Unit 12language focus

Activity 1Ex: Ba was taking a shower at 8 o’clock last night * Past progressive: thì quá khứ tiếp diễn V_ing be S + was/ were + V_ing +… - Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời đi

Teacher : Le Thanh Huong

Le Hong Phong secondary school Class : 8A

1 Activity 1

Ex: Ba was taking a shower at 8 o’clock last night

* Past progressive: (thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

V_ing be

S + was/ were + V_ing +…

- Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm được xác định trong quá khứ

At 8 o’clock last night

*Look at the pictures, then say what each person was

doing at eight o’clock last night

f) Lan was talking to her grandmother at eight o’clock last night.

b) Hoa was eating dinner at eight o’clock last night.

c) Bao was reading a book at eight o’clock last night.

d) Nga was writing a letter at eight o’clock last night.

e) Na was walking with her dog at eight o’clock last night.

f)

f

2 Activity 2:

Ex : The phone rang while Hoa was eating

The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came

Past Past progressive

* Past progressive with while and when

Past progressive tense + when + Past tense

Past tense + while + Past progressive tense

- Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì có một hành động khác xảy đến

*Look at the picture, then match the half-sentences in the column A to those in Column B

A

1-When Nam won the race,

2- When Lan arrived at

school,

3- Mrs Thoa was cooking

4- It was raining

B

A- when the plane got to Ha Noi B- when Tuan arrived home.

C- the school drum was sounding.

D- the crowd was cheering

* Answer keys :

1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4- A

1- When Nam won the race, the crowd was cheering.

2- When Lan arrived at school, the school drum was

sounding.

3- Mrs Thoa was cooking when Tuan arrived home.

4- It was raining when the plane got to Ha Noi.

3 Activity 3:

Ex: Bao is always forgetting his homework

a) Bao/ forget/ homework

* Present progressive with always

S + am/is /are + always + V_ing + …

- Diễn tả hành động lập đi lập lại thường xuyên và nó

diễn tả sự than phiền

* Look at the pictures and write the sentences

using : always + V_ ing +…

b Mrs Nga/ lose/

umbrella

C Mr and Mrs

Thanh/miss bus

d Nam/ watch/TV e Na / talk / phone

f Liem / go / out

Mrs Nga is always losing her umbrella

* Look at the pictures and write the sentences:

b Mrs Nga/ lose/ umbrella

* Look at the pictures and write the entences:

C Mr and Mrs Thanh / miss bus

Mr and Mrs Thanh are always missing the bus

* Look at the pictures and write the entences:

d Nam/ watch/TV

Nam is always watching TV.

* Look at the pictures and write the sentences:

e Na / talk / phone

e) Na is always talking on the phone.

* Look at the pictures and write the sentences:

f Liem / go / out

Liem is always going out.

-Learn by heart the structures.

-Rewrite the answers in notebooks -Prepare: Unit 13: Getting started + Listen and read

1-He (get, always) up late.

2-we (learn) our lessons when he came.

3-I (read) while my sisters were playing with their dolls 4-My hat fell off while I (run)

is always getting

were learning

was reading

was running

4 Activity 4 : Supply the correct forms of the verbs :