Unit 15 Language focus (Chuan)

Welcome to our class


pronunciation
A, listen and repeat
/nt/ /nd/ /n0/ /ns/ /nz/
went end month chance phones
rent remind seventh Florence learns
tenant warned tenth glance Barnes
didn’t friend thirdteenth tense tonnes
B, practise reading aloud this dialogue.
A: Florence, Mr. Barnes went on tenth of last month.
B: Oh, I have warned you, haven’t I? Did he pay the rent?
A: Only to the seventh.
B: Only to the seventh?
A: yes, and we may have no chance to see him again. Is he your friend?
B: No, Mr.Barnes is not my friend and if he phones, remind him that he
must pay the rent to the end of the month.
A: Don’t be so tense. We’ll have a new tenant on the thirdteenth of this
month

Grammar and vocabulary
1. can/ could/ be able to:
Eg: - Can you play the piano?
- Can you/ Are you able to come on Saturday?
* Can/ be able to: được sử dụng để diễn tả khả năng của ai đó hoặc cái gì
đó có thể được thực hiện.
* Be able to: được dùng để thay thế can trong thì tương lai, hoàn thành
và dạng nguyên mẫu.
- You’ll be able to get a taxi outside the station.
- I haven’t been able to get much work done today.

- She’d like to be able to play the piano.
- This boy could read newspaper when he was 4.
* Could: diễn tả 1 khả Năng trong quá khứ.
- I was able to find some useful books in the library.
=> was/ were able to: diễn đạt 1 việc đã làm được vào 1 dịp nào đó trong
quá khứ.

* We use could for general ability.
Eg: My grandfather was a clever
man. He could speak five
languages.
* We use was/ were able to to talk
about what happended in a special
situation(managed to )
Eg: Laura had an accident but she
was able to come back.
Eg:- My grandmother loved music. She play the
piano very well.
- A girl fell into the river but luckily we rescue
her.
could
were able to

2. Tag questions:
Eg: It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?

You haven’t done your homework, have you?
=> Usage: trong văn nói
Structure: khẳng định, phủ định ?
phủ định, khẳng định ?

- Let’s + V(-to), shall we ?
- (Please +) V(-to) , will you ? (câu mệnh lệnh)
- I am ……, aren’t I ? ( hoặc , am I not? )
- This / That (is ……), (isn’t) it ?
- These / Those (are ……), (aren’t) they ?
- There is / are ……, isn’t / aren’t there ?
- Nobody / No one + V(khẳng định) …, auxi / modal (phủ định)
they ?
- Everthing/something/anything , it?
- Everybody/ everyone/ someone/ , they?
- S + never / rarely / seldom / no longer…,VERB (khẳng
định(+) + S ?
Special Cases

- Come in, ________?
- Don’t do that, ________?
- Let’s go for a walk, _________ ?
- Let’s not study now, _________ ?
- That is a very interesting film, ________?
- That is your new boy friend, __________?
- This is a very beautiful girl, ________ ?
- No one knows, ___________ ?
- Neither of them complaint, ________?
- Mary is beautiful, ________?
- His parents are old, __________ ?
* Chứ không được dùng Mary is beautiful, isn’t Mary?
- Câu hỏi đuôi là loại câu hỏi được them vào sau một câu nói. Nếu câu
nói là khẳng định thì phần đuôi là phủ định và ngược lại

- Câu hỏi đuôi sử dụng các trợ động từ như câu hỏi thông thường
Practice
will you
shall we
will you
shall we
isn’t it
isn’t he
isn’t she
do they
did they
isn’t she
aren’t they

1, Laura had hurt her leg and,_____________________ walk very well.
2, Sue wasn't at home when I phoned but I__________________contact
her at her office.
3, I looked very carefully and I ____________________see a figure in
the distance.
4, I wanted to buy some tomatoed. The first shop I went to didn't have
any but I____________________ get some in the next shop.
5, My grandmother loved music. She_______________________play
the piano very well.
6, I had forgotten to bring my camera so I_______________________
take any photographs.
was able to
was able to
could/was able to
could/was able to
couldn't/wasn't able to

couldn't/wasn't able to
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences, using could, couldn't or
was (not)/ were(not) able to.

Exercise 2: Read the situation and write a sentence with a tag
question. In each situation you are asking your friend to
agree with you.
1. You're with a friend outside a restaurant. You're looking at the prices,
which are very high.What do you say?(expensive).
_______________________________________________________
2. You've just come out of the ciname with a friend. You really enjoyed
the film. What do you say to your friend?(great).
_______________________________________________________
3. You and a friend are listening to a woman singing. You like her voice
very much. What do you say to your friend?(a lovely voice).
_______________________________________________________
4. You're trying on a jacket. You look in the mirror and you don't like
what you see. What do you say to your friend?(not/ look/ very good)
_______________________________________________________
5. Your friend's hair is much shorter than when you last met. What do
you say to her/ him?(have/ your hair/ cut).
_______________________________________________________
It is (very) expensive, isn’t it?
The film / It was great, wasn’t it?
She has a lovely voice, doesn’t she?
It doesn’t look very good, doesn’t it?
You have had your hair cut, haven’t you?

1. Reviewing vocabulary
learnt today (+ Exercise 3).

2. Prepare for new lesson
IV. HOME WORK