Unit 02 cultural diversity (e language focus)

Write verbs you have just heard in the simple past Ex: saw, needed, helped, went, laughed, taught, ate, missed, painted, closed,... Notes: The –ed ending in the simple past verb is p

Write verbs you have just heard in the simple past

Ex: saw, needed,

helped, went,

laughed, taught,

ate, missed,

painted, closed,

/ t / / d / / id /

- helped

- laughed

- missed

- closed

- played

- needed

- painted

Date: 14/9/2009

Period: 12

Unit 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Lesson: LANGUAGE FOCUS

Activity 1: Listen and repeat

- walked explained wanted

- knocked phoned arrested

- jumped rained started

- helped arrived mended

- missed involved decided

Notes: The –ed ending in the simple past verb is pronounced differently according to the verb’s final sound

/t/: verbs ending in the following consonant

sounds: /k/, /p/, /f/, /s/, /∫/, /t∫/

Ex: stopped, worked, washed, watched, missed

/id/: verbs ending in the following sounds: /t/, /d/

Ex: wanted, needed

/d/: other consonant sounds

Ex: stayed, opened

Activity 2: Practice the sentences

1 She walked to the window and looked

outside.

2 The driver stopped his car at the crossing

where a woman was knocked down.

3 Jane phoned for an ambulance and the

police, but they arrived late.

4 The police arrested the thief yesterday.

5 He decided to give up smoking.

Activity 3: Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the

others

2 A decided B invited

Answer:

1 A waited 2 C called

Activity 4: Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs

1. A: ……… you ……… The Titanic yet?

B: Yes, I have I ……….it last night Why?

A: I ……….it next Friday.

3 A: Susan ……… A lot of books lately.

B: ……… She ………… Wildest Dreams?

A: Yes, she did She ………… that one about five years ago.

1 A: ……….you ……… The Titanic yet?

B: Yes, I have I ……….…….it last night Why? A: I ……… it next Friday.

seen

Have

saw

am going to see

3 A: Susan ……… A lot of books

lately

B: ……… She ………Wildest

Dreams?

A: Yes, she did She ………that one about five years ago

Has written Did write

wrote

Activity 5: Multiple choice

Rosemary Dare is a wildlife photographer She … (1)……in Uganda for many years She … (2)

….elephants for twenty years She ….(3)…

thousands of pictures since the 1980s Last year, she … (4)… an international prize for nature

photography She … (5)… many prizes over the years Recently, Ms Dare … (6)… interested in rhinos She … (7)….them for the last few months

I am sure we… (8)….some interesting photos

soon

Rosemary Dare is a wildlife photographer She

(1)……… …………in Uganda for many years She (2)……….… ….elephants for twenty years She (3)……….thousands of pictures since the 1980s Last year, she (4)…………an

international prize for nature photography She (5)……….many prizes over the years

Recently, Ms Dare (6)……….interested in rhinos She (7)……… ….them for the last few months I am sure we (8)

……….some interesting photos soon.

has been living

has been photographing

has taken

won

has won

has become has been tracking will see

Activity 6: Complete the letter with

the correct form of the verbs

Dear Mr Jones,

I am writing this letter to complain about the

noise from apartment 3C I ( 1 move)…….into apartment 2C on November 1 since I ( 2.

move)……in, my upstairs neighbors have played their stereo loudly every night I ( 3 ask)

… them to turn it down several times But they ( 4 not stop)… the noise yet I am a student, and I ( 5 study)……every night I ( 6 fail)… my final exams next month unless this noise stops

I would be grateful if you ( 7 can talk)……to my neighbors and ask them to turn down their

stereo after 10.00p.m.

Sincerely,

Dear Mr Jones,

I am writing this letter to complain about the noise from apartment 3C I ( 1 move)…… …….into apartment 2C

on November 1 since I ( 2 move)………….in, my

upstairs neighbors have played their stereo loudly

every night I ( 3 ask)……….… them to turn it

down several times But they ( 4 not stop)……… the noise yet I am a student, and I ( 5 study)….…….

every night I ( 6 fail)……….my final exams next

month unless this noise stops I would be grateful if

you ( 7 can talk)……….to my neighbors and

ask them to turn down their stereo after 10.00p.m.

Sincerely,

moved

moved

have asked

haven’t stopped

study will fail

could talk

Activity 7: Put the verbs in the

correct tense

1. Mr Brown (be)……… principal of our school

since last year

2. Mr Pike (teach)…… at this school since he

(graduate)……… in 1970

3. He (come) …… and (see)……… you soon

4. They (go)……… home after they (finish)………

their work

1. Mr Brown (be)……… ………….principal of our

school since last year

2. Mr Pike (teach)…… ………… at this school

since he (graduate)……… ………….in 1970

3. He (come) ……… and (see)…………

you soon

4. They (go)………… home after they (finish)

……… their work

has been

has taught

graduated

went Had finished

- Do exercise 1,2,3 again -Review tenses

- Prepare unit 3: Reading