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LANGUAGE FOCUS 4
Simple past tense
Usages: To express the actions which occur in the past.
Eg1: What did you do last night?
WH + did + S + V bare+…?
Eg2: I went to the cinema.
S+ V ED,2
Eg3: Did you play basketball yesterday?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t .

Did + S+ V bare+…..?
Yes, I did/ No, I didn’t
*Signals: Last night, last day, yesterday, ….ago
Did you do your homework last night?
No, I didn’t. I watched TV.
Did you eat dinner at home on Monday?
No, I didn’t. I had dinner in a food stall.
Did you go to school yesterday?
No, I didn’t. I went to the movie theater yesterday.
Did you watch a video on the weekend?
No, I didn’t. I read a book on the weekend
Did you play basketball yesterday?
No, I didn`t. I played soccer yesterday.
2. Indefinite quantifiers:
* A little, a lot of/lots of, too much.
too much
Uncountable nouns
singular
singular
Eg: We have a little milk at home.
a lot of/lots of
Uncountable & countable nouns
Plural
Eg: I drank too much coffee last night.
Eg: She has a lot of candies.
She has lots of candies.
A little
Write the correct expression
A little a lot of/lots of too much
a little coffee
a lot of tea
a little sugar
a lot of salt
too much coffee
Complete the dialogues
A Mrs. Quyen: Lan, add some salt to the vegetables, please.
Lan: ………………………….or…………………..?
Mrs. Quyen: Only……………………. I think.

B Dr Le: You must drink……………………………….water every day.
Ba: Yes, doctor.

C Mr. Nhat: Stop, please. That is ………………………………coffee.
Waitress: I’m sorry, sir. I’ll clean the table for you.

D Minh: Can you give me some paper, Nam?
Nam: I’m sorry. I only have ………………………and I need it.

A little
a lot
a little
a lot of/lots of
too much
a little
I like fish.
I like fish.
Lucia: I like fish.
Tom: So do I.
(I do, too.)
S + do/does , too.

= So + do/does +S
Peter: I don’t like coffee.
Maria: I don’t, either.
Neither do I.
S + do/does not, either.

= Neither do S.
A: I like mangoes.
B: So do I.
I do, too
A: I don’t like bananas.
B: I don’t ,either.
Neither do I
A: I don’t like papaya.
B: I don’t ,either.
Neither do I
A: I like corn.
B: So do I.
I do, too
A: I don’t like potatoes.
B: I don’t ,either.
Neither do I
A: I don’t like spinach.
B: I don’t ,either.
Neither do I
A: I don’t like fish.
B: I don’t ,either.
Neither do I
A: I don’t like chicken.
B: I don’t ,either.
Neither do I.
A: I like beef.
B: So do I.
I do, too
imperative
b) …………the cucumber and the onions.

c)………..the cucumber and the onions.

d)………..the slices.
Add Mix Peel Slice Stir Wait Wash
Wash
Slice
Mix
Add Mix Peel Slice Stir Wait Wash
e)…………a little salt, sugar and vinegar to the mixture.
f)…………..the mixture.
g)………….for five minutes and the salad is ready to serve
Add
Stir
Wait
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