Unit 15. Women in society

ENGLISH 12
UNIT FIFTEEN
LANGUAGE FOCUS


WHAT WE HAVE TO DO…

PRONUNCIATION

PRACTICE 1

PRACTICE 2

PRACTICE 3

GRAMMAR


PRONUNCIATION

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LISTEN AND REPEAT
PRACTISE SPEAKING

GRAMMAR

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EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3

HOME WORK

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Practice & Revision
Preparation For The Next Lesson


PRONUNCIATION
RISING
RISINGTUNE
TUNE
Listen and identify which sentence has a rising tune.

1. Let’s go out for some fresh air, Mai.

Remember! A YES/NO-question is spoken with a rising tune.

2. Shall we go out for some fresh air, Mai?


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?


1. Practise reading this conversation.

Mr. Wise: Were there any letters this morning?
Miss Roke: No.
Mr. Wise: That’s odd. ... Oh, before I forget ... have you
heard the news?
Miss Roke: No?
Mr. Wise: Miss Robert is getting married. Are you
thinking of getting married, Miss Roke?
Miss Roke: No.


2. Practise reading this conversation.

Father: Are you drunk, David?
David: No, I’m not.
Father: Did you wash your face this morning, David?
David: Yes, I did.
Father: Have you completed your essay?
David: No, sorry Dad. I haven’t.


GRAMMAR
VERB FOLLOWED WITH A PREPOSITION

What preposition can follow each of these verbs?
1. Young children often depend ……. their parents till theyon
grow up.
to
2. Nam threw the ball ……. me but I was unable
to catch it.


Exercise 1. Choose one of the following verbs (in the correct form) + the correct preposition to complete the
sentences.
explain

invite

laugh

listen

point

glance

speak

throw

stare

write

Examples:
− I look stupid with this haircut. Everybody will …………….me.

laugh at

− I don’t understand what this means. Can you ……………. it …… me?

explain

to


explain

invite

laugh

listen

point

glance

speak

throw

stare

write

glanced
at
1. I ………………….
my watch
to see what the time was.
invited
tounfortunately we can’t go.
2. We’ve been ……………… the party
but
listen
3. Please …………… me!
I’vetogot something important to tell you.
throw……… the birds. That’s
atprohibited.
4. Don’t ………… stones
staring at

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

speaking to

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.
to
8. Be carefulwrote
with those
scissors! Don’t ………… them………me!

point

at


Exercise 2. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition if necessary.

Example: I’m not going out yet. I’m waiting for the rain to stop.

for else for a change.
1. You’re always asking me ………… money. Ask somebody
2. I’ve applied …………. a job atfor
the factory. I don’t know if I’ll get it.
3. If I want a job at the factory, who do I apply …….?

to

4. I’ve searched everywhere ………John but I haven’t for
been able to find him.

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

6. I don’t want to discuss ……….. what happened last night. Let’s forget it.
7. We had an interesting discussion ………… the problem but weabout
didn’t reach a decision.
8. Keith and Sonia are touring Europe. They’re in Rome at the moment, but tomorrow
they leave ………Venice.for
9. The roof of the house is in very bad condition. I think we ought to do something

for
………it.
10. We waited ……… Jim forfor
half an hour but he never came.

no preposition