Unit 4

Lesson 2: A Closer Look 1

1. Match a verb in A with a word /phrase in B.

A

1. go
2. collect
3. entertain
4. dance
5. act out
6. use
7. preserve
8. keep

B
a. to drum music
b. themselves
c. stories
d. a diary
e. your imagination
f. bare-footed
g. the post
h. our traditions

2. Use the newly-formed phrases in 1with the verbs in
their correct forms to complete the sentences.
1. In my time, most girls ______________
kept a diary where they could write

down their daily thoughts and feelings.
2. 'Grandpa, how did the children in your village use to
entertain themselves – 'They played games like tug of war, hide and
___________________?'
seek, or fl ew their kites.'
preserve our traditions They are of great
3. We should work together to ____________________..
value to us.
Use your imagination
4. _____________________and
draw a picture of your dream house.
5. Children are very creative. They are good at ______________.
acting out stories.
collect the post from the post box.
6. A postman comes once a day to ______________
7. I love ________________
going bare-footed on the beach and feeling the sand under my
feet.
8. The Lion Dance is usually performed at Mid-Autumn Festival, where
the dancers skilfully ______________________.
dance to drum music

3. Choose a word/phrase from the box to complete the sentences.

Illiterate, face to face, physical, strict rules, street vendors ,
seniority
seniority a tradition in
1. Paying respect to people of _________is
Viet Nam.
2. Quite a large number of ethnic people in the
Illiterate
mountains are still _________.They can't read or write.
street vendors
3. Eating from ______________ is a popular habit of people in
big cities in Viet Nam.strict rules
4. There should be ____________ on the roads to reduce
the number
physicalof accidents.
5. _________punishment was common at schools in the past.
face to face to talking on the phone.
6. I prefer talking ___________

REMEMBER!

tradition: an inherited way of thinking
or acting
habit: what you frequently do
behaviour: the way in which one acts,
especially towards others
practice: the actual application or use of
an idea, belief, or method

4. Complete the sentences with the right form
of the words below.
tradition

habit

behaviour

practice

,1.It's never easy to break a bad _________.
habit
behaviour
2. His bold ____________shocked
everybody present.
3. It runs as a _________
traditionin Viet Nam that elderly

grandparents and parents are taken care of by their
children until they die.
habit to take a nap after lunch.
4. It was his ________
5. Using blackboards and chalk as the only teaching aid is
practice in most developing countries.
still a common __________
behaviour towards
6. He could be fi red for his rude ____________
the VIP guest.

Pronunciation

Stress on auxiliary verbs in sentences
REMEMBER!

An auxiliary verb combines with another verb
to help form the tense, mood, voice, of the main verb.
They are:

be,` have,
will

do,
can, shall
may, must, need, used (to)..

5. Listen and underline the auxiliary verbs which
are stressed. Then practise saying the sentences.

1. Life will be improved in those remote areas.
2. They can see the rain coming in from the
west.
3. You did make me laugh!
4. He hasn't handed in his assignment.
5. I don't like the idea of going there at night.
6. Sam doesn't like fast food but I do.

REMEMBER!
An auxiliary is not usually stressed.
Example: We'll start from here.
Does he like it?
However, an auxiliary will often be stressed when:

* it is emphasised.

Example: I have done my homework.

* we add it to emphasise the main
Example:
verb. I did see him at the party.
* it comes at the end of the sentence.
Example: I can't attend the meeting, but John can.
* it is negative.
Example: He isn't coming.

6. Underline an auxiliary if it is stressed. Then listen,
check, and repeat the sentences.
1. - The men in my village used to catch fish with a spear.
- Could you do that?
- No, I couldn't.
2. I have told you many times not to leave the door open.
3. We' re going to visit Howick, a historical village.
4. - You aren't going to the party? Is it because you can't
dance?
- I can dance. Look!
5. - I hope she doesn't do any damage to the car.
- Don't worry. She does know how to drive.

Homework
• Learn by heart the new words which appear in
the lesson.
• Learn the remember box about “stress on
auxiliary verbs in sentences” by heart. Practice
more at home.
• Prepare next lesson “A closer look 2, page 4344.”

Goodbye !