Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

9F: measures and dimensions

 1) How high is the highest mountain? 

2) How deep is the deepest point in the Pacific Ocean?

3) How tall is the tallest building in the world?

4) How long is the longest river?

5) How long is the longest country in the world?

6) How deep is the deepest lake in the world?

7) How narrow is the narrowest street in the world?

8) How long is the longest bridge / viaduct in the world? 

9) How many centimetres is one foot?

10) How many centimetres is one inch?



Burj Khalifa, Dubai


Danyang-Kunshan grand bridge










1. 8,848.86 m; 
2. 10,911 m; 
3. 828m; 
4. 6,650km; 
5. 4,395; 
6. 1,620m; 
7. 31 cm; 
8. 164,851m / 16,5 km
9. 30.48 cm; 
10. 2,54 cm









Friday, February 11, 2022

Unit 8 KEY

 SB ex 2/119

1) T, 2) F, 3) F, 4) T, 5) F

SB ex 3/119

a) Helen spent 10 years at school in Boston and New York (improving her communication skills).

b) She decided to apply for university.

c) She graduated from the college and became the first deaf-blind person to gain a degree.

d) Anne died.

e) Aged 81, Helen suffered a series of strokes.

f) Helen died.

SB ex 4/119

1) To learn to speak

2) Harvard didn't accept women at that time.

3) Helen wrote her autobiography.

4) She was a socialist, feminist, pacifist and fought for the rights of disabled people as well as women's rights. 

5) She was nearly 88 years. 


WB ex 1-5/92



WB ex 6-9/93




Wednesday, February 9, 2022

A Narrative

 1) Write a narrative that involves a mobile phone or a phone conversation. It can be a true story or fiction. The main character can be you or somebody else. 

2) Divide your story into 4 paragraphs: a) set the scene, b) lead-up to the main event, c) the main event, d) the ending. Your paragraphs should be quite equal in length. 

3) Use at least 2 comment adverbs (What are they? - WB p 91)

4) Use at least 4 different time expressions (What are they? - WB p 91)

5) Use both direct and reported speech. Don't forget to use quote marks!

6) Pay extra attention to the use of capital letters, apostrophes and punctuation. 

Friday, January 28, 2022

Unit 8F

 


Task 1: Translate

1) teismeliste seas populaarne olema

2) vaba aeg

3) lugema paberköidet

4) mitmekülgsed mobiilid (keerukad)

5) esindama uut kirjandusžanrit

6) Aidsi nakatuma

7) inimeselt inimese leviv info

8) lood liikusid edasi

9) petmine

10) käsitlema vastuolulisi teemasid

11) kirjutama romaani vabadel hetkedel

12) tööle ja koju rongiga sõitma

13) peamiselt koosneb kahekõnest

14) tähendust edasi andma

15) iga tekstiosa ilmus

16) kui lugu edasi arenes

17) kirjanduslik liikumine