UNIT 4: Learning A Foreign Language

I. TỪ VỰNG (VOCABULARY): 

STT	Từ mới	Phân loại	Phiên âm	Định nghĩa
1	difficult	(adj)	/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/	khó khăn
2	attend	(v)	/əˈtend/	tham dự
3	written examination	(NP)	/ˈrɪtn/ /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/	kỳ thi viết
4	dormitory	(n)	/ˈdɔːmətri/	ký túc xá
5	excellent	(adj)	/ˈeksələnt/	xuất sắc
6	scenery	(n)	/ˈsiːnəri/	phong cảnh
7	intermediate level	(NP)	/ˌɪntəˈmiːdiət/ /ˈlevl/	trình độ trung cấp
8	tuition	(n)	/tjuˈɪʃn/	học phí
9	advertisement	(n)	/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/	quảng cáo
10	complete	(v)	/kəmˈpliːt//	hoàn thành
11	faithfully	(adv)	/ˈfeɪθfəli/	trung thực

 

II. ĐIỂM NGỮ PHÁP (LANGUAGE FOCUS):

1. Modal verbs with if:

if + present tense, modal + verb

- Modal verb: must, can, could, may, might, ought to, have to, should, … có thể được dùng trong câu điều kiện if để diễn đạt một điều gì đó chắc chắn hoặc có khả năng xảy ra trong hiện tại hoặc tương lai.

E.g:  If you study hard, you will pass the exam.

       If Tom jogs regularly, he might lose weight.

- Động từ tình thái cũng có thể được dùng với  if để khuyên ai đó nên hành động như thế nào nếu muốn làm một điều gì đó.

E.g: If you want to drive a car, you must have a driving license.

       If Christ is going to a job interview, he  should wear a tie.

2. Direct and reported speech

- here and now words in reported speech

here => There; now => Then

- reported  questions:

a. Yes / No questions:

S + asked / wanted to know / wondered + if / whether + S + V

E.g: “Are you angry?” he asked if / whether I was hungry.

b. Wh – questions:

S + asked (+O) / wanted to know / wondered + Wh – words + S + V.

* says / say to + O; asks / ask + O

said to + O; asked + O

E.g: “What are you talking about?” said the teacher.

The teacher asked us what we were talking about.

III. BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG (Exercise):

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences. Use the modal verbs in brackets and the information in the box:

stay / bed          do / homework         do / exercise go / university   study hard                miss / train

 

 

 

 

a) Lan: My grades are terrible.

    Mrs. Quyen: If you want to get good grades, you must study hard. (must)

b) Hoa: I’d like to be a doctor.

    Aunt Thanh: You have to go to university if you want to study medicine. (have to)

c) Ba: Oh, no! I weigh 60 kilos.

    Nga: If you want to lose weight, … (should)

d) Tuan: Where is Ba? He’s very late.

     Mrs. Thoa: If he doesn’t come soon, … (might)

e) Mr. Ha: I feel sick.

    Mrs.  Nga: If you want to get well, … (ought to)

f) Na: I’d like to go to the movies, Mom.

    Mrs.  Kim: … if you want to go out. (must)

E xercise 2: Complete the table:

Jared: What time does the festival start?

Direct speech	Reported speech	Direct speech	Reported speech
present simple tense	past simple tense	this	that
		these
present progressive tense		here
future simple tense		now	then
can / may		today
must		tomorrow	the following day

 

Exercise 3: Change into reported speech sentences:

Lan’s father held a party to celebrate his mother’s birthday. Unfortunately, Mrs. Thu, her grandmother, has a hearing problem and she couldn’t hear what people were saying. After this party, Lan reported everything to her grandmother.

E.g: “I’m happy to see you.” (Aunt Xuan)

Aunt Xuan said she was happy to see Mrs. Thu.

a) “This birthday cake is delicious.” (Uncle Hung)

=> ____________________________________________________.

b) “I love these roses.” (Miss Nga)

=> ____________________________________________________.

c) “I’m having a wonderful time here.” (Cousin Mai)

=> ____________________________________________________.

d) “I will go to Hue tomorrow.” (Mr. Chi)

=> ____________________________________________________.

e) “I may have a new job.” (Mrs. Hoa)

=> _____________________________________________________.

f) “I must leave now.” (Mr. Quang)

=> _____________________________________________________.