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Look at the picture and the title of the first story. What do you think the story is about? A diva is a celebrated female singer; a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and by extension in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of prima donna. "Performance of a lifetime? börja lära sig
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A prima donna gave the performance of her life.
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Look at the picture and the title of the second story. What do you think the story is about? A flat tyre. "It pays to be honest" börja lära sig
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I wish to know. The picture shows a flat tyre. Somebody needs to change that tyre. The saying in the title is a mystery.
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Read the stories. Think of an ending for each one. börja lära sig
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A little boy stood up and said: "Mummy, I heard you singing better in the shower!" and ... found her husband watching TV. He didn't believe it was a tip from an old lady, but being she so pregnant, he didn't think the worst.
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Turn to page 158 and read the two possible endings for each story. Which one do you prefer? börja lära sig
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Ending 2: He shouted: "Mumy, what's for dinner?" Ending 2: He's Steve Hunt.
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with the words in bold in the stories.
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did something better than ever börja lära sig
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gave the performance of her life
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shaking, usually from cold börja lära sig
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in a way that can be seen börja lära sig
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Which versions of the stories have a point of moral? Which story is more effective? börja lära sig
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a point of moral: ending 1 and ending 2. more effective: ending 2 and ending 1.
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Every cloud has a silver lining. börja lära sig
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A bad situation always has something good in it.
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What goes around comes around. börja lära sig
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If you do something good/bad, the same will happen to you.
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Get hurt once, never try again.
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained. börja lära sig
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Take risks or you'll never achieve anything.
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When in Rome do as Romans do. börja lära sig
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Follow the local customs wherever you go.
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Did you eat snake in China? börja lära sig
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Yes, you know what they say: When in Rome do as Romans do.
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You should buy your new phone online. börja lära sig
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No, last time I shopped online my card details were stolen. Once bitten, twice shy.
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Since my accident, Pam's been so helpful. börja lära sig
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You were always there for her. What goes around comes around.
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Shall I enter the talent show? börja lära sig
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Oh, go on! After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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Joe was fired but now he's found an even better job! börja lära sig
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Really? Well, every cloud has a silver lining.
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People often use the begining of a saying and expect the listener to understand the full idea, e.g. You know what they say, when in Rome... börja lära sig
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Which part could you leave out?
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Read the story "Nothing ventured..." börja lära sig
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and answer the questions.
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How does the writer link the introduction (under the title) and end of the story? börja lära sig
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He rewrote the saying: "Nothing ventured, nothing lost". Now is not so keen of the saying.
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Which paragraph sets the scene? Which verb forms are used to do this? börja lära sig
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"Finally, ... when I went on, and the audience had already been sitting there three hours. My friends were there"
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Which paragraphs develop the story? Which verb forms are used to do this' börja lära sig
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"I started... and eventually I finished.
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Where does the writer include his feelings? börja lära sig
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He includes his feelings in the adverbs.
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Where does he describe what he learnt from the incident? börja lära sig
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The last paragraph shows what he learnt from the incident.
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Circle eight adverbs ending in -ly in the story. börja lära sig
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stupidly, naturally, finally, awkwardly, apparently, unfortunately, politely, eventually
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not a very clever way to do something. börja lära sig
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normally and as expected. börja lära sig
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might be true but not completely certain. börja lära sig
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in a clumsy and uncoordinated way. börja lära sig
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adverbs of manner (describing how an action happened) börja lära sig
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stupidly, awkwardly, politely.
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attitude markers (expressing the writer's attitude to something in the story) börja lära sig
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naturally, apparently, unfortunately.
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time markers (referring to time) börja lära sig
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Rewrite the sentences from stories. börja lära sig
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Replace the underlined words with the correct form of a word from the list.
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She would sit and look at photographs of exotic places for hours, and simply let out a long breath of sadness, knowing she would never leave her house. börja lära sig
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She would sit and look at photographs of exotic places for hours, and simply sigh, knowing she would never leave her house.
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His conversation was so dull that after a while she opened her mouth wide in boredom and walked away. börja lära sig
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His conversation was so dull that after a while she yawn and walked away.
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There was a small space at the bottom of the fence, so he went under on his hands and knees. börja lära sig
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There was a small space at the bottom of the fence, so he went under crawling.
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She said her name softly, as if it were some sort of secret only I should know. börja lära sig
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She whispered her name, as if it were some sort of secret only I should know.
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He walked through the city with no destination in mind, turning left or right at random. börja lära sig
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He wandered through the city, turning left or right at random.
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When he reached the river, he looked out at the water without focusing, his mind lost in thought. börja lära sig
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When he reached the river, he gazed at the water without focusing, his mind lost in thought.
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