Unit 7. The world of work

Warm up:
1. What is your name ?
2. Which school do you go to ?
3. Which class are you in ?
4. What time does your school start ?
5. What time does your school finish ?
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
Many people think that students have an easy life. Do you think so ?
Now take a look at typical grade 7 student like Hoa.
1. Vocabulary:
+ life (n):
+ typical (adj):
+ keen (adj):
+ lazy (adj):
+ definitely (adv):
+ (to) review:



ôn tập, xem lại.
chắc chắn, nhất định.
lười biếng # hard
nhạy bén, sắc sảo.
cuộc sống
điển hình, tiêu biểu.
1. life (n):

2. typical (adj):

3. keen (adj):

4. lazy (adj):

5. definitely (adv):

6. (to) review:


a. lười biếng # hard
b. chắc chắn, nhất định.
c. ôn tập, xem lại.
d. điển hình, tiêu biểu.
* Matching:
d. cuộc sống
d. nhạy bén, sắc sảo.
Hoa has periods a day.
She goes to school days a week.
She works hours a week.
She has about hours of homework every week.
She works about hours a week before tests.
*Prediction:
Guess the amount of time Hoa spends on her work
2. Read. Then answer the questions:
Many people think that students have an
easy life : We only work a few hours a day
and have long vacations. They don’t know
we have to work hard at school and at home .
Take a look at a typical grade 7 student like Hoa. She
has five periods a day, six days a week.
. But
that is not all. Hoa is a keen student and she studies
hard. She has about 12 hours of work every week . She
also has to review her work before tests .This makes her
working week about 45 hours .
. Students like Hoa are definitely not lazy .
That is about
20 hours a week- fewer hours than any worker
That is about
20 hours a week- fewer hours than any worker
This is more than some
workers
This is more than some
workers
Hoa has periods a day.
She goes to school days a week.
She works hours a week.
She has about hours of homework every week.
She works about hours a week before tests.
*Check the prediction:
5
6
20
12
45
3. GRAMMAR:
Comparison:
few – fewer (ít – ít hơn)/ many – more (nhiều - nhiều hơn)
Example:
1) Nga works 4 hours a day. She works a few hours a day.
2) Ba works 5 hours a day. I work 4 hours a day.
Structure:
S1 + work/ works +more + hours + than + S2
S1 + work/ works + fewer + hours + than + S2
+ Ba works more hours than me/ Ba works more hours than I do.
+ I work fewer hours than Ba / I work fewer hours than Ba does.
- a few + N (đếm được)
- a little + N (không đếm được)
* Gap - fill:
Many people …………. that students only work a ……….. hours a day.
Hoa has ……….. classes a day, ………… days a week.
She is a ………. student and she works ………
She does her ……………… about …….. hours a week.
She has to ……………. her work before ………
think
few
five
six
keen
hard
review
homework
12
test
A. Nhớ
D. Nước
B. Uống
C. Nguồn
>>>> Uống nước nhớ nguồn
1. Students only work ............................. a day and have a long vacations.
B. a few hours
B. a few hours
D. fewer than
C. a lot of hours
A. a little hours
50:50
2. Hoa works.........................a week. It is fewer than most workers.
D. 20 hours
B. 18 hours
D. 20 hours
C. 30 hours
A. 50 hours
50:50
3. Does the writer think students are lazy ?
C. No, he doesn’t
B. No, they don’t
D. Yes, they do
C. No, he doesn’t
A. Yes, he does
50:50
Questions:
How many hours a week do you work ? Is that more or fewer hours than Hoa ?
Questions:
a/ Why do some people think that students have an easy life ?
- Because they only work a few hours a day and have a long vacations.
b/ How many hours a week does Hoa work? Is this fewer than most workers ?
Hoa works 20 hours a week. It is 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?
No, he doesn’t / No, she doesn’t.
5. Ask and answer about you:
How many days a week do you go to school ?
How many periods do you have a day ?
How many hours do you do your homework each day ?
How many hours a week do you work ?
Is that more or fewer hours than Hoa ?


* Complete the sentences with a little or a few:
a. There is …………… orange juice in the glass.
b. I have …………… books in English.
c. She eats ……………… fruit for breakfast.
d. They will have ……………… milk every day.
e. We need ……………… vegetables for lunch.
f. He can buy ……………… apples.
a little
a little
a little
a few
a few
a few
REMEMBER
Late: You will 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:
Review all language contents.
Do exercises A.1 - A.3 / p.43 - 44 in workbook.
Prepare: Lesson 4 : B.1