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Do you ever HEAR something that ISN'T there? Do you often NOT HEAR what IS there? Do you EVER HEAR, simultaneously, TWO THINGS things that completely CONTRADICT each other?

Do some things you hear just GO IN one ear and COME OUT the other? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this module is for you.

Find your English voice as you play and experiment with and then master some of the most difficult aspects of English pronunciation. 

Complete the Stress, Accent Rhythm Intonation and Feeling Activities here  RIGHT HERE that will get your listening JUST RIGHT ON. If you can SAY it you can HEAR it. Activities to develop your creativity, confidence, fluency, memory and more through comics

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Activities to develop your creativity, confidence, fluency, memory and more through comics

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Activities to develop your creativity, confidence, fluency, memory and more through comics

Table of Contents

PART A: Read, Watch, Listen to and Feel the Story

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PART B: Check Your Comprehension

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PART C1: Know the Words!

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A

B

S or A

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here

there

2

shy

reserved

3

talk

speak

4

pounding

beating

5

suddenly

unexpectedly

6

type

kind

7

completely

totally

8

went on

continued

9

daily

every day

10

kind of

sort of

11

make eyes at

ogle

12

guess

assume

13

sure

certainly

14

confused

puzzled

15

call

phone

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C2: What's the word?

Read the following sentences and select a suitable word from the above to go in the gaps.

Listen to the recording for the answer.

1) "Anyone who isn't __________ doesn't really understand the situation" [Ed Murrow (on the Vietnam War)]
2) "All the rooms were solidly and __________ furnished." from Man And Wife by Wilkie Collins,
3) "He certainly seems to be a most attractive __________ of young man," Thomson admitted." The Kingdom of the Blind by E. Phillips Oppenheim
4) I am not going to __________, at five o'clock in the morning, with my brains frying and sputtering in my head." from A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
5) "The entrance-hall __________ became full of noise and people." from The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
6) The bull replied: "I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady; but I feel __________ that our friend the goat will do what you want." from Fables by Aesop
7) "There is nothing so perilously difficult as the __________ intercourse of two people who love each other." from The Quest of the Golden Girl by Richard le Gallienne

Check your answers.

PART C2: Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Examples from literary classics

PART D: Grammar & Transformation Exercises

Fluency Development

SECTION D: GRAMMAR & TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES Transform the following sentences as suggested. E1 1 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't drink any more alcohol. 2 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't eat any more chocolates. 3 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't smoke any more cigarettes 4 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't do any more overtime. E2 1 Don't you think you should give up drinking so such alcohol? 2 Don't you think you should give up eating so many chocolates? 3 Don't you think you should give up smoking so many cigarettes? 4 Don't you think you should give up doing so much overtime? E3 1 You might want to slow down on the coffee! 2 You might want to slow down on the chocolates! 3 You might want to slow down on the cigarettes! 4 You might want to slow down on the overtime! E4 a After seeing the film, I realized that it wasn't so exciting. b After eating the natto, I realized that it wasn't so bad. c After reading the book, I realized that it wasn't so boring d After going out with him, I realized that he wasn't so interesting. E5 1 Three weeks have passed and I still haven't spoken to her. 2 12 months have passed and she still hasn't gone to the dentist. 3 Three days have passed and he still hasn't called his girlfriend. 4 A year has gone by and John still hasn't seen a doctor

PART E: Supplementary Materials

What is the connection between the word in column A and that in column B? Are they

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The Answers

TRANSCRIPT OF QUESTIONS & SUGGESTED ANSWERS


SECTION B: UNDERSTANDING THE COMIC
Answer the following comprehension questions.

Question 1
When did the man find out the waitress's name?
He found out her name after a while.

Question 2
Did he fall in love with the waitress?
Yes, he fell in love with her at once.

Question 3
In the beginning, did he go to the cafe regularly?
Yes, he went to the café daily.

Question 4: True or False?
The answer is TRUE. When he moved there, he started drinking coffee every day.

Question 5
Did the Doctor advise him to give up drinking coffee completely?
Yes, and he had to stop drinking coffee immediately.

Question 6
After he stopped drinking coffee, did he begin to think that Carol was really ugly?
No, he thought she was just a little ugly.

Question 7
Did Carol's boyfriend leave her?
Yes, he left her only recently.

Question 8
How did the man feel as he went home?
He didn't know what to do.





C2: What's the word?
Read the following sentences and select a suitable word from the above to go in the gaps. Listen to the recording for the answer.

1) "Anyone who isn't confused doesn't really understand the situation.
[Ed Murrow (on the Vietnam War)]

2) All the rooms were solidly and completely furnished.
[Man And Wife by Wilkie Collins]

3) "He certainly seems to be a most attractive type of young man," Thomson admitted.
[The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips]

4) I am not going to guess, at five o'clock in the morning, with my brains frying and sputtering in my head."
[A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens ]

5) The entrance-hall suddenly became full of noise and people.
[The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky]

6) The bull replied: "I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady; but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want."
[Aesop's Fables ]

7) There is nothing so perilously difficult as the daily intercourse of two people who love each other.
[The Quest of the Golden Girl by Richard le Gallienne ]



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SECTION E: GRAMMAR & TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES
Transform the following sentences as suggested.

E1
1 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't drink any more alcohol.
2 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't eat any more chocolates.
3 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't smoke any more cigarettes
4 I think it'd be a good idea if you didn't do any more overtime.

E2
1 Don't you think you should give up drinking so such alcohol?
2 Don't you think you should give up eating so many chocolates?
3 Don't you think you should give up smoking so many cigarettes?
4 Don't you think you should give up doing so much overtime?

E3
1 You might want to slow down on the coffee!
2 You might want to slow down on the chocolates!
3 You might want to slow down on the cigarettes!
4 You might want to slow down on the overtime!

E4
a After seeing the film, I realized that it wasn't so exciting.
b After eating the natto, I realized that it wasn't so bad.
c After reading the book, I realized that it wasn't so boring
d After going out with him, I realized that he wasn't so interesting.

E5
1 Three weeks have passed and I still haven't spoken to her.
2 12 months have passed and she still hasn't gone to the dentist.
3 Three days have passed and he still hasn't called his girlfriend.
4 A year has gone by and John still hasn't seen a doctor


Answer the following comprehension questions.

Question 1
When did the man find out the waitress's name?

a After a while
b In the beginning
c Never

Question 2
Did he fall in love with the waitress?

a Yes, at once.
b No, but he liked her
c Yes, after he found out her name.
Question 3
In the beginning, did he go to the cafe regularly?

a Yes, daily.
b Yes, every other day.
c No, he didn't.
Question 4 True or False?
When he moved there, he started drinking coffee every day.

TRUE
FALSE
Question 5
Did the Doctor advise him to give up drinking coffee completely?

a No, he could drink one or two cups of coffee a day.
b Yes, he had to stop drinking coffee immediately.
c No, he could drink as much coffee as he wants. ..

Question 6
After he stopped drinking coffee, did he begin to think that Carol was really ugly?

a Yes, he couldn't look at her.
b No, he thought she was just a little ugly.
c No, he still thought she was quite beautiful.
Question 7
Did Carol's boyfriend leave her?

a Yes, he left Carol some time ago.
b Yes, he left her only recently.
c No, she never had a boyfriend.
Question 8
How did the man feel as he went home?

a He was happy.
b He didn't know what to do.
c He was very clear-minded.

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There is, of course, a difference between knowing the temporal relation of a remembered event to the present, and knowing the time-order of two remembered events.
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