Unit 12. A vacation abroad

ENGLISH 8: UNIT 12 A VACATION ABROAD
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS 1,2
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2009-2010
WARM UP
KIM’S GAME
Take a shower
Eat dinner
Read a comic
Write a letter
walk with a dog
Talk to Grandma
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LANGUAGE FOCUS 1
I. MODEL SENTENCE
(Past continuous tense)
She was reading at 8 o’clock last night
They were eating at 8 o’clock last night
II. CONCEPT CHECK
(+) S + WAS/WERE + V-ING
FORM:
What was she doing at 8 o’clock last night?
(?) WAS/WERE + S + V-ING
They weren’t watching TV at 8 o’clock last night
(-) S + WAS/WERE + NOT+ V-ING
USE:
To indicate an action that was in progress at a point of time in the past
PRACTICE
What is Bao doing at 8 o’clock last night?
He was reading a comic
What.................?
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Lan
PAIRWORK
Lan
LANGUAGE FOCUS 2
I. MODEL SENTENCE
She was cleaning the floor when the telephone rang
The telephone rang while she was cleaning the floor
II. CONCEPT CHECK
FORM:
Main clause
ADV clause
Past continuous
Past tense
Past tense
Past continuous
Conjunction
When
while
USE:
An action was taking place in the past when another action took place
MATCHING
The Le family was sleeping
While Hoa was eating
When Nam won the race
Mrs Thoa was cooking
When Lan arrived at school
It was raining
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Make sentences with the cues above



NOUGHTS AND CROSSES
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HOMEWORK
Do language focus 1,2 in the notebook
Prepare next lesson
Remember
Form: Was/ were + V-ing
Use: - To indicate an action that was in progress at a point of time in the past
- An action was taking place in the past when another action took place