English For Today chapter 19: Stop, Look and Listen

Lesson 19 Stop, Look and Listen

After completing the lesson students will be able to

• read aloud texts with proper pronunciation, stress and intonation
• read and understand texts

A. Read the following verse:

"Stop, Look, and Listen"
Is a very good rule to use
Not just before you cross a street,
But when you look for clues.

A1. Did you enjoy the poem? Discuss with a partner about what the poet is trying to say here.

B. Quickly read the following text with blank spaces only once. Then listen to the audio file or what your teacher reads out to fill in the blank spaces.

Last week, for my ________, I got a little white-board and a package of colured _______. I took it to school and ________ to my teacher. I said that if I _______ on the little white-board at my desk, I could _____ more carefully. My teacher said there are ________ ways to improve one's ______________. But she said it would be all _______ to try it out. I had a terrible ______ trying to write as ________ with chalk as the other children were writing with _________. I held the chalk so _______, it kept breaking in ________. When the lesson was over, I was totally ______. My wrist felt numb. I wrote this ______ on my whiteboard and left it on my desk. The chalk was too ______ and holding it was too _______! I'll try to find some easier ______ to improve my writing.