English 11_Unit 15_Language Focus

Unit 15 Space Conquest Language Focus Activity 1: Listen and repeat /nt/ /nd/ /nθ/ /ns/ /nz/ Important Ground Sixth Appearance Chinese Experiment Depend Nineteenth Audience Telecommunications Movement Surround Month Influence Japanese Activity 2: Practice reading the dialogue A: Florence, Mr Barnes went on the tenth of last month B: Oh I have warned you, haven’t I? Did he pay the rent? A: Only to the seventh B: Only to the seventh? A: Yes, and we may have no chance to see him again Is he your friend? B: No, Mr Barnes is not my friend and if he phones, remind him that he must pay the rent to the end of the month A: Don’t be so tense We’ll have a new tenant on the thirteenth of this month Grammar Similarities: • “Could” and “was/were able to” are used to express general one’s skills or abilities in the past  Structure: S+ could + V(bare-inf) S+ was/were able to + V(bare-inf) Ex: When he was young, he could play football well →When he was young, he was able to play football well • “Could not” and “was/were (not) able to” are used in all situations Ex: She was tired last night, so she couldn’t/ wasn’t able to finish her homework Grammar  Differences: - COULD WAS/ WERE ABLE TO is only used to express general skills or abilities in the past - is used to express the specific skills or abilities gained by making effort in the past - Can be used especially with sense verbs: See, hear, smell, taste, - Can NOT be used especially with sense verbs: See, hear, smell, feel, remember, understand,… taste, feel, remember, understand,… Ex: When we went into the house, we could smell burning SUMMARISE: *IN THE PAST Abilities or skills Negative sentence could & was/ were able to With sense verbs ( hear, see, watch, notice, smell, taste, remember, understand,…) Have obstacles could was/ were able to Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to couldn’t I was feeling ill yesterday I _ eat anything RETURN Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to 2.The fire spread through the building very quickly everyone _ escape was able to RETURN Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to Lan was an excellent tennis player She _ beat anybody could RETURN Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to Sue wasn't at home when I phoned but I  contact her at her office was able to RETURN Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to I wanted to buy some tomatoes The first shop I went to didn’t have any but was able to I  get some in the next shop RETURN Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to could was able to My grandfather travelled a lot He _ speak five languages RETURN Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to The computer went wrong, but quickly Emma put it right again was able to RETURN Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to could When we went into the house, we _ smell burning RETURN Tag Questions   Definition: is a short question at the end of a statement Ex: Mary is from Chicago, isn’t she? tag question positive statement AAnegative statement A negative A positive question question tag tag You are a student, you? She didn’t aren’t go out, did she? Special cases  I AM => AREN’T I  I AM NOT => ARE I Ex: I am a student, aren’t I? I am not a worker, are I? Special cases Let’s go to the supermarket ! Let’s dance ! , shall we? , shall we? Let’s learn together ! , shall we? Let’s … , shall we? Special cases Dance with me ! , won’t you ? Don’t talk to me ever again ! Positive (+) : won’t you IMPERATIVE Negative (-) : will you , will you? Special cases He had no idea about last night story, She hardly cleans her room, You have never tried Chinese food before, did he? does she? have you? NEGATIVE WORDS (seldom, never, hardly, neither, none, rarely,…) Positive verb + subject Special cases Subject: nobody, somebody, everybody, no one, someone, everyone, these, those… THEY Everyone came to the party, didn’t they? Someone tells you about the secret, don’t they? Nobody can this exercise, can they? Special cases Subject: nothing, something, everything, this, that… IT Everything has a price, isn’t it? Something was wrong, wasn’t it? Nothing will change your love, will it? Write the suitable question tags to make complete sentences.  You’ve seen that film, I’m not disturbing you, People will travel in solar-powered cars in the future, You have never been to Europe, The package has already arrived, I think everyone’s going to be there, Don’t stay up late at night, haven’t you? are I? won’t they ? have you? hasn’t it? aren’t they? will you? Add question tags to the following statements • • • • • • • He hardly ever makes a mistake, _? Nobody liked the play, _? did they The area was evacuated at once, _? I'm too late, _? does he wasn’t it aren’t I This won't take long, _? will it Let's go out for dinner tonight, ? Neither of them offered to help you, _? shall we did they Homework • • • Review the lesson today Do exercise &3 on page 176&177 Prepare for the next lesson