Study the way the author describes the test the students put their teacher to. Notice the actions and the moods and comment on the ways they are depicted.

1. “She sounds old, don’t you think?”

2. “Boy, he must be sort of dumb”.

3. “Now if you’ll all march back upstairs, we’ll see if you are as smart at your studies”.

Let us focus on style. Read the definition of a stylistic device and find its examples in the story.

An allusion is a brief reference to a person (a famous historical, literary or movie figure), event, place or a work of art. A literary allusion is a reference to another literary text that is famous enough to be understood by competent readers. Writers use allusion to enrich their works.

12. Describe your first day at University. Did it live up to your expectations? Can you recall your feelings and impressions? Be ready to put them on paper.

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

13. Free writing. You have five minutes to write down any images, ideas or details that come to you concerning the topic “homework”. Don’t pay any attention to possible grammar or spelling mistakes, focus on the content.

Clustering. Transfer this boxed subject onto your notebook page. Write related ideas, box them and connect them with lines to your subject and to each other. Swap your cluster diagram with your desk partner and point out the most interesting issues.

Write a 120-word essay describing the most memorable class you have ever had. It is important to organize your thoughts and present your arguments clearly in paragraphs, and to work out the structure of your essay before you start to write.

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