Unit 7. The world of work

Answer some questions.

1- What time do you often have your breakfast?

2-What time do your classes start ?

3- What time do they finish ?
1. Newwords:
- (to) last:
kéo dài
gần như
- almost
năm học
(adv):
- school year
suốt, trong thời gian
- during
(n):
(prep):
làm việc vất vả
-(to) work hard:
Matching
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1. Newwords:
- (to) last:
kéo dài
gần như
- almost
năm học
(adv):
- school year
suốt, trong thời gian
- during
(n):
(prep):
làm việc vất vả
-(to) work hard:
.
.
What are they talking about?
?
Uncle: Eat your breakfast, Hoa. It’s half past six. You’ll be late for school
Hoa: I won’t be late, uncle. I’m usually early. Our classes start at 7.00.
Uncle: And what time do your classes finish?
Hoa: At a quarter past eleven. Then in the afternoon I do my homework. That takes about two hours each day.
Uncle: You work quite hard, Hoa. When will you have a vacation?
Hoa: Our summer vacation starts in June. It lasts for almost three months.
Uncle: What will you do during the vacation?
Hoa: I’ll go and see my Mom and Dad on their farm. I always like helping them. They work very hard, but we have fun working together.
2 hours
a. What time do Hoa’s classes start ?
b. What time do they finish ?
c. For how many hours a day does Hoa do her homework ?
d. What will Hoa do during her vacation ?
e. When does your school year start ?
f. When does your school year finish ?
2. Answer the questions
They start at 7 o`clock.
a. What time do Hoa’s classes start ?
b. What time do Hoa’s classes finish?
They finish at a quarter past eleven.
c. For how many hours a day does Hoa do her homework?
- That takes two hours each day.
d. What will Hoa do during her vacation?
She’ll go and see Mom and Dad on their farm.
or: She’ll go and see her parents on their farm.
f. When does your school year start ?
It starts in August
g. When does your school year finish?
It finishes in May.
a. They start at 7 o`clock.
g. It finishes in May.
b. They finish at a quarter past eleven.
c. That takes two hours each day.
f. It starts in August
d. She’ll go and see her Mom and Dad on their farm.
or: She’ll go and see her parents on their farm.
2. Answer the questions
3. Language notes:
+ Form:
It takes + someone + time + to do something
+ Meaning:
Mất + ai + bao nhiêu thời gian + để làm …
It takes Hoa two hours each day to do her homework.
Lan/ Hoa/ me/ him / her / them / us
He/ 1 hour/ do the homework
2. We / 2 days/visit Ha Long Bay
3. I / 10 minutes/ walk to school
It takes s.o + time + to do s.th.
It takes him one hour to do the homework
It takes us two days to visit Ha Long Bay
It takes me 15 minutes to walk to school
1. Do you work fewer hours than Hoa ?

2. Do your classes start earlier or later ?
Few->fewer (adj/adv): Ýt/Ýt h¬n
Early->earlier (adj/adv): (sím/sím h¬n)
Late-> later (adj/adv): muén,muén h¬n


Fill in the blanks about Hoa.

a- Hoa………....... a student
b- She ………............. be late for school
c- Hoa’s summer vacation starts in ....................
d- Her ....................start at 7.00
e- They ………........at 11.15
f- In the afternoon she does her homework about two ……............each day .
g- Her summer vacation ………........... for almost
three months
is
will not
June
classes
finish
hours
lasts
Mr Tuan
6.30
Mr John
7.00
Mr Peter starts work earlier than MrJohn
MrJohn starts works later than MrPeter
Early -> earlier (adj /adv)
Late->later (adj / adv)
early
late

Exercise: Fill in the blanks about Hoa.
is
will not
June
classes
finish
hours
lasts

1) Hoa………....... a student .
2) She ……….................. be late for school .
3) Hoa’s summer vacation starts in ....................
4) Her ....................start at 7.00 .
5) They ………........at 11.15 .
6) In the afternoon she does her homework about two ……............each day .
7) Her summer vacation ………........... for almost
three months .
Many people think that students have an easy life.
Do you think so ?
doing exercises
going to school
preparing lessons
taking part in
school activities
doing homework
spending on vacations
A student`s work
Tuesday, November 29th 2011 UNIT 7: THE WORLD OF WORK LESSON 3: A 4, REMEMBER
1. Easy life (n):
A4/Read.Then answer the questions:
I/ NEW WORDS:
Cuộc sống dễ dàng
2. Hard (a):
Vất vả, chăm chỉ # Lazy
3. Typical (a):
Điển hình, tiêu biểu
4. Keen (a):
Ex: Hoa is a keen student. She joins many activities at school.
Năng nổ, xuất sắc
5. Review (v):
Ôn tập, xem lại
6. Definitely (adv):
Chắc chắn, nhất định
7. Take a look at + n :
Nhìn vào
eken
vreiew
typical
keen
review
2
3
4
1
ardh
hard
yazl
5
lazy
calpity
JUMBLED WORDS
Tuesday, November 29th 2011 UNIT 7: THE WORLD OF WORK LESSON 3: A 4, REMEMBER
1. Easy life (n):
A4/Read.Then answer the questions:
I/ NEW WORDS:
Cuộc sống dễ dàng
2. Hard (a):
Vất vả, chăm chỉ # Lazy
3. Typical (a):
Điển hình, tiêu biểu
4. Keen (a):

Năng nổ, xuất sắc
5. Review (v):
Ôn tập, xem lại
6. Definitely (adv):
Chắc chắn, nhất định
7. Take a look at + n :
Nhìn vào
II/ GRAMMAR:
1/ a few + plural countable noun
( danh từ đếm được số nhiều)
Ex: We only work a few hours a day.
2/Comparatives:
Ex: This is fewer hours than any workers.
This is more hours than some workers.
+ a few => fewer
+ many => more
fewer … than … (ít hơn)
more … than …(nhiều hơn)
A4/ Read. Then answer
the questions:
1-Students have an easy life.
2-Hoa goes to school six days a week.
3-She works about 24 hours a week-fewer hours than any workers.
4-She has about 12 hours of homework every week .
5-She doesn’t study hard.
6-Students like Hoa are definitely not lazy.
*True / False Correction:
F
T
F
T
F
T
Questions:
**QUESTIONS :
Why do some people think that students have an easy life?

b) How many hours a week does Hoa work?
Is this fewer than most workers?

c) How many hours a week do you work?
Is that more or fewer hours than Hoa?

d) Does the writer think students are lazy?
Because they only work a few hours a day and have long vacations.
She works about 20 hours a week. It is fewer than most workers work.
No, the writer doesn’t think students are lazy.
I work about 46 hours a week. That is more than Hoa.
5
45
12
20
6
*Complete the mind map:
Tuesday, November 29th 2011 UNIT 7: THE WORLD OF WORK LESSON 3: A 4, REMEMBER
1. Easy life (n):
A4/Read.Then answer the questions:
I/ NEW WORDS:
Cuộc sống dễ dàng
2. Hard (a):
Vất vả,chăm chỉ # Lazy
3. Typical (a):
Điển hình, tiêu biểu
4. Keen (a):

Năng nổ, xuất sắc
5. Review (v):
Ôn tập, xem lại
6. Definitely (adv):
Chắc chắn, nhất định
7. Take a look at + n :
Nhìn vào
II/ GRAMMAR:
1/ a few + countable plural noun
( danh từ đếm được số nhiều)
2/Comparatives:
+ a few => fewer
+ many => more
fewer … than … (ít hơn)
more … than …(nhiều hơn)
*REMEMBER: /( p.75)
late You’ll be late for school.
early I am usually early.
a few We only work a few hours a day.
fewer This is fewer hours than any workers.
more This is more than some workers.
*HOMEWORK :
* Learn by heart new words + structures.
* Practice reading the text &
rewrite the answers.
* Do exercises A1 , A2 / p43 (Workbook).
* Prepare Lesson 4 : B1.