Unit 8: Language Focus

Unit 8
Unit 8:
Country Life and City
Country Life and City
Life
Life
Period 48: Language Focus
+ Present progress:
- to show about the future
- to show changes with get and become
+ Comparative and superlative adjectives

WARM-UP
A
A
B
B
1. play
1. play
2. do
2. do
3. leave
3. leave
4. go
4. go
5. become
5. become
a. cold
a. cold

b. at 6.30 pm
b. at 6.30 pm
c. table tennis
c. table tennis
d. homework tonight.
d. homework tonight.
e. the guitar lesson.
e. the guitar lesson.
Match the verbs in column A and the phrases in the column B
1 + c: play table tennis
2 + d: do homework tonight
3 + b: leave at 6.30 pm.
4 + e: go to the guitar lesson
5 + a: become cold.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Examples:
It is 8.30 am now.
1. Tom is playing table tennis now.
2. I am doing my homework tonight.
3. The train is leaving at 6.30 pm.
4. The weather is becoming cold.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
I. Formation:
Subject + am / is / are + V-ING ….
II. Usages:
1. To talk an action happening at the moment
of speaking.
2. To talk about the future that is planned.

3. To show changes with get and become.

READ THE DIALOGUES
- Is the boat to Dong Hoi leaving
at 10.25?
-
That’s right.
-
Oh, no!
-
Is that Lady of the Lake?
-
I’m very sorry, madam, but it’s
been delayed.
-
Now, it’s leaving at 10.40.
Clerk Mrs. Vui

READ THE DIALOGUES
- Is the boat to Nha Trang
leaving at 11.40?
-
Yes.
-
Thank you.
-
Is that City of Hue?

-
It’s leaving on time.

Clerk
Mrs. Vui

READ THE DIALOGUES
- Is the boat from Hai Phong
arriving at 10.30?
-
Yes
-
Thank you.
-
Are you talking about Bright
Sky?

-
It’s arriving on time.
Mr. Hung
Clerk

READ THE DIALOGUES
- Is the boat from Ho Chi Minh
City arriving at 11.00?
-
That’s right.
-
Oh, no!
-
Are you talking about Speed of
Light?
-

I’m very sorry, sir, it’s been
delayed.
-
It’s arriving at 12.30.
Mr. Hung
Clerk

TASK 1
TASK 1
Make similar dialogues.
Make similar dialogues.
Use the shipping
Use the shipping
information (page 77)
information (page 77)

Ship name Destination Time of
Departure
Status Revised
Time
Good
Good
Fortune
Fortune


Quy Nhơn
Quy Nhơn

11.30
11.30
Delayed
Delayed
13.35
13.35
- Is the boat from
Qui Nh
Qui Nh
ơn
ơn
leaving at 11.30?
-
That’s right.
-
Oh, no!
-
Are you talking about
Good
Good
Fortune
Fortune?
-
I’m very sorry, madam, it’s been
delayed.
-
It’s leaving at 13.35.

Ship name Destination Time of
Departure

Status Revised
Time
Golden
Golden
Trail
Trail


Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh
City
City
11.55
11.55
Delayed
Delayed
16.20
16.20
- Is the boat from
Ho Chi
Ho Chi
Minh City
Minh City leaving at 11.30?
-
That’s right.
-
Oh, no!
-
Are you talking about
Golden

Golden
Trail
Trail?
-
I’m very sorry, madam, it’s been
delayed.
-
It’s leaving at 16.20.

Ship name Origin Time of
Arrival
Status Revised
Time
Diamond
Diamond
Eyes
Eyes


Ca Mau
Ca Mau


11.00
11.00
______
______
______
______
- Is the boat from

Ca Mau
Ca Mau
arriving at 11.00?
-
That’s right.
-
Is that
Diamond Eyes
Diamond Eyes ?
-
It’s arriving on time.

Ship name Origin Time of
Arrival
Status Revised
Time
Stars
Stars
Above
Above


Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc
12.00
12.00
Delayed
Delayed
18.15
18.15

- Is the boat from
Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc
arriving at 12.00?
-
That’s right.
-
Oh, no!
-
Are you talking about
Stars
Stars
Above
Above ?
-
I’m very sorry, but it’s been
delayed.
-
It’s arriving at 18.15.