Because they talked to each other in the library, I asked them to keep quiet.

Multiple Choice

Worried that Zahira hadn't arrived, I decided to phone her home.

• Same

• Different

Read these comments by a resident, a fire officer and a climate change expert about a recent flood. Complete each text with that or the fact that.

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​3.2 - Grammar Exercises

Multiple Choice

Resident: Nobody really thought (1) ... flooding this bad would happen again,...

• that

• the fact that

Multiple Choice

Resident Nobody really thought that flooding this bad would happen again, but as the river level rose, we had to face up to (2) ... we'd have to leave our home.

• that

• the fact that

Multiple Choice

Personally, I blame the fire service. (3) .... it's been raining heavily here for five days should have meant that they were better prepared to help us.

• that

• the fact that

Multiple Choice

Fire officer I really feel (4) .... some of the criticisms of my fire officers are unfair, although...

• that

• the fact that

Multiple Choice

Fire officer I really feel that some of the criticisms of my fire officers are unfair, although (5) ... today is a public holiday did mean that many of our staff weren't here to help with the rescue.

• that

• the fact that

Multiple Choice

However, we warned residents yesterday (6) ... they might have to evacuate their houses with little notice, ...

• that

• the fact that

Multiple Choice

and the difficulty in evacuating people from their houses wasn't helped by (7) ... they wanted to take large amounts of personal belongings with them.

• that

• the fact that

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he (2) .... (told / questions) to answer

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2A: There's a job advert here for a train driver. Do you think I should go for it?

B: But (3) .... (know / to drive)a train?

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A: No, but I'm sure they'll be able (4) .... (teach / to do). I might send for an application form.

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3 When I got to hospital, a nurse took me into a room and (5) ... (showed / to sit).

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I was very anxious (6) .... (would happen / next)and ...

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I was very anxious what would happen next and (7) ... (asked / the doctor) would be coming.

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4 A: Remember (8) ... (time I were) in London and our wallets and train tickets were stolen?

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B: I certainly do. Then we had (9) ... (problem Ito get back) to Manchester without tickets or money.

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A: (10) ... (reason / mention) now is that the man who gave us the money to get home is on the front of today's paper. He's wanted for robbing a bank!