language focus Unit 4

Unit 4
Unit 4
LANGUAGE FOCUS
LANGUAGE FOCUS

Pronunciation
Pronunciation
/w/
/w/
we
we
wheel
wheel
west
west
wet
wet
wine
wine
whale
whale
/j/
/j/
yes
yes
years
years

yellows
yellows
use
use
young
young
York
York

1.
1.
We went for a walk in the woods near the
We went for a walk in the woods near the
railway .
railway .
2.
2.
We wore warm clothes and walk quickly to
We wore warm clothes and walk quickly to
keep warm
keep warm
.
.
3.
3.
At about twelve, we had veal sandwiches and
At about twelve, we had veal sandwiches and
sweet white wine, and we watched TV .
sweet white wine, and we watched TV .
4.

4.
Excuse me . Did you used to live in York ?
Excuse me . Did you used to live in York ?
5.
5.
Did you use to be a tutor at the University ?
Did you use to be a tutor at the University ?
6.
6.
I read about Hugh in the newspaper yesterday.
I read about Hugh in the newspaper yesterday.

Grammar
Grammar
1.
1.
I have no objection to
I have no objection to
listening
listening


to your story
to your story
again .
again .
2.
2.
Touch your toes without
Touch your toes without

bending
bending
your knees !
your knees !
3.
3.
You should be ashamed of yourself for
You should be ashamed of yourself for
behaving
behaving
so badly .
so badly .
4.
4.
I’m looking forward to
I’m looking forward to
meeting
meeting
you .
you .
5.
5.
You can’t prevent him from
You can’t prevent him from
spending
spending
his own
his own
money.
money.

6.
6.
Would you mind
Would you mind
waiting
waiting


for a moment ?
for a moment ?
7.
7.
In spite of
In spite of
starting
starting
late , we arrived in time .
late , we arrived in time .

1.
1.
She smelt something
She smelt something
burning
burning
and saw smoke
and saw smoke
rising
rising
.

.
2.
2.
If she catches you
If she catches you
reading
reading
her diary , she’ll be furious .
her diary , she’ll be furious .
3.
3.
They found a tree
They found a tree
lying
lying
across the road .
across the road .
4.
4.
I’m going
I’m going
shopping
shopping
this afternoon .
this afternoon .
5.
5.
He doesn’t spent much time
He doesn’t spent much time
reading

reading
his lessons.
his lessons.
6.
6.
The wasted a whole afternoon
The wasted a whole afternoon
trying
trying
to repair the
to repair the
bike .
bike .
7.
7.
They spent a lot of money
They spent a lot of money
modernizing
modernizing
the house .
the house .