'Bringing up a better baby' - an article from Harper's and Queen magazineĭiscussion - parents and children Roleplay - parents at the Better Baby Institute 'A happy landing for the Tarzan of Central Park' - an article from the Independentĭiscussion - what is normal behaviour? Discussion - culture shock!Īn interview with the writer and raconteur, Ouentin CrispĪn essay about a strange time in your life The opening and closing paragraphs of different kinds of stories Extracts from The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wildeĭiscussion - characters from English literature Devising a horror storyĪn interview with the writer Graham Greene Public schools - an interview with Mr Ian Beer, Head Master of Harrow School, and a radio programme (jigsaw listening) Rhjming words A poem to practise irregular, spelling Word stressĭiscussion - the organization of state education in England Discussion - the aims of education Spelling and pronunciation Homophones Rhymes Informal language Slang uptight dead easy Get replacing other verbs Get + adverb/preposition Verb patterns (2) - reported speech Conditional sentences - mixed conditionals - tense usage for fact versus non-fact ( 1 )
Synonyms The poem They', by Siegfried SassoonĪdjective order Adverbs with two forms most mostly Adverbs and expressions of opinion anyway apparentlyħ Conscience doth make cowards of us all p.74 The perfect aspect - Present Perfect - Past Perfect - Future Perfect Ways of adding emphasis ( 1 ) What I like are the parks. Modal auxiliary verbs - present, future, and past - to express probability, obligation, permission, ability, and willingness
' The song 'Mad dogs and Englishmen', by Noel Coward Idioms Words with similar meaning Collocation Positive and negative meaning Words with the same spelling Dramatic style but different pronunciation minute min'uteĪs - As versus like - As.
Narrative tenses - Past Simple and Continuous - Past Perfect Simple and Continuous - the future in the past Reflexive pronouns
Synonyms in context Synonyms and their associations Noun phrases - plural expressions in compound adjectives - compound nouns - prepositional phrases - participle clauses A voiding repetition Language study What makes a good language learner? p.6
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