March 13, 2012
February 14, 2012
SOMETHING TO DECLARE
Something to Declare
VOCABULARY
1.Translate the following phrasal verbs into Catalan and find two more in the text.
-To fill sb in:
-To talk sb through sth:
-To put sb/sth off:
-To go easy on sth:
-To avert someone's eyes from sth/sb
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2.Fill the gaps with words from the text.
1 ________________ (n) A high-velocity fluid stream forced under pressure out of a small-diameter opening or nozzle.
2 ________________(adj) Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
3 ________________(v) To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the mouth.
4 ________________(n) across all Europe.
5 ________________ (adj) Not conscious of what is going on in the world.
3. Find in the text:
-A false friend:
-An extreme adjective:
-A loanword:
-An example of English slang:
4. The writer's style is heavy with sarcasm and irony. Find examples of his features.
SPEAKING
5. Read the following quotations. What do you think they mean? Do you agree with any of them?
-'Cultural differences aren't a big deal. They just cause funny situations'
-'Culture is very important. I would never be with a man/woman from another culture. I'm sure our relationship wouldn't work'
VOCABULARY
1.Translate the following phrasal verbs into Catalan and find two more in the text.
-To fill sb in:
-To talk sb through sth:
-To put sb/sth off:
-To go easy on sth:
-To avert someone's eyes from sth/sb
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-
2.Fill the gaps with words from the text.
1 ________________ (n) A high-velocity fluid stream forced under pressure out of a small-diameter opening or nozzle.
2 ________________(adj) Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
3 ________________(v) To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the mouth.
4 ________________(n) across all Europe.
5 ________________ (adj) Not conscious of what is going on in the world.
3. Find in the text:
-A false friend:
-An extreme adjective:
-A loanword:
-An example of English slang:
4. The writer's style is heavy with sarcasm and irony. Find examples of his features.
SPEAKING
5. Read the following quotations. What do you think they mean? Do you agree with any of them?
-'Cultural differences aren't a big deal. They just cause funny situations'
-'Culture is very important. I would never be with a man/woman from another culture. I'm sure our relationship wouldn't work'
Wonderwall
ACTIVITY 1
Fill the gaps with the following words:
feels lights roads somehow back wonderwall sure would anybody believe
"WONDERWALL"
Writer: GALLAGHER, NOEL
Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've __________1
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
_________2 the way I do, about you now
Back beat, the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm ______3 you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that ___________4
Feels the way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the _________5 that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I Would like to say to you
but I don't know how
Because maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all, you're my ____________6
Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it _______7 to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't ________8 that anybody
Feels the way I do, about you now
And all the _______9 that lead you there are winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I
______10 like to say to you but I don't know how
[Repeat x2]
I said maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all, you're my wonderwall
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