Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward

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3b The right look Date: Can do (tick ✓) I can summarize conversations I have listened to. I can talk about my tastes in fashion. I can use defining relative clauses to identify people or things. I can use non-defining relative clauses to give additional information about people or things. In fashion What is your attitude to fashion Do you like to keep up to date Do you regularly buy new clothes What is your greatest weakness – shoes Hairstyle Make-up Skincare Accessories Look! Write a fictional paragraph that answers these questions and uses the word look five times. Where are you What are you doing What are you wearing Relative relatives Use relative clauses to write about your relatives! • My • My • It was my is the person who … owns something that … who gave me … • My , who , believes that … • My lives in a place that … Diary How do you feel about grammatical items like relative clauses where the rules are complex and difficult to apply Do you try to make use of the rules – or ignore them and just go by intuition 19
3c Mirror images Date: Can do (tick ✓) I can identify different opinions in an article. I can discuss changes that have occurred over time. I can use present participle clauses to express causes, results and reasons. I can use past participle clauses to express causes, results and reasons. Positive & negative connotations These words all have a similar meaning. Which words have a positive (P) meaning and which have a negative (N) meaning You may need to use your dictionary. slim svelte skinny thin emaciated lean scrawny gaunt slender skeletal How to lose weight Put these ideas in order of effectiveness from 1 (the most effective) to 5 (the least effective). take regular exercise avoid all food containing carbohydrates go on a different diet every month drink only water for 24 hours once a week eat sensibly and keep fit Someone whose appearance I really like Write a short paragraph about someone whose appearance you like or admire. Looking good today! Did you know Statistics show that in 1972, 23% of American women were unhappy with their looks. By 1997, this figure had risen to a staggering 56%. 20 ‘ ’ Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. Confucius (Chinese thinker, 551–479BC)
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Page 3 and 4: Contents Welcome to your Straightfo
Page 5 and 6: Language passport My school/college
Page 7 and 8: My English My evaluation of my curr
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Page 43 and 44: 9a Celebrity heroes Date: Can do (t
Page 45 and 46: 9c Villains Date: Can do (tick ✓)
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