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Which sentences probably come from a conversation sākt mācīties
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and which from a written text?
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I've never seen such a dramatic change! Her hair went white overnight! sākt mācīties
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A collection of jokes and hilarious anecdotes. Guaranteed to make you laugh. sākt mācīties
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She told us some really moving stories about her life during the war. sākt mācīties
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conversation or written text
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It was incredible - the car hit her, but she was OK. sākt mācīties
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This teacher was so inspiring that he changed each of his students' lives. sākt mācīties
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A poignant tale of heartbreak and loss. Don't miss it! sākt mācīties
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She was just too intense for me. I never felt I could relax. sākt mācīties
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This woman's remarkable story of success at the age of eighty-five will amaze you. sākt mācīties
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Underline the adjective in each sentence above. sākt mācīties
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Then match the adjectives with the meaning below.
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making you want to achieve things
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concentrated/strong, e.g... heat
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impressive, e.g... achievement
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Choose three of the adjectives sākt mācīties
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and outline a news or film story that fits each.
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A film about two teenagers in love, but they know one of them is going to move to the other side of the world.
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and discuss the questions.
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What do you think Hemingway's story is about? sākt mācīties
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"For sale: baby shoes, never worn". The death of the baby.
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Who is Larry Smith and why is he on Today? sākt mācīties
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Larry Smith is the online magazine editor which has used the Hemingway's story to inspire its readers to write their life story in just six words. He's on Today because Today was inviting its listeners to send their own six-words stories.
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Where does the title of the book come from? sākt mācīties
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It comes from the six words of one of the submissions to the online magazine.
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Predict the correct alternative in sentences 1-5. sākt mācīties
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Then listen to the interview with Larry Smith and check your answers.
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Larry didn't expect a large number of entries. sākt mācīties
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They've been overwhelmed by the thousands who took up the challenge. It was incredible. In a couple of mounths we got 15,000 entries and I was just blown away.
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People were very intense about the challenge. sākt mācīties
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I was just so inspired by how serious and intense folks took the six-words memoir challenge.
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People wrote about their own life. sākt mācīties
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some folks clearly tried to tell a whole story of a life in six words,
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Many stories had a sense of regret and disappointment. sākt mācīties
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a lot of them are quite sad or there’s sort of sense of regret or disappointment in a lot of them.
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A lot of people had had a tough life. sākt mācīties
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People really told us, ‘It’s tough out there.’
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and complete the six-word stories.
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true love. Married someone else.
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should have bought that ring.’
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Which adjectives could be used sākt mācīties
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to describe the stories? Why?
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Not quite what I was planning. sākt mācīties
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Wasn't born a redhead. Fixed that. sākt mācīties
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‘Found true love. Married someone else.’ sākt mācīties
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‘Never should have bought that ring.’ sākt mācīties
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Which story sounds most interesting? What do you think happened in this person's life? sākt mācīties
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‘Never should have bought that ring.’ A story of regret and disappointment. Somebody who regrets his propose to Sarah. "I have already proposed to Sarah"
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Look at these "short" stories. sākt mācīties
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Which do you think is the most powerful?
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Love climbing those hills. sākt mācīties
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Hills. I love and hate hills in equal measure. Love rolling down ’em, hate riding up ’em,
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Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough.
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Blankets, books, bottles, books, blankets. sākt mācīties
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The blanket warms me. Now I read books. The bottle is here We study, we drink. I went to find a blanket
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Found it. Lost it. Found it. sākt mācīties
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A coffin is the box that dead people are buried in. Coughing is the body’s natural response when there is a tickle in the throat and you try to clear it- you cough.
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How have the writers above shortened their stories? What kinds of words have they left out or included? sākt mācīties
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Only nouns or only verbs. Reduction of complementary elements.
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Write your own six-word story about an aspect of your life, the life of someone famous or someone you know. sākt mācīties
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birth, death, days between are mine. birth, study, war, work, retired, study.
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Match the multi-word verbs sākt mācīties
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start living a quiet life, e.g. get married and have children
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Look at the extracts from a dictionary. sākt mācīties
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can sometimes be used without an object? sākt mācīties
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must be used with an object sākt mācīties
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can be separated with an object sākt mācīties
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She left the company to set up her own business.
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can be followed by a preposition sākt mācīties
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I'm running out of ideas.
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Look at the photo in the article on the right. What do you think this woman's life has been like? sākt mācīties
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Maya Angelou is a poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her numerous poetry and essay collections.
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Did she have an easy life? sākt mācīties
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No. She suffered violence and racism all life. She's a model for great courage and a huge appetite for life and expression.
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What jobs did she have in her life? sākt mācīties
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cable car conductor, waitress, cook, dancer, singer, writer, lecturer,
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What were her major interests? sākt mācīties
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Arts. Dancer, Singer, Writer.
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Great courage and huge appetite for life and expression.
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and match meanings with the multi-word verbs in the infinitive.
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learn by experience not study sākt mācīties
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and answer the questions about the multi-word verb bring up.
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Where can you put a noun object? sākt mācīties
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to bring up is separable or to bring sb up: We brought up Simon to be polite. or We brought Simon up to be polite.
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Where must you put a pronoun object? They brought me up to be cautious with money. sākt mācīties
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We brought him up to be polite.
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Which is the most useful way or ways for you to record this feature of a multi - word verb? sākt mācīties
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Examples, but explanations are also useful.
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Replace the noun in bold in each sentence sākt mācīties
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with the pronoun in brackets.
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Kieron wanted the job but they turned down Kieron. (him) sākt mācīties
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Kieron wanted the job but they turned him down.
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The shop had some great clothes but the loud music put off Lena. (her) sākt mācīties
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The shop had some great clothes but the loud music put her off.
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Fifty people wanted to be extras in the film and the director took on all fifty people. (them all) sākt mācīties
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Fifty people wanted to be extras in the film and the director took them all on.
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Señor Almeida isn't here at the moment. Can you ring Señor Almeida back? (him) sākt mācīties
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Señor Almeida isn't here at the moment. Can you ring him back?
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I finished the essay last night and gave in the essay this morning. (it) sākt mācīties
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I finished the essay last night and gave it in this morning.
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If I don't know new words, I just look up the words in my electronic dictionary. (them) sākt mācīties
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If I don't know new words, I just look them up in my electronic dictionary.
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The sound of the doorbell at 2a.m. woke up everyone. (us) sākt mācīties
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The sound of the doorbell at 2a.m. woke us up.
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Is that a new coat? Anyway, take off the coat and hang up the coat here. (it, it) sākt mācīties
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Is that a new coat? Anyway, take it off and hang it up here.
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