LANGUAGE FOCUS
(Page 73)
PRONUNCIATION
Practise reading aloud these sentences
John always enjoys travelling by train.
Jane’s teeth are troubling her.
George is driving dangerously.
Her new dress is an absolute dream.
She has an amused twinkle in her eyes
Think twice before doing something.
GRAMMAR
REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND
(Câu tường thuật với Gerund)


Example 1
"It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much," Tom said to you.
?Tom thanked me for helping him.


1. accuse SB of doing Sth: buộc tội ai về việc gì.
2. blame SB for doing Sth: đổ lỗi cho ai về việc gì


S + V + O + PREPOSITION + V-ing
3. congratulate SB on doing Sth: khen ngợi ai về việc gì
4. criticize SB for doing Sth: chỉ trích ai về điều gì
5. warn (SB) against doing Sth: khuyến cáo (ai) đừng làm điều gì
6. warn (SB) about doing Sth: khuyến cáo (ai) điều gì
7. praise SB for doing Sth: ca ngợi ai về điều gì
8. thank (SB) for doing Sth: cảm ơn ai về việc gì
9. prevent SB from doing Sth: ngăn ai khỏi việc gì
Example 2
Teacher: Come in, Peter!
Peter: I`m sorry I`m late
?Peter apologised for being late.


1. apologise for doing Sth: xin lỗi vì đã làm gì
2. complain about Sth: than phiền về điều gì
3. confess to Sth to SB: thú nhận
4. insist on/ upon doing Sth: khăng khăng đòi làm gì
5. dream of Sth: mơ tưởng tới cái gì
6. think of SB/ Sth: nghỉ tới ai/ cái gì

S + V + preposition+ V-ing
Example 3
"I didn`t break your window," he said
?He denied breaking my window.


1. admit doing Sth: thừa nhận đã làm việc gì
2. deny doing Sth: phủ nhận đã làm việc gì
3. suggest doing Sth: đề nghị làm việc gì

S + V + V-ing
Exercises
Complete these sentences
“It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.”
 Mike thanked …
2. “I must have made a mistake in the calculations”.
 Mr. Forest admitted …
3. “I’ll pay for the meal.”
 Sarah insisted …
4. “Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend”.
 Neil suggested …
5. “I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!”
 Dane congratulated …
KEY
Mike thanked me for inviting to my birthday party.
Mr. Forest admitted making a mistake in the calculations.
Sarah insisted on paying for the meal.
Neil suggested going to Paris for the weekend.
Dane congratulated me on winning the championship



Exercise 1. (page 74)
PAIRWORK
1. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John said to us.
 John congratulated ….. on ……..
2. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said.
 Mary apologised for ….
3. “I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda.
 Peter insisted on ….
4. “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to the boy.
 The teacher accused …
5. “I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said.
 Bob has always dreamed of ….
6. “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann.
 I warned …. against ……
7. “Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane.
 Her mother prevented … from …..
8. “It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack.
 Miss White thanked ….. for ……

Exercise 1. (page 74)
KEY
1. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John said to us.
 John congratulated us on passing our exams
2. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said.
 Mary apologised for not phoning me earlier.
3. “I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda.
 Peter insisted on driving Linda to the station.
4. “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to the boy.
 The teacher accused the boy of not paying attention to what he had said
5. “I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said.
 Bob has always dreamed of being rich.
6. “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann.
 I warned Ann against staying at the hotel near the airport
7. “Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane.
 Her mother prevented Jane from going out that night
8. “It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack.
 Miss White thanked Jack for visiting her

Exercise 2. (page 75)
PAIRWORK
1. Linda: Let me pay for the meal.
Tom: Certainly not! I’ll pay.
 Tom insisted on …
2. Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.
Mrs. Smith: I think so.
 Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward to …
3. Woman: Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house.
Boy: Oh… no, I’ve just arrived here. I don’t know anything about it.
The boy denied …..
4. Policeman: You mustn’t leave the shop!
Customer: What’s that?
Policeman: Stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop!
The policeman stopped the customer (from) …

5. Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!
The thief: Yes…! But ….
 The thief admitted …..
6. Mary: What shall we do on Saturday?
Ann: What about having a party?
 Ann suggested …..
7. John’s wife: The house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it!
John: I think so.
 John and his wife were thinking of ……..

Exercise 2. (page 75)
KEY
1. Linda: Let me pay for the meal.
Tom: Certainly not! I’ll pay.
 Tom insisted on paying for the meal.
2. Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.
Mrs. Smith: I think so.
 Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward to meeting their children soon
3. Woman: Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house.
Boy: Oh… no, I’ve just arrived here. I don’t know anything about it.
The boy denied breaking the window of the woman’s house
4. Policeman: You mustn’t leave the shop!
Customer: What’s that?
Policeman: Stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop!
The policeman stopped the customer (from) leaving the shop.

5. Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!
The thief: Yes…! But ….
 The thief admitted stealing Mrs. Brown’s car.
6. Mary: What shall we do on Saturday?
Ann: What about having a party?
 Ann suggested having a party the next Saturday.
7. John’s wife: The house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it!
John: I think so.
 John and his wife were thinking of buying the house

HOMEWORK
Redo the exercises
Do Test yourself B (page 76, 77, 78, 79)