ENGLISH_7 - Minh Huyen Teacher - NTT School

Cách sử dụng “although, despite, in spite of” Chúng ta sử dụng although, despite, in spite of để thể hiện sự tương phản giữa hai hành động hai mẩu thông tin trong cùng một câu... Chúng t

ENGLISH 7 UNIT 8: FILMS

A Vocabulary.

- action film (n) phim hành động - adventure film (n) phim phiêu lưu

- animated film (n) phim hoạt hình - cameraman (n) người quay phim

- animation (n) /'ænɪˈmeɪʃən/: phim hoạt hoạ - cartoon (n) phim hoạt hình

- comedy (n) hài kịch - critic (n) /'krɪtɪk/: nhà phê bình

- direct (v) /dɪˈrekt/: làm đạo diễn (phim, kịch ) - director (n) đạo diễn

- disappointed (adj) bị thất vọng - disappointing (adj) đáng thất vọng

- disaster (n) /dɪˈzɑːstə/: thảm hoạ, tai hoạ - documentary (n) /,dɒkjə'mentri/: phim tài liệu

- drama (n) kịch - editor (n) người biên tập

- entertaining (adj) /,entə'teɪnɪŋ/: thú vị, làm vui lòng vừa ý

- excellent (adj) tuyệt vời - exited (adj) hào hứng

- gripping (adj) /'ɡrɪpɪŋ/: hấp dẫn, thú vị - hilarious (adj) /hɪˈleəriəs/: vui nhộn, hài hước

- horror film (n) /'hɒrə fɪlm /: phim kinh dị - interesting (adj) thú vị

- movie star (n) ngôi sao điện ảnh - musical film (n) phim ca nhạc

- must-see (n) /'mʌst si:/: bộ phim hấp dẫn cần xem - perfect (adj) hoàn hảo

- poster (n) /'pəʊstə/: áp phích quảng cáo - producer (n) nhà sản xuất

- recommend (v) /,rekə'mend /: giới thiệu, tiến cử - romance film (n) phim tình cảm

- romantic comedy (n) phim hài kịch tình cảm - scary (adj) /:skeəri/: làm sợ hãi, rùng rợn

- scene (n) cảnh phim - sci-fi film (n) phim khoa học viễn tưởng

- science fiction (sci-fi) (n) /saɪəns fɪkʃən/: phim khoa học viễn tưởng

- star (v) /stɑː/: đóng vai chính - surprised (adj) bị ngạc nhiên

- surprising (adj) gây kinh ngạc - survey (n) /'sɜːveɪ/: cuộc khảo sát

- thriller (n) /'θrɪlə /: phim kinh dị, giật gân - trailer (n) đoạn giới thiệu phim

- violent (adj) /'vaɪələnt/: có nhiều cảnh bạo lực - war film (n) phim đề tài chiến tranh

- review (n) /rɪˈvju:/: bài phê bình

B Grammar

1 Cách sử dụng “although, despite, in spite of”

Chúng ta sử dụng although, despite, in spite of để thể hiện sự tương phản giữa hai hành động (hai mẩu thông tin) trong cùng một câu

Chúng ta sử dụng although trước một mệnh đề và despite, in spite of trước một danh từ (noun) hoặc cụm danh từ (noun phrase)

• although (dù, mặc dù, cho dù)

Although + subject + verb

Ex: Although the home team lost, they played very well

Although he is so young, he performs excellently

• despite/ in spite of (mặc dù, cho dù, bất chấp)

despite/ in spite of + noun/ noun phrase

Ex: Despite/ in spite of being so young, he performs excellently

Despite/ in spite of his young age, he performs excellently

Lưu ý: Khi dùng although, despite, in spite of ta không dùng but và ngược lại khi dùng but ta không

dùng although, despite, in spite of.

Ex:- Although he is so young, he performs excellently

- Despite/ in spite of being so young, he performs excellently

He is so young, but he performs excellently

2 Cách sử dụng “however, nevertheless”

Chúng ta sử dụng however và nevertheless để thể hiện sự tương phản giữa hai câu Chúng ta thường

dùng dấu phẩy sau chúng (however, và nevertheless,)

• However (bất kể như thế nào, tuy nhièn, dù cho thế nào đi nữa)

However, + subject + verb

Ex: He is so young However, he performs excellently

• Nevertheless (tuy nhiên, tuy thế mà)

Nevertheless, + subject + verb

Ex: He is so young Nevertheless, he performs excellently

Lưu ý: However, nevertheless là trạng từ nên có thể bổ nghĩa cho tính từ và trạng từ However/ nevertheless + adjective or adverb

Ex: However cold the weather is, I will go out now

Nevertheless cold the weather is, I will go out now

3 Tính từ tận cùng là -ed và -ing

a) Tính từ tận cùng là -ed được dùng để mô tả trạng thái hoặc cảm xúc của một người (đối với người, vật hoặc sự việc nào đó) Nó mang nghĩa thụ (bị) động (bị tác động)

Ex: bored (chán)

Lan is bored with her job

b) Tính từ tận cùng là -ing được dùng để mô tả người, vật hoặc sự việc tạo ra cảm xúc Nó mang nghĩa chủ động

Ex: boring (tẻ nhạt)

Lan’s job is boring

* How do we pronounce the -ed? The answer is, in 3 ways: /ɪd/, /t/, /d/

If the base verb ends in one

of these sounds example base verb* example with -ed pronounce the - ed as extra syllable?

If the base verb ends in one

of these sounds example base verb* example with -ed pronounce the - ed as extra syllable?

/f/ laugh laughed

/ʃ/ wash washed

If the base verb ends in one

of these sounds example base verb* example with -ed pronounce the - ed as extra syllable?

/ʧ/ watch watched

/k/ like liked

If the base verb ends in one

of these sounds example base verb* example with -ed pronounce the - ed as extra syllable?

allow allowed beg begged

*Note that it is the sound that is important, not the letter or spelling.

Ex: fax ends in the letter x but the sound /s/; like ends in the letter e but the sound /k/.

Exceptions

The following -ed words used as adjectives are pronounced with /ɪd/:

aged dogged ragged blessed learned wicked crooked naked wretched

C Exercise:

I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined

4 A watched B danced C walked D bored

5 A needed B decided C played D wanted

9 A called B waited C played D loved

10 A looked B lived C laughed D watched

14 A watched B missed C walked D played

15 A collected B decided C played D wanted

19 A wanted B waited C played D beloved

20 A missed B stopped C wanted D watched

II Choose the correct adjectives.

1 Are you (interesting/ interested) in football?

2 The football match was quite (exciting/ excited) I enjoyed it.

3 It’s sometimes (embarrassing/ embarrassed) when you have to ask people for money

4 Do you usually get (embarrassing/ embarrassed)?

5 I had never expected to get the job I was really (amazing/ amazed) when I was offer it.

6 She has really very fast She has made (astonishing/ astonished) progress

7 I didn’t find the situation funny I was not (amusing/ amused)

8 It was a really (terrifying/ terrified) experience Afterwards everybody was very (shocking/shocked)

9 Why do you always look so (boring/ bored)? Is your life really so (boring/ bored)?

10 He’s one of the most (boring/ bored) people I’ve ever met He never stops talking and he never say

anything (interesting/ interested).

11 At first I thought Jake was an (interesting/ interested) guy, but tonight I felt somewhat (boring/ bored) with his company.

12 She has really learnt very fast She has made (astonishing/ astonished) progress.

13 It was very (disappointing/ disappointed) not to get the job.

14 Philip was exceptionally (annoying/ annoyed) at Joanne's behaviour.

15 I thought the program on wildlife was (fascinating/ fascinated) I was (absolutely fascinating/ fascinated.)

16 We were thrilling/ thrilled to hear your good news.

17 It was really terrifying/ terrified experience Afterwards, everybody was very shocking/ shocked.

18 The journey took all day and night They found it very tiring/ tired.

19 Did Tim feel frightening/ frightened when he saw the snake at his feet?

20 Why do you always look so boring/ bored Is your life really

III Complete the sentences with present participle or past participle form of the verb in brackets.

1 The film wasn't as good as we had expected (disappoint)

a The film was _

b We were with the film

2 Diana teaches young children It's a very hard job but she enjoys it.(exhaust)

a She enjoys her job but it is often

b At the end of a day's work, she is often _

3 It's been raining all day I hate this weather (depress)

a This weather is _

b This weather makes me

c It's silly to get because of the weather

4 Clare is going to the United States next month She has never been there before (excite)

a It will be an experience for her

b Going to new places is always

c She is really about going to the United States

IV Choose the correct answer.

1 I always feel ……… before examinations (nervous/ nervously)

2 He speaks English ……… (fluent/ fluently)

3 It is an ………… book (interesting/ interestingly)

4 He drove ……… and he had an accident (careless/ carelessly)

5 We didn’t go out because it was raining ……… (heavy/heavily)

6 The football match was very ……… I enjoyed it (exciting/ excitingly)

7 She tried on the dress and it fitted her ……… (good/ well)

8 He never has accidents because he always drives ……… (careful/ carefully)

9 He behaved ……… towards his children (strict/ strictly)

10 It’s too dark to see ……… (clear/ clearly)

V Complete the sentences with although/in spite of/because/because of

1 Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

2 a, ……… all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong

b, ……… we'd phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong

3 a, I went home early ……….…… I was feeling unwell

b, I went to work the next day……… I was still feeling unwell

4 a, She only accepted the job the salary, which was very high

b, She accepted the job ……… the salary, which was rather low

5 a, I managed to get to sleep ……… there was a lot of noise

b, I couldn't get to sleep ……… the noise

VI Make one sentence from two Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.

1 I couldn't sleep I was very tired.

Despite I couldn't sleep despite being vey tired.

12 He is so young His acting is excellent

à Although _13.The film poster is fascinating I don't want to see this film

àIn spite of _14.Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes

àDespite

VII Choose the best answer:

1 _this movie is entertaining, not many people like it

2 _getting up early, I still missed the bus

3 I decided to quit this job _the low salary

4 They canceled the match _it rained heavily

5 _the difficulty, they tried to finish all their tasks

6 Are you a runner? No I run _

7 How do you think about my new book? – I find it _

8 This is a movie It makes me laugh a lot

9 This movie is about the war between the planets in the space It is a _movie

10 Please get _the bus We have finished our journey A on B of C off D up

1 She is _old _climb the mountain

2 It is not _to pass the red traffic light

3 There are many _on the street: cars, buses, bikes, motorbikes…

4 She spent all day _with her children

5 The central square is It is full of people and noise

6 Your behaviour is _ You should not be rude

A disappointing B disappointed C disappoint D disappoints

7 If we walk, we should go on the _

8 “One-way street”, “No parking” are _

A road signs B means of transport C traffic rules D mistakes

9 He sings _ Nobody wants to listen to his voice

10 He runs _than me A more faster B more fastly C more fast D faster

VIII Adj: -ing, -ed

1 This is an movie I was afraid when watching it FRIGHTEN

2 I was when I saw him dress totally in black

4 My daughter felt at my gift on her birthday

5 We are very about the upcoming trip on Sunday EXCITE

6 How this book is!

7 You look What has made you scared? Don’t worry! TERRIFY

8 This is the most game in the park

9 He is a man He is lazy and drunk all day DISAPPOINT

10 We are completely because of failing the exam

12 This is the most _poem I have ever read

13 She felt _when hearing that she was turned down for the job DEPRESS

14 Failing the interview is _

15 What an actor! He makes the movie wonderful AMAZE

16 Were you when she appeared suddenly?

17 I am with this work It is the same everyday BORE

18 How she is! She is always talking about silly things

20 The work is _and I am very happy

Adj/ adv:

2 You are because the train has just left UNLUCKY

3 She is a student She learns very HARD

5 My brother walks to avoid making noise QUIET

Comparative of adj/ adv:

IX Read the passage, and then answer the questions.

I like a lot of different actors, but my real favourites are Daniel Craig and Halle Berry

Daniel Craig is British and he’s a really talented actor He’s been in a lot of different kinds of films including action adventure, science fiction, and romantic drama, but he always gives an excellent

performance He was brilliant in Tomb Raider as Alex West, but my favourite film is Casino Royale I

think Daniel Craig is a fantastic James Bond

1.What are Nick’s favourite actors?

2.Where does Daniel Craig come from?

3.What kinds of films has he played?

4.What is his role in Tomb Raider?

5.What Daniel Craig’s film does Nick like best? Why?6.Where does Halle Berry come from?

7.What was her job before she became an actress?8.Why does Nick like Halle Berry?

9.What Halle Berry’s film does Nick like best?

10 What is her role in that film?