E8_Unit 8 Language focus

Unit 8 COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE Lesson: Language focus -Present progresive to show changes with get and become -Comparative and superlative adjectives - Present progresive to talk ab

Unit 8 COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE

Lesson: Language focus

-Present progresive to show changes

with get and become

-Comparative and superlative adjectives

- Present progresive to talk about the

future

- Do you know the Titanic?

- Have you ever traveled by the boat?

- What does the boat often use for ?

It often uses for travelling ,going

abroad,……

S + be + V-ing

I-Present progresive to talk about the future

Form:

Eg: -He is playing tennis this afternoon

-I am going to Ha Noi next weekend -They are having a test tomorrow

1 Read the dialogues:

a) Mrs.Vui: Is the boat to leaving at ?

Clerk: Is that ?

Mrs Vui: That’s right

Clerk: I’m very sorry, madam, but it’s been delayed

Clerk: Now, it’s leaving at

Mrs Vui: Oh no!

…… 10.25

Lady of the Lake

Dong Hoi

b) Mr.Hung: Is the boat from arriving at ?

Clerk: Are you talking about ?

Mr.Hung: Yes

Clerk: It’s arriving on time, sir

Bright sky

Now make similar diologues.Use the shipping information

Ship name Destination Time of

Departure Status Revised Time

Lady of the

lake Dong Hoi 10:25 delayed 10:40

Good

Fortune Quy Nhon 11:30 delayed 13:55

City of Hue Nha trang 11:40

Golden Trail Ho Chi

Minh City 11:55 delayed 16:20

Ship name origin Time of

arrival Satus Revised time

Bright Sky Hai phong 10:30

Speed of

Light HCM city 10:40 delayed 12:30

Diamond

Eyes Ca Mau 11:00

Stars

Above Phu Quoc 12:00 delayed 18:15

2 Complete the dialogues Use the verbs in

the present progressive tense

b UncleThach: Would you and Lan like to go to the movies ?

Hoa: Sorry, we can’t We(1) homework

c Mrs.Vui : Are you watching the seven o’clock news?

Mr Nhat : No, I (2) a program on

rainforests

d Hoa: I’m going to the beach on Saturday

Lan: Lucky you ! I (3) to my violin lesson

e Mrs.Thoa: Are you free on Sunday afternoon?

Na: No, Mom and I (4) the house

f Can you fix my computer on Friday afternoon ? Mr.Lam: I’m afraid not I (5) a

meeting that afternoon.

are doing

am watching

am going are cleaning

am having

Form :

S + be + getting / becoming + adj

Ex:

The boys are getting taller The weather is becoming cold

II-Present progresive to show changes with get and

become

Meaning:something or nobody become better, …

Using:Exprese a process which tendency to grow

3 Complete the sentences Use the verbs and adjectives in the boxes.

get - better - dark

become - cleaner - tall

b The old men ……….

c We should go home It ………

d The weather ……….

e The students ………

f The school yard………

are getting weak

is becoming dark

is becoming cold are getting better

is becoming cleaner

III-Comparative and superlative adjectives

* Comparative of adjectives

Short Adj: S+ be + adj-er + than + …

Long Adj: S + be + more + adj + than + …

*Superlative of adjectives

Short adj: S + be + the + adj - est

Long adj: S + be + the most + adj

Eg: -You are taller than your father

-She is more intelligent than you

Eg: - Hoa is the youngest in her family

- She is the most beautiful in her class

4 Make comparisons between the city and the country about these things The adjectives in the

box will help you

busy easy expensive cheap

good bad poor big

accessible fresh

food –traffic – transport – air

entertainments - medical facilities – school

electricity

- Food in the city is more expensive than in

the country

- Schools in the city are bigger than in the

country

- Traffic in the city is busier than in the country

- Air in the country is fresher than in the city

5 Look at the advertisements Compare the house , the villa and the apartment Use the

adjectives in the box

Ex : -The house is more

expensive than the apartment -The apartment is smaller the villa

-The villa is the oldest home

-Do excrises in workbook -Prepare next lesson