Tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 6: The environment (Language Focus)

I’m tired as I stayed up late watching TV. I’m tired since I stayed up late watching TV... I’m hungry because I haven’t eaten all day.. I’m hungry. I haven’t eaten all day.[r]

Unit 6

LANGUAGE FOCUS

1. Adjectives and adverbs

2. Adverb clauses of reason (as, because, since)

3. Adjective + that clause

I Adjectives and adverbs

Exercise 1: Change the adjectives into adverbs Then use the adverbs to complete the

sentences.

Adjective Adverb

a) Hoa was pleased that she got an A for her assignment

b) The old man walked _ to the park c) Tuan sighed _ when he heard that he failed the test

d) The baby laughed _ as she played with her toys

e) Mrs Nga speaks English quite _

extremely

slowly sadly

II Adverb clauses of reason (as, because, since)

Exercise 2: Join the pairs of sentences together Use because, as or since

Example: I can’t go to the movies It is raining.

I can’t go to the movies because it is raining I can’t go to the movies as it is raining

I’m tired I stayed up late watching

TV

I have a broken leg I fell over while I was

playing basketball

I’m going to be late for school The bus is late

I broke the cup I was careless

I want to go home I feel sick

I’m tired I stayed up late watching TV

I’m tired because I stayed up late watching TV.

I have a broken leg I fell over while I was playing basketball

I have a broken leg because I fell over while I was playing basketball

I have a broken leg as I fell over while I was playing basketball

I’m going to be late for school because the bus is late

I’m going to be late for school The bus is late

I’m going to be late for school as the bus is late

I broke the cup because I was careless

I broke the cup I was careless

I broke the cup as I was careless

I want to go home because I feel sick

I want to go home I feel sick

I want to go home as I feel sick

I’m hungry because I haven’t eaten all day

I’m hungry I haven’t eaten all day

I’m hungry as I haven’t eaten all day

III Adjective + that clause:

Example:

- That clause/ Noun clause can be use with adjectives expressing emotion, anxiety,

confidence : pleased, excited, sorry, disappointed, amazed, afraid, glad

My parents are pleased. I well at school.

 My parents are pleased that I well at

school.

a Ba: Dad! I got mark on my test!

Mr.Ha: That’s wonderful I’m _ (please/ work hard)

b Mrs.Quyen: When are you going on vacation with your family, Sally?

Mrs.Robinson: Tomorrow I’m (excited/go/Da Lat)

c Lan: I’m (sorry/break bicycle) Tien: Don’t worry I can fix it

 I’m pleased that you are working hard

 I’m excited that I can go to Da Lat this time

d Liz: I forgot to tell you I was going to Lan’s place Mr.Robinson: I’m _ (disappointed/not phone)

e Miss Lien: Congratulations!

Nga: Thanks I’m (amazed/win first prize)

 I’m disappointed that you didn’t phone me

about it

IV Conditional sentences: type

Ex: If I have time, I will help you.

If I have time, I ……….you ( help )

Exercise 4: Match each half-sentence in column A with a suitable one in column B

* New words:

- creature ['kri:t∫ə] (n) : sinh vật, loài vật

- preserve [pri'zə:v] (v) : bảo tồn - cope

- respiratory [ri'spaiərətri, 'respirətri] (adj) : (thuộc) sự thở, (thuộc) hô hấp

- shade [∫eid] (n) : bóng mát

- poisonous ['pɔizənəs] (adj) : độc hại

A B

1.If we pollute the water, …

2.If you cut down the

trees in the forests, … If there is too much

exhaust fume in the air, …

4 If you can keep your neighborhood clean, …

5 If people stop using dynamite for fishing, …

a) there will be big floods every year

b) a lot of sea creatures will be well preserved

c) more and more people will cope with respiratory problems

d) you will have an ideal place to live

A B

1.If we pollute the water,… 2.If you cut down the

trees in the forests, … If there is too much

exhaust fume in the air, … If you can keep your

neighborhood clean, … If people stop using

dynamite for fishing, …

a) there will be big floods every year

b) a lot of sea creatures will be well preserved

c) more and more people will cope with respiratory problems

d) you will have an ideal place to live

e) we will have no fresh water to use

; 5-b ; 4-d

; 3-c ; 2-a

Exercise 5: Complete the sentences.

c) If we plant more trees along the streets, … (we / have / more shade and fresh air)

b) If we go on littering, … (environment / become / seriously polluted)

a) If the rice paddies are polluted, … (rice plants / die)

 If we plant more trees along the streets, we

will have more shade and fresh air

 If we go on littering, the environment will

become seriously polluted

 If the rice paddies are polluted, the rice plants

e) If we keep our environment clean, … (we / live / happier and healthier life)

d) If we use much pesticide on vegetables, … (the vegetables / become / poisonous

and inedible

 If we keep our environment clean, we will live

a happier and healthier life

 If we use much pesticide on vegetables,

Learn new words and new structures in the lesson

Do exercises in the workbook (from page 41 to

page 46)

Prepare Unit : Saving Energy (lesson 1) for

next period:

 Read and find out new words in the

Celinne Dion – And so this is Xmax

THANK YOU

Goodbye!

I- Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense :

1- If you (come) _ home on time, we’ll have dinner together

2- I (go) _ to the movies with you if I finish my homework early

3- I he (learn) how to swim, he can go with us to the beach

4- You (feel) _ tired tomorrow if you stay up very late tonight

5- If the weather (not, be) _ cold tomorrow, we’ll go swimming

* Key: come

will go learns

I- Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense :

6- If you eat too much, you (get) _ sick 7- If she (try) hard, she can get a good job somewhere

8- If I have any trouble, I (call) _ for your help

9- You will get into trouble if you

(not, listen) _ to my advice 10- Please, let me know at once if you (hear) _ any news from Janet!

* Key: will get tries

will call

II- Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentences:

1- According to the timetable, if the plane

(take off) _ on time, we’ll be there at 7:30 a take off b will take off

c takes off d taking off

2- We’ll have a picnic next Sunday unless the weather too bad

a is b being c will be d was 3- Nobody enjoyed eating the food because it was

a bad cooking b badly cooked c bad cooked c badly cooking

II- Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentences:

* Key: 4C

4- If you pay more attention to the teacher’s

explanations, you’ll these exercises _ a easy b easier c easily d easiest 5- He deceided not to take that job the salary was too low

a since b but c so d if

6- many factories had to close down, more people lost their jobs

a If b However c Because d Unless 7- I can’t cook very , but if you want, I will make you an omelet

II- Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentences:

8- Please, _ if the baby is asleep!

a you not make noise b not making noise c don’t you make noise d don’t make noise 9- If the teacher is asbent tomorrow,

class

a will be cancelled b would be cancelled c will cancel d would cancel

10- Everybody was that the child could play the piano so well

a surprising b surprised c surprise d surprisingly

III- Choose the underlined part in each sentence which needs correcting:

1- If you won’t take an umbrella, you can get wet on the way to the office

2- They deceided not to stay on the beach so it was too polluted

3- Since he had studied very hardly, he passed all the exams with honors

4- If you listen to the teacher’s explanations carefully, you’ll these exercises easy

* Key: won’t  don’t

so  because

hardly  hard