Unit 13. Films and cinema

Lesson E: Language focus
Unit 13: FILMS AND CINEMA
Bingo
You are a journalist, ask your partner the following questions and write the answers into the table
It was not until I was elder that I began to learn English.
II. Grammar
2. It was not until…that (mãi cho đến khi...)
I did not begin to learn English until I was elder.
E.g.
(Tôi đã không bắt đầu học tiếng anh cho đến khi tôi đã lớn tuổi hơn)
Rule:
It was not until + time in past + that + clause ( past tense ).
It was not until 1915 that the cinema became an industry.
E.g.
It was not until I was 30 years old that I got married.
The cinema did not become an industry until 1915
I got married until I was 30 years old.
Task 1: Rewrite the answers in the table of bingo game by using structure “it was not until… that…”
Task 2: Rewrite the sentences below.
1. She did not become a teacher until 1990.
2. He did not know how to swim until he was 30
3. They did not begin to learn English until 1980
4. The boy did not do his homework until his father came home
5. The football match did not start until the light were on
6. He never came to England until 1930
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1. She did not become a teacher until 1990.
 It was not until 1990 that she became a teacher.
2. He did not know how to swim until he was 30
 It was not until he was 30 that he knew how to swim.
3. They did not begin to learn English until 1980
 It was not until 1980 that they began to learn English.
4. The boy did not do his homework until his father came home
 It was not until his father came home that the boy did his homework.
5. The football match did not start until the light were on
 It was not until the lights were on that the football match started.
6. He never came to England until 1930
 It was not until 1930 he came to England
Task 2: Rewrite the sentences.
1. She did not become a teacher until 1990.
 It was not until 1990 that she became a teacher.
2. He did not know how to swim until he was 30
 It was not until he was 30 that he knew how to swim.
3. They did not begin to learn English until 1980
 It was not until 1980 that they began to learn English.
4. The boy did not do his homework until his father came home
 It was not until his father came home that the boy did his homework.
5. The football match did not start until the light were on
 It was not until the lights were on that the football match started.
6. He never came to England until 1930
 It was not until 1930 he came to England
3. Articles: a, an ,the
Yesterday, I bought a dictionary and an English book. The dictionary is expensive and the English book is cheaper.
What are the rules for using articles?
Rules:
Definite article (mạo từ xác định): “the” is used before a noun which is definite (đứng trước danh từ xác định).
E.g. I have a dog and a cat. The dog is black and the cat is white.
+ An : is used with a word beginning in a vowel sound (/a/, /u/, /i/ , /o/ , /e/ ).




an umbrella
a big orange
+ A : is used with a word starting with a consonant sound.
E.g. a university,
Indefinite articles (mạo từ không xác định): a, an.
E.g. an hour, an officer
Task 3: Put a, an or the in the numbered blanks.
1. This morning I bought a newspaper and (1) magazine. (2) newspaper is in my bag, but I do not know where I put (3) magazine.
2. I saw (4) accident this morning. (5) car crashed into (6) tree. (7) driver of (8) car was not hurt, but (9) car was badly damaged.
3. There are two cars parked outside: (10) blue one and (11) grey one. (12) blue one belongs to my neighbours; I do not know who (13) owner of the grey car is.
4. My friends live in (14) old house in (15) small village. There is (16) beautiful garden behind (17) house. I would like to have (18) garden like that.
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Task 4. Make 4 sentences by using “it was not until…that and following cues”.
He/25/years old
He/fall in love/ a girl
It was not until he was 25 years old that he fell in love with a girl
- he/30/years old
- win/in the world swimming championship
- the late 20th century
- the war/end/Viet Nam
- Viet Nam/join/ WTO organization
- 2007
- the first cartoon movie/appear/world
- the early 20th
Home work
Learn by heart rules of structure and articles
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