UNIT 4 LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Lesson 6 Language focus
Main contents:
I. Modal verbs with if.
II. Direct and reported speech:
- Statements.
- Yes-No Questions.
- Wh-Questions
I. Conditional sentences type1 with modal verbs:
*can: → ability/ permission
*will/ shall: → future
*may/ might: → possibility
*must/ have to: → obligation/ necessity
*should/ ought to: → advice
Modal verbs
If you want to get good grades, you must study hard.
If clause
Main clause
If + S + V.simple present,
S + Modal + V.bare.inf
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My grades are terrible.
If you want to get good grades, ……………………….
you must study hard.
obligation
Oh, no! I weigh 80 kilos
If you want to lose weight, ……………………………………..
You should do a lot of exercise.
Ba
advice
Where is Ba? He’s very late.
If he doesn’t come soon, …………………. ………………
he might/may miss the train.
Mrs. Thoa
possibility
Mrs. Nga
If you want to get well, .…………………………..………............
You should/ought to stay in bed.
Mr. Ha
I feel sick
advive
Na
Mrs. Kim
If I have some pencils and crayons,
………………………………….
Can you draw that picture, Mom?
ability
I can draw draw that picture.
I need your help.
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If you need my help, …………………
I will help you.
future
II. Direct and reported speech:
1. Statements:
S + said ( that ) + clause.
S + told someone ( that ) + clause.
3. Wh-Questions:
S + asked + O + question word + clause ( S + V...)
2. Yes-No Questions:
S + asked + O + if / whether + clause ( S + V...)
At the party
“This birthday cake is delicious.” (Uncle Hung)
Uncle Hung said that birthday cake was delicious.
After the party
1. “The party is very cosy” ( Uncle Hung)

Uncle Hung said that the party was very cosy.
2. “I love these roses.” (Miss Nga)
Miss Nga said she loved those roses.
3. “I’m having a wonderful time here.”(Cousin Mai)
Cousin Mai said she was having a wonderful time there.
4. “I will go to Hue tomorrow” (Mr. Chi)
Mr. Chi said he would go to Hue the following day.
5. “I may have a new job” (Mrs. Hoa)
Mrs. Hoa said she might have a new job.
6. “I must leave now” (Mr. Quang)
Mr. Quang said he had to leave then.
Direct speech
Reported speech
(She asked me…..)
At school
Do you like pop music?
At home
She asked me if/ whether I liked pop music.
S + asked + O + if/ whether + clause.
teacher
Do you live in Lao Bao?
You and your friend
The teacher asked me if/ whether I lived in Lao Bao.
teacher
Can you play guitar?
You and your friend
The teacher asked me if/ whether I could play guitar.
teacher
Are you fine?
You and your friend
The teacher asked me if/whether I was fine.
At home
At school
How old are you?
She asked me how old I was.
3. WH- Questions
“Where do you live?”
a. “How old are you?”
b. “Where is your school?”
c . “What is the name of your school?”
g. “When does your school vacation start?”
f. “Which school are you going to study next year?”
e. “How can you use a computer at your school?”
d. “Which grade are you in?”
a. “How old are you?”
b. “Where is your school?”
c. What is the name of your school?
h. When does your school vacation start?
g. Which school are you going to study next year?
f. How can you use a computer at your school?
e. Which grade are you in?
LF 4.
He asked me how old I was.
He asked me where my school was.
He asked me what the name of my school was.
He asked me which grade I was in.
He asked me how I could use a computer at my school.
He asked me which school I was going to study the following year.
He asked me when my school vacation started.
a. Miss Hoa said that she ……… play the piano.

can
may
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
will
could
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b. If she ……. me, I will help her.
asks
asked
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
was asking
can ask
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c. “How old are you?” I asked her.
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I asked her how old is she.
I asked her how old she is.
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
I asked her how old she was.
I asked her how old was she.
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d.He asked her if she ……… cats.
like
likes
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
liked
liking
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