Reading Test

Dear advanced students,
Here is the promised copy of the text you wanted to have:

Sunny Side Up 3

Here are the answers to chapter 3:


Chapter 3
Section A
1. Better-off, intellectual, larger, main; 2. roguish; 3. inimitable, sun-warmed;
4. amiable, octogenarian; 5. worm-eaten, old, outrageous;
6. black, beady, pronounced; 7. unsuspecting / obliging; 8. juicy
9. outside, strange, threatening, sheltered
Section B
1. at, of; 2. in; 3. to, at; 4. in; 5. down, on; 6. to; 7. on; 8. on; 9. for; 10. for
Section D
1. a difficult or unpleasant experience.
2. without much flesh; thin and fit
3. to make someone love you
4. to have a mind and body full of life and energy; to be lively
5. a person that you can easily persuade to do something, especially to give you money
6. to make no progress or have no success
7. to be forgotten because it happened such a long time ago
8. not to use too much of something

Sunny Side Up 1

Here are the answers to chapter 1:

Section A

1. Bright, lively; 2. Pink, freshly-picked; 3. Narrow, cobbled; 4. charming, easygoing; 5. Idyllic              6. Tourist-packed, cheerful; 7. astronomical; 8. intensely-cultivated, bleak; 9. unreal, astonishing   

Section B

1. Of, about, of; 2. Off; 3. At; 4. Away, from; 5. Off; 6. Off, from; 7. To, for; 8. On, to

Section D

1.to relax by sittinh, or lying down; enjoy a period of rest from work

2.to accept something

3.in such a way as to secure an agreement/business

4. it was clear to me

Basic Criteria

Expresión e interacción escrita

Criterio base	Subcriterio
Adecuación	Formato
	Registro
	Funciones comunicativas
Cohesión y coherencia	Distribución/organización y signos de puntuación
	Conectores y mecanismos de referencia
Riqueza de lenguaje	Estructuras
	Léxico
Corrección	Estructuras
	Léxico
	Ortografía

Expresión e interacción oral

Criterio base	Subcriterio
Adecuación	Formato, intervenciones, duración y contenido
	Registro
	Funciones comunicativas
Cohesión y fluidez	Enlace de ideas y estrategias de interacción
	Entonación y ritmo
Riqueza de lenguaje	Estructuras
	Léxico
Corrección	Estructuras
	Léxico
	Pronunciación

Answers for Reading Homework 2NA

Hello! Hope you had a nice bank holiday.
Well, here are the promised and long awaited answers to the last reading pack I handed out to you.
-Part 1 (Chewing Gum Culture) 17-D, 18-A, 19-G, 20-E, 21-B, 22-C
-Part 2 (Eccentrics) 21-A, 22-B, 23-A, 24-D, 25-C
-Part 3 (The Legend of the Root) 16-to, 17-as, 18-so, 19-be, 20-despite, 21-like, 22-in, 23-this, 24-have/ cause/produce, 25-which/that, 26-no, 27-it, 28-such, 29-how, 30-more

Tomorrow Tuesday 11th class is cancelled. Writing and some speakings on Thursday 13th. Listening and Reading and rest of speakings on Tuesday 18th.

Sunny Side Up 2

Here are the answers to chapter 2.

Section A

1. Fresh, crusty;
2. Sharp-tongued, impervious, mercilessly;
3. weathered, old, remote, fresh, creamy; 
4. Plump, jet-black, golden
5. treeless, abruptly, dry;
6. Bustling, provincial
7. 90-minute, winding, potholed, nearest;
8. Quintessential
9. young, striking

Section B

1.Off; 2. By; 3. Into; 4. Of, out, of, by, of; 5. Out; 6. On; 7. By; 8. At, in; 9. About, through;         10. On, for, to; 11. of

Section D

1.not be nearly as good as something (e.g. tomatoes)

2. a particular way of saying something or describing something

Sunny Side Up

Here are the answers for the vocab and grammar sections corresponding to the prologue.

Section A

1.       Little bullet-like

2.       Fine

3.       Basic back-to-nature

4.       Sloping and leaking

5.       Nerve-jangling

6.       Hectic outside

7.       Pale and jaded

8.       Decent. Precious

9.       Absolutely

10.   Exactly sparkling

11.   Rain-sodden

12.   Funny

13.   Outsize

14.   Costly

15.   Centuries-old beamed

16.   Gaudy floor-to-ceiling

17.   Flowery

18.   Headlong, modern, obsessive, material

19.   Age

20.   Shattered, broken, crushed

Section B

1.On, 2. Without, 3. By, 4. Out, 5. On, from; 6. Past, 7. To, 8. In, 9. Out, 10. Down, for; 11. To, 12. For, 13. Of, 14. From, 15. Out, about.

Section D

1.Man’s frills and follies. Frills: things that are not necessary but are added to make something more attractive or interesting. Follies: stupidity, the fact of doing something stupid, an activity or idea that shows a lack of judgement.

2.A spending spree. A short period of time that you spend doing one particular activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it.

3.To have little idea of something.  To not have a clear plan or thought about what to do in a particular situation.

4.Having knocked about the world a bit. Having travelled and lived in various places.

5.To know a thing or two. To know a lot about something from your own experience.