INTERMEDIATE – LESSON 4

SPEAKING AND WRITING

PRONUNCIATION: VERBS + -ED 

 There are three possible ways of pronouncing -ed.

 /t/
 /d/
 /id/
SPEAKING: PART 1 

 1 Work in pairs. Which of these suggestions are good advice for Speaking Part 1? Why? Tick (√) the good advice
in first column. 

 3 R13.CD1. Listen again to Hussein answering the first question. 

1. What does he say when he doesn’t understand the question? 

2. What two mistakes does he make? 
3. What word does he use when he corrects a mistake? 
SPEAKING PART 1 - PRACTICE

1. Do you come from a large family or a small family? 

2. As a child, who did you spend more time with: your family or your friends? Why? 
3. When you were a child, how did you spend your weekends? 
4. What did you enjoy most about school? 
5. When you were at school, who did you think was your best teacher? Why? 
SPEAKING PART 1 - PRACTICE

Topic: Languages 
1. Will minority languages disappear? 
2. Is learning a language since childhood good for the child? 
3. Is spoken language more important than written? 
4. Do you think learning a foreign language is important? 
5. Do you think English will be the mainstream language of the world in the future? 
6. Can people learn English and not learn other languages? 
7. When learning foreign languages, which part is easier, speaking or writing? 
GRAMMAR – IRREGULAR VERBS

 arise
 become  forget
 burn  hide
 choose  ride
 cost  rise
 deal  swell
 forbid  undergo
 write
GRAMMAR – IRREGULAR VERBS

 arise arose arisen phát sinh

 become became become trở nên
 burn burnt/burned burnt/burned đốt, cháy
 choose chose chosen chọn, lựa
 cost cost cost có giá là
 dig dug dug dào
 deal dealtdealtgiao thiệp
 forbid forbade/ forbad forbidden cấm, cấm đoán
 forget forgot forgotten quên
 hide hid hidden giấu, trốn, nấp
 ride rode ridden cưỡi
 rise rose risenđứng dậy; mọc
 swell swelled swollen/ swelled phồng; sưng
 undergo underwent undergone trải qua
 write wrote written viết
SPELLING – CHANGES WHEN ADDING -ED
WRITING – ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
WRITING