FINAL TERM PREPARATION

1.Write a personal letter by choosing one of the following topics:

a. Heavy rains in your city have caused floods. Write a letter to your cousin describing your
city and the problems you are facing.
- Continuous rains have lashed your city for one week.
- Water has collected everywhere, some houses, cars and buses are partly submerged in
water?
- There is a shortage of food, water and petrol in the city.
- How do you feel staying at home all the time?
- Electricity and Telephone wires have been damaged and you are virtually cut off from
everyone.
- What is the city administration doing to help people?

b. You are in a boarding school. Write a letter to your father thanking him for the books and
the food hamper he has sent for you.
- The books that you received were liked by you and were written by your favorite authors.
- Which one will you read first?
- The food hamper contained your favorite foods.
- How happy your friends were to see the food hamper?
- Inquire about the welfare of your mother and brother/sister at home.
- Convey your sincere thanks to your father and promise to do well in your studies.

c. You went to see a musical event the previous week and enjoyed the experience. Write a
letter to your friend in Scotland detailing the whole experience.
- A musical event was held by a famous group in your city.
- You went with your family to watch it.
- Describe the theme and what happened in the show.
- The performances of the various artists and whose performance you liked the best.
- Dresses of the artists and props used in the show.

2. Fill in the blanks with active/passive forms using the verbs in brackets.

Wine 1 __________ (produce) for thousands of years. The earliest known evidence of wine 2
__________ (come) from Georgia (Caucasus), where 8000-year-old wine jars 3 __________
(find) in 2008. Wine 4 __________ (reach) the Balkans by c. 4500 BC and 5 __________
(consume) in ancient Greece, Thrace and Rome. Throughout history, wine 6 __________
(consume) for its intoxicating effects, which are evident at normal serving sizes.
Wine 7 __________ (also/play) an important role in religion for centuries. Red wine 8
__________ (associate) with blood by the ancient Egyptians and 9 __________ (use) by both
the Greek cult of Dionysus and the Romans in their Bacchanalia. Nowadays, both Judaism and
Christianity 10 __________ (incorporate) wine in their religious rituals.
3.Write 2 simple sentences, 2 compound sentences, and 2 complex sentences

4. Read the lyric below and answer the following questions:

a. Analyze the figurative speech included in the song.

b. Identify the message of the song (min. 50 words)

Unstoppable - Sia

All smiles, I know what it takes to fool this town

I'll do it 'til the sun goes down
And all through the nighttime
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah, I'll tell you what you wanna hear
Leave my sunglasses on while I shed a tear
It's never the right time
Yeah, yeah

I put my armor on, show you how strong I am

I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am

I'm unstoppable
I'm a Porsche with no brakes
I'm invincible
Yeah, I win every single game
I'm so powerful
I don't need batteries to play
I'm so confident
Yeah, I'm unstoppable today

Unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
I'm unstoppable today

Break down, only alone I will cry out loud

You'll never see what's hiding out
Hiding out deep down
Yeah, yeah
I know, I've heard that to let your feelings show
Is the only way to make friendships grow
But I'm too afraid now
Yeah, yeah
I put my armor on, show you how strong I am
I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am

I'm unstoppable
I'm a Porsche with no brakes
I'm invincible
Yeah, I win every single game
I'm so powerful
I don't need batteries to play
I'm so confident
Yeah, I'm unstoppable today

Unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
I'm unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
I'm unstoppable today

I put my armor on, show you how strong I am

I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am

I'm unstoppable
I'm a Porsche with no brakes
I'm invincible
Yeah, I win every single game
I'm so powerful
I don't need batteries to play
I'm so confident
Yeah, I'm unstoppable today

Unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
I'm unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
Unstoppable today
I'm unstoppable today