Something to keep you entertained

While the school is closed, you can keep yourself busy doing some Matura tasks. Below is one of them.
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To keep up with English, watch the news, old episodes of the Graham Norton Show (or any other chat show) or a TV series without subtitles. Read the Guardian for the news and opinion pieces.
Stay safe and keep away from the epidemic.

Key word transformations

Below is the link to a file with a long transformation exercise.
Do it, compare your answers with the key and be ready to discuss it on Monday, 3 February.
Key word transformations

Paraphrasing

Here is the link to the next Use of English exercise - paraphrasing. Be ready with it for Wednesday/Thursday 4/5 Dec.
Paraphrasing
And the key:
Key

Here is the link to a BBC radio programme. 
A History of Britain in Numbers - Population


Listen to the podcast and do these things:

1. Make a list of the main ideas introduced in the talk or discussed in the programme. Make sure you understand them and can discuss them in class. 

2. Record the vocabulary you will need to discuss the topic.

3. Choose 3 phrases you found worth learning and want to remember, add an example sentence and, write them in your notebook.

Here is a listening task to help you focus:

A History of Britain in Numbers: Population 

1. The scene described at the beginning 

a. couldn’t be happening in our times

b. is a communal festivity 

c. is a religious holiday

2. A visitor from 200 years ago would be surprised by

a. how many old people there are now

b. the huge number of people now

c. the big number of children

3. In 1841 the number of children per one hundred people was

a. 21 

b. half of what it was before

c. twice what it is now

4. Until the end of the 17th century, the population of Britain didn’t grow very much because

a. women gave birth too rarely

b. women were not very fertile

c. there were occasional plagues

d. a lot of children died

5. What was the population growth in 18th century caused by?

6. How did it influence the industrial revolution?

7. How did the population of Britain change in the 19th century?

8. The family and social life 80 years ago differed from today in that

a. people did a lot of things together with others

b. boys and girls played a lot together

c. boys and girls were brought up separately

d. mothers felt responsible for the upbringing of the boys

Grammar practice - translation

And yet another set of grammar tasks - this time translation, to be discussed on 13/14 Nov. No key this time so consult a friend before you come to class to identify the tricky sentences.

Translation

Verb patterns

Find below the link to the list of verbs sorted according to their verb pattern. Enjoy
Verb patterns

Gap-fill practice

Below is the link to an exercise where you can practise filling gaps in a text.
Gap fill
And the key, to be used after you've done the exercise ON YOUR OWN.
Gap fill key