Unit 4. Special education

Unit 4:
SPECIAL EDUCATION
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Language focus - Pronunciation
/ɒ/ vs. /ɔː/
Listen and repeat
/ɒ/
top
boss
doctor
wrong
job
box
call
sport
four
walking
more
talk
/ɔː/
Practice these sentences
Put the socks on top of the box.
He lost his job as a doctor in the hospital.
What’s wrong with you, boss ?
Is walking called a sport ?
He can’t talk to her any more.
Four of us have walked for fourteen miles
- Presenting the example
Ex: The young have the future in their hands.
The young = young people
- the + adj
→ indicates group of people
→ verbs used in the plural form
Grammar & Vocabulary
Task 1- Instrustions
Exercise 1 : Complete these sentences using the + one of the adjectives ; injured -poor sick -unemployed -young
Ex :The young have the future in their hands.
Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took……………………….to hospital .
Life is all right if you have a job, but things are not so easy for………………………. .
Julia has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for……………………. .
In England there is an old story about a man called Robin Hood. It is said that he robbed……………… and gave the money to……………. .
the sick
the unemployed
the injured
the rich
the poor
GRAMMAR NOTES: used to

*”Used to” has no present form. To describe present states or habits, we use the Present Simple Tense.

→ Past Simple is used to describe individual past action, or past actions which were not habits.
Task 2 : : Complete these sentences with used to ….. + a suitable verb.
Ex : Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day.
Liz ……… …………… a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.
We came to live in Manchester a few years a ago. We ………………………in Nottingham.
I rarely eat ice-cream now, but I ……………… …it when I was a child.
Jim ………… ……… my best friend, but we aren’t friend any longer
It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work since the new road was opened . It ………… …….. more than an hour .
There …………………a hotel opposite the station , but it closed a long time ago.
When you lived in London, …………………………… ……to theatre ?
used to take
used to ride
used to eat
used to be
used to live
used to be
did you use to go
Task 3:


- Giving example
Ex: She couldn’t come to the party.
This was a pity.
→ Sheila couldn’t come to the party, which was a pity.
- Explaining how to use which:
which → connector
which → to indicate a clause
- Asking students to repeat the example
Answer keys:
Sheila couldn’t come to the party, which was a pity.
Jill wasn’t on the phone, which makes it difficult to contact her
Neil has passed his examinations, which is good news
Our flight was delayed, which meant we had to wait for hours at the airport
Ann offered to put me up for the night, which was very nice of her.
The street I live in is very noisy at night, which makes it difficult to sleep.
Our car has broken down, which means we can’t go away tomorrow.
HOMEWORK: (2’)
Learn by heart structures
Do exercises at home
Prepare Unit 5 - Reading
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