W 25 - Int 2

Intermediate 2 – Week 25 – Pushy parents !

I)            Listening:

1)   Listen to a television programme about bringing up children and choose the

best definition for pushy parents.

a) Parents who are very liberal and give their children lots of freedom.

b) Parents who are very ambitious for their children to be the best, whatever the cost.

c) Parents who are very strict and don't allow their children to play or have friends.

2)   Underline the correct alternative.

a) George and Rachel agree / disagree about how to bring up their daughter.

b) Hayley is four / five years old.

c) Rachel wants Hayley to be a rock / film star.

d) Hayley has singing lessons and acting classes every week / summer.

e) At the weekend Hayley goes to parties / auditions.

f) George thinks his wife is obsessed / reasonable.

g) George / Rachel is the 'pushy parent'.

3)   The studio audience asked George and Rachel some questions. Look at the answers.

Write G if you think it's George's opinion and R if you think it's Rachel's.

a) How does Hayley feel?

'She enjoys life.' _____ 'She's too young to know.' ______

b) What are you going to do when Hayley starts school?

'Continue doing auditions. We've invested a lot of time and money.' ______

'Stop doing auditions. Our child isn't a business.' ______

c) Are you depriving Hayley of a normal childhood?

'Yes.' _____ 'No.' ______

d) Do you have any other children and how are they affected?

'Yes, our son misses his mom.' ______ 'Yes, our son is proud of his little sister.' ____

e) How stressful is it to be a film star?

'Very stressful.' _____ 'We can cope.' _____

4)   The questions in Exercise 3 are direct questions, but the audience actually asked indirect questions. Complete their indirect questions using the question frames below,

a) Do you know __________________________________________________

b) Can you tell me ___________________________________________________

c) Do you think _____________________________________________________

d) Could you tell me _________________________________________________

e) Do you have any idea ______________________________________________

II)         Grammar: indirect questions

1)   Answer these questions about the construction of indirect questions.

a) Do you use do/ does/ did in indirect questions? _________________________

b) Is the word order (subject + verb) the same as in affirmative sentences?______

c) Do you use if/whether for yes/no questions? _____________________________

2)   Put the ends of these indirect questions in the correct order.

a) Do you think ... were / your parents / 'pushy parents' ?

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b) Do you know ... in the same city / if / were born / your parents ?

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c) Do you have any idea ... your parents / how / met ?

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d) Do you think ... children / enough freedom / have / these days ?

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e) Can you tell me ... are / what / your ambitions for your children ?

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III)       Vocabulary

1)   Rewrite the sentences using make or let.

a)   'I'm not forcing her to do anything against her will.'

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b)   'She's a kid - allow her to play, allow her to have friends.'

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Which comment did Rachel make? Which comment did George make?

The correct verb pattern for make and let is:

1 make/let + somebody + to-infinitive.

2 make/let + somebody + infinitive without to.

2)   Complete the sentences with two of the following words so that they make sense.

Let       made        me         us

a) My parents _______________ wear jewellery to school.

b) My parents ___________ do the washing up after dinner.

c) Our school teachers ______________ use their first names.

d) My sister never ______________ borrow her clothes.

e) My parents ______________ keep my room tidy.

f) My brother sometimes _______________ borrow his MP3 player.

g) My parents _____________ dye my hair.

h) Our sports teacher _____________ play outside in bad weather.

How many sentences are true for you? 

Change the sentences into questions.

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b.   ___________________________________________________________

c.    ___________________________________________________________

d.   ___________________________________________________________

e.   ___________________________________________________________

f.     ___________________________________________________________

g.   ___________________________________________________________

h.   ___________________________________________________________

IV)          Homework: Change the direct questions into indirect questions

1)   Where does she play tennis? Do you think _______________________________ 2)   Does he live in Paris? Can you tell me __________________________________ 3)   Is she hungry? Do you know _________________________________________ 4)   What is this? Could you tell me _______________________________________ 5)     Do they work in Canada? Do you have any idea __________________________ 6)     What does he do at the weekend? Do you know __________________________