CONVERSATION Read this conversation.
Clerk: Good afternoon. Can I help you?
Jean: Yes, I’m looking for someone. His name is Martin Bock.
I’m afraid I missed him.
Clerk: Well, what does he look like?
Jean: Let’s see. He’s about 35, I guess. He’s pretty tall, with red hair.
Clerk: Oh, are you Jean Taylor?
Jean: Yes, that’s right!
Clerk: He asked for you a few minutes ago. I think he’s in the restaurant.
Jean: Thanks. I’ll go and look for him.
GRAMMAR: Questions for describing people.
Để hỏi về diện mạo, tuổi tác, có nhiều dạng câu hỏi khác nhau. Dưới đây là một số câu hỏi thông thường.
How tall …...? hỏi về chiều cao
How long ……? hỏi về chiều dài của tóc How old ……..? hỏi về tuổi tác
What color …..? hỏi về màu mắt, màu tóc, màu sắc của quần áo What …... look like? hỏi về hình dáng, diện mạo, tính tình What + be …. like? hỏi về tính tình
How tall is he? – He is medium height.
How old are you? – I’m 30 years old.
How long is her hair? – It’s medium length.
What color is her hair? – It’s dark.
What color are his eyes? – They’re dark brown.
What does he look like? – He’s pretty tall, with red hair.
What is she like? – She is friendly and helpful.
Practice 1: Write questions to match these answers. (Hãy viết các câu hỏi phù hợp với các câu trả lời cho sẵn)
1. _____________________________? - My brother is 26
2. _____________________________? - I’m 173cm (five feet eight) 3. _____________________________? - She has brown hair.
4. _____________________________? - He’s tall and very handsome.
5. _____________________________? - I have brown eyes.
Read this conversation and pay attention to the verb forms. (Đọc bài hội thoại sau, lưu ý hình thức của động từ)
Sarah: Hi, Robert ! Good to see you! Where’s Margaret?
Robert: Oh, she couldn’t make it. She went to a concert with Alex.
Sarah: Oh! Well, why don’t you go and talk to Judy?
She doesn’t know anyone here.
Robert: Judy? Which one is she? Is she the woman wearing glasses over there?
Sarah: No, she’s the tall one in jeans. She’s standing near the window.
Robert: Oh, I’d like to meet her.
GRAMMAR: Present Continuous Tense (Am, Is, Are + V-ing)
Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn dùng để diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra ở thời điểm hiện tại, hay một hành động đang được thực hiện. Đôi khi nó còn được sử dụng để diễn tả các dự tính sẽ được thực hiện trong tương lai (giống như Be Going To + Verb).
Right now, we are sitting in class.
At the present, I am reading an interesting book.
Tom is working very hard these days.
We are having a test tomorrow.
Trong câu phủ định, thêm NOT vào phía sau TO BE. Trong câu hỏi, đem TO BE đặt trước chủ từ.
I’m not doing anything right now.
She isn’t watching TV at the present.
Are you reading my letter? – No, I’m not.
Who are you talking to?
* Lưu ý: Cách thêm ING vào phía sau động từ.
- Nếu động từ tận cùng là 01 chữ E, bỏ E trước khi thêm ING. (write => writing) - Nếu động từ 01 vần (đọc chỉ có 01 âm) tận cùng là 01 nguyên âm (A, E, I, O, U) + phụ âm, gấp đôi phụ âm trước khi thêm ING. (run => running)
- Nếu động từ tận cùng là Y, thêm ING bình thường. (study => studying)
Practice 2: Use the present continuous tense in the following sentences. (Dùng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn của động từ trong các câu sau).
1. Diane can't come to the phone because she (wash) ________________her hair.
2. Please be quiet. I (try) _________________ to concentrate.
3. I wrote to my friend last week. She hasn't answered my letter yet. I (wait) __________________ for a reply.
4. I'm glad that the sun (shine) _______________ today.
5. A: Look! It (snow) ___________________.
B: It's beautiful! This is the first time I've ever seen snow.
6. Mike is a student, but he (not go) ___________________ to school right now because it's summer. He (work) _________________ in the post office this summer.
7. Right now I (look) _____________ around the classroom. Jane (write)
_____________ in her book. Carlos (bite) _____________ his pencil. Wan-Ning (scratch) _____________ his head. Ahmed (stare) _____________ out the window. Perhaps he (think) _______________ hard about the homework.
READING
Read the text and decide whether these statements are True or False. (Đọc đoạn văn sau và quyết định xem các câu sau đúng hay sai)
HIP-HOP Fashion
Teenagers who listen to the same music often have a common “look”. One hot style in music and fashion is hip-hop. Hip-hop fashions are large or loose- fitting street clothes. The style includes baggy jeans, sweatshirts, hiking boots, and baseball caps (usually worn backward). However, teens add other clothing items like flannel shirts, jackets with sports logos, and athletic shoes. In the hip-hop style, boys and girls dress the same.
African American kids in Detroit and Chicago first made hip-hop fashions popular – they wore baggy street clothes to dance clubs. Then North American and European bands also began wearing this style. These bands influenced one another’s music and clothing. This mixture made hip-hop into an international fashion sensation.
Hip-hop is now a teen fashion from Britain to Japan. Melanie Borrow, 17, of Manchester, England, says, “My pride and joy in life are my Levis’ jean.” In Japan, hip-hop is replacing the usual outfit for teenage girls: blouses and skirts with cartoon characters on them. And in the United States, teens spend a lot of money on hip-hop fashions. David Bowen, 17, of Evanston, Illinois, has five pairs of hiking boots at $100 each. Bowen says, “They’re popular because a lot of hip-hop performers wear them. They even rap about them.”
____ 1. Teenagers like to wear the same clothes of their favorite bands.
____ 2. Hip-hop fashions are loosing-fitting street clothes.
____ 3. Boys and girls wear different hip-hop clothes.
____ 4. Hip-hop is a teen fashion in Britain and Japan.
____ 5. Teens in the US spend a lot of money to buy hip-hop clothes.
____ 6. Hip-hop fashion came from Detroit and Chicago.
Read the passage and answer the questions below. (Đọc bài sau đây và trả lời các câu hỏi theo sau)