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In section B you practise:
. pronunciation of words ending in M, TH, T, K and E
. the past simple and the past continuous, articles and uncountable nouns
14 Shadow read the text. Be careful with the -M, -TH, -T, -K and -E endings.I always seem to be in a hurry in the mornings. Classes start at 7 o'clock so I usually get up at 5.30. I'd love to have time to do some exercise before breakfast but I never do. For breakfast, I generally have some fruit - apples are my favourite - a white coffee, a piece of bread and some cheese. After that I quickly have a shower, clean my teeth and get dressed. We don't have to wear a special 'uniform' so I go in jeans and a blouse. I hardly ever wear a skirt. I don't wear much make-up for school, only a bit of mascara and lipstick. I go by car and it normally takes about 45 minutes. But sometimes the traffic can be awful. Last week when I was driving to school, there was a bad accident and I was really late. I usually arrive at about 6.45, but that day I got there at 7.45 and missed my first class. I needed another coffee! My timetable is quite tough. I have to teach five classes before lunch without a real break. By lunchtime, I'm often starving!
15 Revision. Which two other words in the text have a /t/ ending but a different spelling?
Pronunciation Tip
. Brazilians often add an extra syllable to final consonants e.g. tax becomes taxi; cough becomes coffee. A good way to check your own and your students' pronunciation is to record yourself/them reading a tapescript from an EFL book. Then compare with the original recording.
16 Analyse the tenses in this sentence. Which tenses are used and why?
When I was driving to school, there was a bad accident.
17 What's the difference in meaning? How would explain this to your students?
1. I was making some coffee when Paulo arrived.
2. I made some coffee when Paulo arrived.
Study Tip
. For exercises like this which ask you to explain grammar, try to imagine you are giving the explanation in English to a low-level class. If you have time, write down your explanation.
. Compare your answer with the key to see how similar they are.
. Compare your answer with the key to see how similar they are.
18 Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous. Listen and check1. They _______ (read) their books while they ________ (wait) to take the exam.
2. She ________ (stop) what she _________ (doing) at 11.30pm.
3. We _________ (eat) breakfast when Sandra ________ (call).
4. When I __________ (run) for the bus, I _________ (fall over).
5. I __________ (not talk) about you when you ________ (come in).
19 Complete with a/an, the, some or - (= nothing). Listen and check.Fernanda's ____teacher, she teaches ___English at ___secondary school in __ Rio. _____ school is about ____ forty-five-minute drive from her house. She gets up very early in _____ morning, but she's always in ____ hurry. She'd love to do _____ exercise before _____ work but she doesn't have ____ time. For ____ breakfast, she always has ____ fruit - usually ____ apple or ____orange. She also has ____ piece of bread and _____cheese. Fernanda travels to ____work by ____ car. When she arrives at ____school she usually has __ coffee because she doesn't get ___break before _____ lunch. She works full-time from Monday to Friday.
20 What basic rules do you tell your students about using a/an and the? Compare your answers with those in the Key.
21 Find eight uncountable nouns in the text.
e.g. You can count the apples (1, 2, 3, etc) but the word 'fruit' is uncountable.
I always seem to be in a hurry in the mornings. Classes start at 7 o'clock so I usually get up at 5.30. I'd love to have time to do some exercise before breakfast but I never do. For breakfast, I generally have some fruit - apples are my favourite - a white coffee, a piece of bread and some cheese. After that I quickly have a shower, clean my teeth and get dressed. We don't have to wear a special 'uniform' so I go in jeans and a blouse. I hardly ever wear a skirt. I don't wear much make-up for school, only a bit of mascara and lipstick. I go by car and it normally takes about 45 minutes. But sometimes the traffic can be awful. Last week when I was driving to school, there was a bad accident and I was really late. I normally arrive at about 6.45, but that day I got there at 7.45 and missed my first class. I needed another coffee! My timetable is quite tough. I have to teach five classes before lunch without a real break. By lunchtime, I'm often starving!
22 Update your Portfolio cassette. Record onto your cassette a detailed description of either.
a) a morning when you were late for school, and/or
b) what you did yesterday morning in detail.
à go to Unit 7 C