topic: hearing
task 1: exercise verbs – practicing using the verbs below as different tenses. Practice using the ‘I See You’ exercise.
tenses: present infinitive, present continuous, past simple, future simple, present perfect.
hear
notice the sound of …
listen (to)
understand
take-in
follow
Link to ‘I See You’ exercise.
TIPS:
– present tense: remember final ‘s’ sound for third person (he, she, it)
link to final ‘s’ sound
– present continuous: remember to use ‘is’ for third person
– past simple: remember final ‘ED’ sound and time clause (yesterday, last …, … ago)
link to final ‘ED’ sound
– future simple: remember time clause (tomorrow, in …, next …, by …)
– present perfect: remember time clause (today, this …, already)
example:
PRESENT PERFECT
I have understood you already,
You have understood him already,
He has understood her already,
She has understood it already,
It has understood us already,
We have understood you already,
You have understood them already,
They have understood me already.
task 2: sounds – make a list of sounds that you like and dislike to hear or listen to.
task 3: how do you feel about – ask and express how you feel about things on your list.
example:
A: how do you feel about the sound of birds?
B: I love the sound of birds!
POSITIVE
– I get excited at the sound of …
– I get thrilled by the sound of …
– I am keen on the sound of …
– I enjoy the sound of …
– I appreciate the sound of …
NEUTRAL
– I don’t mind the sound of …
– I am not into the sound of …
NEGATIVE
– I am not keen on …
– I detest
– I despise
task 4: what is a view – using the adjectives below, ask and give examples for each vocabulary.
example:
A: what is a view that is blissful?
B: the clouds are a blissful view!
blissful
grim
magical
depressing
uplifting
breathing-taking
exotic
Can you think of any other adjectives to use?