S3

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

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.
Hide-and-Seek
Librarian

Salesman

Write

Sleep

Evangelist

Shout

Bible

Security guard

Writer

6
5

4
3

Read Book
In a kindergarten

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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

3. He likes

w_ _ _ _ _ _ . He can be a writer.

4. He likes r_ _ _ _ _ _
5. He enjoys

l________.

Bible. He can be an Evangelist.

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 certain
design./ 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
restaurant kitchen because I hoped

(3)

(2)

________________ (get) a job in a

________________ (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
Nowadays, people enjoy

(9)

(8)

________________ (open) my own restaurant.

________________ (eat) at my restaurant so much that

some of them come back every week.

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

every night and agreed

(6)

(5)

______________________ (practise) speaking

________________ (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
(9)

(8)

________________ (have) a career as a lawyer, you need

________________ (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.

 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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