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- Greg Malivuk
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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- p. 74 exercise 3A - Mark where you think the thought groups are divided with a slash ‘/’
- Based on your guesses, can you answer the questions in part B?
- Listen and check.
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- p. 75 exercise 4A - Listen to each statement. Which answer is correct?
- 1 a
- 2 b
- 3 b
- 4 a
- 5 a
- 6 b
- 7 a
- 8 b
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- “before they were famous” handout - With your partner, guess about which information is true for each celebrity. Then practice saying the sentences in three thought groups.
- Brad Pitt was a limousine driver before acting in movies.
- Tommy Hilfiger sold blue jeans from the trunk of a car.
- Jennifer Lopez worked in a law office before becoming a superstar.
- Bill Gates started a software company at the age of 15.
- Matthew McConaughey cleaned chicken coops as an exchange student.
- Lucy Liu studied linguistics at the University of Michigan.
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- Do you know other celebrities who did unusual things before becoming famous?
- Jack Ma was an English teacher before starting a famous company.
- Tiffany Haddish was homeless before acting on television.
- Susan Boyle was 49 years old before becoming a famous singer.
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- Can you guess or figure out where the thought groups should be in this “letter”? Practice pronouncing it like that. Is it a nice letter or a mean letter?
- Dear John / I want a man who knows what love is all about / you are generous kind and thoughtful / people who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior / you have ruined me for other men / I yearn for you / I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart / I can be forever happy / will you let me be yours / Gloria
- Dear John / i want a man who knows what love is / all about you are generous kind and thoughtful people / who are not like you / admit to being useless and inferior / you have ruined me / for other men i yearn / for you i have no feelings whatsoever / when we're apart i can be forever happy / will you let me be / yours / Gloria
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- Homework: Try to find another English sentence where changing the stress or thought groups can make the meaning completely different. (You might find it as an example of the importance of punctuation. Just make sure you can pronounce both versions.)
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