Unit 8. Country life and city life

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Teacher: TRAN THI KHUY
BINH LUC EDUCATION- TRAINING DEPARTMENT
Jumble words
m a n i o r f i o n t
t o n i a n e s i t s d
r r v l a i a
so n I r p a m o c
p e r a j v e i t s u
n e t e m e t n s t a I
f a t l i i i c s e
e d l y a
a c c e e i b I s s
b t t r e e
1. information.
2. destination
3. arrival
4. comparison
5. superlative
entertainments.
facilities
8. delay
9. accessible
10. better
Unit 8 : COUNTRY life and cIty life
Period 48 Language focus
B
A
1. What are they doing now?
They are listening to the radio.
2. We are studying English.
3. We are having a birthday party tomorrow evening.
4. The train to Ha Noi is leaving at 10.25 am tomorrow.
I. Formation:
S + be + V-ING ….
( is ,am, are )
II. Use:

1. To describe an action happening around the time of speaking. ( now, at the moment, at present, ……..)

2. To talk about the future plans.( tomorrow, next…)

Present progressive tense
Matching
Do

Play

Watch

Go

Have

Clean
table tennis

my homework

a program

to a violin lesson

the house

a meeting
Complete the dialogues. Use the verbs
in the present progressive tense.
a. Nam: What are you doing tonight?
Bao: I ’m playing table tennis.
b. Uncle Thach: Would you and Lan like to go to the movies ?
Hoa: Sorry, we can’t. We ………………… home work.
c. Mrs Vui: Are you watching the seven o’clock news?
Mr Nhat: No, I …………………….. a program on rainforests .
d. Hoa : I’m going to the beach on Saturday.
Lan: Lucky you ! I ……………….. to my violin lesson.
e. Mrs Thoa: Are you free on Saturday afternoon?
Na: No,Mom and I …………………. the house.
f. Nga: Can you fix my computer on Friday afternoon?
Mr Lam: I’m afraid not.I ……………………. a meeting that afternoon.
are doing
am watching
am going
are cleaning
am having
Shipping information (p 77)
(Điểm đến)
(Điểm x.phát)
(tình trạng)
(Sửa đổi giờ)
(Thời gian đến)
(Thời gian đi)
(Bị hoãn)
- Is the boat to Dong Hoi leaving at 10.25?
That’s right.

Oh, no!
Is that Lady of the Lake?
I’m very sorry, madam, but it’s been delayed.
Now, it’s leaving at 10.40.
Clerk
Mrs. Vui
READ THE DIALOGUES
- Is the boat from Ho Chi Minh City arriving at 11.00?
That’s right.
Oh, no!
Are you talking about Speed of Light?
I’m very sorry, sir, it’s been delayed.
It’s arriving at 12.30.
Mr. Hung
Clerk
READ THE DIALOGUES
Shipping information (p 77)
a. Mrs Vui: Is the boat to Dong Hoi leaving at ……….?
Clerk: Is that ……………………?
Mrs Vui: That’s right.
Clerk: I’m very sorry, madam, but it’s been…………..
Mrs Vui: Oh. No!
Clerk: Now, It’s leaving at .………
10.40
delayed
Read the dialogue (p 77)
(Điểm đến)
(Thời gian đi)
(tình trạng)
(Sửa đổi giờ)
10.25
Lady of the Lake
Good Fortune
11.30
Quy Nhon
13.55
b. Mr Hung: Is the boat from Hai Phong arriving at …..……?
Clerk: Are you talking about ……………….. ?
Mr Hung : Yes.
Clerk: It’s arriving on time, sir.
10.30
Bright Sky
Read the dialogue (p77)
(Điểm x.phát)
(Thời gian đến)
(tình trạng)
(Sửa đổi giờ)
Have a good time, Teachers & Students!
Ca Mau
11.00
Diamond Eyes
1990 1994 1996
- The boys are getting / becoming taller
the boys / tall
- You are gettting more intelligent .
S + be getting + adj
becoming
Present progressive
Better
Cleaner
Cold
Dark
Tall
Weak
beatiful


b) The old men are getting weak.

c) We should go home. It is getting dark.

d) The weather is becoming cold.

e) The students are becoming better.

f) The school yard is becoming cleaner.
Practice


- This book is more interesting than the newspaper
- The novel is the most interesting.
Comparisons
Comparative
Short Adjectives: be + adj er than Long adjectives: be + more adj than
2.Superlative
Short adj: be + the adj est
Long adj: be the most adj
Examples:
3. Irregular adjectives
Better 
Good 
the best
Worse
Bad
the worst
More
Many
Much
the most
Little
Far
less
the least
Farther/ further
the farthest / the furthest
Modern air-conditioned house with garden, new, 1,000m2, 6.6 million dong per month.
Tel: 8 362 314
Beautiful apartment with balcony, only 2 years old, 30m2,, 900,000 million dong per month.
Tel: 8 420 197
Lovely villa, five years old, 150m2, 7.8 million dong per month.
Tel: 8 293 640
FOR RENT
FOR RENT
FOR RENT
2
3
5 years old
new
150m2
1,000m2
6,6 million dong / month
7,8 million dong / month
- The apartment is older than the house.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT
- The house is more expensive than the apartment.
5. Compare the apartment, the house and the villa
1
FOR RENT
- The villa is smaller than the house.
900,000 dong / month
The house is ……………………………………………. than the villa.
2. The villa is ………………. ……………………….. than the apartment.
3. The house is ……………………………………………… than the apartment.
4. The apartment is ………………………………………. .
5. The villa is …………………………………………………………….
.
6.The house is …………………………………………………………….
.
Practice
bigger
older / more beautiful
bigger/ more expensive
the smallest
the oldest / the most expensive/ the most beautiful/…………..
the biggest
The city
The country
Make comparisons between the city and the country about : food, traffic,
transport, air, entertainments ,medical facilities schools, electricity
Example: In the country, food is cheaper than (it’s ) in the city.
In the city, traffic is busier than (it’s) in the country.
cheaper
busier
more convenient
fresh
poorer
easier accessible
better
worse
Minh: Hi Nga. Did you go to Thanh Son last week?
Nga: Yes. I went there for two days.
Minh: Is it beautiful?
Nga: Oh yes. It is (1) ………………………. more beautiful.
Minh: How about the air there?
Nga: It is fresher (2) ………………….. our city.
Minh: How about the food there?
Nga : It’s (3) ……………………..than our city.
Minh: What do you find (4) ……….. most interesting?
Nga: The ( 5 )……………….interesting for me is that the people are
friendly and the students in Thanh Son school are very good
Getting/ beoming
than
cheaper
the
most
Complete the open dialogue.
Homework
Redo the exercises.
Do the exercises 1,2,3 (workbook)
The End
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