UNIT 1.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…
UNIT 1.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…
PART A. READING
Warm-up
Answer the questions:
What time do you often get up?
What do you usually do in the morning?
What do you usually do in the afternoon?
What do you usually do after dinner?
Pre-reading
Go off: đổ chuông
Get ready: chuẩn bị sẵn sàng
Plough (v) cày
Harrow (v) bừa
Plot of land: thửa ruộng
Peasant (n) nông dân
Take a (short) rest: nghỉ ngơi
Pump (v) bơm
Do the transplanting: cấy (lúa)
Contented with: hài long với
Occupation (n) nghề nghiệp
Pre-reading
Task 1
The alarm goes off at 4:30
A. goes wrong B. goes away C. rings
2. It takes me 45 minutes to get ready
A. to go B. to wake up C. to prepare
3. We chat about our work
A. talk in a friendly way
B. learn C. discuss
4. We are contented with what we do
A. satisfied with
B. disappointed with C. interested in
While-reading
Task 2
What is Mr. Vy occupation?
What time does he get up and what does he do after that?
What does he do in the morning?
He’s a peasant / farmer.
He gets up at 4:30 and goes down to the kitchen to boil some water for his early tea.
He ploughs and harrows his plot of land, drinks tea and smokes local tobacco with his fellow peasants during his break.
While-reading
Task 2
4. What does Mr. Vy and his wife do in the afternoon?
5. Are they happy with their lives or not? Why?
Mr. Vy and his wife repair the banks of their plot of land. Mr. Vy pumps water into it while his wife does the transplanting.
Yes. They are, because they love working and they love their children, too.
Post-reading
Task 3
Post-reading
Homework: Talk about Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet’s daily routines
UNIT 1: A DAY IN A LIFE OF…
LESSON D: WRITING
Vocabulary:
- due to (adj): becaused of sth; caused by sb/ sth
air-hostess (n): nữ tiếp viên
Announce (v): thông báo
shake (v): lắc, rung
Fasten (n): thắt
Seat belt: đai an toàn
- dip (v): chìm
- to be in danger: nguy hiểm
- scream (v): la, hét
- panic (v,n): lo sợ, kinh hoàng
relieve (v): vui mừng
Work in pairs. Read the passage in the book and find all the verbs that are used in past simple and the connectors (time expressions) in the story.
Simple past
S +V ed +…
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land
landed
stare
stared
Regular verb
Irregular verb
announce
announced
begin
take
took
began
Task 1: Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the connectors (time expressions) in the story.
14th July 1995 is a day I shall never forget. On that day, I stared death in the face.
Our flight was due to leave at 11 a.m., and I arrived at the airport quite early. We got on the plane at 10:30 and the plane took off on time. The air-hostesses were just beginning to serve our lunch when the plane began to shake.
At first, we thought we were flying in bad weather. We were told to stay-seated and fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly the plane seemed to dip. We realized we were in danger. Many people screamed in panic. We all thought we had only minutes to live.
Then, just when we had given up all hope, we felt the plane slowly gained height. A few minutes later the pilot announced that everything was all right. We were all overjoyed and relieved. One hour later we landed safely. It was the most frightening experience of my life.
Task 1: Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the connectors (time expressions) in the story.
14th July 1995 is a day I shall never forget. On that day, I stared death in the face.
Our flight was due to leave at 11 a.m., and I arrived at the airport quite early. We got on the plane at 10:30 and the plane took off on time. The air-hostesses were just beginning to serve our lunch when the plane began to shake.
At first, we thought we were flying in bad weather. We were told to stay-seated and fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly the plane seemed to dip. We realized we were in danger. Many people screamed in panic. We all thought we had only minutes to live.
Then, just when we had given up all hope, we felt the plane slowly gained height. A few minutes later the pilot announced that everything was all right. We were all overjoyed and relieved. One hour later we landed safely. It was the most frightening experience of my life.
Task 1: Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the connectors (time expressions) in the story.
14th July 1995 is a day I shall never forget. On that day, I stared death in the face.
Our flight was due to leave at 11 a.m., and I arrived at the airport quite early. We got on the plane at 10:30 and the plane took off on time. The air-hostesses were just beginning to serve our lunch when the plane began to shake.
At first, we thought we were flying in bad weather. We were told to stay-seated and fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly the plane seemed to dip. We realized we were in danger. Many people screamed in panic. We all thought we had only minutes to live.
Then, just when we had given up all hope, we felt the plane slowly gained height. A few minutes later the pilot announced that everything was all right. We were all overjoyed and relieved. One hour later we landed safely. It was the most frightening experience of my life.
Task 2: Work in groups. Identify the events, the climax, and the conclusion of the story. Then report your results.
NARRATIVE
Definition:
Narrative is a description of events. (You tell/ relate an accident or an experience.)
Structure:
- The events
-The climax
- The conclusion
Task 2: Work in groups. Identify the events, the climax, and the conclusion of the story. Then report your results.
The events: Got on plane, plane took off, hostesses were just beginning to serve lunch when plane began to shake, plane seemed to dip, people screamed in panic, etc.
The climax: We thought we had only minutes to live.
The conclusion: The pilot announced that everything was all right, we landed safely.
Task 3: Use the prompt below to build up a narrative about a hotel fire.
Last year /I / spend / summer holidays / a seaside town. / The hotel / be modern / comfortable. / I / have / wonderful holiday / until / fire.
It / be / Saturday evening / and / everybody / be / the discotheque / ground floor. / It / be / crowded / with people. / They / dance /and / sing happily. / Suddenly / we / smell / smoke. / Then / black smoke / begin / fill / room. / Everybody / start / scream / in panic. / People / run toward / fire exits. / One door / be / block. / Many people / begin / cough / choke.
Then / just as we / think / we / have / only / minutes / live, / fire brigade / arrive. / Firemen / fight / their way / into / room / and soon / everyone / be / safely out of the building. / Luckily / nobody / be / seriously hurt. / It / be / most frightening experience / my life.
Task 3: Use the prompt below to build up a narrative about a hotel fire.
Suggested answer
Last year, I spent my summer holidays at a seaside town. The hotel was modern and comfortable. I had a wonderful holiday until the fire.
It was Saturday evening and everybody was sitting in the discotheques (which was) on the ground floor. It was crowded with people. They were dancing and singing happily. Suddenly we smelt smoke. Then black smoke began to fill in the room. Everybody started to scream in panic. People ran toward the fire exits. One door was blocked. Many people began coughing and choking.
Then, just as we thought we had only minutes to live, the fire brigade arrived. Firemen fought their way into the room and soon everyone was safely out of the building. Luckily nobody was seriously hurt. It was the most frightening experience of my life.
Homework
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Rewrite task 3 in your exercise notebook.
- Prepare the new lesson "Unit 1- Language Focus".
Unit 1
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...
Period 5: Language Focus
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Unit 1: A day in the life of.
Period 5: Language focus
I. Pronunciation
Practise these sentences
1. Is he coming to the cinema?
2. We`ll miss the beginning of the film.
3. Is it an interesting film, Jim?
4. The beans and the meat are quite cheap.
5. He`s going to leave here for the Green Mountains.
6. Would you like to have meat, peas, or cheese?
Unit 1: A day in the life of.
Period 5: Language focus
I. Pronunciation
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Grammar:
Adverb of frequency:
Always, usually, as a rule, often, normally, sometimes, occasionally, never
* Position:
Always, usually, often, normally, occasionally, never: stand before main verb, or after auxiliary verb or to be
Ex: I often make my angry
He didn’t usually go to school by bus
They are always my best friends
Grammar:
Adverb of frequency:
Always, usually, as a rule, often, normally, sometimes, occasionally, never
* Position:
2. Sometimes: stands after or before subject, or at the end of the sentence.
Ex: He sometimes smokes tobacco.
Sometimes he smokes tobacco.
He smokes tobacco sometimes.
Grammar:
Adverb of frequency:
Always, usually, as a rule, often, normally, sometimes, occasionally, never
* Position:
3. As a rule: stands at the beginning of the sentence with a comma standing right after.
Ex: As a rule, he doesn’t do his homework.
Grammar:
Task 2
- He always/ never/ usually/ often/ normally/ occasionally gets up early.
He sometimes gets up early.
Sometimes he gets up early.
He gets up early sometimes.
As a rule, he gets up early.
- She is always/ usually/ often/ normally/ occasionally/ never late for school.
She is sometimes late for school.
Sometimes she is late for school.
She is late for school sometimes.
As a rule, she is late for school.
Grammar:
Task 2
- Lan always/ usually/ often/ normally/ occasionally/ never practices speaking English.
Lan sometimes practices speaking English.
Sometimes Lan practices speaking English.
Lan practices speaking English sometimes.
As a rule, Lan practices speaking English.
- Thao is always/ usually/ often/ normally/ occasionally/ never a hard-working student.
Thao is sometimes a hard-working student.
Sometimes Thao is a hard-working student.
Thao is a hard-working student sometimes.
Grammar:
Fishing (1)______ my favourite sport. I often (2)______ for hours without catching anything. But this does not (3)______ me. Some fishermen (4)______ unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they (5) ______old boots and rubbish. I (6)_______ even less lucky. I never (7)_______ anything - not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always (8)_______ home with an empty bag. "You must (9)__________fishing!", my friends (10)_______ "It`s a waste of time". But they don`t (11)_________that I (12) _______not really interested in fishing. I`m only interested in sitting in a boat, doing nothing at all.
Task 1
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fish
worry
are
catch
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catch
go
give up
says
realise
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Grammar:
Task 3
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tents in the middle of a field. As soon as this (1) _______________ (do), they (2) ________ (cook) a meal over an open fire. They (3) ________ (be) all hungry and the food (4 ) ________ (smell) good. After a wonderful meal, they (5 ) ________ (tell) stories and (6) ________ (sing) songs by the campfire. But some time later it (7) ) ________ (begin) to rain. The boys (8 ) _______________ (feel) tired so they (9) ________ (put out) the fire and (10 ________ (creep) into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all (11) ________ (sleep) soundly. In the middle of the night two boys (12) ________ (wake) up and began shouting. The tent (13) ______ (be) full of water. They all (14) ________ (leap) out of their sleeping-bags and (15) ________ (hurry) outside. It was raining heavily and they (16) ________ find) that a stream had formed in the field. The stream (17) ________ (wind) its way across the field and then (18) ________ (flow) right under their tent!
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tents in the middle of a field. As soon as this (1) was done (do), they (2) cooked (cook) a meal over an open fire. They (3) were (be) all hungry and the food (4 ) smelt (smell) good. After a wonderful meal, they (5 ) told (tell) stories and (6) sang (sing) songs by the campfire. But some time later it (7) began (begin) to rain. The boys (8) felt (feel) tired so they (9) put out (put out) the fire and (10) crept (creep) into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all (11) slept (sleep) soundly. In the middle of the night two boys (12) woke (wake) up and began shouting. The tent (13) was (be) full of water. They all (14) leapt (leap) out of their sleeping-bags and (15) hurried (hurry) outside. It was raining heavily and they (16) found (find) that a stream had formed in the field. The stream (17) wound (wind) its way across the field and then (18) flowed (flow) right under their tent!
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