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UNIT 14: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Warm - up:
Compare the two things, using Comparative
Using the suggested adjectives:
expensive (cheap), fast, convenient…..
Ex: Bicycle is cheaper than Motorcycle
Compare the two animals, using Comparative
Using the suggested adjectives:
loyal, lovely…..
Dogs are more loyal than Cats.
E: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Grammar: Double Comparison.
Situation 1: What will happen to Lan?
“Every day I eat two loaves of bread and a glass of milk for breakfast. I have meat, chicken and a little rice for lunch. In the evening, I often have potato, beef and pork. I don’t like fruit and vegetable”
Lan will get fat.
Lan is getting fatter and fatter.
The more she eats, the fatter she will become
Grammar: Double Comparison.
Situation 2: How is the price of traveling?
‘Two years ago., I went to Hanoi by plane. I spent 1,500,000 VND for the return ticket. Now, everything is different. It takes me nearly 2,500,000 VND to fly there”
The price of traveling is becoming more and more expensive
Date: March 11th 2009
Lesson E: Language Focus
I. Presentation: Double Comparison
I. Structure 1:
S + V…..Comparative + and + Comparative
Short adjectives: harder and harder, bigger and bigger, better and better……
Long adjectives: more and more difficult, more and more expensive..
Use: We use this structure to say that something is increasing all the time.
Examples:
Prices go up and up. Everything gets more and more expensive.
Your English is improving. It’s getting better and better.
Exercise 1: Match a half-sentence from box A with a suitable half-sentence from box B
Practice: Exercise 2 (Page 146)
His visit to New York seemed to get ………………. because he was very busy at work.
Eating and traveling in this city is getting……………………………..
As the day went on, the weather got …… ………………
We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming………….......................
Your English is OK now, your pronunciation has got ……………….........
Little John is becoming…………. …………..
As it was getting dark, it was becoming …………………...........to see everything in the house without electricity.
I feel happy as my birthday is coming………………………

shorter and shorter
more and more expensive
worse and worse
more and more complicated
better and better
more and more active
more and more difficult
closer and closer
II. Structure 2:
The + comparative S + V …, The + comparative S + V ….
Short adjective:
The sooner…, the better….
The younger…., the easier….
2.Long Adjective:
The more expensive…., the more reliable.…
Use: We use this pattern to say that a change in one thing goes with a change in another.
Examples:
The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
The younger you are, the easier it is to learn.
The more expensive the hotel is, the more reliable the service is.
Exercise 3 Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure:
The+ comparative, the + comparative.
Choose a suitable half sentence on the right.
The warmer the weather
The more you practice your English
The longer he waited
The more electricity you use
The more expensive the hotel
The more I got to know him
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
Rules:
There are 5 numbers containing 5 questions
If you choose the numbers and give the correct answers, you will get 8 marks
If you choose the lucky numbers and give the correct answers, you will get 10 marks
Consolidation:
Write the following sentences. Use the pattern “The + Comparative , the + comparative”
Lucky number
3
4
5
1
2
PLAY GAME:
Model:
A supermarket is big. The choice is wide.
The bigger a supermarket is, the wider the choice is.
You practise English much. You speak it fluently.
 The more you practise English, the more fluently you speak it.
Lucky number
3
4
5
1
2
A. PLAY GAME:
B. Discussion
Work in groups, talking about some recent positive changes in Di An district.
Using the following cues:
Nouns: the transportation system, the schools, the streets, the markets, the people…..
Adjectives: crowded, modern, wide, rich, good, convenient, clean, polite, happy……
Verbs: get, become….
Ex: The markets are getting more and more crowded.
Home work
Translate into Vietnamese:
Why study?
The more I study, the more I know
The more I know, the more I forget
The more I forget, the less I know.
So why study?
Prepare “the Test Yourself E”
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !
Q 1: I waited long. I got angry
The longer I waited, the angrier I got
Question2: I live far. I feel homesick
The farther I live, the more homesick I feel.
Question 3: I live far from home. I feel homesick
The farther I live from home, the more homesick I feel
Question 4: He got old. He became quiet
The older he got, the quieter he became
Question 5:she drove fast. I became nervous
The faster she drove, the more nervous I became

Question 6: A flat is big. The rent is high
The bigger a flat (is), the higher the rent (is).