Unit 07 the mass media language focus

Unit The mass media Language focus Unit The mass media Language focus I Pronunciation: Read the sentence: My small boy doesn’t like playing with toys What sounds are we going to study today? / eI / : stay, fail, grey, potato, break / aI / : fly, high, height, buy, kite, / ƆI / : voice, exploit, destroy, employ, Unit The mass media Language focus I Pronunciation: * Listen and repeat * Practise the sentences * Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest decision excite alive spite great steak feature breakable shy reply multiply syllable boil coin pagoda enjoy Unit The mass media Language focus II Grammar: The present perfect( review) Make examples using the present perfect tense Work out the form and the use of the present perfect tense You have learnt about it in unit Unit The mass media Language focus II Grammar: The present perfect( review) EX: We have learnt English for years We have learnt English since 2000 We started learning English years ago What are the differences among since, for and ago? Unit The mass media Language focus II Grammar: The present perfect( review) For ( present perfect ) + duration of time: months, days, hour,… Since ( present tense + point of time : yesterday, last year, Christmas,… Ago ( simple past tense ) + duration of time: some years ago, a long time ago, Unit The mass media Language focus II Grammar: The present perfect( review) Exercise 1:Complete the letter, using the present perfect tense of the verb have been has lived have met have done have had have taken have even watched Unit The mass media Language focus II Grammar: The present perfect( review) Exercise Complete the sentences, using for, since or ago since 2.ago for for Since for ago ago since 10.since Unit The mass media Language focus II Grammar: Because of and in spite of: Ex: She didn’t go to school because of her illness She went to school in spite of her illness What are the uses of because of and in spite of? Unit The mass media Language focus II Grammar: Because of and in spite of: * Because of / In spite of + noun / noun phrase / gerund * Because of : shows the cause * In spite of = despite: shows the confession Ex: In spite of having a lot of money, she is very mean Because of having a lot of money, she always helps the poor Unit The mass media Language focus II Grammar: Because of and in spite of: Exercise Complete the sentences, using the information in the box Because of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day In spite of the cold weather, we all wore shorts Because of his illness, he had to cancel the appointment In spite of his illness, he managed to go to school Because of the large crowds, we could not see what was going on In spite of the large crowds, there were enough seats for everyone Because of the meat shortage, everyone is living on beans In spite of the meat shortage, we have managed to get some beef Because of the bad condition of the house, the council demolished it In spite of the bad condition of the house, they enjoyed living there Unit The mass media Language focus More practice Choose the best answers It looks like they are going to succeed…….their present difficulties a despite b because of c even though d yet Tim can’t reach the ceiling……he isn’t as tall as Mark a because of b because c though d in spite of How long ….you ….him? Since we were kids a did/ know b have / know c have / known d / know Unit The mass media Language focus Summary * The sounds / eI / , / aI / , / Ɔ I/ * The present perfect tense * Because of and in spite of Unit The mass media Language focus Homework Rewrite the sentences We didn’t buy the colour TV because of its high price Because the colour TV…………………… In spite of a heavy snowstorm, the reporter went out to their tasks Even though………………………………  ... spite of the bad condition of the house, they enjoyed living there Unit The mass media Language focus More practice Choose the best answers It looks like they are going to succeed…….their present... coin pagoda enjoy Unit The mass media Language focus II Grammar: The present perfect( review) Make examples using the present perfect tense Work out the form and the use of the present perfect... mass media Language focus Summary * The sounds / eI / , / aI / , / Ɔ I/ * The present perfect tense * Because of and in spite of Unit The mass media Language focus Homework Rewrite the sentences