Unit 3 :language focus

Truong cong dinh
Secondary school
English class
Teacher : Vu Tam
He wishes he had a computer
Ba has no computer. He’s thinking about a computer . He wishes……
I wish I could be a doctor
S + Wish(es) + S + V (past)
Ba/ can / have/ new bicycle
Ba wishes he could have a new bicycle
Hoa / can / visit/ parents.
Hoa wishes she could visit her parents.
I / pass/ exam
I wish I passed the exam
We/ it / not rain
We wish it didn’t rain
He/ can / fly
He wishes he could fly
They / stay/ Hue
They wish they stayed in Hue
2. Prepositions of time:( giới từ chỉ thời gian)
- in + tháng/ năm/ tháng + năm / thế kỷ
Ex: in September / in 1990 / in May 1999.
- in + các buổi trong ngày / các mùa
Ex: in the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the summer.
- on + thứ/ ngày+ tháng/ ngày + tháng + năm/ on Christmas Day
Ex: on Sunday / on May 12 / on June 12, 1995 / ngày lễ
- at + giờ/ các thời điểm
Ex: at 6 am / at 11 o’clock./ at sun set / at lunch time
- between+ thời gian + and + thời gian
Ex: between 6 pm and 6.30 pm
- before/ after + thời gian
Ex: before 9 pm / after 6 am
In, on, at, between, before, after, for, till
* Complete the sentences by using the prepositions in the box:
Mr. Thanh leaves Hanoi _______ 2 pm.
He arrives in Singapore _______ Monday evening.
On Tuesday morning, there is a meeting ________ 11am and 1pm.
On Wednesday, Mr. Thanh has appointments _______ 10pm.
He returns to the hotel _______ 10 pm.
He will be in Singapore from Monday _____ Thursday.
at
till
on
after
up to
between
* Complete the sentences with on, at, in , for
a- Goodbye! See you ________ Monday.
b- The bus collected us ______ 5 o’clock early ________ the morning.
c- We usually go to our home village at least once _______ the summer.
d- We walked ______ half an hour to reach the waterfall.
e- They planned to have the trip _______ June.
f- She loves to watch the stars ______ night.
on
at
in
in
for
in
at
3. Adverb clauses of result:
( Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ kết quả)
So / therefore : vì thế, cho nên, vi vậy
clause + SO+ CLAUSE
Eg: 1- I felt tired, so I went to bed early.
main clause adv clause

2- We didn’t understand the lesson. we
asked my teacher.
3- Tram has a lot of homework. she can’t
go shopping with you.
* Match the half- sentences
1- Hoa worked hard,
2- It was hot,
3- Nga is sick today,
4- Na woke up late,
5- The new camera didn’t work,

so I turned on the air conditioner.
so she didn’t have time for breakfast.
so Mrs. Robinson took it back to the shop.
so she won’t go to school.
so she passed her exam.


A
B

C

D

E

so Mrs. Robinson took
it back to the shop.
Homework: - learn by heart the use of prepositions
- Do ex: 6,7 –p 30