Unit 1. My friends

Người thực hiện: Nguyễn Ngọc Xuân Quỳnh
I. Competencies
Language Focus:
_ Simple tense.
_ Present simple to talk about general truths.
2. Language Review:
_ Simple tenses.
_ Attributive and predicative adjective.
II. Start learning
New words:
_ character (n): tính cách
_ sociable (a): hòa đồng
_ extremely (a): vô cùng
_ generous (a): hào phóng
_ volunteer (a): tình nguyện
_ local (n): địa phương
_ orphanage (n): trại mồ côi
_ reserved (a): kín đáo, dè dặt

_ peace (n): sự yên lặng
_ public (n): công cộng
_ annoy (n): làm bực mình
_ joke (n): lời đùa
_ humor (n): sự hài hước
humorous (a)
_ athough: mặc dù
_ east (n): phía đông
_ west (n): phía tây
_ silly (a): ngờ nghệch


_ elder brother: anh trai lớn hơn tuổi
_ blond (a): tóc vàng hoe
_ curly (a): tóc xoăn
_ fair (a): da trắng, tóc vàng nhạt
_ seem (v): có vẻ như
_ slim (a): người thanh, mảnh dẻ
_ straight (a): thẳng

2. Grammar:
_ seem (tình thái từ) + [a]
Ex: You seem happy
_ receive (sth) from (sb)
Ex: I receive a letter from my friend
_ (not) + [a] + enough + to be (không có verb)
Ex: She was not old enough to be in my class
_ (not) + [a] + enough + to do (có verb)
Ex: I’m not strong enogh to lift this box
_ [trợ động từ to do] + be + adj
Ex: Don’t be silly!
_ model verb + be + … (không có verb)
Ex: She will be here at Christmas
_ spend + time + with (sb)
Ex: I spend most of my time with Bao, Khai and Song
_ spend + time + doing (sth)
Ex: He spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage
_ enjoy + [V_ing] or [Noun]
Ex: I enjoy telling jokes
Khai and Song enjoy sports.

_ prefer to do (sth) (có verb)
Ex: I prefer to watch TV
_ prefer to be + … (không có verb)
Ex: They prefer to be outside the classroom
_ to be + (not) as [V_ing] or [Noun] as (sb)
Ex: I am not as outgoing as Bao
_ get tired of (sth) or [V_ing]
Ex: Ba’s friends sometimes get tired of his jokes
_ send (sb) (sth)
Ex: Nien send Hoa a letter
III. Homework
*Combie each of the folowing pairs of sentences into one sentence using (not) adj + enough
The food isn’t good. I can’t eat it
The food isn’t good enough for me to eat.
2. He isn’t tall. He can’t reach the shelf.
3. Don’t sit in the garden. It isn’t warm.
4. He is intelligent. He can answer all the questions.
5. The house is big. All of us can live in it
6. He is good. He will pass the examination.
7. You aren’t well. Don’t go to school today.
8. This place is peace. They can live here.
9. He is soiable. He can make a lot of friends.
10. The chair isn’t strong. You can’t sit on it.
*Make the sentences.
I/am/luck/enough/have/a lot/friends/
2. Of/all/friends/Hoa, Lan, Anh/be/the/ones/I/ spend/most/my/time/with/
3. He/spend/free time/do/volunteer work/a local/ orphanage/