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Let’s watch a short film
UNIT 8
LIFE IN THE FUTURE
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Pronunciation
Contracted forms of auxiliaries
Full forms
Contracted
forms
I’ve
I have
You have You’ve
She’s
She has
He has
He’s
It has
It’s
Full forms
Contracted
forms
I have not
I haven’t
You have not You haven’t
She has not She hasn’t
He has not He hasn’t
It hasn’t
It has not
Contracted forms of auxiliaries
Full forms
Contracted
forms
I’ve
I have
You have You’ve
She’s
She has
He has
He’s
It has
It’s
Full forms
Contracted
forms
I have not
I haven’t
You have not You haven’t
She has not She hasn’t
He has not He hasn’t
It hasn’t
It has not
Practise reading these sentences
I’ve got something for you.
You’ve got something for me?
We’ve failed and they’ve passed.
Haven’t you? You’ve not been here long, of
course.
I haven’t. but I’ve grown to love it already.
He’s left, and she’s gone to work, too.
Hasn’t the doctor come yet?
No. The doctor hasn’t been called.
II. Grammar Prepositions and articles
1. Prepositions.
a. Prepositions of time: at, on, in
Ex: at 10:30,
at 5:00 o’clock
“at” is used in idioms
at night, at noon….
at that moment/time
at the same time
at the end of
……
on
“on” is used before days
Ex:
Ex:
On Monday
On Tuesday
On Wednesday
….
“on” is also used in idioms
On 10th october
On Easter day
On new year day
On time….
in
We use “in” before months, years,
century…
Ex:
In January, In February, In March
….
In1999, In 2008
…
In 21st century
“in” is also used in idioms
Ex: in the day, in the night, in the morning, in
time, in summer, in the past….
b. Prepositions of places:
IN ON
NEXT TO
UNDER
The bird is on the tree
The bird is under the tree
The elephant is standing near the tree
The bird flies over the tree
The elephant is standing between the trees
The elephant is standing between the
trees
The dog is running behind the cat
The cat is on the computer
The cat is next to the computer
The cat is behind the computer
Prepositions are used with some verbs
Believe in, insist on, warn about, consist of,
prevent from, congratulate on, look after, die of,
apologise for, look forward to, think of/ about,
make of/ from….
Prepositions are used with some
adjectives.
• Interested in, afraid of, tired of, ashamed of,
successful in, similar to, different from good
at, famous for…
Exersice1:Choosing the appropriate
prepositions.
1. Luckily, you are ….. time for the meeting.
A. in b. on
c. at
2. Many people are dying …..various types of
cancer.
A. of b. by
c. on
3. I will not be here next week. I am going to
be …..business in Mexico.
A. on b. in c. of
4. ….
4. ….the end of the book, they get married and
live happily ever after.
B. In C. On
A. At
5. Thank you for everything you’ve done. You
are a true friend ….me.
B. to
A. of
C. in
6. I can’t believe… you. You always let me
down.
A. In
B. to
C. at
7. I have warned you …. the difficulties you have
to face when applying for the job.
B. about
A. on
C. to
8. Britney Spears is famous… her beautiful face
and sweet voice.
A. by
B. for C. of
9. The bookshop is…. The chemist’s and the
butcher’s and ……the library.
A. among/opposite
B.between/opposite
C. between/ across
10. Next year, I’m going to get married…. John
and we are going to move to Bristol.
A. to
A. to
B. with
C. for
2. The articles.
Indefinite articles and definite articles.
Look at the following sentence and compare the
use of a, an and the:
An old man and a young girl are sitting
opposite me. The old man is French and the
young girl is English.
Yesterday I bought an English book and a
literature book. The English book is
interesting but the literature one is boring