Form 2 Language Skills Additional/2020-2021 (AB) – Unit 2

Name: Class: Date: __________________

Part A READING – Read the passage below and then answer the questions.

Good morning. My name is Ivy, and today I’m going to give you some information
about my family problems.
My mother used to get impatient with me. I guess a lack of communication between
us caused this problem. Last Saturday, there were quarrels between us when she
criticized a dress I was wearing, which was bright orange. I told her that her style was
old-fashioned, which caused an argument. Besides this, she was keeping an eye on
me all the time, which made me feel anxious. Moreover, my father was always busy
seldom talked to me and seldom
because of his long working hours, which made me feel lonely. I thought he didn’t
understand that I encountered a lot of stress at school. I felt helpless about my family problems and
couldn’t concentrate on my studies, then my teacher offered me some help by suggesting that I should
soften my tone when talking to my mother and be more understanding about my father’s hard work. It
was only after doing what my teacher suggested that things gradually improved. Although there are still
conflicts sometimes, I know my parents care about me.
That’s the end of my presentation.
Thank you.

1. What is Ivy’s presentation about?

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2. According to Ivy, why was her mother impatient?

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3. Why did Ivy and her mother quarrel last Saturday?

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4. Why did Ivy feel anxious?

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5. Why did Ivy feel lonely?

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6. What did Ivy think her father didn’t understand?

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7. What suggestions did Ivy’s teacher give to her in order to solve her family problems?

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8. What did Ivy finally understand about her family conflicts?

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Part B VOCABULARY – Draw a line from the vocabulary to the description.

communicate to stop living together as a

couple with your husband, wife
or partner

explode
to share or exchange
information, news or ideas

spotlight
to give all your attention to
something and not think about
anything else
concentrate

intense public attention

separate
to burst or shatter noisily

Look at the different feelings and family problems below, and using a different coloured pen or
pencil draw a line to the correct option. One has been done for you as an example.

lack of space thankful guilty annoyed

violence divorce
Feelings

jealous quarrels
between siblings
Family Problems

money
problems anxious

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Part C PHONETICS – Vowels

Phonetics is about the sound a letter or a word makes. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet, but each
of them can sound very different.

The International Phonetic Alphabet (I.P.A.) gives every sound a different symbol, not only in English, but in
many languages, to help you speak that language correctly. When you look in a dictionary you will see;
the word, the I.P.A. spelling of the word, the part of speech, and the meaning of that word.

Example; cat / Kæt / noun

a small animal with soft fur that people often keep as a pet.

Alphabet; A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Although there are only 5 vowels in the English language, we can say them in lots of different ways. Two of
those ways are as follows;

‘Long Sound’ A E I O U
I.P.A. Symbols eI i: aI əʊ ju

‘Short Sound’ a e i o u
I.P.A. Symbols æ e I ɒ Ʌ
In Unit 1 we learned about the sounds that ‘A’ and ‘a’, and ‘E’ and ‘e’ make. Now, we’re going to learn about
the sounds for ‘I’ and ‘i’, and ‘O’ and ‘o’. Look at the words below and circle the ‘Long Sound’ ONLY.
One has been done for you as an example.

in inside orange off

ivy over
ice information include object octopus old

impatient ill idea oval odd on

illegal identity it okay option offered

improved imagine idol olive only october

item if ignore of own otter

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Part D SPEAKING – Presentation

You are now going to give a 1-2 minute presentation about the most common family problems, but before
you start, you need to fill-in the mind map below. Think about your mind map as a clock; start at the top (12
o’clock) and work your way around, clockwise, starting with ‘The Causes for Most Common Family Problems’.

long working hours

stress at school

?
Causes
?

Feelings Most Common ?

Family Problems

lack of
lonely communication

Problems
helpless
quarrels

?
?

Look at the Part A, Reading Passage for hints.

You may use the following or your own words to begin and end your presentation.

Good morning/afternoon, everybody. I’m going to give you some information about the most common family
problems.

That’s the end of my presentation. Thank you. Pg 4