Unit 2. Cultural diversity

Cultural Diversity
UNIT 2
Period: 13 _ Language Focus
* The pronunciation of ed –endings.
* Review of Tenses
Listen and Repeat
I. Pronunciation
CÁCH PHÁT ÂM “ –ED” CUỐI : Đây là hình thức Past tense và Past participle:
1. “-ed ” pronounced as / id /: sau / t/, /d / : Thường sau chữ t, d :
- Ex: wanted;decided
2. “-ed ” pronounced as / t /: sau / k/,/ f/, /p/, /s/, /∫/,/ t∫/, /h /,// hoặc chữ p, k, f, th, s, sh, ch, ce :
- Ex: asked; stopped; laughed...
3. “-ed ” pronounced as / d / : Trừ 2 trường hợp trên - Ex: moved; played; raised.
Ngọai lệ: Đuôi -ed trong các tính từ sau được phát âm /id/.
Ex: aged, learned, beloved, blessed, naked.
Practise reading
1. She walked to the window and looked outside.
2. The driver stopped his car at the crossing where a woman was knocked down.
3. Jane phoned for an ambulance and the police, but they arrived late.
4. The police arrested the thief yesterday.
5. He decided to give up smoking.
Exercise: Which of the verbs is pronounced /t/, /d/, /id/ ?
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II. Grammar
Review of Tenses
Exercise 1:Complete the following conversations with the correct form of the verbs in the box
1. A: _______you______ The Titanic yet?
B: Yes I have. I_______ it last night. Why?
A: I ______________it next Friday.
2. A: Who _______all the soda?
B: Not me. I ______________any soda at all since last week.
I _______water all week. It ‘s much healthier.
Have
seen
saw
am going to see
See drink write cook
haven’t drunk
drank
drank
3. A: Susan ____________a lot of books lately.
B: ____she _______Wildest Dreams?
A: Yes, she did. She ___________ that one about five years ago.
4. A: You __________________ for hours. When are we eating dinner?
B: I’ve just finished. I __________ something special for you. It’s called “ Ants on a tree”.
A: Gross!
B: Actually, I ______________it for you many times before. It’s just meatballs with rice noodles.
has written
Did
write
wrote
have been cooking
cooked
Have cooked
Rosemary Dare is a wildlife photographer. She (1)______________in Uganda for many years. She (2)_____________________ elephants for twenty years. She (3) ___________thousands of pictures since 1980s. Last year, she (4) __________an international prize for nature photography. She (5) ______many prizes over the years. Recently, Ms Dare (6)__________________ interested in rhinos. She (7) ______________ them for the last few months. I am sure we (8) _______some interesting photos soon.
has been living
has been photographing
has taken
has won
won
has become
has been tracking
will see
Exercise 2: Choose the correct tense (A, B, C, or D) in the Exercise 2 in your book to complete the passage
Exercise 3: Complete the following letter with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
Dear Mr. Jones,
I am writing this letter to complain about the noise from Apartment 3C. I (1. move) ................. Into Apartment 2 C on November 1. Since I (2. move) ....................... In, my upstairs neighbours have played their stereo loudly every night. I
(3. ask) ....................... Them to turn it down several times. But they (4. not stop) .......................... The noise yet. I am a student and I (5.study) ........................ Every night. I (6. fail) ......................... My final exams next month unless this noise stops. I would be grateful if you (7. can talk) .......................... to my neighbours and ask them to turn down their stereo after 10:00 p.m.
Sincerely,
Jony
moved
moved
Have asked
Haven’t stopped
study
Will fail
could talk
Homework
Make 5 sentences with each tense: The Present Perfect Continuous, The Past Perfect, The Future Perfect.
Prepare for the Reading of Unit 3 in advance.
Thank You for Your Attention!