Study Speaking
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Look at the pictures.
Ask and answer as in the example.
Agatha Christie
(1890-1976)
British writer
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Skills
Reading years
in English, we read the
vaan as two sets of two
digit numbers.
1561 fifteen sixty-one
1807 = eighteen oh
seven
1972 nineteen
seventy-two
BUT
2009 = two thousand
and nine
Diego Velazquez
(1599-1660)
Spanish painter
2
Giuseppe Verdi
(1813-1901)
Italian composer
James Joyce
(1882-1941) Irish writer
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616)
British playwright
Anna Pavlova
(1881-1931)
Russian ballerina
A: Who was Anna
Pavlova?
B: A famous Russian
ballerina.
A: When was she born?
B: In 1881.
A: When did she die?
B: In 1931.
When people (1) disagree with each other, they may have conflicts. Conflicts happen when people have different ideas or (2) values. It is not always possible to (3) prevent conflicts. But we can (4) resolve conflicts by (5) peaceful means means.
II.
They don’t get along with each other.
It took him many years to get over the death of his parents.
I won’t be able to get away from the office before seven.
I don’t want to put up with a society that supports smokers.
What time did you get back last time?
III.
provide - to offer (food, drink, etc.)
support - to help by approval, sympathy, or by giving money
discovery - finding or learning something
confident - a feeling that one can rely on oneself
criticize - to indicate the faults of something
IV.
1. My freind said to watch this film.
2. Sasha said to tune in the radio at 7 o'clock the next day.
3. The doctor advised Nick to not eat fat food oane month.
4. The librarian said to Tanya to listen to that story on the radio.
5. My elder sister said to me to not go to that concert.
Jack: I (have not got) through yet. I (have been trying) to get our Paris office but the line (has been ) engaged all morning.
2 Ann (has failed) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she (has been practising) reversing for the last week and I think she (has got) a bit better at it.
3 Tom: I have often (wondered) why Bill left the country so suddenly.
Peter: Actually, I have just (found) out.
4 He (has been playing) the bagpipes since six o'clock this morning. He has only just (stopped).
5 Why have you (not brought) me the letters for signature? Have you (not typed) them yet?
6 Tom (looking up absent-mindedly as Mary comes in): Have you been (sunbathing)?
Mary (crossly): Don't be ridiculous! It (has been raining) all day!
7 A pair of robins (have been building) a nest in the porch since last week. I (have been watching them from my window since they began.
8 The police (have not found) the murderer yet, but the dead man's brother (has been) in the station all day. The police say that he (has been helping) them with their enquiries.
9 They (have pulled) down most of the houses in this street, but they (have not touched) the old shop at the corner yet.
10 Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we (have been searching) for six months and (have not seen) any sign of it.
11 I (have been waiting) for the prices of the houses to come down before buying a house, but I think I (have been waiting) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again.
12 Peter (has been) a junior clerk for three years. Lately he (has been looking) for a better post but so far he (has not found) anything.