PART 1 Letters/emails with indirect questionsjulielbanks
Maria responds to Sally's letter, thanking her for the invitation. She says she wants to come for 3 months to study English. She asks Sally if she knows of any good schools in the area. Maria says she would prefer to go hiking in Scotland and shares a flat with Sally's friends. She asks Sally to arrange the flat sharing and looks forward to her visit.
Halloween traditions originated over 2,000 years ago when Celts in Ireland, Britain and France lit large bonfires on October 31st to ward off evil spirits. They believed the dead came back on this day. This tradition was brought to North America by Irish and Scottish immigrants in the 19th century. Now, children dress up and go door-to-door collecting candy during "trick or treating" on Halloween, which is a shortened version of "All Hallows' Eve", the evening before All Saints' Day on November 1st. Carved pumpkins have become a symbol of Halloween, originating from an Irish legend about a man named Jack who tricked the devil and was cursed to wander the Earth with a carved
Morgan Martin is summarizing facts about their 15th birthday. They were born on November 15th, 1994 and are currently 5,580 days old. Their first name means "born by the sea" and their last name is related to the Roman god Mars. Popular movies, TV shows, video games and toys from the year of their birth are listed. Famous people who share their birthday include Georgia O'Keefe and Miley Cyrus. Music artists like Boys II Men were popular at the time. Historical events from November 15th and sporting events from 1994 are also noted.
The document discusses the future simple tense in English. It describes how to form the future simple tense using will or shall with the base verb form. Examples are provided of using the future simple tense for predictions, offers, warnings, promises, threats, requests, on the spot decisions, and expressions of fear. Time expressions like tomorrow, next week, or tonight are commonly used with the future simple tense.
The document discusses the differences between using "go", "play", and "do" followed by an -ing verb. "Go" is used with activities that end in -ing, such as going fishing, skiing, or swimming. "Play" is used with ball sports or competitive games against others, like playing tennis or poker. "Do" is used for non-team activities without balls, such as doing karate, crossword puzzles, or yoga.
The document discusses movie genres, favorite movies, box office earnings of top-grossing films, debates around sequels, and pitching an original movie idea. It asks questions about movie preferences and provides a list of the highest-grossing movies worldwide along with their earnings and year of release.
This document discusses free time activities and defines them as voluntary activities done for pleasure. It notes that hobbies are regular activities done in one's leisure time, and holidays or vacations are periods of time set aside for free time pursuits. A list of example free time activities is then provided, including playing with a frisbee or dog, going to the cinema, museum, park, library, zoo, amusement park, or going for a walk, shopping, fishing, swimming, camping, or to a party.
PART 1 Letters/emails with indirect questionsjulielbanks
Maria responds to Sally's letter, thanking her for the invitation. She says she wants to come for 3 months to study English. She asks Sally if she knows of any good schools in the area. Maria says she would prefer to go hiking in Scotland and shares a flat with Sally's friends. She asks Sally to arrange the flat sharing and looks forward to her visit.
Halloween traditions originated over 2,000 years ago when Celts in Ireland, Britain and France lit large bonfires on October 31st to ward off evil spirits. They believed the dead came back on this day. This tradition was brought to North America by Irish and Scottish immigrants in the 19th century. Now, children dress up and go door-to-door collecting candy during "trick or treating" on Halloween, which is a shortened version of "All Hallows' Eve", the evening before All Saints' Day on November 1st. Carved pumpkins have become a symbol of Halloween, originating from an Irish legend about a man named Jack who tricked the devil and was cursed to wander the Earth with a carved
Morgan Martin is summarizing facts about their 15th birthday. They were born on November 15th, 1994 and are currently 5,580 days old. Their first name means "born by the sea" and their last name is related to the Roman god Mars. Popular movies, TV shows, video games and toys from the year of their birth are listed. Famous people who share their birthday include Georgia O'Keefe and Miley Cyrus. Music artists like Boys II Men were popular at the time. Historical events from November 15th and sporting events from 1994 are also noted.
The document discusses the future simple tense in English. It describes how to form the future simple tense using will or shall with the base verb form. Examples are provided of using the future simple tense for predictions, offers, warnings, promises, threats, requests, on the spot decisions, and expressions of fear. Time expressions like tomorrow, next week, or tonight are commonly used with the future simple tense.
The document discusses the differences between using "go", "play", and "do" followed by an -ing verb. "Go" is used with activities that end in -ing, such as going fishing, skiing, or swimming. "Play" is used with ball sports or competitive games against others, like playing tennis or poker. "Do" is used for non-team activities without balls, such as doing karate, crossword puzzles, or yoga.
The document discusses movie genres, favorite movies, box office earnings of top-grossing films, debates around sequels, and pitching an original movie idea. It asks questions about movie preferences and provides a list of the highest-grossing movies worldwide along with their earnings and year of release.
This document discusses free time activities and defines them as voluntary activities done for pleasure. It notes that hobbies are regular activities done in one's leisure time, and holidays or vacations are periods of time set aside for free time pursuits. A list of example free time activities is then provided, including playing with a frisbee or dog, going to the cinema, museum, park, library, zoo, amusement park, or going for a walk, shopping, fishing, swimming, camping, or to a party.
This document discusses sports terminology and provides examples of how to use the verbs "play", "go", and "do" in the context of different sports and activities. It explains that "play" is generally used for team sports involving balls or objects, while "go" implies traveling to engage in an activity like swimming or cycling. "Do" is used for individual or non-team activities without balls, such as yoga, karate or gymnastics. Some exceptions are provided, such as using "do" for boxing and bodybuilding.
This document provides vocabulary, questions, and expressions for describing places. It includes terms for locations, atmospheres, activities, areas within towns, types of buildings and places, shops, houses, and links to additional resources. The purpose is to equip the reader with language for discussing different locations, what they are like, and what there is to see and do.
Easter is celebrated worldwide on the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox to commemorate Jesus' resurrection. Traditions include attending church services, eating ham and boiled eggs, giving chocolate eggs, and hiding eggs for children to find. The modern English name for the holiday is derived from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre.
The document summarizes several festivals celebrated around the world: the Chinese New Year and Lantern Festival in China, the Songkran Festival in Thailand where people throw water, Carnival in Brazil celebrated before Lent, Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan in Islam, Hanami viewing cherry blossoms in Japan, and the Sinulog festival in the Philippines commemorating Catholicism.
This document contains vocabulary related to travel, sightseeing, and going on holiday. It includes words like visa, hotel, luggage, transportation methods like plane, train, boat, and activities like hiking, visiting art galleries and restaurants, sightseeing at places of interest. It also asks questions about travel preferences, experiences visiting places, and opinions on traveling to space.
The document summarizes 10 of the strangest foods from around the world, including fried brain sandwiches, haggis, bugs, Rocky Mountain oysters, stuffed camel, hakarl, fugu, casu marzu, sannakji, and balut, which is ranked as the number one strangest food. It provides descriptions of each food and some context about where they originate and how they are prepared.
This document contains a list of food and drink options at a restaurant, organized into categories including meats, sides, drinks, seafood, salads, fast food, healthy food, and desserts. It concludes by asking the reader what they would like to order from the options presented.
The document discusses the differences between the words trip, journey, travel, and voyage as they relate to transportation and movement. A trip refers to going to a specific destination for a purpose like business or pleasure, and focuses on the objective and planned activities. A journey emphasizes the process of traveling from one location to another and what occurs along the way. Travel is used as both a verb to describe moving between places and a noun to denote transportation in general. A voyage specifically refers to a long travel, especially one undertaken by ship or in space.
The document discusses idioms and figurative language. It defines idioms as phrases whose meanings cannot be derived from the individual words and provides examples like "barking up the wrong tree" and "being cool as a cucumber." Similes and metaphors are also discussed as types of figurative language that make comparisons using "like", "as" or implied comparisons. The document aims to help the reader understand idioms and common idiomatic phrases through examples and explanations.
The document provides a summary of major holidays celebrated throughout the year, including New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve. For each holiday, 1-3 key details are provided such as the date, traditions, history, or foods commonly associated with the holiday.
This Powerpoint presentation gives essential ESL vocabulary for the topic of musical instruments. It looks at string and wind instruments, and has discussion questions. Check out www.ted-ielts.com for more.
The document lists various daily activities and asks how often the reader performs each one, including riding a bike, brushing teeth, watching TV, reading books, doing homework, reading newspapers, listening to music, playing football, driving a car, making the bed, going to the dentist, eating candies, going to the mall, eating fast food, going out with friends, walking a dog, going to the library, getting a haircut, running, eating vegetables, studying math, getting angry, playing video games, going to the movies, feeding a dog, cooking dinner, going swimming, visiting grandma, drinking coffee, and playing chess.
This document provides examples of how to form questions in English using various question words (wh- words) like what, when, where, who, why, how as well as examples of tag questions used to confirm information. It demonstrates forming questions using auxiliary verbs like do, does, did in the present, past and future tense. Questions are also formed using the verb "to be" and modal verbs. Negative questions and tag questions with various tenses and structures are provided as examples. The purpose is to help learn how to ask questions in English.
This document lists the different rooms found in a typical school including classrooms, specialty rooms for subjects like music, art, science, and computer labs, as well as common areas like the library, gym, canteen, playground, and assembly hall.
English 7 unit 01 my hobbies lesson 6 skills 2thanh bui
This document provides listening exercises about hobbies. In the first exercise, the response discusses collecting glass bottles as a hobby. It notes that glass bottles can be reused to make things and it is more environmentally friendly. The second exercise is an interview with Mi about her hobby. Students are to complete a word web with details from the interview such as the name of the hobby, when Mi started it, who she shares it with, what she has to do, her feelings about it, and her future plans for the hobby. There is also a writing exercise where students are to fill in the blanks of a similar word web about a hobby of their choice.
The document lists different types of food including fruit, vegetables, main dishes, drinks and countable versus uncountable items. It includes 17 fruits, 18 vegetables and other foods, 19 main dishes, 14 drinks and discusses countable versus uncountable items. The total number of food items listed is 106.
The document provides information and questions to help plan a holiday, including how to choose a destination and type of holiday, what to budget, how to organize the trip, what items to bring, and means of transportation. It discusses setting a budget, choosing between activities like beach relaxation or active sports, and selecting a country, town, or resort. It also lists useful items to pack like maps, first aid kits, cameras, dictionaries for foreign travel, and discusses obtaining travel documents and insurance and exchanging currency.
This document provides examples of different sports and activities someone may play or do, with each example giving the action (play, go, do) and the sport. It asks the question "What sport is this?" after each statement to encourage identification of the sport being described in that sentence. A variety of individual and team sports are listed, both indoor and outdoor activities, including volleyball, football, basketball, handball, tennis, cycling, gymnastics, athletics, surfing, diving, swimming, fishing, skating, ice hockey, skiing, climbing, baseball, and judo, with the final example being chess.
The document is a list of pronouns in Maltese. It includes the singular first person pronoun "Jiena", second person "Inti", third person masculine "Huwa", third person feminine "Hija", first person plural "Ahna", second person plural "Inthom", third person plural masculine "Huma", and the verb "to work" conjugated with each pronoun.
This document discusses sports terminology and provides examples of how to use the verbs "play", "go", and "do" in the context of different sports and activities. It explains that "play" is generally used for team sports involving balls or objects, while "go" implies traveling to engage in an activity like swimming or cycling. "Do" is used for individual or non-team activities without balls, such as yoga, karate or gymnastics. Some exceptions are provided, such as using "do" for boxing and bodybuilding.
This document provides vocabulary, questions, and expressions for describing places. It includes terms for locations, atmospheres, activities, areas within towns, types of buildings and places, shops, houses, and links to additional resources. The purpose is to equip the reader with language for discussing different locations, what they are like, and what there is to see and do.
Easter is celebrated worldwide on the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox to commemorate Jesus' resurrection. Traditions include attending church services, eating ham and boiled eggs, giving chocolate eggs, and hiding eggs for children to find. The modern English name for the holiday is derived from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre.
The document summarizes several festivals celebrated around the world: the Chinese New Year and Lantern Festival in China, the Songkran Festival in Thailand where people throw water, Carnival in Brazil celebrated before Lent, Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan in Islam, Hanami viewing cherry blossoms in Japan, and the Sinulog festival in the Philippines commemorating Catholicism.
This document contains vocabulary related to travel, sightseeing, and going on holiday. It includes words like visa, hotel, luggage, transportation methods like plane, train, boat, and activities like hiking, visiting art galleries and restaurants, sightseeing at places of interest. It also asks questions about travel preferences, experiences visiting places, and opinions on traveling to space.
The document summarizes 10 of the strangest foods from around the world, including fried brain sandwiches, haggis, bugs, Rocky Mountain oysters, stuffed camel, hakarl, fugu, casu marzu, sannakji, and balut, which is ranked as the number one strangest food. It provides descriptions of each food and some context about where they originate and how they are prepared.
This document contains a list of food and drink options at a restaurant, organized into categories including meats, sides, drinks, seafood, salads, fast food, healthy food, and desserts. It concludes by asking the reader what they would like to order from the options presented.
The document discusses the differences between the words trip, journey, travel, and voyage as they relate to transportation and movement. A trip refers to going to a specific destination for a purpose like business or pleasure, and focuses on the objective and planned activities. A journey emphasizes the process of traveling from one location to another and what occurs along the way. Travel is used as both a verb to describe moving between places and a noun to denote transportation in general. A voyage specifically refers to a long travel, especially one undertaken by ship or in space.
The document discusses idioms and figurative language. It defines idioms as phrases whose meanings cannot be derived from the individual words and provides examples like "barking up the wrong tree" and "being cool as a cucumber." Similes and metaphors are also discussed as types of figurative language that make comparisons using "like", "as" or implied comparisons. The document aims to help the reader understand idioms and common idiomatic phrases through examples and explanations.
The document provides a summary of major holidays celebrated throughout the year, including New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve. For each holiday, 1-3 key details are provided such as the date, traditions, history, or foods commonly associated with the holiday.
This Powerpoint presentation gives essential ESL vocabulary for the topic of musical instruments. It looks at string and wind instruments, and has discussion questions. Check out www.ted-ielts.com for more.
The document lists various daily activities and asks how often the reader performs each one, including riding a bike, brushing teeth, watching TV, reading books, doing homework, reading newspapers, listening to music, playing football, driving a car, making the bed, going to the dentist, eating candies, going to the mall, eating fast food, going out with friends, walking a dog, going to the library, getting a haircut, running, eating vegetables, studying math, getting angry, playing video games, going to the movies, feeding a dog, cooking dinner, going swimming, visiting grandma, drinking coffee, and playing chess.
This document provides examples of how to form questions in English using various question words (wh- words) like what, when, where, who, why, how as well as examples of tag questions used to confirm information. It demonstrates forming questions using auxiliary verbs like do, does, did in the present, past and future tense. Questions are also formed using the verb "to be" and modal verbs. Negative questions and tag questions with various tenses and structures are provided as examples. The purpose is to help learn how to ask questions in English.
This document lists the different rooms found in a typical school including classrooms, specialty rooms for subjects like music, art, science, and computer labs, as well as common areas like the library, gym, canteen, playground, and assembly hall.
English 7 unit 01 my hobbies lesson 6 skills 2thanh bui
This document provides listening exercises about hobbies. In the first exercise, the response discusses collecting glass bottles as a hobby. It notes that glass bottles can be reused to make things and it is more environmentally friendly. The second exercise is an interview with Mi about her hobby. Students are to complete a word web with details from the interview such as the name of the hobby, when Mi started it, who she shares it with, what she has to do, her feelings about it, and her future plans for the hobby. There is also a writing exercise where students are to fill in the blanks of a similar word web about a hobby of their choice.
The document lists different types of food including fruit, vegetables, main dishes, drinks and countable versus uncountable items. It includes 17 fruits, 18 vegetables and other foods, 19 main dishes, 14 drinks and discusses countable versus uncountable items. The total number of food items listed is 106.
The document provides information and questions to help plan a holiday, including how to choose a destination and type of holiday, what to budget, how to organize the trip, what items to bring, and means of transportation. It discusses setting a budget, choosing between activities like beach relaxation or active sports, and selecting a country, town, or resort. It also lists useful items to pack like maps, first aid kits, cameras, dictionaries for foreign travel, and discusses obtaining travel documents and insurance and exchanging currency.
This document provides examples of different sports and activities someone may play or do, with each example giving the action (play, go, do) and the sport. It asks the question "What sport is this?" after each statement to encourage identification of the sport being described in that sentence. A variety of individual and team sports are listed, both indoor and outdoor activities, including volleyball, football, basketball, handball, tennis, cycling, gymnastics, athletics, surfing, diving, swimming, fishing, skating, ice hockey, skiing, climbing, baseball, and judo, with the final example being chess.
The document is a list of pronouns in Maltese. It includes the singular first person pronoun "Jiena", second person "Inti", third person masculine "Huwa", third person feminine "Hija", first person plural "Ahna", second person plural "Inthom", third person plural masculine "Huma", and the verb "to work" conjugated with each pronoun.
A story outline for a picnic gone wrong is provided. The introduction establishes the who, what, when, where and weather for a picnic. The first paragraph details what was brought, their arrival activities, and eating. The second paragraph introduces something unexpected happening, their reaction, and changing feelings. The conclusion asks how the story concluded, if they returned home safely, and their final feelings.
Europe is a diverse continent made up of many countries and cultures. Malta is a small island country located in southern Europe with a population that speaks both Maltese and English. This document appears to provide a brief overview or snapshot of life in Europe with a focus on the island nation of Malta.
This document provides a brief snapshot of locations in Europe, including St. Thomas More College in Marsaskala, Malta and photos of nature scenes. It mentions a primary school and college in Malta along with nature photos but provides no details about the content or subjects of the photos.
The local council is holding a storytelling competition and the narrator has decided to share their experience exploring an abandoned, supposedly haunted house near their village. The narrator and their friends went to the house late at night, hearing creepy noises as they explored. At midnight, they heard footsteps on the stairs and the door opening and closing on its own. Then, the fireplace lit by itself. Terrified, the group packed up and escaped by jumping out a window when the wind suddenly blew open another window, running all the way home. The narrator was too scared to ever return to the haunted house again.
Europe is a diverse continent made up of many countries and cultures. Students from St. Thomas More College in Malta visited Marsaskala Primary School and various places around Europe. Photos were taken of the students' experiences traveling to different European countries.
The document provides a snapshot of Europe through photos from St. Thomas More College and Marsaskala Primary School in Malta. Sports photos from the schools are featured to give a glimpse into student life and activities.
The Maltese language is primarily based on Arabic, as the Arabs ruled Malta from 870 BC and introduced elements of grammar, vocabulary and the root system still used today. The second strongest influence was Romance languages like Sicilian and Italian, as Malta had close contact with Sicily from 1090 onward and was ruled by the Knights of St. John for many years. While retaining Arabic letters and roots, over time Maltese incorporated many new Italian words to describe new concepts, ensuring the language survived and evolved.
This document introduces Nathan Julian Cardona's family members which includes his 1 year old sister Yoanna Fay, 7 year old sister Jessica Maris, mother Jeannette who likes to play football with him, and father Fabian who enjoys taking him on picnics. Nathan expresses his love for both of his parents.
Jessica Maris introduces her family which consists of her parents, Fabian and Jeannette, who are both 35 years old and work as an accountant and teacher respectively, along with her brother Nathan Julian who is 6 and a half and enjoys computer games and TV, her sister Yoanna Fay who is 1 year old and likes watching Barney, and herself, Jessica, who is 7 and a half and enjoys drawing.
1) Frederick was a skilled swimmer who was summoned by King Arthur III to demonstrate his abilities.
2) Frederick successfully retrieved treasures thrown into the sea by the King and Princess, impressing them.
3) The King challenged Frederick to increasingly dangerous tasks, with the Princess offering her hand in marriage if successful.
4) Though Frederick succeeded twice, he disappeared on the third try and was presumed drowned, having sacrificed himself to support a weak sea column and save the kingdom. The gods transformed Frederick and the remorseful Princess into immortal sea creatures to live happily together.
2. Ikteb ittra lill-ħabib jew ħabiba
tiegħek biex tirrakkuntalu jew
tirrakkuntalha fejn mort, x’rajt
u x’ħadt gost tagħmel l-aktar.
3. • Fejn mort?
• Ma’ min mort?
• Fejn mort toqgħod?
• Kemm domt?
• X’rajt?
• Ma’ min iltqajt?
• X’ħadt gost tagħmel l-aktar?
• Ġibt xi ħaġa miegħek?
• Tixtieq il-ħabib jew ħabiba tiegħek
kien/kienet miegħek?
4. Fejn mort? X’pajjiż jew belt
żort?
L-Italja – Ruma, Venezja, Pisa, Napli,
Milan, Sqallija...
L-Ingilterra – Londra, Manchester,
Liverpool...
Spanja – Madrid, Barcelona, Costa
Brava, Sevilja...
Franza – Pariġi, Marseille, Lyon,
Toulouse...
12. X’rajt?
Palazz
Forti
Kastell
Monument
Statwa
Funtana
Mużew tal-arti
Katidral
Knisja
Pont
Muntanja
Xmara
Għadira
Park tal-attrazzjonijiet
Zu
Ġnien kbir
Restorant
Ħotel
Ħwienet tas-suvenirs
Żfin u ikel tradizzjonali
13. Ma’ min iltqajt?
nies tal-post
familjari tiegħek li joqgħodu hemm
nies Maltin oħra li kienu vaganza
14. X’ħadt gost tagħmel l-aktar?
tara l-veduti jew monumenti
iżżur xi mużewijiet
tirkeb ir-rajds tal-park tad-
divertiment
tiekol l-ikel ta’ dan il-pajjiż
tgħum fil-pul tal-ħotel
15. Ġibt xi ħaġa miegħek?
Ħadt ħafna ritratti
Ġbidt vidjo
Xtrajt xi ħwejjeġ, logħob...
Ġibt xi suvenir għall-familjari jew
ħbieb
Ġibt tifkira
16. Tixtieq li l-ħabib jew ħabiba
tiegħek kien/kienet miegħek?
Kemm konna nieħdu gost kieku ...
Tgħidx kemm immissjajtek ...
Kemm xtaqt li ...
Kieku ġejt magħna konna ...
Il-ħin kollu niftakar fik, l-aktar xħin
...
17. Ejja niktbu l-ittra mela...
Ikteb ittra lill-ħabib jew ħabiba
tiegħek biex tirrakkuntalu jew
tirrakkuntalha fejn mort, x’rajt u
x’ħadt gost tagħmel l-aktar.
18. Pinġi l-envelopp bil-bolla u ikteb l-
indirizz tal-ħabib jew ħabiba tiegħek
fuqu.
Isem tal-ħabib jew ħabib
Numru u isem tad-dar
Isem tat-triq
Lokalita’ u kodiċi postali
19. Kif tibda ittra?
Data ta’ meta qed tikteb
Numru u isem tad-dar tiegħek
Isem tat-triq
Lokalita’ u kodiċi postali
Għażiż ___________,
21. • Fejn mort?
• Ma’ min mort?
• Fejn mort toqgħod?
• Kemm domt?
• X’rajt?
• Ma’ min iltqajt?
• X’ħadt gost tagħmel l-aktar?
• Ġibt xi ħaġa miegħek?
• Tixtieq il-ħabib jew ħabiba tiegħek
kien/kienet miegħek?