Unit 15. Women in society

UNIT FIFTEEN
ENGLISH 12
LANGUAGE FOCUS
PRONUNCIATION
PRACTICE 1
PRACTICE 2
PRACTICE 3
GRAMMAR
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO…
PRONUNCIATION
RISING TUNE
Listen and identify which sentence has a rising tune.
1. Let’s go out for some fresh air, Mai.
2. Shall we go out for some fresh air, Mai?
Remember! A YES/NO-question is spoken with a rising tune.
Practise reading the following sentences with the rising tune.

1. Did you have a good holiday?
2. Must you go now?
3. Shall I bring some sandwiches for you, too?
4. Can I go with you, Jack?
5. Have your parents been to Britain, Jo?
1. Practise reading this conversation.

Mr. Wise: Were there any letters this morning?
Miss Roke: No.
Mr. Wise: That’s odd. ... Oh, before I forget ... have you
heard the news?
Miss Roke: No?
Mr. Wise: Miss Robert is getting married. Are you
thinking of getting married, Miss Roke?
Miss Roke: No.
2. Practise reading this conversation.

Father: Are you drunk, David?
David: No, I’m not.
Father: Did you wash your face this morning, David?
David: Yes, I did.
Father: Have you completed your essay?
David: No, sorry Dad. I haven’t.
GRAMMAR
VERB FOLLOWED WITH A PREPOSITION
What preposition can follow each of these verbs?
1. Young children often depend ……. their parents till they grow up.
2. Nam threw the ball ……. me but I was unable to catch it.
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to
Exercise 1. Choose one of the following verbs (in the correct form) + the correct preposition to complete the sentences.



Examples:
− I look stupid with this haircut. Everybody will …………….me.
− I don’t understand what this means. Can you ……………. it …… me?
invite
laugh
listen
point
explain
throw
glance
speak
stare
write
laugh at
explain
to
1. I …………………. my watch to see what the time was.
2. We’ve been ……………… the party but unfortunately we can’t go.
3. Please …………… me! I’ve got something important to tell you.
4. Don’t ………… stones ……… the birds. That’s prohibited.
5. The woman sitting opposite me on the train kept ……………….. me.
6. Sally and Kevin had an argument and now they’re not ………………...... one another.
7. I ……………….Joanna last week but she hasn’t replied to my letter yet.
8. Be careful with those scissors! Don’t ………… them………me!
glanced at
invited to
invite
laugh
listen
point
explain
wrote to
throw
glance
speak
stare
write
listen to
throw
at
staring at
speaking to
point
at
Exercise 2. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition if necessary.

Example: I’m not going out yet. I’m waiting for the rain to stop.

1. You’re always asking me ………… money. Ask somebody else for a change.
2. I’ve applied …………. a job at the factory. I don’t know if I’ll get it.
3. If I want a job at the factory, who do I apply …….?
4. I’ve searched everywhere ………John but I haven’t been able to find him.
5. I don’t want to talk ……………. what happened last night. Let’s forget it.
6. I don’t want to discuss ……….. what happened last night. Let’s forget it.
7. We had an interesting discussion ………… the problem but we didn’t reach a decision.
8. Keith and Sonia are touring Europe. They’re in Rome at the moment, but tomorrow
they leave ………Venice.
9. The roof of the house is in very bad condition. I think we ought to do something
………it.
10. We waited ……… Jim for half an hour but he never came.
for
for
to
for
about
x
about
for
for
for
no preposition