1. 1415 2nd Term Exam English Language-paper 1 (reading and usage) Revision notes

2. Unit 5 vocabulary Talent show Talented in singing Musical Solo Semi-final Final Nerves competitors On stage Pianist Audience Judges Clapped On stage

3. Unit 7 vocabulary Crime scene Victim Evidence Arrested Nervous Witness Armed Investigation

4. Present /past participles as adjectives (3B p. 10-11) Present participles describe people or things that cause a certain feeling An interesting book An amazing singer Past participles describe how people feel They felt tired. They got bored. They were excited.

5. Other uses of participles A falling ball (an active/continuous action) A fallen ball (a passive/completed action) A record-breaking CD (compound structures) A well-known actor (compound structures)

6. Present/past participle phrases(3B p.12-14) to show reason// order of 2 actions Subject of the participle phrase and main clause must be the same As we were feeling nervous, we decided to do some warm up exercise. While I was waiting outside, I met an old friend.

7. (3B p.14) Billy is not interested in boxing, so he uses the money to take ballet lessons. Billy’s father is shocked to find out the truth, he(Billy’s father) asks Billy to stop the lessons. Miss Chan is annoyed at his attitude, so she argues with him. He is amazed by Billy’s talent, so he supports Billy.

8. Although/though; despite/in spite of (3B p.54-55) Although HK is a safe city, you should take precautions to prevent yourself from becoming a victim of crime. You should take precautions to prevent yourself from becoming a victim of crime although HK is a safe city. A clause: s + v

9. Despite/ In spite of the additional cost, you should use s second telephone line for added security. A noun or noun phrase

10. Showing preference (3B p.55-56) I would rather be creative than follow strict rules. Bare infinitives (basic verb form)

11. I would rather read a detective novel. I would rather do things to help people around me than make more money. Bare infinitives

12. I prefer fact to opinions. I prefer to watch TV. I prefer watching TV. nouns To -infinitive grrund

13. Passive voice (3B p.58-59)

14. will

15. Present tenses : - is questioning ---- is (am/are) + being + questioned - question ---- is (am/are) + questioned -has questioned ---- has/have + been + questioned

16. Past tenses: -Was robbing ---- was/were + being + robbed -Guarded ---- was/were + guarded -Had taken ---- had + been + taken

17. Future tense - Will catch --- will + be + caught

18. What is the past participle form of the following verbs? Force (forced) Hurt (hurt) Injure (injured) Scare (scared) Send (sent) Catch (caught) Investigate (investigated) Rob (robbed)

19. Wish you good luck!!!