Unit 8. Country life and city life

Teacher : THÁI GIÁC MINH
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS 8A5
Thursday December 11th 2008
Matching
1.Play my homework
2.Do to violin lesson
3.Watch a meeting
4.Go to Mom
5.Clean table tennis
6.Have a program
7.Phone the house
8.Speak my aunt, Mrs.Hang
Unit 8 :COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE

Lesson 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS 1,2,3,5
Complete the dialogues.Use the verbs in the present progressive tense :
a) Nam : What are you doing tonight ?
Bao : I………………… (0) table tennis.
b) Uncle Thach: would you and Lan like to go to the movies ?
Hoa: Sorry, we can’t. We (1)……………...homework.
are doing
c) Mrs. Vui: Are you watching the seven o’clock news?
Mr. Nhat: No, I (2)……………….. A program on rainforests.
‘m playing
am watching
d) Hoa: I’m going to the beach on Saturday.
Lan: Lucky you! I (3) ……………to my violin lesson.
am going
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 cleaning
‘m having
Form :
S + am / is/ are + V-ing
Use : ( caùch duøng)
- Present Progressive tense is used to talk about the future ( thì hiện tại tiếp diễn được dùng để nói về tương lai)

Is the boat to Dong Hoi leaving at 10.25?
Is that Lady of the Lake ?
Mrs.Vui
Clerk
Read the dialogues :
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 very sorry, madam, but it’s been delayed.
Mrs. Vui : Oh, no .
Clerk :Now , it’s leaving at 10.40.
Unit 8: Language Focus 1,2,3,5
Unit 8: Language Focus 1,2,3,5
b) Mr. Hung : Is the boat from Hai Phong arriving at 10.30 ?
Clerk : Are you talking about Bright Sky ?
Mr. Hung : Yes.
Clerk :It’s arriving on time, Sir.
Unit 8: Language Focus 1,2,3,5
“Hoa’s grandmother is 78.”
Five years ago, she was 73 and she was stronger than now.
* Hoa’s grand mother is getting weaker.
Form : am/ is / are + V-ing
Use : used to describe changes with “get” and “become”.(Ñöôïc duøng ñeå dieãn taû söï thay ñoåi vôùi “get” and “ become”)

Unit 8: Language Focus 1,2,3,5
*Word cue drill :
a) The boys / get / tall
-The boys are getting tall.
b) The old men / become / weak
-The old men are becoming weak.
c) It / become / dark
- It is becoming dark.
d) The weather / get / cold
- The weather is getting cold.
e) The students / get / better
- The students are getting better.
expensive
*Comparative :(sosaùnh hôn )
Short adjective_ER + than + object
More + long adjective + than + object
* Superlative : (so saùnh baäc nhaát )
The + short adjective _EST
The Most + long ajective
Irregular adjectives : (moät soá tính töø vaø traïng töø baát qui taét)
_ good/ well _ better _ the best
_ bad _ worse _ the worst
_ many/ much _ more _ the most
_ little _ less _ the least
Long adjectives
Short adjectives
big
Look at the advertisements. Compare the house, the villa and the apartment. Use the adjectives in the box:

Expensive old small beautiful big hot
Unit 8: Language Focus 1,2,3,5
Eg. 1) The house is more expensive than the apartment.
2) The apartment is smaller than the villa.
3) The villa is the oldest home.
Possible answers :
a . The villa is older than the apartment.
b. The house is more expensive than the apartment.
c. The villa is bigger than the apartment.
d. The apartment is smaller than the house.
e. The apartment is hotter than the house.
f. The house is the biggest.
g. The villa is the most beautiful.
h . The apartment is older than the house.
HOMEWORK:
_ Reseeing vocabulary, grammar , structures, reading, writing, … from unit 1 to unit 8 carefully for taking the first semester.