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SOME COMMON SENTENCES

Sentences

1 Greetings and

Farewell

- Good morning

- Hi/ Hello guys! / Hello, teacher!

- How do you do?

- Goodbye

- Bye, have a nice day

- Enjoy your day

- See you tomorrow

- Do you feel well?

- Do you have the hiccups? (a headache, a stomachache, a

- Can I go to the toilet?

- Can I use the dictionary, please?

- Can you lend me your pen/ eraser/ book?

4 Asking for help - I need help/ more time………

- Sorry?

- Say it again

- I don’t get it, can you repeat, please?

- What do you mean with……?

- What does (word) mean?

- May I ask………….?

- How do you say……… in English?

UNIT CONTENT PAGE

- Introduce your self

- Say goodbye

4

2 HOW TO START A

CONVERSATION

- Break the ice

- Be familiar with common topics

- Talk about ambition

- Past tense

28

7 FAMILY AND STATUS - Identify family members

- Talk about family

- Create a small talk with friends

36

8 PLACES AND HOW TO GET

THERE

- Talk about locations

- Discuss how to get places

- Describe the taste, texture of food

- Show your interest with one dish

- Ask for warranty

- Adjectives to describe hair

- Review comparative and

15 PLACES OF INTEREST - Talk about places of interest in

Hanoi

- Structures about describing places

84

16 FEELINGS AND HEALTH - Adjectives to describe feelings

- Show concern about injury

- Suggest a remedy

88

- Describe your home

- Name appliances and furniture

93

- Talk about your trip

99

- Other ways to describe future

- Talk about your dream or plans

105

- Prepare your CV for a job interview

112

Responses:

- Nice to meet you

- Glad to meet you

- It’s a pleasure to meet you

 Greet someone you know

 Show real surprise and shock when meeting someone you haven’t seen

for a long time

 Asking for more information

Greetings:

- Hello

- Hi there

- How are you?

- Hey, How are you doing?

- Howdy friend (USA)

- Not bad/ so –so

- Oh, my God It’s you

- My goodness, long

time no speak (see)

- Aahh, where have

you been?

- Wow, It’s so good to

see you

- Where are you from?

- What do you do?

- Where do you live?

- What is your phone number?

- What is your hobby?

 Say goodbye

 Work in pairs/ group talking about one person you love

 Ask 5 members in class to fill in the table below:

- Bye for now - Farewell

- So long - Catch you later

Speaking

 In a group of four, make a conversation for each situation below

A You meet a girl who is sitting next to you on the bus Try to make friend and get her phone number

B You meet a friend who you haven’t seen for 3 years Practice using the sentences above

 HOMEWORK: Make your own V-log introducing about yourself

1 Watch the videos and complete the conversation

 Starting a conversation is probably the hardest part of communication This

lesson’s goal is to give you the idea about how to break the ice

 There are some common topics to start a conversation

 Remember the rules: BE POSITIVE & BE SINCERE!

UNIT

2 How to start a conversation

GOALS:

1 Break the ice

2 Be familiar with common topics

 Isn’t it just beautiful outside?

 Isn’t it lovely today?

 Look at the sky! That balloon is so beautiful?

 Oh, terrible weather It’s too hot!

 I love it when it rains!



COMPLIMENT

 I like your shirt! Where did you get it?

 Hey, I really like it when you speak English

 Wow, you’ve got a new haircut, right?

It’s cool!

3 CASE STUDY: What would you say in these situations?

Situation 1: On the street you see an attractive girl or a handsome boy You want

to talk with him/ her

NEWS

COMMON INTERESTS

 Have you watched American Masterchef season 5? It’s thrilling

 Do you like reading?

 What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?

 You know what, Adele will arrive in Vietnam tomorrow Can’t belive it!

 Hey, do you happen to know that the petrol price is going down to 15,400 vnd?

FAMILY

 Hey How are your parents these days?

 Did you know my cousin Huy?

He’s just got married last week

 My Dad’s just retired from working

Situation 2: You’re in a grocery store You want to ask the shopkeeper the price of toothpaste

Situation 3: You’re at a Café with your BFF (best friend forever)

SKILL 2- KEEPING A CONVERSATION GOING

1 Repeat what you hear Remember to show your surprise!

A: I and my boyfriend will get married next week

B: What? Next week?

A: I have just picked up one billion on the road

B: ………

 Give short encouraging statements such as “Really?”, “Is that so?” and

“Goodness!”, and so on

 Don’t interrupt Listen to the full answer to your question

 Organize your ideas before telling a story about you, and you’ll feel more confident as you speak Remember to look up words that you’ll need when you tell the story

Repeat/ Echoing

SHOWING SURPRISE

Wow!

What?

Can’t believe it! / Unbelievable

Is that so/ true?

2 Keep a conversation going

A: I got mark 10 in Maths

EXPRESSION TO SHOW YOUR SYMPATHY

I’m sorry to hear that

I can’t tell you how sorry I am

That’s bad/ too bad/ awful/ terrible

Poor you!

I know how you feel now

Oh! How upsetting!

Oh, What a shame/ pity!

Bad luck, Thu You can always try it again

You’ll get well soon

Repeating/ Echoing

A: You know Tung and I have split up

B: I’m terribly sorry to hear that

A: Tim’s not coming in today His grandfather died last night

(full form: What are you going to the shop for?)

A: I’m going out tonight.

B: Who with?

(full form: Who are you going out with?)

B: So when?

(full form: When do you move?)

Following-up questions

3 Create follow-up questions for these statements

a Your friend talks to you:

“ I went to the movie yesterday.”

b Your friend talks to you:

“ I plan to go on a vacation.”

PAIR WORK: You and your partner create a short conversation in which you

use all 3 strategies _ echoing/ repeating, showing sympathy and asking following questions

Here are your questions:

SKILL 3: HOW TO END A CONVERSATION

Many people know how to start a conversation but it’s not always clear

how to end it This lesson will show you 3 steps to help you end a

conversation in a polite way

Oh, Look at the time It’s 8 o’clock already

I’m afraid I have another appointment

Well, I won’t keep you longer

It’s been a pleasure talking with you

Reason

Future

Goodbye

3 STEP 3: Say Goodbye

1 Using 3-steps given above to end the following conversation

Conversation 1:

A: Hello Richard

B: Hi Karen How have you been?

A: Not too good

B: Why?

Conversation 2:

A: What's today's date?

B: It's July 5th

A: When are you going on vacation?

B: I'm leaving on Sunday We're going to Canada

FUTURE

I’ll call you later

Let’s get together soon

Let’s do lunch sometimes

I’ll be in touch

GOODBYE

Bye for now Take care See you then Bye Catch you later

Thank you very much

Practice

A: I'm sick

B: Sorry to hear that

A: It’s OK It’s not serious

I VOCABULARY

What do people like/enjoy doing in their spare time?

Write the name of the activity in each picture below:

1 Sports and games

UNIT

and Abilities

GOALS:

1 Learn about hobbies

2 Describe the frequency

3 Talk about abilities

Hobbies and interests

1 playing cards 6 playing tag 11 doing yoga 16 rollblading

2 climbing 7 jogging 12 playing chess 17 playing voleyball

14 playing soccer / football

19 playing seek

hide-and-5 skiing 10 flying kites 15 playing table

tennis

20 playing badminton

2 Arts

music

5 watching puppet show

7 taking photograph

2 playing an

instrument (violon,

piano, guitar, drums )

4 watching movies (at home, at the cinema…)

6 listening to the radio

8 drawing / painting

6 camping out

8 going to a restaurant

10 building

a sand castle

12 playing board games

Find the words for the actions that are described below

You roast or broil (meat, fish, etc.) over hot coals or an open

fire in your backyard

You make a piece of cloth from wool by using a pair of long

metal sticks

You see a play (=a story that is performed on a stage) with

dolls which are moved by hands of the artists inside them or

by wires that are connected to them

You chase (=run after) other children in order to catch them

You control little characters on a screen by pushing buttons

You go out into nature (e.g a forest) and sleep in a tent

You go outdoor to throw sticks that your pet can bring back

You have albums full of small pieces of paper from letters

You hold little pieces of paper in your hand and try to collect

the shapes that you need to win

You kick a ball on a grassy field in order to shoot it into a

net

You look at the words on many pages in a row (=one after

the one)

You make a royal building from material on the beach

You move your legs and arms trying to (=because you want

to) stay on top of the water and breathe in oxygen

You pretend that (=act like) a toy is a real person

You put up a lot of colors on an empty canvas, because you

want to express (=show) your emotions

You travel on two wheels and us your legs to move yourself

You try to find people who don’t want you to find them

You sit/lie in front of a sheet of paper and small pieces are

moved around on the board with a pattern on it

II CONVERSATION:

PAIR WORK Now ask your friend about their hobbies Use the instruction from the

table above and the following guide:

REASONS WHY YOU LIKE / DON’T LIKE DOING SOMETHING:

Because it is / they are …

- FUN, EXCITING, INTERESTING

How do you play / do that?

Because it makes me…

How often do you …?

Who do you often … with …? Why?

I often … with … because …

Why do you like …?

Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks

Hey Ethan, I brought you ……… (1)

Dude! Thank you but ……….(2)

Oh! I thought you would like it.………(3) then?

My hobby ……….(4)

Which game do you play?

I can play Unreal Tournament for hours ………(5)?

I ……… ……… (6) I just ……… ……… (7)

Did you watch “Tekken”?

Yes I liked it Do you have the game?

Yes, I do ……… (8)

TALK ABOUT ABILITY

To talk about ability, we use: can / can’t + V can not cannot can’t

What people can do

How often people do something

/kən/ /kænt/

We have a day off Why don’t we go to the cinema and watch something fun?

Actually watching movies is not my hobby

Oh! I thought you woluld like it What do you enjoy/like doing?

I enjoy/like listening to music

What kind/sort of music?

I’m particularly interested in Pop and my favorite artirst is MJ

Why?

Because his voice is very sweet and his dance moves, especially “The Moonwalk”, are all

outstanding His performances always mesmerize me

Can you dance like him?

No, but I can sing some of his songs

What song do you like best?

This is tough to decide as each song has its own merits Hm… I’ll say “Earth Song” because

of its meaningful lyrics Enough about me What about you? Tell me about your pastime

Well I have several interests but you know what, one of them is MJ music too I heard

that there’s a good coffee shop near by with MJ’s songs played in background Let’s go there and find out whether we have any other hobby in common How do you say?

PAIR WORK Exchange real information Use this guide and focus on the sentences in

bold type

LANGUAGE BANK

Ask and respond about hobbies and abilities

- What do you do for fun?

- What are your hobbies?

- Do you have any hobbies?

- What do you

like/enjoy/hate/dislike doing in your

free/spare time?

- Tell me about your pastime

- What sport do you like best?

- Who is your favorite artist?

- What sort of films do you dislike/hate

- My hobby is to read the comics

- I enjoy/like singing when I drive

- Skiing is not my hobby

- Dan Brown is the author I like best

- My favorite dish is spaghetti

- I don’t like going shopping with my mom because she always gives negative comments about what I choose

1 Singer 2 Pilot 3 Teacher

4 Farmer 5 dentist 6 doctor

7 policeman 8 waiter 9 waitress

10 firefighter 11 photographer 12 taxi driver

13 soldier 14 mechanic 15 nurse

16 tailor 17 baker 18 lawyer

19 reporter 20 businessman 21 judge

22 artist 23 hairdresser 24 accountant

25 secretary 26 detective 27 fisherman

28 barber 29 electrician 30 postman

1 WHAT JOB IS IT?

Match the job to the correct description

4 Fashion designer D, works in a hospital and helps doctors

5 Movie director E, person that can draw a cartoon well

6 Pilot F, rescue people from burning buildings and helps put out fires

9 Basketball player I, works in a hospital and cures sick people

13 Journalist M, takes people’s orders in a restaurant and serves food

14 Doctor N, person who reports news on TV, radio, or newspaper

16 Farmer P, works in a laboratory and does experiments

Class activity

18 Firefighter R, person that can play basketball well

19 Singer S, works on a farm and grows crops or looks after animals

20 Taxi driver T, works in a police station and keeps people safe

22 Engineer V, person in the army who wears a uniform and has a gun

23 Pianist W, repairs machines and vehicles such as cars and buses

24 Soldier X, someone who designs and constructs buildings

2 Each student thinks of a job The other students will ask questions to guess what the job is

Grammar

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Affirmative: S + was/ were/ V_ed/II +O Example: I wanted to be a teacher

Negative: S + was/ were +not + O Example: He was not sick 3 days

ago

Or: S+ didn’t +V +O Example: I didn’t break my arms

Question: Did + S+ V+ O? Example: Did you go to school

yesterday?

Or: Wh_ +did + S +V +O? Example: Where did you go last

night?

 NOW WORK IN PAIRS: Talk to your friend about what you do now, what was

your dream job when you were a child and what job you want to do in five

years’ time

 HOMEWORK Listen and circle the correct answer

1 Who are the speaker talking about?

2 Who are the speakers waiting for?

A The delivery person with lunch B The telephone

- What do you do?

- What about you?

- What was your dream job

when you were a child?

- What job do you want to

have in the five years’

time?

3 Who will the woman see next?

4 Who are the speakers?

5 Who are the speakers waiting for?

6 Who is the man going to see?

7 Who are the speakers?

8 Who is coming this afternoon?

9 Who is giving advice?

10 Who is waiting?

11 Who is the man?

12 Who are the speakers?

13 Who left a phone message?

14 Who is Mr Gomez?

15 Who is the woman talking to?

1 VOCABULARY Family relationships

2 PAIR WORK: Give names to people in the picture and describe their relationship

UNIT

GOALS:

1 Identify family members

2 Talk about family

3 Create a small talk with friends

Identify family members

3 GRAMMAR Questions with Who

4 VOCABULARY EXERCISE Match each word with its corresponding definition

1 Sibling a your dad’s wife but she’s not your mom

2 Cousin b a man raising his children alone

3 Single mother c your mom’s husband but he is not your

dad

4 Single father d your brother or sister

5 Stepmother e children of your uncles or aunts

6 Stepfather f brother of your husband/ wife

7 Half brother g daughter of your mom or dad

8 Half sister h son of your mom or dad

9 Mother-in-law i mother of your husband/ wife

10 Brother-in-law j a woman raising her children alone

5 STRUCTURES

Do you have any brother or sister? Yes, I’ve got a brother/ a sister/ and

elder brother/ a younger sister/ two brothers

No, I’m an only child

Have you got any kids? Yes, I’ve got a boy and a girl/ three kids

Use Who to ask about people

Who’s he? He’s my son

Who’s Sylvia? She’s my wife

Who are they? They are Ms Hanh’s children

Who are Huy and Hoa? They’re my brother and sister

Do you have any children/

grandchildren?

No, I don’t have any grandchildren

Where do your parents live? They live in Hanoi

What do your parents do? My father is a doctor

My mom is a shopkeeper

Do you have a boy friend/ girl friend? Yes/ No

Are you married/ single/ seeing any

one?

I’m single/ engaged/ married/

divorced/ separated

I’m seeing someone

6 VOCABULARY How do you say about your marital status?

I haven’t got married yet Now I

still have no boyfriend or in any

 I’m ………

7 CASE STUDY

Draw a family tree and present it to your classmates

After six months of marriage, my

husband and I broke up So now:

1 VOCABULARY Places in the neighborhood

Pharmacy/ drug store super market restaurant

Church Stadium bank

Library School Gas station

UNIT

GOALS:

1 Talk about locations

2 Discuss how to get places

3 Discuss transportation

Talk about location