Unit 13. The 22nd Sea Games

WELCOME TO OUR LESSON !
WHAT SPORT IS IT ?
It’s played in the water with 7 players per team
It’s similar to football but the players use hand to pass the ball
Look at the picture
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Water polo
UNIT 13:THE 22ND SEA GAMES
LANGUAGE FORCUS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10TH 2010
Pronunciation
Linking
Look at these pictures
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Rule: we link the last consonant of the preceding word with the first vowel of the following.
Eg: Far away
She’s a teacher
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Look at these pictures.
The plane took off despite the fog.
Mrs. Brown’s quite old.
She’s from Australia.
She has many friends in London.
It’s upstairs.
Tom used to live here.
Put on your helmet, please.
I want to move into a new flat with some friends.
Don’t forget to turn off the lights.
Pronunciation
Linking
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Nam is getting_______________
fatter and fatter
The______ Nam eats, the_____ he is
more
fatter
- Structure 1:
Comparative + and + comparative
Short adj: adj-er and adj-er
Long adj: more and more + adj
+ Use: To say that something is changing continuously
Eg: She is more and more beautiful.
The quality of this product is better and better
- Structure 2:
The + comparative, the +comparative
+ Use: to say that one thing depends on another thing.
Eg: The richer he is, the more miserly he becomes.
Double comparison
Exercise 1: Match a half-sentence from box A with a suitable half-sentence from box B to make meaningful sentences
LUCKY STAR
Complete each of the sentences, using the structure comparative + and + comparative with the words in brackets:
As the day went on, the weather got ________________. (bad)
worse and worse
Eating and traveling in this city is getting __________________. (expensive)
more and more expensive
As it was getting dark, it was becoming _____________________ to see everything in the house without electricity. (difficult)
more and more difficult
Your English is OK now, your pronunciation has got__________________. (good)
better and better
His visit to New York seemed to get________________ because he was very busy at work. (short)
shorter and shorter
We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming ______________________. (complicated)
more and more complicated
I feel happy as my birthday is becoming _______________. (close)
closer and closer
Little John is becoming __________________. (active)
more and more active
LUCKY STAR
Exercise 3: Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure: the + comparative, the + comparative. Choose a suitable half-sentence from the box:
The faster you will learn
The more impatient he became
The sooner we will arrive
The higher your bill will be
The more I like him
The better I feel
The more you want
The better the service
The warmer the weather, _______________________________.
The more you practice your English, ______________________.
The longer he waited, _________________________________.
The more electricity you use, ____________________________.
The more expensive the hotel, __________________________.
The more I got to know him, ____________________________.
The more you have, __________________________.
the better I feel
the faster you will learn
the more impatient he became
the higher your bill will be
the better the service
the more I like him
the more you want
HOME WORK:
Review double comparatives
Prepare for the next lesson