Friday, 9 September 2011

STRESSSSSS and prepositions


1) Stress


Look at the list of words, mark the stress in the correct place 
Example:


Vancouver - VanCOUver.




mountain
thank you
country
availability
teacher
Japan
China
Russia
Taiwan
Chile
Korea
Italy
above
conversation
interesting
important
demand
pencil






- Now listen to Leanne pronounce the list words and write the word with stress in the correct place. 




2) Prepositions 







Choose the preposition:
in, into, on, over


1. Do you take pride  ________ your appearance, or are you just vain?
2. I tripped ____ the cat and fell downstairs. 
3. The movie "The Magnificent Seven" was based ______ a Japanese story about the samurai. 
4. Don't kiss the prince, or he might change _____ a frog. 
5. If you can't finish the report by Friday, please try to get it done _____ the weekend. 
6. Father must be _____ a bad temper, he just shouted at mother. 
10. There has been a considerable improvement _______ the flow of traffic since they opened the extra lanes on the highway. 
11. There's no point getting upset ______ things that are beyond your control. 
12. The only way to prevent children from getting _____ trouble is to keep them locked up until they are 21. 
13. The party's new policy document puts a strong emphasis _____ public ownership of basic utilities like electricity and water. 
14. I am a bit weak _____ science subjects, but I am trying to improve. 
15. If you put as much effort _______ your studies as you do _____ football, you might have a chance. 






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