UNIT 9: English in the World

I. TỪ VỰNG (VOCABULARY):

STT	Từ mới	Phân loại	Phiên âm	Định nghĩa
1	tour guide	(n)	/tʊə(r)/ /ɡaɪd/	hướng dẫn viên du lịch
2	stadium	(n)	/ˈsteɪdiəm/	sân vận động
3	flight	(n)	/flaɪt/	chuyến bay
4	historic	(adj)	/hɪˈstɒrɪk/	nổi tiếng hoặc quan trọng trong lịch sử
5	jog	(n)	/dʒɒɡ/	sự chạy chậm
6	ferry	(n)	/ˈferi/	phà
7	imperial city	(NP)	/ɪmˈpɪəriəl/ /ˈsɪti/	cố đô Huế
8	souvenirs	(n)	/ˌsuːvəˈnɪə(r)/	đồ lưu niệm
9	sightseeing	(n)	/ˈsaɪtsiːɪŋ/	sự tham quan
10	swimsuit	(n)	/ˈswɪmsuːt/	đồ bơi
11	postcards	(n)	/ˈpəʊstkɑːd/	bưu thiếp
12	photos	(v)	/ˈfəʊtəʊ/	ảnh
13	beach	(n)	/biːtʃ/	bãi biển
14	aquarium	(n)	/əˈkweəriəm/	thủy cung
15	nervous	(adj)	/ˈnɜːvəs/	lo lắng
16	hockey	(v)	/ˈhɒki/	khúc côn cầu

 

II. ĐIỂM NGỮ PHÁP (LANGUAGE FOCUS):

1.  Articles:

- We use the zero articles  (mạ o từ rỗng) with the names of streets, parks, lakes, rivers, beaches, towns, cities, islands, and most countries. (Chúng ta sử dụng mạo từ rỗng với tên đường, công viên viên, hồ. sống. bãi biển, thị trấn, thành phố, đảo và đa số các quốc gia.)

There are lots of department stores on Fifth Avenue.

They’re visiting Hanoi, Huế, and Đà Nẵng in Vietnam.

He likes to jog in Hyde Park

- We use the with some countries: the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Philippines,  the United Arab Emirates, the Czech Republic.

- We use the with famous buildings, museums, most hotels, and restaurants: the Empire State Building, the house of Parliament, the Rilz Hotel, the White house, the Lourve Museum.

2. Past Simple with Irregular verbs:

Some verbs are irregular. Their Past Simple forms do not end with -ed.

Yesterday, I bought some souvenirs. (buy – bought)

The past form of be is  was for I, he, she, it and were for you, we and they.

He  was in Central Park last night.

Were you in Sydney yesterday?

To know the past forms of irregular verbs, you have to learn them. Here is a list of some common irregular verbs. (Để biết các dạng động từ bất quy tắc trong quá khứ, bạn phải học chúng. Dưới đây là danh sách một số động từ bất quy tắc phổ biến.)

- We use like + noun to say that two things are similar. (Chúng ta sử dụng like + noun để nói về 2 thứ tương tự nhau.)

go – went   take – took  wear – wore    sell – sold

eat – ate     see – saw    meet –  met     lose - lost

III. BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG (Exercise):

Exercise 1:Match the words with definition. Listen and repeat:

Exercise 2: Read Jane’s email to her friend. Where is Jane?

Exercise 3: Write sentences using the prompts:

1. I / visiting / Sydney Opera House.

-> ______________________________________________________.

2. he / staying / next to / Hyde Park.

-> ______________________________________________________.

3. we / going to / United Kingdom.

-> ______________________________________________________.

4. my parents / visiting / Louvre Museum.

-> ______________________________________________________.

5. Empire State Building / in / New York City.

-> ______________________________________________________.

6. I / going to eat fish and chips / Bondi Beach.

-> ______________________________________________________.

Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks using the or  (zero article):

Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the box:

 

be   take    see     go    wear

 

 

 

1. Last week, we _____________ in Washington, D.C.

2. We ___________ the Sydney Opera House.

3. I __________ to the White House.

4. She ____________ a lot of photos.

5. She _____________ her swimsuit on the beach.

Exercise 6: Fill inthe blanks with the correct Past Simple form of the verbs:

Exercise 7: Read e postcard. Which country is An visiting

Exercise 8: Read about writing postcards. Then, read An’s postcard again and circle the examples she uses for each point in the Writing Skill box.