Pronunciation
Grammar

Activity 1: Arrange the words into three groups
according to the pronunciation of the -S ending sound
bags, bats, kits, kids, halves, dates, days, speeds, speaks,
buses, boxes, watches, dishes, lamps, shoes, months,
ties, houses, photographs.
/S/

bats
kits
dates
months
speaks
lamps
photographs

/Z/

bags
kids
speeds
days
halves
Shoes,
ties

/ IZ /

boxes
buses
Houses
dishes,
watches

Activity 2: CÁCH PHÁT ÂM "S" CUỐI :
Trong trường hợp danh từ số nhiều hoặc động từ số ít.
+ / s / : Khi đi sau các phụ âm điếc (voiceless
consonants): /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/ ,//,/h/
- Ex: laughs, walks, cups, cats, tenths; books...
+ / iz /: Khi đi sau một phụ âm rít : /z/, /s/, /dz/, / t∫/,
/ ∫ /, /z/. Hoặc các chữ cái: s, x, z, ch, sh, ce, ge.
- Ex: washes , kisses , oranges…..
+ / z /: Không thuộc hai loại trên. Ex: bags , kids , days..
+ Ngọai lệ: bình thường chữ s phát âm /s/, nhưng có
những ngoại lệ cần nhớ:
-Chữ s đọc /z /sau các từ :busy, please, easy, present,
desire, music, pleasant, desert, choose, reason, preserve,
poison.. - Chữ s đọc /'∫/ sau các từ sugar,sure

Activity 3: Practise reading these sentences.
1. I saw some bats flying from the bags.
2. He often speaks at different speeds.
3. She tore the photographs into halves.
4. I always have the dates on rainy days.
5. The kids are playing with their toy kits.

Past Simple
Present Perfect

Past Progressive

Activity 1: The Simple Past

1. Formation:

To be
Động từ thường
S + V2/ V + ED
(+) S+ were / Was+ ….
S+didnot (didn't)+ V1
(-) S + wasn't / weren't +….
Did + +S + V1….?
(?) Was/ were + S + ……?
2. Uses: - sự việc xảy ra và chấm dứt trong quá khứ, biết rỏ
thời gian- Adv: yesterday, last …., … ago, in the past, in
….from …. To, in/ for + Thời gian trong quá khứ
3. Ex: a. I (see)
saw her this morning.
b. Yesterday he flew
(fly) to New York.
c. Five years ago they (live)
lived in a small house in this area.
d.Last week we (pay)
paid an interesting visit to the Historic
Museum.

Activity 2: The Past Progressive

1. Formation:
+ Was/ were
(+) S
+ Wasn't/ weren't
(-) S
(?) Was/ were + S

+ V- ing
+ V- ing
+ V- ing?

2. Uses: -Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra vào thời
điểm đã xác định trong Quá khứ
-Diễn tả hai hành động cùng xảy ra đồng thời trong quá
khứ.
3. Ex: a. At 7 p.m. last night we were
(have)
having our dinner.
b. Last night, while Peter was(play)
playing badminton, Mary
was(read)
reading books.
c. I was
sleeping when the phone rang.
(sleep)

Activity 3: The Present Perfect
1. Formation:
+ PP.(V3/ VED)
(+) S + have / has
(-) S + have/ has + not (haven't/ hasn't) + PP
(?) Has/ Have + S + PP?

2. Ex: a. .......
Have you (ever
ever been
/ be) to London?
b. He has(already
already/finish)
finished his homework.
c. Peter has recently bought a new house.
(recently/ buy)
d. we have lived in Hue for 10 years.
(live)
e. She has
studied English since she was 7 years old
(study)

3. Uses:
- Diễn tả một hành động hay một sự việc bắt đầu trong
quá khứ, kéo dài liên tục đến hiện tại và còn có thể tiếp
tục trong tương lai.
-Diễn tả một hành động hay một sự việc xảy ra và chấm
dứt trong quá khứ nhưng không xác định rõ thời gian
- Trong câu thường có các từ: just, already, ever,never,
yet, recently = layely, before, since + mốc thời gian, for
+ khoảng thời gian, so far, until now, up to now, up to
present, once/ twice/ three …times
- Trong cấu trúc: It / That is the first/ second/ third, ….
Only/ best/ worst/ ….

Exercise1: Underline the most suitable tense
form in each sentence.
1) Did you see / Have you seen my bag
anywhere? I can't find it.
2) Hello Peter, are you back from the match?
Did you enjoy / Have you enjoyed it?
3) This is the photo of my great grandfather. He
was / has been married six times.

4. Have you given / Did you give Helen my
message when you have seen/ saw her?
5. Sorry, could you say that again? I didn't
listen / haven't listened to you.
6. Did you two meet / Have you two met
before? Laura, this is Peter.
7. Did you meet / Have you met anyone
interesting at the party?

Exercise2: Decide which answer (A, B or C) best
fits each space.
Dear Linda,
I'm sorry I (1) ____________
haven't written (write) to you for
so long, but I (2) have
________
been (be) very busy lately.
All last month I (3) ______(have)
exams, and I
had
(4)___________(do)
anything else but study for
haven't done
ages. Anyway, I (5)___________
have stopped (stop) studying
now, and I (6)__________
am waiting (wait) for my exam
results.
As you can see from this letter, I
(7)_____________
(change) my address and
have changed

(8)____________
have lived (live) in Corydon now. I (9)___________
have decided
(decide) that I wanted a change from central London
has become (become) so expensive. A
because it (10)_____________
friend (11)______
told (tell) me about this flat, and I
(12)______
moved (move) here about two months ago.
When you (13)_______(come)
to England this summer,
come
please visit me. I (14)____________(stay)
here until the
am staying
middle of August. Then I (15)__________
am going ( go) on holiday
to Scotland.
Please write soon,
Margaret.

1) Learn by heart all the knowledge about the
uses of those tenses reviewed.
2) Make five sentences for each tense.
3) Prepare Unit 2 – Reading in advance