Language functions: listening

Grammar: little/a little; few/a few

Vocabulary: pain, ache, hurt
Lesson based on: song by Take That – Patience

PATIENCE
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focus on listening
ACTIVITY 1
Listen to the song and decide which of the sentences below sums up what the
song is about.

1. He is still recovering from his previous relationship and he asks her to be patient.

2. He has hurt her but he wants to change - he asks her to give him some time so he can
prove that really loves her.

3. She has hurt him and he is running out of patience with her – he wants to leave her.

focus on vocabulary
ACTIVITY 2
Look at the lyrics of the song on page 2. What do the following expressions
mean?

1. don’t be too hard on my emotions ……………………………………………………………………………...

2. my heart is numb ……………………………………………………………………………...
3. I’m still healing ……………………………………………………………………………...
4. I want to start over again ……………………………………………………………………………...
5. I’m trying to move on ……………………………………………………………………………...
6. These scars run so deep ……………………………………………………………………………...

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 TAKE THAT – PATIENCE

Just have a little patience Cause I, I just need time,

I'm still hurting from a love I lost,
I'm feeling your frustration.
Any minute all the pain will stop.
Just hold me close inside your arms
tonight,
don't be too hard on my emotions
(Chorus)
Cause I need time.
My heart is numb, has no feeling.
So while I'm still healing,
Just try and have a little patience.
My heart is numb, has no feeling,
So while I'm still healing,
Just try and have a little patience,
Yeah
have a little patience, Yeah
Cause these scars run so deep,
It's been hard,
But I have to believe.
yeah yeah
Have a little patience,
Just have a little patience,

I really wanna start over again,
I know you wanna be my salvation.
The one that I can always depend.
Cause I'll try to be strong. Believe
me,
I'm trying to move on,
It's complicated but understand me.
Woah, Cause I, I just need time,
My heart is numb, has no feeling,
So while I'm still healing,
just try, and have a little patience,
have a little patience,
My heart is numb, has no feeling,
So while I'm still healing
just try and have a little... Patience

focus on vocabulary: PAIN, ACHE, HURT

PAIN is mainly used as a noun when we talk about mental or emotional suffering

ACHE can be used as a verb to talk about a continuous dull pain e.g. My eyes are aching from lack of
sleep. However, most often we can find ACHE in such words as: HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE,
HEARTACHE and BELLYACHE.

HURT is usually used as a verb to talk about pain that we feel in individual parts of the body or when
we talk about injuries, e.g. My knees hurt. I hurt my back playing rugby.

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 ACTIVITY 3
Put PAIN, ACHE or HURT in the following sentences.

1. My arm _ _ _ _ s from playing tennis yesterday.

2. I'm so scared of dentists - only a really bad tooth _ _ _ _ can make me visit one.
3. Wrist _ _ _ _ can be due to a number of causes.
4. If you feel chest _ _ _ _ , go to the doctor as soon as possible.
5. I think I should go to bed - I've had a terrible head_ _ _ _ all day.
6. I hate wearing high heel shoes - they always make my feet _ _ _ _.
7. She must be in a lot of _ _ _ _ after the surgery.
8. You should be more careful with this knife. You can _ _ _ _ yourself.
9. In the evening I had a terrible stomach_ _ _ _ and I wanted to throw up.

focus on grammar

A LITTLE means some, a small amount and is used with UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS a little patience = some patience
A FEW means some, a small number and is used with COUNTABLE NOUNS a few people = some people

LITTLE means not much and is used with UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS little patience = not much patience
FEW means not many and is used with COUNTABLE NOUNS few people = not many people

ACTIVITY 4
Put little/a little, few/a few in the sentences.

1. There were ……………………. people in the queue, so I didn’t have to wait long.
2. We still have ……………………. knowledge about the global warming.
3. Could you spare me ………………….. minutes? – I need to tell you something.
4. Could I have ……………………… sauce on the meat?
5. ……………………….. people would have done what you did. We are proud of you.
6. I can’t give you an answer now. I need ……………………… time to think it over.
7. My Russian is really bad. I know only ………………………. phrases.
8. She is really broke. She would love to have ………………….. more money.
9. ……………………….. days ago I went to this fantastic party. It was really great.
10. I don’t think I’m a good mother. I have got ……………………. patience.

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