PHU TAN HIGH SCHOOL

Teacher : Lu Thi Hong Den
Date: September 2026

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Life stories we
admire

LESSON 2

LANGUAGE

WARM-UP

Game: Say a name

One of the outstanding students of HCM
Dong Anh, Ha Noi
April 14th , 1944
December 19th , 1967
January 2011
Mrs. Ngo Thi Man
13/ 38

GENERAL
SECRETARY
NGUYEN
PHU TRONG

PRONUNCIATI
ON

Listen and repeat. Then practise saying the words

VOCABULARY
1 Match the words/phrases (1–5) with the words/preposition (a–e).

Key: 1. c

2. d

3. b 

4. e

5. a

VOCABULARY
2 Complete the sentences.

1. My father ________________
attended college in Ha Noi between
the ages of 19 and 21.
2. Like so many people in their generation, my
grandparents __________________.
had a long marriage They were
together for 60 years.
had a difficult childhood because his
3. My friend ______________________
mother died when he was very small.

VOCABULARY
2 Complete the sentences.

4. Thomas Edison's _____________________
impressive achievements in
science include the invention of the phonograph and
development of the light bulb.
5. Uncle Ho was ___________
admired for his simple lifestyle.

Grammar: Past simple

 (+) S+ V2/ed ….
(-) S+ did not +V...
(?) Did + S + V ...?

(+) S + was/ were + O
(-) S + was/ were + not + O
(?) Was/ Were + S + O ?

Eg: I went to the movies yesterday.
Eg: I was absent yesterday.
*Use: An action happened at a definite time in the past
• * Adv:
• yesterday, last ... (last week, last year, ...) _____ ago (two years ago, .
• - in + time (in 1990, ...)
• from 2015 to 2018
• S + V2/ed … when + S +V2/ed…
• It's + time (since) + S +V2/ed ..

Past continuous tense

 (+) S+ was/ were + Ving ….
(-) S+ was/ were + not + Ving ….
(?) Was/ Were + S + Ving ...?
Eg: I was watching TV at 8pm yesterday.
*Use: An action was happening at a definite time in the past
• * Adv: at this/ that time; at + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ, at
that very moment, all the morning/ afternoon/ day.
• S + was/ were + Ving … when + S + V2/ed…
• S + V2/ed … while + S + was/ were + Ving
• S + was/ were + Ving … while + S + was/ were + Ving
Eg: The man home when his car broke down.
A. was driving
B. drives
C. has driven D. is driving

Past simple tense
1. Describe something started and
finished in the past
E.g. You did a great job yesterday.
2. Describe main events in a story.
E.g. Mary read a few pages of her book
and went to bed.

Past continuous tense
1. Describe an action which was happening
at a specific point of time in the past.
E.g: I was reading a good book at 10 p.m.
last night.

2. Describe the settings of a story.
E.g. It was raining heavily outside. Mary
read a few pages of her book and went to
bed.
• When one action in the past happens in the middle of another, we use the past
simple to talk about the shorter action, and the past continuous for the longer
action.
E.g. I was reading a book when the phone rang.
• When two or more actions in the past are happening at the same time, we use the
past continuous for both/all.
E.g. While I was reading a book, my mother was watching TV.

Notes: Some verbs are not used in
continuous
Verbs of thinking
Verbs of the senses
Verbs of possession
Verbs of emotion
Verbs of appearance
Others
Ex:

believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, realize,
suppose, understand.
hear, smell, sound, taste.
be, belong to, have (meaning possess), own,
possess. 
dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish.
appear, seem.
contain, depend on, include, involve, mean,
measure, weigh, require. 

Jane was being at my house when you arrived. 
Jane was at my house when you arrived. 

Grammar: Present perfect

(+) S + have /has + V3/ed …
(-) S+ have /has not + V3/ed …
(?) Have/ Has + S + V3/ed ......?

Eg: I have already taken the English test.
* Use: actions which started in the past and continue in the present/ without referring to the
exact time
Adv: already , never , ever , yet, just , recently , lately , so far/ up to now/ up to
present ,before, several times….
for + ______, since + _______
** Structure:
1. This is the first time + S + have/has (ever) + V3/ed
Eg: This is the first time I have seen such a good film.
2. S + have/has + V3/ed.... since + S + V2/ed
Eg: Mr Brown has worked in this company since he moved here 5 years ago.

Grammar: Past perfect

(+) S + had + V3/ed …
(-) S+ had not + V3/ed …
(?) Had + S + V3/ed ......?

Eg: I had already taken the English test before the bell rang.
* Use: actions that happened and were completed before a specific time or another action in the past.
Adv: S + had + V3/ed ..... before/ by the time/ when S + V2/ed .....
S + V2/ed ..... after/ as soon as S + had + V3/ed .....
S + didn't V .... until S + had + V3/ed .....
(có thể đi kèm already, just, never, ever … trong bối cảnh quá khứ)

Eg: By the time we ___ at the venue, the concert ______, so we missed the opening
performance.
A. arrived/ started B. had arrived/ started
C. was arriving/ started D. arrived/ had started

1 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.

1. At 7 p.m yesterday, we
a documentary about
Vietnamese national heroes.
A. was watched
B. was watching
C. were watching
D. watched
2. In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II
when she 96
years old.
A. was dying/ was
B. was died/ was being
C. died/ was being
D. died/ was

3. While the teacher the lesson, the students
A. explained/ took
C. was explaining/ took

notes.

B. explained/ were taking
D. was explaining/ were taking

4. Nam
in the same since he worked for that
company.
A. has lived B. was living C. is livingD. is living
5. Peter was cautious. He didn't submit the report until
he _____ all the figures.
A. was checking
B. had checked
C. has checked
D. would check

6. I was reading an online article about General Vo
Nguyen Giap when my friend
.
A. calls
B. is calling C. has called
D. called
7. Recently, they
writing their report.
A. were finishing
B. have finished
C. finished
D. has finished
8. The sound system in the school hall ____ very poor,
but it works perfectly now.
A. is going to be
B. will be
C. has been
D. used to be

2. Find a mistake in the following sentences. Correct them
1. My brother helps me with my homework yesterday evening.
A
B
C
D
2. Have you met any of your neighbours since you live here?
A
B
C
D
3. This is the first time I see Jan look embarrassed about a girl.
A
B
C
D
4. Last week I have to bring work home every night to get it all done.
A
B
C
D
5. Mai invites her classmates to her 18th birthday party last week.
A
B
C
D
6. In 1995, I go back to Vietnam after 30 years and to my surprise, the
A
B
C
population was three times higher.
D

3 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.

1. The greatest of Uncle Ho was leading Viet Nam
to independence.
A. death
B. achievement
C. account
D. youth
2. My family members
a film about a Vietnamese
national hero at 10 a.m yesterday.
A. was watching
B. watched
C. have watched
D. were watching

3. Human life expectancy
greatly in the past few
decades since scientists identified the genes
responsible for disease resistance.
A. increases
B. increase
C. is increasing
D. has increased
4. Uncle Ho was admired
his dedication to the
Vietnamese independence movement and his profound
love for the people.
A. on
B. for
C. of
D. to

5. When he went home, his mother
dinner, so he
took off his coat to help her.
A. is cooking
B. cooked
C. was cooking
D. has cooked
6. Many soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country
during the
war.
A. resistance
B. biography
C. account
D. experience

7. It is believed that Beethoven in Vienna at the age
of 56 after suffering from liver disease.
A. passed away
B. dropped out
C. carried out
D. devoted to
8. Ernest Hemingway, who was a well-known
American novelist,
the Nobel Prize for
Literature in 1954.
A. win
B. has won C. was winning D. won

9. While she
as a surgeon in a field hospital, she
her diary.
A. worked/ was writing
B. was working/was writing
C. was working/ wrote
D. worked/ wrote
10. Steve Jobs made a great
to the development
of technology.
A. contribute
B. contributing
C. contribution
D. contributive

11. Walt Disney is one of the most well-known
in
the world.
A. animators
B. blockbusters
C. childhood
D. achievements
12. Despite facing
, the soldiers scarified for
the freedom of their people.
A. youth
B. account C. hero
D. death
13. Albert Einstein was a
who contributed to
revolutionizing physics.
A. battle
B. genius C. hero
D. diary

14. After graduating from high school, she took a gap
year before
college.
A. dropping out of
B. devoting to
C. attending
D. adopting
15. She was a
person who devoted her
life to helping the poor and sick.
A. biological
B. cutting-edge
C. dedicated
D. visionary

Extra – exercise. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Vincent van Gogh was a well-known painter (1) __________ work is famous for its beauty,
emotion and colour.
Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. At age 15, Van Gogh's
family was struggling (2) __________, and he was forced to (3) __________ school and go to
work. He got a job at his Uncle Cornells' art dealership (đại lý), Goupil & cie. By this time, Van
Gogh was fluent in French, German and English, as well as his native Dutch.
In June of 1873, Van Gogh was transferred to the Groupil Gallery in London. There, he fell in
love with English culture. He visited art galleries in his spare time. He also fell in love with his
landlady's daughter, Eugenie Loyer. When she refused his marriage proposal, Van Gogh (4) ____
a breakdown (suy sụp tinh thần). He threw away all his books except for the Bible, and devoted
his life (5) ____ God.
1. A. whose
B. who
C. of which
D. whom
2. A. financial
B. financially
C. finance
D. unfinancially
3. A. adopt
B. resign
C. attend
D. leave
4. A. was suffered
B. suffered
C. was suffering
D. has suffered
5. A. for
B. with
C. to
D. from

In the fall of 1880, van Gogh decided (6) ______ to Brussels and become an artist. (7) ____ he
had no formal art training, his brother Theo offered to support van Gogh financially. In 1885, he
began work on what is considered to be his first masterpiece, “Potato Eaters”.
Vincent van Gogh completed more than 2,100 works, consisting of 860 oil paintings and more
than 1,300 watercolours, drawings and sketches (bản phác thảo). Several of his paintings now
rank among the most expensive in the world. A (8) _______ of van Gogh's most well-known
artworks include: Starry Night and Sunflowers. Van Gogh painted the Starry Night in the asylum
(nơi an toàn) where he (9) _______ in Saint-Rémy, France, in 1889, the year before his death. On
July 29, 1890, Vincent van Gogh died in the arms of his brother Theo. He was only 37 years old.
Today, Vincent van Gogh is considered one of (10) ____ artists in human history, but he
struggled with mental illness and remained poor and virtually (gần như) unknown throughout his
life.
6. A. to moving
7. A. Although
8. A. some
9. A. was stayed
10. A. the greatest

B. moving
B. As
B. lot
B. was staying
B. a greatest

C. to be moved
C. Therefore
C. few
C. had stayed
C. the great

D. to move
D. But
D. little
D. stays
D. the most greatest

CONSOLIDATI
ON
Homework

• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for the next lesson.

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