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S 3 English (2012-2013) Easter Holiday Assignment

Name: __________________ Class: ________ ( )

Content of assignments

1. Complete the attached exercises. (including the TSA Reading set)2. Complete English Builder online exercises until 05 / 04 / 2013.

Grammar Practice

Passive Voice

Part A

Part B


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Part C

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Connectives

Part A Find the Chinese meanings of the following connectives.

Connectives Chinese meanings Connectives Chinese meanings

However Nevertheless

As a result Therefore

Moreover Furthermore

Meanwhile In the

meantime

Part B Use the above connectives to combine the two sentences at each number.

1. The film was quite good. _________________, I fell asleep towards the end of it.

2. The musical was a big success. _________________, the Music Club was asked to

perform it again for the schools Open Day.

3. Mr. Tang is an excellent teacher. ____________________, he is popular with his

students.

4. The test starts at ten oclock. _______________________, I think Ill do some

revision.5. John was making tea. _________________________, Karen was baking a cake.

6. The weather was bad. _______________, the outdoor concert was cancelled.

7. The team played very well. _________________, they did not reach the final.

8. Henry is a hard-working student. ____________________, he takes part in a lot of

class activities.

Gerunds and To-infinitives

Part A Picture Description

Look at the picture below. Give each student (no. 1 to no.6) a good job and tell the reason.

Here are some key words which help you write the sentences.

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Hide-and-Seek Write Sleep Shout Bible Read Book

Librarian Salesman Evangelist Security guard Writer In a kindergarten


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1. e.g. He likes sleeping during the day. He can be a security guard at night.2. He likes reading books. He can be a l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .3. He likes w_ _ _ _ _ _ . He can be a writer.4. He likes r_ _ _ _ _ _ Bible. He can be an Evangelist.5. He enjoys p _ _ _ _ _ _ hide-and-seek. He can work in a k _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to

play with children.

6. He likes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He can be a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Part B Sentence Ordering

Rearrange the following words and put them in the correct order.

1. decided to/ his art/ bring/ to the streets./ Samuel/

2. needs to/ successful street performer/ a/ strong communication skills./ have/

3. more than five thousand/ Jeffery/to find/ golf balls on a typical day./ can expect/

4. to do/ need/ Bill and his team/before they start decorating a venue./ several things/

5. once the clients/to install the balloons/ the team/ decided to go with a certaindesign./ begins/

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Part C Fill in the blanks.

Exercise 1

Marys father is giving a talk at her school for Career Day. Complete his talk using the

correct form of the verbs in brackets.

After I finished secondary school, I didnt want (1)________________ (study) anymore.

I wanted to work right away. I decided (2)________________ (get) a job in a

restaurant kitchen because I hoped (3)________________ (become) a chef one day.

We worked very long hours back then. It was so tiring sometimes that I even

considered (4)________________ (quit) more than once. However, I really enjoyed(5)________________ (cook) so I never did.

Over the years, I learnt (6)________________ (make) many wonderful dishes. I also

kept (7)________________ (try) to create new dishes of my own. After more than

twenty years of learning, I decided (8)________________ (open) my own restaurant.

Nowadays, people enjoy(9)

________________ (eat) at my restaurant so much thatsome of them come back every week.


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If you love food like I do and dont mind (10)________________ (work) long hours, I

suggest getting a part-time job in a restaurant kitchen. Youll know quite soon if its the

job for you.

Exercise 2

Tims mother is giving a talk at his school for Career Day. Complete her talk using the

correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I wanted (1)________________ (be) a lawyer when I was young. Thats because my

father was one. However, I disliked speaking in front of people and avoided (2)

________________ (do) it as much as possible. One day, my father suggested (3)

________________ (join) the Debate Club if I really wished to have a career as a

lawyer. I decided (4)________________ (take) his advice and it really helped me.

As a member of the club, I began (5)______________________ (practise) speaking

every night and agreed (6)________________ (take part) in a number of debating

competitions. I even volunteered (7)________________ (give) presentations in my

classes until speaking in public was no longer a problem.

If you are considering (8)________________ (have) a career as a lawyer, you need(9)________________ (make) sure that you are a very good public speaker. Therefore,

you should practise (10)________________ (speak) in public as much as possible.

Writing Practice

You spent last weekend with some of your primary school friends.

Now you are writing an e-mail to your cousin, Ann telling her what happened that day and

what activities you had done with them. Write at least 150 words.

The following pictures and questions may help you.


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Where did you and your primary school friends go? What time did you do the activities? Did you learn something? Did you see some interesting things? How did you feel about these activities? When did you leave the place? Would you like to spend another weekend with them?

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