Unit 1: My Friends
LANGUAGE FOCUS(p. 16,17)
Giáo viên : Cô VŨ THỊ THU HÀ
Anh 8
Was/were
Be(am/is/are)
send
sent
come
came
live
lived
show
showed
Base form
Past form
The simple present tense
The simple past tense
MATCHING
a. He always……… to work by car. Yesterday he…………. to work by car, too. ( )

b. They always…….. up early. This morning they……… up late. ( )

c. I………… a letter to Jane every week. Last week I……….. two letters. ( )

d. She……… her friends every evening. She……. them yesterday evening, too.( )

e. They……. a new car every year. Last year they………. a new car, too. ( )

f. I…….an orange every day. Yesterday I……. two oranges. ( )

g. She ...... 12 years old now. She ........... in grade 6 last year. ( )

Complete these sentences.
Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:
go
get
write
meet
buy
eat
goes
went
get
got
write
wrote
meets
met
buy
bought
eat
ate
be
is
was
Unit 1: MY FRIENDS
LANGUAGE FOCUS
( p. 16,17)
The Simple Present Tense and The Simple Past Tense:
(thì hiện tại đơn) (thì quá khứ đơn)
Ex: Hoa lives in Ha Noi. She lived in Hue last year.
She is 12 now. She was 11 last year.
- Every (day, night, week, month, year…). - Yesterday.
- Always, usually, often, sometimes, never. - Last (night, week, month, year...).
- (a day, a week, six months, five years…)ago.

*Exercise1: Complete the paragraphs. Use the correct form of the verbs in
brackets(page 16)
Hoa (0)……….(live) in Hue last year, but now she (1)……….(live) in Ha Noi.
Yesterday, Hoa’s friend Nien (2)………(send) Hoa a letter. Nien (3)…………(be)
Hoa’s neighbor when Hoa lived in Hue. She (4)……….(be) younger than Hoa.

Lan (0)……….(be) Hoa’s best friend. The two girls (1)……….(be) in the same
class at Quang Trung school. Last year, Hoa (2)……….(come) to the school for the
first time. Lan (3)………… (show) her around and (4)………………..(introduce)
her to many friends.
lived
lives
sent
was
is
is
are
came
showed
introduced
I. THE SIMPLE TENSES
Ba: What do you know about the sun, Tuan ?
Tuan: The sun (0) _________ in the east and (1)________in the west.
Ba: Can you tell me anything about the other planets?
Tuan: I know something about the Earth. It (2) ______around the sun.
Ba: Yes, and the moon (3)__________around the Earth.
Tuan: Where is Mars, Ba?
Ba: It (4)________near the sun.
Tuan: No, it’s silly! That (5)________Mercury. Mars (6) ________ near the Earth.
Note: the simple present tense is used to express the general truth
Thì hiện tại đơn cũng dùng để diễn tả một sự thật hiển nhiên hay một chân lý.
*Exercise 2: - Complete the dialogue.
- Use the correct form of the verbs in the box(p.16)
Ba is helping his young cousin Tuan with some homework
be
move
set
rise
go
is
is
s
es
s
is
s
Describing people
Clothes
Build
Hair
- shirt
trousers
bag
skirt
- blouse
- shorts
tall
short
fat
thin
- slim
short
long
curly
blond
- bald
There are four people.
a. How many people are there in the picture?
Exercise 3: Look and describe(p.17).
Exercise 3: Look and describe(p.17)
b/ What does each person look like?
1. The man is tall and strong, he has short dark hair.
2. The woman has short dark hair, she is short and thin .
3. The boy is tall and thin, he is sitting next to the woman.
4. The man is waiting for a bus , he is short and fat, he has short dark hair.
Describing the appearance
Build
tall, short, fat, thin, slim…
Hair
short, long, curly, blond, bald…
1
2
3
4
Describing people
Clothes
color
- shirt
trousers
bag
skirt
- blouse
- shorts
yellow
red
pink
white
- blue
- green
- black
c. What is each person wearing?
 The man next to the taxi is wearing a yellow shirt and black trousers.
The woman is carrying a bag, and she is wearing a red blouse and a green skirt
 The boy is wearing a white shirt and blue shorts.
 The man near the bus stop is wearing a pink shirt and blue trousers.
Exercise 3: Look and describe(p.17)
Listen and Read 
(Trang 10-11 SGK Tiếng Anh 8)
Lan: What a lovely smile! Was she your classmate?
Hoa: Oh, no. She wasn’t old enough to be in my class.
Be(not)
Adj.
to inf.
Exercise 4: Enough…to V….: đủ …để…(P.17)
Ex: a. Hoa: Can you put the groceries in your bag ?
Lan: No. It is ……………………….to carry everything. ( )
NOTES: + be (not) + adj + enough +to infinitive…
đủ(không đủ )…..…….....để……………
b. Hoa: Is Ba going to drive his father’s car ?
Lan: Don’t be silly ! Ba is …………………….to drive a car. ( )
c. Hoa: Do you need any help ?
Lan: No, thanks. I’m………………..to lift this box. ( )
d. Hoa: Why don’t you join our English Speaking Club ?
Lan: I don’t think my English is…………………..to be a member. ( )
big
old
strong
good
* Complete the dialogues:
not enough
not enough
enough
enough
1. Rearrange WORDS and PHRASES in the correct order
a. to understand/ weren’t clear / His instructions/ enough for me.
 His instructions________________________________________________.
b. green dress/She is/ long / wearing a/ .
She is________________________________________________.
c. my English/ of the club /I don’t think/ be a member /is good enough to/.
 I don’t think ____________________________________________________.
d. black / My younger brother/ hair /has short/ curly/ .
 My younger ______________________________________________________.
weren’t clear enough for me to understand.
wearing a long green dress
my English is good enough to be a member of the club
brother has short curly black hair
PRACTICE
2. TRANSFORMATION
a. My friend’s hair is long, curly and black.
 My friend has________________________________________________.
b. My sister‘s face is round, small and pink.
 My sister has _______________________________________________.
c. d. He is strong. He can carry the box.
 He is ______________________________________________________.
d. His father isn’t rich. He can’t buy a big house.
 His father isn’t_______________________________________________.
e. I am very lucky because I have many good friends.
 I am lucky__________________________________________________.
long curly black hair.
a small round pink face
strong enough to carry the box.
rich enough to buy a big house.
enough to have many good friends.
HOMEWORK
Revise all unit 1 :
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Do the exercises on the google form on the web
( thcsnguyengiathieu.hcm.edu.vn)
Prepare the next lesson:
UNIT 2: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
Getting Started & Listen And Read (P.18)