Give an example of migration that you have heard about in the news. Who are the people? Where are they coming from? Where are they going to?
The UNHCR (find out what these initials stand for) is an agency of the United Nations that works on behalf of migrants and refugees fleeing war, persecution and poverty. It was established after World War II to help Europeans displaced by the conflict. It is as crucial today as it was then.
PUNCTUATION
• Titles of stories and poems are written in capitals and placed between inverted commas (‘/’).
• Authors’ names get capital letters. Initials are followed by a full stop, e.g. J. K. Rowling.
• Prepositions in a book title are written in lowercase.
• A question is marked by a question mark (?). • An exclamation mark is used to show surprise (!). • A brief pause is marked by a comma (,). ‘Pride and Prejudice’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
‘Lord of the Flies’
‘Of Mice and Men’ ‘The Shadow of a Gunman’ ‘The Merchant of Venice’ Have you read ‘The Wizard of Oz’, written by L. Frank Baum? It’s fantastic!
1. Now write these sentences correctly, inserting capital letters, inverted commas, full stops or question marks. i.
alice’s adventures in wonderland was written by lewis carroll
ii. robinson crusoe was written by daniel defoe iii. have you read huckleberry finn written by mark twain iv. did you know that the field was written by john b keane v. romeo and juliet was written by william shakespeare vi. is s e hinton the author of the outsiders vii. the lake isle of innisfree was written by w b yeats
viii. a rare handwritten edition of the tales of beedle the bard the storybook mentioned in harry potter and the deathly hallows sold at auction for a record 2.7 million euro
2. Write down the titles and authors of the novels, plays and films that you are studying for this course. Include the title of one poem. Each sentence will read as follows:
‘.........................................................................’ was written by .................................................................... Pay strict attention to capital letters and inverted commas.
