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