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ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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Subject: English 1

Lecturer’s name: Vũ Thị Sinh

Student’s name: Bùi Thị Minh Nguyệt

Student’s code: 21810810007

Group name: D16KTDN1

Assignment Date: 10 / 1 /2022

Receiving Date: 17 / 1 /2022

Hanoi, Jan 2022

Section 1 (4 points) Choose from the list 04 topics and for each of the topic

A Medical problems

phonetically

Vietnamese meaning

Example

little fever

symptom of a cold

Sore throat (n) /sɔː(r) θrəʊt/ Viêm họng I ate a lot of ice cream

yesterday, so today I have

a sore throat

Stomach ache (n) /ˈstʌm.ək.eɪk/ Đau bụng I ate a lot of sweets, so I

had stomach ache pains Temperature (n) /ˈtem.prə.tʃər/ Ốm sốt After I got the covid

vaccine, I had a temperature

the more often my back ache hurts

child, suffering from asthma, earaches and sinus problems

returns to the sky, I get a bad cough

Sick stomach (n) /sɪk ˈstʌm.ək/ Khó tiêu Because I eat a lot of meat

at night, I have sick stomach

B Sport

phonetically

Vietnamese meaning

Example

turned around to throw the ball

against Laos

with cheering spectators

steaming so I can't see them

absolutely sodden

last lap of the track

swimming pool every weekend

high to get over the net

Singapore players

Golf club (n) /ɡɑːlf klʌb/ Gậy đánh golf Beginners should choose

suitable golf clubs

C Transport

Words/phrases Transcribe Vietnamese Example

phonetically meaning Petrol station (n) /ˈpet.rəl ˌsteɪ.ʃən/ Trạm xăng The petrol station is 3km

from my house

Speed limit (n) /ˈspiːd ˌlɪm.ɪt/ Tốc độ tối

đa

In densely populated areas, the maximum speed limit of motorcycles is 40km/h

time I go by car, I usually sit

in the front rank

xuất trình vé

Due to the Covid-19 situation, the check in of presenting the plane ticket is also faster

lửa

The platform on New Year's Day is really crowded

tiện giao thông

No vehicles are allowed to pass through this road - because it is under construction

điểm

Every time at rush hour, traffic in Hanoi is congested

dựng/làm đường

Road work on Highway 101 continues

Traffic jam (n) /ˈtræf.ɪk ˌdʒæm/ Ách tắc

giao thông

Whenever it's rush hour, the roads in Hanoi are often clogged with traffic jam Pedestrian (n) /pəˈdes.tri.ən/ Người đi

bộ

In the countryside, every morning pedestrians are full

on the road

D Environment

Words/phrases Transcribe

phonetically

Vietnamese meaning

Example

Carton /ˈkɑːr.t̬ən/ Giấy bìa cứng We should recycle cartons into

useful home decorations

fertilizer for plants

Newspaper /ˈnuːz.ˌpeɪ.pɜː/ Báo After reading the newspaper,

we can use it to wrap gifts

be thrown away, but should be used to make a measuring tube for rice

envelope containing the test papers

metals

leave them to plant flowers

floor in the living room

benefits the environment

tough plastic

Section 2 (4 points): Choose from the list 04 grammatical topics and for each of the topics, write in details:

A.The Present Simple Tense.

I FORMULA

1)WITH REGULAR VERBS

- Affirmative sentence S + V(s/es) + O

Note We, You, They + V_inf

He, She, It + V (s/es)

Ex: He plays tennis every week.

- Negative sentences S + do/does+ not+ V + O.

Note do not = don’t

does not = doesn’t

Ex: I don't play games

- Interrogative sentences Do/Does + S + V + O ?

+ Yes, S + do/does

+ No, S + do/does + not

Ex: Do you play games ?

Yes, I do

- WH- QUESTION WH-word +do/does +S + V_inf + ?

Ex: How does she go to school?

2) WITH THE VERB TOBE

- Affirmative sentence S + am/are/is +O

Note I + am

We, You, They + are

He, She, It + is

- Negative sentences S + am/are/is + not +O

Note is not = isn’t

are not = aren’t

Ex: My litter sister isn’t tall

- Interrogative sentences Am/ Are/ Is + S + O?

+Yes, S + am/ are/ is

+No, S + am not/ aren’t/ isn’t

Ex: Is she beautiful?

Yes, she is

- WH- QUESTION WH- word +am /is /are +S+ ?

Ex: Who is that girl?

II USAGE

- Describe a phenomenon or an obvious fact, a truth.

Ex: The sun rises in the east

- Express a habit, a routine happening in the present, a custom, a possibility

Ex: I usually go to bed at 11 p.m

- Used to describe things, things that happen in a legal way

Ex: This festival occurs every 4 years

- Express an available schedule

Ex: The plane takes off at 3 p.m this afternoon

- Describe a perception, feeling, state of the present

Ex: They look tired

III RECOGNIZING SIGNS

occasionally ,sometimes, from time to time, seldom , rarely, hardly , never , generally, regularly, every other day

Ex: I often wake up late

- Every day, every week, every month, every year,……

Ex: Once a year he fly back to visit my family in Korea

- Once/ twice/ three times/ four times… a day/ week/ month/ year

Ex: I go swimming twice a week

IV Rules for changing verbs of the present simple in the third person singular

“he, she, it”

1) Add -es to verbs ending in -o, -s, -ch, -x, -sh, -z

Ex: watch-watches → Mai watches TV at 7 pm every day

2) With verbs ending in -y

- We will change -y to -ies if -y is preceded by a consonant

Ex: fly- flies → My brother flies to America in 12 hours

- We add "s" after the verb if the -y is a vowel before

Ex: play-plays → Huy usually plays soccer at 8 o'clock

3) For the verb “HAVE” we divide it into “HAS” for the third person singular subject Ex: The garden has lots of flowers in it

4) With all the remaining verbs, we just need to add "s" after the verb to be conjugated Ex: My father leaves for work at 6

B Frequency adverbs

I Usage

- Adverbs of frequency describe the frequency of an action (usually, always, rarely, .)

Ex: My father often reads the news

- The adverb of frequency is used to answer questions with: “How often?”

Ex: How often do you go to the cinema?

I think I go to the cinema very often, about three times a week

II Common adverbs of frequency

Normally/ Generally Thông thường, thường lệ She normally goes jogging after

work

Often/ Frequently Thường thường She often goes to the park

Sometimes Đôi khi, đôi lúc She sometimes eats at home.

food

Hardly ever Hầu như không bao giờ She hardly every eats Korean

food

III Position

- Adverbs after the verb To be

Ex: She is always patient when teaching her students.

- Adverbs before regular verbs

Ex: My mother rarely eats meat

- Adverbs come before auxiliary verbs and main verbs

Ex: I have never been abroad

- Adverbs of frequency sometimes come at the beginning or end of a sentence (except hardly, ever, never)

Ex: Normally, my dad will pick me up at 5 p.m

C Modal Verbs

I FORMULA

1) Present and future tense

Affirmative : S + Modal Verbs + V_inf

Negative: S + Modal Verbs + not + V_inf

Question: Modal Verbs + S + V_inf?

Ex: I must finish my homework before tomorrow

2) In the past tense

Affirmative: S + Modal Verbs + have + V3/ed

Negative: S + Modal Verbs + not + have + V3/ed

Question: Modal Verbs + S + have + V3/ed?

Ex: She could have done better if she had studied hard last night

II Functions of modal verbs

- Use the verbs can, must, may, might to predict the possibility of something

happening Descending certainty: must, can, may, might

Ex: It must be hot outside

Learning English can be hard to some

It may take two hours

- It might rain

- Use the verbs can and could to talk about ability and capacity Can is used to talk about a possibility in the present, and could is used to talk about a possibility in the past

Ex: - He can't speak Korean

- She couldn't remember his name

- Use the verbs must, ought to, should to express the idea that something should be done or should be done Descending imperative: must, ought to, should

Ex: Students must do their homework

They ought to apologize

You should wait here

- Use the verbs may, might, can, could to express permission to do something

Ex: You may not eat or drink in the library

Could I go home early today?

They can go home now

Might I use your phone?

- Use the verbs can, could, will, would, shall in polite requests or invitations

Ex: Would you like some coffee?

Could you help me with this?

Can you help me with this?

Will you marry me?

Shall we dance?

- Use the verb will to express the intention to do or promise to do something

Ex: I will stay here with you

- Use the verbs will and would to talk about habits in the present (will) or the past (would)

Ex: When I was little, I would play outside all day

Tim will always be late!

III Distinguish modal verbs

1) Can – Could

Can - Can't: Expresses the present or future

possibility that a person can/can't do something,

or an event can/can't happen

She can speak English fluently

Could - Couldn't : Expresses the possibility of

happening in the past

My brother could speak English when he was five

2) Must - Have to

Must: Expresses necessity, imperative in the

present or future

You must get up early in the morning

Have to: Describes the need to do something but

is objective (rules, regulations, )

I have to stop smoking My doctor said that

D Superlative of adjectives

I Usage

Form: Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object)

- Used to compare 3 things, or 3 or more people go up

- We always have the article "the" first superlative adjectives

II Forming regular superlative

1) Short adjective

Most short adjectives: add –est tall

small

tallest smallest One-syllable adjectives ending

in equals –e: +r/ +st

large nice

largest nicest One-syllable adjectives ending

in a vowel + a consonant: double

the final consonant +est

big fat sad

biggest fattest saddest

Some two-syllable adjectives

ending in -y: change -y à -i + est

happy hungry

happiest hungriest Some two-syllable adjectives

end in –er/ -ow/ -le

clever narrow simple

cleverest/ most clever narrowest/ most narrow simplest/ most simple

Ex: Who is the tallest person in your family?

2) Long adjective

Adjectives with three or more syllables form the superlative by putting ‘most’ in front

of the adjective

modern

important

interesting

most modern most important most interesting Ex: That was a really good meal, probably one of the most delicious I have ever eaten

3) Exception

bad

good

far

little

many/ much

old

worst best farthest/ furthest lest

most oldest/ eldest Ex: What is the best way to go to the office station?

Section 3 Choose a topic from the list and write a short paragraph about the topic.You can write 120-150 words Tell about a picnic that you went with your friends.

When I was a high school student, I had a chance to go on a picnic with my classmates Back then, we just finished the National Test for University Admissions for which we had spent almost three years It is the time for us to recuperate from the tough study works and bond with each other After thorough considerations, we decided to go to a very well-known beach near our hometown It took us more than one hour to get there due to heavy traffic Fortunately, we managed to arrive there at the moment of sunrise The sun shined brightly on the sand and the sky was crystal clear Different kinds of snacks and drinks were brought for lunch We also spent a good part of the day enjoying outdoor games and sunset sightseeing together It was not until the late evening that we returned to our home I love the picnic because it is the last chance I and my friends could experience such a memorable time