UNIT 4. MUSIC AND ARTS
A CLOSER LOOK 2
I. Comparisons
Grammar
1. The guitar is as expensive as the violin
2. The drum is not as expensive as the violin
…as …. as… => dùng để so sánh 2 chủ thể bằng nhau
…not as …… as… => dùng để so sánh 2 chủ thể không bằng nhau
2,000,000 dong
2,000,000 dong
1,500,000 dong
Or: The guitar is as cheap as the violin
4. The guitar is different from the violin
3. The price of the guitar is the same as the price of the violin
...the same as … => dùng để chỉ sự giống nhau của 2 chủ thể.
...different from... => dùng để chỉ sự khác nhau giữa 2 chủ thể.
2,000,000 dong
2,000,000 dong
1,500,000 dong
I. Comparisons
1. So sánh bằng nhau :
… as adj as…
2. So sánh không bằng nhau:
… not as/so adj as…
3. So sánh giống nhau:
… the same (N) as…
4. So sánh khác nhau:
… different from…
1. PUT AS , OR FROM IN THE GAPS
Grammar
1.The music festival this year is as good ……. it was last year.
2.The concert will be broadcast `live`: that means it comes on TV at the same time ………… it is performed.
3.This camera is not as expensive  …….. I thought at first.
4.Your taste in art is quite different ……..…… mine.
5.Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring …….
 Spider-Man 1.
6.My mother is always as busy ………. a bee.
as
as
as
from
as
as
2. PUT ONE OF THESE PHRASES IN EACH GAP IN THE PASSAGE
Grammar
MY HOMETOWN TODAY
My hometown has changed a lot – it’s definitely not (1) ………….………… it was before. It’s not (2) ………………….. it was 5 years ago. It’s much more noisy, but I prefer it now. There are more shops and restaurants. The restaurants are (3) …………………………  the ones we had before. Now we can eat many different kinds of food – Italian, French, and even Mexican! There have been so many changes. Even the streets are not (4) ……………………….. they were before. They are wider now to make space for the extra traffic. One thing hasn’t changed though. The people here are as warm and (5)……………………… before. That’s one thing that’s (6)…………………………………  it was before.
friendly as
different from
the same as (2)
as quiet as
as narrow as
the same as
as quiet as
different from
as narrow as
friendly as
the same as
3. WORK IN PAIRS. Compare the two music clubs in the town. Young Talent and Nightingale
Grammar
Example:
Young Talent is not as old as Nightingale.
Nightingale is older than Young Talent.
SUGGESTION
1. Nightingale is older than Young Talent.
2. Young talent is more friendly than Nightingale.
3. Young Talent is not as safe as Nightingale.
4. Nightingale is not as large as Young Talent.
5. Young Talent is as expensive as Nightingale.
6. Young Talent is not as famous as Nightingale.
- too: dùng chỉ sự đồng tình trong câu khẳng định
- either: dùng chỉ sự đồng tình trong câu phủ định
Example:
A: I like pop music.
B: I like it too. (= I do too)
A: My mum doesn’t like rock .
B: My mum doesn’t like it either. ( =My mum doesn’t either)
II. EXPRESS AGREEMENTS: TOO/ EITHER
S + V + O too. / S + aux V too.
S + aux V + not +V O either ./ S + aux V + not either.
1.My friend likes photography, and I like it ……………..
2.My mother doesn’t enjoy horror films, and my sister doesn’t …………………
3.I was not allowed to go to the show, and my classmates were not ……………………..
4.I love country music, and I like rock and roll ………………….
5.When I finish painting my room, I’ll do the kitchen ……………..
4. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
Grammar
too
either
either
too
too
5. WHAT MUSIC AND ARTS ARE YOU INTERESTED IN, OR NOT INTERESTED IN?
Grammar
1. I’m very interested in ……………………….
2. I think  ………………………. is very boring.
3. What I like to do most in my spare time is ………………………
4. In my spare time, I often ……………………..
5. I never …………………………… , even if I have time.
pop music – dancing - playing the guitar – drawing -
rock and roll- painting- going to the art gallery - acting
6. WORK IN PAIRS
Grammar
Examples:
Nam is interested in drawing and I am too.
Phong doesn’t like folk music and I don’t either.
I. Comparisons
Consolidation
1/...+ as + adj + as ....
2/....+ not as/so + adj + as....
3/...the same (N)as …
1/ too
2/ either
II. Express agreements
4/...different from...
Homework
-Learn by heart all the structures
-Do ex in notebook
-Prepare Unit 4 . Communication