Unit 4. Language Focus

Three syllables ending with: -acy, -ate, -ity, -ence, -ent, -ude,
-entary, -ical, -inal, -ishment, -ision, -logy, -omy, -ous,
-try, -ural, -ular,…stress is on the first syllable.
Examples:
democracy, attitude, chemistry, difference, natural,…
Stress on the suffixes: -ain, -ee, -eer, -ese, -ette, -esque, …
Examples:
employee, entertain, refugee, journalese, Vietnamese,
Portuguese, cigarette, launderette, picturesque, …
algebra carefully politics physical
chemistry academic primary statistics
computing cinema compulsory September
- The academic school year generally commences in September.
- The typical school day normally finishes at 3.00 p.m. in England.
- The national curriculum is usually set by the government.
- The GCSE stands for the General Certificate of Secondary Education.
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English, Maths and Science are compulsory in the national
examination at certain stages of the school education system.
Practise reading these sentences
Listen and repeat
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everyday.Barbara plays badminton
Badminton is played by Barbara everyday.
is playing now.
is being played now.
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for ten years.Barbara has played badminton

Badminton has been played by Barbara for ten years.
played
yesterday.was played
yesterday.
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when I came.Barbara was playing badminton
Badminton was being played by Barbara when I came.
had played
before I came.had been played
before I came.
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tomorrow.Barbara will play badminton
Badminton will be played by Barbara tomorrow.
is going to play
next week.is going to be played
next week.
PASSIVE VOICE (BE + Past P.)
1. Simple Present
S + am/ is/ are + V
3/ed
2. Pre. Continuous
S + am/ is/ are + being + V
3/ed
3. Present Perfect
S + has/ have + been + V
3/ed
4. Simple Past
S + was/ were + V
3/ed

5. Past Continuous
S + was/were +being + V
3/ed
6. Past Perfect
S + had + been + V
3/ed
7. Simple Future
S + will/ shall + be + V
3/ed
8. Modal Verbs
S + would/ should/ must + be + V
3/ed
Trong câu bị động, by someone, by anyone, by me, by you,
by him, by her, by them, by people, … có thể bỏ đi.
It + be + said that + S + V + O
V
2/ed
S + be + said + to Infinitive +
to have + V
3/ed
Somebody cleans the room everyday.
A. The room everyday is cleaned.
B. The room is everyday cleaned.
C. The room is cleaned everyday.
D. The room is cleaned by somebody everyday.
They cancelled all flight because of the fog.
A. All the flight because of the fog were cancelled.

B. All the flight were cancelled because of the fog.
C. All the flight were because of the fog cancelled.
D. All the flight were cancelled by them
because of the fog.
They have changed the date of the meeting.
A. The date of the meeting has been changed by them.
B. The date of the meeting has been changed.
C. The meeting has been changed the date.
D. The date of the meeting has changed.
People are using computers in all kinds of work.
A. Computers are being used in all kinds of work.
B. All kinds of work are used by computers.
C. Computers are used in all kinds of work.
D. All kinds of work are being used by people.
How do people learn languages?
A. How are languages learned?
B. How are languages learned by people?
C. How languages are learned?
D. Languages are learned how?
The boys carried the box into the room.
A. The box was carried by the boys into the room.
B. The box was carried into the room.
C. The box into the room was carried by the boys.
D. The box was carried into the room by the boys.




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is seperated
Each term ……… by a one-week break.
(separate)




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are selected
The advanced students ………… to take
part in the annual International Olympic
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must be followed
The national curriculum is set by the
government and …………. in all state schools.
(must follow)