Three men in a boat
silent letters
passive voice
unless, as soon as, in case, when
vocabulary
100

What was the purpose of the trip on the river

To have a quiet boating holiday on the river

100

What kind of letters are silent letters?

Letters, that you can't hear when you say the word, but are there when you write it.

100

Explain the meaning of the passive!

in Estonian umbisikuline tegumood.

In the passive, the person or thing that the action was done to becomes the topic or theme. We can leave out the ‘doer’ or agent, or we can place the ‘doer’ in a prepositional phrase (by + ‘doer’):

These houses were designed in the 1880s. 


100

Use unless, as soon as, in case, or when.

I've got a map____ I get lost.

in case

100

the way a person or thing looks to other people

appearance

200

What did they need a tin opener for?

To open  a tin of pineapple.

200

Name 2 words with a silent k.

knife, knee, knight, know etc

200

Change the sentence into passive:

We are creating a timeline for the history project.

A timeline is being created for the history project.

200

Give me a shout _____ you get home. It's very important.

when

200

the fact of making something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is (a noun)

exaggeration

300

What were the names of the three men in a boat

George, Harris and Jerome

300

Name three word with a silent W

answer, sword, write, wrong etc

300

The tourist isn't taking any photos at the moment.

Any photos aren't being taken at the moment.

300

____ Sam calls me, I'll tell him we may be half an hour or so lare

As soon as

300

to hit something with force many times

batter

400

Name 4 things they used to open the tin.

-pocket knife

-scissors

-boathook

-sharp stone

400

Name three words with a silent L

Salmon, half, walk, talk etc

400

As we speak, they are making pencil sketches of the landscape.

Pencil sketches of the landscape are being made as we speak.

400

Johnny will lose the race ___ he runs faster.

unless

400

a thick yellow or brown sauce that tastes spicy and is eaten cold in small amounts, especially with meat

mustard

500

Who is the author of the book "Three men in a boat"?

Jerome K. Jerome

500

Name 5 things with a silent B

Bomb, lamb, climb, comb, doubt etc

500

The president is signing an important document right now.

An important document is being signed right now.

500

Let me just withdraw some money ___ they don't accept credit card payments.

in case

500

a large, rectangular container with a lid

hamper