Unit 2. SCHOOL Unit 2. SCHOOL TALKS TALKS language language focus focus I. Pronunciation: I. Pronunciation: /^/ - /a:/ /^/ - /a:/ II. Grammar II. Grammar I. Pronunciation /^/ VÝ dô Ngo¹i lÖ “o” + p. ©m + “e” come, some, done, dove, glove, love p. ©m +“o”+ p. ©m among, mother, brother, nothing, company, wonderful, monkey, honey honest “ou” + p. ©m young, rough, touch, tough, enough, country, couple, double, trouble, cousin, plough “u + p. ©m ë cuèi tõ” but, cup, dust, gun, sun, run, bus, cut, fun Put “u trong c¸c nhãm ” sau: -ug, -uck, -ust, -ung, -un, -um Rug, drug, ugly. Duck, lucky. Must, dust Lungs, hung, rung, sung, hungry Unhappy, unable, uneasy, umbrella, umbrage, umbilicus §Æc biÖt: “oo” Blood, flood Food, book, look, foot I. Pronunciation /a:/ VÝ dô Ngo¹i lÖ “ar hoÆc ” “ar + p. ©m” Far, marvellous, target, guitar, bar, star, harm, sharp, smart, scarce Trong c¸c nhãm: alf , “ ” ass , ask , “ ” “ ” ast , aft“ ” “ ” Half, pass, ask, mask, past, last, after §Æc biÖt Father, calm, clerk, heart II. Grammar Wh – question (when, where, why, who, whose, what, which, how) E.g. 1. What do you like doing at school/ 2. Why do you dislike wearing uniforms at school? E.g. Who killed her? Wh + T§T + S + V + O ? Wh + V + O ? II. Grammar Gerund & To infinitive 1. Gerund  Some common verbs followed by gerunds: Admit, deny, avoid, enjoy, keep, finish, consider, suggest, imagine, mind, pratise E.g. He avoided answering my question. He admitted stealing the car. Some common verbs preposition combinations followed by gerunds: Approve of: chấp thuận Complain about: than phiền về Concentrate on: tập trung Decide on: quyết định về Give up: từ bỏ Go on: tiếp tục Insist on: khăng khăng Keep on: tiếp tục Object to: phản đối Put off: hoãn lại Rely on: trông cậy vào Succeed in: thành công Look forward to: trông mong E.g. She decided on changing her job. I am looking forward to receiving your letter. He wants to give up smoking but he cannot.  Some common adjectives preposition – combinations followed by gerunds: Accustomed to: quen víi Afraid of: sî Ashamed of: xÊu hæ Good/ Bad at: giái/ kÐm (tåi) Bored with: ch¸n Excited about: phÊn chÊn (Be) used to: quen víi Fond of: thÝch Interested in: quan t©m, thÝch thó Keen on: say mª Tired from: mÖt mái vÒ Tired of: ch¸n (In) capable of: (kh«ng) cã kh¶ n¨ng E.g. I am used to getting up early now. He is tired from working hard. She gets bored with doing the same thing everyday.  Some adjectives followed by gerunds: • Busy + V-ing: bËn lµm viÖc g× E.g. She is busy writing letters. • Worth + V-ing: ®¸ng lµm g× E.g. He felt that his life was no longer worth living. • Risky + V-ing: liÒu lÜnh lµm viÖc g× E.g. It s always risky leaving your car out on the street ’ overnight.  Some expressions using gerunds:  Can’t help + V-ing: Kh«ng thÓ nhÞn ®­îc E.g. I tried to be serious but I couldn t help laughing’  Can’t stand + V-ing: Kh«ng thÓ chÞu ®­îc Can’t bear E.g. I can t stand eating’ vegetables everyday. c. Can’t risk + V-ing: Kh«ng thÓ liÒu lµm viÖc g× E.g. I must drive more carefully, I can t risk getting’ another speeding ticket.  It is no good/ no use + V-ing: Ch¼ng cã t¸c dông ®Ó lµm viÖc g× ®ã. E.g. It is no good persuading him to lend you some money. 2. To infinitive  Some common verbs followed by To-infinitives: E.g. - He promised to buy her a house and a car if she agreed to marry him, but she refused to marry him because she wanted to have a villa and a plane. - As it was late, he decided to take a taxi home. Agree offer hope seem Refuse manage plan pretend + (not) to-inf Promise fail arrange want Decide demand expect ask . Unit 2. SCHOOL Unit 2. SCHOOL TALKS TALKS language language focus focus I. Pronunciation: I. Pronunciation: /^/. why, who, whose, what, which, how) E.g. 1. What do you like doing at school/ 2. Why do you dislike wearing uniforms at school? E.g. Who killed her? Wh +