Electric cars in the 1800s

 

Global warming.... The other side of the coin!

Global warming

 

Grammar Highlight- although,despite.....

Dear Students,

Sharing a link from a reliable source to practise some connectors.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/in-spite-of-despite-although-even-though-and-though 

Grammar Highlight

 

Lay vs lie

Lay
Lay means 'put something down carefully'. Its verb forms are lay, laid, laid. It always has an object.

• When I eat I lay a cloth on the table.
• I laid the baby in her cot.
• She hasn't laid the duvet on the bed.

Lie
Lie means 'be in a flat position' or 'put yourself in a flat position. Its verb forms are lie, lay, lain. It doesn't require an object.

• Tonight I want to lie on the sofa and watch a film.
  
• Yesterday Sian lay on the beach and read a book.
• I've never lain on a futon before.

Reading strategy

Whenever  you need to go through a text without actually reading every word that is skim reading. You can skim read at different speeds.Read these tips on skim reading and then apply this technique while working with different text types.

•  Fast skim reading happens when you just go through the pages of a book or text simply marking,possibly with a " post-it note", the beginning of each chapter or section. You can write  a few words on the post-it note simply to remind you why you decided to put it there.

• Scan  reading occurs when you are looking for some more specific  information and you go through each page trying to identify some key word that you find of interest and / or relevant for the exercise you need to solve.

       REMEMBER : when doing reading comprehension exercises skim the    text  first.

       Then read the questions and reread the text again  in order to be more    effective.Then your brain  will recognise relevant key words in the text  that you will need  to answer the questions.

Describing a place.... South Korea

                                                                                                 By Maria Patrícia O'Dorthy

Describing a place... Liverpool

                                                                                                By Leonor Meyer- 12th form