rent
/nt/
warned
/nd/
month
/nθ/
glance
/ns/
What are they?
They are _________.
cell phones /nz/
Unit 15. SPACE CONQUEST
PART E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Pronunciation
/nt/ - /nd/ - /nθ/ - /ns/ - /nz/
/nt/
went
rent
tenant
didn’t
/nd/
end
remind
warned
friend
/nθ/
month
seventh
tenth
thirteenth
/ns/
chance
Florence
glance
tense
/nz/
phones
learns
Barnes
tonnes
Listen and repeat
A: Florence, Mr. Barnes went to the tenth of last month.
B: Oh, I have warned you, haven’t I? Did he pay the rent?
A: Only to the seventh.
B: Only to the seventh?
A: Yes, and we may have no chance to see him again. Is he your friend?
B: No, Mr. Barnes is not my friend and if he phones, remind him that he must pay the rent to the end of the month.
A: Don’t be so tense. We’ll have a new tenant on the thirteenth of this month.
Practice reading aloud this dialogue.
Grammar
1. Could/ be able to
Usages:
We use both “could” and “was/ were able to” to express one’s general ability in the past.
Ex:
When she was young she could/ were able to play the violin well.

Couldn’t = wasn’t, weren’t able to
Ex:
She was tired last night, so she couldn’t / wasn’t able to finish her homework.


We use “was, were able to” to express one’s ability gained by making effort.
Ex:
Although she was tired last night, she was able to finish her homework.

Không thể sử dụng “could” trong trường hợp:
E x:
It’s difficult to could speak English.
It’s difficult to be able to speak English.

Be able to không đi với những động từ chỉ giác quan ( see, hear, smell, taste, feel...)


Notes:
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences, using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to.
1. Laura had hurt her leg and ____________________ walk very well.
2. Sue wasn`t at home when I phoned but I _________ contact her at her office.
3. I looked very carefully and I _______________ see a figure in the distance.
4. I wanted to buy some tomatoes. The first shop I went to didn`t have any but I __________ get some in the next shop.
5. My grandmother loved music. She ______________
play the piano very well.
6. I had forgotten to bring my camera so I __________
___________ take any photographs.
couldn`t / wasn`t able to
was able to
could / was able to
was able to
could / was able to
couldn`t /
wasn`t able to
2. Tag question
A tag question is a question that is added onto the end of a sentence.
2. You know Bob Wilson, don’t you?
1. Mary is from Chicago, isn’t she?
3. Jerry can play the piano, can`t he?
Tag question
Tag question
Tag question
- An auxiliary verb is used in a tag question.
Vo  Do
Vs/es  does
V2/ed  did
+ Câu có trợ động từ, trợ động từ được thêm ở phần đuôi.
+ Câu không có trợ động từ : dùng Do ở thì tương ứng:
Affirmative statement, negative tag ?
2. You know Bob Wilson, don’t you?
1.Mary is from Chicago, isn’t she?
3. Jerry can play the piano, can`t he?
Negative statement, affirmative tag ?
1. Mary isn’t from Chicago, is she?
2. You don’t know Bob Wilson, do you?
3. Jerry can’t play the piano, can he?
Rules:
*Notes
Ở tiếng Anh nói, tag question của “ I am” là “ Aren’t I ?”
Ex: I’m going to do it, aren’t I ?
2. Imperatives ( câu mệnh lệnh)
- Won’t you được thêm vào cuối để diễn tả lời mời.
( Do) V + Objective/ Adv, won’t you?
Ex: (Do) take a seat, won’t you?
-“ Will (not) / Would (not) /Can (not) you ?” được thêm vào cuối để diễn tả yêu cầu lịch sự.
Ex: (Do) open the window, won’t you?
Don’t make a noise here, will you?
3. Request ( câu yêu cầu): “ Will you?” thường được thêm vào phần đuôi.
Please + ( don’t) V + Objective/ Adv, will you?

Ex: Please keep silent in the rooms, will you?
3. Let’s + V có phần đuôi là “ Shall we?”
Ex: Let’s go for a swim this Sunday, shall we?

4. Ought to có phần đuôi là “ Shouldn’t”
Ex: He ought to study hard, shouldn’t he?
Exercise 2. Read the situation and write a sentence with a tag question. In each situation you are asking your friend to agree with you.

1. You’re with a friend outside a restaurant . You’re looking at the prices , which are very high.
What do you say ? ( expensive )
It _______________________

2. You’ve just come out of the cinema with a friend . You really enjoyed the film . What do you say to your friend? ( great )
The film ___________________
is (very) expensive , isn’t it?
was great , wasn’t it?
3. You and a friend are listening to a woman singing . You like her voice very much. What do you say to your friend? ( a lovely voice)
She___________________________

4. You are trying on a jacket . You look in the mirror and you don’t like what you see. What do you say to your friend? ( not / look / very good )
It__________________________

5. Your friend’s hair is much shorter than when you last met . What do you say to her / him ? ( have / your hair / cut )
You______________________________
has a lovely voice , doesn’t she?
doesn’t look very good, does it?
have had your hair cut, haven’t you?
Exercise 3: Mark and Jenny were showing some family photographs to a friend . Here are some of the questions that were asked . Complete the questions by adding the tag questions. (work in pairs)
1. That’s a lovely picture of Sally. She looks just like Mary,____________?
2. I think you’ve seen this one before,___________?
3. This photographs was taken in Scotland, _________?
4. We took this on holiday,_________?
5. We’ll be going there again next year,__________?
6. You can see the sea in the distance, __________?
7. That must be Jenny’s father, _________?
doesn’t she
haven’t you
wasn’t it
didn’t we
won’t we
can’t you
mustn’t it
More exercise
Choose the best answer for each question.

1. You are a student,________?
A. are you C. aren’t you
B. don’t you D. do you

2. It snow a lot in Tokyo, _________?
A. isn’t it C. doesn’t it
B. did it? D. does it

3. You stayed at Jenny’s home, __________?
A. did you C. don’t you
B. are you D. didn’t you
4. My father was a very clever man. He _______ speak 5 languages.
A. can C. is able to
B. could D. weren’t able to

5. The computer went wrong, but quickly Emma ___________ put it right again.
A. was able to C. can
B. is able to D. couldn’t

6. It’s difficult to speak English.
A. is able to C. be able to
B. could D. can
HOMEWORK
Learn the structures

Prepare the next lesson: Unit 16: The Wonders of the World. Part A: Reading