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Unit 7
Warm up:
Odd one out
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Lesson 4: Language focus
eg. make daily paper
family
1. play radio they
tap
2. night friday life
still
3. boy voice noise
hotel
1. / ei /
2. / ai /
3. / ɔi /
Pronunciation:
Listen and Repeat
Lesson 4: Language focus
1. / ei /
2. / ai /
3. / ɔi /
play time voice
today wildlife noise
radio height toy
newspaper buy enjoy
they type destroy
B. Grammar:
I. Revision : The Present perfect.
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses. One example has been done for you.
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Lesson 4: Language focus
0. I (have) .............. a party until 11 p.m last night.
1. She (live) .................... in Hue since 1969.
2. We (not, see) ...................... him for two years.
3. He (visit) ................. Hanoi five years ago.
had
has lived
haven’t seen
visited
B. Grammar:
I. Revision : The Present perfect.
Form:
Lesson 4: Language focus
THE PRESENT PERFECT:
S + has/ have + Past participle

 FOR ; SINCE ; AGO
since + a point of time
since + Clause (S + V)
for + a period of time
a period of time + ago.
B. Grammar:
I. Exercise 1 : P. 80
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Lesson 4: Language focus

1. have been
2. has lived
3. have met
4. have done
5. have had
6. have taken
7. have watched
B. Grammar:
Exercise 2:
Complete the following sentences using for, since or ago.
Lesson 4: Language focus
1. Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City ............1999.
2. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it ............ ages.
3. We haven’t had a good meal ............ three weeks.
4. The first met a long time ............ .
5. It’s two years ............ I last saw Quoc Anh.
6. They arrived home ten minutes ............ .
since
for
for
ago
since
ago
B. Grammar:
II. Because / Because of
Although / In spite of

Complete the following sentences using Because / Because of ; Although / In spite of. One example has been done for you.
Lesson 4: Language focus
0. ……………... it’s raining, we stay at home.

1. ..................... she was ill, she couldn’t go out.
2. ..................... being ill, she couldn’t go out.
3. ..................... the weather was fine, she stayed at home.
4. ..................... the fine weather, she stayed at home.
Because
Because
Because of
Although
In spite of
B. Grammar:
II. Because / Because of
Although / In spite of

Form:
Lesson 4: Language focus
Because (Bởi vì)
+ S + V , S + V
Although = Though = Even though (Mặc dù)
(conjunctions)
Because of (Bởi vì)
In spite of = Despite (Mặc dù)
+ Noun ( Phrase)
+ (Possessive adjective) + V-ing
(prepositions)
Lesson 4: Writing
Exercise 4:
Match a sentence from A with on from B
to make a new sentence:
1. Marry has lived in a small house ................. 1990.
A. in B. for C. since D. ago
2. My father has worked in this factory nine years ................. .
A. for B. ago C. from D. on
3. Nobody (write) ................. to Peter since she (leave) ................. university.
A. have written / left B. wrote / has left
C. has written / left D. has written / has left
4. I’ve known him ................. I left college.
A. on B. for C. ago D. since
5. Mum has been to America ................. three weeks.
A. since B. at C. ago D. for
More exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
Lesson 4: Language focus
6. We had to phone her ................. her baby was ill.
A. because of B. because C. although D. despite
7. ................. being sad, she managed to smile.
A. Although B. Because C. Because of D. In spite of
8. Although it was cold, we all went for a walk.
A. Despite of the cold weather, we all went for a walk.
B. In spite of the cold, we all went for a walk.
C. Despite the cold weather, we all went for a walk.
D. In spite of being cold, we all went for a walk.
9. We’ll have no class tomorrow ................. being sick.
A. However B. because C. even though D. in spite of
10. ................. he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
A. Because B. Despite C. Though D. In spite
More exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
Lesson 4: Language focus
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