Lesson 18: Unit 161 - Verbs Followed By Prepositions - 2
This lesson looks at verbs that require specific prepositions (believe in, depend on, consist of and others) in the context of reading, books and digital media.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn which English verbs must be used with specific prepositions and how to use them correctly in sentences. We will read and discuss a text about the change in reading habits among young people and the role of the internet and e-books. We will look at vocabulary connected with reading – types of books, people who write, and ways of expressing an opinion. The exercises will teach you to recognise and correctly use verb phrases such as depend on, complain to/about, laugh at and speak to in a real context.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Recognise and correctly use verbs with fixed prepositions (believe in, belong to, depend on and others)
- Understand a text in English about reading and digital media
- Express an opinion about books, films and reading habits
- Tell apart the types of books, poems and people connected with writing
- Use words for evaluating what you have read (fascinating, engrossing, hilarious and others)
Lesson vocabulary
- believe in Do you believe in God?
- belong to This book belongs to the school library.
- complain to (someone) about (something) I complained to the restaurant manager about the awful service and disgusting food.
- consist of Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
- depend on I don't know if we're going skiing tomorrow – it depends on the weather.
- happen to What happened to you?
- laugh at Everybody laughed at me because I mispronounced the word.
- pay for Can everybody afford to pay for a book today?
- rely on Young people rely on the Internet for information.
- speak/talk to Can I talk to Mr Simpson, please?
- engrossing The novel was so engrossing that I couldn't put it down.
- highly readable The biography is highly readable and full of fascinating details.
- information explosion The rate of publishing has increased so much that it's often called information explosion.
- vantage point From my vantage point at the reference desk, something is amiss.
- decline Literary reading was in serious decline on all fronts.
In other languages: Български