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