Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward
Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward
Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward
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2c Companions<br />
Date:<br />
Can do (tick ✓)<br />
I can compare and contrast different texts.<br />
I can use the past simple, used to + infinitive and<br />
would + infinitive to talk about past habits.<br />
I can discuss animal behaviour and skills.<br />
I can describe anger and other strong reactions.<br />
Pet choices<br />
Where do you stand Make your choices.<br />
‘I’m a real pet person’<br />
OR ‘I can’t stand them’<br />
‘Pets are as clever<br />
as humans’ or<br />
‘Pet owners are as<br />
stupid as their pets’<br />
Cats OR dogs<br />
Past habits<br />
Complete these sentences so that they are true for you.<br />
‘Pets improve the quality of our lives’<br />
OR ‘Expensive, smelly, disease-carrying beasts’<br />
1 When I was young I used to .<br />
2 My parents never used to .<br />
3 As a child, the thing I would never do was .<br />
Strong reactions<br />
What makes you mad What can calm you down when you lose your temper<br />
Diary<br />
You are now in the second unit of <strong>Straightforward</strong> <strong>Upper</strong> <strong>Intermediate</strong>. How is it going Do you<br />
feel that the level is right for you What is proving to be the most challenging<br />
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