Unit1: Now we explore!

Language Focus: _ Simple tense.. _ Present simple to talk about general truths.. Language Review: _ Simple tenses.. New words: _ character n: tính cách _ sociable a: hòa đồng _ extremely

Người thực hiện: Nguyễn Ngọc Xuân Quỳnh

I Competencies

1 Language Focus:

_ Simple tense

_ Present simple to talk about general truths

2 Language Review:

_ Simple tenses

_ Attributive and predicative adjective

II Start learning

1 New words:

_ character (n): tính cách

_ sociable (a): hòa đồng

_ extremely (a): vô cùng

_ generous (a): hào phóng

_ volunteer (a): tình nguyện

_ local (n): địa phương

_ orphanage (n): trại mồ côi

_ reserved (a): kín đáo, dè dặt

_ peace (n): sự yên lặng _ public (n): công cộng

_ annoy (n): làm bực mình _ joke (n): lời đùa

_ humor (n): sự hài hước

 humorous (a)

_ athough: mặc dù

_ east (n): phía đông

_ west (n): phía tây

_ silly (a): ngờ nghệch

_ elder brother: anh trai lớn hơn tuổi _ blond (a): tóc vàng hoe

_ curly (a): tóc xoăn

_ fair (a): da trắng, tóc vàng nhạt

_ seem (v): có vẻ như

_ slim (a): người thanh, mảnh dẻ

_ straight (a): thẳng

2 Grammar:

_ seem (tình thái từ) + [a]

Ex: You seem happy

_ receive (sth) from (sb)

Ex: I receive a letter from my friend

_ (not) + [a] + enough + to be (không có verb) Ex: She was not old enough to be in my class _ (not) + [a] + enough + to do (có verb)

Ex: I’m not strong enogh to lift this box

_ [trợ động từ to do] + be + adj

Ex: Don’t be silly!

_ model verb + be + … (không có verb)

Ex: She will be here at Christmas

_ spend + time + with (sb)

Ex: I spend most of my time with Bao, Khai and Song

_ spend + time + doing (sth)

Ex: He spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage

_ enjoy + [V_ing] or [Noun]

Ex: I enjoy telling jokes

Khai and Song enjoy sports

_ prefer to do (sth) (có verb)

Ex: I prefer to watch TV

_ prefer to be + … (không có verb)

Ex: They prefer to be outside the classroom _ to be + (not) as [V_ing] or [Noun] as (sb) Ex: I am not as outgoing as Bao

_ get tired of (sth) or [V_ing]

Ex: Ba’s friends sometimes get tired of his jokes

_ send (sb) (sth)

Ex: Nien send Hoa a letter

III Homework

*Combie each of the folowing pairs of sentences

into one sentence using (not) adj + enough

1 The food isn’t good I can’t eat it

 The food isn’t good enough for me to eat

2 He isn’t tall He can’t reach the shelf

3 Don’t sit in the garden It isn’t warm

4 He is intelligent He can answer all the

questions

5 The house is big All of us can live in it

6 He is good He will pass the examination.

7 You aren’t well Don’t go to school today

8 This place is peace They can live here

9 He is soiable He can make a lot of friends

10 The chair isn’t strong You can’t sit on it

*Make the sentences

1 I/am/luck/enough/have/a lot/friends/

2 Of/all/friends/Hoa, Lan, Anh/be/the/ones/I/

spend/most/my/time/with/

3 He/spend/free time/do/volunteer work/a

local/ orphanage/