Unit 8. The story of my village

+ Present progressive:
- to show about the future
- to show changes with get and become
+ Comparative and superlative adjectives
Unit 8: Country Life and City Life
Lesson 5: Language Focus
Unit 8: Country Life and City Life
Lesson 5: Language Focus
Match the verbs in column A and the phrases in the column B
1 + c: play table tennis
2 + d: do homework tonight
3 + b: leave at 6.30 pm.
4 + e: go to the guitar lesson
5 + a: become cold.
Unit 8: Country Life and City Life
Lesson 5: Language Focus
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Examples:
It is 8.30 am now.
Tom is playing table tennis now.
I am doing my homework tonight.
The train is leaving at 6.30 pm.
The weather is becoming cold
I. Formation:
Subject + am / is / are + V-ING ….
II. Usages:
To talk an action happening at the moment of speaking.
To talk about the future that is planned.
To show changes with get and become.
Unit 8: Country Life and City Life
Lesson 5: Language Focus
1. READ THE DIALOGUES
Is that Lady of the Lake?
I’m very sorry, madam, but it’s been delayed.
Now, it’s leaving at 10.40.

Is the boat to Dong Hoi leaving at 10.25?
That’s right.
- Oh, no!
- Is the boat to Nha Trang leaving at 11.40?
Yes.
Thank you.
Is that City of Hue?
It’s leaving on time.
Unit 8: Country Life and City Life
Lesson 5: Language Focus
- Is the boat from Ca Mau arriving at 11.00?
That’s right.
Is that Diamond Eyes ?

It’s arriving on time.
2. COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES. USE THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT PROGREESIVE TENSE
a) Nam: What are you doing tonight?
Bao: I’ m playing (0) table tennis.
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
am going
are cleaning
am having
Unit 8: Country Life and City Life
Lesson 5: Language Focus
3. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs and adjectives in the box.
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
better
cleaner
cold
dark
tall
weak
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.
Unit 8: Country Life and City Life
Lesson 5: Language Focus
3. Irregular adjectives
2. Long adjectives
1. Short adjectives
THE + ADJECTIVE + EST
ADJECTIVE + ER
MORE + ADJECTIVE
THE MOST + ADJECTIVE
Many
Much 
More 
the most
Good 
Better 
the best
4. Making 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

+ The traffic in the city is busier than the traffic in the countryside.
+ The transport in the city is easier than the transport in the countryside.
+ The air in the countryside is fresher than the air in the city.
+ The entertainments in the city are better than the entertainments in the countryside.
Or
The entertainments in the countryside are poorer than the entertainments in the city
+ The medical facilities in the city are more accessible than the medical facilities in the countryside.
+ The schools in the city are better than the schools in the countryside.
+ The electricity in the city is better than the electricity in the countryside.
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
5. Compare the house, the villa and the apartment. Use the adjectives
in the box .
Expensive old Small
Beautiful Big Hot
1. Expensive
The house is more expensive than the apartment.
The villa is more expensive than the house.
The house is the most expensive of all.
2. Old
The apartment is older than the house.
The villa is older than the apartment.
The villa is the oldest of all.
3. Small
The apartment is smaller than the villa.
The villa is smaller than the house.
The apartment is the smallest of all.

1. Beautiful
The villa is more beautiful than the apartment.
The house is more beautiful than the villa.
The house is the most beautiful of all.
2. Big
The villa is bigger than the apartment.
The house is bigger than the villa.
The house is the biggest of all.
3. Hot
The apartment is hotter than the villa.
The villa is hotter than the house.
The apartment is the hottest of all.