WARM UP
1. Which school do you go to ?
2. Which class are you in ?
3. What time does your school start ?
4. What time does your school finish ?
Thursday, November 11th, 2014

Unit 7: The world of work
A. A student`s work (A4)
4. Read . Then answer the questions :
Many people think that students have an
easy : We only work hours a day
and have long vacations. They don’t know
we have to work hard at school and at home .
at a grade 7 student like Hoa. She
has five a day, six days a week. That is about
20 hours a week- fewer hours than any worker. But that is
not all. Hoa is a student and she studies hard. She
has about 12 hours of work every week . She also has to
her work .This makes her working
week about 45 hours . This is more than some workers .
students like Hoa are not .
life
a few
Take a look
typical
periods
keen
review
definitely
lazy
life
a few
Take a look
typical
periods
keen
review
definitely
lazy
tests
tests
before
before
New words:
life (n):
period (n):
test (n):
typical (adj):
keen (adj):
lazy (adj):
definitely (adv):
have/has to:
take a look = to look:
to review :
a few :

phải
nhìn vào .
.
ôn tập , xem lại .
bài kiểm tra .
chắc chắn , nhất định .
lười biếng .
nhiệt tình , say mê .
tiết học, giờ học .
ít .
cuộc sống
điển hình, tiêu biểu .
GRAMMAR :
Comparison:
few – fewer (ít – ít hơn)/ many – more (nhiều - nhiều hơn)
Example:
1) Nga works 4 hours a day. She works a few hours a day.
2) Ba works 5 hours a day. I work 4 hours a day.
Structure:
S1 + work/ works +more + hours + than + S2
S1 + work/ works + fewer + hours + than + S2
+ Ba works more hours than me/ Ba works more hours than I do.
+ I work fewer hours than Ba / I work fewer hours than Ba does.
Questions :
a/ Why do some people think that students have an easy life ?
- Because they only work a few hours a day and have a long vacations .
b/ How many hours a week does Hoa work? Is this fewer than most workers ?
Hoa works 20 hours a week . It is fewer than most workers .
c/ How many hours a week do you work? Is that more or fewer hours than Hoa?
d/ Does the writer think students are lazy?
No, he doesn’t / No, she doesn’t.
Questions
1) How many periods does Hoa have a day?
- She has five periods a day.
2) How many days a week does Hoa go to school?
- She goes to school six days a week.
3) How many hours does Hoa do her homework every week?
- She does her homework about twelve hours a
week.
4) How many periods do you have a day?
- I have four or five periods a day.
5) Do you always do your homework before school?
- Yes, I do.
Homework
1) Học thuộc từ mới và mẫu câu.
2) Đặt hai câu theo cấu trúc đã học với fewer và more.