Unit15: SPACECONQUEST
(language focus)
pronunciation
Listen and repeat
/nt/ /nd/ /n0/ /ns/ /nz/
went end month chance phones
rent remind seventh Florence learns
tenant warned tenth glance Barnes
didn’t friend thirdteenth tense tonnes
Grammar and vocabulary
1. could/ be able to:
Eg: - He was an athlete , so he could run fast?
- His leg was hurt but he was able to run fast ?
Structures: S + could + V( bare inf)
S + was/ were able to + V (bare inf)
* uses: => Could: diễn tả 1 khả năng chung trong quá khứ.
=> was/ were able to: diễn tả hành động có thể xảy ra trong quá khứ
1, It took them a long time but they _________________find his house .
2, Sue was a good student so she __________________pass the exam easily.
3, It was too dark in the room. I ____________________ see anything .
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 grandfather was a professor He____________________help me do those difficult exercises.
6, I had forgotten to bring my camera so I_______________________ take any photographs.
was able to
could
couldn’t /wasn’t able to
could
were able to
couldn`t/wasn`t able to
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences, using could, couldn`t or was (not)/ were(not) able to.
2. Tag questions:

Eg: It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?

You haven’t done your homework, have you?

=> Structure: khẳng định, phủ định ?
phủ định , khẳng định ?
- Let’s + V(bare), shall we ?
- (Please +) V(bare) , will you ? (câu mệnh lệnh)
- I am ……, aren’t I ?
- This / That (is ……), (isn’t) it ?
- These / Those (are ……), (aren’t) they ?
- There is / are ……, isn’t / aren’t there ?
- Nobody / No one + V(khẳng định) …, auxi / modal (khẳng định) they ?
- Everthing/something/anything... , .............it?
- Everybody/ everyone/ someone/ ..., ................they?
- S + never / rarely / seldom / no longer…,VERB (khẳng định(+) + S ?
Special Cases
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). _______________________________________________________
2. You`ve just come out of the ciname with a friend. You really enjoyed the film. What do you say to your friend?(great).
_______________________________________________________
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). _______________________________________________________
4. You`re 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)
_______________________________________________________
5. Your friend`s hair is much shorter than when you last met. What do you say to her/ him?(have/ your hair/ cut).
_______________________________________________________
It is (very) expensive, isn’t it?
The film / It was great, wasn’t it?
She has a lovely voice, doesn’t she?
It doesn’t look very good, doesn’t it?
You have had your hair cut, haven’t you?
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