Unit 13: Language focus

Choose one of the following pictures
Put
a
/
an
1. ………..pen
2. .………. orange

3. ……….. house
4. …………hour
5. …………elephant
a
an
a
an
an
: làm buồn, chán
: ngạc nhiên , bất ngờ
: làm cười, làm thích thú
: làm rắc rối, làm lúng túng
: làm thất bại, làm hỏng
1. bore
2. surprise
3. amuse
4. embarrass
5. frustrate
Giving the meaning of the verbs:
Can you write 10 adjectives ?
(Time allowed: 2 minutes)
Choose the correct answer:
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. A&B are correct
D. all are not correct.
A. a
B. an
C. the
2. Mrs. Nhung is ……English teacher.
I have got……….. cat.




: mê hoặc, quyến rũ
: kích động
: làm khiếp sợ, làm kinh hãi
: làm phát cáu, chọc tức
: làm khiếp sợ, làm kinh khiếp
Giving the meaning of the following verbs :
1. fascinate
2. excite
3. terrify
4. irritate
5. horrify
+ 1 into your test
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G
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Unit 13: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Grammar and vocabulary
1. Adjectives of attitude
2. It is /was not until …that…
3. a /an /and the
1. excite …………………
2. terrify …………………
3. irritate …………………
4. horrify …………………
5. bore …………………
6. surprise …………………
7. amuse …………………
8. embarrass …………………
9. frustrate …………………
10. fascinate …………………
Exercise 1: Write the adjectival forms of the verbs below.
Model: interest interesting
1. excite …………………
2. terrify …………………
3. irritate …………………
4. horrify …………………
5. bore …………………
6. surprise …………………
7. amuse …………………
8. embarrass …………………
9. frustrate …………………
10. fascinate …………………
Exercise 1: Write the adjectival forms of the verbs below.
Model: interest interesting
exciting
terrifying
irritating
horrifying
boring
surprising
amusing
embarrassing
frustrating
fascinating
an different
an active
a passive
Example:
because something is interesting , you are interested in it.
Exercise 2: Complete two sentences for each situation. Use an adjective ending –ing or –ed form of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence.
Model: The movie wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint)
a) The movie was disappointing.
b) We were disappointed with the movie.

ing
NOTE: + the –
form has
ed
meaning
Example:
if something is interesting , it interests you.
Exercise 2: Complete two sentences for each situation. Use an adjective ending –ing or –ed form of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence.
It ‘s been raining all day. I hate this weather.
(depress)
a) the weather is …………………………………
b) this weather makes me ………………………

2.Astronomy is one of Tan’s main interests.
(interest)
a) Tan is………..…… in astronomy .
b) He finds astronomy very………………..
depress
ing
depress
ed
interest
ed
interest
ing
exhaust
exhaust
3. I turned off the television in the middle of the program. ( bore)
a) The program was………………………
b) I was ………….. with the program.

4. Lan is going to Singapore next month. She has never been there before. (excite).
a) Lan is really …………..about going to Singapore.
b) It will be an …………….experience for her.

5. Huong teaches small children. It ‘s a hard job. (exhaust)
a) Huong often finds her job………………………
b) At the end of the day’s work she is often……………..
excited
exciting
excite
excite
boring
bored
bore
bore
exhausting
exhausted
Unit 13: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Grammar and vocabulary
1. Adjectives of attitude
2. It is /was not until …that…
3. a /an /and the
Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences.
It is not until
It was not until
It is/was not until
TIME
that
CLAUSE
Form:
1915
that
the cinema really became
you become a mother
that
your judgment
Model 1: Your judgment doesn’t slowly turn to compassion
and understanding until you become a mother.
Model 2: The cinema did not become an industry until 1915
slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
an industry.
+ This structure means the same as not … before . It refers to the commencement point of an action or event in the past.
+ This structure is used to emphasize the commencement point of an action or event
Meaning:
Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences
She didn’t become a teacher until 1990.
It was not until………………………………………………
2. He didn’t know how to swim until he was 30
It was not until…………………………………………………
3. They didn’t begin to learn English until 1980.
It was not until……..……………………………………………
4. The boy didn’t do his homework until his father came home.
It was not until………………………………………………
1990 that she became a teacher
he was 30 that he knew how to swim
1980 that they began to learn English
his father came home that the boy did his homework
Unit 13: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Grammar and vocabulary
1. Adjectives of attitude
2. It is /was not until …that…
3. a /an /and the
3. Articles A / AN /THE
Put
a
/
an
1. ………..pen
2. .………. orange

3. ……….. house
4. …………hour
5. …………elephant
a
an
a
an
an
*
a
+
singular countable noun beginning with a consonant.
Form:
Example:
a
a
dog
……
book
cat
a) A/an:
a) A/an:
*
an
+
singular countable noun beginning with a vowel.
Form:
Example:
an
an
orange
…………
elephant
ice cream
+ We don’t use a/an together with another determiner: My, his, their…
+ vowels: h, u depend on pronunciation.
Example:
a house but an hour
a university but an umbrella……..
NOTE:
Use: Indefinite articles are used to refer to “one of a class” .
Meaning: one
b) The:
* The
singular countable noun
plural countable noun
uncountable noun
Form:
Example:
She has got a boy and a girl. The boy is 5 years old and the girl is 3 years old.
Meaning: a particular something
Use:
Definite articles are used to refer to the things or people. We have already mentioned or when it is clear from the situation which people or things we mean.
a) We don’t use “the” together with another determiner: My, his, their…
b) We pronounce “the” as /ﻬi:/ before a vowel .
NOTE:
Example:
The earth, the eggs, the apple, the oranges,
the eyes, the umbrella…
Exercise 4: Put a (n) or the in the numbered blanks.
This morning I bought (0) ……..… newspaper and (1) ……… magazine. (2)………… newspaper is in my bag, but I don’t know where I put (3)………. magazine.
2. I saw (4)…………. accident this morning. (5)……….. car crashed into (6)……….. tree. (7)………… driver of (8)…………. car wasn’t hurt, but (9)…………. car was badly damaged.
There are two cars parked outside: (10)………. blue one and (11)……….. grey one. (12)…………. blue one belongs to my neighbours; I don’t know who (13)………… owner of the grey car is.
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.
a
a
the
the
an
a
a
the
the
the
a
a
the
the
a
a
the
a
an
Unit 13: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Grammar and vocabulary
1. Adjectives of attitude
2. It is /was not until …that…
3. a /an /and the
Homework:
Learn the attitudinal adjectives, the structure “ It was not until…that…” and the articles by heart.
Write the exercises into your notebook carefully.
Do drill 2, 3 in textbook page 77 & 78.
Prepare unit 14: THE WORLD CUP
Reading( Vocabulary )
Collect picture about sports.