Unit 15 Language focus (Chuan)

Welcome to our class pronunciation A, listen and repeat /nt/ /nd/ /n0/ /ns/ /nz/ went end month chance phones rent remind seventh Florence learns tenant warned tenth glance Barnes didn’t friend thirdteenth tense tonnes B, practise reading aloud this dialogue. A: Florence, Mr. Barnes went on tenth of last month. B: Oh, I have warned you, haven’t I? Did he pay the rent? A: Only to the seventh. B: Only to the seventh? A: yes, and we may have no chance to see him again. Is he your friend? B: No, Mr.Barnes is not my friend and if he phones, remind him that he must pay the rent to the end of the month. A: Don’t be so tense. We’ll have a new tenant on the thirdteenth of this month Grammar and vocabulary 1. can/ could/ be able to: Eg: - Can you play the piano? - Can you/ Are you able to come on Saturday? * Can/ be able to: được sử dụng để diễn tả khả năng của ai đó hoặc cái gì đó có thể được thực hiện. * Be able to: được dùng để thay thế can trong thì tương lai, hoàn thành và dạng nguyên mẫu. - You’ll be able to get a taxi outside the station. - I haven’t been able to get much work done today. - She’d like to be able to play the piano. - This boy could read newspaper when he was 4. * Could: diễn tả 1 khả Năng trong quá khứ. - I was able to find some useful books in the library. => was/ were able to: diễn đạt 1 việc đã làm được vào 1 dịp nào đó trong quá khứ. * We use could for general ability. Eg: My grandfather was a clever man. He could speak five languages. * We use was/ were able to to talk about what happended in a special situation(managed to ) Eg: Laura had an accident but she was able to come back. Eg:- My grandmother loved music. She play the piano very well. - A girl fell into the river but luckily we rescue her. could were able to 2. Tag questions: Eg: It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? You haven’t done your homework, have you? => Usage: trong văn nói Structure: khẳng định, phủ định ? phủ định, khẳng định ? - Let’s + V(-to), shall we ? - (Please +) V(-to) , will you ? (câu mệnh lệnh) - I am ……, aren’t I ? ( hoặc , am I not? ) - This / That (is ……), (isn’t) it ? - These / Those (are ……), (aren’t) they ? - There is / are ……, isn’t / aren’t there ? - Nobody / No one + V(khẳng định) …, auxi / modal (phủ định) they ? - Everthing/something/anything , it? - Everybody/ everyone/ someone/ , they? - S + never / rarely / seldom / no longer…,VERB (khẳng định(+) + S ? Special Cases - Come in, ________? - Don’t do that, ________? - Let’s go for a walk, _________ ? - Let’s not study now, _________ ? - That is a very interesting film, ________? - That is your new boy friend, __________? - This is a very beautiful girl, ________ ? - No one knows, ___________ ? - Neither of them complaint, ________? - Mary is beautiful, ________? - His parents are old, __________ ? * Chứ không được dùng Mary is beautiful, isn’t Mary? - Câu hỏi đuôi là loại câu hỏi được them vào sau một câu nói. Nếu câu nói là khẳng định thì phần đuôi là phủ định và ngược lại - Câu hỏi đuôi sử dụng các trợ động từ như câu hỏi thông thường Practice will you shall we will you shall we isn’t it isn’t he isn’t she do they did they isn’t she aren’t they 1, Laura had hurt her leg and,_____________________ walk very well. 2, Sue wasn't at home when I phoned but I__________________contact her at her office. 3, I looked very carefully and I ____________________see a figure in the distance. 4, I wanted to buy some tomatoed. The first shop I went to didn't have any but I____________________ get some in the next shop. 5, My grandmother loved music. She_______________________play the piano very well. 6, I had forgotten to bring my camera so I_______________________ take any photographs. was able to was able to could/was able to could/was able to couldn't/wasn't able to couldn't/wasn't able to Exercise 1: Complete the sentences, using could, couldn't or was (not)/ were(not) able to. Exercise 2: Read the situation and write a sentence with a tag question. In each situation you are asking your friend to agree with you. 1. You're with a friend outside a restaurant. You're looking at the prices, which are very high.What do you say?(expensive). _______________________________________________________ 2. You've just come out of the ciname with a friend. You really enjoyed the film. What do you say to your friend?(great). _______________________________________________________ 3. You and a friend are listening to a woman singing. You like her voice very much. What do you say to your friend?(a lovely voice). _______________________________________________________ 4. You're trying on a jacket. You look in the mirror and you don't like what you see. What do you say to your friend?(not/ look/ very good) _______________________________________________________ 5. Your friend's hair is much shorter than when you last met. What do you say to her/ him?(have/ your hair/ cut). _______________________________________________________ It is (very) expensive, isn’t it? The film / It was great, wasn’t it? She has a lovely voice, doesn’t she? It doesn’t look very good, doesn’t it? You have had your hair cut, haven’t you? . * We use could for general ability. Eg: My grandfather was a clever man. He could speak five languages. * We use was/ were able to to talk about what happended in a special situation(managed