Unit 12. A vacation abroad

UNIT 12: A VACATION ABROAD
(LANGUAGE FOCUS)
Welcome!
MATCHING
2. eat dinner
3. take a shower
4. talk to grandma
1. walk with a dog
5. read a comic
6. write a letter
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b
c
d
e
f
I was watching TV at eight o’clock last night.
My parents were reading newspapers at that time.
Ba
Hoa
Bao
Nga
Na
Lan
Example exchange:
S1: What was Ba doing at eight o’clock last night?
S2: He was taking a shower at eight o’clock last night.

Past progressive tense (Quá khứ tiếp diễn)
Form: was/were + verb-ing
Use: Indicate an action that was in
progress at a certain point of time in the past.
(Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra tại
một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ)
Example: I was doing my homework at seven o’clock last night.





I was watching TV when the phone rang.
While I was watching TV , the phone rang.
Use:
Express an action taking place in the past
When another took place (Diễn tả một hành
động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì có một
hành động khác xen vào)
a
b
d
e
f
The Le family was sleeping when…
While Hoa was eating,…
When Nam won the race…
c
Mrs. Thoa was cooking when….
When Lan arrived at school…
It was raining when…
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
While Hoa was eating, the phone rang.
When Nam won the race, the crowd were cheering.
Mrs. Thoa was cooking when Tuan arrived home.
When Lan arrived at school, the school drum was sounding.
It was raining when the plane got to HaNoi.
Bao is always forgetting his homework.
Note: Present progressive tense with ALWAYS
expresses a complaint.
LUCKY NUMBERS
1
2
8
3
5
4
7
6
lucky number
Mrs. Nga/ lose/ umbrella

Mrs. Nga is always losing her umbrella.
Lucky numbers.
Congratulations !
You get 2 marks.
* Choose another number, please!
Mr. and Mrs.Thanh/ miss/ bus.
Mr. and Mrs. Thanh are always missing the bus.
Nam/ watch/ T.V
Nam is always watching T.V
Na/ talk/ phone
Na is always talking on the phone.
Liem/ go/ out.
Liem is always going out.
lucky number
1
2
Nam / read a book / 5 last night.
While she / cook lunch / phone /
ring.
He / always / smoke.
He / always / watch / TV.
Children / always /
play computer
games.
3
4
5
Use the pictures and the cue words to make meaningful sentences.
Nam was reading a book at 7 last night.
While she was cooking lunch, the
phone rang.
He is always smoking.
He is always watching TV.
Children are always playing
computer games.
- Write three sentences in your notebooks (1,2,3)
- Prepare Unit 13 (Getting started & Listen and read)
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b
c
d
e
f