Unit 1. Life stories
Lesson 2: language
I. Vocabulary
1. Write the words given in the box next to their meaning.
Distinguished
Talented
Respectable
Generosity
Achievement
Distinguished /dis`tiɳgwiʃt/ (adj) ưu tú, xuất sắc , lỗi lạc
Achievement /ə`tʃi:vmənt/ ( n) thành tích, thành tựu
Talented /`tæləntid/ (adj) có tài
Respectable /ris`pektəbl/ (adj) đáng kính, đứng đắn
Generosity /,dʤenə`rɔsiti/ ( adj) rộng lượng , khoan hồng
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in 1 ( do it at home )
II. Pronunciation
Homophone – từ đồng âm
Homophone are words ( or combinations of words) that have different spellings and meanings but the same pronunciation.
1. Definition – định nghĩa
2. Listen to pairs of sentences. Write the correct words in the gaps.
allowed
aloud
write
right
new
knew
here
hear
been
bean
III. Grammar
1.The past simple and the past continuous
Eg: They were sleeping when the dam broke.
The past continuous is used to talk about a past action in progress, and the past simple to talk about a shorter action that interrupted it
Eg: Hoa was always playing game on cell phone.

That past continuous can be used with always, constantly to describe repeated or irritating actions or events in the past. It is similar to “ used to” , but usually has negative meaning.
Put the verb in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.
This morning when the alarm clock ( go) ____________ off, I ( have) ________________ a sweet dream.
Carol (meet) ___________her husband while she ( travel) _________________ in Europe.
I (work) ___________________ on my computer when there ( be) ____________ sudden power cut and all my date (be) __________lost.
When we (share) _______________ a room two years ago, Lin (always, take) ____________________my things without asking.
When Tom ( call) ___________yesterday, I ( do ) _________________the washing up in the kitchen, so I ( not hear) _________________the phone
went
was having
met
was travelling
was working
was
shared
was always taking
called
was doing
Didn’t hear
2. Definite articles and omission of article
Definite articles. – The
The definite article ‘the’ is generally used before a singular or plural noun when we talk about a specific thing or action.
Eg: The man you met yesterday is a famous writer.
- ‘the’ is used before name of musical instruments.
- Before names of oceans, rivers, seas, deserts, ranges of mountains, islands groups.
Before geographical areas, name of countries with ‘kingdom or state’.
Before name of organizations, museums, hotels, important building, newspaper, mass media, the unique objects, transport systtems.
Before adjectives used as nouns, people of a country.
b. ‘The’ is used
The is not used before;
sports, means of transport.
streets, lakes, bays, mountains, islands, most countries, states, cities, continents.
Academic subjects nationalities and languages.
Magazines.
Complete the gaps with the where necessary. If an article is not necessary, write a cross (x)
Here’s ___________book you asked to borrow.
There are some reports on ________ oil slick in ____________ Mediterranean Sea.
________ kangaroos are found only in ______________ Australia.
Angelina is working for a charitable organization that helps ___________ people with disabilities.
Is _____ united Arab Emirates part of South Asia or _______Middle East ?
Last summer, we travelled to many places. We visited ______Taj Mahal in ______ India, climbed ________Mount Everest in ________ Himalayas and took a cruise to __________Bahamas.
I love ______ Spain. I find _______Spanish very friendly, but I can’t say much in ________________Spanish
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
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Learn by heart vocabulary
Do the exercise 3, 4 on page 10
Prepare the next lesson
IV. Homework