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ruven đề Sự hoà hợp giữa chủ từ và động từ trong tiếng

Anh trong TỦ SÁCH NGOẠI NGỮ NHÀ XUẤT BAN GIAO DUC được biên soạn nhằm giúp các em học sinh hiểu rõ hơn những vấn đề về

việc sử dụng và biến đổi động từ phù hợp với chủ từ trong câu tiếng

Anh Các vấn đề được trình bày ngắn gọn, dễ hiểu và dễ nhó cùng với phần bài tập củng cố

Để đạt được kết quả tốt, các em nên tự làm bài tập, sau đó so

sánh bài làm của mình với bài giải và cùng nhau thảo luận để nắm

vững thêm ngữ pháp tiếng Anh

Cùng với các bài ngữ pháp, chúng lôi cũng giới thiệu những bài

đọc thêm, truyện ngắn, thơ, các câu thành ngữ và trò chơi nhằm giúp các em trau đồi kĩ năng đọc hiểu tiếng Anh và kiến thúc tổng quát

Tuy các tác giả đã có nhiều cố gắng khi biên soạn, song chuyên

đề này vẫn còn những điểm cần bổ sung Chúng tôi mong nhận được

nhiều ý kiến đóng góp của giáo viên, phụ huynh và các em học sinh

để lần xuất bản sau được tối hơn

CÁC TÁC GIÁ

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

SU HOA HOP GIUA CHU TU VA DONG TU

Subject-verb agreement means choosing the correct singular or

plural verb after the subject

Sự hoà hợp giữa chủ từ uè động từ` đề cập đến viéc chon

đúng động từ ở hình thái số ít hay số nhiều sau chủ từ

Mary lives in China

Mary’s relatives live in Australia

Here are some notes on subject-verb agreement

Dưới đây là một số lưu ý về sự hoà hợp giữa chủ từ và động từ

1 When the subject is an uncountable noun, use a singular verb

Khi chủ từ là một danh từ không đếm được, dùng động từ số it

The coffee is too hot for me to drink

Sugar is not always good for health

2 When the subject is a noun phrase, the verb must agree with

the head noun in that phrase

Khi chủ từ là một cụm danh tù, động từ phải hoà hợp tới danh từ chính trong cụm từ đó

Most of the students in my class are very intelligent

Her parents’ car is very expensive

* Con được gọi là sự phù ứng giữa chủ ngữ và động từ

hh

Some collective nouns, or names of specific organizations with

a singular form can be treated either as singular (with a

niugular verb) or plural (with a plural verb) :

Mot so danh tu tép hop (chi tap thể) hoặc tên các tổ chức cu thẻ có hình thái số ít có thể được xem là danh từ số ít (bết hợp tới động từ số ít) hoặc danh từ số nhiều (kết hợp với

động từ số nhiều) :

assoclatlon (hội, liên đoàn) audience (khan gid)

class (lớp, tầng lớp) club (câu lạc bộ)

committee (uy ban) community (cộng đồng) company (céng ti) councll (hội đồng)

crowd (dam đông) department (phân khoa)

family (giơ đình) government (chính phủ)

group (nhóm) Jury (bồi thẩm đoàn)

orchestra (dan nhac) public (công chúng)

The United Nations (Liên Hiệp Quốc)

~ Use a singular verb if we see the group as a whole unit

Dùng động từ số ít nếu xem tap thé do la mét don vi

My family has three members

Our group is the only one in the contest that has the most beautiful pictures

Use a plural verb if we want to mention the members in the group

Dùng động từ số nhiều nếu đề cập đến các thành uiên trong nhóm

My family were watching TV at this time yesterday

(All of the members in my family were watching TV.)

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4, Some nouns are usually plural and take a plural verb:

Một số danh từ luôn ở hình thái số nhiều thì bết hợp voi dong

từ số nhiều:

belongings (uật dụng cá nhân) clothes (quén co) congratulations (su chuc miing) earnings (thu nhdp) glasses (kinh deo mat) goods (hang hod)

savings (tién tiết hiệm) — - scissors (kéo)

stairs (cdu thang) shorts (quần ngắn)

thanks (iời cđm ơn) trousers (quần đời)

These blue trousers are too short for me

Savings help us a lot in special situations

~ Use singular verbs for a_pair of scissors, a_pair of shorts, a

pair of trousers, a pair of glasses

Dùng động từ số ít đối uới a pair of scissors, a pair of

shorts, a pair of trousers, a pair of glasses

I think a pair of scissors is helpful in this case

I don’t think this pair of trousers fits you

5 Some nouns always end in s (like plural nouns) but they go

with singular verbs

Một số danh từ tận cùng uới s (như danh từ số nhiều) nhưng hết hợp uới động từ số ít

The news from the Middle East seems very encouraging

Maths was always my problem at school when I was ten

~ Some academic subjects:

Một số môn học:

Economics (Kinh tế học) Linguistics (Ngén ngu hoc)

Mathematics (Todn hoc)

Politics (Chinh tri hoc)

Statistics (Thong ké hoc)

Phonetics (Ngit dm hoc)

Physics (Vat li hoc)

Mathematics is my favorite subject

I think polities is quite stressful

— Some sports:

Một số môn thể thao:

athletics (điền binh) gymnastics (thé duc)

Athletics has attracted more people since we got four gold

medals in the 22"! Sea Games

-~ Some diseases:

Một số căn bệnh:

Measles is a common disease

6 Some plural nouns do not end in s, and always go with plural

verbs: police, cattle, folk, clergy

Một số danh từ số nhiều không tận cùng bằng s, va luôn kết

hợp uới động từ số nhiều: police, cattle, folk, clergy

The police have arrived

The eattle are in the shed

7 Indefinite pronouns someone, anyone, nobody, everyone,

something, anything take a singular verb

Những đại từ bất định someone, anyone, nobody, everyone,

something, anything kết hợp uới động từ số it

Someone is knocking at the door

I called but nobody was there

8 To-infinitive phrase or V-ing phrase takes a singular verb

Cụm từ bắt đầu bằng hình thái nguyên mẫu có to của đồng tự hoặc hình thái có -ing của động từ kết hợp uới động từ sở it

To help you is my pleasure

Doing regular morning exercises is good for your health

9 That clause takes a singular verb

Mệnh đề bắt đâu uới that kết hợp uới động từ số it

That you get good mark does not surprise me

That he has won the race is hot news

10 Phrases referring to time, distance and money take a singular

verb

Những cụm từ đề cập đến thời gian, khodng cdch va tién két

hợp uới động từ số ít

Twenty minutes is enough for me to finish this exercise

About three meters separates the first runner and the

second

Fifty dollars is too much for me I cannot afford it

11 When an adjective following the is treated as a subjective

noun, it takes a plural verb

Khi mét tinh tu dung sau the duoc dung nhu một danh từ

làm chủ từ, nó sẽ hết hợp uới động từ số nhiều

The rich have the responsibility to help the poor

The homeless need helping immediately

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12 In the structure there + be, the verb be agrees with the noun Khi các chủ thể được nối bởi từ and, dùng động từ sở nhiêu,

after be, at the end of the sentence

John and his wife are coming to town

Trong cấu trúc there + be, động từ be hoà hợp uới danh từ The king and his men were riding along the beach

diings sau be, 6 cudi cdu

"here is a book on the table — When the items connected by and make up a single subject

Khi các chủ thể được kết nối bằng and tạo nên một chủ từ

13 The verb that follows a relative pronoun will agree with the hợp nhất, dùng động từ số ít

antecedent

Fish and chips is a favorite kind of fast food

Động từ theo sau đại từ liên hệ sẽ hoà hop voi danh từ đúng „

Fish and chip is ONE dish.)

The woman who teaches you English is my mother

The students who are sitting around the table are not in

my class

— When the items are connected by as well as, with, together

14 When such words as English, Vietnamese are used as the with, the verb agrees with the first item

subject, use a singular verb if we want to mention the language (without the) When we want to mention the people

in the country (with the), use a plural verb »

Khi các chủ thé duoc noi bdi as well as, with, together with, động từ sẽ hoà hợp uới chủ thể thứ nhất

Tom, together with his wife and children, lives in New

Khi chủ từ là những từ như English, Vietnamese dùng York

động từ số ít khi muốn đề cập đến ngôn ngữ (không dùng

uới the) Dùng động từ số nhiều khi muốn đê cập đến con

người ở nước đó (dùng uới the)

He, as well as other workers, ¿s going on strike

- When the items are combined by either or, neither nor,

The English are very proud of their country Khi các chủ thế được nối bởi either or, neither nor, động từ sẽ hoà hợp uới chủ thể thứ hoi

Chủ từ uới hai hay nhiêu chủ thể:

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16 Some special cases:

Một số trường hợp đặc biệt:

~ After each/ every + singular noun, use a singular verb

Sau each/ every + danh từ số ít, dùng động từ số ít

Each student has to do at least two exercises in the

textbook

Every worker has the right to have twelve days off in a

year

— After any of/ each of! either of/ neither of/ none of + plural

noun, we can use a singular or a plural verb However, we prefer a singular verb in formal written English

Sau any of/ each off either of/ neither of/ none of + danh tw

số nhiễu, có thể dùng động từ số ít hoặc số nhiều Tuy

nhiên, chúng ta thường dùng động từ số íL trong uăn viét

trang trong

Neither of them knows/ know the truth about her

If any of the children gets/ get hungry, they can have a

cake

- After a/ the majority of, a number of, a lot of, plenty of, all

(of), some (of) + plural noun, use a plural verb

Sau a/ the majority of, a number of, a lot of, plenty of, all

(of), some (of) + danh từ số nhiêu, dùng động từ số nhiều

A number of applicants were interviewed last week

All of the teachers have to wear uniform on Mondays

- After any of, none of, the majority of, a lot of, plenty of, all

(of), some (of) + uncountable noun, use a singular verb

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Sau any of, none of, the majority of, a lot of, plenty of, all (of), some (of) + dưnh từ không đếm được, dùng động từ số íI

All the furniture was destroyed in the fire

Some of the sugar I bought is left on the fridge

17 We can change uncountable nouns to countable by using certain

expressions Here is a list of some common uncountable nouns

in English and corresponding countable expressions

Có thể chuyển đổi danh từ không đếm được sang danh từ đếm được bằng cách dùng một số thành ngữ Sœu đây là

bảng liệt kê các danh từ không đếm được thường gặp trong tiếng Anh uà các thành ngữ đếm được tương ứng

Uncountable nouns Countable expressions

accommodation a place to live

advice a piece of advice

baggage a piece/ case/ trunk/ bag of baggage bread a piece/ loaf/ roll of bread

chewing gum a piece of chewing gum

equipment a piece of equipment

furniture a piece / an article of furniture

information a piece of information

lightning a flash of lightning

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luggage

money

news poetry progress publicity

research

rubbish

spaghetti

thunder ˆ travel

work

a piece/ case/ trunk/ bag of luggage

a note; a coin; a sum

PRNGCTIGE MANES PERFECT

A Choose the best answers

The police (haven’t / hasn’t) found the thieves yet

Eating so much meat (isn’t / aren’t) good for your health

That he is so naughty (make / makes) his parents worried

There (is / are) a lot of milk in the bottle

(Is / Are) seven hours enough for a sleep?

May I borrow your watch? Mine (doesn’t / don’t) work

Our class usually (raise / raises) our hands to choose the leader

The man who (is / are) talking to our teacher (is / are) my

father

How many countries (do / does) the United Nations consist of? Bacteria often (cause / causes) diseases

John, along with twenty friends, (is / are) planning a party

The picture of the heroes (bring / brings) back many memorics

The quality of these recordings (is / are) not very good

If the duties of these officers (isn’t / aren’t) reduced, there

will not be enough time to finish the project

Ib

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15 The effects of cigarette smoking (have / has) been proven

to be extremely harmful

16 Neither Bill nor Mary (is / are) going to the play tonight

17 (Is / Are) there anything better than going to another

movie tonight?

18 Skating (is / are) becoming more popular every day

19 A number of reporters (was / were) at the conference yesterday

20 Everybody who (has / have) a fever must go home immediately

21 Your glasses (was / were) on the bureau last night

22 There (was / were) some people at the meeting last night

23 The committee (have / has) already reached a decision

24 A pair of jeans (was / were) in the washing machine this —

morning

25 Each student (has / have) answered the first three questions

26 The first bridge to be built with electric lights (was / were)

the Brooklyn Bridge

27 There (is / are) two types of calculus, differential and integral

28 George Gershwin, together with his brother Ira, (was /

were) the creator of the first musical comedy to win a

Pulitzer Prize

29 All trees, except for the tree fern, (is / are) seed-bearing plants

30 The view of these disciplines (vary / varies) from time to time

B Correct the mistakes If the sentence is correct, murk ©

in the blank at the beginning of the sentence If the

sentence is incorrect, mark I, underline the mistake and

give the correction in the blank at the end of the

sentence

1. I_ The Chinese has an interesting history _ have

2 English is one of the most popular

language in the world

3 The scissors on the table ¡s my sister’s _

4. -_ Linguistics is my major field of study

5 There are good furniture in this showroom

6. _ — The cattle is grazing in the meadow

7 The interrogation, condueted by the police

officers, have lasted for several hours

8 The tenants in the apartment next to

mine is giving a party this evening

9 The president, surrounded by secret

service agents, is trying to make his way

to the podium

10 The buildings destroyed during the fire

are being rebuilt at the taxpayers’ expense

11 20 percent of the forest have been

destroyed lately

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The witnesses saw that most of the fire

in the hills was extinguished

Some of the animals from the zoo was

released into the animal preserve

All of the students in the class taught by

Professor Roberts is required to turn in

their term papers next Monday

Half of the food that we are serving to

the guests are still in the refrigerator

We believe that some of the employees is going to be devoted to quality control

It is impossible to believe that somebody actually admire that man

Each of the doctors in the building needs

to have a separate reception area

The president felt that no one were

better suited for the position of chief staff advisor

Everybody participating in the fund-

raiser are to turn in the tickets by 8.00

C Complete the sentences with is / are, has / have or

does / do

1 Either John or you

unfinished work to be responsible for the

2 David, as well as his friends, collecting waste paper

to recycle

3 John and Helen_ — not admit to have broken the window

4 Neither Tom nor his friends _ lost the keys

5 Both Peter and his girlfriend —_ working for a bank

6 Neither the library nor the bookstore the book I need

7 Tom as well as his two close friends —_ not 1n class today

8 Both Ron and Bob passed the exam successfully

9 Oneofthestafs — to report the problem to the manager

10 Either the girl or her parents going to be present

at the party

D Choose the best answers A, B, C or D

1 Anyone who to succeed to try his best

A want/ have B wants/ has

C want/ must D wants/ must

2 There a number of lazy pupils in this class

W

8 Everyone who the examination will receive his score

reports in six weeks

9 is not to be taken lightly

A The dangerous forest fires B The dangers of forest fires

B The danger of forest fires D The forest fire dangers

10 Mr Robins, as well as his wife and children, tonight,

A is arriving B are arriving

11 Neither Maria nor her friends to class today

12 A: Can we meet on Friday or Saturday?

B: Either day _ fine

13 Anyone who into the woods should recognize

common poisonous plants such as poison ivy and poison oak

14 In 1736, the number of poor people in Boston receiving

public assistance _ about 4,000

C it was D they were

15 In a chess game, the player with the white pieces always

A move first B moves first

C first move D first moves

16 A number of special conditions

geyser for the formation of

A is necessary B are necessary

C necessary is D being necessary

AI

17 Teeth a hard substance called enamel

A is covered with B covered with

C cover with D are covered with

18 Ethics — of moral duties, principles and values

A the study B are the study

19 25 million dollars —s the sum of money needed to

reestablish this town

20 Public discussion of our international and domestic problems

by congressmen who are actually interested only in re-election

A is being over-politicized B are being over-politicized

C to be over-politicized D over-politicized

E Supply the correct tenses and forms of the verbs in

parentheses

1 The English (be) _— — famous for their calmness

2 The money that (spend) on education every year (be)

not enough

3 The number of employees who (not, finish) — their work

yet (have) _ to work on the weekend

4 The office (close) on the weekend

5 The office (try) _ a lot to win the boss’s heart recently

Yesterday, neither you nor I (choose) to deliver the

speech So who (choose) ? ~ Daisy and Ann (be)

That you enjoy the food I cook (encourage) me a lot

When I (see) you yesterday, the boy in black

trousers (try) to steal your wallet

The contracts signed by the company (have) been voided because some stipulations were not met

Ten miles (be) a very long distance for us to walk

Each package that is not properly wrapped (have) _ to

be returned to the sender

The keys of the house (have) been lost

The plan as well as the proposals (be) to be

presented in the coming Monday meeting

The box of ribbons for the electric typewriter (have)

been misplaced

It is disconcerting to believe that every possible candidate

(have) been rejected for one reason or another

There (have) been more excitement in this cily about a sporting event

To me, Mathematics (be) something very difficult to master

If nobody (have) bought that car from the dealer, then you should return and make another offer,

ail

KF In the following sentences, there are four underlined

words or phrases A, B, C, and D Identify the underlined

parts that must be changed for the sentences to be correct

9 Every human typically have twenty-three pairs of

foil, the epee, and the saber

11 There was four groups of twenty rats each involved in the test

DONG TU GAY KHIEN

Causative verbs are used to indicate that one person causes a

second person to do something for him Causative verbs are: have,

get, make, let and help

Động từ gây khiến dùng để diễn tả uiệc một người nhờ một người khác làm điều gì đó cho mình Các động từ gây khiến bao gồm: bave, get, let, make, vd help

They had their lawyer change their will

Tom had the dentist fill his tooth

Passive statements

subject + have + something + past participle

Tom had his tooth filled

They had their will changed

Mary got John to wash the car

The manager got his secretary to type the letter

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Passive statements

subject + get + something + past participle

Mary got the car washed

The manager got the letter typed

3 MAKE

subject + make + someone / something + bare infinitive

His mother made him take the medicine

Tl] make the machine work

4 LET

subject + fet+ someone / something + bare infinitive

His mother let him go swimming

Don’t let that bother you

5 HELP

subject + help + someone + bare infinitive / to-infinitive

Can you help me find / to find my ring?

I’ve helped Mary complete / to complete the report

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NOTES

— Have is slightly more formal than get

Haue có phần trang trọng hơn get

— Get is more frequently used than have in the imperative form

Get được sử dụng thường hơn haque trong mệnh lệnh cách

—Have and get are also used to refer to events which

happened to someone but were beyond their control

Have vd get cling duoc st dung dé dién té nhitng su viéc

dién ra ngodi tim kiém sodt ctia mot ngudi ndo đó

Examples

After being late for work every day for 2 weeks, Billy had his pay reduced

I stood so close to the fire that I got my legs burnt

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you

can carry away from it

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life

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5 Pat is getting her car this week

PRAGTICEMAKESIDERBEGH © rep’

B repaired

C repairing

1 The president had his advisors a press conference

D signing

2 George is getting his teachers him a make-up exam

C leaving

14 Her husband always helps her

B Complete the following sentences using the correct form

of have and the words in parentheses

Example

I haven't _ (my car / service) for months

—> I haven’t had my car serviced for months

1 Are you going to (your house / repaint) next month?

4 Tom must (his decayed tooth / pick up)

5 Where did you (your hair / do)? It looks so nice

6 My parents _ (the roof of their house / damage) in the

storm last night

7 I’ve already had (the bath-tube / mend)

8 I’ve just (my suit / dry-clean) at the laundry near

13 You’d better (your jacket / clean) at the laundry

Don’t do that yourself or you'll damage it

14 I need to

wrong with it I’m afraid

(my computer / service) There’s something

15 The local government will (a theater / build) in our

neighborhood next year

A friend is someone we turn to when our spirits need a lift

A friend is someone we treasure

for our friendship is a gift

A friend is someone who fills our lives

with beauty, joy, and grace

And makes the whole world we live in

a better and happier place

eb There's nothing as nice as someone who shares

ab your laughter, your secrets, your wishes and cares, a ly

ab Someone who's there through your good times and tears, rq.)

oP who stays by your side as your friends through the years “1% €

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«CC CP:

Everyday Enghsh Useful Expressions

— Excuse me, do you happen to know ?

— | wonder if you could tell me

Learners of English often

find it difficult to ask for — Could you please tell me about , if you don’t mind?

information when talking to — This may sound a stupid question, but I’d like to know

native speakers The reason is — | hope you don’t mind my asking, but I'd like to know

that they do not know how to

start the conversation and what

expressions to be used in these

situations to get the desired Examples

information The following e Excuse me, do you happen to know when the concert starts?

e This may sound a stupid question, but I’d like to know why

Mr Allen doesn’t come tonight?

asking for information

B ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS

1 You know the answers

A MAKING QUESTIONS

Before you make a question asking for information, remember

the following points: Useful Expressions

— You are the one to control the conversation; therefore, make ~ Yes, it’s

sure that you are always ready to direct the talk the way you ~ OK, you

-Try to avoid direct and personal questions If you are too — | think

direct or too personal, you may appear to be very rude or

impolite

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Examples:

A: Excuse me, do you happen to know when the concert starts?

B: I think it'll start in about ten minutes

A: This may sound a stupid question, but I'd like to know why

Mr Allen doesn’t come tonight?

B: Well, it’s actually because Mr Allen has to see his customer

tonight

2 You don’t know the answers

Useful Expressions

— Sorry, | don’t know

~ Ïm terribly sorry | really don’t know

~ |’m not sure

— I’ve no idea, I'm afraid

~ | can’t answer your question but I'll tell you where

you can find out

—{’m not sure I'll have to find out

Examples

A: Excuse me, do you happen to know when the concert starts?

B: Sorry, I don’t know when it starts

A: This may sound a stupid question, but I'd like to know why

Mr Allen doesn’t come tonight?

B: I’m terribly sorry I really don’t know why he doesn’t come

tonight

3 You refuse the answers

Useful Expressions

~ I'd rather not answer your question, if you don’t mind,

~ Sorry, | don’t like personal questions

- Sorry, the question you’ve asked is too personal

~ Weil, let me see

— Well, now, it’s

- Oh, let me think for a moment

~ That’s a very interesting question,

— Hang on, | need to think for a while,

Example A: I wonder if you could tell me how much your nice jacket costs?

B: Oh, let me think for a moment I bought it last year and it cost

C ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION

You may not receive enough information from people right away In this case, you may have to ask them for further details In

some other cases, you may want to ask for additional information

because you are not satisfied with the answers given

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Useful Expressions

— Sorry, but I'd like to know some more about

— Could you please tell me a bit more about

~ Sorry, | don’t quite understand why

— Sorry, but that was not what | meant What! really want to

know is

Examples

A: Excuse me, do you happen to know when the concert starts?

B: I think it'll start in about ten minutes

A: Sorry, I don’t quite understand why the concert starts so late

A: This may sound a stupid question, but I'd like to know why

Mr Allen doesn’t come tonight?

B: Well, it’s actually because Mr Allen has to see his customer

tonight

A: Sorry, but Id like to know some more about Mr Allen’s

absence

PRACTICEMANESIDERBEG

I Match a sentence in column A with a sentence in column

B to make a short conversation

A

1 Excuse me, I wonder if you

could show me where the city theater is

2 Excuse me, do you happen to

is the best

restaurant in town?

know | which

3 This may sound a stupid

but I’d like to know how much you can

question,

earn per month?

4, Would you mind telling about

the book you are reading?

5 I hope you don’t mind my

asking but Ứd like to know

a Oh, sorry, I really don’t

know I seldom eat out

b Oh, no, not at all I think

it’s the best detective story

I’ve ever read

ec The city theater? Well, let

Il Fill in the blanks with the following hints to complete

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the dialogues

— Could you please tell me a bit more about it

— It’s actually one of the best in town

— Do you happen to know if there is any one near here

~- Oh, let me think for a moment

- Sorry, I think the question you've asked is too personal

1 A: I am looking for a bus stop (1) ?

B: Yes, the nearest one is about 500 meters away Just walk

down the street and it’s on your left

A: Excuse me, I wonder if you could tell me where Rex Hotel is?

left from here

A: Is it a good hotel?

A: (4) ? Is it modern? Is it expensive?

B: I'm terribly sorry, I really don’t know I’ve never been there

- A: Would you mind telling me about your new job?

B: (5)

III Work in pairs Get your partner to give as much

information as possible about his / her:

— way of studying English

— way of spending the weekends

— career expectation

— holiday plans

— hometown

IV Work in groups of three or four Ask each of the members

to give as much details as possible about his / her:

— favorite sports / books / films / songs

~ hobbies

~ leisure activities

~ family and friends

4ñ

Sy YourHeart and 11.4

THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE

It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty! I

was insecure” about entering a new decade of my life and feared

that my best years were now behind me

My daily routine included going

to the gym for a workout before going

to work Every morning I would see

my friend Nicholas at the gym He

was seventy-nine years old and in

terrific shape As I greeted Nicholas

on this particular day, he noticed I

wasn't full of my usual vitality’ and

asked if there was anything wrong I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty I wondered

how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so

I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”

Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, "Well, Joe, this is my

philosophical‘ answer to your philosophical question:

“When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care

of for me and I was nurtured’ by my parents, that was the best

time of my life.”

“When I was going to school and learning the things I know

today, that was the best time of my life.”

“When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid®

for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.”

“When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the

best time of my life.”

“When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”

“And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old I have my health,

I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we

first met This is the best time of my life."

NOTES

1 turn (v) thirty: bước sang tuổi 30

2 insecure (adj): khong tu tin

3 full of one’s usual vitality: khoẻ như thường ngày

4 philosophical (adj): có tính triết lí

6 get (v) paid: được trả công

7 flee (v): bỏ trốn

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