Unit 12. A vacation abroad

Created by Nguyen Xuan Khue
Le Thanh Tong Secondary School
School year:2007-2008
Welcome the teachers & the students !
ENGLISH : 8
Unit 12:A VACATION ABROAD
(LANGUAGE FOCUS)
WEEK:27
PERIOD:79
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
They were playing soccer at 5 pm yesterday.
at 5 pm yesterday
They are playing soccer now.
Look at the pictures. Say what each person was doing at eight o’clock last night.
Ex2: Ba was taking a shower at eight o’clock last night.
TASK:1
Ex1: They were playing soccer at 5 pm yesterday.
To indicate an action that was in progress at a point of time in the past
Formation:
S
+
was/were
+
V-ing
O
+
Usage:
GRAMMAR:
Past progressive tense
b/Hoa
c/Bao
d/Nga
e/Na
f/Lan
*PRACTICE:
Say what each person was doing at eight o’clock last night:
b/Hoa
*PRACTICE:
Say what each person was doing at eight o’clock last night:
b/ Hoa was eating (dinner) at eight o’clock last night.
c/Bao was reading a comic at eight o’clock last night.
c/Bao
d/Nga was writing a letter at eight o’clock last night.
d/Nga
e/Na
e/Na was walking with her dog at eight o’clock last night.
f/Lan was talking to her grandmother at eight o’clock last night.
f/Lan
Practice freely
Say what was you doing at…yesterday/last…?
Paint/ a picture
Paint/ house
Watch/film (movie)
Swim/ a pool (a river)
Read/ a newspaper
What was Mrs. Smith doing when the phone rang?
She was using her computer when the phone rang.
TASK: 2
Look at the pictures. Then match the half-sentences in column A to those in column B. Write the full sentences in your exercise book.
GRAMMAR:
*The past progressive tense with “when” / “while”:
Ex1:She was using her computer when the phone rang.
What happened to the man while he was playing soccer?
Formation:
Past progressive tense when past simple tense
Ex2:The man fell down while he was playing soccer.
Usage:
An action was taking place in the past when another action took place.
Past simple tense while past progressive tense
a/
b/
c/
d/
e/
f/
A B
a.The Le family was sleeping
b.While Hoa was eating
c.When Nam won the race.
d.Mrs.Thoa was cooking
e.When Lan arrived at home
f.It was raining



A.When the plane got to Ha noi.
B.When Tuan arrived home.
C.When the mailman came.
D.The school drum was sounding
E.The crowd was cheering.
F.The phone rang.
NEW WORDS:
-race (n):
cuộc đua
người đưa thư
cái trống
đám đông, khán giả
cổ vũ, khích lệ
-mailman (n):
-drum (n):
-crowd (n):
-Cheer (v):
A B
a.The Le family was sleeping
b.While Hoa was eating
c.When Nam won the race.
d.Mrs.Thoa was cooking
e.When Lan arrived at home
f.It was raining



A.When the plane got to Ha noi.
B.When Tuan arrived home.
C.When the mailman came.
D.The school drum was sounding
E.The crowd was cheering.
F.The phone rang.
e/
f/
practice freely
Using the past progressive tense with when / while to talk about yourselves.
Bang
Bang plays soccer all day. He is very lazy. He doesn’t work hard.
He is always playing soccer.
TASK:3
Look at the pictures. Write the sentences. Say what the people are always doing.
Ex: Bao is always forgetting his homework.
Bao/forget/homework
GRAMMAR:
present progressive tense with “always”
S
+
am/is/are
always
V-ing
O
Formation:
+
+
+
Usage:
To express a complaint
@. Write what the people are always doing:
b.Mrs.Nga/lose/umbrella
b/Mrs.Nga is always losing her umbrella.
c.Mr.and Mrs.Thanh/miss/bus
c/Mr.and Mrs.Thanh are always missing the bus.
d.Nam/watch/TV
d/Nam is always watching TV.
e.Na/talk/phone
e/Na is always talking on the phone.
f.Liem/go/out
f/Liem is always going out.
Practice freely
Say a complaint about yourselves.
 Choose the best answer:
1.He broke his arm while he tennis.
a. was playing b. played c. is playing
2.At nine o’clock last night we television.
a. watched b. were watching c. watch
3. I was driving to my office when I an accident.
a. was seeing b. saw c. seeing
4.Nam and his friends about soccer.
a. are always talking b. were talking c. takes
EXERCISE:
c
Home work
Learn by heart all new words and structures.
Prepare Unit: 13 FESTIVAL
(Getting started & Listen and read)
Thank you for your attention
Good bye !!!