UNIT 13: THE 22nd SEA GAMES LANGUAGE FOCUS

Thursday February 27th, 2014

Listen carefully. Repeat the sentence Listen carefully. Repeat the sentence you have just heard you have just heard

Look at these pictures

It’s a new day

A. PRONUNCIATION: A. PRONUNCIATION: LinkingLinking

link the last consonant sound of the preceding word with the first vowel sound of the following word.

Ex1: Look at these pictures

Ex2: It’s a new day

RULE:

Practise reading these sentences. Make sure you Practise reading these sentences. Make sure you link the words together as shownlink the words together as shown

1. The plane too1. The plane tookk ooff despite the fogff despite the fog

3. It’3. It’ss uupstairspstairs

A. PRONUNCIATION: A. PRONUNCIATION: LinkingLinking

2. She has many friend2. She has many friends is in Londonn London. .

4. Pu4. Putt oon your helmet, please. n your helmet, please.

5. Don’t forget to tur5. Don’t forget to turn on off the lightsff the lights

B. GRAMMARB. GRAMMARExercise1:Exercise1: Match a half-sentence from box A with Match a half-sentence from box A with a suitable half-sentence from box B to make a suitable half-sentence from box B to make meaningful sentencesmeaningful sentences

A B

1. It is

2. She looks

3. The faster he walked 4. The more you practice

a. more and more beautiful

b. the better you play

c. darker and darker d. the more tired he became

Grammar:Grammar: Double comparisonDouble comparison

Ex 1: It is darker and darkerEx 2: She looks more and more beautiful. Ex 3: The faster he walked, the more tired he

became.Ex 4: The more you practice, the better you

play.

GrammarGrammar: : Double comparisonDouble comparison

Structure 1:Structure 1: Comparative + and + comparative

Short adj/adv: S + V + adj/adv +er and adj/adv+er

Long adj/adv: S + V + more and more + adj/adv

- Use: is used to show a gradual increase.

Ex 1: It is darker and darkerEx 2: She looks more and more

beautiful.

- Meaning: càng ngày càng ...., mỗi lúc một ..... hơn

Exercise 2: Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure “comparative + and + comparative” with the words in brackets:

1. My sister becomes__________________ (beautiful).2. His visit to New York seemed to get __________________because he was very busy at work. (short)3. As the day went on, the weather got __________________ (bad)4. That hole in your pullover is getting __________________ (big).5. As I waited for my interview, I became __________________ (nervous).

more and more beautiful

shorter and shorter

worse and worse

bigger and bigger

more and more nervous

GrammarGrammar: : Double comparisonDouble comparison

Structure 2:Structure 2:The + comparative + S + V, the + comparative + S + V

Ex 3: The faster he walked, the more tired he became.Ex 4: The more you practice, the better you play.

Short adj/adv: adj/adv + er

Long adj/adv: more + adj/adv

GrammarGrammar: : Double comparisonDouble comparisonThe + comparative + S + V, the + comparative + S + V

- Use: is used to show a parallel increase

Ex 5: He eats much meat. He is fat.

The more meat he eats, the fatter he is.

Noun

- Meaning: càng .... càng .....

Ex 6: The faster, the better.

Ex: He plays sport much. He looks healthy

1.The hotel is expensive. The service is good._________________________________________2. The food is hot. He likes it much._________________________________________3. She drove fast. I became nervous._________________________________________4. You read many books. You will have much knowledge. _________________________________________

Exercise 3: Combine the following sentences, using the structure: “the + comparative, the + comparative”.

The more he plays sport, the healthier he looks.

1.The hotel is expensive. The service is good.

The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have.

The more expensive the hotel is, the better the service is2. The food is hot. He likes it much.The hotter the food is, the more he likes it.

3. She drove fast. I became nervous.The faster she drove, the more nervous I became.

4. You read many books. You will have much knowledge.

Exercise 3: Combine the following sentences, using the structure: “the + comparative, the comparative”.

Exercise 3: Choose the best option:

1. _________we learn, _________ we become. A. The much/ the wise B. The most/ the wiser C. The more/ wiser D. The more /the wiser 2. Your English is improving. It is getting _________A. better and better B. good and well C. good and better D. well and better 3. The more she practices, _________ she becomes.A. the confident B. more confident C. the more confident D. more confidently4. It’s becoming ______ difficult to find a job in this city.A. more and more B. much and many C. much and more D. more and most

D

A

A

C

Make sentences, using the structures of double

comparison.

He/ The boy is getting fatter and fatter.

The more they jog/run, the more beautiful/ the healthier they become.

The more fruit she eats, the more beautiful she is.

The more fruit she eats, the healthier she is.

Women’s day is coming closer and closer.

Homework• Review language focus: pronunciation; double comparision• Do exercises 1,2,3 in the book.

• Make 5 sentences, using the structures of double comparison.

• Prepare Listening-Unit 13.

You practice English much. You speak it fluently.

The more you practice English, the more fluently you speak it .

Combine the sentences:

You are young. You learn quickly.The younger you are, the more quickly

you learn.