English the Most Amazing Subject

English Class 8

Reading exercise Read the novel, ‘The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne.

Chapters 1- 4 Focus on:

• What themes are explored in the first four chapters?
• The relationship between Bruno and Maria.

Speaking and Listening Prepare a 2-minute talk to your class about something that really irritates you. It does not necessarily require a very formal language.

Follow the steps below:

• Decide on a topic. It’s always best to talk about things you actually know about and to express feelings you really have.

Structure your talk. It may be brief, but it still requires:

• An opening in which you quickly grab the audience’s attention and let them know what you’re going to talk about.
• The main body in which you give a couple of reasons or ideas to support your point.
• A conclusion in which you leave the listeners with a memorable phrase.

Spelling Learn the spellings of the following words:

1. Autumn
2. Knowledge
3. Development
4. Embarrass
5. Definite
6. Audible
7. Concentration
8. Assessment
9. Accommodation
10. Diamond
11. Beginning
12. Height
13. Queue
14. Business
15. Beneath
16. Tomorrow
17. Jealous
18. Questionnaire
19. Issue
20. Atmosphere
21. Continuous
22. Marriage
23. Imaginary
24. Improvise
25. Miscellaneous
26. Happened
27. Process
28. February
29. Forty
30. Separate
31. Straight
32. Success
33. Reference
34. Technique
35. Conscience
36. Murmur
37. Diary
38. Design
39. Column
40. Weird
41. Listening
42. Montague
43. Mantua
44. Capulet
45. Shakespeare
46. Idolatry
47. Adversaries
48. Nuptial
49. Forfeit
50. Foreshadowing
51. Shroud
52. Apothecary
53. Tybalt
54. Abram
55. Balthasar
56. Rosaline
57. Cemetery
58. Epitaph
59. Exile
60. Enmity