Simple Present Tense (Ordinary Verbs)
THERE + IS/ ARE
Cấu trúc THERE + IS/ ARE dùng để giới thiệu có sự hiện hữu của sự việc, sự vật, hiện tượng hay người nào đó ở hiện tại.
Forms:
Affirmative
THERE + IS + Nsing…
ARE + Nplu…
Ex:
There’s a book on the table.
There are ten chairs in the room.
Negative
THERE + ISN’T + Nsing…
AREN’T+ Nplu…
Ex:
There isn’t a sofa in the living room.
There aren’t a lot of beds.
Question
IS +THERE + Nsing ….?
ARE Nplu …?
Ex:
Is there an armchair in the room?
Practice 1
Complete this description with ‘s, isn’t, are or aren’t (hoàn thành bài miêu tả dưới đây với các động từ ‘s, isn’t, are hoặc aren’t)
In Roger’s house, there 1__________ a big living room. There 2__________ two bedrooms and two bathrooms. There 3__________ no yard, but there 4__________ a balcony. He has a lot of books, so there 5__________ bookcases in the living room and bedrooms. There 6__________ any chairs in the kitchen, but there 7__________ a big table with chairs in the dining room.
There 8__________ a stove in the kitchen, but there 9__________ a microwave oven. There 10__________ two televisions in Roger’s house – there 11__________ one television in the living room, and there 12__________ one television in the bedroom.
Practice 2
Circle the correct answer (khoanh tròn câu trả lời đúng)
1. He’s there/ their/ they’re teacher.
2. Is their/ they’re/ there a computer in the classroom? 3. They’re/ their/ there French.
4. They’re/ their/ there are some keys on the table. 5. There/ their/ they’re calculator is Japanese. 6. There/ their/ they’re lots of restaurants. 7. There/ their/ they’re teacher is Indian.
8. She gives there/ their/ they’re mother the report. 9. There/ their/ there is just one small shop.
Practice 3
Compare the two pictures below and write the ten differences between them. (hãy so sánh 2 bức tranh dưới đây và ghi ra 10 điểm khác biệt giữa chúng)
A B
Practice 4
Write a description of your home. You may answer the questions: (hãy viết một đoạn mô tả ngắn về ngôi nhà của bạn, trả lời những ý sau)
Where do you live?
Do you live in a house or in an apartment? How many rooms does your home have? What furniture do you have in the rooms?...
UNIT 7
VOCABULARY
Family Relationship
Write these words in the correct place (viết những từ sau đây vào đúng vị trí)
Boyfriend Husband 2 Son 4 Uncle Grandfather 7 Girlfriend
1
Mother 3 Sister 5 6 Niece READING
R – 1 Read about the family of Patrick Binchey. Decide whether the sentences below are true (T) or false (F). (đọc đoạn văn sau về gia đình Patrick Binchey. Xem thử những câu dưới đây là đúng (T) hay sai (F))
This is a photo of Patrick, his wife, and his children. His wife’s name is Brenda. She’s a teacher. His daughter’s name is Lara. She’s twenty-one and she’s a nurse. His son’s name is Benny. He’s nineteen and he’s a student. Benny’s girlfriend is a nurse, too. Her name is Marie.
1. __________ There are five people in Patrick’s family. 2. __________ Patrick’s wife is a teacher.
3. __________ Patrick has two daughters. 4. __________ Lara is Benny’s sister. 5. __________ Benny is a nurse.
R – 2 Read the family tree and complete the sentences below (đọc sơ đồ gia đình dưới đây và hoàn thành các câu dưới đây)
R – 3 Complete this conversation with the given words (hoàn thành bài đối thoại sau với từ cho sẵn)
Kate: 1__________ ’s that?
Jim: that’s my brother, Tom, his 2__________ , Eliza, and their children. Kate: what a nice family! How 3__________ are the children?
Jim: Matt is six and Polly is three.
Kate: they’re 4__________ . Where do they live? Jim: in Chicago.
Kate: oh. What does your brother 5__________ ?
Jim: he works in a 6__________ and my sister-in-law works for AIA. Kate: I’m sorry. She works…where?
Jim: AIA. You know…the insurance company. Kate: oh, yeah.
GRAMMAR
Possessive ‘S and S’
Hình thái sở hữu (Possessive) của danh từ số ít chỉ người được thành lập bằng cách thêm ‘S giữa 2 danh từ thay vì thêm OF để thể hiện sự sở hữu.
Nsing + ‘S + N
Ex:
The name of my husband is Philip. S My husband’s name is Philip.
The son of my sister is a doctor.
My sister’s son is a doctor.
Ghi chú:
Đối với danh từ số nhiều tận cùng bằng S, hình thái sở hữu được thành lập bằng cách thêm ‘ giữa 2 danh từ.
Nplu + ‘ + N
Ex:
The names of my sons are Andrew and Steve.
My sons’ names are Andrew and Steve. The major of my students is English.
My students’ major is English.
Đối với danh từ số nhiều co hình thức số ít, hình thái sở hữu được thành lập bằng cách thêm ‘S giữa 2 danh từ.
Practice 4
Complete the sentences with appropriate words (hoàn thành những câu dưới đây với từ thích hợp)
1. Your father is your grandfather’s __________ 2. Your grandmother is your __________ wife. 3. Your __________ is your daughter’s mother. 4. Your uncle is your __________ brother. 5. your nephew is your brother’s __________ 6. Your __________ are your husband’s sons.
7. Your grand daughter is your __________ daughter. 8. Your niece is your __________ daughter.
9. Your __________ is your mother’s sister. 10. Your daughter is your __________ niece.
Practice 5
Put the ‘ in the right place (đặt ‘ vào chỗ thích hợp)
My parents names are Michael and Paulette. My mothers a journalist and my fathers unemployed. Ive got two brothers and a sister. My brothers names are Pierre and Thierry. My sisters names Patricia. Shes married to Jean. Shes a teacher and hes a banker.
Practice 3
Look at these sentences. Are they possessive ‘s or contraction ‘s? (xem những câu dưới đây. ‘S nào mang hình thức sở hữu, ‘S nào là hình thức viết gọn của động từ IS)
1. Holly’s mother is Jenny. 2. Andrew’s married.
3. Jenny’s husband is Philip.
5. Holly’s family is quite big. 6. Antonia’s her brother’s wife. 7. Her sister’s very intelligent.
8. Kate’s mother works in New York. 9. Harry’s teacher’s from Paris. 10. The boys’ ball’s made from China.
Practice 6
Write a short paragraph introducing your family. You may talk about: (hãy viết một đoạn văn ngắn giới thiệu về gia đình bạn. Bạn có thể nói về:)
Numbers of members Their names
Their ages Their jobs…