Unit 15: WOMEN IN SOCIETY

THE RISING TUNE • Practise reading the following sentences with the rising tune.. When I was young, I'd listen to the radio waiting for my favorite songs.. listen to waiting for Phrasal

WARM UP Put questions for these situations.

It is so hot today The teacher asks a student to open windows? What will he say ?

Situation 1: At recess, a girl wants to invite her close friend, Mary, to go

to the canteen? What will she say ?

Situation 2:

Would you like to go to the canteen?

Can you open the windows?

THE RISING TUNE

• Practise reading the following sentences with the

rising tune.

1 Did you have a good holiday?

2 Must you go now?

3 Shall I bring some sandwiches for you, too?

4 Can I go with you, Jack?

5 Have your parents been to Britain, Jo?

Notes: The rising tune is used for YES/NO questions

• Work in pairs Practise reading the conversations.

Miss Roke : No.

news?

Miss Roke : No?

married, Miss Roke?

Miss Roke : No.

2 Father : Are you drunk, David?

Father : Did you wash your face this morning?

Father : Have you completed your essay?

When I was young, I'd listen to the radio waiting for my favorite songs listen to waiting for

Phrasal verbs

Some common phrasal verbs

To explain sth to sb To ask sb for sth

To laugh at sb To look at sb/sth

To invite sb to somewhere To search sb/sth for sb/ sth

To listen to sb/sth To look for sb/sth

To point sth at sb/ sth To apply to sth

To glance at sb/sth To wait for sb

To throw sth at sb/sth To write sth to sb

To leave somewhere for

somewhere

To have a discussion about sth

Some examples for phrasal verbs

To explain sth to sb

To point sth at sb/ sth

The soldier is pointing his gun at the boy.

To throw sth to sb

The boy is throwing a lifebuoy to his friend in the water.

The man is trying to throw the ball at the net.

To throw sth at sb/sth

I am going to leave Ho Chi Minh for London.

To leave somewhere for somewhere

EXERCISE I

Explain Invite Laugh Listen Point

Glance Speak Throw Stare Write

1 I _ my watch to see what the time was.

2 We’ve been the party but unfortunately we can’t go.

3 Please _ me! I’ve got something important to tell you.

4 Don’t _ the stones the birds That’s prohibited.

5 The woman sitting opposite me on the train kept me.

6 Sally and Kevin had an argument and now they’re not one another.

7 I _ Joanna last week but she hasn’t replied to my letter yet.

8 Be careful with those scissors! Don’t _ them me!

Choose one of the following verbs ( in the correct form) + the correct preposition to complete the sentences.

glanced at

invited to

throw

listen to

at

speaking to staring at

wrote to

at point

EXERCISE II Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition if

necessary.

1 You’re always asking me _ money Ask somebody else for a change.

3 If I want a job at the factory, who do I apply ?

4 I’ve searched everywhere _ John but I haven’t able to find him.

5 I don’t want to talk _ what happened last night Let’s forget it.

6 I don’t want to discuss what happened last night Let’s forget it.

7 We had an interesting discussion _ the problem but we didn’t reach a decision.

8 Keith and Sonia are touring Europe They’re in Rome at the moment, but tomorrow they leave Venice.

2 I’ve applied _ a job at the factory I don’t know if I’ll get it.

9 The roof of the house is in very bad condition I think we ought to do

something _ it.

10 We waited _ Jim for half an hour but he never came.

for for

to for

about Ø

about

for

for

for