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Which sentences probably come from a conversation börja lära sig
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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! börja lära sig
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A collection of jokes and hilarious anecdotes. Guaranteed to make you laugh. börja lära sig
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She told us some really moving stories about her life during the war. börja lära sig
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conversation or written text
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It was incredible - the car hit her, but she was OK. börja lära sig
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This teacher was so inspiring that he changed each of his students' lives. börja lära sig
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A poignant tale of heartbreak and loss. Don't miss it! börja lära sig
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She was just too intense for me. I never felt I could relax. börja lära sig
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This woman's remarkable story of success at the age of eighty-five will amaze you. börja lära sig
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Underline the adjective in each sentence above. börja lära sig
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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 börja lära sig
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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? börja lära sig
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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? börja lära sig
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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? börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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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 börja lära sig
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to describe the stories? Why?
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Not quite what I was planning. börja lära sig
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Wasn't born a redhead. Fixed that. börja lära sig
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‘Found true love. Married someone else.’ börja lära sig
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‘Never should have bought that ring.’ börja lära sig
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Which story sounds most interesting? What do you think happened in this person's life? börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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Which do you think is the most powerful?
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Love climbing those hills. börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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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? börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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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 börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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can sometimes be used without an object? börja lära sig
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must be used with an object börja lära sig
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She left the company to set up her own business.
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can be followed by a preposition börja lära sig
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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? börja lära sig
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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? börja lära sig
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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? börja lära sig
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cable car conductor, waitress, cook, dancer, singer, writer, lecturer,
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What were her major interests? börja lära sig
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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 börja lära sig
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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? börja lära sig
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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. börja lära sig
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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? börja lära sig
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Examples, but explanations are also useful.
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Replace the noun in bold in each sentence börja lära sig
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with the pronoun in brackets.
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Kieron wanted the job but they turned down Kieron. (him) börja lära sig
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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) börja lära sig
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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) börja lära sig
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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) börja lära sig
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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) börja lära sig
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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) börja lära sig
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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) börja lära sig
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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) börja lära sig
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Is that a new coat? Anyway, take it off and hang it up here.
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