AEF4 Week 11 
UNIT 2C-2
Week 10 
What are we 
doing? 
Listen to some music 
Work on adverbs 
Practice some pronunciation 
Check out some more ads
Music Time 
"Fireflies" is the 
debut single from 
Owl City's album 
Ocean Eyes. 
Adam Young 
described the song 
as "A little song 
about bugs and not 
being able to fall 
asleep at night." 
Owl City - Fireflies
Minimal Pairs 
A B 
cart 
tail 
hour 
cat 
heart 
worse 
college 
future 
caught 
toil 
are 
cut 
art 
worth 
colleague 
feature
Adverb Review 
Time - explain when - now, today, tonight, yesterday… 
Time can go at the end of a sentence: I haven’t been to Taipei lately. 
Manner - how someone does something - happily, angrily, quickly… 
After the verb or before the main verb with passive verbs: 
The game was happily played by the young students. 
Frequency - how often - often, always, usually, never… 
Before the main verb/after be verbs: I usually shower at night. 
Degree - how much - much, a little, extremely… 
Before the adj/adv: I can’t date him because he’s very stupid. 
Comment - give the speaker’s opinion - luckily, clearly, obviously… 
Beginning of a sentence or clause, or after a comma at the end: 
Surely you’re not going to marry such an ugly man, are you?
Page 29 
Listen to some 
sound effects or 
short dialogues. 
Then use the 
adverb in bold to 
complete each 
sentence. 
1. When he got to the bus stop, the bus 
had just left. 
2. They were having a party when… 
3. He though he had lost his boarding 
pass, but… 
4. The woman thought Andrea and Tom 
were friends, but, in fact, … 
5. The driver couldn’t see where he was 
going because… 
6. The Chinese man couldn’t understand 
the other man because…
Page 29 
Listen to some 
sound effects or 
short dialogues. 
Then use the 
adverb in bold to 
complete each 
sentence. 
1. When he got to the bus stop, the bus 
had just left. 
2. …suddenly, the lights went out / there 
was suddenly a power outage / the 
lights suddenly went out / etc. 
3. …luckily, he found it in his pocket. 
4. …they hardly know / knew each other. 
5. …it was raining (so) hard, etc. 
6. …he talked / was talking incredibly 
fast/quickly.
Vocabulary 
Match each pair of adverbs with a 
pair of sentences. 
Confusing 
adverbs and 
adverbial phrases 
right now / actually ___ 
especially / specially ___ 
ever / even ___ 
hard / hardly ___ 
in the end / at the end ___ 
late / lately ___ 
near / nearly ___ 
still / yet ___
Vocabulary 
Match each pair of adverbs with a 
pair of sentences. 
Confusing 
adverbs and 
adverbial phrases 
right now / actually _5_ 
especially / specially _4_ 
ever / even _8_ 
hard / hardly _1_ 
in the end / at the end _3_ 
late / lately _2_ 
near / nearly _6_ 
still / yet _7_ 
Now work together and decide which 
adverb goes with each sentence.
Vocabulary Help! 
Confusing 
adverbs and 
adverbial phrases 
hard = not easy; hardly = almost nothing 
late = not early; lately = recently 
at the end is usually used with events; 
in the end is used to mean negotiation or 
discussions 
specially goes with verbs (specially 
designed, specially made); especially = in 
particular 
actually means the same as in fact, or to tell 
the truth. 
*Sentences like I haven’t found a job yet and 
I still haven’t found a job mean more or less 
the same, but the use of still is often used in 
spoken English to show a stronger feeling.
Vocabulary 
Now work together and decide which 
adverb goes with each sentence. 
Confusing 
adverbs and 
adverbial phrases 
1 hardly, hard 
2 late, lately 
3 At the end, In the end 
4 especially, specially 
5 actually, right now 
6 nearly, near 
7 yet, still 
8 never, even
Pronunciation 
Page 29, part 3 
a) Underline the stressed syllables 
c) Underline the stressed words in each 
sentence. 
d) Practice each sentence with a partner
Homework: 
Online Homework: Unit 2C Quiz Prep 
Also: 
Bring a photo of yourself and/or your family from your childhood. 
IF YOU FORGET, I WILL BRING A PHOTO FOR YOU. 
TRUST ME, YOU DON’T WANT THIS…
Still got some time? 
I eat eel while you feel ill. 
The sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick.

Week Aef4 11

  • 1.
    AEF4 Week 11 UNIT 2C-2
  • 2.
    Week 10 Whatare we doing? Listen to some music Work on adverbs Practice some pronunciation Check out some more ads
  • 3.
    Music Time "Fireflies"is the debut single from Owl City's album Ocean Eyes. Adam Young described the song as "A little song about bugs and not being able to fall asleep at night." Owl City - Fireflies
  • 4.
    Minimal Pairs AB cart tail hour cat heart worse college future caught toil are cut art worth colleague feature
  • 5.
    Adverb Review Time- explain when - now, today, tonight, yesterday… Time can go at the end of a sentence: I haven’t been to Taipei lately. Manner - how someone does something - happily, angrily, quickly… After the verb or before the main verb with passive verbs: The game was happily played by the young students. Frequency - how often - often, always, usually, never… Before the main verb/after be verbs: I usually shower at night. Degree - how much - much, a little, extremely… Before the adj/adv: I can’t date him because he’s very stupid. Comment - give the speaker’s opinion - luckily, clearly, obviously… Beginning of a sentence or clause, or after a comma at the end: Surely you’re not going to marry such an ugly man, are you?
  • 6.
    Page 29 Listento some sound effects or short dialogues. Then use the adverb in bold to complete each sentence. 1. When he got to the bus stop, the bus had just left. 2. They were having a party when… 3. He though he had lost his boarding pass, but… 4. The woman thought Andrea and Tom were friends, but, in fact, … 5. The driver couldn’t see where he was going because… 6. The Chinese man couldn’t understand the other man because…
  • 7.
    Page 29 Listento some sound effects or short dialogues. Then use the adverb in bold to complete each sentence. 1. When he got to the bus stop, the bus had just left. 2. …suddenly, the lights went out / there was suddenly a power outage / the lights suddenly went out / etc. 3. …luckily, he found it in his pocket. 4. …they hardly know / knew each other. 5. …it was raining (so) hard, etc. 6. …he talked / was talking incredibly fast/quickly.
  • 8.
    Vocabulary Match eachpair of adverbs with a pair of sentences. Confusing adverbs and adverbial phrases right now / actually ___ especially / specially ___ ever / even ___ hard / hardly ___ in the end / at the end ___ late / lately ___ near / nearly ___ still / yet ___
  • 9.
    Vocabulary Match eachpair of adverbs with a pair of sentences. Confusing adverbs and adverbial phrases right now / actually _5_ especially / specially _4_ ever / even _8_ hard / hardly _1_ in the end / at the end _3_ late / lately _2_ near / nearly _6_ still / yet _7_ Now work together and decide which adverb goes with each sentence.
  • 10.
    Vocabulary Help! Confusing adverbs and adverbial phrases hard = not easy; hardly = almost nothing late = not early; lately = recently at the end is usually used with events; in the end is used to mean negotiation or discussions specially goes with verbs (specially designed, specially made); especially = in particular actually means the same as in fact, or to tell the truth. *Sentences like I haven’t found a job yet and I still haven’t found a job mean more or less the same, but the use of still is often used in spoken English to show a stronger feeling.
  • 11.
    Vocabulary Now worktogether and decide which adverb goes with each sentence. Confusing adverbs and adverbial phrases 1 hardly, hard 2 late, lately 3 At the end, In the end 4 especially, specially 5 actually, right now 6 nearly, near 7 yet, still 8 never, even
  • 12.
    Pronunciation Page 29,part 3 a) Underline the stressed syllables c) Underline the stressed words in each sentence. d) Practice each sentence with a partner
  • 13.
    Homework: Online Homework:Unit 2C Quiz Prep Also: Bring a photo of yourself and/or your family from your childhood. IF YOU FORGET, I WILL BRING A PHOTO FOR YOU. TRUST ME, YOU DON’T WANT THIS…
  • 14.
    Still got sometime? I eat eel while you feel ill. The sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick.