THE 22nd SEA GAMES
Unit 13
Language focus
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WARM-UP
Greatest - Song of 28th SEA Games
PRONUNCIATION
Linking
GRAMMAR
Double comparison
CONSOLIDATION
Practice
WARM UP
Listen to a piece of music and fill in the blanks.
Only ONE word for EACH blank.
There\\'s a spark in our hearts when (1) ....................... are born.
dreams

GREATEST – Song of 28th SEA Games

It\\'s just the (2) ............. and we\\'ve come so far, it\\'s time to soar.
start

GREATEST – Song of 28th SEA Games

And there\\'s no fear though my (3) .............. is beating fast.
heart

GREATEST – Song of 28th SEA Games

It\\'s our time and we can\\'t let this (4) ................. pass.
moment

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We are the (5) ............... We are the ones who will overcome.
greatest

GREATEST – Song of 28th SEA Games

All we need is (6) ..............
love

GREATEST – Song of 28th SEA Games

We are the fastest. We are the (7) ................ that will shine a light, won't give up the fight.
stars

GREATEST – Song of 28th SEA Games

We are the (8)................
greatest

GREATEST – Song of 28th SEA Games

There\\'s a spark in our hearts when dreams are born. All we need is love. We are the star that will shine a light, won\\'t give up the fight.
GREATEST – Song of 28th SEA Games

PRONUNCIATION
LINKING
LINKING
Consonant

Vowel

(n) phụ âm

(n) nguyên âm

make up

/m

eɪ

k

ʌ

p/

LINKING
PRACTICE

1. Look at these pictures.

2. The plane took off despite the fog.

3. Mrs. Brown's quite old.

4. She's from Australia.

5. She has many friends in London.

6. It's upstairs.

7. Tom used to live here.

8. Put on your helmet, please.

9. I want to move into the new flat with some friends.

10. Don't forget to turn off the lights.

GRAMMAR
Double comparison
One syllable

Multiple syllables

hot

difficult

fast

hard

short

close

expensive

uncomfortable

complicated

active
One syllable

Multiple syllables

hot

difficult

fast

hard

short

close

expensive

uncomfortable

complicated

active

Short adjectives also include

2-syllable adjectives ending in -y.

Ex: happy, heavy

NOTES

-> short adjective

-> long adjective
1. Comparative and comparative (Càng lúc càng)

Monday - 30ºC

Tuesday - 33ºC

Thursday 35ºC

It\\'s getting hotter and hotter.

Tom is feeling more and more uncomfortable.

[short adj-er and short adj-er]

[more and more + long adj]

Tuesday 30ºC

Wednesday 33ºC RULES
Short adjectives/ adverbs

Long adjectives/ adverbs
S + V + adj/adv + ER + and + adj/adv +ER
Ex: The price of petrol gets higher and higher.
S + V + more and more + adj/adv
Ex: The cost of living becomes more and more expensive.
S + V + adj/adv + ER + and + adj/adv +ER

S + V + more and more + adj/adv
PRACTICE

Match a half-sentence from box A with a suitable half-sentence from box B

1. His visit to New York seemed to get _________________ because he was very busy at work. (short)

2. Eating and travelling in this city is getting ______________________ (expensive)

3. As the day went on, the weather got ___________________(bad)

4. We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming ___________________________ (complicated)

5. Little John is becoming _________________________ (active)

6. As it was getting dark, it was becoming ____________________________ to see everything in the house with electricity. (difficult)

7. I feel happy as my birthday is getting _________________ (close)

shorter and shorter

more and more expensive

worse and worse

more and more complicated

more and more active

more and more difficult

closer and closer
2. The + comparative, the + comparative (Càng..., càng...)

Monday - 30ºC

Tuesday - 33ºC

Thursday 35ºC

The hotter the temperature is, the more uncomfortable Tom becomes.

Tuesday 30ºC

Wednesday 33ºC

RULES
Example: The more I know him, the more I like him

The more money you spend, the harder you earn it
The + comparative + S + V, the + comparative + S + V
PRACTICE

Complete the following sentences

1. The warmer the weather _________________________________

2. The more you practise your English _________________________

3. The longer he waited _____________________________________

4. The more electricity you use _______________________________

5. The more expensive the hotel ______________________________

6. The more I got to know him ________________________________

7. The more you have _______________________________________

the faster you will learn

the more impatient he became

the higher your bill will be

the more I liked him

the better I feel

the more you want

the better the service CONSOLIDATION
Practice
CONSOLIDATION

Choose the correct answer

1. Thanks to the efforts of doctors and nurses, her health is getting______________

A. weller and weller

B. more and more good

C. worse and worse

D. better and better

Short adj/ adv: S + V + adj/adv + ER + and + adj/adv +ER
CONSOLIDATION

Choose the correct answer

2. The progress of science and technology has made our lives become ______________

A. less modern and modern

B. more and more modern

C. less and less modern

D. more modern and modern

Long adj/adv: S + V + more and more + adj/adv
CONSOLIDATION

Choose the correct answer

3. She gets fat. She feels tired

A. The fat she gets, the more tired she feels.

B. The fatter she gets, the most tired she feels.

C. The fatter she gets, the more tired she feels.

D. The more fat she gets, the more tired she feels

The + comparative + S + V, the + comparative + S + V
CONSOLIDATION

Choose the correct answer

4. My boss works better when he is under time pressure.

A. The less time my boss has, the better he works

B. The more time my boss has, the better he works

C. The fewer time my boss has, the better he works

D. The more time my boss has, the weller he works

The + comparative + S + V, the + comparative + S + V