Language focus
UNIT 6: Competitions
Look at the pictures and give the name to each of them.
train
draw
twin brothers
Common sounds: /tr/, /dr/, /tw/
train
draw
twin brothers
A/ Pronunciation: /tr/, /dr/, /tw/
/dr/
/tw/
/tr/
traffic
troops
trousers
tropical
drive
dreadful
drink
dress
twelve
twenty
twin
twinkle
I. Listen and repeat
UNIT 6 : COMPETITIONS
Part E : Language focus
John always enjoys travelling by train.
Jane’s teeth are troubling her.
George is driving dangerously.
Her new dress is an absolute dream.
She has an amused twinkle in her eyes.
6.Think twice before doing something.
II. Practise reading aloud these sentences.
III. Circle the one that is different.
1. a.three b.through c. threat d. tree

2. a.driver b.date c. deaf d. dead

3. a.character b.tractor c. chemit d. check

4. a. ten b. teen c. twice d. tell
Sorry I’m late, but I was somewhere else
She appologized for………………
being late.
She suggested………………………………………
going to the seaside
Let’s go to the seaside
I want to give you a flower, Hoa
Thank you, Thu
Hoa thanked Thu………………………………………………………………
for giving her a flower



B/ GRAMMAR:
Reported speech with gerund.
I.Examples
1. She apologized for being late.
2. They suggested going to the seaside.
3. Thu thanked Hoa for giving her a flower.
II. Structures
- S + V (apologize,dream,..)+ preposition + V + ing
- S + V (admit, suggest…) + V + ing
- S + V (thank,blame, warn…) + O + pre… + V + ing
apologized
suggested
for
being
going
thanked
Hoa
for
giving
1. accuse (SB) of doing Sth: bu?c ai l�m di?u gì
2. blame (SB) for doing Sth: d? l?i cho ai vi?c gì
3. congratulate (SB) on doing Sth: khen ng?i ai vi?c gì
4. criticize (SB) for doing Sth: ch? trích ai di?u gì
5. warn (SB) against doing Sth: khuy?n c�o ai di?u gì
6. warn (SB) about doing Sth: Khuy?n c�o
7. praise SB for doing Sth: ca ng?i ai di?u gì
8. thank (SB) for doing Sth: c?m on ai di?u ai
9. prevent (SB) from doing Sth: ngan ai khơng l�m gì
10 apologise for doing sth: xin l?i cho di?u gì d� l�m
11 complain about sth: than phi?n di?u gì
12. insist on/ upon doing sth: khang khang dịi l�m gì
13. dream of doing sth: mo tu?ng d? l�m gì
14. think of doing sth: ngh? t?i ai/ c�i gì
15. admit doing sth: th?a nh?n d� l�m gì
16. deny doing sth: ph? nh?n d� l�m gì
17. suggest doing sth: d? ngh? l�m gì

III. PRACTICE:
Task 1: Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown.
1. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” Joan said to us
Joan congratulated……………on………………………………
“I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said
Mary apologized for……………………………………………..
“I’ll drive you to the station, I insist,” Peter said to Linda.
Peter insisted on…………………………………………………
“I’ve always want to be rich,” Bob said
Bob has always dreamed of……………………………………
us
passing our exam
not phoning me earlier
driving Linda to the station
being rich

Task 2: Fill in each gap with a suitable word given below.
Silly………………on preparing dinner for everyone.
Minh………………having made a serious mistake.
3. The dog ran out, Ben………………..me for opening the gate.
4. These boys…………………….for breaking the window.
blamed
admitted
apologized
insisted
Task 3: Rewrite the dialogues in reported speech, using gerund
Linda: Let me pay for the meal.
Tom: certainly not! I’ll pay.
Tom insisted on ………………………………………………
Mr Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.
Mrs Smith: I think so.
Mr and Mrs Smith looked forward to…………………………
Woman: Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house!
Boy: Oh…no, I’ve just arrived here. I don’t know anything about it.
The boy denied…………………………………………………
Detective: You have stolen Mrs, Brown’s car!
The thief: Yes…! But…
The thief admitted………………………………………………
paying for the meal
meeting their children soon
breaking the window of her house
stealing Mrs Brown’s car
Task 4: Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C,D) that best completes each sentence.
1. The principal congratulated the school team……..the final match.
A. for simming B. to swim C. of swimming D. on swimming
2. At last, the man admitted………………my car.
A. having destroyed B. to have destroyed
C. that he has destroyed D. that he have destroyed
3. His parents prevented him………….class.
A. to cut B. from cutting C. for cutting D. about cutting
4. My friends………………..organizing a party at the restaurant.
A. to suggest B. suggest C. suggesting D. suggested
5. Tam………………for making Lan angry.
A. apologize B. to apologize C. apologized D. apologizing
D
A
B
D
C
C. HOMEWORK
1. Do Exercise 1: sentences 1-6-8, page 64
2. Do Exercise 2 : sentences 5-6-7-8, page 65
3. Prepare Unit 7: Part A Reading
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