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5. A_ Were seeing a musical at the theatre next week. [Weve got
the tickets.]
Computer City has announced that it is opening four new shops
next month. [It has finished most of the preparations]
NOTICE! With events that are beyond human control (the weather),
we dont use present continuous.
It is snowing tomorrow. | It is going to snow tomorrow. / It
will snow tomorrow. (P )
We pronounce s endings on simple present verbs (likes, watches, reads), plural nouns (dogs, cats,
horses), and possessives (Georges, Lauras, its) in three ways: /s/, /z/, and /z/ or /z/.
In words that end in the hissing, sibilant sounds: /s/, /z/, //, //, /t/, /d/ add the syllable /z/ or /z/.
In words ending in a voiced sound and vowels: /b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, //, /m/, /n/, //, /l/, /r/ add the sound /z/,
as in zoo.
In words ending in a voiceless sound: /p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, // add the sound /s/, as in so.
I. Circle the word with the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from those of the others.
1. A. requests B. questions C. calculates D. attacks
2. A. promise B. purpose C. increase D. please
3. A. bruises B. garages C. clothes D. pages
4. A. decision B. decisive C. describe D. generous
5. A. anniversary B. possessive C. positive D. criticise
II. Circle the word with the main stress pattern placed differently from that of the others.
6. A. teenage B. precise C. usual D. household
7. A. formula B. scenario C. according D. conducted
8. A. bewilder B. remember C. responding D. usually
9. A. contribute B. dynamics C. imagine D. devastate
10. A. specific B. pragmatic C. interesting D. contemporary
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respect see (= understand) understand weigh
satisfy suit wonder
sympathize suppose
trust
List of common stative verbs that are sometimes used in the continuous
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