English 9 – Unit 7 Getting started + Listen and read - Website Trường THCS Phan Bội Châu - Đại Lộc - Quảng Nam

dripping faucet (n):/’dripiŋ ‘fɔ:sit/ vòi nước đang nhỏ giọt... Mi is talking with her neighbor, Mrs.[r]

Ex: Turn off the faucets.

Ex: Turn off the faucets.

-Turn off the lights if it isn’t necessary

-Don’t turn on the TV and stereo at the

same time.

-Turn off the TV or stereo when no one is watching it or listening to it

Period 43: Getting started + Listen and Read

plumber(n)/’plʌmə/: thợ nước.

water bill (n) /‘wɔtər bil/ hóa đơn tiền nước

- pipe/paip/(n) ống nước

dripping faucet (n):/’dripiŋ ‘fɔ:sit/ vòi nước đang nhỏ giọt

- crack(n): /kræk / vết rạn nứt

-enormous (a)

/i ‘nɔ:məs /

=extremely large

to lớn, khổng lồ.

Hai trăm nghìn đồng chẵn

Mrs Mi is talking with her neighbor, Mrs Ha

Mrs Mi: What’s the matter, Mrs Ha?

Mrs Ha: I’m worried about my most recent water bill It’s enormous

Mrs Mi: Let me see 200,000 dong! You should reduce the amount of water your family uses

Mrs Ha: How do I do that?

Mrs Mi: First of all, get a plumber to make sure there are no cracks in the pipes

Mrs Ha: I’ll do that

Mrs Mi: Baths use twice as much as water as showers, so I suggest

taking showers And remember to turn off the faucets A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month

Answer Correction

1 Mrs Ha is worried about her water bill

2 Mrs Mi gives Mrs Ha advice on

how to save water

3 Mrs Ha has checked the pipes in

her house and found no cracks

4 Mrs Ha suggests getting some

tools to check cracks in the pipes

5 Mrs Mi suggests taking showers to

Mrs Mi suggest getting

a plumber to check cracks in the pipes

I suggest taking showers

3.Language note :

Form: S + suggest(s) + V-ing

gợi ý.

My Grandmother/ turn off/ lights

What’s the matter with Mrs Ha?

She’s worried about her most recent water bill

It’s enormous.

How can a dripping faucet waste ?

A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water

a month.

What should we do with

this situation?

I suggest turning off the faucet and

saving water.