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Edubest English Programme
PR 2B
Module 11
Computer Quiz
Week Date Vocabulary (%) Phrasal Verb (%) Grammar (%) Others 1 2 3 4 5
VOCABULARY
No. Vocabularies & Meanings
1 appointed
- chosen
2. appreciate
- like; respect
3. Baroque
- a 17th-century style of music
4. Cantor
- choirmaster
5. century
- a period of 100 years
6. chapel
- a part of a larger church, with its own altar
7. composer
- someone who composes music
8. compositions
- a musical work
9. direct
- instruct
10. director
- organiser; conductor; leader
11. Duke
- a nobleman of the highest rank
12. duty
13. essentially - basically 14. fine - great 15. hasten - speed up 16. mark - indicate; commemorate 17. musician
- one who composes, conducts, or performs music
18. operation - surgery 19. poverty - poorness 20. publish - print 21. recognise - know 22. remain - stay 23. rest
- all the other people, things etc
24. result in
- cause
25. speculate
- guess
26. spur
- prompt
27. stroke
- a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.
28. undergo
- go through
29. widow
- a woman whose husband is dead
30. worldwide news
- entire world
Vocabulary exercise:
Complete Vocabulary Crossword exercise in computer laboratory with the words listed above.
COMPREHENSION
Read the passage below and answer the questions that following.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German Baroque composer. He was one of the greatest composers of all time. Sadly, during his lifetime, he was not well known and was mostly recognised for his excellent performance on the organ.
In 1708, Bach was appointed organist and chamber musician to the
Duke of Saxe-Weimar. During the nine years that followed, Bach composed
many of his finest organ compositions and became known as a fine organist. In 171 7, Bach became the chapel master. His duties were to direct and compose music for the church in the court of the music lover, Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cothen. In 1723, however, Bach left Anhalt-Cothen for Leipzig. He became Cantor, a teacher and director of music of St. Thomas's in Leipzig. Bach remained in Leipzig for the rest of his life.
By 1740, Bach's eyesight was failing. He underwent two major eye
operations which resulted in his complete blindness. These operations also
damaged his health and many speculate that it might just have been that which
hastened his death. He died of a stroke on July 28, 1750.
Bach is buried at St. John's cemetery, Leipzig. Bach's widow, Anna, lived for another decade, dying in poverty in 1760. Bach's death in 1750 marked the end of the Baroque period in music. Bach's works were soon forgotten. Many of his works were not published until a century after his death.
In March 1829, almost 100 years after Bach's death, the composer, Felix Mendelssohn, performed Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion'. This spurred a
worldwide interest in Bach. Bach's works were finally appreciated by the world
- essentially for the first time.
Exercise 1
Spot and correct the mistakes.
1. Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the great composers of all time. However, he was not well known and was mostly recognised for his excel performance on the organ. ( ) ( )
2. Bach composed many of his finest organ compositions and became known as a fine organ. ( )
3. In 1717, Bach became the chapel master. His duties were to direct and compose music for the church in the court of the animal lover. ( )
4. In 1723, Bach became Cantor, a teacher and director of music of St. Thomas's in Leipzig for the rest of his live. ( )
5. By 1740, Bach's eyesight was failing. He underwent two major eye operators which resulted in his complete deafness. ( )
6. Bach is buried at St. John's church, Leipzig. ( )
7. Bach's death in 1750 marked the start of the Baroque period in music. ( )
8. In March 1829, almost 100 years before Bach's death, the composer, Felix Mendelssohn, performed Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion'. ( )
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Exercise 2
All answers must be in complete sentences.
1. Who was Johann Sebastian Bach?
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2. What does a composer do?
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3. What is believed to be the cause of Bach's death?
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4. Define 'Baroque'.
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5. What was it that sparked public interest in Bach's music?
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THEMATIC VOCABULARY
Public Transport
1. Alight verb a formal word meaning to get off a bus or train.
2. Board verb to get on a bus, train, etc.
3. Carriage noun one of the parts of a train that has seats for passengers.
4. Catch verb (catches, catching, caught, caught) to arrive in time to get on a particular bus, train, etc.
5. Change verb to get off one train and onto another.
6. Engine noun 1 the part of a vehicle that gives it the power to move along.
2 a locomotive.
7. Level crossing noun a place where a road or path crosses a railway track.
8. Line noun 1 a railway track.
2 a railway or part of a railway between two particular places.
9. Metro noun a railway in a large town or city that runs mainly underground and has lines cross each other.
10. Miss verb to arrive too late to get on a particular bus, train, etc.
11. Public transport noun a system of trains, buses, etc that anyone can pay to use.
12. Rail noun one of the long pieces of metal that are laid side by side on the ground for trains to run long.
13. Railway noun a transport system in which trains run on tracks and stop at stations.
14. Station noun a place where trains stop to let people get on or off.
15. Vending machine noun an automatic device at a railway station or bus station that gives you a
particular drink or snack when you put money in and press a button.
Exercise 1
Choose the most suitable answer to replace the underlined word(s) and write its number in the brackets provided.
1. We crossed the track at the level crossing. (1) way (2) rail
(3) line (4) road ( )
2. A policeman got on the bus at the next stop. (1) alighted on (2) embarked on
(3) got into (4) boarded ( )
3. There are some interesting old locomotives at the Transport Museum. (1) carriages (2) engines
(3) trains (4) buses ( )
4. If you want to visit the Gallery of Modern Art, take a train on the northeast line and get off at Picasso Square.
(1) alight (2) get down
(3) disembark (4) embark ( )
5. The train left the tracks and overturned. (1) lines (2) rails
(3) rail (4) road ( )
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Exercise 2
Fill each blank with the word(s) you think best. Do not use the same word(s) more than once.
railway lines metro bus miss station public transport
Mr and Mrs Lee live in the city with their two children, Sam and Sally, and Mr Lee's mother. They would all prefer to live in the countryside, but there is very little (1) _______________ there. This would make it difficult for the children and old Mrs Lee, who cannot drive, to get around on their own.
In the city the public transport is very good. Sam and Sally go to school by (2) _______________ every day. The buses run every ten minutes, so if they (3) _______________ one, they do not have very long to wait for the next one. There is also a (4) _______________: a network of (5) _______________, mostly underground, with trains that travel quickly from one (6) _______________ to another. Mr and Mrs Lee take the metro to work, because it is much quicker than going by car. Old Mrs Lee uses both services to visit her friends in other parts of the city.
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Simple Past Tense
We use the Simple Past Tense of the verb to describe actions that have already taken place at a specific time in the past.
To change most verbs into the past tense, we add –ed at the end of the word. However, some words have to be changed in other ways to get the past tense.
Way to change Present Tense Past Tense
Cook Cooked Laugh Laughed Adding –ed Seat Seated Agree Agreed Die Died Adding –d Hate Hated Cry Cried Hurry Hurried Adding -ied try Tried Kim and her friends celebrated her birthday last week.
The other night, a strange man knocked at my door. A few hours ago it rained heavily.
There are verbs that take on a different form when they are in the past tense.
Present Tense Past Tense
give gave leave left
keep kept ride rode
Present Tense Past Tense
see saw throw threw
wear wore wring wrung put read slit
shed split spread
Past Continuous Tense
The Past Continuous Tense is formed by using the verb to be in the past tense before the present participle of a verb.
was + watch + -ing = was watching
were + help + -ing = were helping
We use the Past Continuous Tense in the following situations.
Situation Example
To show an action that was
happening in the past at a specific time
Hank was gardening a few hours ago.
To show two actions, one action ongoing when another took place (use words like when, while and as)
Dinesh was doing his
homework when his mother
walked into the room.
The team was practising in the field when it started to rain.
Complete the following recount using suitable verbs from the box.
was bought waited met threw were told wore hit looked took preferred laughed swung went liked arrived caught bounced
A Visit to the Circus
Last night, my father _______________ my brother and me to the circus. By the time we _______________, there _______________ a lot of people in the queue, so we _______________ for a long time before we could enter the tent.
The first act _______________ the clowns. One clown _______________ water over another one, who _______________ him with a rubber baseball bat. The bat _______________ back and hit the clown in the face. Everyone _______________ because it was so funny. The Ring Master _______________ very grand in his red coat, black trousers, white shirt and black bow tie. He also _______________ a big, black top hat on his head. My brother _______________ the acrobats best, but I _______________ the trapeze artists because they _______________ high above the safety net and _______________ each other in mid-air.
Before we _______________ home, Dad _______________ us ice cream, some popcorn and drinks. Mum _______________ us at the station and we _______________ her all about the circus.
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The following irregular simple past forms appear in the recount on exercise 1. Write the simple present form of the verbs in the space provided.
1. took _______________ 2. wore _______________ 3. bought _______________ 4. threw _______________ 5. caught _______________ 6. went _______________ 7. swung _______________ 8. told _______________ ( %)
Rewrite the verbs in bold print into simple past tense.
Did You Know?
To form the simple past tense of most verbs, you add –ed but if the verb ends in e, just add a d. A one-syllable verb that has a short vowel sound must add an extra consonant to keep the vowel sound short, for example, pin – pinned.
David's Adventure
David wakes up one bright sunny day and decides to go exploring. He
makes some sandwiches, folds up some extra clothes and packs all of this into
his school bag. Then he tiptoes out of the house. He rides his bike to the river, unties his small rowing boat and pushes it from the shore. He drifts lazily down the river for a while, enjoying the sunshine. Then he takes out his oars and
rows until he comes to some flat rocks. He stops for an hour and eats his lunch
while he watches the seagulls dive for small fish.
Suddenly, a rabbit close by catches his attention. It runs quickly past him and mysteriously disappears from sight. David walks over to where the rabbit has disappeared and discovers a small cave close to the beach. He decides to explore it, but the cave proves disappointing. It is small, smelly and uninteresting. So he returns to his boat and rows back upstream.
Poor David! The wind grows stronger and he has trouble rowing against the current. He pulls and pulls on the oars but be can not seem to make any
progress. ( %)
Choose the correct form of the verb and write its number in the brackets.
1. I wish I __________ more time to help you. (1) have (2) has
(3) was having (4) had ( )
2. The phone __________ as I was having a long hot bath. (1) rings (2) was ringing
(3) ring (4) rang ( )
3. I saw you waiting outside the station last night. What __________ there? (1) were you doing (2) was you doing
(3) did you do (4) do you do ( )
4. Jo __________ over in the school yard and hurt her knee (1) fall (2) falling
(3) fallen (4) fell ( )
5. George __________ unwell today, so he went home early. (1) felt (2) feel
(3) feels (4) feeling ( )
6. I __________ the table yesterday. It's your turn today. (1) lay (2) laid
(3) lied (4) lain ( )
(1) don't have (2) had
(3) didn't have (4) have ( )
8. I __________ you had an older brother.
(1) don't know (2) wasn't knowing
(3) am knowing (4) didn't know ( )
9. What time __________ your project work last night? (1) were you finish (2) were you finishing
(3) did you finish (4) did you finished ( )
10. Mr Banks couldn't answer his mobile phone as he __________ his car. (1) was driving (2) drove
(3) drives (4) driving ( )
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Exercise 5
Fill in the gaps with the correct simple past or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.
Jack and the Beanstalk (1)
Jack (1) _______________ (be) a poor boy who (2) _______________ (Iive) alone with his mother. They (3) _______________ (not have) much money. One day while they (4) _______________ (have) dinner, Jack's mother (5) _______________ (say) to him, "Tomorrow you must go to the market and sell our only cow. We need the money to buy some food." So, the next day Jack (6) _______________ (set off) to the market with their cow. As he (7) _______________ (walk) along the road, he (8) _______________ (meet) a man and they (9) _______________ (start) to talk. The man (10) _______________ (tell) Jack he (11) _______________ (have) five magic beans, and he (12) _______________ (offer) to exchange the beans for Jack's cow.
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COMMUNICATION
A. Picture Discussion
Describe what you see in the picture.
Prompts:
1. Who is the woman holding a bag of fish? 2. What is the little girl doing?
3. Who is the male store assistant talking to? 4. What are the four boys doing?
B. Situational
Have you seen these fish in your life? Enjoy this video.
WRITING:
Diary Writing
Your teacher is going to share with you an unforgettable real-life experience. Record what you heard in your diary.
Date: __________ Day: __________ Weather: __________
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Mind Map
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Edubest English Programme PR2B11 21Enrichment
In order to strengthen your writing skill, you may attempt this composition below. Hand it in to you teacher and redeem 10 points. (Plagiarism is prohibited but you are allowed to refer to any source for extra information and the given mind map.)
Diary Writing: Write 5 paragraphs on the given title in essay paper. You are
encouraged to apply new vocabulary learnt and suitable idioms.
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Edubest English Programme PR2B11 22LANGUAGE ARTS
1. EMPTY VESSELS MAKE THE MOST NOISE
Empty vessels make the most noise means people who are the least
intelligent talk the most and are often the loudest.
Examples:
* His colleague was always talking endlessly but he never really seemed to know much about what he was saying. He was a good example of the saying that empty vessels make the most noise.
* My class this year is so noisy but very weak in their work. It is really a case of
empty vessels make the most noise.
2. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
Actions speak louder than words means that what you do can be seen, unlike
what is said.
Examples:
* I suggest you show me how the machine works instead of just telling me, as
actions speak louder than words.
* You can show your love for her by buying her an engagement ring. After all,
actions speak louder than words.
3. A PIECE OF CAKE
A piece of cake means to say that is something is very easy.
Examples:
* Spelling the word ‘flower’ is a piece of cake.
* Is there something that you think is ‘a piece of cake’? Playing badminton or learning Mathematics?
4. HAVE ANTS IN YOUR PANTS
Have ants in your pants means not able to sit still because you are excited or
worried about something.
Examples:
* Donald had ants in his pants because he knew that he had to make a presentation at school.
* Hana had ants in her pants because she couldn’t wait for the arrival of her grandparents.
Accumulated list: • sleep like a baby
• run around like a headless chicken • live like a candle in the wind
• take it like a man
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