Dear 2N1/N2,
Please check the answers for the worksheets "Chap 9" and "Chap 6, 7, 8". You are to read through these worksheets and ensure you remember them. These NOTES are VERY IMPORTANT!!!
Those points/pages that I went through with you all and highlighted in class are VERY IMPORTANT too!
Read them all, ALL THE BEST!!!
Regards,
Miss Lim B.H.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Answers for Chinese Cinderella -Chapter 9
Chapter 9 – Chinese New Year
Niang’s own Children
1. Dressed in western-styled clothes
Niang's stepchildren
1. wore traditional Chinese clothes
Niang's Own Children
2. 4th Brother had a fashionable haircut
Niang's Stepchildren
2. Adeline’s three brothers had their heads shaved bald
Niang's Own Children
3. Little Sister’s hair was combed nearly into 2 plaits
Niang's Stepchildren
3. Adeline and Big Sister had short, straight old fashioned hairstyles
Niang's Own Children
4. could order food at any time of the day
Niang's Stepchildren
4. restricted to 3 meals a day
Niang's Own Children
5. lived on 1st floor
Niang's Stepchildren
5. shared rooms on 2nd floor
1. tutor/nanny
2. 3
3. hunger strike
4. anonymous letter…Chinese
5. burnt
6. first…gifts, pocket money and outings with friends
10. ‘ Genius’ … perfect scholastic record…compositions and short stories.
11. horrors…unwanted daughter …death
12. worthless and ugly
Niang’s own Children
1. Dressed in western-styled clothes
Niang's stepchildren
1. wore traditional Chinese clothes
Niang's Own Children
2. 4th Brother had a fashionable haircut
Niang's Stepchildren
2. Adeline’s three brothers had their heads shaved bald
Niang's Own Children
3. Little Sister’s hair was combed nearly into 2 plaits
Niang's Stepchildren
3. Adeline and Big Sister had short, straight old fashioned hairstyles
Niang's Own Children
4. could order food at any time of the day
Niang's Stepchildren
4. restricted to 3 meals a day
Niang's Own Children
5. lived on 1st floor
Niang's Stepchildren
5. shared rooms on 2nd floor
1. tutor/nanny
2. 3
3. hunger strike
4. anonymous letter…Chinese
5. burnt
6. first…gifts, pocket money and outings with friends
10. ‘ Genius’ … perfect scholastic record…compositions and short stories.
11. horrors…unwanted daughter …death
12. worthless and ugly
Answers for Chinese Cinderella -Chapter 6, 7, 8
Chapter 6- First Day at School
1. Sacred Heart
2. Cook….bicycle
3. filled… walk….address
4. restaurant … telephone
5. Father
6. map
7.1 panic
7.2 Fear
7.3 relief
7.4 sad
Chapter 7 – Family Reunion
1. 6…2..
2. stranger
3. struggled
4. howling
5. pearls…slap…cheeks, ears, neck and head.
6. Adeline
7. Adeline
8.malice/hate……arrogance
9.1 excited
9.2 embarrassed
9.3 anger
9.4 anxious
9.5 afraid
Chapter 8 – Tram Fare
1. tram fare…school uniform…short, straight and old fashioned…..bald….peers/friends
2. tram
3. contrite/sorry
4. loyal…10 days….betray
5. Sunday….coins
6.1 ashamed/ embarrassed /angry
6.2 irritated/annoyed
6.3 humbled
6.4 annoyance/irritation/anger
6.5 ashamed/embarrassed
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Sec 2N English Remedial- Week 5 - Extra Notes
Instructions for Students:
1. Read the following connectors and sentences.
2. Copy them in your Vocabulary Book.
3. Find the meaning of the word.
4. Practise writing using the connectors.
CONNECTORS
Word 1: however
Sentences:
1) Peter is an intelligent boy. However, he is very lazy.
2) The trip to Australia is going to be very expensive; however, my father has decided that all of us should go.
Meaning:
Word 2: but
Sentences:
1) I like to eat durians but I did not eat them this time.
2) Everyone likes to go to Disneyland but I do not.
3) I live in a small but comfortable house.
Meaning:
Word 3: because
Sentences:
1) John, my classmate, was jumping for joy, because he passed the examination with flying colours.
2) Fiona was tidying her house just now.
There will be visitors coming later.
Fiona was tidying the house just now because there will be visitors coming later.
Meaning:
Word 4: as
Sentences:
1) Ellie was taking her shower in the bathroom.
She was also singing in the bathroom.
Sentences:
1) Peter is an intelligent boy. However, he is very lazy.
2) The trip to Australia is going to be very expensive; however, my father has decided that all of us should go.
Meaning:
Word 2: but
Sentences:
1) I like to eat durians but I did not eat them this time.
2) Everyone likes to go to Disneyland but I do not.
3) I live in a small but comfortable house.
Meaning:
Word 3: because
Sentences:
1) John, my classmate, was jumping for joy, because he passed the examination with flying colours.
2) Fiona was tidying her house just now.
There will be visitors coming later.
Fiona was tidying the house just now because there will be visitors coming later.
Meaning:
Word 4: as
Sentences:
1) Ellie was taking her shower in the bathroom.
She was also singing in the bathroom.
As Ellie was taking her shower, she was singing in the bathroom.
2) Mary’s lamb had white fleece.
It was the colour of snow.
Mary’s lamb had fleece as white as snow.
Meaning:
Word 5: and
Sentences:
1) The energetic boy was jumping on the trampoline.
The girl who was with him was also jumping on the trampoline.
The energetic boy and the girl who was with him were jumping on the trampoline.
2) Anna went to the shopping mall.
She bought some stationery at the shopping mall.
Anna went to the shopping mall and bought some stationery.
Meaning:
Word 6: although
Sentence:
1) Jean managed to find the last item on the treasure hunt list.
However, it was too late.
Although Jean managed to find the last item on the treasure hunt list, it was too late.
2) He ate ten bowls of rice.
He is still hungry.
Although he ate ten bowls of rice, he is still hungry.
Meaning:
It was the colour of snow.
Mary’s lamb had fleece as white as snow.
Meaning:
Word 5: and
Sentences:
1) The energetic boy was jumping on the trampoline.
The girl who was with him was also jumping on the trampoline.
The energetic boy and the girl who was with him were jumping on the trampoline.
2) Anna went to the shopping mall.
She bought some stationery at the shopping mall.
Anna went to the shopping mall and bought some stationery.
Meaning:
Word 6: although
Sentence:
1) Jean managed to find the last item on the treasure hunt list.
However, it was too late.
Although Jean managed to find the last item on the treasure hunt list, it was too late.
2) He ate ten bowls of rice.
He is still hungry.
Although he ate ten bowls of rice, he is still hungry.
Meaning:
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Vocabulary Words/Spelling List - Week 5
Instructions for students:
1. Copy the following in your vocabulary book.
2 Find the meaning of the following words.
3 Memorise the words for the upcoming spelling test.
4. Submit your vocabulary book on spelling day.
Theme: Bodies and Faces
Word 1: appearance (noun)
Sentences:
a) John certainly had not taken much trouble with his appearance, because his shirt and trousers were splashed with paint and so were his face and hands.
b) The thing that she liked least about her appearance was her nose – she thought it was much too big.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 2: brawny (adjective)
Sentences:
a) We need a couple of brawny men to help us lift this crate.
b) When James rolled up his sleeves, his arms were brawny and covered with tattoos.
Meaning:_________________________________________________
Word 3: build (noun)
Sentences:
a) The man is described as in his twenties, of medium build and with dark curly hair.
b) If you have the build of a Sumo wrestler, you may find it difficult to fit into an ordinary-sized chair.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 4: burly (adjective)
Sentences:
a) When Joe went to collect his money, he usually took one of his burly assistants along in case there was any trouble.
b) His burly frame seemed to fill the whole doorway.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 5: chubby (adjective)
Sentences:
a) The baby has chubby little arms and legs
b) Jim’s face is a little chubby, but he is definitely not fat.
Meaning:_________________________________________________
Word 6: flabby (adjective)
Sentences:
a) Jimmy has not been doing much exercise and has got a bit flabby.
b) You won’t look good in shorts if you have got flabby thighs.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 7: gaunt (adjective)
Sentences:
a) He came out of the hospital looking pale and gaunt, but he was able to talk to the car without help.
b) The gaunt faces of the troops returning from the battle zone seemed to contradict the newspaper reports of an easy victory.
Meaning:_________________________________________________
Word 8: haggard (adjective)
Sentences:
a) I saw him just after he heard the bad news, and his face looked absolutely haggard.
b) His mother, a haggard woman who looked like she had one leg in the grave at the age of forty, was out washing clothes at other people’s houses.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 9: lanky (adjective)
Sentences:
a) Joseph was a lanky boy whose clothes always seemed to be a size too small for him.
b) He had difficulty fitting his lanky limbs into the space in front of his seat.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 10: lean (adjective)
Sentences:
a) His face was lean and deeply tanned.
b) He was chosen for parts in western because he looked tall and lean.
Meaning:_________________________________________________
Word 11: muscular (adjective)
Sentences:
a) Jonathon likes to take his shirt off and show the girls his muscular chest.
b) His legs were well-shaped and muscular.
Meaning:_________________________________________________
Word 12: obese (adjective)
Sentences:
a) His doctor has told him he’s obese and ordered him to go on a diet.
b) There are more obese children now in western societies than there were in less affluent times.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 13: petite (adjective)
Sentences:
a) All these dresses seem to be made for petite women with no bust or hips.
b) They made a rather odd-looking couple, he being so big and burly and she so petite.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 14: scrawny (adjective)
Sentences:
a) You wouldn’t expect a scrawny little fellow like him to be much help to you in a fight.
b) She wears dresses with high collars because she thinks her neck looks scrawny.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 15: stout (adjective)
Sentences:
a) The athletic young man I used to know was now elderly, red-faced and getting rather stout.
b) Mrs Harrington was a stout woman and had difficulty getting up from her chair without the help of a stick.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Reminders- - EL Class Test & Literature Test
English Class Test = 24 July, Friday.
English Literature Test (Chapter 5 and 6) =31 July, Friday
English Literature Test (Chapter 5 and 6) =31 July, Friday
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