Unit 8. Country life and city life

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What are they doing?
They are driving their car.
They are riding motorbike.
They are walking.
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They are driving their car.
What is Cuong playing now?
He is playing badminton.
He is playing tennis.
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Question 2:
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He is playing soccer.
He is playing soccer.
What is Nga doing at the moment?
She is listening to music.
She is reading a book.
She is watching TV.
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She is watching TV.
UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
LESSON 5. LANGUAGE FOCUS
PERIOD 49:
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TIẾNGAN H6
Friday, December, 13th 2013
Example 1:
+ Tom is playing table tennis now.
Period 49: Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 5: Language focus
The present progressive tense.
- Form
S + am/ is/ are + V-ing + C
- Uses:
Thì HTTD diễn tả:
+ Một kế hoạch, hành động trong tương lai.
+ Một hành động đang diễn ra ở hiện tại.
Exercise 1: Read the dialogue.
a,
Mrs. Vui: Is the boat to Dong Hoi leaving at 10.25? Clerk: Is that Lady of the Lake? Mrs. Vui: That’s right.
Clerk: I’m sory, madam, but it’s been delayed. Mrs. Vui: Oh, no!
Clerk: Now it’s leaving at 10.40.
b,
Mr. Hung:Is the boat from Hai Phong arriving at 10.25? Clerk: Are you talking about Bright Sky ? Mr. Hung: Yes.
Clerk: It’s arriving on time, sir.
+ I am doing my homework tonight.
+ The weather is getting cold/ colder.
= The weather is becoming cold/ colder.
+ Sự thay đổi với động từ get và become
và thường theo sau bởi tính từ.
* Practice. Make similar dialogues. Use the shipping information.
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A: Is the boat to/ from …………. leaving/ arriving at……………..?
B: Is that ………………….?
A: That’s right.
B: I’m sory, madam, but it’s been delayed.
A: Oh, no!
B: Now it’s leaving/ arriving at ………………..
b,
A: Is the boat from/ to ………………… arriving/ leaving at …...….?
B: Are you talking about …………………… ?
A: Yes.
B: It’s arriving/ leaving on time, sir.
Period 49: Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 5: Language focus
Period 49: Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 5: Language focus
a) Nam: What are you doing tonight?
Bao: I’ m playing (0) table tennis.
Exercise 2: Complete the dialogues. use the verbs in the present progreesive tense
b) Uncle Thach: Would you and Lan like to go to the movies?
Hoa: Sorry, we can’t. We (1)................. homework.
c) Mrs Vui: Are you watching the seven o’clock news?
Mr. Nhat: No, I (2)........................ a program on rainforests.
d) Hoa: I’m going to the beach on Saturday.
Lan: Lucky you! I (3)................... to my violin lesson.
e) Mrs Thoa: Are you free on Sunday afternoon?
Na: No, Mom and I (4)....................... the house.
f) Nga: Can you fix my computer on Friday afternoon?
Mr. Lam: I’m afraid not. I (5).................... a meeting that afternoon.
are doing
am watching
are cleaning
am going
am having
Period 49: Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 5: Language focus
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs and adjectives in the box.
Example: the boys / tall
=> The boys are getting / becoming taller
b. The old men
c. We should go home. It
d. The weather
e. The students
f. The school yard
get
become




cold
better
cleaner
dark
tall
weak
are getting/ becoming
is getting/ becoming
is getting/ becoming
are getting/ becoming
is getting/ becoming
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Period 49: Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 5: Language focus
The present progressive tense.
- Form
S + am/ is/ are + V-ing + C
- Uses:
Thì HTTD diễn tả:
+ Một kế hoạch, hành động trong tương lai.
+ Một hành động đang diễn ra ở hiện tại.
+ Sự thay đổi với động từ get và become
và thường theo sau bởi tính từ.
II. Comparison of adjectives
1. Comparative
Example: Ba is taller than Nam
Lan is more beautiful than Mai.
S1 + be + adj-ER + than + S2 more- adj
2. Superlative
Example: Ba is the tallest in my class
Lan is the most beautiful in her class.
S + be + the adj- EST the most- adj
Note: + good -> better -> the best + bad -> worse -> the worst + much/ many -> more -> the most + little -> less -> the least
Period 49: Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 5: Language focus
Exercise 4: Make comparisons between the city and the country about these things. The adjectives in the box will help you
busy easy expensive cheap good bad poor big accessible fresh
Example:
The food in the city is more expensive than the food in the countryside.
Or The food in the countryside is cheaper than the food in the city.
/busy
/easy
/fresh
/good
/eccessible
/good
/expensive
1. The traffic in the city is busier than the traffic in the countryside.
2. The transport in the city is easier than the transport in the countryside.
1. traffic
2. transport
3. air
4. entertainments
5. medical facilities
6. schools
7. electricity
3. The air in the countryside is fresher than the air in the city.
4. The entertainments in the city are better than the entertainments in the countryside.
5. The medical facilities in the city are more accessible than the medical facilities in the countryside.
6. The schools in the city are better than the schools in the countryside.
7. The electricity in the city is more expensive than the electricity in the countryside.
Exercise 5: Compare the house, the villa and the apartment. Use the adjectives in the box.
Period 49: Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 5: Language focus
expensive
small
beautiful
big
hot
old
FOR RENT
Modern air-conditioned house
with garden, new, 1,000m2 ,
6.6 million dong per month.
Tel: 8 362 314
FOR RENT
Beautiful apartment with
balcony, only 2 years old,
30m2, 900,000 dong per month
Tel: 8 420 197
FOR RENT
Lovely villa, five years old
150m2, 7.8 million dong per
month
Tel: 8 293 640
=> The house is more expensive than the apartment.
The villa is more expensive than the house.
The house is the most expensive of all.
Example:
Practice:
=>The apartment is older than the house.
The villa is older than the apartment.
The villa is the oldest of all.
=> The apartment is smaller than the villa.
The villa is smaller than the house.
The apartment is the smallest of all.
Period 49: Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 5: Language focus
The present progressive tense.
- Form:
S + am/ is/ are + V-ing + C
- Uses:
Thì HTTD diễn tả:
+ Một kế hoạch, hành động trong tương lai.
+ Một hành động đang diễn ra ở hiện tại.
+ Sự thay đổi với động từ get và become
và thường theo sau bởi tính từ.
II. Comparison of adjectives
1. Comparative:
S1 + be + adj-ER + than + S2 more- adj
2. Superlative
S + be + the adj- EST the most- adj
* Note: + good -> better -> the best + bad -> worse -> the worst + much/ many -> more -> the most + little -> less -> the least
III. Homework
+ Learn by heart the grammar points.
+ Redo the exercises.
+ Do the exercises 1 , 3 , 5 / pages 49 – 51 (workbook)
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