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No to resolutions?
Resolutions
Resolutions
Doc. 3 New Year's Resolutions
Doc. 3
Last year I did some rotten things.
This year I will be better.
Here are some resolutions
I will follow to the letter:
I won’t make dumb excuses
when my homework isn’t done;
when the truth is that I did no work
’cause I was having fun.
I won’t fly paper airplanes
when the teacher isn’t looking.
I won’t sneak in the kitchen
just to taste what they are cooking.
I will not twist the silverware
to see how far it bends.
I will not take the candy bars
from lunch bags of my friends.
I will not skateboard down the hall
or skateboard down the stairs.
I won’t run over teachers,
and I won’t crash into chairs.
I will not do these rotten things;
my heart is full of sorrow.
But I have got some brand-new tricks
to try in school tomorrow.
New Year's Resolutions, Bruce Lansky
Did you know?
1. Resolutions were invented in the 19 th century. Right or wrong?
2 . Resolutions were a way to reaffirm faith. Right or wrong?
3. The US government website shows a list of the most popular resolutions. Right or wrong?
2 . Resolutions were a way to reaffirm faith. Right or wrong?
3. The US government website shows a list of the most popular resolutions. Right or wrong?
Up to you!
A2 I will watch less TV. But I will not be less sleepy!
A2+ I will be more sensible. But I will not be less sensitive!
Vers B1 I won’t be the nicest pupil in the world. But I will do my homework!
A2+ I will be more sensible. But I will not be less sensitive!
Vers B1 I won’t be the nicest pupil in the world. But I will do my homework!
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a) This poem was written by and its rhyming pattern is (a-b-a-b. / a -b-c-b.)
b) The narrator talks about what last year.
c) He makes new : he will and but he won’t .
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Really, do you think I will take any resolutions?
Enemies of my convictions!
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