Welcome back!

Introduction

Welcome back after the Easter break..

Hope it was a good one.

This Wednesday you will asked to complete a series of exercises about pages 120-178 in The No.1  Ladies' Detective Agency


Interview

Easter  break

1. Where did you spend the Easter holidays ? Did you travel at all?

2. In what way (if any) did you use the time to practice sports/ recreation ?

3. Describe the most boring day of the break.

4. Describe the best day of the break.

5. What was the best/ worst thing about your holiday ?

6. How does it feel like to be back at school ?

7. Do you think the break was too short / just right /  too long ?

8. How much English did you hear/ speak during the break ? (explain!)

9, What traditions (if any) do you and your family have which are associated with Easter?

10. If you compare Easter and Christmas which one feels more relevant to you and why?

Warm- up

Synonyms

1. Which of the following words is the best synonym of thorn?
edge, bramble, tooth, sharp

2.Which of the following words is the best synonym of sweltering?
smoky, warm-blooded, fiery, hot

3. Which of the following words is the best synonym of willful?
obstinate, unruly, persistent, hesitant

4. Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of pride?
conceit, vanity, obsequious, arrogance

5. Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of power?
authorize, potency, force, vigor

What do the other words mean?

PEOPLE 4 For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer
1. Someone who hates working is lazy or a lazy ________. 

a. legs b. bones c. head b. arms
2. If you don’t like spending money, you are mean. Which is opposite? 

a. tight-fisted b. a penny-pincher c. stingy d. a spendthrift

3. Which of the following is connected with being young? 

a. a pensioner b. a toddler c. about to retire d. over the hill

4. He’s always in trouble with the police, his family are ashamed, he’s the ________ ________ of the family.

a. yellow parrot b. red herring c. grey dog d. black sheep

5. Which adjective describes someone who is happy one moment and upset and angry a moment later? 

a. obstinate b. bigheaded c. naive d. moody

6. Which adjective describes someone’s character and not appearance? 

a. two-faced b. curly haired c. sun-tanned d. blue-eyed

The rest of today's lesson will be spent working freely from the Context Text Book/Web