New Concept English

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New Concept English

• Lesson 13 It's only me

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It's me ?
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Question to keep in mind

• Why did Mrs Richards say Its only me?

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• Two More Questions
• Why did Mrs Richards go upstairs?
• Why didnt Mrs Richards go to answer the door?

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fancy-dress party costume party
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Read the text loudly, paying attention to the
RIGHT VERB FORMS.
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Fill in the blanks with the right verb forms
had gone
After her husband ____________ to work, Mrs.
Richards s________ her children to school and
went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too
e________ to do any housework that morning,
for in the evening she would ____________ to a
fancy-dress party with her husband. She
i_________ to dress up as a ghost and as she
____________ her costume the night before, she
was impatient to try it on. Though the costume
c__________ only of a sheet, it was very
effective. After ________ it on, Mrs Richards
went downstairs. She wanted to _________ whether
it would be comfortable to wear.
ent
xcited
be going
ntended
had made
onsisted
putting
find out
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was entering
Just as Mrs. Richards ______________ the
dining room, there was a knock on the front door.
She knew that it __________ the baker. She had
told him to come straight in if ever she
f________ to open the door. _____________ to
frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid
herself in the storeroom. When a man entered, Mrs
Richards r________ that it must be the man from
the Electricity Board who had come to ______ the
metre. She tried to explain the situation,
_______ It's only me, but it was too late. The
man _______ a cry and ________ back. When Mrs.
Richards walked towards him, he fled, s________
the door behind him.
must be
ailed
Not wanting
ealized
read
saying
let out
jumped
lamming
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Fill in the chart below (Note within no more
than 3 words for each blank)
failed to
Intending to
consisting of
saying goodbye to
wanting to
to read
Realizing the situation
wearing
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Paraphrase the following sentences

• She intended to dress up as a ghost. (L. 4)
• Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, ...
  (L.6)
• She had told him to come straight in if ever she
  failed to open the door
• (L. 10)
• Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs
  Richards quickly hid (L. 11)

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intend to do
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consist of
How many colors ?
consist of thousands of pages
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fail to pass the exam
fail in the exam
fail the exam
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Can you find out other sentences using Ving?

• After putting it on, Mrs Richards went
  downstairs. (L. 7)
• She tried to explain the situation, saying It's
  only me, but (L. 14)
• When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled,
  slamming the door behind him. (L.
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Do you remember?
missing
As no pumas had been reported __________ from any
zoo, this one must ________ at his watch, the
vicar saw it was one oclock. After ________ at
the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went
back into his hsop. Before _________ home at
night, he took a shower and changed back into
his suit. The editor sent yet another fax
_________ the journalist that if he did not
Looking
gazing
returning
informing
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Make up a paragraph(sentence) using intend
consisit of fail to do Ving
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Sample After trying on the costume which
consisted only of a sheet, Mrs. Richards
intended to frighten the poor people on the
street,but failed to scare anyone.
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Homework

• Underline key expressions and sentence structures
  of the text.
• Do the summary writing on Page 63.