Unit 12. Music

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Unit 12
Music
PART E: LANGUAGE FOCUS
ENGLISH CONSONANTS
/s/ - /z/
/s/
1. Sit down.
2. He is a famous movie star.
3. My family has six members.
4. I spent my holiday at the seaside.
5. This shirt is too expensive.
/z/
1. He took his children to the zoo.
2. She got the first prize.
3. Is this your bag?
4. You are making so much noise.
5. Her performance is amazing.
Pronunciation
Listen and repeat.
/s/
Sue said sip bus piece price
/z/
Zoo please zip buzz peas prize
Practise these sentences.
Susan loves classical music.
I like to listen to jazz records.
My aunt likes to watch the film ”The Sound of Music”.
But my cousin prefers going to concerts.
He’s won the first prize for singing folk songs.
I’d like a piece of bread and some peas, please.
GRAMMAR: TO + INFINITIVE
To feel relaxed, I listened to classical music.
Mai phoned Lan yesterday to invite her to go to the cinema.
We use “to+ infinitive” to describe a purpose.
In a formal style, we use “ in order to” or “ so as to” instead of “ to- infinitive”
- In negative sentences, we normally use “ in order not to” or “ so as not to”
Exercise 1: Use the words in brackets to answer the questions.
1. What did you phone her for? ( good news)
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2. What are you saving money for? ( a cassette player)
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3. What does she practise singing all day for? ( the singing contest.)
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I phoned her to tell her the good news.
I am saving money to buy a cassette player.
She practises singing all day to win the singing contest.
4. What are you learning French for? ( French songs)
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5. What does the monitor always go to class on time for? ( a good example for the class)
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I am learning French to sing French songs.
The monitor always goes to class on time to set a good example for the class.
Exercise 2: Complete each sentence with the right form of a suitable verb.
My father didn’t have time ----------------------- the newspaper.
I wish I had enough money ------------------------ a new bicycle.
I went to the post office ------------------------- a letter.
He telephoned ------------------------- me to the party.
She’s going to Britain -------------------------- English.
to read
to buy
to post
to invite
to learn
WH - QUESTIONS
Who is your favourite singer?
What sort of music do you enjoy listening to?
Why do you like pop music?
When did you start learning English?
Where were you born?
How do you go to school?
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Exercise 3: Ask questions for the underlined words / phrases in the following sentences.
If it rains, I’ll stay at home and watch TV.
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2. My father enjoys listening to classical music.
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3. He left for Ho Chi Minh City last week.
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What will you do if it rains?
What sort of music does your father enjoy listening to?
When did he leave for Ho Chi Minh City?
4. James wants to talk to you.
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5. We spent the evening playing chess last night.
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6. The film starts at 8:00 p.m.
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7. My favourite musician is Beethoven.
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8. I like pop music because it helps me relax.
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Who wants to talk to you?
How did you spend the evening last night?
When does the film start?
Who is your favourite musician?
Why do you like pop music?
The end