Unit 6. An excursion

Thursday, 4 th March 2010
leviettao upper secondary school
PAGODA
TEACHER
RIVER
BIRD
NURSE
CAMERA

CHURCH
SHIRT
A. PRONUNCIATION
camera
pagoda
teacher
river
bird
church
shirt
nurse
/ ə /

/ ɜ: /
/ ə /
short
unstressed
/ ɜ: /
long
stressed
/‘kæmərə/
/ pə’gəʊdə/
/’ti:ʧə(r) /
/ ‘rivə(r) /
/bɜ:θ /
/’ʧɜ:ʧ/
/ʃɜ:t /
/ nɜ:s/
1.Listen and repeat

Practise the sentences with the sounds / ə / and / ɜ: /

1. Have you heard about our excursion to Thay Pagoda ?
/ ɜ:/
/ ə /
/ ɜ: /

/ ə / / ə /

2. Her father is learning German with a teacher
/ ɜ: /
/ ə /

/ ɜ: /
/ ɜ: /
/ ə /
/ ə /
/ ə /
3.Last year the birds returned to the river earlier than this year
/ ɜ: /
/ ɜ: /
/ ə /
/ ɜ: / / ə /

4. The girls work in the church on Thursdays.
/ ə /

/ ɜ: /

/ ɜ: /

/ ɜ: /

/ ɜ: /

5. Was it Barbara’s camera ?
/ ə /
/ ə /
/ ə/ ə /
6. I’m thirsty , Nurse . I want a glass of water
/ ɜ: /
/ ɜ: /
/ ə /
/ ə /
/ ə /
/ ə /
/ ə /
/ ə /
/ə /
ə
2.Practice

Tho:
Huy
Tho
Hello, Huy.I............... a party next Sunday.
......you come?
Huy:
Sorry,I`d love to,but next Sunday I...........
Phong Nha cave . I`ve got a plane ticket.

Tho:
Wow, Have a good trip!
Huy:
Thank you.
am going to give
Will
am visiting
B. GRAMMAR
FORM
USE



S + am/ is/ are + V-ing
S+am/ is/ are + going to-V
Present progressive with a future meaning


- A prediction
- An intended future action
- An intended future action

( with an arrangement)
( without an arrangement)
Simple future
Will + V
-A future action
( without an arrangement or
an intention)
II. PRACTICE
Exercise 1: Choose the correct option in brackets
2. Mary (
3. There’s a good play on TV tonight. (
4. I feel terrible. I think I (
5. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It (
1. Tell me your plan, Lan. What (
are you doing /
will you do
) this Saturday evening ?
will get married /
is getting married
) next week.
Will you /
Are you going to )
watch it ?
will be /
am going to be )
sick.
will /
is going to)
rain.
NOTES FOR EXERCISE 2

We don’t normally use “ Be going to+Vo” with the verbs


“ go”
and
“ come”
Be going to + go / come
 We use
Be + going / coming
Exercise 2.Put the verbs in brackets in the present progressive or “ be going to+ V0”
1. The Browns ( go)--------------.. to the cinema this evening.
2. We ( have )--------------- an English-speaking club meeting next week. Would you like to come ?
3. The cat is just behind the rat. It ( catch )------------------ the latter.
4. Where you ( put )------------- this new bookcase?
5. Smoking is very bad for his health, but he ( not give) --------------------- it up.
are going
are having
is going to catch
are you putting
is not going to give
Further practice
4
3
1
2
5
LUCKY NUMBER
6
7
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9
5
4
3
2
0
1
10
Time is over
Number 4
There`s a good film on T.V tonight. You/see/it?.
.......................
2.No, I`m busy. I/do/my homework
...................
 Are you going to see it?
 I am going to do my homework
6
7
8
9
5
4
3
2
0
1
10
Time is over
Number 2
Can you come next weekend?
Sorry, we’d love to, but I/visit/my teachers. It’s the Teachers’ Day.

I am going to visit my teachers. It’s the Teachers’ Day
Congratulation!
Number 3
6
7
8
9
5
4
3
2
0
1
10
Time is over
Do you think the windows are so dirty?
Oh, yes. I /clean/them later.
........... .
 I am going to clean them later
Number 5
6
7
8
9
5
4
3
2
0
1
10
Time is over
Number 1
It’s cloudy and windy. Do you think it/rain?
Yes, I think so
 it is going to rain
* CONSOLIDATION
A. PRONUNCIATION :THE SOUNDS / ə / AND / ɜ: /

B. GRAMMAR
1. The present progressive ( with a future meaning )
2. Be going to + V0
Complete Exercise 3 on the page 130,131 in the Textbook
Doing Test yourself B


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