Tuesday, September 14, 2010

THE WORLD OF COMPOSITIONS

You might use:
AND, BUT, SO, BECAUSE, WHEN, THEN, AFTER THAT, LATER ON, BEFORE, AFTER, ALTHOUGH, HOWEVER, ON THE OTHER HAND.

COMPOSITION 1. DAILY ROUTINES (Deadline: 24th September)

You can use the following questions:
What’s your name?
How old are you?
What do you do?
Where are you from?
What time do you wake up?
What time do you get up?
Do you have a shower?
What time do you have breakfast?
What do you have for breakfast?
What time do you leave home?
How do you get to school?
What time do you start school?
Where do you have lunch?
What do you have for lunch?
What time do you finish school?
What do you do after school?
What time do you arrive home?
What do you do before dinner?
What time do you have dinner?
What do you do after dinner?
What time do you go to bed?

Vocabulary


Daily Rouintes 1
Daily Routines 2
Daily routines 3
Frequency adverbs

COMPOSITION 2. INTRODUCING MYSELF (28th September)

Name, Age, Hometown, Job, Family, Possessions, Best friends, Favourite subejcts, Hobbies, Likes and Dislikes, Physical description and personality.

Some readings from other schools.

COMPOSITION 3. THE TOWN WHERE I LIVE (Deadline: 30th September)

Answer these questions. Use a dictionary. Say more if you want.
1. Where’s your hometown? How big is it? Number of inhabitants.
2. What’s it like?
3. What’s the weather like?
4. What places, buildings, stores and shops are there?
5. What is it famous for?
6. What’s the best thing about it?
7. Do you like living there?

Some adjectives you might use:
busy • crowded • dangerous • dirty • industrial • lively • noisy • old-fashioned • picturesque • unique • wealthy • touristy • deserted • historic • modern
Some City Adjectives
City: active, bustling, noisy, busy, clean, dirty, windy
Traffic: loud, congested, snarled
Buildings: old, shabby, rundown, crumbling, modern, futuristic, sleek, towering, squat
Buildings (walls): brick, stone, marble, glass, steel, graffiti-covered
Monuments, statues: stone, copper, carved, ancient, moss-covered, faded, green, bronze
Sidewalk: concrete, cement, slick, cracked, tidy, littered, swept
Paint: fresh, weathered, peeling
Signs: neon, weathered, worn, bright, welcoming, flashing
Buses, cars, taxis: belching, crawling, speeding, honking, waiting, screeching
People: hurried, bundled, smiling, frowning, eager, rushed

COMPOSITION 4. MY BEST HOLIDAY. (Deadline: 5th October)

Write a short report of a holiday you enjoyed. Answer the questionnaire.
1. Where did you go?
2. When did you go there?
3. Who did you go with?
4. How did you get there?
5. Where did you stay?
6. How long were you there?
7. What did you do?
8. What did you see?
9. What souvenirs did you buy?
10. Why do you recommend it?

Example:
I went to Ghana in August 1992 with my girlfriend. We went by plane.
We stayed in a lot of small hotels. We were there for three weeks. We travelled around the country by bus. We saw some lovely beaches and beautiful villages. We bought some cassettes, a painting and a stool.I recommend it because it’s exciting. The people are really friendly and the weather is great!

COMPOSITION 5. MY BEST FRIEND.(Deadline: 7th October)

Find a picture of somebody special to you. Write a description in four paragraphs.
Paragraph 1: Name, age, job, hometown, possessions, languages he/she speaks.
Paragraph 2: Physical description (height, size, hair, eyes, special features) and clothes.
Paragraph 3: Personality and habits.
Paragraph 4: Likes and interests.

COMPOSITION 6. MY SCHOOL, MY SUBJECTS AND MY TEACHERS. (Deadline: 14th October)


What subjects do you study?
Which subjects are you good at? (what are your strong subjects?)
Which subjects are you poor at? (what subjects are difficult for you?)
What classes do you not like? Why don’t you like them?
Do you enjoy studying English, math, science ... ?
Who is your favourite teacher? What course does he or she teach? Why do you like him or her?
What are the major characteristics do you think a teacher should have?
Have you ever been late for class? if so, why? when was the last time? did the teacher get angry?
How much homework do you do everyday?
What do you like best about your school?
What do you like least about your school?
What time does your first class begin?
How many pupils are there in your school?
How long are your lessons in school?

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