UNIT 6 TUTOR’S HANDOUT PLACES

UNIT 6 TUTOR’S HANDOUT
PLACES

A/ VOCABULARY
New words

Phonetics

Meanings

A church

/ə tʃə:tʃ/

Nhà thờ

A pagoda

/ ə pə’ɡəʊdə/

Ngôi chùa

A museum

/ə mju:’zɪəm/

Bảo tàng

A park

/ə pɑ:k/

Công viên

A restaurant

Nhà hàng

A river

/ ə ’rɛst(ə)rɒnt/
/ ə ’rɛst(ə)r(ə)nt/
/ə ‘rɪvə/

A cinema

/ ə ‘sɪnɪmə/

Rạp chiếu phim

A market

/ ə ‘mɑ:kit/

Chợ

A hotel

/ ə həʊ’tel/

Khách sạn

A lake

/ ə leik/

Hồ nước

A mountain

/ə ’ma ʊntin/

Núi

A rice field

/ ə raɪs field/

Cánh đồng lúa

Con sông

Examples
They go to the church every
Saturday
There is a pagoda near my
house
My sister likes going to the
museum
She often goes running in the
park

Do you often eat in a
restaurant?
In the country, the boys often
swim in the river
I go to the cinema every
weekend
My mother buys food in the
market
There are a lot of hotels in
town
We sometimes walk by the
lake
In summer, my friend and I
like climbing mountains
There are a lot of rice fields
in Vietnam


Exercises:
1. Rearrange the letter to make correct words.
- Letho 
- Karp 
- Curhch
- Ketmark 
- Cire deilf 
- Seummu 
- Macine 
- Rantrestau 
- Verri 
- Kale 

Key:
-

hotel
park
church
market
rice field

-

museum
cinema
restaurant
river
lake

2. Look at the phonetics and write down the words.

Phonetics
/ə tʃə:tʃ/
/ ə pə’ɡəʊdə/
/ə mju:’zɪəm/
/ə pɑ:k/
/ ə ’rɛst(ə)rɒnt/
/ ə ’rɛst(ə)r(ə)nt/
/ə ‘rɪvə/
/ ə ‘sɪnɪmə/
/ ə ‘mɑ:kit/

/ ə həʊ’tel/
/ ə leik/
/ə ’ma ʊntin/
/ ə raɪs field/

Words
Key: A church, A pagoda, A museum, A
park, A restaurant, A river, A cinema, A
market, A hotel, A lake, A mountain, A
rice field.
B/ GRAMMAR
I.

Plural Nouns

*** Most N + s
Ex: A river  2 rivers


A lake  2 lakes
A hotel  2 hotels
A mountain  2 mountains
*** Nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x, o
Ex: A church  2 churches
A bus  2 buses
A class  2 classes
A dish  2 dishes
A box  2 boxes
A tomato  2 tomatoes
*** Nouns ending in a consonant + y: the changes to ies

Ex: A university  2 universities
*** Nouns ending in a vowel + y: +s
Ex: A key  2 keys
*** Irregular nouns
Ex : A man  2 men
A woman  2 woman
A child  2 children
A person  2 people
A fish  2 fish
A sheep  2 sheep
A foot  2 feet
A tooth  2 teeth
Exercises:
(1) Write down the correct form of plural
Singular
city
house
boy
family
photo
phone

Plural


sandwich
nurse
village
toy
Key: Cities, Houses, Boys, Families, Photos, Phones, Sandwiches, Nurses, Villages, Toys.

(2). What is the correct plural of the word?
1. These (person) ______________ are protesting against the president.
2. The (woman) ______________ over there want to meet the manager.
3. My (child) ______________ hate eating pasta.
4. I am ill. My (foot) ______________ hurt.
5. I clean my (tooth) ______________ three times a day.
6. The (student) ______________ are doing the exercise right now.
7. The (fish) _____________ I bought is in the fridge.
8. They are sending some (man) ______________ to fix the roof.
9. Some (policeman) ______________ came to arrest him.
10. Where is my (luggage) ______________?

In the car!

11. They ate some (tomato) ______________.
12. You can put (sugar) ______________ in your tea.
13. We have to buy new (furniture) ______________
14. I need to wash my (hair) ______________.
15. We had lots of (fun) ______________.
16. The Milfords have a lot of (money) ______________.
17. How many (people) _____________ were at the cinema with you?
18. Could you give some (information) ______________ on your project?
19. In this hotel, (family) ______________ are very welcome.


20. Those (man) ______________ seem to be very tired.

Key:
1. People
2. Women

3. Children
4. Feet
5. Teeth

II.

6. Students
7. Fish
8. Men
9. Policemen
10. Luggage

11. Tomatoes
12. Sugar
13. Furniture
14. Hair
15. Fun

16. Money
17. People
18. Information
19. Families
20. Men

There is/ there are

(+) There is + singular noun
Ex: There is a church in my village
There are + plural noun
Ex: There are some famous lakes in Hanoi

(-) There is + not + singular noun
Ex: there isn’t any water in the bottle
There are + not + plural noun
Ex: there aren’t any cinemas in my hometown
(?) Is there + singular noun …? – Yes, there is/ No, there isn’t
Ex: is there any sugar in the kitchen?
Are there + plural noun …?
Ex: are there any parks near your house?
Exercise:
Using there is or there are and not to complete the sentences.
a. ____________a lamp in the room
b. Susan, ______________a chair in the garden?
c. Are there many windows in the house? – Yes, ______________many
d. Is there a dog in the house? – No, ______________.
e. ______________many glasses on the table
f. In the garden______________three big trees.
g. Carol, ______________much coffee in the cup?
h. This morning ______________many children
i. ______________a man in the garden?
j. Is there much tea in the cup? – No, there ______________much
k. ______________two little trees in the garden.


l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.

s.
t.

______________a nice door in this house.
______________many windows in the house?
______________a little girl in the room?
Mum, ______________water in the glass?
Susan, ______________many cups at home?
______________many glasses here
______________many boys and girls in the park
______________a little girl outside our house?
In London ______________a lot of museums.

Key:
1. There is
2. Is there
3. There are
4. There isnt
5. There are

6. There are
7. Is there
8. There are
9. Is there
10. There isnt

11. There are
12. There is
13. There are
14. Is there

15. Is there

16. Are there
17. There are
18. There are
19. Is there
20. There are

C/ Reading
1. Read about Skyville and Rocktown.Then complete the chart with the

number of each place. Write the numbers in the boxes. There is an example.
Skyville

In Skyville there is a fantastic beach and an old castle. There are two big cinemas, but
there aren’t any supermarkets. There’s a lovely park and a river, and there are four
churches in Skyville. There isn’t a bus station and there aren’t any swimming pools.
There are twelve shops in Skyville and there’s a big railway station.
Rocktown
Rocktown is a great town. There are two parks and there is a cinema. There is a
supermarket and there are four shops, but there isn't a railway station. There is a
swimming pool and a bus station. There isn't a beach, but there is a river. There aren’t
any castles but there are two churches.
Park
Cinema
Supermarket
Shop
Railway station

Skyville

1

Rocktown
2


Swimming pool
Bus station
Beach
River
Castle
Church
2. Read and answer the questions
Clarkson is a large town. It has more than fifty thousand people living there. It sits next
to a large river, the Clark River. Every day, people take the ferry from North Clarkson to
South Clarkson to go to work.
Most people live in North Clarkson. There are many trees and the streets are very broad.
When the sun shines and the children run and play in the safe streets, North Clarkson is
a wonderful place to live.
South Clarkson has a lot of shops and factories. People don't live there, but they come in
the morning to work. There is also a big stadium where the Clarkson Tigers play. On
Sundays, many people go to watch their favorite team.
At the weekend, the people from Clarkson enjoy walking along the bank of the Clark
River. They also sail small boats on the water and if there is a little wind, they fly kites in
the large park.
Every year, Clarkson grows in size because a lot of people come to live there. The
government builds more houses and the streets get busier. Maybe in the future, if the
town continues to grow, it will become a city!
1. What is there near Clarkson?

A: mountain

B:

2. What is there in North Clarkson?

sea

C:

river


A: wide streets

B:

factories

C:

offices

B:

near the river

C:

South Clarkson

3. Where is the stadium?

A: outside the town

4. What do people in Clarkson do at the weekend?

A: go for walks

B:

have barbecues

C:

swim in the river

B:

Clarkson is a bad
place to live

C:

Clarkson is a
popular town

5. Which statement is true?

A: Clarkson is a city

Key:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

C. river
A. wide streets
C. south Clarkson
A. go for a walk
C. Clarkson is a popular town

D/ Speaking
1. Using there is/ there are and singular/ plural nouns to describe the picture


Suggested answers:
- There are some children on the street
- There is a swimming pool
- There is a car
- There is a newsagent’s
- There is a dog
2. Describe the place where you are living.
E/ Writing
Write a paragraph to talk about your hometown.
Sample:
I come from Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. There are a lot of famous places
such as West Lake, Sword Lake, Long Bien Bridge, … Hanoi is modern and
beautiful. In the future, I want to work and live in Hanoi.