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14 May
Below are three sentences taken from Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope. The words have been jumbled up: see if you can restore them to the original order.
1 thinking married he’s getting of
2 hair to blushed the of up eleanor her roots.
3 unhappy harding this mr very all made
Sentences from Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope.
29
14 May
Rewrite the following sentences, keeping the same idea but avoiding the word ‘unless’.
1I don’t know how she managed, unless by good sense and good humour.
2I don’t mean to believe it unless I have it fairly proved before witnesses.
3Unless a nation is ruled by its best elements it must wither and decay.
For Example
“I won’t go unless you all go too,” Alice said.
“If you all don’t go too,” said Alice, “I won’t go.”
“You’ve all got to come along,” Alice said, “otherwise I won’t go.”
“I’m not going without you, all of you” said Alice.”
30
13 May
On Saturday afternoon, May 31st, 1533, Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, was taken from the Tower of London to Westminster Hall, to be crowned in the Abbey next morning. The wider public was disgusted by the way Henry had jilted Catherine, by a two-year affair, a secret marriage, and a controversial divorce (in that order); yet crowded streets were hung with bunting, and the cavalcade was magnificent.
31
13 May
Use the following words in sentences, as a Noun, Verb or Adjective. How have you used your word, and how do you know?
IAbstract. IIDark. IIIIdeal. IVMinute. VPrompt. VISurprise.
32
12 May
From 361 to 363, the Roman Empire was ruled by Julian the Apostate, so named because he had been brought up as a Christian but had chosen Roman paganism instead. In 362, Julian began a systematic persecution of Christians, leading to anger and rebellion. Gregory, a priest in the town of Nazianzus, told his parishioners not to play Julian’s game — even when the tables were turning.
33
12 May
This is really a game for two. Suppose you have been given a secret list containing the five words below. Can you help your friend guess all five words in under a minute?
IVeterinary surgeon. IISieve. IIIScent. IVTwist. VBang.
You can use definitions like those you find in a dictionary, or just anything you know your friend will ‘get’. Don’t use the word itself, or a word that sounds exactly the same.
For example
Detective.
A person, especially a police officer, who attempts to solve crimes by deductive reasoning.
Or more simply, Sherlock Holmes was a private one.
