Unit 8. Life in the future

WELCOME TO DAI MO HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Pham Quoc Khanh
GRADE 12
service
housework
health
music
transportation
Construction/ housing
Our lives in the future
UNIT 8
LIFE IN THE FUTURE
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Contracted forms of auxiliaries
I. Pronunciation
I have
You have
She has
I’ve
You’ve
She’s
I have not
You have not
She has not
I haven’t
You haven’t
She hasn’t
Full forms
Contracted forms
Full forms
Contracted forms
He has
It has
He’s
It’s
He has not
It has not
He hasn’t
It hasn’t
I’ve got something for you.
You’ve got something for me?
We’ve failed and they’ve passed.
I haven’t always lived in this cottage you know.
Haven’t you? You’ve not been here long, of course.
I haven’t. but I’ve grown to love it already.
He’s left, and she’s gone to work, too.
Hasn’t the doctor come yet?
No. The doctor hasn’t been called.
Practise reading these sentences
II. Grammar
Prepositions and articles
1. Prepositions.
a. Prepositions of time: at, on, in
Ex: at 10:30,
at 5:00 o’clock
“at” is used with:
at night, at noon….
at the moment, at that time
at the same time
at the end of……
On Monday
On Tuesday
On Wednesday
….
“on” is used before days
Ex:
“on” is also used with:
Ex:
On 10th October
On Easter day
On new year day
On time….
on
Ex: in January, in February, in March….
in1999, in 2008…
in 21st century……
We use “in” before months, years, century…
Ex: in the day, in the morning, in time,
in summer,
in the past….
“in” is also used with:
IN
The cat is on the case
The cat is behind the case
The cat is next to the case
The cat is under the case
b. Prepositions of places:
The cat is in the case
The dog is running behind the cat
The birds are on the tree
The birds are under the tree
b. Prepositions of places:
The elephant is standing between the trees
The bird flies over the tree
The elephant is standing near the tree
b. Prepositions of places:
Prepositions are used with some verbs
Believe in insist on
warn about consist of
prevent from congratulate on
look after die of
apologize for look forward to
think of/about make of/from….
interested in afraid of
tired of ashamed of
successful in similar to
different from good at
famous for…
Prepositions are used with some adjectives.
Exercise1:Choosing the appropriate prepositions.
1. Luckily, you are ….. time for the meeting.
A. in B. on C. at
2. Many people are dying …..various types of cancer.
A. on B. by C. of
3. I will not be here next week. I am going ……..business in Mexico.
A. in B. on C. of
4. ….the end of the book, they get married and live happily ever after.
A. At B. In C. On
5. Thank you for everything you’ve done. You are a true friend ….me.
A. of B. to C. in
6. I can’t believe… you. You always let me down.
A. in B. to C. at
7. I have warned you …. the difficulties you have to face when applying for the job.
A. on B. about C. to
8. Britney Spears is famous…….. her beautiful face and sweet voice.
A. by B. for C. of
9. The bookshop is…….. the chemist’s and the butcher’s and ……….…the library.
A. among/opposite B. between/ across
C. between/opposite
10. Next year, I’m going to get married…. John and we are going to move to Bristol.
A. to B. with C. for
2. The articles.
Indefinite articles and definite articles.
Look at the following sentence and compare the use of a, an and the:
An old man and a young girl are sitting opposite me. The old man is French and the young girl is English.
Yesterday I bought an English book and a literature book. The English book is interesting but the literature one is boring
=> An indefinite article (English a, an) is used before singular nouns that refer to any member of a group.
+ A is used before nouns beginning a consonant.
Example:
a computer
a bird
+ An is used before nouns beginning with a vowel sound.
An apple
An orange
An old man
Example:
An umbrella
A university
An honest man
=> A definite article (English the) is used before singular and plural nouns that refer to a particular member of a group.
The cat is on the red mat.
Yesterday, I bought a book. The book is very interesting.
“The” is used in double comparative:
The more you learn, the more you know.
“The” is used with an adjective:
The rich = the rich people
Exercise2: Put a/an, the or Ø in each space to complete the following sentences.
1. We went by ……train to the west of England.
2. …….people who live in…….Scotland are called…...Scots.
3. Columbus was one of ……first people to cross…...Atlantic.
4. Davis learn to play…….violin when he was at …..university.
5. Did you read ……book I lent you …….last week?
the
the
the
the
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
6. Is that …..present Bill gave you for ……. Christmas?
7. …...computer has already changed…… our life dramatically.
8. There was …..accident yesterday at ……. corner of ……streets.
9. I need …….time to thank for…….offer you gave me.
10. ……little knowledge is ……dangerous thing.
a
the
an
The
the
the
the
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Prepare Test yourself C
HOMEWORK
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