PREPOSITIONS AND COMPOSITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS

PREPOSITION TESTS

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME AND DATE

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PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

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PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE AND MOVEMENT

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PREPOSITIONS FOR / WHILE / DURING

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NOUN PREPOSITIONS FOR / IN / OF / TO / WITH / BETWEEN

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PREOPOSITION NOUNS FOR / IN / BY / ON


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ADJECTIVE PREPOSITIONS ABOUT / AT / BY / FOR / FROM

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ADJECTIVE PREPOSITIONS ABOUT / OF / ON / TO / WITH

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COMPOSITIONS

Describing an object

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
-determiner or article
-opinion
-size (height, width, lenght, volume)
-shape
-age
-colour
-nationality
-religion
-material
-noun used as an adjective
-NOUN

adjective order --> http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/exercises/adjectiveorder.htm

TENSE!!
-Present (or Past Perfect if it has expired)

You can describe SOUNDS, SMELLS, TEXTURES, etc. about the object

You can mention the activities you do with the object



EXAMPLE

CHINA CROCKERY


The china crockery here includes a large plate in which one may serve
snacks. The plate is curved up slightly at the rim. It has a golden border,
and a number of circles are painted at some distance from the rim. At the
centre is a picture of a red rose with buds and green leaves all around it.
The tea-pot has a narrow bottom, but curves outward towards the centre.
It has a spout and a handle like a triangle. There are designs in bas-relief
along the borders of the lid and the pot. The milk-pot has a concave shape
with a gently curved lip. There is also a convex bowl for sugar and a tea-
cup in a saucer. All of them have the same floral design. The background
colour of the set is light pink.



The description above gives these details:

plate

large (size)
for serving snacks (use)
curved up slightly at the rim (shape)
golden border (colour)
circles (design)
pictures of a red rose with buds and green leaves (design)


tea-pot

narrow bottom (shape)
curves outward towards the centre (shape)
handle like a triangle (shape)
designs in bas-relief along the borders (design)


milk-pot

concave (shape)
gently curved lip (shape)
for milk (use)


bowl

convex (shape)
for sugar (use)


All the objects
light pink background (colour)
floral design

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TRANSLATION

La vajilla de porcelana aquí incluye un plato grande en el que uno puede servir
aperitivos. El plato está curvada ligeramente hacia arriba en el borde. Tiene el borde de oro,
y unos círculos están pintados a cierta distancia del borde. En
el centro hay un dibujo de una rosa roja con capullos y hojas verdes a su alrededor.
La tetera tiene el fondo estrecho, pero se curva hacia afuera en el centro.
Tiene un tubo de salida (pitorro) y un asa como un triángulo. Hay diseños en bajo relieve
por los bordes de la tapa y la taza. La taza de la leche tiene una forma cóncava
con un extremo curvado suavemente. También hay un cuenco convexo para el azúcar y una taza de té en un platillo. Todos ellos tienen el mismo diseño floral. El color del fondo del conjunto es de color rosa claro.

improving Writing skills

WRITING
You complete tasks such as: 
 writing notes or a short message of between 35 and 45 words
 writing a story or letter of up to 100 words
 completing exercises involving changing the meaning of sentences


1. COMPARISONS

 ………. more often than ………
 ………. less often than ……….
 ………. as often as …………
 ………. faster than ………..
 ….…… slower than …….
 ………. as fast as ………
 ………. better than …….
 ………. worse than …….
 ………. as good as …….




2. WHEN DID IT HAPPEN
 ……….. before ……….
 ……….. after …………
 ……….. until …………
 ……….. when ………..
 ……….. as soon as ……
 ……….. while …………
 ……….. during ………..


3. EXAMPLE

You have an American penfriend called Pat who asks what your bedroom is like. Write an email to Pat. In the email, you should:
 Tell her how big your room is
 Say what’s in the room
 Explain why you like it

Write 35-45 words


ADVICE
1. Read the instructions carefully and imagine the situation.
2. Make sure you write about all three points in the instructions.
3. Remember to address your message to the person named (eg Dear Pat, Hi Pat,).
4. Don’t forget to write your name at the end.
5. Don’t write less than 35 words or more than 45.
6.  Check what you have written for silly mistakes.




4. REPHRAISING

1. Do you play basketball well?
Are you a …………………… player?

2. Does art interest you?
Are you ………………… art?

3. What is your age?
How ………….. you?

4. Which is your favourite school subject?
Which school subject ………….. like best?

5. How is that spelt?
How do …………….. that?

6. Each lesson lasts forty minutes.
Each lesson …………….. long.

7. What‟s the price of this book, please?
How ………   this book, cost, please?

8. I think Spain is a wonderful country.
Spain is a wonderful country ……… opinion.

9. I think you are right about the weather.
I agree …………. about the weather.

10. I think mobile phones are very useful.
Mobile phones are very useful ……….. opinion.

11. We‟ll talk about the price first.
How ………………… about the price first?

12. Bill is too weak to carry the box.
Bill isn‟t …………. to carry the box.

13. In our school only a few students have curly hair.
In our school, not ………………….. curly hair.

14. My sister prefers milk chocolate to dark chocolate.
My sister likes milk chocolate ………… dark chocolate.

15. In our house, dinner is usually prepared by my father.
In our house, my father …………………. dinner.

16. My father said, „Come home at 10.‟
My father told ………home at 10.

17. Susan asked for paella in the restaurant.
In the restaurant, Susan said, „Can ………… paella, please?‟

18. Mary suggested that we order a pizza.
Mary said, „Let‟s ………………… a pizza.‟

19. Britain is a small island, so everywhere is near to the sea.
Britain is a small island, so nowhere is ………………. the sea.

20. Never go for a long run without taking water with you.
Take water with you, if you‟re ……………… a long run.

21. Look at a map of Africa if you want to find Zimbabwe.
You won‟t find Zimbabwe unless ……………………… a map of Africa.

22. I became a policeman five years ago.
I …………. a  policeman for five years.

23. I came to Spain in 2005.
I …………….. in Spain since 2005.

24. My mother asked me if I wanted an ice-cream.
My mother said, „Would …………. an ice-cream?‟

25. Yesterday a photographer took my photo.
Yesterday my photo ………..…….. a photographer.


LISTENING ( PRACTISE AND PRACTISE)

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