Activity 2. Fill in the table with appropriate derivatives:
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
repeatedly
Circular
Acquired
prefer
spontaneous
require
Activity 3. Explain what the following phrases mean:
1) repetitive drill; 2) spontaneous practice; 3) static facts; 4) per week; 5) acquire knowledge; 6) master a language; 7) maximize one’s time; 8) have the “best of both worlds”.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
Activity 4. Insert the missing connectives “whereas”, “because”, “while”, “in addition to”, “since”: 1) _____ students speak with the classmates, the teacher circulates from group to group.
2) Doing repetitive grammar drills in class is not effective _____ it is something that students could do at home.
3) _____ we have only three hours of class per week, we prefer focusing only on those activities which require the presence of other students or the teacher.
4) _____ in-class practice, students need to use English outside of class.
5) But learning a language involves learning a skill, _____ learning history or geography simply involves learning a set of facts or a body of knowledge.
Activity 5. Choose the correct connective:
1) I arrived late this morning otherwise/because of/whether I would have talked to him.
2) Peter has gone to America. I don't know if/when/meanwhile he will come today or not.
3) You can take my book provided/unless/whereas you bring it back tomorrow.
4) You must remind him of it, because/unless/otherwise he may forget.
5) Solange is very hard-working unlike/whereas/if her brother is very lazy.
6) He was punished whereas/because/unless he failed his exam.
7) I will never forgive him if/even/unless he apologizes
WHILE-READING
Activity 6. Study each paragraph of the text and do the following tasks: