CAE Friday/ Literature: The Wife of Bath/ SE CAE-prep

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Friday, December 2nd

Programme

- CAE Friday!

- Literature: The Wife of Bath

- SE CAE-prep practice

CAE Wednesday

Reading and Use of English Part 4
Key Word Transformations

You'll get the second sentence. Determine what the first sentence is and what key word to give.
Make groups of 4 and work on the 3 sentences.

Save your answers until next week!

Remember?

- fill in between 3 - 6 words

- the categories to pay special attention to (phrasal verbs, expressions/ lexical patterns, comparative structures/ adverbs, formal structures, incl. conditionals and inversion)

Group purple

Think of the original sentence and give the key word in order to make the second sentence.

1. The service at the hotel didn't come up to my expectations.

2. She has committed herself to taking care of her mother.

3. But for Ann's beauty, John wouldn't be marrying her.

Group yellow

Think of the original sentence and give the key word in order to make the second sentence.

1. It came as a surprise to me that Martin hadn't married Jane.

2. The tornado resulted in the deaths of almost sixty people.

3. Peter regretted that he had not had the chance to visit Dublin.

Group blue

Think of the original sentence and give the key word in order to make the second sentence.

1. Can anyone come up with a solution to this problem?

2. You must be wondering why it has been so long since I contacted you.

3. Are you accusing me of not telling the truth about what happened?

Group orange

Think of the original sentence and give the key word in order to make the second sentence.

1. He made a very quick decision without giving enough thought

 to the matter.

2. Recently, there has been a decrease in the number of people who are out of work.

3. You shouldn't have been so rude to him, however bad his behaviour was.

Group red

Think of the original sentence and give the key word in order to make the second sentence.

1. The books did not cost as much as I had expected.
2. My sister always did her homework before watching television.
3. We seem to have run out of bread.

Group green

Think of the original sentence and give the key word in order to make the second sentence.

1. I would be surprised if the weather got warmer.

2. These kinds of problems could be prevented in many ways.

3. There was no point in him going to the shop without any money. 

The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer

Anything we need to revise or explain a bit more?

The Wife of Bath

04:17

What do women most desire?

1. money
2. beautiful clothes
3. a strong husband
4. power in the relationship

Any questions about the story?

SE CAE-prep

Practise for your SE CAE-preparatory test on Thursday, December 15th.

Choose one of the 3 practice exams on the Magister SW.

Determine what to do:

- Which part?

- Individually, in pairs or with me?

Next week

Remember the 50-minute schedule!

Bring your novel, device and earphones to class!