Unit 10 language focus

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Welcome Teachers and Students!
Yen Lap Secondary School.
Teacher: Dao Hoang Tung
English
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May/ Might + V- infinitive
- We use may/ might to talk about present or future possibility.
- “Might” is normally a little less sure than “may”.
I. Modal Verbs: MAY / MIGHT
GRAMMAR:
Unit 10: Life on the other planets
Period: 64 Language focus
Exercise 1: Work with a partner. Use “may or might” and talk about Andy’s presents
a. book/game
- It may be a book or it might be a game.
b. box of crayons/box of paints
c. football / basketball
d. boat / train
e. flying saucer / meteor
f. evening star / spacecraft

a. It may be a book or it might be a game.
b. It may be a box of crayons or it might be
a box of paints.
c. It may be a football or it might be a basketball.
d. It may be a boat or it might be a train.
e. It may be a flying saucer or it might be a meteor.
f. It may be an evening star or it might be a spacecraft.
II. Conditional sentence type I

Ex: If you study hard, you will pass the exam.
If - clause
Main - clause
It can be used to describe situations and consequences that are possible in the present or future
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Exercise 2. Complete the sentences. Use the Vs in the box.
rain/not go out - join/finish - write/not forget.
- not be/ drop - miss/not hurry
Ex: If it rain this evening, I won’t go out.
b. Lan.............the bus if she..................
c. If Ha .............careful, he........... the cup.
d. Mrs Nga...... us if she......... her work early
e. If Mrs Binh ........ A shopping list, she....... what to buy.
a. If it rains this evening, I won’t go out.
b. Lan will miss the buss if she doesn’t hurry.
c. If Ha is not careful, he will drop the cup.
d. Miss Nga will join us if she finishes her work early.
e. If Mrs Binh writes a shopping list, she won’t forget
what to buy
III. Conditional sentence type 2

EX: If Ba was rich, He would travel around the world.
Note : were for all persons
If-clause
Main clause
(Past simple)
(Would + bare infinitive)
It can be used to describe imaginary and unreal or untrue situations/ actions in the present or in the future
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exercise 3: Complete the sentences.
Example :
Ba / be / rich // around the world.
If Ba were rich, he would travel around the world.
Mr. Loc / have / car // drive to work
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If Mr. Loc had a car, he would drive to work
Lan / live / Ho Chi Minh City // visit / Sai Gon Water Park
If Lan lived in HCM City, she would visit SaiGon Water Park.
Nam / arrive / school / on time // have / alarm clock.
Nam would arrive at school on time If he had an alarm clock.
Hoa / live / Hue // see / parents every day.
If Hoa lived in Hue, she would see her parents every day.
Nga / own / piano // play / well.
If Nga owned a piano, she would play well.
Tuan / get / better / grades // study / harder.
Tuan would get better grades if he studied harder
Na / buy / new computer // have / enough money
Na would buy a computer if she had enough money.
Ex 3. Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences.
b. If Mr Loc/ car /drive to work
c. Lan / live / Ho Chi Minh city / visit /SG water park.
d. Nam / arrive/ school /on time / have/alarm clock.
e. Hoa /live/ Hue/ see /parents everyday.
f. Nga /own/ piano/ play / well.
g. Tuan /get /better /grades/ study/ harder
h. Na / buy/ new computer /have/enough money
b. If Mr Loc had a car, he would drive it to work
c. If Lan lived in Ho Chi Minh city, she would visit
SG water park.
d. If Nam had an alarm clock, he would arrive at school
on time.
e. If Hoa lived in Hue, she would see her parents everyday.
f. If Nga owned a piano, she would play it very well.
g. If Tuan studied harder, he would get better grades.
h. If Na had enough money she would buy a new computer.
Exercise 4. What would you do if you met an alien from outer space? Write three things you would like to do.

a. If I met an alien from outer space, I would take photographs of him.
b. If I met an alien from outer space, I would ask him about the life on his planet.
c. If I met an alien from outer space, I would invite him to my home and talk.
IV. Consolidation
May/ Might + V- infinitive
If + S + V(s)., S + will/ shall + V.
If + S + V(ed)., S + would + V.
V. Home work

- Do exercises in the work book
- Revise all the lessons
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Thank you very much.
Good bye!