WWI personal letter vocabulary assignment

English as a Second Language (ESL)

October 14, 1916

Dear Mother,

I hope this letter finds you well. I miss you so much and think about home every day. Life here is very hard. We spend most of our time in the ______, where it is always cold and wet. The ground is full of mud, and sometimes the water comes up to our knees. At night, we hear the sound of ______ in the distance, and it is difficult to sleep.

The ______ is a terrible place. There are explosions everywhere, and we must be very careful. Many of my ______ have been hurt, and we have lost some good men. It is hard to see, but we must stay strong. I am very ______ sometimes, but I try to be brave for my friends.

We do not have much food, and the ______ here are terrible. Rats and other ______ are everywhere, and we must be careful not to get sick. Sometimes, we get a letter or a small ______ from home, and that makes us happy. The worst thing is waiting. We never know when the next ______ will start, so we must always be ready.

The land between us and the enemy is covered in ______, making it very dangerous to move forward. Some men dream of the day an ______ is declared so we can go home. Others believe that fighting is a matter of ______ and that our ______ will be remembered forever.

How is everything at home? Is Father still talking about that new ______ he read about in the newspaper? How is little Tom? I miss hearing his ______ every morning. I hope you and Father are staying safe and warm.

I must go now. Please write soon. Your letters give me hope.

With love,
Your son, James

 

5to Pio xll recuperatorio

English as a Second Language (ESL)

1) Use the words in the box to complete what is wrong with the people in the pictures.

 

Headache  -  cold  -  sore throat  -  backache  -  sick  - rash  -  cough  -  stomachache  -  fever  -  dizzy  -  toothache  -  flu -

 

 

         

 

Example: I have the flu.

1) I have a _________________.      

2) I feel _________________.

3) I have a _________________.

4) I have a _________________.

5) I have a _________________.

6) I feel _________________.

7) I have a _________________.

8) I have a _________________.

9) I have a _________________.

10) I have a _________________.

11) I have a _________________.                            

2) Read the sentences and complete with SHOULD or SHOULDN’T.

 

1) Tom has got a fever. He ________________ go to school today.

2) My mum has got an earache. She _______________ listen to loud music.

3) John has got a headache. He ________________ sleep and take an aspirin.

4) Daisy has got a stomachache. ___________ she _____________ (eat) fast food? No, she ________________.

5) My brother has got a runny nose. He __________________ use some tissues.

6) If Jennifer is sleepy at school, ____________ she _______________ (sleep) more at night?

7) Caroline hast got a sore throat. She _______________ drink some tea with honey.

8) He has got a cough. He ______________ go to the cinema tonight.

9) My sister has got a toothache. She ______________ go to the dentist.

10) Alice has got a cold. She ________________ play outside.

 

3) Choose the correct alternative in the following second conditional sentences.

 

1) If he would stay / stayed at home all year, he’d get / got fewer colds!

2) Doctors helped / would help more people if the hospitals had / would have more money.

3) There were / would be fewer accidents if we would stop / stopped using cars.

4) If I wouldn’t have / didn’t have a backache, I helped / would help you.

 

4) Complete the following sentences, use Second Conditional.

1) If you had the flu, _________ you go to school? No, I ___________.

2) I ________________________ (walk) to school If the weather was nice.

3) If Amanda didn’t like your music, she ___________________ (tell) you.

4) If I _________________ (know) her number, I ______________________ (call) her.

5) Jessica ____________________ (not get) colds if she _________________ (wear) jackets.

Reading Test: Black Friday

English as a Foreign Language

The day after Thanksgiving has become America’s biggest shopping day. Closed all day on Thursday, shopping centres all across the nation open early on Friday. Some of them open at 12:01 Friday morning, while others open at 4 a.m. Some “sleepyhead“ shopping centres, like Target this year, don’t open their doors on Friday until 6 a.m. From Friday to the day before Christmas, this is the season when businesses make nearly 25 per cent of what they earn in a year. This season puts many businesses “in the black”, that is, they make the money they need for the year.

Reporters from local TV stations interview people who sleep in tents in front of the shops a day or two before the doors open on Friday. These people patiently wait in queue to get products that are 50 per cent cheaper or more.

“Oh, we have fun,” said one of the persons queuing. “We sometimes bring games to play, we watch TV and order lots of pizza, and we often meet interesting people. And, most important of all, we save a lot!” The problem, of course, is that only a very small number of products have big reductions in their prices. Apart from a few big discounts, each shop has other things that are reduced from 10 to 50 per cent, saving shoppers from $10 to $400 per item, and so Americans want to go shopping.

Not all Americans enjoy shopping. Reverend William Graham wants to change Black Friday’s name. “We want to call it Remember Jesus Friday. People should start the season with the right attitude. Christmas has become a Season of Shopping. We want to make it a Season of Giving. And we don’t mean giving material things. We mean giving your back, your mind, and your hands. Help an old lady clean up her house. Teach a kid how to read. Visit sick people in the hospital or in nursing homes. Give food to the Red Cross. Celebrate Christmas by remembering Jesus and forgetting Santa Claus.”

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