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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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