Unit 3. People's background

Wednesday , December 17th , 2008
MARIE CURIE ( 1867 – 1934 )
She was born in Warsaw , Poland , on 7th November , 1867 . Her real name was Maria Sklodowska . She got a degree in Physics in 1893 , and got a degree in Maths in 1894 . She met her husband – Pierre Curie - in 1894 . They got married in 1895 . They had two daughters . Marie Curie discovered “ radium ” in 1898 . She and her husband got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 .
PIERRE CURIE ( 1859 – 1906 )
He was born on 15th May , 1859 in France . He and his wife , Marie Curie , got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 . He died in 1906 .
Marie with two her daughters : Irène , born in 1897 , and Eve , born in 1904 .
Marie Curie High School in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam . ( 159 , Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street , District 1 )
THOMAS EDISON ( 1847 – 1931 )
He was born on February 11th , 1847 in Milan , Ohio , USA . Edison’s most famous invention was the electric light bulb .
ALFRED NOBEL ( 1833 – 1896 )
Alfred Nobel was born on October 21st , 1833 in Sweden . His important invention was “ dynamite ” – a power explosive . Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Prize , an annual award to honour leaders of science , literature , medicine , and world peace . He died on December10th , 1896 . He was unmarried and had no children .
ISAAC NEWTON ( 1642 – 1727 )
Isaac Newton was born on December 25th , 1642 in Lincolnshire , England . He discovered “ gravity ” ( the pull of the earth ) . He died on March 20th , 1727 and was buried in Westminster Abbey .
MICHAEL FARADAY ( 1791 – 1867 )
He was born in 1791 in Newinton , England . He invented the generator , his most important accomplishment . He made discoveries in the field of chemistry , too . Among them was benzene , the starting point in the manufacture of many dyes , perfumes , and explosives . He died in 1867 in England .
I. Pronunciation : / e / - / æ /
Listen and repeat :
/ e / / æ /
men bed man bad
said pen sad pan
met send mat sand
Practice these sentences :
The fat man has a red pen .
This handbag will be sent to Helen .
Sam said apples were very expensive then .
There’re ten pans on the shelf .
Ben sat on a bench with a yellow cat .
Ann never gets bad marks in French .
II. Grammar :
1. The Past Perfect :
S + Had + Past Participle
? Diễn tả một hành động đã hoàn thành , đã xong hẳn trước một thời gian xác định rõ ở quá khứ .
Ex : I had solved my work at 9 o`clock last night .
? Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước một hành động khác trong quá khứ .
Ex : He phoned me after he had finished his work .
? Diễn tả một hành động đã bắt đầu từ trước và còn kéo dài đến lúc hành động thứ hai diễn ra trong quá khứ .
Ex : I had studied Spanish for three years before I went
to work in Madrid .
2. The Past Simple :
S + V
-ed
-cột 2
? Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ ( Trong câu thường có các trạng từ chỉ rõ thời gian ở quá khứ như : yesterday , last week , last month , last year , ago . ) .
Ex : I went to her house yesterday .
She got married three years ago .
? Diễn tả một hành động đã diễn ra trong một khoảng thời gian đã chấm dứt trong quá khứ .
Ex : I studied French for five years from 1990 to 1995 .
? Diễn tả khả năng hay một thói quen ở quá khứ .
Ex : He smoked a cigarette after his meal .
She sang very well when she was young .
Exercises :
1/ Use the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect :
1. Why did Tom’s mother get angry with him ? .
Because he ( break ) -------------- her favourite vase .
2. When did you watch TV last night ? .
When I ( do ) ---------- all my homework .
3. Did you first see them at my last birthday party ? .
No , I ( meet ) ---------- them before .
Why did she return home ? .
She suddenly remembered she ( not turn of ) ---------- the gas stove .
had broken
had done
had met
hadn’t turned
2/ Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or the Past Perfect .
We just ( finish ) -------------- dinner when they ( come ) ----------
He seldom ( travel ) --------------------- by bicycle before
he ( go ) ---------- to Vietnam .
3. Ann ( go ) ------------- to the carpet for the room but someone already ( take ) ----------------------- it .
4. You ( manage ) --------------- to see the Director , or he ( go ) -------------- out by the time you ( get ) ------------- there ? .
5. He just ( get ) ---------- home when you ( phone ) ------- He ( be ) ---------- in New York .
had just finished
came
had seldom travelled
went
went
had already taken
Did you manage
had he gone
got
had just got
phoned
had been
I. Pronunciation : / ɒ / - / ɔ : /
Listen and repeat :
/ ɒ / / ɔ : /
top wrong call walking
boss job sport more
doctor box four talk
Practice these sentences :
Put the socks on top of the box .
He lost his job as a doctor in the hospital .
What’s wrong with you , boss ? .
Is walking called a sport ? .
He can’t talk to her any more .
Four of us have walked for fourteen miles .
II. Grammar :
The + adjective :


Ex : deaf ( adj. )  The deaf ( n ) .
dumb ( adj. )  The dumb ( n ) .
dead ( adj. )  The dead ( n ) .
poor ( adj. )  The poor ( n ) .
rich ( adj. )  The rich ( n ) .
young ( adj. )  The young ( n ) .











The + adjective  Plural Noun
2. Used to + infinitive :
Ex : I used to go to her house .
Cách dùng :
 Diễn tả một sự việc xảy ra thường xuyên ở quá khứ , nhưng bây giờ không còn diễn ra nữa .
Ex : I used to watch that film , but I don’t watch it any more .
 Diễn tả một sự việc trước đây đã có , nhưng bây giờ không còn nữa .
Ex : This building is now a furniture shop . It used to be a cinema .

Used to + V
( từng , đã từng … )
 Lưu ý :
Ta cần phân biệt cấu trúc Used to + V với cấu trúc :
Be used to ( Get used to ) + Noun / V-ing ( Quen , quen với … )
Ex : He is used to that work .
I am used to getting up early .
Which as a connector :
Ex : Sheila couldn’t come to the party . This was a pity .
 Sheila couldn’t come to the party , which was a pity .
 Exercise 1 : Complete these sentences , using the + one of the adjective .
injured poor rich sick unemployed young
------------- have the future in their hands .
Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took ------------- to hospital .
Life is all right if you have a job , but things are not so easy for -------------------- .
Julia has been a nurse all her life . She has spent her life caring for ---------- .
In England there is an old story about a man called Robin Hood . It is said that he robbed ---------- and gave the money for ---------- .
The young
the injured
the unemployed
the sick
the rich
the poor
 Exercise 2 : Complete the sentences with used to … + a suitable verb .
2. Liz ---------------- a motorbike , but last year she sold it and bought a car .
3. We came to live in Manchester a few years ago . We ---------------- in Nottingham .
4. I rarely eat ice cream now , but I -------------- it when I was a child .
5. Jim --------------- my best friend , but we aren’t friends any more .
6. It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work since the new road was opned . It ------------------ more than an hour .
used to have
used to live
used to eat
used to be
used to take
 Exercise 3 : Join a sentence from A with one from B to make a new sentence . Use which .
A B
2. Jill isn’t on the phone . a. This was very nice of her .
3. Neil has passed his b. This means we can’t go
examinations . away tomorrow .
4. Our flight was delayed . c. This makes it difficult to
5. Ann offered to put me up for contact her .
the night . d. This makes difficult to sleep.
6. The street I live in is very noisy f. This is good news.
at night . g. This meant we had to wait
7. Our car has broken down . for hours at the airport .
Review the basic grammatical points in these two of units .
Prepare Revision 3 ( Units 5 – 6 ) .