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Lesson 31 / In class
5 phrases · 12 minutes · Look, listen and try.
Distribute paper, read it in front of the class and boldly say what you think.
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A randomly assigned, fixed male or female synthetic voice for each phrase or sentence · Slow playback at 0.7× preserves pitch.
Can you give out these worksheets to the class?
Can you give out these worksheets to the class?
The teacher gave the pencils out before the lesson.
The teacher gave the pencils out before the lesson.
In the lesson, each part is distributed to many people. The past tense of “give” is “gave”.
The teacher spoke slowly so we could take in the instructions.
The teacher spoke slowly so we could take in the instructions.
I needed a moment to take it all in.
I needed a moment to take it all in.
The meaning in the lesson is to understand new information, not to bring in an object.
Please read out the first sentence to the class.
Please read out the first sentence to the class.
She read the names out so everyone could hear.
She read the names out so everyone could hear.
Emphasize reading written content out loud, not just reading silently.
Cambridge Dictionary · read out
You can speak out if you think the rule is unfair.
You can speak out if you think the rule is unfair.
He spoke out about a problem in the group.
He spoke out about a problem in the group.
“Speak out” means to clearly state a point of view; “speak up” can just mean speaking louder.
Cambridge Dictionary · speak out
Cross out the wrong word and write the correct one.
Cross out the wrong word and write the correct one.
I crossed my old answer out with a pencil.
I crossed my old answer out with a pencil.
You draw a line through a word to indicate that the word is no longer in use.
The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 54, 128, 106, 119, 30. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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OBSERVE · UNDERSTAND · MATCH
Drag a wire from the dot beside a phrase to the dot beside its matching picture. You can also tap a phrase, then a picture. Drag again to change a pair before checking.
Read the picture descriptions for more context. Similar expressions are accepted when they fit the particular scene.
Bảo distributed each worksheet to his classmates.
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Bảo listened attentively to Minh's explanation and gradually understood the lesson.
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Bảo held the paper and read it in front of his friends.
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Bảo raised his hand and boldly stated his opinion.
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Bảo crossed out a misspelled word in his notebook.
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Choose a phrase to begin.
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Read the conversation and find the expressions you have learned.
Please read out the instructions before we begin.
Please read out the instructions before we begin.
I need a moment to take them in.
I need a moment to take them in.
Ask questions, and speak out if something seems unfair.
Ask questions, and speak out if something seems unfair.
“Read out” means say written words aloud; “speak out” means express a view openly. Expressing an opinion need not involve reading an existing text.
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The answers below are models. Other answers can also work if they preserve the facts, meaning and structure requested in the task.
A class has written instructions and a rule one pupil thinks is unfair. The class must hear both.
How can the instructions be shared aloud?
Read out the instructions to the class.
The instructions are written; “read out” makes their content audible to the class.
Replace “the wrong word” with “it”: Cross out the wrong word.
Cross it out.
Replacing “the wrong word” with “it” changes “cross out the wrong word” to “cross it out”.
Invite an opinion without asking for more reading.
Speak out if you think the rule is unfair.
“Speak out” invites an opinion about the unfair rule, rather than more reading of the instructions.
The usage comparisons are checked against the Cambridge Dictionary entries linked beside the compared expressions. The additional conversations and exercises are written for this course.
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