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Unit 2 review: grammar

Lessons 15 · 1 lessons · L. Jurayev, M. Abdullayeva, H. Tuhtarova, S. Khan, L. Tsoy, K. Inogamova, L. Matskevich, R. Ziryanova. Fly High English 9 (English, Grade 9), revised and expanded 2nd edition. “Yangiyo‘l Poligraf Servis”, Tashkent, 2014
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Unit 2: grammar and homework

Textbook: pp. 26–27
GoalUnit 2 review: adjective + preposition (good at, keen on ...), giving advice, if-sentences for general truths, multi-, flexi-, well- and -ist.
New words
keen on · -ga qiziqmoq (keen on)hopeless at · -ga layoqatsiz (hopeless at)multi-coloured · ko‘p ranglimulti-lingual · ko‘p tilli
Explanation

Some adjectives go with a fixed preposition: good at (maths), interested in (music), crazy about (football), fond of (animals), keen on (swimming), hopeless at (drawing). After the preposition we use a noun or the -ing form: I’m good at solving puzzles. Advice: Pack your bag the evening before. Don’t play computer games late at night. You should eat breakfast. For general truths we use if + present, present: If you heat water to 100 °C, it boils. If you mix blue and yellow, you get green. Prefixes: multi- (many): multi-storey; flexi- (flexible): flexi-time; well- (good): well-organised, well-paid. Job names with -ist: dentist, florist, pianist.

Worked examples
I’m crazy about basketball, but I’m hopeless at chess. My brother is fond of horses and keen on cycling. If you leave milk in the sun, it goes sour.
A florist sells and arranges flowers. A pianist plays the piano. A well-organised person never loses things. If you heat ice, it melts.
Class activity

“About me”: everyone writes six sentences (good at, interested in, crazy about, fond of, keen on, hopeless at); a partner guesses: true or false?

Practice
1
Add the preposition: I’m fond ___ animals.
2
Finish: If you don’t eat for a long time, you ...
3
What do we call a person who speaks two languages fluently? And many languages?
4
Why is “I’m good at to sing” wrong?