UNIT 6.
COMPETITIONS
LANGUAGE FOCUS 1
TRUNG VUONG HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher : Lê Thị Hồng Quế
November, 2021
GRADE 11
WARM -UP
What do you call it in English?
Traffic lights
Dress
Twitter
/tr/
/dr/
/tw /
John always enjoys travelling by train.
Jane’s teeth are troubling her.
Geoge is driving dangerously.
Her new dress is absolute dream.
She has an amused twinkle in her eyes.
Think twice before doing something.
Practice reading aloud these sentences
ACTIVITY 1
No problem.
What will Shizuka tell Suneo?
Sorry, I’m late!
Nobita apologized for being late.
Really?
 He apologised for being late.
Let’s go to the beach!
Good idea!
He suggested going to the beach
Thank you!
This is for you!
 She thanked him for giving her the present.
Reported Speech with gerund.
( Câu tường thuật với danh động từ)
ACTIVITY 2
Reported Speech with Gerund

 He suggested going to the beach.
 She thanked him for giving her the present.
 He apologised for being late.
V + prep + V-ing
V + V-ing
V + O + prep + V-ing
 USE: To report thanking, apology, accusation, suggestion, admittance ...
REPORTED SPEECH With Gerunds
(Câu tường thuật với danh động từ)
Đổi một số đại từ, túc từ , tính từ sở hữu:
Đổi về thì:
Đổi các tính từ chỉ định và các trạng từ chỉ thời gian, nơi chốn:
EXERCISE 1
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the words given.
ACTIVITY 3
“I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John said to us.
John congratulated …… on……………………………

“I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said.
Mary apologised for ……………………………………

“I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda
Peter insisted on …………………………………………

“You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to the boy.
The teacher accused ……………. of …………………………
Us passing our exams.
not phoning me earlier.
driving Linda to the station.
the boy not paying attention to what he had said.
(to) congratulate someone on + Ving : chúc mừng
(to) apologize for + Ving : xin lỗi
(to) insist on + Ving : năn nỉ
(to) accuse someone of + Ving: buộc tội
“I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said
Bob has always dreamed of …………………………

“Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann
I warned ………. against ……………………………………

7. “Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane.
Her mother prevented …………from ………………

8. “It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack.
Miss White thanked ………. for ……………………………………



being rich.
Ann staying at the hotel near the airport.
Jane going out that night.
Jack visiting her.
(to) dream of + Ving : mơ
(to) warn someone against + Ving : cảnh báo
(to) prevent someone from + Ving : ngăn cản
(to) thank someone for + Ving : cảm ơn
EXERCISE 2
Write the dialogues in reported speech, using gerund.
Certainly not. I’ll pay.
Let me pay for the meal.

Tom insisted on paying for the meal.

Tom insisted on..............................
I feel like meeting our children soon.
I think so.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward to
meeting their children.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward to ...........
Oh ... No, I’ve just arrived here. I don’t know anything about it.
Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house.
The boy denied breaking the window
of her house.
The boy denied ................................
Yes.....! But.......
You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!
The thief admitted stealing Mrs. Brown’s car.
The thief admitted ..........................................
What about having a party?
What shall we do on Saturday?
Ann suggested having a party on Saturday.
Ann suggested ............................................
I think so.
The house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it!
John and his wife were thinking of...................................
John and his wife were thinking of buying the house.
HOME WORK
- Copy all the lesson into your notebooks.
Learn by heart all the rules.
- Prepare UNIT 6. LANGUAGE FOCUS 2
Thanks for your attention!