Dear students

I wish you all a happy Easter!

9th graders

Correction of the English Test (March 2015)

I: R.C. Part 1

A.  Cyberbullying - Text C

      Life at school - Text F

      Family relationships - Text D

      Teens’ stress - Text A

      Teens and depression - Text B

      Peer pressure - Text E

B. 1. B; 2. F; 3. A; 4. C; 5. E; 6. D

C. 1. teenagers; 2. depression; 3. teens; 4. younger brother/ sister;

5. be accepted by their friends; 6. a test

Part 2: 1. A; 2. C; 3. B; 4. A; 5. D; 6. C; 7.A; 8. D

II: V. / Gr.

A. 1. delighted; 2. terrified 3. exhausted; 4. furious; 5. fascinated

B. 1. I was tired because I had worked very late at night.

     2. They weren’t hot because they had turned on the air conditioning.

     3. He was hungry because he hadn’t had anything to eat since yesterday.

     4. He was surprised because she had come for a visit.

C. 1. 1. She said he always had problems.

         2. They told me I had gone to the cinema with Tom the day before.

         3. He said they had studied very hard for the exam.

C.2. 1. You told me, ‘I can’t buy this book.' 

        2. They said,  ‘She will be a famous pop star.'

D. 1. tell; 2. said; 3. tell; 4. tell

Correction of the Extensive Reading Worksheet (March 2015)

1. It is “Mysteries of the Unexplained.”

2. It is Kathy Burke.

3. Lonnie Zamora: He saw a fire in the hills. It was a large egg-shaped ‘machine’ about 5 metres long. It happened in 1964 in Socorro, New Mexico, US.

4. They were kidnapped by “aliens” when they were travelling to New Hampshire. Suddenly they felt very tired and they woke up 56 kms away. When the doctors started to talk to them they remembered what the “aliens” did to them and they had dreams about it.

5. a) ... he was four years old.

    b) ... he would die on his 45th birthday.

6. They feel and dream that something bad is going to happen in the future. For example, like the woman who dreamt that she met a friend in N.Y. He was crying and he pointed to two very tall buildings. The morning after an accident happened there.

7. Jacqueline Fitzsimmon - Body Mystery: she suddenly started burning; Date: not mentioned; Place: College.

Body Mistery: a blue light came from a young woman’s body while she was sleeping; Place: Pirano, Italy.

Kuda Bux - Body Mystery: he walked over a fire. The temperature was 300 C but his feet weren’t burnt. It happened in 1935.

8th graders

Correction of the English Test (March 2015)

I: R.C. 

_{A. 1. British eating habits.}

B. 1. a); 2. b); 3. a); 4. a)

_{C. 1. W; 2. R; 3. R; 4. W}

D. 1. Girls between the ages of 11 and 18.

2. They ate food and drink high in sugar and fat such as processed foods, sweets, chocolates and fizzy drinks.

3. They are generally OK.

4. No, it isn’t. It has been a case for numbers of years now.

II: L. / Gr.

A. 1. b); 2. h); 3. g); 4. d); 5. c); 6. e); 7. f); 8. a)

B. honey: U; advice: U; table: C; salt: U; luggage: U; house: C; health: U; inofrmation: U; plant: C; bicycle: C

C. 1. money; 2. hamburgers; 3. advice; 4. sugar; 5. electricity; 6. music

D. Yesterday I (1) DID my homework very quickly because I wanted to go and help my mother (2) DO the shopping. Before we left, mum (3) MADE a list with the things that she needed so that we could (4) MAKE a cake for my birthday.

Mum (5) MADE the suggestion that we should bake a chocolate cake. This (6) MADE sense because I adore chocolate! This really (7) MADE me very happy. We had to go shopping very quickly because mum had lots of things to (8) DO before my birthday party!

E. 1. much; 2. many; 3. much; 4. much; 5. a lot of; 6. much

F. 1. WAS, LIKED; 2. STUDIED; 3. DIDN’T EAT; 4. WENT; 5. DID ... BEGIN

Correction of the Extensive Reading Worksheet (March 2015)

1. It is “Unsolved Mystery.”

2. The authors are Cláudia Regina Abreu, Cidália Sousa and Vanessa Esteves.

3. a) ... Jeremy, mother, Rachel and Rob.
    b) ... Rob.
    c) ... Oporto.
    d) ... two ...

4. He woke up because he heard the sound of footsteps. He thought it was his mum. When he opened the door nobody was there. He got back to bed but he decided to have a shower/ bath and change his clothes. Later as he couldn’t sleep he watched TV. Suddenly the TV switched off and he heard a voice calling for help: “Help me, help me. The Truth. Find the truth!”

5. He took a look around, he left the flat and noticed the pool area. He discovered a games room, a TV room and the best place in the house and on Earth: the kitchen. He couldn’t resist to the wonderful sweet food he saw there. There were some Portuguese women and one of them looked at me, pointed to some cupcakes on the table and I accepted one saying thank you.

6. Rachel:
School Year - 8th form
No. brothers - 3 older brothers
No. sisters - 2 younger sisters
Household chores - help mum out in the kitchen and help her aunt clean the rooms.

7. It is Menina Carminho’s diary.

8. They took it to the local paper.

7th graders

Correction of the English test (March 2015)

I. R. C. 
A. 1. W: “Michael was a senior.” (line 3)
2. R: “He stood up for me.” (line 5)
3. R: “Every single day these kids went on and on.” (line 10)
4. R: “He just never let anyone see it.” (lines 11-12)
5. W: “When we walked out of the office, Katie was sure those bullies would get suspended ...” (lines 24-25)

B.1. He looked strong and wore all black. 
2. He put up his head and walked away.
3. They could feel safe at lunchtime. 
4. He reacted like that because the bullies started to target Katie.
5. She went there to explain and tell Mr.Evans everything about the bullies . She was sure they would get suspended.

C. 1. horrible; 2. weird; 3. safe; 4. somebody; 5. started

II: L. /Gr.

A. 

1. school; 2. Monday; 3. March; 4. book; 5. ruler

B. 

1. for; 2. of; 3. to; 4. of; 5. in; 6. on; 7. with; 8. for.

C. 

1. might; 2. May; 3. Will; 4. mustn’t; 5. must

D.

1. happier; 2. more interesting; 3. better; 4. shorter; 5. more expensive

E. 

Last Saturday Mary's parents TOOK her to a music festival because it WAS her birthday. During the festival everybody SANG happily.

Mary DIDN’T SEE any of her friends but she MET her favourite singer. He GAVE an autograph to Mary!

F. 

1. It’s eleven o’clock; 

2. It’s five to four.

3. It’s half past four.

4. It’s twenty-five past two.

Correction of the Extensive Reading Worksheet (March 2015)

1. It is “Is that true?”

2. The authors are Cláudia Regina Abreu and Cidália Sousa.

3. It has 8 chapters.

4. The characters are Paul, George and Anna.

5. Paul’s AGE: He is 12 years old;

    Paul’s PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: He has got brown hair and green eyes;

    Paul LIKES/ LOVES DOING: He loves swimming and riding his bike. He also likes playing football;

    Paul DOESN’T LIKE DOING: He doesn’t like studying.

6. Paul’s mother tells him he has to study but as school is closed he says he doesn’t need. But he soon realizes he can’t study alone. He doesn’t understand anything. He decided to phone the best student in class. But she can’t help him because she has the same problem. They are very worried!

7. She feels helpless.

8. Paul wanted to gather all students to show the government that they wanted schools open and their teachers back. His idea worked because hundreds of students came to school and they were united.

International Women’s Day, 8th March 2015

-Do you know that ... the first International Women's Day was held in 1911?

-Do you know that ... the 2015 Theme is: 

Empowering Women - 

Empowering Humanity:

Picture It!

"To be truly transformative, the post-2015 development agenda must prioritize gender equality and women’s empowerment. The world will never realize 100 per cent of its goals if 50 per cent of its people cannot realize their full potential. “ (Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon)

Read more about the importance women have in our society and how they have been fighting for their rights. Here

Do you know what actress Patricia Arquette said at the Oscar Ceremony Awards when she got her Oscar? 

She dedicated it  "To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of 

this nation, we have fought for everybody else’s equal rights, it’s our time to 

have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United 

States of America.”

 Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity. (Gandhi)