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WARMER: KIM’S GAME
Take a shower
Eat dinner
Read a comic
Write a letter
Walk with a dog
Talk to grandma
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Unit 12:
A VACATION ABROAD
Period 78 :
Lesson 5: Language focus
I/ Language focus
1/ L.focus 1:
1.1/ Grammar note:
T. sets the scene: What was Ba doing at 8.00 at night ?
1.1.1/ Model sentences:
He was taking shower at 8.00 last night
1.1.1.1/ Form :
They were talking to each other at 8.00 last night
S + was/ were + V- ing
1.1.1.2/ Use :
The past progressive tense: to indicate an action that happened in the past and at a point of time in the past
1.2/ Practice :
a.Ba / take a shower
a. Ba was taking a shower at 8.00 last night
b. Hoa / eat dinner
b/ Hoa was eating dinner at 8.00 last night
c. Ba / read a comic
c. Ba was reading a comic at 8.00 last night
d. Nga / write a letter
d. Nga was writing a letter at 8.00 last night
e. Na / walk with a dog
e. Na was walking with a dog at 8.00 last night
f. Lan and her grandma/ talk to each other
f. Lan and her grandma were talking to each other
A
B
A. When the plane got Ha Noi.
B. When Tuan arrived home.
C. When the mailman came.
D. The school drum was sounding.
E. The crowd was cheering.
F. The phone rang
2. Language focus 2:
Matching
Answer key : a. C / b. F / c. E / d. B / e. D / f. A
2.2/ Model sentences :
What was the Le family doing when the mailman came?
The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came
What happened while Nga was eating ?
The phone rang while Nga was eating
T. sets the sence :
2.2.1/ Form :
2.2.2/ Use :

An action was taking place in the past when other happened
2.3/ Practice: Picture drill
a. The Le family / sleep
a. The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came
b. Hoa / eat
b. While Hoa was eating, the phone rang
c. Nam / win the race
c. When Nam won the race, the crowd was cheering
d. Mrs. Thoa / cook
d. Mrs. Thoa was cooking when Tuan arrived home
e. Lan / arrive at school
e. When Lan arrived at school, the school drum was sounding
3. Language focus 3:
3.1/ Model sentences:
Ba is always forgetting his homework
3.1.1/ Form :
S + is / are / am + always + V- ing
3.1. 2 / Use :
(to) make complaint
3.1/ Practice : Picture drill
b. Mrs. Nga / lose / umbrella
b. Mrs. Nga is always losing her umbrella
c. Mr. and Mrs.Thanh / miss / bus
c. Mr. and Mrs. Thanh are always missing the bus
d. Nam / watch / TV
d. Nam is always watching TV
e. Na / talk / phone
e. Na is always talking on the phone
f. Liem / go / out
f. Liem is always going out
Homework
Do language again
Prepare : Unit 13 : Getting started + Listen and read
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