Unit 1. A day in the life of

ENGLISH 10-Unit 1
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WRITER: Group 1
UNIT1
A. READING
B.SPEAKING
D.WRITING
C.LISTENING
Task1.Choose the opinion A, B, or C that best suits the meaning of the italicised word(s).
1. The alarm goes off at 4:30
A. goes wrong
B. goes away
C. rings
2. It takes me 45 munites to get ready.
A. to go
B. to wake up
C. to prepare
3.We chat about our work.
A. talk in a friendly way
B.learn
C.discuss
4.We are contented with what we do.
A. satisfied with
B. disappointed with
C. interested with
Task 2. Answer the following questions.
1.What is Mr Vy occupation?
His occupation is Farmer
2.What time does he get up and what does he do after that?
He gets up at 4:30 and goes down to the kitchen to boil some water for his morning tea.
3.What does he do in the morning?
He drinks sevaral cups of tea, has a quick breakfast and leads the buffalo to the field, after that he ploughs and harrows his plot of land then takes a short rest.
4.What do Mr.Vy and his wife do in the afternoon?
They go to the field again and repair the banks of their plot of land.
5.Are they happy with their lives or not? Why?
Yes, they are happy with their live because Mrs Tuyet said "We love working and we love our children".
Task 3. Scan the passage and make a brief note about Mr Vy and Mrs Tuyet`s daily routines. Then compare yours note with a partner.
10:30: Mr Vy goes home, take a short rest and has lunch with his family at 11:30.After lunch he always take an hour`s rest.
At 2:30,they go to the field again and repair the banks of their plot of land.
They watch TV and go to bed at 10 p.m. Sometimes they go and see their neighbours for a cup of tea. They chat about their work, their children and their plans for the next crop.
UNIT1
A. READING
B.SPEAKING
D.WRITING
C.LISTENING
Task 1.Quan is tenth-grade student, he goes to school every morning . Below is his weakly timetable. Ask and answer with partner, using the imformation from the timetable.
Task 2. Talk about Quan`s activities, using the pictures below.
Task 3. Tell your classmates about your daily routine.
Task 1. you will hear Mr. Lam, a cyclo driver, talk about his morning activities. Listen to his talk and number the picture in their correct order.
2
3
1
4
5
6
Task 2. Listen again. Decide whether the statements are true ( T ) or false ( F )
Mr Lam lives in District 1
Mr. Lam usually gets up early .
After Mr. Lam gets up, he rides his cyclo from District 5 to District 1 .
Mr. Lam’s first passengers are 2 pupils .
Mr. Lam has luch at home with his family
After lunch Mr. Lam immediately goes back to work .


Task 1. Read the passage in the book, page 17, 18 and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the connectors( time expresstions) in the story.
started
was
got
arrived
took off
began
thought
fasten
seemed
realised
screamed
felt
gained
ammounced
landed
14th July 1995
Then
A few minutes later
One hour later
On that day
At first
Connector( Time expression): là những từ(cụm từ) mô tả, diễn đạt thời gian.
Example: A few munites later, Finnaly,.
Chúng thường đứng đầu câu nhằm diễn tả thời gian diễn ra sự viêc nói đến trong câu, và nhằm để nối câu.
Example: One hour later, I arrive the bus stop.
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Task 1. Read the passage in the book, page 17, 18 and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the connectors( time expresstions) in the story.
started
was
got
arrived
took off
began
thought
fasten
seemed
realised
screamed
felt
gained
ammounced
landed
14th July 1995
Then
A few minutes later
One hour later
On that day
At first
Task 3. Use the prompts below to build up a narrative about a hotel fire.
Last year / I / spend / summer holidays / a seaside town. / The hotel / be modern / comfortable. / I / have / wonderful holiday / until / fire.


It / be / Saturday evening / and / everybody / be / the discotheque / ground floor. / Suddenly / we / smell / smoke. / Then / black smoke / begin / fill / room. / Everybody / start / scream / in panic. / People / run toward / fire exists. / One door / be / block. / Many people / begin /
cough / choke.








>>>>Last year, I spent my summer holidays at a seaside town. The
hotel was modern and comfortable. I had a wonderful holiday until
the fire.
>>>>It was Saturday evening and everybody was sitting in the
Discotheque on the ground floor. It was crowded with people. They
were dancing and singing happily. Suddenly we smelt smoke. Then
black smoke began to fill the room. Everybody started to scream in
panic. People ran toward the fire exists. One door was blocked. Many
people began coughing and choking.
Then / just as we / think / we / have / only / minutes / live, / fire brigade / arrive. / Firmen / fight / their way / into / room / and soon / everyone / be / safely out of the buiding. / Luckily / nobody / be / seriously hurt. / It / be / most frightening experience / my life.

>>>>Then, just as we thought we had only a few minutes to live, the fire brigade arrived. The firemen fought their way into the room and soon everyone was safely out of the buiding. Luckily nobody was seriously hurt. It was the most frightening experience of my life.

3. The River Isn`t Deep

A stranger on horse back came to a river with which he was unfamiliar. The traveller asked a youngster if it was deep.
"No", replied the boy, and the rider started to cross, but soon found that he and his horse had to swim for their lives.
When the traveller reached the other side he turned and shouted : "I thought you said it wasn`t deep ?"
"It isn`t", was the boy`s reply : "it only takes grandfather`s ducks up to their middles !"


3.Dòng sông không sâu

Một lữ khách đi ngựa đến một dòng sông xa lạ. Ông ta hỏi một thiếu niên xem dòng sông ấy có sâu không.
- Không đâu, - chú bé đáp, và người kỵ mã bắt đầu vượt sông. Nhưng ngay sau đó ông nhận ra cả người lẫn ngựa đều phải bơi trối chết.
Khi người lữ khách đã tới bờ bên kia, ông quay lại hét lên : - Tao cứ tưởng mày nói là sông không sâu.
- Ðúng thế mà, - chú bé đáp, - nước sông này chỉ ngập ngang bụng lũ vịt của ông cháu thôi.

6. A Cow Grazing

Artist : "That, sir, is a cow grazing"

Visitor : "Where is the grass ?"

Artist : "The cow has eaten it"

Visitor : "But where is the cow ?"

Artist : "You don`t suppose she`d be fool enough to stay there after she`d eaten all the grass, do you ?"


6. Bò ăn cỏ

Họa sĩ : - Bức tranh đó vẽ một con bò đang ăn cỏ đấy, thưa ông.

Khách : - Có thấy cỏ đâu ?

Họa sĩ : - Con bò ăn hết rồi.

Khách : - Thế còn con bò đâu ?

Họa sĩ : - Chứ bộ ông tưởng con bò lại ngu đến mức đứng ỳ ở đó sau khi đã ăn hết cỏ sao ông ?

11. The Hen And The Dog

Jones : "Sorry, old man, that my hen got loose and scratched up your garden"

Smith : "That`s all right, my dog ate your hen"

Jones : "Fine! I just ran over your dos and killed him".

11. Gà và chó

Jones : - Xin lỗi anh bạn vì con gà nhà tôi sút chuồng và bới nát khu vườn của anh.

Smith : - Không sao đâu, con chó nhà tôi đã xơi tái con gà của anh rồi.

Jones : - Hay quá! Tôi vừa mới cán chết con chó nhà anh đây này.
THIS IS THE END OF Unit 1
thanks for your attention