Unit 4. Special education

She has lots of spots on her face
They are called “sports”
spot
football
basketball
sport
/spɒt/
/spɔ:t/
Unit 4: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Part E: Language Focus
Minimal Pair
caught
cot
cod
cord
forks
fox
pot
Minimal Pairs
I. Pronunciation
port
spots
sports
I. Pronunciation
/ɒ/ /ɔ: /
top [tɒp] call [kɔ:l]
boss [bɒs] sport [spɔ:t]
doctor [`dɒktə] four [fɔ:]
wrong [rɒη] walking [`wɔ:kiη]
job [dʒɒb] more [mɔ:]
box [bɒks] talk [tɔ:k]
0 đứng trước 1 hoặc 2 phụ âm( trừ r ) thường phát âm là / ɒ /
Còn or, ou, our, au, all thường phát âm là /ɔ: /
Notes:
Pronunciation
/ɒ/ /ɔ:/
1. Put the socks on top of the box.
2. He lost his job as a doctor in the hospital.
3. What’s wrong with you, boss?
4. Is walking called a sport?
5. He can’t talk to her any more.
6. Four of us have walked for fourteen miles.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
1. The + adjective
Three men are blind.
They are called the blind
They are old.
They are called the old
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
to complete the following sentences.
The dumb …….. unable to say anything.
A. is B. are C. am D. have
2. It is said that …. rich are not always happy.
A. a B. an C. all D. the
3.The little boy is helping the …… cross the street.
A. poor B. rich C. blind D. young
4. The old ……. our help.
A. need B. needs C. needing D. not need
B
D
C
A
II. Grammar
1. The + adjective
The + adjective: Chỉ một nhóm người có cùng một đặc tính nào đó theo nghĩa chung của tính từ.
 Động từ theo sau phải chia theo chủ ngữ là ngôi thứ 3 số nhiều (như với they)
rich poor sick
unemployed injured
1
2
5
4
3
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
1. The + adjective
injured poor rich sick unemployed young
The young have the future in their hands.
Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took …………………to hospital.
3. Life is all right if you have a job, but things are not so easy for
………………………..
4. Julia has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life
caring for ……………
5. In England there is an old story about a man called Robin Hood. It is said that he robbed …………… and give the money to …………….
the injured
the unemployed
the sick
the rich
the poor
2. Used to + V-infinitive
It’s my father 2 years ago he smoked a lot but now he doesn’t smoke
Usage:
Cấu trúc trên dùngđể diễn tả 1 thói quen hay 1 trạng
thái nào đó trong quá khứ mà giờ không còn nữa.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
2. used to + V0
Subject + used to + V0

Subject + did not use to + V0

Did + subject + use to + V0…?

Wh + did + subject +use to + V0…?
+
-
?
Wh
Form:
Cấu trúc trên dùngđể diễn tả 1 thói quen hay 1 trạng
thái nào đó trong quá khứ mà nay không còn nữa.
Usage:
Task 2: Complete the sentences with “used to +a suitable verb”.
Dennis gave up smoking two years ago.
He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day.
2. Liz ……………………… 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 scream now, but I ……………………..it
when I was a child.
5. Jim ………………… my best friend, but we aren’t
friends any longer.
6. It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work since the
new road was opened. It …………………more than an hour.
7. There ………………… a hotel opposite the station, but it
closed a long time ago.
8. When you lived in London, …………………… to the theatre?
used to have / ride
used to live
used to eat/ like
used to be
used to be
used to take
did you use to go
He smoked a lot. This made somebody uncomfortable.
He smoked a lot, which made somebody uncomfortable
Task 3. “Which” as a connector
“ Which” = “điều đó” dùng thay cho ý đã đề cập trước nó.

Which được dùng làm từ nối 2 mệnh đề.

Which luôn đóng vai trò chủ ngữ ở mệnh đề 2.

Động từ theo sau which phải chia ngôi 3 số it.

Giữa 2 mệnh đề phải có dấu “,”
Usage :
Exercise 3. Join a sentence from A with one from B to make a new sentence. Use which
Sheila couldn’t come to the party, which was a pity.
Answers:
1. Sheila couldn’t come to the party, which was a pity.
2. Jill isn’t on the phone, which makes it difficult to contact her.
3. Neil has passed his examination, which is good news.
4. Our flight was delayed, which meant we had to wait for hours at the airport.
5. Ann offered to let me stay in her house, which was very nice of her.
6. The street I live in is very noisy at night, which makes it difficult to sleep.
7. Our car has broken down, which means we can’t go away tomorrow.
Lesson 5: E.Language focus
Pronunciation: / ɒ / - / ɔ: /
Grammar and vocabulary:
1. The + adjective
2. Used to + infinitive
3. Which as a connector
top, boss, doctor, wrong, job, box
call, sport, four, walking, more, talk
The young have the future in their hands
Dennis used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day
Sheila couldn’t come to the party, which was a pity.
Tom 4 years ago.
Tom now.
-Tom is not fat now, but he used to be
fat 4 years ago.
He didn’t use to take any exercise
and he used to eat a lot 4 years ago .
2. Used to + infinitive
Cathy 3 years ago.
Cathy now
Cathy often goes to school by bike on her own
Did she use to go to school by bus?
No, she didn`t. She used to go to school by bike with her mother
2. used to + infinitive
3. Which
 This is the book which I bought yesterday.
2. Tom is blind. It means he can’t see anything.
3. Lan passed the exam. This is good news.
1. This is the book. I bought it yesterday.
Look at these sentences, paying attention
to the ways of using “which”
 Tom is blind, which means he can’t see anything.
 Lan passed the exam, which is good news.
Homework :
- Practise pronouncing / ɒ /
- Do again exercises 1,2 ,3.
- Prepare Unit 5 - (Reading)
/ Ɔ : /
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