Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Preparation for Speaking Exam: Past Simple, Present Perfect and Superlatives
Monday, May 9, 2016
Story telling adverbs
Adverbs of Frequency

http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bl_bgadverbfreq.htm
Adverbs of Manner
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/advman2.htm
The following adverbs go at the BEGINNING of a sentence and they describe a verb.

http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bl_bgadverbfreq.htm
Adverbs of Manner
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/advman2.htm
The following adverbs go at the BEGINNING of a sentence and they describe a verb.
§Cautiously – With care
§Timidly – In a timid way
§Silently – Very quietly
§Vigilantly - Carefully
§Recklessly – without care of the danger
§Warily – with caution
§Fearfully – in an afraid way
§Cagily – in a cautious way
Story telling Connectives
- Therefore / Consequently = as a result / for this reason
Example: The little girl could not reach the doll, and could not help it down, and therefore she cried.
- Although/however/ but = connective to show contrast
•Example : Although he didn’t quite trust her, he decided that the best option was to follow her.
He was petrified and he was shaking. However, he continued down the creepy corridor.
- Furthermore / Moreover / Besides = In addition / Another thing
•Example : This governor is an incompetent leader. Furthermore, his government is financially irresponsible.
Creepy Story Writing Exam: Friday 13th May Crit A and D 33%
EXAM CONTENT
You must include a description of:
You must include a description of:
·
The
setting you are in (a description of the place)
·
Your
first glimpse of the creature (a physical description of the creature)
·
How
the creature moves, acts, talks etc. (a description of the creature’s actions)
You
must also include:
·
Creepy
story adjectives from class (at least five)
·
Connectives
(at least three different ones)
·
Adverbs (at least four different ones)
·
One
simile
·
One
metaphor
·
One
superlative
·
Alliteration
(at least two)
Creepy Story Adjectives

Extra, wonderful Vocab!
Creepy Story Adjectives
Extra, wonderful Vocab!
- cracked creaky stairs
- light as brilliant as lightning flashing
- broken ancient clock that hung at the highest point of the haunted house
- dark mossy tombstones leant to the right like an old grandpa
- twisted turrets and tall towers
- spiral staircase
- dilapidated walls
- rafters
- columns
- pillars
- covered in dust
- spider webs — swayed or hung or draped or dangled
- crumbling mortar
- weather-beaten shingles
- twisted chimneys
- tangle of trees
- ivy covered columns
- ghostly mist curled eerily from a rusty grate
- a room that had never been seen by the world
- stained glass windows
- cobwebbed arches
- silent shadow
- forbidding front door yawned open
- secluded corner
- a narrow window stood ajar
- huge iron padlock
- winter, bare and lifeless
- bare wooden floor
- dim interior
- intricately detailed
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