Tiếng Anh: Unit 8: Lesson 3 A closer look 2

Exercise1: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs (present simple, present continuous or present perfect).. America ____________Thanksgiving Day on the fou[r]

By: Tran Thi Huyen ENGLISH SPEAKING

COUNTRIES Sunday, February 28, 2021

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What are the names of these countries?

The USA The United Kingdom Singapore

Unit 8: English speaking countries

REVISON

I post

I’m posting I’ve posted

Present simple tense

Usages Form Signals

I Present tenses review:

-Routines -Facts -Interests -Schedule

* To be

(+) S + am/is/are +Adj /Noun

(-) S + am/ is/ are +not + Adj /Noun (?) Am/ Is/ Are + S + Adj /Noun? * Verb infinitive

(+) S + V(s/es) + O

(-) S + don’t/ doesn’t + V(inf) + O (?) Do/Does + S + V(inf) + O?

Everyday/week/month/year in the morning/ afternoon/

evening/ always; usually; often; sometimes; seldom; rarely;

Present continuous tense.

Usages Form Signals

- Actions are happening now

(+) S + am/ is/ are + V-ing + O (-)S + am/ is/ are + not + V-ing + O

(?) Am/ Is/ Are + S + V-ing + O?

now, right now

at the moment, at present at this time,

Look! Listen! …………

Present perfect tense.

Usages Form Signals

- Actions that started in the past and continue in the present:

-Experiences

- Refer to the recent past

(+) S+ have/ has + V(pp) + O (-)S+ have/ has + not V(pp) + O (?) Have/ Has + S + V(pp) + O?

Just, yet, never, ever, already, so far, up to

now, since, for, recently, lately, until now, up to present, …

I Present tenses review:

1 present simple S + V( s / es) + O

2 present continuous

S + am / is / are + V- ing + O

3 present perfect.

S + has / have + V( ed/3) + O

4 present perfect continuous

Exercise1: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs (present simple, present continuous or present perfect).

has served

is increasing

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The famous Sydney Opera

House as an arts centre since 1973 (serve)

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There are about 750 million English speakers in the world, and this number _ fast (increase)

Exercise1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs (present simple, present continuous or present perfect).

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The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which _ freedom (symbolise)

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England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

together the United Kingdom (form)

form symbolises

Present simple

Exercise1: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs (present simple, present continuous or present perfect).

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America Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of

November since 1864 (celebrate)

has celebrated 6.New Zealand divided into

the North Island and the South Island (be)

is

Exercise 2: Four of the underlined verbs in the passage are incorrect in sentences Find and correct them

DISNEYLAND

California (1) is home to the most iconic theme park in the world – Disneyland Over 670 million people (2) visit it since it opened in 1955, and the number (3) increases fast Different kinds of entertainment (4) are provided throughout the park Mickey’s Soundsational Parade, the most popular event, (5) has celebrated music from famous Disney films In the parade, well-known Disney characters (6) march along the street, either on floats or on foot They

The future

The present simple

Exercise 3a: Read the schedule and underline the verbs in the sentences describing the activities.

takes place starts finishes holds hosts lasts

Exercise 4: Use the verbs in the box in their correct forms to complete the sentences describing other activities in 3a

Host finish hold take place start last

1 The Public Speaking session   _at 11.15 and   at 12.45 in Room 6, Felix Building.

2 The Sports Festival   in the sports centre

on April 18th It is a day to promote children’s participation

in sports.

3 The Association of School Newspapers  _  the opening of their Journalism Club on April 26th,

in the

school library.

4 The school library _  the Photo Exhibition.

5 The Photo Exhibition _  two days, from

- On Monday, our school has a parade at the school yard.

Exercise 5: Make notes of some activities your school has planned for next week Write five sentences about the

activities, using the simple present with a future meaning

Wrap-up

TODAY’S LESSON

Review: Present

- Learn by heart vocab.