Unit 4: Special Education
Lesson 4: Language focus

Language Focus
Pronunciation: / / - / /
Grammar and vocabulary :
The + adjective
Used to + infinitive
“Which” as a connector
pronunciation
Listen and repeat.

/ /
top
boss
doctor
wrong
Job
box
/ /
call
sport
four
walking
More
talk
Pronunciation
Practise these sentences
1.Put the socks on top of the box.
2.He lost his job as a doctor in the hospital.
3. What’s wrong with you, boss ?
4. Is walking called a sport?
5.He can’t talk to her any more.
6. Four of us have walked for fourteen miles.
Practise these sentences
1.Put the socks on top of the box.
2.He lost his job as a doctor in the hospital.
3. What’s wrong with you, boss ?
4. Is walking called a sport?
5.He can’t talk to her any more.
6.Four of us have walked for fourteen miles.
Grammar and vocabulary 1
Exercise 1:
Complete these sentences using “The + one of the adjectives”:
injured, poor, rich, sick, unemployed, young
1) The young have the future in their hands.
2) Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took ……………to hospital.
3) Life is all right if you have a job, but things are not so easy for…………………….
4) Julia has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for ………….
5) 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 injured
the unemployed
the sick
the rich
the poor
Form:
(+) S + used to + Vinfi.
eg: I used to cry when I was a baby.
(-) S + didn’t + use to + Vinf.
eg: She didn’t use to go to the theatre.
(?) Did + S + use to + Vinfi ?
Yes, S + did. / No, S + didn’t.
eg: Did you used to eat candy when you was a child?
Yes, I did.
Wh- word + did + S + use to + Vinfi?
S + used to + Vinfi.
eg: Where did you use to go when you were in London?
I used to go to the theatre.
Exercise 2:
Complete the sentences with used to… + a suitable verb.
1) Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a days.
2) Liz …………………. …..a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.
3) We came to live in Manchester a few years ago. We ……………….in Nottingham.
4) I rarely eat ice cream now, but I……………………..it when I was a child.
5) Jim ……………….. my best friend, but we aren’t friends any longer.
6) It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work since the new road was opened. It ……………….. more than an hour.
7) There ……………. a hotel opposite the station, but it closed a long time ago.
8) When you lived in London, …………………. to the theatre?
used to have / ride
used to live
used to eat /like
used to be
used to take
did you use to go
used to be
Grammar and vocabulary 3
" Which" as a connector
Exercise 3:
Join a sentence from A with one from B to make a new sentence. Use “which”.
Answers:
1. Sheila couldn’t come to the party, which was a pity
2. Jill isn’t on the phone, which makes it difficult to contact her
3. Neil has passed his examination, which is good news
4. Our flight was delayed, which meant we had to wait for hours at the airport
5. Ann offered to let me stay in her house, which was very nice of her
6. The street I live in is very noisy at night, which makes it difficult to sleep
7. Our car has broken down, which means we can’t go away tomorrow
Homework
Do the exercises again
Prepare reading carefully
Thank you for your attention!
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