Minggu, 19 Mei 2013

Watch and Listen - Titanium


Vocabulary from the song:
Titanium: A very strong metal - here is a photo: 
Fire away: You could also say: "Just shoot!"
A bullet: A bullet is what you put in your gun. In this picture, there is a bullet next to the gun 
To ricochet: When a bullet just bounces back - imagine a bullet hits a wall and just bounces back again.
To take aim: When you point your gun at something - this man is taking aim: 

Watch the video and fill in the missing words:


You  it out
But I can't hear a 
 you say
I'm talking loud not 
 much
I'm criticized but all your 
 ricochet
You shoot me 
, but I get up[Chorus:]
I'm bulletproof, nothing to 

Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your 

Fire away, fire away
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am 

You  me down but I won't 
I am titanium


[Sia:]
Cut me down
But it's you who have further to fall
Ghost town, haunted 

Raise your 
, sticks and stones may break my bones
I'm talking loud not  much
[Chorus:]
I'm , nothing to 
Fire  away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
You  me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me  but I won't fall
I am titanium
I am titanium
I am titanium


[Sia:]
Stone-hard, machine gun
Firing at the ones who 
Stone-hard, those bulletproof glass[Chorus:]
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
I am titanium




Watch the video again and answer these questions:
Where is the main character in the beginning of the video? 
What do you see on the floor? 
How does the main character get away? 
How many women are jogging? 
What colour is the bike? 
Where does the boy go? 
Who arrives at the house? 

Punctuation Marks

Punctuation marks are used to determine the structure and organisation of sentences. Here are some common punctuation marks you need to know:

Punctuation mark
Name
What it does
.
Full stop (US: period)
Creates an interruption to mark the end of a sentence.
,
Comma
  1. Creates a small interruption within a sentence to help clarify meaning.
  2. Used between items in a list.
  3. Used before a speech mark.
  4. Used to create a slight pause and emphasis before a joining word (eg and, but, however, instead).
;
Semi-colon
  1. Replaces a full stop or "and" between two or more sentences that share a theme.
  2. Used before a joining word when a stronger pause and emphasis is required.
:
Colon
Used at the end of a sentence to show an answer, elaboration or explanation follows, eg a list, quotation, answer or contrast.
"
Quotation or double speech marks/inverted commas
  1. Used to show spoken words.
  2. Used around odd or unusual terms, jargon or slang.
  3. Used around titles when italics are unavailable.
'
Single speech marks
  1. Used to quote a different speaker's words within speech.
  2. Used to make difficult plurals, eg "How many 's's are there in 'embarrasses'?"
?
Question mark
A replacement for a full stop when the sentence is a question.
!
Exclamation mark
A replacement for a full stop to suggest surprise or shock.
...
Ellipsis/trailing dots
  1. Used to show unimportant words have been missed from a quotation.
  2. Used informally to show an incomplete sentence.
( )
Round brackets/parentheses
Used around strong "parenthetical information", ie an inserted comment, aside, explanation or additional information.
Dashes
Used around a less strong comment, explanation or aside.
, ... ,
Bracketing or parenthetical commas
Used around additional information not crucial to the meaning of the sentence.
-
Hyphen
  1. Used to shows a word is incomplete at the end of a line.
  2. Used between compound words, eg no-one, all-encompassing.
'
Apostrophe
  1. Used (often before "s") to show possession, eg the book's cover.
  2. Used to show a missing letter, eg "hasn't".
[ ]
Square brackets
Used around words added to a quotation.

Which Punctuation?!


Choose whether the following statements are true (correct) or false (not correct).
1.  A sentence ending in an exclamation mark is a question.  
2. A statement should end in a full stop.  
3. A question expresses strong feelings.  
4. A question mark comes at the end of a statement. 
5. 'What' is a question word.  


Decide whether the sentences below are simple statements, questions or exclamations, then choose the correct punctuation to finish them.


1. You make me so angry     This is 
2. Are you feeling better today    This is 
3. What is your sister's name   This is 
4. When did you go to the zoo    This is 
5. When I went to the shop, they didn't have any sugar    This is 
6. I went in and sat down   This is 
7. It's good to see you    This is 
8. I haven't seen you for a long time    This is 
9. Where have you been    This is 
10. What are your plans for today  This is 

How To Learn English Effectively With Yunita Bone


Writing a Biography

this exercises to help building a coherent biography 1. Write the different pieces of information in the correct box and choose the verb you can use to make the corresponding sentence. 2. Choose the correct option (correct use of tenses, especially present simple and past simple)


1. Read the information below and write it in the correct box (separate the pieces of info with a coma (",") if there are more than one to write):
2 elder sisters - model - with Kristen Stuart - London, England - role as Edward Cullen in Twilight Saga (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) - musician - none - Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter (2005) - Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson - Remember Me (2010) - May 13th, 1986 -Maps to the Stars and Hold on to Me (2013) - music in Twilight and How to Be - 81st Academy Awards - actor - English

BASIC INFO

DATES + info
VERBS

Full name

      
Well-known for
 
Date of birth
 
Place of birth

Nationality
 
Brothers and sisters
 
First jobs


 
Relationships

 
Children
 
Career (chronological order)





Other




Currently working on

(What you think about him/her)






2. Now choose the correct option:
            Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson  an English actor, model, musician and producer. He  well-known for playing the role of Edward Cullen in the Twilight films. He  born on May 13th, 1986 in London, England. He in England. He  got 2 elder sisters. He  a long-term relationship with actress Kristen Stewart, but  publicly with her. He  their relationship when she  on him in 2012. Robert is 26 years old, he  no children.
Robert  to school in England, and  modelling at the age of 12. He  and was cast for small roles when he  still very young. In May 2005, he  Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the goblet of fire. For this role,The Times claimed that he  “The British Star of Tomorrow”. He  in many films from 2008 up to now. In 2009, he  at the 81st Academy Awards. Pattinson  and  in Remember Me in 2010. As a musician, he  music and also  for the soundtrack of the Twilight saga and the film How to Be. He   currently working on the films Maps to the Stars and Hold on to Me.