UNIT 4 : SPECIAL ADUCATION


< I >: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. disabled b. forced c. believed d. realized
2. a. rubbish b. suburb c. lunch d. consume
3. a. deaf b. teach c. reading d. seat
4. a. pity b. children c. blind d. finger
5. a. provide b. course c. force d. talk
6. a. commune b. rob c. condition d. follow
7. a. organize b. money c. force d. for
8. a. sport b. stall c. talk d. shake
9. a. sorrow b. employ c. organize d. work
10.a. occupation b. opposition c. obligation d. obtain

< II >: Match the sentence pair and join them with “which”:
A B
1. My phone is out of order. It means he can’t get about very easily.
2. Rachel’s mother paid for the meal. This was good for the garden.
3. My brother is disabled. It’s made her very depressed.
4. You left the key in the car. That was very kind of her.
5. Vicky didn’t get the job. This surprised everybody.
6. The police blocked off the road. That seemed to amuse everyone.
7. It rained all night. That was rather careless of you.
8. David helped me clear up. That caused a traffic jam.
9. Tom pushed Nick into the swimming pool It’s a real nuisance.
10. Jim passed his driving test. That was very kind of him.

My phone is out of order, which is a real nuisance.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….

< III >: Write a sentence for each of the following using used to or didn’t use to.
1. Dennis gave up smoking two years ago.
- Dennis used to smoke a lot.
2. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family.
-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. I quite like drinking coffee in the morning, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger.
-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. We seem to have lost interest in our work.
-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I don’t mind traveling by train now.
-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. I went to the church when I was a child.
-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Since we’ve lived in the countryside, we’ve been much happier.
-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Mr Micheal grew tulips but he doesn’t any more.
-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. I prefer listening to classical music now, although when I was young I couldn’t stand it.
-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. My sister looked so fat when she returned from Paris.
-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………


< IV > : Rewrite the sentences, using the + adjective instead of the underlined phrases.
1. People who have lots of money have comfortable lives.
- The rich have comfortable lives.
2. We live near a special school for people who can’t hear.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The old soldiers were holding a service for those who had died.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The government should do more for people who do not have enough money.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I’m doing a course on caring for people who are mentally handicapped.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. We need to provide more shelters for people who are without place to live.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. People with severe disabilities need full-time care.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Life must be hard for people who do not have a job in our society today.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. What can we do to feed people who do not have enough to eat ?
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Braille is a reading system for people who are unable to see.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………………

< V >: Make the correct choice :
1. Delegates expressed strong _____ to the scheme.
a. expression b. emotion c. opposition d. passion
2. Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.
a. taking much time b. taking little time c. odd d. not affected by time
3. I have been fascinated by _____ since I was at secondary school.
a. photograph b. photographic c. photographer d. photography
4. He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age. He’s _____ child.
a. mentally ill b. mentally retarded c. mentally alert