English 8th graders: May 2018

WEEK 16 ROUND UP

AGENDAWEB PODCAST MAGAZINE

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/superstitions
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/animal-conservation
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/jokes
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine-articles/black-sheep-and-mysterious-uncle-bob http://brightside.me/inspiration-health/the-best-times-of-day-to-eat-our-favorite-foods-160155/
http://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/this-is-whats-going-on-inside-of-you-while-youre-reading-this-article-amazing-158105/
http://brightside.me/article/these-brilliantly-creative-visual-puzzles-will-test-your-attention-to-detail-95005/
http://linguapress.com/intermediate/country-life.htm
http://linguapress.com/intermediate/britain-different.htm
http://linguapress.com/intermediate/school-uniforms.htm
http://linguapress.com/intermediate/fish-chips.htm

WEEK 15 PYGMALION

FOR THOSE WHO WANT MORE ...

My Fair Lady Quiz

Instructions: Circle the correct answer

1. In the opening scene of the musical, what is Eliza selling?

• vegetables

• violets

• fruit

• computers

2. Who was watching Eliza in the opening scene?

• Henry

• Alfie

• Colonel Pickering

• Mrs. Pierce

3. Where was Colonel Pickering from?

• England

• Australia

• India

• USA

4. What did Henry and Colonel Pickering make for a bet?

• Eliza would sell all of her flowers

• Horse #25 would win the race

• Henry could teach Eliza how to speak properly

• Pepsi is better than Coke

5. How much will Eliza get if she wins the bet?

• seven and six

• six and five

• five and four

• first and ten

6. What does Henry tell Eliza will happen to her if she loses the bet?

• He will sue her

• She will lose her head

• She will become a princess

• She will become his servant

7. What does Eliza send for from her old apartment?

• Her pocketbook and 2 dresses

• Her birdcage and Chinese Fan

• Her diary and make-up kit

• Her pet poodle and kitten

8. What is Henry's address?

• 63 B Locksley Lane

• 34 C Fountain St.

• 27 A Wimpole St.

• 143 Fifth St.

9. Why does Alfie go to see Henry?

• To get money

• To get Eliza back

• To become famous

• To get language lessons for himself

10. What is the first phrase Eliza speaks correctly?

• How kind of you to let me come

• In Hartford, Harriford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly happen

• Cup of tea

• The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain

11. Where do the take Eliza to "try her out"?

• The Emperor's ball

• The Races at Ascot

• Shopping in Brighton

• A Maine hockey game

12. Freddie Einsford-Hill falls in love with Eliza at the horse races.

• True

• False

13. Freddie gets to see Eliza when he first goes to Henry's house after the races.

• True

• False

14. The name of the language specialist at the ball is Zorro Carpalian

• True

• False

15. Eliza only dances with Freddie, Henry and Zorro at the Embassy Ball.

• True

• False

16. Who does the language specialist at the Embassy Ball think Eliza really is?

• A Hungarian Princess

• A Russian Empress

• A British Queen

• An American teenager

WHO SAID IT ?

1."What could possibly matter more than to take a human being and change her into a different human being by creating a new speech for her?"
2. "I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady of me, I'm not fit to sell anything else."
3. "Does it occur to you, Higgins, that the girl has some feelings?"
4. "I ain't pretending to be deserving. I'm undeserving, and I mean to go on being undeserving. I like it, and that's the truth."
5. "People stop and stare. They don't bother me. For there's nowhere else on earth that I would rather be. Let the time go by, I won't care if I can be here on the street where you live."
6. "I speak thirty-two languages. I know everybody in Europe. No imposter escapes my detection."
7. "Ascot is usually the one place I can come to with my friends and not run the risk of seeing my son. Whenever my friends meet him, I never see them again."

8. "I must know on what terms the girl is to be here. What is to become of her when you've finished your teaching? You must look ahead a little, sir."

Professor Zoltan Karpathy	Freddy Eynsford-Hill	Mrs. Higgins	Alfred P. Doolittle
Mrs. Pearce	Colonel Pickering	Eliza Doolittle	Henry Higgins

WEEK 11 MEMORY PICTURES IN MY FINGERS

WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT ABOUT A NEWLY WEDS WHO DO NOT KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL. WRITE HE IN THE SQUARE NEXT TO THE SENTENCE IF IT IS ABOUT EDDIE, SHE IF IT IS ABOUT MIRANDA, OR THEY IF IT IS ABOUT BOTH OF THEM.

1
LOVES TO GO FISHING.
GETS SEASICK.

2
WOULD LIKE TO GO ON AN ADVENTURE AND GO UP THE MOUNTAINS.
THINKS IT WOULD BE NICE TO JUST RELAX ON THE BEACH.

3
KEPT ON SINGING VERY EXCITEDLY.
GOT TIRED OF SINGING.

4
WAS SICK AND TIRED OF SINGING.
WASN’T COURAGEOUS ENOUGH TO TELL HER TO STOP.

5
WERE GOING ON THEIR HONEYMOON.
KNEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT EACH OTHER.

CONNECT BOTH SENTENCES WITH SOME OF THE GIVEN CONJUNCTIONS.

BUT; STILL; YET ;WHEREAS ;WHILE;
ALTHOUGH ;DESPITE THE FACT ;THOUGH ;HOWEVER; NEVERTHELESS

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5 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Source : http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com/2009/07/heartbreak-kid-conjuctions-adversative.html

Follow the next link to review the linkers of contrast : http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/89.html

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

WEEK 16 ROUND UP

WEEK 15 PYGMALION

WEEK 14 A SPOT OF COLOUR IS A SPOT OF LIFE

WEEK 13 MUSIC IS FOOD FOR SOUL; DANCE AS A FORM OF ART

WEEK 12 THE MAN WITH MUSIC IN HIS VEINS

WEEK 11 MEMORY PICTURES IN MY FINGERS