unit 13- language focus

It’s played in the water with 7 players per team
It’s similar to football but the players use hand to pass the
ball
Look at the picture


UNIT 13:THE 22
ND
SEA GAMES
LANGUAGE FORCUS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
TH
2010

Look at these pictures
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Rule: we link the last
consonant of the preceding
word with the first vowel of
the following.
Eg: Far away
She’s a teacher
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1. Look at these pictures.
2. The plane took off despite the fog.
3. Mrs. Brown’s quite old.

4. She’s from Australia.
5. She has many friends in London.
6. It’s upstairs.
7. Tom used to live here.
8. Put on your helmet, please.
9. I want to move into a new flat with
some friends.
10.Don’t forget to turn off the lights.
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Nam is getting_______________fatter and fatter
The______ Nam eats, the_____ he ismore fatter

- Structure 1:
Comparative + and + comparative
Short adj: adj-er and adj-er
Long adj: more and more + adj
+ Use: To say that something is changing
continuously
Eg: She is more and more beautiful.
The quality of this product is better and better

- Structure 2:
The + comparative, the +comparative
+ Use: to say that one thing depends on another
thing.
Eg: The richer he is, the more miserly he becomes.

A B
1. Finding a job is becoming
2. Traveling is becoming
3. As I waited for my interview, I
became
4. That hole in your pullover is
getting
5. As the Conversation went on,
he became
6. The suitcase seemed to get
7. Her English is improving, it’s
getting
a. more and more nervous
b. bigger and bigger
c. More and more difficult
d. More and more talkative
e. More and more expensive
f. Better and better
g. Heavier and heavier as I
carried it upstairs
Exercise 1: Match a half-sentence from box A with a suitable
half-sentence from box B to make meaningful sentences

Complete each of the sentences, using the structure comparative

+ and + comparative with the words in brackets:

As the day went on, the weather
got ________________. (bad)
worse and worse

Eating and traveling in this city is
getting __________________.
(expensive)
more and more expensive

As it was getting dark, it was
becoming
_____________________ to
see everything in the house
without electricity. (difficult)
more and more difficult

Your English is OK now, your
pronunciation has
got__________________. (good)
better and better

His visit to New York seemed to
get________________ because
he was very busy at work.
(short)
shorter and shorter

We had to stop the discussion

because the question was
becoming
______________________.
(complicated)
more and more complicated

I feel happy as my birthday is
becoming _______________.
(close)
closer and closer

Little John is becoming
__________________. (active)
more and more active


Exercise 3: Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure: the +
comparative, the + comparative. Choose a suitable half-sentence from the box:
The faster you will learn
The more impatient he became
The sooner we will arrive
The higher your bill will be
The more I like him
The better I feel
The more you want
The better the service
1. The warmer the weather, _______________________________.
2. The more you practice your English, ______________________.
3. The longer he waited, _________________________________.
4. The more electricity you use, ____________________________.

5. The more expensive the hotel, __________________________.
6. The more I got to know him, ____________________________.
7. The more you have, __________________________.
the better I feel
the faster you will learn
the more impatient he became
the higher your bill will be
the better the service
the more I like him
the more you want

HOME WORK:
HOME WORK:
1.Review double
comparatives
2.Prepare for the next
lesson