Unit 16 Language Focus

Unit 13:
The wonders of the world
Part E. Language
focus
I. Pronunciation: / ft /-/ fs /-/ vd /-/ vz /
II.Grammar:
1. It is said that…
2. People say that…
Complete the following sentences by filling each gap with a suitable word.
1 He always gives me a on my birthday.
2 She very happily.
3 My mother has many cooking in the kitchen.
4 They each other when they were at university
Warm - up
gift
laughs
loved
/ ft /
/ fs /
/ vd /
knives
/ vz /
Listen and repeat
Listen and repeat
/ ft / / vd / / fs / / vz /
gift arrived coughs behaves
lift loved laughs loves
soft moved roofs knives
1. They are not on the roofs now. They’ve been moved to the ground.

Use the lift. I’ll ring to say you’ve arrived.

2. I think he’s improved. Still coughs but laughs a lot, of course.

3. We have plenty of laughs. We miss him when he leaves.

4. He loves a nurse. Her name’s Soft. He wants me to bring her a gift.

5. He brought me a gift when he arrived.

Practise reading aloud these sentences:
/ft/
/vd/
/ft/
/ft/
/ft/
/ft/
/vd/
/vd/
/fs/
/fs/
/vz/
/fs/
/vz/
/vd/
II. Grammar
1. it is said that …
2. People say that…
1. It is said that…


Nếu động từ trong mệnh đề sau cùng thì so với say/think :
Ex1: It is said that he is 110 years old

He is said to be 110 years old.
Ex2: It is said that Tom works 16 hours a day.

Tom is said to work 16 hours a day

Nếu động từ trong mệnh đề sau trước thì so với say/think :
Ex1: It is thought that he stole $60.

He is thought to have stolen $60.
Ex2: It is said that two people were killed in the same way.

Two people are said to have been killed in the same way.
S + to be + said to have V(ed/v3)
S + to be+ said to V ( inf )Cùng thì:
Trước thì:
It is said that S+V

1.It is said that many people are homeless after the floods.
2.It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over
the wall.
3.It is believed that he drove through the town at 90 km
an hour
4.It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the
accident.


Many people


The prisoner

He

Two people
Exercise 1: Rewrite each of following sentences in such a way that it
means almost the same as the sentences printed it before.
are said to be homeless after the floods.
is thought to have escaped by climbing over the wall.
is believed to have driven through the town at 90 km per hour.
are reported to have been seriously injured in the accident.
Three men
5. It is said that three men were arrested after the explosion.
are said to have been arrested after the explosion.
2. People say that…

Nếu động từ trong mệnh đề sau cùng thì so với say/think :
Ex1: People say that he is 110 years old

He is said to be 110 years old.
Ex2: People say that that Tom works 16 hours a day.

Tom is said to work 16 hours a day

Nếu động từ trong mệnh đề sau trước thì so với say/think :
Ex1: People think that that he stole $60.

He is thought to have stolen $60.
Ex2: People say that two people were killed in the same way.


Two people are said to have been killed in the same way.
S + to be + said to have V(ed/v3)
S + to be+ said to V ( inf )
Cùng thì:
Trước thì:
People say that S+V

1 People think that he is very clever.
He is thought
2 People believe that the wanted man is living in New York
The wanted man
3 People know that he was very rich.
He
4. People suppose that the film is very good
The film
5. They think that many people were killed in the accident.
Many people
Exercise 2
: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

is believed to be living in New York
is known to be very rich.
are thought to have been killed in the accident.
is supposed to be very good
to be very clever
Further Exercises
* Choose the best answer A,B,C or D:
1. It is said that Mr. John 17 years ago.

A. were born B. was born C. born D. to have been born
2. Nam is thought in a big company in Ho Chi Minh city now.
A. to work B. to have worked C. worked D. has worked
3. His wife is said home yesterday.
A. be leaving B. to have left C. leave D. will be leaving
4. It is believed that the team the final match tomorrow.
A. will win B. to have won C. winning D. won
Stonehenge
What is the name of the wonder?
1 2
53 4
1.People think that about million puppies are
born each year.

About a millions puppies
is expected to begin tomorrow.
2. It is expected that the strike will begin
tomorrow.
is expected to begin tomorrow.

The strike
3. It is said that he speaks English very well.

He
is said to speak English very well.
4.People say that the factories are much worse.

The factories
are said to be much worse.
5. People say that those dogs are dangerous.


Those dogs
are said to be dangerous
Rewrite following sentences so that there
meanings stay the same, begging as shown.
1. People say that women live longer than men.

Women…………………………………………………………………
2. It is reported that the company lost a lot of
money last year.

The company………………………………………………………
BRIEF GRAMMAR
S + to be + said to have V(ed/v3)
S + to be+ said to V ( inf )Cùng thì:
Trước thì:
People say that S+V

It is said that S+V