Unit 15. Women in society

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MARIE CURIE High School
Presented by :NHU THI BICH NGOC
UNIT 15: WOMEN IN SOCIETY
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
UNIT 132: PHRASAL VERBS: VERB + PREPOSITION (to/at)
Talk/ speak to somebody
Who was that man you were talking to?
2. Listen to
We spent the evening listening to music
3. Write (a letter) to….
I wrote to the hotel complaining about the poor service we had received
4. Apologise to somebody (for…) (XIN LOI)
They apologised to me for what happened.
5. Explain st to sb (GIAI THICH)
Can you explain this word to me?
Explain/describe (to sb) what/how/why…
I explained to them why I was worried
Let me describe to you what I saw.
B. Note: không sử dụng to với các động từ: to phone/telephone/call sb
Answer sb/st ; to ask sb: Thank sb for st
A. VERB+ to
PHRASAL VERBS: VERB + PREPOSITION (to/at)
1. look/stare (chằm chằm) /glance (liếc) at….., have a look/ take a look at….
Why are you looking at me like that?
2. Laugh at… (cười)
I look stupid with this haircut. Everybody will laugh at me.
3. aim(nhắm vào) /point (chỉ /chĩa vào) st at…., shoot/fire (a gun) (bắn) at…
Don’t point that knife at me. It’s dangerous.
We saw someone with a gun shooting at birds, but he didn’t hit any.
D. Verbs + at/to với ý nghĩa khác nhau
Shout at somebody (when you are angry)
He got very angry and started shouting at me
VERB+ to
Note
Verb + at
Shout to sb (so that they can hear you)
He shouted to me from the other side of the street
Throw st at st/sb (in order to hit him)
Somebody threw an egg at the minister
Throw st to sb (for sb to catch)
Lisa shouted ‘Catch!’ and threw the keys to me from the window
UNIT 133: VERBS + PREPOSITION 2: ABOUT/FOR/OF/ AFTER
Talk/read/know about …, tell sb about ….
We talked about a lot of things at the meeting.
2. Have a discussion about st (c ó cuộc thảo luận về…), but discuss st (thảo luận)
We had a discussion about what we should do.
We discussed a lot of things at the meeting.
3. Do st about st = do st to improve a bad situation
If you’re worried about the problem, you should do something about it.
Care about sb/st = think that sb/st is important (quan t âm)
He is very selfish. He doesn’t care about other people.
We say: “care what/where/how”… etc
You can do what you like. I don’t care what you do.
2. Care for sb/st
= like st (in questions and negatives): Would you care for a cup of coffee? (=would you like….)
I don’t care for very hot weather. (= I don’tl like..)
= look after sb: Alan is 85 and lives alone. He needs somebody to care for him.

A. VERBS + ABOUT
B. CARE ABOUT; CARE FOR; TAKE CARE OF
3. Take care of… = look after
Have a nice holiday. Take care of yourself!
VERBS + PREPOSITION 2: ABOUT/FOR/OF AFTER
Ask sb for …. (hỏi g ì)
I wrote to the company asking them for more information about the job.
But ‘I asked him the way to…’; ‘she asked me my name’ (no preposition)
2. Apply (to a person, a company) (n ộp đơn cho ai); apply for a job (xin việc)
I think you’d be good at this job. Why don’t you apply for it?
A. VERBS + ABOUT
B. CARE ABOUT; CARE FOR; TAKE CARE OF
3. Search (a person/a place/ a bag etc..) for…. (tìm gì)
I’ve searched the house for my keys, but I still can’t find them
C. VERB + FOR
4. leave (a place) for another place (rời đi đâu)
I haven’t seen her since she left (home) for the office this morning.