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Review Unit 12 – Reading part
Write down all the names of the sports.
scuba-diving
windsurfing
rowing
synchronized swimming
What is he doing?
 He is swimming.
What are they doing ?
 They are playing water polo.
He
are playing
is swimming.
They
water polo.
UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS
Language focus
Transitive and Intransitive verbs
I. INTRANSITIVE VERB. (Vi )
( tự động từ / nội động từ )
S + Vi
S + Vi + Adv / Prep.
 Intransitive verbs are those used without an object.
Ex1 : He runs.
S Vi
Ex2 : He was laughing happily.
S Vi Adv
Ex3 : A group of swans floated by.
S Vi Prep.
→ Formation :
II. TRANSITIVE VERB. (Vt )
( Tha động từ / ngoại động từ )
 Transitive verbs are those that must have a direct object.
Ex : He was reading a newspaper.
S Vt Od
 Many verbs in English can be either transitive or intransitive.
Ex : I have already eaten. ( Vi )
I have eaten a cake. ( Vt)
 Transitive verbs can be divided into three types :
1/ Mono – transitive : verbs that have only one direct object.
S + Vt + Od
Ex : I enjoy pop music.
S Vt Od
2/ Bi - Transitive : verbs that have two objects.
S + Vt + Oi + Od
Ex : He gave me some advice.
S Vt Oi Od
3/ Complex – transitive : verbs that have a direct object
and an object complement.
S + Vt + Od + C
Ex : She considered him a good friend.
S Vt Od C
Note : Only transitive verbs can have the passive form, but not all transitive verbs can be changed into the passive.
Ex : I have a car.

→ A car is had by me.
The customer bought a lot of butter.
Our team won the game.
Their team won yesterday.
Alice arrived at 6 o’clock.
They are staying at a resort hotel in San Antonio, Texas.
The wind is blowing hard today.
I walked to the station with my friends.
A serious accident happened yesterday .
T
I
Activity 1: Which verbs in the following sentences are transitive (T) and which are intransitive (I). Blacken the right column.
Activity 2: Choose the sentences that have objects and then change them to the passive voice.
1. Sue will come tomorrow.
no change
2. The hotel supplies towels.
 Towels are supplied by the hotel.
3. Accidents happen every day.
no change
4. Everyone noticed my mistakes.
My mistakes were noticed
5. The news didn’t surprise me.
 I wasn’t surprised by the news.
Activity 2: Choose the sentences that have objects and then change them to the passive voice.
6. An will pay the bill.
→ The bill will be paid by An.
7. The train arriverd at three.
no change
8. An old man told the story.
→ The story was told by an old man.
Part 1: Greetings
Part 2: Knowledge Checking
Part 3: Crossword Puzzle
Part 4: Finishing
CONTENTS
Homework:
- Revise the grammatical point (intransitive and transitive verbs).
- Do all the exercises in the textbook.
Prepare for Unit 13: Reading
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