Lesson 1 the present simple tense

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EXAMINATION
The Present Simple Tense


THE
PRESENT
SIMPLE
TENSE

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Habits
Thói
Repeated actions
quen
Things that generally true Lịch
Schedule
trình

- I usually play football at/on weekends
- I go to school every day
- Sun rises in the East and sets in the
West
- The train leaves at 3.30 this afternoon
- The Prime Minister starts his official
visit to Japan tomorrow
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S + V1 +
O

THE PRESENT
SIMPLE TENSE

1: I, we
2: You
3: He, she, it,
they

(+) I am a student. I go to school everyday
(-) I am not a student. I don’t go to school
everyday
(?) Are you a student? Do you go to school
everyday?
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ADD S/ES
- Generally we add s for most words
- When a word ends with ch, g(e), x, s, ss, z,
c(e), o, sh  add es
- Vowel + y  add s
- Consonant + y  ies
- Consonant + f, fe  get rid of f, fe and change into
ves
- Vowel + f, fe  add s

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Eg. Box  boxes
Wash  washes
Go  goes
Radio  radios
Toy  toys
Fly  flies
Knife  knives
Belief  believes
Roof  roofs
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“s/es”
ending
/s/

/iz/

/z/

Phân phát khoai tây
P, f, k, t, th
thối

Cháu
gáix,xinh
sắnz,sạch
Ch, ge,
s, ss,

ce,
o S(h)áu
sẽ zắt cesh,
ơng

The others

Stops /stɑps/
Works /wɜrks/
Units /ˈjunɪts/
Laughs /lỉfs/
Months /mʌnθs/s/
Students /ˈstudənts/
Looks /lʊks/
Claps /klæps/

Misses /ˈmɪsɪz/
Causes /ˈkɔzɪz/
Watches /ˈwɑʧɪz/
Changes /ˈʧeɪnʤɪz/
Wishes /ˈwɪʃɪz/
Garages /gəˈrɑʒɪz/
Classes /ˈklæsɪz/
Washes /ˈwɑʃɪz/

Describes /dɪˈskraɪbz/
Begs /bɛgz/
Words /wɜrdz/
Loves /lʌvz/
Dreams /drimz/

Rains /reɪnz/
Belongs /bɪˈlɔŋz/
Plays /pleɪz/


S/ ES ENDING SOUND
1. Khi thấy đuôi s và es, hãy chuẩn bị đọc là /z/ vì đa số đọc theo
cách này
• 2. Đi s và es đọc thành /iz/ hoặc /s/ là vì âm /z/ biến đổi cho dễ
phát âm hơn
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Khi thấy dễ phát âm là /z/  hãy phát âm là /z/

Nếu thấy phát âm là /s/ dễ hơn /z/  hãy phát âm là /s/

Nếu thấy phát âm /z/ hoặc /s/ đều khó khăn  hãy phát âm là /iz/

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hats
desks

caps

/s/

pages

baskets

quizzes

cats

/iz/

houses

hands

bookshelves

maps
clocks

dogs

boxes

/z/

punches

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ALTHOUGH/ THOUGH, DESPITE/ IN SPITE OF
BECAUSE/ BECAUSE OF

Because + clause, main clause
Because of + noun/ noun phrase/ gerund, main
clause
Although, though + clause
Despite/ In spite of + noun/ noun phrase/
gerund
Because he studies hard everyday, he always gets good marks.

 Because of studying hard everyday, he always gets good marks.
The residents of the village are living a happy life although they lack
modern facilities.
 Despite lacking modern facilities, the residents of the village are
living a happy life
Although it rained, they went to the football match.
 Despite the rain, they went to the football match.

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ALTHOUGH/ THOUGH, DESPITE/ IN SPITE
OF
BECAUSE/ BECAUSE OF

1. Although I was late, I didn’t miss the bus
 In spite of being late, I didn’t miss the
bus
2. Kate’s never learnt Spanish. She’s lived in Spain for years
 Though Kate’s lived in Spain for years, she’s never learnt

Spanish
3. I got very wet in the rain. I had
an umbrella
 Although I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the
rain
4. They have very little money. They are happy
 In spite of having very little money, they are very
happy
5. David smokes. He seems to be in good health
 Although David smokes, he seems to be in good
health
6. Because it is rain, we stopped the match
 Because of the rain, we stopped the
match
7. Because of her kindness,
everyone loves her
she is kind, everyone loves
 Because
her

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ALTHOUGH/ THOUGH, DESPITE/ IN SPITE OF
BECAUSE/ BECAUSE OF
Quy tắc chuyển từ “because” sang “because of”:
Nhìn phía sau Because thấy có “there”, hoặc động từ tobe  bỏ “there” và động từ tobe
TH1. Nếu thấy 2 chủ ngữ giống nhau thì có thể bỏ chủ ngữ gần Because, động từ thêm –ing
Eg. Because
Nam

tall, he =
canBecause
reach the book
thefact
bookshelf
Because
+ isclause
of + on
the
that + clause
 Because
of being tall,
he tall,
can reach
the book
on the
the bookshelf
Eg. Because
he is
he can
reach
book on the bookshelf
TH2. Because
Nếu chỉ thấy
danhthat
từ thìhe
cứ is
việc
giữhe
lại can

danh reach
từ mà dùng
ofcòn
thelạifact
tall,
the book on the
Eg. Because
there was a storm,…..  Because of the storm,…..
bookshelf
TH3. Nếu thấy có danh từ và tính từ thì đưa tính từ lên trước danh từ, còn lại bỏ hết
Eg. Because the wind is strong,...  Because of the strong wind,….
TH4. Nếu chỉ thấy mình tính từ  Đổi nó thành danh từ
Eg. Because it is windy,….  Because of the wind,…..
TH5. Nếu thấy có sở hữu lẫn nhau  Dùng danh từ dạng sở hữu
Eg. Because I was sad,….  Because of my sadness,…..
Because he acted badly,….  Because of his bad action,….

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CLAUSES  PHRASES // PHRASES 
CLAUSES
1. Though he failed in the exam, he didn’t lose hope.
 In spite of failing in the exam, he didn’t lose
hope
2. Although her father gave her a lot of gifts, she was not content.
 In spite of being given a lot of gifts by her father, she was not
content
3. Although Bill took a taxi, he still arrived late for the concert.

 Despite taking a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the
concert
4. Although the sea was very rough, they still went swimming.
the rough sea, they still went
 In spite of
swimming
5. Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out
of the car before it exploded.
 Despite both his broken legs in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before
it exploded
6. Although he couldn’t speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam
being unable to speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in
 Despite
Amsterdam
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