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Unit 12: A vacation abroad
Lesson 6: Language Focus
(Pages 119, 120)
Teacher: Nguyễn Hải Nguyên
Unit 12: A vacation abroad
Language focus
I. Present progressive with always
Bao/forget/ homework
Ba is forgetting his homework.
Bao is always forgetting his homework.
Present progressive.
Use : Di?n t? h�nh d?ng x?y ra thu?ng xuyờn, l?i ph�n n�n, than phi?n.
S + be(am, is, are) + always + V-ing.
He his homework.
Form:
is
always
forgetting
3. (Page 120):
Bao
III. Progressive tenses with always
Di?n t? h�nh d?ng x?y ra cú tớnh liờn t?c, tớch c?c
Mr. Ha is always working. (ễng H� l�m vi?c su?t)
The past progressive tense
Form: S + was/were + V-ing.
Use : Diễn tả hành động, sự việc đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ.
Lan and her grandmother were talking
at 8 o`clock last night.
(Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn )
What were Lan and
her grandmother doing
at 8 o’clock last night?
Bao is always forgetting his homework.
Mrs Nga is always losing her umbrella.
Mr and Mrs Thanh are always missing
the bus.
Bao/ forget / homework
Mrs.Nga/lose/umbrella
Mr. and Mrs.Thanh/miss/the bus
S + Be(am, is, are) + always + V-ing.
Nam is always watching TV.
Na is always talking on the phone.
Liem is always going out.
Nam/watch/TV
Na/ talk/phone
Liem/go/ out
S + Be(am, is, are) + always + V-ing.
a. Bao is always forgetting his homework.
b. Mrs Nga is always losing her umbrella.
c. Mr and Mrs Thanh are always missing bus.
d. Nam is always watching TV.
e. Na is always taking on the phone.
g. Liem is always going out.
3. (Page 120):
Match each sentence with the correct picture
A: What was Ba doing at 8 o’clock last night?
B: He was taking a shower.
Past progressive
A: What is Ba doing now?
B: He is taking a shower now.
Present progressive
II. Past progressive
Unit 12: A vacation abroad
Language focus
Form: S + was/ were + V-ing
1. Look at the pictures. Ask and answer what each person was doing at 8 o’clock last night
I/ He/ She + was + V-ing
We/ you/ They + were + V-ing
I. Present progressive with always
a)
d)
at 8 o`clock last night
Ba was taking a shower
Hoa / eat/ dinner
Bao / read/ a comic
Nga / write/ a letter
Na / walk/ with her dog
Lan /talk/ with her grandmother
1. (Page 119):
a)
d)
at 8 o`clock last night
Ba was taking a shower
Hoa was eating dinner
Bao / read/ a comic
Nga / write/ a letter
Na / walk/ with her dog
Lan /talk/ with her grandmother
1. (Page 119):
a)
d)
at 8 o`clock last night
Ba was taking a shower
Hoa was eating dinner
Bao was reading a comic
Nga was writing a letter
Na was walking with her dog
Lan was talking with her grandmother
1. (Page 119):
Look at the pictures
Nam
Tuan
Lan

Past progressive with when and while
2. (Page 119):
II. Past progressive
Unit 12: A vacation abroad
Language focus
Form: S + was/ were + V-ing
III. Past progressive with when and while
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
Past progressive
The mailman came while the Le family was sleeping
Past simple
Past simple
Past progressive
Form: When + simple past (thì, khi)
While + past progressive (trong khi)

Use: Diễn tả hành động đang diễn ra trong quá khứ thì có hành động khác xảy đến xen vào (hành động sau thường dùng quá khứ đơn)
I. Present progressive with always
a. The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
when
b. The phone rang while Nga was eating.
while
2. (Pages 119- 120):
II. Past progressive with when and while
Be( was/ were) +V-ing
Past progressive
Past simple
when
Past progressive
Past simple
while
Ex: My father was playing chess while my mother was sewing.
Be( was/ were) +V-ing
V-past
V-past
Form:
Was / were + V-ing
Was / were + V-ing
{
Was/ were
V-past
Was/ were(Ving)
While còn dùng để chỉ 2 hay nhiều hành động xảy ra song song
cùng 1 lúc trong quá khứ
- When dùng để chỉ hành độnh đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì 1 hành động khác x?y d?n xen vào (khi .đang...thì bỗng..)
V-past
Note some new words:
- race (n): cuộc thi, cuộc đua
- plane (n): máy bay
mailman (n): người đưa thư
drum (n): cái trống
sound (v): kêu/ vang
- crowd (n): đám đông

a. The Le family
was sleeping
b. While Hoa was eating ,
c. When Nam won
the race,
d. Mrs Thoa was
cooking.
e. When Lan arrived at
school,
f .It was raining
C. when the mailman
came
E. the crowd was
cheering
D. the school drum
was sounding
when the plane got
to Ha Noi
B. when Tuan arrived
home
F. the phone rang.
Matching
a-C: The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
b-F: While Hoa was eating, the phone rang.
c-E : When Nam won the race, the crowd was cheering.
d-B: Mrs Thoa was cooking when Tuan arrived home.
e-D: When Lan arrived at school, the school drum was sounding.
f-A: It was raining when the plane got to Ha Noi.
Answers: 2. (P119- 120):
Excercise: Choose the best answer.
1. The family………..when the mailman came.
A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. has slept D. have slept
2. .............I was doing homework, my friend came
A. when B. at which C. while D. at time
3. I was reading..............My sister was playing with her dolls
A. when B. while C. how D. what
4. Nga ………… a letter at 8 o’clock last night.
A. write B. was writing C. is writing D. writes
5. We were sleeping when the telephone…………..
A. rings B. ringing C. rang D. ring
6. When I arrived at school, the school drum .........……
A. was soundingB. is sounding C. are sounding D. were sounding
7. Mrs Nga………….always ………….her umbrella
A. was/ losing B. has/ lost C. will/ lose D. is/ losing
8. My father is ………. forgetting things on the bus.
A. always B. usually C. often D. sometimes
2. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS :
Lucky Number
Team 1
Team 2
Choose the best answer:
I was studying when the light went out (when/while)
….
Complete the sentence:
Mai/always/watch/TV
Mai is always watching TV
Find and correct the mistake:
They are learning English at 8.15 yesterday morning
were
Put the verb into correct form:
The phone (ring) while I (cook)
The phone rang while I was cooking
Put the verb into correct form:
When I (see) him ,he (sit) asleep in a chair
saw
was sitting
Complete the sentence:
What/you/do/from 7 to 9 a.m yesterday morning?
What were you doing from 7 to 9 a.m yesterday morning?
I- Past progressive
Unit 12: A vacation abroad
Language focus
Form: S + was/ were + V-ing
II- Past progressive with when and while
While + past progressive
When + simple past
III- Present progressive with always
S + is/ am/ are+ always + V-ing
III- Homework
1- Learn structures by heart.
2- Review grammar and vocabulary of unit 12
3 - Prepare unit 13: Getting started – Listen and read (Find new words to talk about Festivals).
Homework
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