General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 04 Topic 02.doc Dave says: Dave: It took about ten minutes after the fire brigade came, for the fire to reach us. Dave is talking about time. We can use it as the subject of a sentence + take to talk about time. Look takes 2 hours to get to Chiang Mai. took five years to save enough money. It didn't take a long time to learn to drive. Dave says: Dave: It looked like our house was next but at the last moment the wind changed direction. Dave is giving his opinion of the situation. We can use it as the subject of a sentence + look, seem, feel, sound, to give our opinion of a situation, time or weather. Look looks like it is going to rain. felt good to be home again. sounds fun. It seemed a good idea. Examples Listen to the examples. 1. It has taken 6 months to find a new apartment. 2. It looks like Fred is going to get the job. 3. It felt strange to be in a new class. 4. It seems to rain a lot here. 5. It sounded like a good idea at the time. DICTOGLOSS True courage For this group activity, your teacher will read you a passage. You will practise your listening, note-taking and writing skills to reconstruct the passage. 1. Take as many notes as you can while your teacher reads. You will not be able to write down every word. 2. Work with your group to write a passage which is as close as possible to the original. 127