UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALK
LESSON E : LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Pronunciation: / ʌ / - / a: /
/ ʌ /
Study
Subject
Cousin
Love
Wonderful
/ a: /
far
father
marvelous
target
guitar
o, u, ou, -un, -um:  / ʌ /
a (+r), au: /a:/
Practise these sentences:
I love my school very much.
I think my cousin is lovely.
Last month I took Sunny out for lunch.
They are dancing under the stars.
Martha and Charles are dancing in the dark.
Let’s have lunch in the garden.
Look at this picture and answer questions:
Who are they?
How many people are there?
What are they doing?
II. Grammar
1. WH- QUESTIONS:
Form:
With “to be”:
Ex: How are you?, What’s your name?
With normal verbs:
Ex: Where do you live?
With modal verbs:
Ex: what can you see in the picture?
With perfect tense:
Ex: How long have you been here?
Wh- + be + S (+ …)?
Wh- + modal verbs + S + V (+ …)?
Wh- + do/does/did + S + V (+…)?
Wh- + have/has/had + S + V3 (+ …)?
What, Where, When, Why, How,
Who, Whom, Which……
Exercises: Make suitable question for underlined word
I can speak three languages.

She goes to school by bus.

My mother visited Ha Long Bay last summer holiday.

My grandfather listens to the radio 3 times a week.

Miss Lan gave me a present on my birthday party.
 How many languages can you speak?
 How does she go to school?
 When did your mother visit Ha Long Bay?
 How often does your grandfather listen to the radio?
 Who gave you a present on your birthday party?
II. Grammar
A. TO-INFITIVE:
2. GERUNDS AND TO-INFITIVE:
* Functions:
+ As subject (làm chủ ngữ):
Ex:  To become a famous singer is her dream.
+ As complement (làm bổ ngữ)
Ex : What I like is to swim in the sea and then to lie on the warm sand.
+ As Object (làm tân ngữ)
Ex: It was late, so we decided to take a taxi home
Some verbs followed by V+ to-infinitive
In some structures
Ex: It takes Nam two hours to do that exercise.
  to sent a letter.
Ex: I went to the post office so as to sent a letter.
in order to sent a letter.
{
Ex: I have some letters to write.
Is there anything to eat?
S + V + too + adj / adv + to-inf
Ex: He is too short to play basket ball.
S + V + adj / adv + enough + to-inf
Ex : He isn’t tall enough to play basket ball.
After what, who, which, when, where, how,… (not why)
Ex : I don’t know what to say.
Put the correct verb
I want (see)................... the house where our president was born.
Would you like (go)................... now or shall we (wait)................... till the end?
It takes Hoa 20 minutes (walk)……..…………to school everyday.
I have a lot of homework (do) ................... tonight, so I cannot go out with you.
He doesn’t have enough money (buy) ................... a new house.
They decided ( not/ go) ….................... to the park as it was raining hard.
to see
to go
wait
to walk
to do
to buy
to didn’t go
II. Grammar
B. GERUNDS:
2. GERUNDS AND TO-INFITIVE:
* Functions:
+ As subject (làm chủ ngữ):
Ex:  Swimming is my favourite sport.
+ As complement (làm bổ ngữ)
Ex : My hobby is collecting stamps.
+ As Object (làm tân ngữ)
Ex: I enjoy traveling. 
Some verbs followed by V-ing
Some Exceptions
Ex: They couldn’t help laughing when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
       The students are used to working in the school library.
       Please wait a minute. My boss is busy writing something.
after, before, when, while, since,… + V-ing
Ex : After finishing his homework, he went to bed.
on, in, at, of, about, for, to, up, out, …… + V-ing
Ex : My sister is interested in listening to music.
II. Grammar
C. NO CHANGE MEANING
2. GERUNDS AND TO-INFITIVE:
+ To-inf / V-ing
Ex: It started to rain / raining.
But : It was beginning to rain.
+ Nhớ / quên / nuối tiếc việc đã xảy ra rồi (trong quá khứ) :
Ex1: I remember sending the letter. (Tôi đã gửi lá thư và tôi nhớ việc này rồi)
D. CHANGE MEANING
REMEMBER / FORGET / REGRET
+ Nhớ / quên/ nuối tiếc việc chưa, sắp xảy ra (trong tương lai) :
Ex2: I remember to send the letter. (Tôi không quên gửi lá thư)
Ex3: Don’t forget to turn off the light when you go to bed.
       I remember meeting you some where but I can’t know your name.
       Remember to send her some flowers because today is her birthday.
Ex: He stopped smoking because it is harmful for his health.





Ex: On the way home, I stopped at the post office to buy a newspaper.
D. CHANGE MEANING
STOP
Ex: The room is hot. I try opening the window. 
D. CHANGE MEANING
TRY
Ex: I`m trying to learn English.
Ex: The windows need paiting = The windows need to be painted.
D. CHANGE MEANING
NEED
Ex: I need to wash my car
Exercise 2:
1. to hear
2. going
3. remembering
4. doing
5. worrying
6. to pay
7. to go
8. visiting
9. seeing
10. hearing
Exercise 3:
1. to go
2. waiting
3. having
4. to find
5. living
6. making
7. to call
8. to lend
9. talking
10. to post
Homework

1.Do exercise 1 in the textbook -page 29,30.
2.Prepare next lesson.