Life at TES
The book report is due on Monday February 7th
The book report is due on Monday, February 7th.
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon England
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
His 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities set in London and Paris is his best-known work of historical fiction.
His 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities (set in London and Paris) is his best-known work of historical fiction.
“But I being poor have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”
WB Yeats, Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
“But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”
WB Yeats, Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
Wilfrid Noyce member of the team who first climbed Mount Everest wrote Breathless while climbing the mountain.
Wilfrid Noyce,(- member of the team who first climbed Mount Everest,)- wrote Breathless while climbing the mountain.
*any one of ,(- can be considered correct.
We chose a few different topics for the magazine we are writing astrology entertainment environment food football...
We chose a few different topics for the magazine we are writing: astrology, entertainment, environment, food, football...
At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway with whom he had three children Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith.
At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith.
On his first trip to the USA Dickens arrived in Boston Massachusetts
On his first trip to the USA, Dickens arrived in Boston, Massachusetts.
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life It goes on."
Robert Frost, in interview.
“In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on."
Robert Frost, in interview.
The Orient Express was famous not only by its long-distance rides but also as a subject in many literary works.
The Orient Express was famous not only by its long-distance rides, but also as a subject in many literary works.
Guilherme our English teacher has been absent since Monday.
Guilherme ,-(our English teacher),- has been absent since Monday.
*any one of , , - - or () is correct
Romeo and Juliet believed to have been written between 1591 and 1595 premiered in 1597
Romeo and Juliet (believed to have been written between 1591 and 1595) premiered in 1597.
The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings such as poor social or working conditions or comically repulsive characters
The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social or working conditions, or comically repulsive characters.
"From the ashes a fire shall be woken
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Phileas Fogg's route in Around the World in 80 days included the following cities London Bombay Hong Kong and San Francisco.
Phileas Fogg's route in Around the World in 80 days included the following cities: London, Bombay, Hong Kong and San Francisco.
According to the school rules the unauthorized use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited inside TES premises
According to the school rules, the unauthorized use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited inside TES premises.
"Good night good night Parting is such sweet sorrow
That I shall say good night till it be morrow”
-Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II
"Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
-Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
"Shall I part my hair behind Do I dare to eat a peach
I shall wear white flannel trousers and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
T. S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
"Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
T. S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
By the end of The Odyssey the hero disguised as a beggar finally reaches home in Ithaca modern-day Greece.
By the end of The Odyssey the hero, disguised as a beggar, finally reaches home in Ithaca, modern-day Greece.
The school offers lessons in 11 different languages However Portuguese is not of them for the current school year
The school offers lessons in 11 different languages. However, Portuguese is not of them for the current school year.
''To be or not to be that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die: to sleep...”
-Hamlet Act III Scene I
''To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them. To die: to sleep...”
-Hamlet, Act III, Scene I
“Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth overlying our hard hearts I was better after I had cried, than before - more sorry more aware of my own ingratitude more gentle.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
“Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before - more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
"I would venture to guess that Anon who wrote so many poems without signing them was a woman."
Virginia Woolf A Room of One's Own
"I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was a woman."
Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own
*No punctuation to add, just answer the question.
In Drifting, Katz makes use of words that imitate the sound actions make (for example, drip and crack). What is the name of this process and how do you spell it?
Onomatopoeia