UNIT 4
Lesson 2: Language

I. VOCABULARY
Task1: Match each word with its definition
disrespectful impairment

integrate

donate

campaign

• 1. ___________________ :a series of actions intended to achieve a
goal
• 2. ___________________ : showing a lack of respect for someone or
something
• 3. ___________________ : give money, books, etc. to help a person
or an organization
• 4. ___________________ : join a group of people or community and
be accepted by them
• 5. ___________________ :a condition in which a part of the body or
mind does not work well because of physical or mental damage

Disrespectful
Impairment
Integrate ….in…
Donate… to…
Campaign

Thiếu tôn trọng
Hỏng, khuyết tật
Hội nhập
Quyên góp
Chiến dịch

Task 2: Fill in the blank with the words given
cognitive

donation

hearing

blind

 physical

1. The Braille alphabet was created by Louis Braille, who went
______________ after an accident. It has been one of the greatest
inventions in human history. 
• 2. People with ______________  impairments often have
difficulty understanding new things and, therefore, cannot learn
quickly. That is why we should break down the information for
them. 
• 3. We can help people in need by making a ______________ to a
charity.
• 4. People with a ______________  disability may find it difficult
to get out of bed or get around without help.
• 5. Many experts believe that noise is the cause of approximately
half of all cases of ___________ loss.

II. Pronunciation
• Elision

• Elision of weak vowels /ə, i/
To make the language easier and faster to say
comfortable

/ 'kʌmfətəbl /

/ 'kʌmftəbl /

chocolate

/ 't∫ɒkələt /

/ 't∫ɒklət /

vegetable

/ 'vedʒətəbl /

/ 'vedʒtəbl /

Listen and repeat
secondary

/ˈsekəndri

history

/ˈhɪstri/

deafening

/ˈdefnɪŋ/

Restaurant

/ˈrestrɒnt/

preferable

/ˈprefrəbl/

Police

/pˈliːs/

dictionary

/ˈdɪkʃənri/

library

/ˈlaɪbri/

frightening

 /ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/

family

/ˈfæmli/

battery

/ˈbætri/

Listen to these sentences
• 1. Last week, we discussed a visit to a secondary school for
children with disabilities.
• 2. They really like studying English and history.
• 3. I couldn't hear anything but the deafening noise of the
drums.
• 4. Before you use this talking pen, remember to check the
batteries first.
• 5. It would be preferable to donate Braille books, not
large-print books.

III. Grammar: Past simple / present perfect
Simple Past Tense (QKĐ)
Công thức

Simple Past Tense (QKĐ)
Cách dùng
• Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra và chấm dứt hoàn toàn
trong quá khứ
Eg: We visited our grandparents last weekend.
• Diễn tả một chuỗi các hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ.
(dùng để kể lại câu chuyện).
Eg: We greeted, talked and danced together.
• Diễn tả hành động lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ.
Eg: When I was a young girl, I usually listened to Korean
music.

Simple Past Tense (QKĐ)
Dấu hiệu nhận biết
• Yesterday
• Last + week/month/year/weekend/Sunday, …
• Thời gian + ago (2 months ago, ten years ago,
…)
• In +năm đã qua …
• In the past (trong quá khứ), Once upon a time
(ngày xửa ngày xưa), …
• When + mệnh đề (thời quá khứ).
Eg: When I was small, I swam in this river.

Present perfect (HTHT)
* Công thức: (+) S + have /has + V3/ed …
(-) S+ have /has not + V3/ed …
(?) Have/ Has + S + V3/ed ......?
* Cách dùng: - Một hành động bắt đầu trong quá khứ, kéo dài đến hiện tại và có thể tiếp
tục trong tương lai.
Eg: My father has worked in this company for 10 years.
- Một hành động vừa mới xảy ra, hay hoàn tất (kết quả còn lưu lại đến hiện tại).
Eg: She has just gone out
- Dùng với cấu trúc so sánh hơn nhất.
Eg: This is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.
- Dùng với cấu trúc câu:
It/This + is + the first/second.. + time + mệnh đề (HTHT)
Eg: This is the first time I have been to Ha Long City.
• Dấu hiệu nhận biết: Never (chưa từng), ever (đã từng), since + mốc thời gian, for +
khoảng thời gian, recently, lately (gần đây), already (đã rồi), just (vừa mới), so far (cho
đến bây giờ), before (trước đây), yet (chưa) / not… yet (vẫn chưa: not đứng sau
have/has, yet đứng cuối câu), …
Eg: I haven't finished my homework yet.

Task 1:

1. Last month, we (launched/ have
launched) a campaign to help students
with disabilities.
2. At our last meeting, we (decided/ have
decided) to organize a football match to
raise money for charity.
3. At the end of the meeting, we (invited/
have invited) all students to come to a
football match.
4. Since our last meeting, students'
attitudes towards people with disabilities
(completely changed/ have completely

decided
____________ to start a
Task 2: 1. In October, we  (decide)
'Special Christmas Gifts' campaign.
have joined
2. About 30 students from other schools
_____________ us
since last months.
have
volunteered
3. I (volunteer)
________________
at a special school
twice since I finished grade 10 last year.
presented
4. I (present) ________________
an action plan to the
school principal when I was at the meeting.
have ________________
donated
5. So far, people (donate)
more than
100 gifts.
presented

6. Last month, I _________ to some students about how to
learn English effectively.
have sent
7. They (send) ________________ some textbooks and
dictionaries to my school recently.

visited
8. I'm preparing some
Christmas gifts for the students
with disabilities in the school we (visit) __________ two

Task 3. Rewrite the following sentences with
the words given
1. They began building this house 2 months ago
built this house for 2 months
 They have___________________________________.
2. My father started to work in this factory when he was 35
worked in this company since he was 35
 My father has _________________________________.
3. We have learnt English for ten years.
 We started ___________________________________.
to learn/ learning English ten years ago
4. I have never visited school for disabilities before.
 This is the first time ____________________________.
I have visited school for disabilities

Homework
- Learn all the new words.
- Practice reading the pronunciation of
elision vowel sounds.
- Make sentences with past and present
perfect tense.
- Prepare for Reading.