Unit 8 - Language focus

READ THE DIALOGUES- Is the boat from Hai Phong... READ THE DIALOGUES- Is the boat from Ho Chi Minh... TASK 1Make similar dialogues.. Ship name Destination Time of Departure Status Revis

e the guitar lesson.

Match the verbs in column A and the phrases in the column B

1 + c: play table tennis

2 + d: do homework tonight

3 + b: leave at 6.30 pm.

4 + e: go to the guitar lesson

5 + a: become cold.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Examples:

It is 8.30 am now

1. Tom is playing table tennis now

2. I am doing my homework tonight

3. The train is leaving at 6.30 pm

4. The weather is becoming cold.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I Formation:

Subject + am / is / are + V-ING ….

II Usages:

1 To talk an action happening at the moment of speaking.

2 To talk about the future that is planned.

3 To show changes with get and become

READ THE DIALOGUES

- Is the boat to Dong Hoi leaving

at 10.25 ?

- That’s right.

-Oh, no!

-Is that Lady of the Lake ?

- I’m very sorry, madam, but it’s

been delayed.

- Now, it’ s leaving at 10.40

Clerk

Mrs Vui

READ THE DIALOGUES

- Is the boat to Nha Trang

leaving at 11.40 ?

- Yes.

- Thank you.

- Is that City of Hue ?

-It’ s leaving on time.

Clerk

Mrs Vui

READ THE DIALOGUES

- Is the boat from Hai Phong

READ THE DIALOGUES

- Is the boat from Ho Chi Minh

TASK 1

Make similar dialogues Use the shipping

information (page 77)

Ship name Destination Time of

Departure Status Revised Time

Good

- Is the boat from Qui Nh Qui Nh ơn

Ship name Destination Time of

Departure Status Revised Time

- Is the boat from Ho Chi Ho Chi

Minh City leaving at 11.30 ?

Ship name Origin Time of

Arrival Status Revised Time

- Is that Diamond Eyes Diamond Eyes ?

- It’ s arriving on time.

Ship name Origin Time of

Arrival Status Revised Time

Stars

- Is the boat from Phu Quoc Phu Quoc

TASK 2

Complete the dialogues Use the verbs in the

present progress (page 78)

a) Nam : What are you doing tonight?

Bao : I am playing (0) table tennis.

like to go to the movies?

Hoa : Sorry, we can’t We

are doing

(1) homework

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

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

Lan : Lucky you! I am going

program on rainforests.

my violin lesson.

(3) to

e) Mrs Thoa : Are you free on Sunday

Make comparative and superlative form of the

following adjectives

TASK 3

Complete the sentences Use the verbs and

adjectives in the boxes (page 78)

1990 1994 1996

The boys are getting / becoming taller

the boys / tall

b) The old men are getting weak .

c) We should go home It is getting

d) The weather is becoming cold .

e) The students are becoming

f) The school yard is becoming

TASK 4

Making comparisons between the city and the

country about these things The adjectives

in the box will help you (page 79)

Model :

countryside

Or

The food in the countryside is

+ The traffic in the city is busier than the

the air in the city

countryside.

the countryside.

TASK 5

Compare the house, the villa and the

apartment Use the adjectives in the box (page 79)

1 Expensive

1 Beautiful

3

1 Learn by heart the grammar

points.

2 Redo the exercises.

3 Do the exercises 1 , 3 , 5 / pages

49 – 51 (workbook)