Unit 1. Life stories. Lesson 2. Language

Unit 1: LANGUAGE
VOCABULARY
1.Write the words given in the box next to their meanings.
1. talented
2. distinguished
3. respectable
4. generosity
5. achievement
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in 1.
1. distinguished
2. talented
3. achievements
4. respectable
5.generosity
3. PRONUNCIATION: Homophones
-Write the correct words in the gaps.
1.a. two b. too
2.a. allowed
-b. aloud
3.a. write
-b. right
4.a. new
-b. knew
5.a. here
-b. hear
6.a. been
-b. bean
2.Listen and repeat the sentences in 1.
GRAMMAR: The past simple vs. the past continuous
1.Put the verbs in the right tenses
1. went, was having
2. met, was travelling
3. was working, was , were
4. shared, was always taking
5. called, was doing, did not hear
6. was constantly asking, was
7. requested, was composing
8. joined, was then leading
Definite articles and omission of articles
2.Complete the gaps with the where necessary.
1. the
2. the, the
3. x, x
4. x
5. the, x , the
6. the, x, x, the, the
7. x, the, x
8. the, x
Indefinite articles
3. Complete the gaps with a, an if necessary
1. a
2. x, a
3. x, a, x
4. a, x, a
5. x, a
6. a, x, a
7. x, an
8. a, x
4. Complete each gap with an article if necessary.
1. a
2. x
3. a
4. a/ the
5. the
6. x
7. the
8. the
9. a
10. the
11. a
12. a