Unit 12 Language focus 1,2

ENGLISH 8: UNIT 12 A VACATION
ABROAD
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS 1,2
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2009-2010


KIM’S GAME
KIM’S GAME


Take a shower Eat dinner Read a comic
Write a letter
walk with a dog Talk to Grandma
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LANGUAGE FOCUS 1
LANGUAGE FOCUS 1
I. MODEL SENTENCE (Past continuous tense)
She was reading at 8 o’clock last night
They were eating at 8 o’clock last night
II. CONCEPT CHECK
(+) S + WAS/WERE + V-ING
FORM:
What was she doing at 8 o’clock last night?
(?) WAS/WERE + S + V-ING
They weren’t watching TV at 8 o’clock last night
(-) S + WAS/WERE + NOT+ V-ING

USE: To indicate an action that was in progress at a
point of time in the past


PRACTICE
PRACTICE
What is Bao doing at
8 o’clock last night?
He was reading a
comic
What ?

Lan




PAIRWORK
PAIRWORK
Lan


LANGUAGE FOCUS 2
LANGUAGE FOCUS 2
I. MODEL SENTENCE
She was cleaning the floor when the telephone rang
The telephone rang while she was cleaning the floor
II. CONCEPT CHECK
FORM:
Main clause ADV clause

Past continuous
Past tense
Past tense
Past continuous
Conjunction
When
while
USE:
An action was taking place in the past
when another action took place


MATCHING
MATCHING
a. The Le family was
sleeping
b. While Hoa was eating
c. When Nam won the
race
d. Mrs Thoa was cooking
e. When Lan arrived at
school
f. It was raining
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Make sentences with

the cues above



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HOMEWORK
HOMEWORK
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Do language focus 1,2 in the notebook
Do language focus 1,2 in the notebook
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Prepare next lesson
Prepare next lesson
Remember
Remember
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Form: Was/ were + V-ing
Form: Was/ were + V-ing
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Use: - To indicate an action that was in progress

Use: - To indicate an action that was in progress
at a point of time in the past
at a point of time in the past


- An action was taking place in the past
- An action was taking place in the past
when another action took place
when another action took place