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Adj. major adj. minor
Q: Give me an example of a major: A. film star. A: Brad Pitt is a major film star.
B. world problem. A: Pollution./Pollution is a major world problem.
C. international company. A: Apple./Apple is a major international company.
Q: What is the capital of your country ? A: London./London is the capital of my country.
A: Manchester, Birmingham, Hull. /Some of the other major cities are Manchester, Birmingham, Hull.
Q: Give me an example of: A: A cold is a minor illness.
B. a minor crime. A: Speeding./Speeding is a minor crime.
C. a minor problem in your life. A: My broken fridge./My broken fridge is a minor problem in my life. N. impact
Something hitting something else. eg. The impact of the falling plane destroyed the building.
An important effect or influence eg. The rise in tourism has had a big impact on unemployment.
Q: Which words do we use to describe the impact of one object on another?* A: We use words like crash, bang, smack, thump or wham.
Q: Which inventions have had a huge impact on everyday life ? A: I think the computer and mobile phone have had a huge impact on everyday life. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unit 2
Q: Is your country’s tourist industry growing ? A: Yes, it's growing a lot./Yes, my country's tourist industry is growing.
a. employment ? It creates many more jobs.
b. the environment ? It creates more pollution.
c. your country’s image abroad ? It has definitely improved my country's image abroad.
Q: Give me an example of an event that had a major impact on your life. A: My son being born had a major impact on my life. v/n. crash v/n. bump prep. into
Q: Do you apologise if you bump into someone walking down the street ? A: Yes, always./Yes I always apologise if I bump into someone walking down the street.
Q: What parts of the body do people often bump ? A: People often bump their head.
Q: Have you ever crashed a car ? A: Yes, just once./Yes, I have crashed my car.
Q: What did you crash into ? A: I crashed into a street sign.
Q: What kinds of things do people walk into when they are not looking where they are going ? A: They often walk into street lights.
Q: If you ‘bumped into’ an old friend you hadn’t seen for years, what questions would you ask them ? * [TN: diff meaning of verb] I'd ask them how they were doing./If I ‘bumped into’ an old friend I hadn’t seen for years, I'd ask them how they were doing.
Q: Have you ever bumped into someone in the street when you had just been thinking about them? A: Yes, a couple of times./Yes, I have bumped into someone in the street when I had just been thinking about them.
Q: Do you think it was fate or just coincidence ? A: Maybe it was fate.
Q: Has your computer ever crashed ? A: Yes./Yes, my computer has crashed.
Q: Did you lose any important information ? A: All my songs./Yes, I lost some important information.
Q: What happens to the price of shares when a stock market crashes? A: The price of shares goes down.
Date: 2015-12-24; view: 734
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