Unit 2. School talks

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UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALK
LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Pronunciation: /ʌ/ - /a:/
_o_, _u_, _ou_, _un, _um:  /ʌ/
Ex: mother, brother, but, cousin, sun, sum…
_a, _ar_, _as_: /a:/
Ex: father, car, class, chart, math, path, dark…
/ ʌ /
study
subject
cousin
love
wonderful
/ a: /
far
father
marvelous
target
guitar
Practise these sentences:
I love my school very much.
I think my cousin is lovely.
Last month I took Sunny out for lunch.
They are dancing under the stars.
Martha and Charles are dancing in the dark.
Let’s have lunch in the garden.
Look at this picture and answer questions:
1. Who are they?
2. How many people are there?
3. What are they doing?
1. Who are they?
2. How many people are there?
3. What are they doing?
II. Grammar
1. WH- QUESTIONS:
Form:
With “to be”:
Ex: How are you?, What’s your name?
With normal verbs:
Ex: Where do you live?
With modal verbs:
Ex: what can you see in the picture?
With perfect tense:
Ex: How long have you been here?
Wh- + be + S (+ …)?
Wh- + modal verbs + S + V (+ …)?
Wh- + do/does/did + S + V (+…)?
Wh- + have/has/had + S + V3 (+…)?
What, Where, When, Why, How, Who, Whom, Which…
Exercises: Make suitable question for underlined word
I can speak three languages.

She goes to school by bus.

My mother visited Ha Long Bay last summer holiday.

My grandfather listens to the radio 3 times a week.

Miss Lan gave me a present on my birthday.
 How many languages can you speak?
 How does she go to school?
 When did your mother visit Ha Long Bay?
 How often does your grandfather listen to the radio?
 Who gave you a present on your birthday?
Exercise 1. Make questions for the following responses.
1. __________________________________________________
- Just a few days ago.
2. __________________________________________________
- For a few days.
3. __________________________________________________
- I came with a friend.
4. __________________________________________________
- In the centre of the city.
5. __________________________________________________
- Because it is interesting.
6. __________________________________________________
- It`s seven o`clock.
7. __________________________________________________
- They have three children.
When did you…
How long do/did/will you…
Who did you…
Where …
Why …
What time …
How many …
II. Grammar
A. TO-INFITIVE:
2. GERUNDS AND TO-INFITIVE:
* Functions:
+ As subject (làm chủ ngữ):
Ex: To become a famous singer is her dream.
+ As complement (làm bổ ngữ)
Ex: What I like is to swim in the sea and then to lie on the warm sand.
+ As Object (làm tân ngữ)
Ex: It was late, so we decided to take a taxi home
Some verbs followed by V+ to-infinitive
In some structures
Ex: It takes Nam two hours to do that exercise.
  to sent a letter.
Ex: I went to the post office so as to sent a letter.
in order to sent a letter.
Ex: I have some letters to write.
Is there anything to eat?
S + V + too + adj / adv + to-inf
Ex: He is too short to play basket ball.
S + V + adj / adv + enough + to-inf
Ex : He isn’t tall enough to play basket ball.
After wh-words (what, who, which, when, where, how, why)
Ex : I don’t know what to say.
I want (see) ................... the house where our president was born.
Would you like (go) ................ now or shall we (wait) ............... till the end?
It takes Hoa 20 minutes (walk) ……..…… to school everyday.
I have a lot of homework (do) ................... tonight, so I cannot go out with you.
He doesn’t have enough money (buy) ................... a new house.
They decided ( not/ go) ….................. to the park as it was raining hard.
to see
to go
wait
to walk
to do
to buy
not to go
Put in the correct verb form
B. GERUNDS:
* Functions:
+ As subject (làm chủ ngữ):
Ex:  Swimming is my favourite sport.
+ As complement (làm bổ ngữ)
Ex : My hobby is collecting stamps.
+ As Object (làm tân ngữ)
Ex: I enjoy traveling. 
II. Grammar
2. GERUNDS AND TO-INFITIVE:
Some verbs followed by V-ing
Some Exceptions
Ex: They couldn’t help laughing when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
       The students are used to working in the school library.
       Please wait a minute. My boss is busy writing something.
After connecters:
(after, before, when, while, since,…) + V-ing
Ex : After finishing his homework, he went to bed.
After prepositions:
(on, in, at, of, about, for, to, up, out,…) + V-ing
Ex : My sister is interested in listening to music.
C. NO CHANGE MEANING
Ex: It started to rain / raining.
But : It was beginning to rain.
II. Grammar
2. GERUNDS AND TO-INFITIVE:
D. CHANGE MEANING
REMEMBER / FORGET / REGRET + To-V : việc chưa làm, sắp xảy ra (trong tương lai gần)
Ex: Remember to send my letter on the way to your school.
Don’t forget to turn off the light when you go to bed.
Remember to send her some flowers because today is her birthday.
REMEMBER / FORGET / REGRET + V-ing : việc đã xảy ra rồi (trong quá khứ)
Ex: I remember sending the letter for you.
I remember meeting you some where but I can’t know your name.
D. CHANGE MEANING
STOP + To-V: Dừng…để làm 1 việc khác.
Ex: He stopped to smoke after he made an attempt to solve the problem.
On the way home, I stopped at the post office to buy a newspaper.
STOP + V-ing : Dừng (bỏ) hẳn 1 việc.
Ex: He stopped smoking because it is harmful for his health.
The students stopped talking when the teacher came in.
TRY + To-V : Cố gắng làm (gì)
Ex: I`m trying to learn English.
TRY + V-ing : Thử làm (gì)
Ex: The room is hot. I try opening the window.
GO ON + To-V : Tiếp tục (làm 1 việc khác)
Ex: They eventually went on to win the championship.
GO ON + V-ing : Tiếp tục (việc đang làm)
Ex: We really can`t go on living like this. We`ll have to find a bigger house.
D. CHANGE MEANING
MEAN + To-V : Có ý định làm (gì)
Ex: I`ve been meaning to call you all week.
I didn`t mean to upset her - it was just a bit of fun.
MEAN + V-ing : Có nghĩa là
Ex: If we want to catch the 7.30 train, that will mean leaving the house at 6.00.
NEED/WANT/REQUIRE + To-V : (Với nghĩa chủ động)
Ex: You need to drive faster or we’ll miss the flight.
NEED/WANT/REQUIRE + V-ing : (Với nghĩa bị động)
Ex: Your hair is too long. It needs cutting. (= to be cut)
D. CHANGE MEANING
Exercise 2. Fill each blank with an -ing or to + infinitive form of the verb in brackets.
Dear Lisa,
I have been expecting (1)________ (lhear) from you. I hope you are OK. I`m busy, but happy.
Last night I went to a party at one of my classmates` home. I was ready nervous, you know I usually avoid (2) ______ (go) to parties Because I have trouble (3) ___________ (remember) people`s names. Well, last night things were different. Before the party, I read a book about improving memory, I practised (4) ______ (do) some of the memory exercises. They really helped. As a result, I stopped (5) ________ (worry) about what people think about me, and I tried (6) _______ (pay) attention to what people were saying. And guess what? I had a good time! I`m even planning (7) ______ (go) dancing with a guy from my class.
Why don`t you consider (8) ________ (visit) me? I really
miss (9) ________ (see) you. Please write. I always enjoy
(10) ________ (hear) from you.
Best wishes, (Sonia)
to hear
going
remembering
doing
worrying
to pay
to go
visiting
seeing
hearing
Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences using an -ing or to + infinitive form of the verbs in the box.
Example:
When I`m tired, I like ____________ television. It`s relaxing.
to watch
watch wait make live call talk
go have post lend find
1. It was a nice day, so we decided _________for a walk.
2. I`m not in a hurry. I don`t mind _________.
3. They were hungry, so she suggested _________ dinner early.
4. I`m still looking for a job, but I hope _________ something soon.
5. We must do something. We can`t go on _____ like this.
6. Could you please stop _________ so much noise?
7. Our neighbour threatened _________ the police if we didn`t stop the noise.
8. Lan was in a difficult situation, so I agreed _________ her some money.
9. Suddenly everybody stopped _________.
10. Don`t forget _________ the letter I gave you.
to go
waiting
having
to find
living
making
to call
to lend
talking
to post
HOMEWORK
1. Do exercise 1 in the textbook -page 29,30.
2. Prepare next lesson.
GOOD BYE!
Thank you for your attention!
See you again.