Mrs Sutherland's English Classroom



In your own words revision

Task 1

Think of another word for:

1. Foolish

2. Famous

3. Simple

4. Bored

5. Painting

Task 2

Put the following sentences into your own words.

1. The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor could be had.

2. While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in skyscraper engineering so far, it's unlikely that architects and engineers have abandoned the quest for the world's tallest building.

3. Even though everyone knows that the subway will be the first target of terrorists, it’s still safer than taking a cab

4. Many flowers in Africa, lizards in Australia and birds in Scotland could be swept away by a climate change triggered by the emission of greenhouse gases.

5. On the twenty-fourth of June, in the year 1914, a young man went into a house, and never came out again.

Task 3

Read the close reading passages below and answer the question.

1. The grim secret trade went largely undetected, but for its first decade the new fast route was a watery highway of horror. Bodies snatched from graveyards were smuggled away to the expanding medical schools in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Question

“A watery highway of horror” Explain in your own words what the writer means by this expression.

2. The father of a friend once said to me: ‘You can live too long.’ He was 90 and lonely as a unicorn, his friends were dead his family scattered.

Question

In your own words, give two reasons why the old man was so lonely.

3. At least at the Eiffel tower, the other highlight of travel-brochure Paris, you get the excitement of the lift and an incredible view.

Question

In your own words, give two reasons why the Eiffel Tower was so popular.

4. When it debuted in an American newspaper in October 1950, the four-frame strip of Peanuts introduced a cast of unusually mature kids – Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Schroeder and an extraordinarily smart dog named Snoopy – who have since became cultural icons the world over.

Question

In your own words, give two facts about the Peanuts cartoons.

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