Saturday, October 24 th 2009 I. Pronunciation : Stress in words of more than three- syllables Eg: economics, philosophy, psychology 1. Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2 từ cuối lên: * Với những từ có hậu tố là: - ic, -ing. Eg: scien tific, eco nomic, engi neering 2. Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết tr ớc các hậu tố sau: Với những từ có hậu tố là : -ical, - logy Eg: bi ology, eco nomical * * Quy tắc đặt trọng âm. a. Listen and repeat eco‘nomics engi‘neering geo‘graphical psy‘chology soci‘ology ache‘ology phi‘losophy mathe‘matics II - Practise reading these sentences. 1. Socio – lin‘guistics is his favourite subject at the uni‘versity. • English language proficiency requirements for undergraduate courses such as engi‘neering and mathe‘matics are considerably de‘manding. 3. Some geo‘graphical names in Australia are very difficult to remember. 4. The entrance exami‘nation to uni‘versities in Vietnam always takes place in July. 5. Mathematics, geo‘graphy and economics are his favourite subjects at Ha Noi National Uni‘versity. II. Grammar: Conditional sentences 1. Conditional sentence type 1. a. Form: If + S + V(s/es) + O, S + will + V(inf) + O can may If clause Main clause b. Use: Câu điều kiện loại 1 đ ợc dùng diễn tả điều kiện có thể xảy ra ở hiện tại và t ơng lai t ơng lai. Eg: If you learn hard, you will pass the exam. 2. Conditional sentence type 2. a. Form: If + S + V(past simple) + O, S + would + V(inf) + O could might If clause Main clause Eg: If I knew his phone number, I would phone him. b. Use: Câu điều kiện loại 2 đ ợc dùng diễn tả một hành động, một sự việc không có thực trong hiện tại mà chỉ là t ởng t ợng hoặc mơ ớc. 3. Conditional sentence type 3. a. Form: If + S + had + VPII + O, S + would + have + VPII + O If clause Main clause Eg: If she had stayed at home yesterday, I would have met her. Câu điều kiện loại 3 đ ợc dùng diễn tả điều kiện không thật hay trái với thực tế trong quá khứ. b. Use: * Note: Unless = If not Eg:These plants will die unless you water them regularly. Exercise 1: Match each of the problems in column A with its possible result in column B. 1. You won’t be able to get into the examination room if a. you won’t be able to get into the examination room. 2. If you don’t send the application form on time, b. you won’t be allowed to submit your application form. 3. If you don’t have a reference letter, c. you are 10 minutes late. 4. Unless you show your identity card, d. you won’t be able / allowed to take the entrance exam. A B Exercise 2: Express these situations using conditional sentence type 2. E.g: She doesn’t have a car. She doesn’t go out in the evening.  If she had a car, she would go out in the evening. 1. Sarah doesn’t study hard. She hates school.  If Sarah liked school, she would study hard. 2. Peter doesn’t read a lot. He can’t find the time.  Peter would read a lot if he found the time/ had more time. 3. They don’t travel far a lot. They are afraid of flying.  If they weren’t afraid of flying, they would travel far a lot. 4. I can’t do the test. It is too difficult. I could do the test if it was/were not too difficult. . remember. 4. The entrance exami‘nation to uni‘versities in Vietnam always takes place in July. 5. Mathematics, geo‘graphy and economics are his favourite subjects at Ha Noi National Uni‘versity.