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These ten pieces of homework are for Friday (25th October, 2013)
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Homework 10

Informal Letters Quizzes

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Formal and informal letters
A quiz made for English 3 students on formal and informal letters. Choose the right opening and closing formulae.

Sample Questions On Informal Letters

When you write a letter, which side should your address go on?

When you write a formal letter, which side of the page should the recipient's address go on?(Recipient = the person you are writing to, the person who will receieve the letter).

How would you start this email? Choose one option. Dear _________ Over the weekend, we started having problems with our heating. Please could you call me as soon as possible so we can discuss...

How would you finish this email? It is in UK English. Dear Mr Smith, Over the weekend, we started having problems with our heating. Please could you call me as soon as possible so we c...

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Homework 9

Letter Writing (Informal) 01

In English, informal letters are much more 'laid back', but there are still one or two things you should remember. Learn how to write letters to friends, relatives and people you know!

Here is our third Letter Writing quiz.

1. A letter to a friend is known as .......

   • A business letter
   • A formal letter
   • A letter of application
   • An informal letter
2. The first item given at the top right of the page is .......

   • Recipient address
   • Reference stating why you are writing
   • Sender address
   • The greeting or salutation
3. You greet your friend as .......

   • Dear ....... (first name)
   • Dear ....... (family name)
   • Dear Madam
   • Dear Sir
4. The information in your letter then follows as .......

   • A chapter
   • Columns
   • One block
   • Paragraphs
5. You begin a new paragraph .......

   • When you begin a new sentence
   • When you carry on an idea
   • When you change to a new idea
   • When you have more of the same information
6. The first sentence of a paragraph is called .......

   • The new sentence
   • The opening sentence
   • The paragraph sentence
   • The topic sentence
7. When writing an informal letter you might begin .......

   • How are you?
   • I write with reference to
   • Please find attached
   • To whom it may concern
8. When writing an informal letter include .......

   • Date
   • Recipient address
   • Reference stating why you are writing
   • Your signature and your printed name
9. In an informal letter your concluding paragraph says .......

   • You hope the recipient will read your application
   • You hope to read the recipient's news soon
   • You hope to read the sender's news soon
   • You will take the complaint further
10. You close the informal letter with .......

    • Best wishes/Regards/Love from
    • Yours
    • Yours faithfully
    • Yours sincerely

Homework 8

Quiz: Used to, get used to & be used to

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Q1 - I'm not used to ____ up this early.

get
getting

Q2 - I used to ____ a lot.

read
reading

Q3 - You'll have to get used to ____ on the right when you live there.

drive
driving

Q4 - I didn't use to ____ it, but I do now.

like
liking

Q5 - I found it hard to get used to ____ in such a hot country.

live
living

Q6 - Where did you use to ____ when you visited?

stay
staying

Q7 - It took me a while to get used to ____ the language.

speak
speaking

Q8 - I used to ____ hard when I was a student.

work
working

Q9 - Have you got used to ____ it yet?

do
doing

Q10 - I'm not used to ____ so much tea.

drink
drinking

Read more at http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/326.html#IzxPGDCM7C4heI8c.99

Homework 7

Simple Past and Past Progressive 1, by Dennis Oliver

American Language and Culture Program, Arizona State University

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Special Instructions:
After answering *all* the questions, press the 'submit' button, and your answers will be automatically checked in seconds. Have fun while you learn!

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1. When I saw Dave, he __________.
 is working
 worked
 was working
2. You had a good time at the party, __________ you?
 hadn't
 didn't
 weren't
3. __________ when the telephone rang?
 Were you sleeping
 Did you sleep
 Were sleeping
4. Dave, when __________ the ESL Cafe on the Web?
 were you begin
 began
 did you begin
5. You __________ me, did you?
 understood
 weren't understanding
 didn't understand
6. When __________ yesterday morning?
 you got up
 did you get up
 were you getting up
7. While I __________ to work, I saw an accident.
 drove
 was driving
 did drive
8. __________ well on this quiz?
 Did you
 Were you
 Did you do

Homework 6

Do the exercises below on the past continuous and click on the button to check your answers.

(Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on the past continuous)

Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play)  monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare)  dinner.
3. The kids (play)  in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practice)  the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle)  all day.
6. While Alan (work)  in his room, his friends (swim)  in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen )  .
8. What (you / do)  yesterday?
9. Most of the time we (sit)  in the park.
10. I (listen)  to the radio while my sister (watch)  TV.
11. When I arrived, They (play)  cards.
12. We (study)  English yesterday at 4:00 pm .

Write correct sentences:

Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things. Write positive sentences in past progressive.

1. My mother / read / a novel 
2. My father / watch / a movie 
3. My elder sister / writing / in her diary 
4. My two brothers / listen / to the radio 
5. My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie 
6. We / talk / about school 

Warning

Before submitting the test, check the following:

• Punctuation and capitalization
• Spelling
• Spaces (don't add any unnecessary spaces)

Such mistakes would cost you valuable points. Good luck!

Homework 5

Simple past tense quiz

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  1 I .......... to the mall after school.
  WentGoneGoing

• 2
  2 My brother ......... a bear an hour ago.
  SawSeesSeen

• 3
  3 .......... Mike visit his grandmother last night?
  DoesDidAre

• 4
  4 Alex did not .......... last weekend.
  WorkWorkingWorked

• 5
  5 .......... Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?
  AreWasWere

• 6
  6 We .......... not happy after the sad ending.
  DidWasWere

• 7
  7 .......... you see Jody's new dog yesterday?
  DidDoAre

• 8
  8 Sorry, I .......... hear you at the door.
  Wasn'tAm notDidn't

• 9
  9 I ...........English for two years.
  StudiedStudyStudying

• 10
  10 What .......... you eat for lunch yesterday?
  DidDoWere