Homework for Wednesday 3/02

Of Mice and Men

Read from page 98 to page 102 ‘see how soft it is’

1.Underline words you don’t know and look them up once we finish reading. You will be asked to

share these with the class.

2.Underline anything that helps the reader get a better idea of Curley’s wife’s character.

3.What do you think will happen next?

Quickdraw

Homework for Wednesday 27/01

Of Mice and Men

Read from page 90 to the end of the chapter.

1/ What do you think will happen to Crooks?

2/ Think of 5 adjectives to describe Crooks’ behaviour.

3/ Find synonyms for the following phrases or words:

             Should page 93

•To force someone to leave page 93

•To become excited page 93

•To figure something out (to understand/ plan)page 93

•To be dispirited (lack of enthusiasm) page 93

Mixed conditionals practice

How conditional sentences are mixed

Unreal conditionals (type II + III) sometimes can be mixed, that is, the time of the if clause is different from the one of the main clause.

1. Past → Present

• If I had taken an aspirin, I wouldn't have a headache now.

2. Past → Future

• If I had known that you are going to come by tomorrow, I would be in then.

3. Present → Past

• If she had enough money, she could have done this trip to Hawaii.

4. Present → Future

• If I were you, I would be spending my vacation in Seattle.

5. Future → Past

• If I weren't flying to Detroit, I would have planned a trip to Vancouver.

6. Future → Present

• If I were taking this exam next week, I would be high-strung.

Easier exercise:

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/upperint/grammar/grammar_09_022e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

Hard exercise, good luck :) !!!

http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional10.htm

Homework for Thursday 28/01: The Manhunt

The Man Hunt

The Manhunt Questions

Use these sentence starters to help you:

•This suggests…

•This indicates that…

•It makes me feel that…

•The poet tries to convey to the reader the idea of…

•Therefore we understand that…

•This links to the speaker´s message that…

•The feeling is created by…

•This shows/proves/highlights….

Answer 10 of the following questions by providing quotes and analysis.

Stanza 1

1. What does the phrase ‘passionate nights and intimate days’ initially suggest the poem might be about?

2. What other meanings could ‘passionate’ and ‘intimate’ bring, given the context of the rest of the poem?

Stanza 2

1.     What does ‘only then would he let me trace’ imply?

2.     What might the metaphor ‘the frozen river which ran through his face’ be describing?

3.     What other meaning(s) could ‘frozen’ bring to the poem?

Stanza 3

1.     Why does the narrator use the word ‘explore’ – what connotations does it bring?

2.     The poem is broken up into two-line stanzas.  Why do you think Armitage has used this technique?

3.     What meaning(s) does the phrase ‘blown hinge’ add to the poem?

Stanzas 4-6

1.     Up to now, the couplets have been rhymed; why do you think that Armitage doesn’t rhyme all of the couplets?

2.     Is ‘porcelain’ a good word to describe his collar bone?  Explain your answer fully.

3.     What’s the effect of Armitage’s use of repetition of words and style in these stanzas?

Stanza 7

1.     Armitage starts a new sentence in the poem here; why do you think he does so?

2.     How does this stanza suggest that the narrator is trying to help her husband recover?

Stanza 8

1.     What do you notice about the form of this stanza?  Why might this be important?

Stanzas 9-10

1.     Why does Armitage describe the bullet as a ‘foetus’?

Stanzas 11-12

1.     What sorts of ‘scarring’ is the narrator talking about in these stanzas?

2.     How effective is the metaphor of the ‘mine’ in his mind?  What does the description of it as ‘sweating’ suggest about him?  How does it bring an association of danger?

Stanza 13

1.     What phrase suggests that the narrator is finding it hard to connect to the man?

2.     ‘Then, and only then, did I come close’: close to what?

3.     Look at the last words of each line of the couplet.  What reasons can you think of for Armitage choosing these?  Hint: think about the idea of things which are ‘missing’ or incomplete.

4.     How effective and appropriate is the poem’s title?  Explain your ideas fully.

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

You have picked me out.
Through a distant shot of a building burning
you have noticed now
that a white cotton shirt is twirling, turning.

In fact I am waving, waving.
Small in the clouds, but waving, waving.
Does anyone see a
soul worth saving?

So when will you come?
Do you think you are watching, watching
a man shaking crumbs
or pegging out washing?

I am trying and trying.
The heat behind me is bullying, driving,
but the white of surrender is not yet flying.
I am not at the point of leaving, diving.

A bird goes by.
The depth is appalling. Appalling
that others like me
should be wind-milling, wheeling, spiralling, falling.

Are your eyes believing,
believing
Here in the gills
I am still breathing.

But tiring, tiring.
Sirens below me are wailing, firing.
My arm is numb and my nerves are sagging.
Do you see me, my love. I am failing. Flagging.