Thursday, February 17, 2022
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English 8
Lucky numbers
Team A
Team B
might / We / on / moon./ live / the
We might live on the moon.
Nick said, “I come from a small town in England.”
Nick said that he came from a small town in England.
We might to live with robots in the future.
We might live with robots in the future.
Lucky number
He told that he was busy then.
He said that he was busy then.
Miss Hoa said that she is free then.
Miss Hoa said that she was free then.
Lucky number
Mr. Tuan said that he would visit Hue tomorrow.
Mr. Tuan said that he would visit Hue the next day.
UNIT 12: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Thursday, February 17, 2022
LESSON: A CLOSER LOOK 2
I. Modals: May and Might
It might rain tonight.
It may rain tonight.
It may be a book or it might be a game.
You may park here.
You may not smoke here.
S + may / might (not) + V
1. Examples:
2. Forms:
3. Uses:
- We use may/ might to say that something is possible at present or in the future. However, Might is less possible than May.
- We use may to say that something we have permission to do. We do not use might in this case.
Find the mistake in each sentence.
1. Where is Nam? -> He mays be in the office.
2. She might goes to Ha Noi next year.
3. Students over eighteen might drive a motorbike
4. You may had a little difficulty doing this test.
1. Where is Nam? -> He may be in the office.
2. She might go to Ha Noi next year.
3. Students over eighteen may drive a motorbike
4. You may have a little difficulty doing this test.
Task 1: Use may / might to fill each of the blank.
You …………….. have a little difficulty driving at night.
I …………… have an allergy to shrimp. I have never tried it.
We …………….. go to London for a holiday if we can still afford it.
The examiner says we ……………. leave when we have finished.
I don’t know, but I ……………… go to the lecture about UFOs.
Students ………………. only borrow four books at a time.
There ……………… be life on other planets.
Students over fifteen …………… bring a phone to school.
may/ might
may/ might
may/ might
may
may/ might
may
may/ might
may
Rewrite the sentences using may or might.
1. Perhaps Jane is busy now.
-> Jane ……………………………
2. It’s possible that Lan will live in the USA.
-> Lan ……………………………
3. It’s possible that Nam won’t be here.
-> Nam ……………………………
4. Perhaps she wants to be alone.
-> She ……………………………
may/might be busy now.
may/might live in the USA.
may/ might not be here.
may/might want to be alone.
II. Reported speech: questions
Những thay đổi khi chuyển đổi lời nói trực tiếp sang lời nói gián tiếp.
Lùi thì của động từ.
Thay đổi đại từ, tính từ sở hữu ở ngôi 1 và ngôi thứ 2.
Thay đổi những trạng từ chỉ không gian và thời gian.
1. Report a Yes/No question.
Nam said to me, “Are you busy now?”
Examples:
Nam asked me
If/ whether
I was busy then.
“Did you see a UFO?” Mr. Tuan asked her.
Mr. Tuan asked her
If
she had seen a UFO.
Structure:
S + asked + (O) + if/ whether + S + V (past tense)
2. Report a Wh-question.
Examples:
Miss Nga said to me, “What are you doing now?
Miss Nga asked me
what
I was doing then.
“What exactly did you see yesterday?” Mr. Nam asked us.
Mr. Nam asked us
what exactly
we had seen the day before.
“How old will you be next year, Nga?” he asked.
He asked Nga
how old
she would be the following year.
Structure:
S + asked + (O) + question word + S + V (past tense).
Find the mistake in each sentence
1. Mr. Thanh told me if I was busy then.
A B C D
2. Miss Nga asked him whether he will visit Hue the next day.
A B C D
3. Mrs. Lan asked me what time had gone I to school the day before.
A B C D
4. Mai asked us that we had seen a UFO before.
A B C D
5. Lan asked them where they had gone yesterday.
A B C D
Task 2. (page 62) Discuss the task in pairs.
Read the dialogue on page 62 and finish the following sentences.
The interviewer asked Nick .……..exactly he had seen.
Nick answered that he ………….a UFO. He said it …………. …in a grassy area.
The interviewer asked ………Nick had been doing when he saw the UFO.
Nick said that he ………………….for a walk.
The interview asked what it ……………..like.
Nick said it ……………big and bright and it ………………….a big disc in the sky.
The interview also asked if the alien …………….him.
Nick told the interview that he ……………..behind a tree.
what
had seen
had landed
what
had been going
had looked
had been
had looked like
had seen .
had hidden
Task 4. (page 62) Discuss the task in groups.
Rewrite the sentences as reported speech.
“Do you go for a walk everyday?”
The interviewer asked Nick ……………………………………
2. “How did you feel when you saw the alien?”
He asked Nick …………………………………………………..
3. “What did the alien look like?”
He asked Nick ……………………………………………………
4. “Why didn’t you take a photo of the alien?”
He asked Nick ……………………………………………………..
5. “How long did the UFOs stay there?”
He asked Nick ………………………………………………………


If he went for a walk every day.
how he had felt when he had seen the alien.
what the alien had looked like.
why he hadn’t taken a photo of the alien.
how long the UFOs had stayed there.
Work in groups of three.
Use the following questions to ask your friends and
then report your questions and your friends’ answers.

Where do you live?
How do you go to school?
What did you see yesterday?
What will you do tomorrow?
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
X
o
O1
x1
come / May / I / in?
Noughts and crosses
X
o
O2
x2
Mr. Tuan asked me, "Do you see Hoa?
O3
x3
X
o
Miss Hoa asked him, "Do you go to school on foot?"
O4
x4
X
o
Mr. Tuan asked her, "Do you have money?"
O5
x5
X
o
It`s possible that she will go to the movies. (might)
o
X
O6
x6
It`s possible that Nga will not go out tonight. (may)
X
o
O7
x7
Mr. Nam asked them, "How are you?"
o
X
O8
x8
She may visits her friends next week.
X
o
O9
x9
Mr. Thanh said, "I am busy now."
III. Homework.
Learn the lesson well.
Study the comments of the five students on page 63 about the possibility of other life forms in our galaxy.
Do the homework in WB: Task 6,7 (page 46) and Task 1 (page 50).
Thank you very much
For attending our lesson today
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