Vocabulary Review Unit 8

Revise your vocabulary from this unit: Use dictionaries (preferably monolingual ones) or the textbook to find the hidden words. Keys after Easter.

Article on David Crystal's "A Little Book of Language"

"A Little Book of Language" Language is forever changing – and forms such as tweets and text messages are no less valid than any textbook version, says the linguist David Crystal, whose latest book encourages children to engage with the possibilities of their lingua franca
By Joy Lo Dico from The Independent.

Read it here.

Speaking / Listening Activity from SPLENDID SPEAKING

The World of Work is a Splendid Speaking Activity we'll be doing in class next Wed. You can listen to Eun-Kyung from South Korea using a Star Story and check her words with the tapescript.

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Reporting Verbs

Have another look at reporting verbs: followed by To + V or V-ing or Preposition... Check them here, remember the examples and make your own sentences.

Mobile Phones

Engrossing advanced reading comprehension activity on Mobile Phones by TheGuardianWeekly-OneStopEnglish. Keys at the end of the activity.