What i've learnt in english
Different key words from my english book
- Created by: Nyanda Foday
- Created on: 24-05-11 16:52
Newspaper language
What is:
- A news report
- A feature
- An advertisement
- An editor
- A journalist
Give me 3 snappy headlines
Newspaper language answers
- A detailed, factual report on a recent news event
- An article about an event which is not recent that has more opinions and is more casual
- A piece of text which often has a picture that sells something to the reader
- The team leader in a newspaper team
- Someone who goes out to find news and writes about it
Your choice
TiP ToP
What does it stand for?
What is it used for?
Give me a scenario in which you can use TiP ToP
TiP ToP answers
Time, Place, Topic and Person
To organise your paragraphing and to give it structure
Your choice.
Genres
Explain what these genres are
- Romance
- Horror
Give me 2 more genres- none of the above, thank you!
Genre answers
- A genre in which at least two people have a romatic relationship
- A genre that includes violent situations that some people may be uncomfortable with
You know what a genre is
Poems
What is:
- A haiku
- A couplet
- A sonnet
- A personification poem
What beat does a limerick have?
Make up a limerick
Poems answers
- A Japanese poem with five lines and a syllable count: 5,7,5
- A two line poem
- A fourteen poem
- A poem in which an inhuman creature/object is described as a human
A limerick has a beat that goes: da da DUM, or, unstressed, unstressed, stressed.
You can choose as to whether the limerick is suitable
Verb tenses
Give all nine tenses for :
- smile
- laugh
What form of verb always comes after to e.g. to smile, to laugh
Verb tense answers
- Past perfect- had smiled, present perfect- have smiled, future perfect- will have smiled, past simple- smiled, present simple- smile, future simple- will laugh, past continous- was smiling, present continous- am smiling, future continous- will be smiling
- Past perfect- had laughed, present perfect- have laughed, future perfect-will have laughed, past simple- laughed, present simple- laugh, future simple- will laugh, past continous- was laughing, present continous- am laughing, future continous- will be laughing
Infinitive
Descriptions
What two words are used in descriptions?
Unscramble the anagrams to give me two language devices used for description:
- hrmtaepo
- eimlsi
Make up a short description of a the first thing that comes into your head
Descriptions Answers
Adverbs and adjectives
Metaphor and Simile
You know what a description is!
PEA
What does it stand for?
What is it used for?
Give a scenario in which it can be used
PEA Answers
Point, Evidence, Analysis
Giving a reason and its justification/ Making points
You'll have to decide if you think that it is reasonable
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