Synthesis sept 3

1. The task was very difficult. Greg persevered until he had completed it.
     However _________________________________________________________________

2. The sheik is wealthier than any other man on earth.
     There _______________ no man _____________________

3. Jerome hid his teat paper. He had not done well and he did not want to be punished by his father.
                                        lest he be __________________ for not having ______________

4. The sales associate agreed to work overtime after her manager promised to give her a day off in lieu.
     The sales associate _______________________       on the condition that _________________

5. If the sales target is not met by the end of the year, the employees will lose their bonuses.
   The employees ____________       should the sales ____________________________________

Synthesis Sept 2

1. Ellen studied very hard for her examinations. She wanted to do well and be awarded scholarship.
     Determined to ______________

2. This blockbuster is the highest-grossing motion picture of the decade. It has electrifying special effects and a star-studded cast.
 Due to

3. Walter is a magnanimous and generous person. His cousin, Danny, is a petty and stingy person.
In contrast to

4. Mr Abdul became a teacher last year. He was a policeman before that.
   Prior to

5. Jim wanted to be on time for his first day of school. The bus he was on broke down and he was late by an hour.
 ______________________________ but _______________ consequently_______________

6. Eve found her late father's will a year after he had passed away. She realised he had owned millions of dollars.
Only when

7. Terry is well-liked by his peers because he is a helpful and compassionate person.
 Owing to

8. Carrie has to attend CCA after school each day. She also has to attend enrichment classes on weekends.
 In addition to

9.

Synthesis Sept 1

1. Joanna has learnt Japanese. She volunteers as a translator when there are visitors from Japan.
    Having ____________________________________________________________________.

2. My daughter is not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
    _______________________ too _________________________________________________.

3. Adam is an unsociable person.
    _____________ not ___________________________________________________________.

4. William enjoys collecting stamps. He is a member of the philatelic club.
     Being _______________________________________________________________________.

5. You need to ask permission from Mother before you are allowed to go out.
    Without _______________________________________________________________________.

6. The dog goes everywhere with its master
  The dog does not _________________________________________________________________.

7. Only a gullible person would be taken in by such a feeble excuse.
  No one

Synthesis Sept 4

1.       Neither Adam nor Daniel is convinced by Sally’s explanation of her absence.

  Both __________________________________________________________________

2.       Helen asked John if he had thought of where he wanted to visit that afternoon.

  Helen asked John, “______________________________________________________?”

3.       I prefer reading at home to going to the cinema.

  I would rather ___________________________________________________________.

4.       Kelly was disciplined and diligent during the school holidays. Her mother was delighted.

  Kelly’s _________________________________________________________________.

5.       Jenny refused to follow Mr Ali’s instructions. He was frustrated.

  Jenny’s ________________________________________________________________.

6.       Jane spotted a stain on her new dress. It made her angry.

  The sight _______________________________________________________________.

7.       Mrs Lim reminded her pupils not to forget to bring their report books the following week.

  Mrs Lim reminded her pupils, “ ______________________________________________.

8.       Sam saw the injured cat in pain. He took it to the vet.

  Having __________________________________________________________________.

9.       Terence had withdrawn from the basketball team. The coach was shocked.

   ______________________________________by _______________________________.

10.   Rachel is very persistent. She has made a new swim record in the Youth Olympics.

  Owing to  _______________________________________________________________.

11.   My brother does not like eating yoghurt. My sister does not like eating yoghurt too.

  Neither of _______________________________________________________________.

Vocabulary 1

1.              The police _________ Bala of committing the crime though they were still unable to gather conclusive evidence.(arrested, acquitted, detained, suspected)

2.              Serena seemed rather ________ today. I think she is worried about the upcoming tennis competition against her strongest opponent. (bewildered, distracted, frenzied, puzzled)

3.              The general office was __________ with phone calls after the principal’s announcement yesterday. (filled, flooded, drowned, stormed)

4.              Not wanting to ___________ the agony, Ann decided to see the dentist at once to have her aching teeth attended to. (evade, prolong, elongate, outsource)

5.              Sally’s account is __________ Josie’s account of the incident. Who is telling the truth? (at length, at present, at odds, at a loose end)

6.              The programme will _______ once everyone is seated.  (comment, commend, commence, comprehend)

7.              Amanda’s attempt to shoplift was __________ by the quick-thinking shop assistant. (foiled, curbed, wrecked, hindered)

8.              The tourists were awed as they _________ the scenic view of the entire city from the top floor of the tallest hotel. (took in, tore apart, thought over, tracked down)

9.              People began hoarding food and necessities as the threat of war ____ ominously. ( loomed, emerged, gathered, threatened)

10.          There is a possibility that the computer will render textbooks _______ in the near future as it provides students with real-time information. ( invalid, extinct, obsolete, unfashionable)

11.          Peter has won the badminton tournament three times in __________. He now aims to represent Singapore at the next Youth Olympic Games. (progression, procession, concession, succession)

12.          Self-centred max believes he is the most important person around. His friends find him too ___________. (egoistic, sadistic, futuristic, optimistic)

13.          The team of researchers had worked tirelessly for the last two years before they finally got their _________ and produced the vaccine. (breakup, breakaway, breakdown, breakthrough)

Grammar 2

1 .                  The roadworks on the PTE expressway might take anything _______ three months to a year. (at, by, from, between)

2.                   Davi planned to buy the Hello Kitty special edition soft toy, ______ she?

                (did, does, didn’t, doesn’t)

3.                   Everyone but Nancy __________ to stay up to watch the results of the General              Election tonight. (decide, deciding, has decided, have decided)

4.                    The wedding planner _________ I was supposed to meet did not turn up. (who,            whom, which, whose)

5.                   Mr Ng was informed by the police that his son ______________ with an accident at      the construction site. (met, meets, has met, had met)

6.                  By the time the ambulance arrived, the victim of the hit-and-run accident _________ to his injuries and passed on. (succumbed, had succumbed, was succumbing, had been succumbing)

7.                   The news of the strike started by the bus drivers _______ so unexpected that the management did not know how to react to the situation. (is, are, was, were)

8.                  Mary hardly ever goes to the theatre to watch musicals, _______ she?

(had, will, does, did)

9.                  The crate of fruits ________ to the ground as it was being moved into the warehouse. (crashed, was crashed, have crashed, is crashing)

P5 Grammar (T1- T3)

P5 Stellar 2014

Grammar Items

Term 1

Unit / Theme	Grammar Items to cover in Companion Booklet
1/ Heartbeats in the Dark ( House of Bugs)	Modals in Reported Speech Connectors of Addition (both, as well as, not only, but also) Connectors of Reason (because, since, as, for)
2/ Late but not Last (An Interview)	Noun Phrases in Apposition Prepositions (against, for, with) Used to Connectors of contrast
3/Basic Photography (How to Create A Book Blog)	Verbs and Nouns Connectors (so that, in order to) Conditional (if) Connectors (unless)

P5 Stellar 2014

Grammar Items

Term 2

Unit / Theme	Grammar Items to cover in Companion Booklet
4/ Ride On ( Cycling Is Fun)	Modals (could, would, need to) Connectors of Contrast (instead of, instead, or, but in fact, however, in contrast)
5/ Space Junk (Space Tourism)	Past Tense and Present Perfect Tense Connectors (until, if, unless) Passive Voice
6/ When I Grow Up  (Just Like Him)	Past Tense and Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect and Reported Speech Connectors (since, as, for)

P5 Stellar 2014

Grammar Items

Term 3

Unit / Theme	Grammar Items to cover in Companion Booklet
7/ Ten ( With Grandpa)	variety of present and past tenses 'Used to' for past events Hypothetical Conditional (I would be afraid if I did not know that...) Phrases - adverbials, nouns, prepositional, adjectives Phrasal Verbs Connectors for time [sometimes, nowadays, once in a while, when we were young] Connectors of result and contrast: consequently; therefore; however, nonetheless, nevertheless
8/ What Happens When You Laugh (Why It Feels Good to Scratch An Itch)	[action and sensing verbs]: hear, see, feel, laugh, cry, vibrate, move, forces, works, pumps [present continuous] to explain things happening at the same time or for conditional: When your body tenses, you are waiting for the punchline. If you are laughing really hard, your eyes water and clean themselves. Connectors of cause and effect : as, when, since, because, therefore

Phrasal Verbs shorter list

blow something up	add air	We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
break down	stop functioning (vehicle, machine)	Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
break down	get upset	The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.
break something down	divide into smaller parts	Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
break in	force entry to a building	Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
break into something	enter forcibly	The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
bring someone down	make unhappy	This sad music is bringing me down.
bring someone up	raise a child	My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
call something off	cancel	Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
call on someone	ask for an answer or opinion	The professor called on me for question 1.
call on someone	visit someone	We called on you last night but you weren't home.
call someone up	phone	Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
calm down	relax after being angry	You are still mad. You need to calm down before you
check in	arrive and register at a hotel or airport	We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
check out	leave a hotel	You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM
cheer someone up	make happier	I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
chip in	help	If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
come down with something	become sick	My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend.
come forward	volunteer for a task or to give evidence	The woman came forward with her husband's finger prints.
come round	to become conscious again after an accident or operation	After the operation, he came round after three hours.
cut back on something	consume less	My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
cut something down	make something fall to the ground	We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.
cut in	interrupt	Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.
do away with something	discard	It's time to do away with all of these old tax records
drop in/by/over	come without an appointment	I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.
drop someone/something off	take someone/something somewhere and leave them/it there	I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over.
drop out	quit a class, school etc	I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.
fall apart	break into pieces	My new dress fell apart in the washing machine.
figure something out	understand, find the answer	I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.
get something across/over	communicate, make understandable	I tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she wouldn't listen.
get along/on	like each other	I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got along/on.
get around	have mobility	My grandfather can get around fine in his new wheelchair.
get away with something	do without being noticed or punished	Jason always gets away with cheating in his maths tests.
get something back	receive something you had before	Liz finally got her Science notes back from my room-mate.
get back at someone	retaliate, take revenge	My sister got back at me for stealing her shoes. She stole my favourite hat.
get over something	recover from an illness, loss, difficulty	I just got over the flu and now my sister has it.
get over something	overcome a problem	The company will have to close if it can't get over the new regulations.
get round to something	finally find time to do	I don't know when I am going to get round to writing the thank you cards.
give someone away	reveal hidden information about someone	His wife gave him away to the police.
give someone away	take the bride to the altar	My father gave me away at my wedding.
give something away	ruin a secret	My little sister gave the surprise party away by accident.
give in	reluctantly stop fighting or arguing	My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in.
give something out	give to many people (usually at no cost)	They were giving out free perfume samples at the department store.
give something up	quit a habit	I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.
give up	stop trying	My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up.
go after something	try to achieve something	I went after my dream and now I am a published writer.
go against someone	compete, oppose	We are going against the best soccer team in the city tonight.
go ahead	start, proceed	Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold.
go over	visit someone nearby	I haven't seen Tina for a long time. I think I'll go over for an hour or two.
go without something	suffer lack or deprivation	When I was young, we went without winter boots.
grow apart	stop being friends over time	My best friend and I grew apart after she changed schools.
grow out of something	get too big for	Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones.
grow into something	grow big enough to fit	This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow into it by next year.
hand something down	give something used to someone else	I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin.
hand something in	submit	I have to hand in my essay by Friday.
hand something out	to distribute to a group of people	We will hand out the invitations at the door.
hand something over	give (usually unwillingly)	The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his weapons.
hang in	stay positive	Hang in there. I'm sure you'll find a job very soon.
hang on	wait a short time (informal)	Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!
hang out	spend time relaxing (informal)	Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place.
hang up	end a phone call	He didn't say goodbye before he hung up.
hold someone/something back	prevent from doing/going	I had to hold my dog back because there was a cat in the park.
hold something back	hide an emotion	Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather's funeral.
hold on	wait a short time	Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales Department.
hold onto someone/something	hold firmly using your hands or arms	Hold onto your hat because it's very windy outside.
hold someone/somethingup	rob	A man in a black mask held the bank up this morning.
keep on doing something	continue doing	Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil.
keep something from someone	not tell	We kept our relationship from our parents for two years.
keep someone/something out	stop from entering	Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.

 

run into someone/something	meet unexpectedly	I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
run over someone/something	drive a vehicle over a person or thing	I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.
run over/through something	rehearse, review	Let's run over/through these lines one more time before the show.
run out	have none left	We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.
send something back	return (usually by mail)	My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp.
set something up	arrange, organize	Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company.
set someone up	trick, trap	The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera.
shop around	compare prices	I want to shop around a little before I decide on these boots.
show off	act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully)	He always shows off on his skateboard
sort something out	organize, resolve a problem	We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month.
stick to something	continue doing something, limit yourself to one particular thing	You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.
take after someone	resemble a family member	I take after my mother. We are both impatient.
take something apart	purposely break into pieces	He took the car brakes apart and found the problem.
think something over	consider	I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision.
throw something away	dispose of	We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery.
turn something down	decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc)	Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.
turn something down	refuse	I turned the job down because I don't want to move.
turn up	appear suddenly	Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood.
try something on	sample clothing	I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they will fit.
try something out	test	I am going to try this new brand of detergent out.
use something up	finish the supply	The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we need to buy some more.
wear off	fade away	Most of my make-up wore off before I got to the party.
work out	exercise	I work out at the gym three times a week.
work out	be successful	Our plan worked out fine.
work something out	make a calculation	We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house.