i’d use my tesco clubcard to scrape the ice off my windscreen,
but I could only get 10% off.
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BREEZE THROUGH
Here’s your quick-fire quiz. Write the first thing that comes to your mind. Don’t forget capital letters.
QUICK-FIRE QUIZ
No cheating. You have 10 seconds for each line.
Write down the name of one:
online search engine: ____________________________________
online store: ___________________________________________
company from a TV advert: _______________________________
jeans brand: ___________________________________________
vlogging service: ________________________________________
electronics brand (TVs, mobile phones): _____________________
fashion brand: __________________________________________
high street store: ________________________________________
cinema chain: __________________________________________
supermarket: __________________________________________
coffee shop: ___________________________________________
airline: ________________________________________________
sweet/chocolate brand: __________________________________
Did you get 7 or more? You rock!
Did you start all brand names with capital letters?
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ABBREVIATIONS and ROMAN NUMERALS are all capital letters.
The BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation.
STEP IT UP
Can you write out these abbreviations in full?
ICT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DIY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ETA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BAFTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RSVP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RSPCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NATO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LGBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MMXIX is 2019, MMXX is 2020, and MMXXIII is…?
I struggle with Roman numerals until I get to 159, then it CLIX.
Is LXXX love and kisses? Or 80?
TAKE A BOW
These Roman numerals are also short words and abbreviations. But what’s their Arabic numeral value? Connect the pairs that go together.
I 200
MIX 600
CC 1
CD 1100
CV 400
DC 1009
MC 54
MD 105
LIV 501
DI 1500
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THE PRONOUN I is always a capital letter.
If I am nobody and nobody is perfect – I am perfect.
OVER TO YOU
Write a story that is six sentences long, in which the pronoun I is used at least 10 times in total.
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