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Unit 6: Competitions

Part E: LANGUAGE FOCUS

Class: 11A6 Thursday, November 15th, 2009.
Week: 12th Teacher’s Name: Doan Thi Thu Nhung
Period: 35th
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I. PRONUNCIATION:

1. /Tr/
Dress
Drive
Drink
2. /Dr/
3. /Tw/
twin
twenty
* Practise reading aloud these sentences:
Think twice before doing something.
George is driving dangerously.
John always enjoys traveling by train.
John
Example 1:
Tim
Tim passed his examination.
He is very happy. He met
John and John said to him,
“I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!”
If you were Tim what would you report?
John congratulated me on passing my exams.

Example 2:
Tom
It’s nice of you to help me. Thank you very much.
Me
Tom thanked me for helping him.
II. Grammar
* Reported speech with gerund
V + gerund
V + preposition + gerund
V + O + preposition + gerund
1. S + V + gerund
Enjoy
Deny
Admit
Suggest
Look forward to
…
S +
- gerund
- not gerund
Tom enjoys listening
to music
Tom
2. S + V + preposition + gerund
Accuse
Approve of
Dream
Apologize for
Insist on
Object to
Think of
S +
- gerund
- not gerund
John and his wife
Were thinking of
buying the house.
John’s wife: The house is
nice! we will
certainly buy it.
John: I think so.
3. S + V + Obj + preposition + gerund
Blame
Thank
Warn o - against/about
Prevent - from
….
S +
1.
2.
3.
- for
Mai thanked her teacher for
giving her that dictionary.
- gerund
- not gerund
Exercise 1:
"I`m sorry I didn`t phone you earlier," Mary said
? Mary apologized for...................
2. "I`ll drive you to the station. I insist," Peter said to Linda.
? Peter insisted on......................................................
3. "You didn`t pay attention to what I said," the teacher said to the boy.
The teacher accused .................
of................................
4. "I`ve always wanted to be rich," Bob said.
? Bob has always dreamed of .....................................

driving Linda to the station

not paying attention to what he had said.
the boy
not phoning me earlier
being rich.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the dialogues in reported speech,
using gerund
Linda: let me pay for the meal
Tom: Certainly not! I’ll pay.
Tom insisted on………………………………………………..
2. Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.
Mrs. Smith: I think so.
Mr. And Mrs. Smith looked forward to................................
.........................................................
3. Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!
The thief: Yes... ! But.....
The thief admitted ................................................................
4. Mary: What shall we do on Sunday?
Ann: What about having a party?
Ann suggested .....................................................................
paying for the meal.
meeting their children soon.
stealing Mrs. Brown`s car
having a party the next Sunday.
Matching
Verbs Prepositions
congratulate of
apologize to
accuse from
insist against
dream about
warn for
thank on
Object

on
for
of
on
of
Against/about
for
to
more exercises:


1.“you stole my toy” Tim said to Peter
Tim accused………………………………………….
2. “I’m sorry, I didn’t phone you”
 She apologized……………………………………..
3. “Don’t run too fast“. she said to her boy.
 She prevented……………..from……….....………
…………………………………………….
4.

5.
Homework:

1.Do the exercises1+2
again.

2. Do your workbooks.

3. Prepare unit 7
(reading).
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