Unit 04 school education system language focus

Hao

Dak Glong High School
Class: 12B

Tuesday, November 12th, 2010


Watching a funny film


UNIT 4

SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Pronunciation:

Stress in three-syllable words

* Một số quy tắc về trọng âm
1. Những từ tận cùng bằng những tiếp vị ngữ như: -sion,
-tion, -ic, -ical, -ity, -ial, -ially, -itive, -logy, -etry, -cious,
-tious thường có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết đứng trước tiếp vị
ngữ đó.

Ex: a`bility, bi`ology, `musical, e`sentially
Except: `television, `politics…


2. Những từ tận cùng bằng những tiếp vị ngũ như: -ate, -ise,

-ous, -ary thường có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3 tính từ
sau lên.
Ex: fortunate, necessary, dictionary
3. Những từ tận cùng bằng những tiếp vị ngữ như: -ee,
-eer, -ese, -ain, -aire, - ique, -esque thường có trọng
âm rơi vào chính tiếp vị ngữ này.

Ex: mainTAIN, addresSEE, questioNAIRE,
engiNEER, volunTEER. technique


4. Một số tiếp đầu ngữ và tiếp vị ngữ khơng làm
thay đổi trọng âm chính của từ gốc
- Một số tiếp đầu ngữ: un-, im-, ir-, dis-, il-,
non-, re-, over-, pre- và underEx: `possible (có thể) → im`possible (khơng thể)
`estimate (ước tính) → under`estimate
- Một số tiếp vị ngữ: -ment, -ship, -ness, -er/or,
-hood, -logy, -grahpy, -ing, -ise, -en, -full, -less,
-able, -ous, -ly


Ex: de`velop → de`velopment
`Careless → `carelessness


* Practice: Listen and repeat
Algebra
Physical
Chemistry
Computing

September

Carefully

Politics

Academic

Primary

Cinema

Compulsory

Statistics


* Practise reading these sentences
* The academic school year generally commences in September .
* The typical school day normally finished at 3.00 pm in England.
* The national curriculum is usually set by the government.
* The GCSE stands for the General Certificate of secondary education.
* English, Maths and Science are compulsory in the national
examination at certain stages of the school education system.


UNIT 4

SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Pronunciation
II. Grammar Review the passive voice
General form: to be + Vp.p
Active:
Passive:

S + V +

O

S + BE + V3, ed + By +O


S + V +

O

S + BE + V3, ed + By +O
Ex:

The dog bit the boy
The boy was bitten by the dog


1. Passive voice in simple present tense :
S + is/am/are + V p.p

Ex:

My cat catches a mouse
A mouse is caught by my cat


2. Passive voice in present continuous tense :
S + is/am/are + being + V p.p
Ex:

People are building a house for an old woman
A house is being built for an old woman


3. Passive voice in simple past tense :
S + was/were + V p.p
Ex: They built a new school in Quang Khe last year
A new school was built in Quang Khe last year


4. Passive voice in past continuous tense :

S + was/were + being + V p.p
5. Passive voice in present perfect tense

S + have/has + been + V p.p
6. Passive voice in past perfect tense

S + had + been + V p.p


7. Passive voice in future simple tense:

S + will + be + V p.p
8. Passive voice in modal verbs.

can
could
S +

must

+

might
will / shall
….

be

+ Vp.p


9. Passive voice with “to be going to.”

S + is/am/are + going to be + V p.p
10. Passive voice with “have to.”

S + have to/ has to + be + V p.p


Exercise 1: Fill each blank with the simple present

passive form of the verb in brackets.
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Answers
1. is divided
2. is separated
3. is set / must be followed
4. is made
5. is paid
6. are selected


Exercise 2Rewrite the following sentences using the
passive voice

1. They built this school in 1997.
2. They first published this dictionary in 1870
3. The students in my class are going to organize a surprise
party tomorrow evening.
4. They are painting the kitchen now.
5. Shakespeare wrote “ Romeo and Juliet” in 1605.
6. They have translated Shakespeare’s tragedies into many
languages.
7. They have just built a new primary school in my village.

8. They will speak English at the conference
9. Jane hasn’t cleaned the floor yet.
10. They will repaint the house soon.


1. They built this school in 1997.
- This school was built in 1997
2. They first published this dictionary in 1870
- This dictionary was first published in 1870
3. The students in my class are going to organize a surprise
party tomorrow evening.
- A surprise party is going to be organized by my
class tomorrow evening
4. They are painting the kitchen now.
- The chicken is being painted now
5. Shakespeare wrote “ Romeo and Juliet” in 1605.
- “Romeo and Juliet” was written by Shakespeare in
1605


6. They have translated Shakespeare’s tragedies into many
languages.

7. They have just built a new primary school in my village.

8. They will speak English at the conference
9. Jane hasn’t cleaned the floor yet.
10. They will repaint the house soon

2. They first published this dictionary in 1870
This dictionary was first published in 1870.


3. The students in my class are going to organize a
surprise party tomorrow evening?
A surprise party is going to be organized by the
students in my class tomorrow evening.


4. They are painting the kitchen now.
The kitchen is being painted now.


5. Shakespeare wrote “Romeo and Juliet” in 1605.
“ Romeo and Juliet” was written by Shakespeare in 1605.