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Unit Three Society and Family Life. Objectives: Learn to describe relationship and family life; Learn to talk about trends; Learn to express time and use adverbs of frequency; Revise the tense. Words About Trends and the Way to Express Them.
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Unit Three Society and Family Life Objectives: • Learn to describe relationship and family life; • Learn to talk about trends; • Learn to express time and use adverbs of frequency; • Revise the tense.
Words About Trends and the Way to Express Them • To fall / a fall; to decrease / a decrease; to increase / an increase; to decline / a decline; to rise / a rise; to go up; to go down. • Unemployment has gone uprapidlyfrom 4% in 1997 to 8% today. • Unemployment has gone uprapidlyby 4% since 1997. • From (the starting point), to (the ending point) , by (the range)
Phrases to Describe Relationships • Fall in love with … • Go out with … • Be engaged / get engaged • Get on well with … • Be married / get married • Separate from… • Break up with…/ spilt up with… • Be divorced / get divorced
“But” and “So” • But: a turning in expression • So: is used to link the reason and the cause Eg:There has been a big increase in life expectancy, so there has been a big in increase in the number of retired people. In the last ten years the number of women in work has increased sharply, but their wage has not increased significantly.
Activity 11A Day in the Life of a Carer • Take care of / care for • Have breakfast together • Sit by the window/ walk by • Wave to • Be proud of • Like being left • Arrange for … to do … • Keep in touch • Call in
Adverbs of Frequency • Always ; • Everyday ; every morning; • Once a month; twice a day • Now and again; from time to time • Sometimes • Never • Seldom • Usually • Occasionally • often • Seldom
Practices • Ex: 19 ,20, 21 • Exercises in the workbook: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12.