Unit 2. Cultural diversity

Write verbs you have just heard in the simple past
Ex: saw, needed, helped, went, laughed, taught, ate, missed, painted, closed, ran, played
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Date: 14/9/2009
Period: 12

Unit 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Lesson: LANGUAGE FOCUS

Activity 1: Listen and repeat
/ t / / d / / id /
- walked explained wanted
- knocked phoned arrested
- jumped rained started
- helped arrived mended
- missed involved decided

Notes: The –ed ending in the simple past verb is pronounced differently according to the verb’s final sound
/t/: verbs ending in the following consonant sounds: /k/, /p/, /f/, /s/, /∫/, /t∫/
Ex: stopped, worked, washed, watched, missed
/id/: verbs ending in the following sounds: /t/, /d/
Ex: wanted, needed
/d/: other consonant sounds
Ex: stayed, opened
Activity 2: Practice the sentences
She walked to the window and looked outside.
The driver stopped his car at the crossing where a woman was knocked down.
Jane phoned for an ambulance and the police, but they arrived late.
The police arrested the thief yesterday.
He decided to give up smoking.
Activity 3: Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others
A. waited B. burned
C. produced D. employed
2. A. decided B. invited
C. called D. affected
Answer:
1. A. waited 2. C. called

Activity 4: Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs
see drink write cook


A: ………..you ………..The Titanic yet?
B: Yes, I have. I ……….it last night. Why?
A: I ……….it next Friday.
3. A: Susan ……….. A lot of books lately.
B: ……….. She …………..Wildest Dreams?
A: Yes, she did. She …………..that one about five years ago.
Answer:


A: ……………….you ………………..The Titanic yet?
B: Yes, I have. I ……….…….it last night. Why?
A: I ……………………….................it next Friday.

seen
Have
saw
am going to see
Answer:


3. A: Susan ………………………….. A lot of books lately.
B: ……………….. She …………………Wildest Dreams?
A: Yes, she did. She ……………………that one about five years ago.

Has written
Did
write
wrote
Activity 5: Multiple choice
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 the 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.
Answer:
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 the 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
won
has won
has become
has been tracking
will see
Activity 6: Complete the letter with the correct form of the verbs
Dear Mr. Jones,
I am writing this letter to complain about the noise from apartment 3C. I (1. move)…….into apartment 2C on November 1. since I (2. move)……in, my upstairs neighbors 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 neighbors and ask them to turn down their stereo after 10.00p.m.
Sincerely,
Jony
Dear Mr. Jones,
I am writing this letter to complain about the noise from apartment 3C. I (1. move)……..…….into apartment 2C on November 1. since I (2. move)………….in, my upstairs neighbors 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 neighbors and ask them to turn down their stereo after 10.00p.m.
Sincerely,
Jony

moved
moved
have asked
haven’t stopped
study
will fail
could talk
Activity 7: Put the verbs in the
correct tense
Mr. Brown (be)……… principal of our school since last year.
Mr. Pike (teach)…….. at this school since he (graduate)……… in 1970.
He (come) ……..and (see)……….. you soon.
They (go)……… home after they (finish)………. their work.
Answer:
Mr. Brown (be)……… ………….principal of our school since last year.
Mr. Pike (teach)…….. …………..at this school since he (graduate)……… ………….in 1970.
He (come) ………………..and (see)………….. you soon.
They (go)………… home after they (finish)…………………. their work.

has been
has taught
graduated
will come
see
went
Had finished
Do exercise 1,2,3 again.
Review tenses
Prepare unit 3: Reading