Unit 6 - E 12 - Language Focus

I. Listening.
Listen to the passage about children education and complete the following sentences.
1. In the past, teachers made students sit four hours and memorize all..........
A. lots of words B. sorts of things C. sorts of lessons
2. Today many teachers wonder if it is not possible to make children.............
A. learn at all B. do homework C. study hard
3. They say you must let students learn and discover..........
A. themselves B. things and themselves C. things for themselves
4. Children are at school only because their parents............
A. make B. make them go C. go
5. The law does not let them work until they reach...............
A. a certain age B. a high mark C. a good job

















II - Reading
Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.
A-level (Advanced level) is a British exam taken in a particular subject, usually in the (1)___________ year of school. A-levels are still the most comment way of fulfilling the entry (2)___________ for degree courses in universities. Most students in the UK start preparing for A-level exams (3)_____________ they are aged around sixteen or seventeen and courses normally last for two years, although some independent colleges and some colleges of further education offer intensive one-year A-level (4)_________. Students usually take between two and four (5)___________at one time and will normally be expected to have a GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) or equivalent (6)__________ in the subject they wish to take at A-level. Assessment for most subjects is in the form of written exam at the end of the course. Passes are (7)_________ between A and E with A being the highest. An AS level (Advanced Supplementary) is of an (8)__________ standard to an A-level but has half the subject content. In terms of entrance requirements for degree course, two AS levels (9)__________ as one A-level. AS levels are sometimes taken by students (10)__________ feel that it is too early to specialize and wish to take a wider variety of subjects.
subjects
final
count
graded
equivalent
qualification
requirements
when
who
courses
What is Jane doing?
 The floor is being cleaned by Jane.
She is cleaning the floor.
Passive voice
Passive Voice
2. Cách biến đổi từ câu chủ động sang bị động
Active: S V O

Passive: S Be + PP by O
1. Form:
BE + Past participle (PP)
(Be chia theo động từ trong câu chủ động)
Common forms of passive voice:
1. Vs/es
2. V2/ed
3. be + V-ing
4. modal + V0
5. have + PP
(Be: is/are/am, was/were)
(Modal verbs: can/will/ shall/ could …)
(Have: have/has, had)
is/are/am + PP
was/were + PP
be + being + PP
modal + be + PP
have + been + PP
 be going to + V0

be going to be + PP
S1 + V1 that S2 + V2 ……….
It + is/was + V3/ed that S2 + V2 ……….
S2 +

is/are/am
was/were
V3/ed

(ht, tl)
(qk)
+ to V0 / to have V3/ed
Ex: People say that he is very rich.
It is said that he is very rich.
He is said to be very rich.
Conditional Sentences
She doesn’t eat more because she is full.
If she weren’t full, she would eat more.
He didn’t do homework, so he was punished.
If he had done homework, he wouldn’t have been punished.
 If clause:
- Vs/es  didn’t V0

- don’t/doesn’t V0 + V2/ed

- V2  hadn’t + V3/ed

- didn’t +V0  had + V3/ed

- is/are/am weren’t

- was/were hadn’t + been

- Vs/es  wouldn’t V0

- don’t/doesn’t V0  would V0


 Main clause:
- V2/ed  wouldn’t have V3/ed


- didn’t V0  would have V3/ed


- is/are/am  wouldn’t be


- was/were  wouldn’t have been


- can  couldn’t

- won’t  would

If…not = unless
Ex: If she doesn’t study hard, she’ll be punished.
 Unless she studies hard, she’ll be punished.


III . Grammar
A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is similar in meaning to the original sentence.
1. Someone has cleaned the windows
 The windows......................................................
2. They are going to build a supermarket in this area.
 A supermarket....................................................
3. They say Lan won a special prize.
 Lan is..................................................................
4.You won’t know what to do unless you listen carefully.
 If you...................................................................
5. I can’t give you a lift because I don’t have a car.
 If I had.................................................................
6. We got lost because we didn’t bring a city map.
 If we.........................................................................
III . Grammar
A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is similar in meaning to the original sentence.
1.Someone has cleaned the windows
The windows have been cleaned.
2.They are going to build a supermarket in this area.
A supermarket is going to be built in this area.
3.They say Lan won a special prize.
Lan is said to have won a special prize.
4.You won’t know what to do unless you listen carefully.
If you listen carefully, you will know what to do.
5.I can’t give you a lift because I don’t have a car.
If I had a car, I could/ would give you a lift.
6.We got lost because we didn’t bring a city map.
If we had brought a city map, we couldn’t/wouldn’t have got lost
B. Joint the sentences, using relative clauses.
1. A girl answered the phone. She told me you were out.
The girl.......................................................................
2.The chair were broken 2 days ago. The chair has now been repaired.
The chair.......................................................................
3.I saw some people. Their car had broken down.
 I.....................................................................................
4.I recently went back to my hometown. I was born there
 I.....................................................................................
B. Joint the sentences, using relative clauses.
1.A girl answered the phone. She told me you were out.
The girl who answered the phone told me you were out.
2.The chair were broken 2 days ago. The chair has now been repaired.
The chair that was broken 2 days ago has now been repaired.
3.I saw some people. Their car had broken down.
 I saw some people whose car had broken down.
4.I recently went back to my hometown. I was born there
 I recently went back to my hometown where I was born.
English 12 - Test yourself B - Teacher Nguyen Xuan Tuan
IV. Writing
Suppsed you are looking for a part-time job as a librarian during the summer holiday at a university in the UK. In about 150 words, write a letter of application for the University’s Employment Service. The following cues can help you:
-Reasons for writing -Qualifications
-English proficiency -Work experience
-Computer skills -Character and interests
Match the column A with the column B

a. Reasons for writing

b. Qualifications


c. English proficiency
and Computer skills


d. Work experience


e. Character and
interests

f. Closing

1. I think I meet all of the qualifications you require. I was awarded a High School Diploma 3 years ago. Now, I am the third year student in Foreign language department at Bristol University.
2. Therefore I sincerely hope that you will consider my case and let me know your reply as soon as possible.
3. When I was in high school, I used to assist 2 librarians . And now I am appointed to be in charge of my school library. Therefore I have got some experiences in this field.
4. I am aware that a librarian in a university must have enough abilities of self-expressing and dealing with people. I am a helpful, honest, and friendly person so I would like to work for you.
5. I am writing in reply to your notice in the newspaper to apply for the part-time job as a librarian at your university during this summer holiday
6. In addition, I passed the Certificate of Proficiency in English and the Certificate of computer Science last year.

Sample writing
Dear Sir/ Madam,
5. I am writing in reply to your notice in the newspaper to apply
for the part-time job as a librarian at your university during this
summer holiday
1. I think I meet all of the qualifications you require. I was awarded
a High School Diploma 3 years ago. Now, I am the third year
student in Foreign language department at Bristol University.
6. In addition, I passed the Certificate of Proficiency in English
and the Certificate of computer Science last year.
3. When I was in high school, I used to assist 2 librarians . And
now I am appointed to be in charge of my school library.
Therefore I have got some experiences in this field.
4. I am aware that a librarian in a university must have enough
abilities of self-expressing and dealing with people. I am a helpful,
honest, and friendly person so I would like to work for you.
2. Therefore I sincerely hope that you will consider my case and
let me know your reply as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely
Peter
Suggested form
for a letter of application
1.Your name, address and date of writing.
2.Name and address of the company.
3.Greeting (Dear....,)
4.Introduction: Reasons for writing.
5.Body:Education,Work experience, character/interest, qualifications…
6.Conclusion: Willingness to work.
7.Closing
Homework:
- Based on the suggested form for writing a letter of application for a job, write a letter within about 150 words about applying for a job as a private tutor in the Tutor Center Service in Cao Lanh.
- Review Unit 4, 5, 6 for an hour test./.
Thank You for Your Attention !