Unit 8. Life in the future

We must have been stone crazy
when we thought we were just friends,
`Cause I miss you, baby,
And I`ve got those feelings again.
I guess I`m all confused about you,

"I feel so in love
Oh, baby, what can I do?
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shi-pow-pow!"

Suddenly we`re strangers,
I watch you walking away.
She was my one temptation,
Oh, I did not want her to stay
Deep down, I`m still confused about you

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What good is being here without you?

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song
I`ve been thinking about you.
I have been thinking about you
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Listen to the song and fill in the spaces with the correct sentence
UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE
PART E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Read the following phrases . Pay attention to how the full and contracted forms of the auxiliaries are pronounced
I. Pronunciation

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Practise reading these sentences
1. I’ve got something for you.
2.You’ve got something for me?
3.We’ve failed and they’ve passed.
5.Haven’t you? You’ve not been here long, of course.
6. I haven’t. but I’ve grown to love it already.
7.He’s left, and she’s gone to work, too.
8. Hasn’t the doctor come yet?
9.No. The doctor hasn’t been called.
4. I haven’t always lived in this cottage, you know.
II. Grammar
Prepositions and articles
1. Prepositions.
a. Prepositions of time:
At :
E.g.
at 10:30, at 5:00 o’clock
at night, at noon
at the moment
at the time
On :
on Monday , On 10th October
E.g.
In :
in January, in1999, in summer, in 21st century
E.g.
on time
: neither late nor early
in time (for sth / to do sth)
: not late
at the end of sth
E.g. at the end of the film
in the end
: finally
in the morning, in the past….
at, on, in….
b. Prepositions of places:
The black object is in the box
c. Prepositions with common words and phrases:
to die of sth
to believe in sb/ sth
to get married to sb
in business
: being a businessman
on business
: to go on business
Ex1 : Choosing the appropriate prepositions.
Luckily, you are / on time for the meeting.
Many people are dying / by various types of cancer.
I will not be here next week. I am going to be / in business in Mexico.
/ In the end of the book, they get married and live happily ever after
Thank you for everything you’ve done. You are a true friend of / me.
I can’t believe / to you. You always let me down
I have warned you on/ the difficulties you have to face when applying for the job.
Britney Spears is famous by / her beautiful face and sweet voice.
The bookshop is among/ the chemist’s and the butcher’s and across/ the library.
Next year, I’m going to get married /with John and we are going to move to Bristol.
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2. ARTICLES:
A / AN ; THE
a. The indefinite article : A / AN:
singular countable nouns beginning with vowel sounds
singular countable nouns beginning with consonant sounds
a
an
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E.g.
a radio
an umbrella
E.g.
- has an indefinite meaning and is used in general statements
E.g. An architect is a person who designs buildings
E.g. A cat is a domestic animal
- means “only one”
E.g. I’d like an apple
- is used when something is mentioned for the first time
E.g. I looked up and saw a plane . The plane flew low over the trees
b. The definite article : THE
the
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singular countable nouns
plural countable nouns
uncountable nouns
E.g. the man
E.g. the women
E.g. the water
- has a definite reference
E.g. The pens I gave you were free samples
- is used with “noun + of”
E.g. the life of the individual
- is used with “noun + clause”
E.g. The man you’re looking for no longer lives here
- is used with time sequences
E.g. the beginning, the end, the first, the last…
- is used with the names of musical instruments, scientific achievements and oceans
E.g. the violin, the telescope, the Atlantic


We don’t use articles in following cases:
- plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns are used in general statements
E.g. Women are fighting for their rights
E.g. Money makes the world go round
- is used with the name of people and holidays :
Ann, John
Christmas
E.g.
Exercise 2 . Put a/an, the or Þ in each space to complete the following sentences .

1.We went by……… train to the west of England.
2. ……… people who live in …….. Scotland are called ………. Scots.
3.……… Columbus was one of ……… first people to cross ……… Atlantic.
4.Davis learned to play ……… violin when he was at ……… university .
5.Did you read ………book I lent you ………last week ?
6.Is that ………. present Bill gave you for ………Christmas ?
7.……… computer has already changed …….. our lives dramatically .
8.There was ………accident yesterday at ……. corner of ……. street.
9.I need……….. time to think about ………. offer you gave me .
10.……….. little knowledge is ……….. dangerous thing .


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* Homework :
- Practise reading the sentences in the part “Pronunciation” again
- Prepare for the next period: TEST YOUR SELF C
- Do the exercise 1 and 2 again
Exercise 3: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D which best completes each sentence:
1. I come to ________ school by _______ bus.
A. a – a B. a – the C. the – Ø D. Ø – Ø
2. Ankara is ________ capital of Turkey.
A. a B. the C. an D. Ø
3. There isn’t _______airport near where I live. _________ nearest airport is 70 miles away
A. a – The B. an – The C. the – The D. the – A
4. A: When did you do _______last night?
B: I went to ________party.
A: Oh? Where was it?
A. the - Ø B. Ø – a C. the – the D. Ø - Ø
5. I am returning to France _________the end of this month.
A. in B. at C. behind D. on
6. Do you live ________Hanoi?
A. in B. at C. on D. before
7. Are you going to study ________the afternoon or ________ night?
A. at – at B. in – at C. in – in D. at – in
8. I’m very interested _______ football.
A. of B. in C. for D. at
9. Janet warned me _________the water. He said it wasn’t safe to drink.
A. on B. at C. about D. for
10. The children are very fond _______ swimming _____ summer.
A. of – in B. about – in C. at – at D. at - on