Unit 3. At home

ENGLISH 8
UNIT 3: AT HOME
Language Focus
Teacher’s name : Lê Hà Ngọc Lợi
UNIT 3 : AT HOME
Lesson :language focus
1. Modal verbs : must, have to, ought to
2. Reflexive pronouns
3. Why – because
What would you like to do in your free time?
Do you help your parents at home?
What do you have to do to help your parents?
Suggested ideas:
- clean the house
- take care of younger sister/brother
- grow the vegetables
Examples:
I ………… clean the house.
I …………. take care of my younger sister.
have to
have to
1. Modal verbs: must and have to
Have to + V (phải)./ Must + V (phải)
Must and have to both express necessity
Dùng Must khi việc phải làm đó là bổn phận của người nói.
Dùng Have to khi việc phải làm đó là do sự bắt buộc từ “bên ngoài”, như theo luật pháp, nội quy, hoặc theo lệnh của người nào đó

Example:
Oh, it’s too late.
I must go (I have to go.)
Match each verb with suitable picture.
Feed
Empty
Tidy
Sweep
Dust
Clean
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Nga: Can you come to the movies, Lan?
Lan: No. I ……………….my chores.
Nga: What do you have to do?
Lan: I.…………… … my bedroom. Then I…..…………….
the living-room and I …………………….the kitchen
floor, too.
Nga: That won’t take long. What else?
Lan: I………………………. the fish tank
and then I……………….………the garbage.
Finally, I….……………………the dog.
Nga: Ok. Let’s start. Then we can go out.
have to tidy up
Complete the dialogue with “have to”
have to dust
have to sweep
have to clean
have to empty
have to feed
have to do
Feed empty do tidy sweep clean dust
Look at the situation.
Hoa is very sad because she failed her English test.
What do you say to advice her?
“You should study harder.”
Or “You ought to study harder.”
Notes:
Should/ought to: nên. Thường dùng để cho lời khuyên hay lời đề nghị.
Should not /Ought not to: không nên
Use “ought to” to give advice for these people.
You ought to get up earlier.
You ought to eat more fruit and vegetables
You ought to go to the dentist’s.
Look at the examples
a) You do your homework and nobody helps you.
You say “I do my homework myself”.
b) Ba drew that picture.
We say “He drew it himself”.
Notes:
Đại từ phản thân(reflexive pronouns) chỉ rõ hành động của động từ được thực hiện vào ngay chủ ngữ. Đại từ phản thân chỉ rằng, tác nhân vừa là chủ ngữ vừa là bổ ngữ.
2. Reflexive pronouns
Match a pronoun with a suitable reflexive pronoun.
Pronouns
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
Reflexive pronouns
Yourself/ Yourselves
Themselves
Herself
Himself
Itself
Ourselves
Myself
Fill in each blank with a correct reflexive pronoun.
1.My sister often looks at…………in the mirror.
2. Mark made …………a sandwich.
3. Hoa and I ………….saw that accident yesterday.
4. The children can look after …….......for a few days.
5. Please help me. I can’t do it…………..
herself
himself
ourselves
themselves.
myself
Look at the picture and answer
What’s the matter with Hoa?
Why did Hoa go to school late this morning?
She’s late for school.
Because she watched TV late last night.
Why …?: ask for reasons
Because … : give reasons
Notes:
3. Why - Because
Look at these pictures and give situations
Nam had to cook dinner.
Ha failed her English test.
Make questions with “Why” and answers with “Because”
Why did Nam have to cook dinner?
Because his mother was home late.
Why did Ha fail her English test?
Because she didn’t learn for her exam. She played the computer game.
Choose words in the box to fill in the blanks.
myself, because, should, ought, must
a) We are students. We ………….. go to school on time.
b) You ………… to get up earlier.
c) Look at the pictures on the wall. I drew it …………….
d) Why was she home late yesterday?
………….... she had a lot of things to do at school.
e) You ………… look for another job.
myself
should
Because
ought
must
Homework
Learn grammar notes by heart.
Write all exercises into your notebooks.
Do exercise 1 to 5, page 20-24 in the workbook.
Prepare the next lesson (Review).