Unit 2 Society LESSON: Vocabulary Unit 2 Society LESSON:Functions/communication: Expressing

Complaint
Unit 2 Society A complaint expresses displeasure, discontent, or unhappiness about a
 What is society? situation or an event.
Society is a group of people living in the same place and sharing the NOTICE: Complain (verb) - Complaint (noun)
same values. Making complaints
 We should help:  I have got a bit of a problem here, you see……
The children- the poor people- the disabled/people with special needs-  I am afraid I must make a serious complaint.
the older people- the adolescents- the homeless people- the jobless  I do not know how to say it, but…………
people- the sick people, etc.  Look, I am not satisfied with the way you…………
 I am in the obligation of saying that………
 Hospitality: Ability to welcome people by offering them food  I have a serious complaint about…………
and shelter.  I have been patient long enough, but………
 Adolescence: Period of life from 13 to 18 years old  I want to complain about…
 To socialize: To spend time with others in a friendly way  Excuse me if I am out of line, but…
 Homeless: Without a home/house  There may have been a misunderstanding about…
 Autonomy: Independence  I’m sorry to bother you, but …
 Generation gap: A difference in ideas and behavior between Accepting complaints
older and younger people.  I do apologize for…
 Divorce: Separation of husband and wife  I must apologize for…
 Jobless: Without an occupation  I apologize for…
 Joyriding: To drive a car for pleasure at high speed  I would like to apologize for…
 Tolerance: The capacity to respect the opinions, religion, or  I am so sorry for…
behavior of others.  I should not have…
 To complain: To express discontent, displeasure, or  It is all my fault.
unhappiness.  I am ashamed of…
 Childhood: Period of life from birth to 13 years old.  Please, forgive me for…
 Shelter: Somewhere to live in.  Excuse me for …
 Handicapped: A person having a physical or mental defect  I am sorry for…
 Pardon me for this…
 Please, forgive me for my….
 Please, accept my apologies for…
Rejecting complaints
 Well, I am afraid there is nothing we can do about it.
 I am afraid there is not much we can do about it.
 It wasn’t my fault.
 Well. You should not blame me for that.
Unit 2 Society LESSON: Grammar: Articles A, AN, THE We use the indefinite articles A and AN:
1. There are several things, but I want only one of them, not a
Articles a, an, and the are used with nouns. The articles a and an are definite one:
used before singular countable nouns. The article the is used
before countable and uncountable, singular and plural nouns.  Give me a pen (any pen).
 I need a cup of flour.
Countable Nouns are nouns we can count. They are nouns that take the 2. Professions and trades:
plural form
Examples:  Bob is a teacher.
pen – pens  Lina is an actress.
boy – boys 3. With some fixed expressions:
hour – hours
university – universities  She has got a lot of friends.
Uncountable Nouns are nouns we cannot count. They do not take the  He uses a large amount of space.
plural form.  I need a few more plates.
Examples:  May I have a little more tea, please?
bread  I go to school once a day.
coffee 4. First reference to something or someone:
money
 I met a boy and a girl in the street. The boy was
A/an (the indefinite articles) wearing a jacket, and the girl was wearing a skirt.
The form a is used before singular words beginning with a consonant or 5. Classification of objects and people:
a vowel with a consonant sound:
 a cat is an animal
 A pen  An ape is a monkey
 A boy  a house is a building
 A hat 6. After what and such (to express exclamation):
 A one-man show (o here is a consonant sound)
 A university ( u here is a consonant sound)  What a gentle boy!
The form an is used before singular nouns beginning with a vowel (a, e,  She is such a talkative person!
i, o, u) or a silent h:  It is such an exciting topic!
The (the definite article)
 An apple The definite article THE is used
 An intelligent boy with countable nouns, singular and plural, and with uncountable
 An egg nouns
 An onion Examples:
 An hour (h is a silent letter. It is written but not pronounced) The apples
The eggs  The United Nations
The students  The British Council
We use the indefinite article THE: 9. With superlatives:
1. When referring to a person or an object already referred to:
 Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco.
 I met a boy and a girl in the street. The boy was  He is the most careful person I’ve ever known.
wearing a jacket, and the girl was wearing a skirt. 10. Reference to the nation as a whole:
2. Names of hotels:
 The English are cold blood
 The Maamoura hotel  The French love onion soup
 The Hilton Hotel 11. Nouns followed by who, which, that, where, whose:
3. Names of oceans, seas, rivers, and mountains:
 The person who lives next door is gentle.
 The Atlantic Ocean  The butter which I bought was fresh.
 The Mediterranean Sea  The place where I live is popular.
 The River Sebou
 The Atlas Mountains
4. Reference to a specific category of people: Unit 2 Society LESSON: Grammar-Used to (Past Habit)

 The homeless. When we want to talk about something we frequently did in the past as a
 The jobless. habit, we use the form:
 The sick. USED TO + INFINITIVE
 The rich.
5. Reference to unique things: Affirmative:

 The sun is shining  When I was a child, I used to cry a lot

 The earth is not flat  They used to play football
6. Names of some countries:  We use it to get up early
Negative:
 The United States
 The Netherlands  We did not/didn’t use to take sandwiches to school
 The Philippines  We never used to go on long Holidays
7. Names of newspapers: Interrogative:

 The Daily Express  Did you use to cry when you were a child?
 The Sunday Times  What did you use to do on Sundays?
8. Names of organizations:
Unit 2 Society LESSON: Writing

Life in the Past and Life in the Present

As we said before, every paragraph should contain a topic

sentence, developing sentences, a concluding sentence, and linking
words.

(Topic Sentence) Life in the present is totally different from life in the
past in different ways. (developing sentences) To begin with, people
used to travel by carts, but now they travel by cars and planes. Also,
they used to communicate with landline phones. Yet, they now use smart
phones. Furthermore, people used to listen to the radio, but now they
use satellite dishes and the Internet. Another difference is that people in
the past used to eat food they made at home. Yet in today’s world, most
people eat fast food. (concluding sentence) To sum up, life nowadays
differs from life in the early days.