Unit 9. At home and away

Unit 9:
At home
Away
and
Read Ba’s Diary
Today, I talked with Liz Robinson about her vacation in Nha Trang. Liz’s a good friend of mine. She is American. Liz and her parents arrived in Ha Noi this year from the USA. Mr. Robinson works at a school in Ha Noi. He’s an English teacher. The family rented an apartment next door to mine.
Last week, the Robinsons moved to a new apartment. It’s on the other side of Ha Noi. I miss Liz, but she is coming to visit me next week. It won’t be difficult to keep in touch.
Liz’s about my age. We like playing and talking together. I taught her some Vietnamese. Sometimes we talk in English and sometimes in Vietnamese. My English’s improving a lot.
Liz helps me with my stamp collection. She always gives me the stamps from the letters she received. Her aunt in New York also gets me some stamps.
Next week, she’ll bring me some more stamps and we’ll have dinner together.
Answer the questions:
1. How often does Liz give Ba the stamps?
> She always gives Ba the stamps.

2. Where does Liz’s aunt live?
> Her aunt lives in New York.

3. Where did Liz and her parents arrive this year?
> They arrived in Ha Noi.

4. What’s mr.Robinson’s job?
> He’s an English teacher.

5. When did the Robinsons move to a new apartment?
> They moved last week.
Correct the sentences:
Liz lived a long way from Ba.
-> Liz lived near Ba.

b. Liz learned Vietnamese in the USA.
-> Liz learned Vietnamese in Vietnam.

c. Liz collect stamps.
-> Liz doesn’t collect stamps. OR Ba collects stamps.

d. Liz’s aunt lives in Vietnam.
-> Liz’s aunt lives in New York.

e. The Robinsons moved to Ho Chi Minh city.
-> The Robinsons moved to a new apartment.

f. The Robinsons moved. Now Ba is happy.
-> The Robinsons moved. Now Ba is unhappy/sad.

g. Ba is never going to see Liz again.
-> Ba is sometimes see Liz.
Past simple tense
Regular:

Arrive
Help
Remember
Rent
Return
Talk
Arrived
Helped
Remembered
Rented
Returned
Talked
Irregular:
Be
Eat
Have
Give
Go
See
Send
Take
Teach
Think
Was/were
Ate
Had
Gave
Went
Saw
Sent
Took
Taught
Thought
Awake
Meet
Write
Drink
Put
Walk
Worry
Hate
Play
Order
Awoke
Met
Wrote
Drank
Put
Walked
Worried
Hated
Played
Ordered
Present simple -> Past Simple
There are 3 ways to speak the regular words: /d/, /t/, /id/
Talked
/d/
/t/
/d/
/id/
/d/
/t/
Arrived
Helped
Remembered
Rented
Returned
Which way do these words speak?
/t/
/d/
/id/
/d/
/t/
/t/
/d/
/id/
/d/
/d/
Sipped
Surprised
Instructed
Hummed
Licked
Hugged
Skied
Attended
Banned
Judged
The End