3. UNIT 13: THE 22 nd SEA GAMES LANGUAGE FOCUS Thursday February 27 th, 2014

4. Listen carefully. Repeat the sentence you have just heard Look at these pictures It’s a new day

5. A. PRONUNCIATION: Linking 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:

6. Practise reading these sentences. Make sure you link the words together as shown Practise reading these sentences. Make sure you link the words together as shown 1. The plane took off despite the fog 3. It’s upstairs A. PRONUNCIATION: Linking 2. She has many friends in London. 4. Put on your helmet, please. 5. Don’t forget to turn off the lights

7. B. GRAMMAR B. GRAMMAR Exercise1: Match a half-sentence from box A with a suitable half-sentence from box B to make meaningful sentences AB 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

8. Grammar: Double comparison Ex 1: It is darker and darker Ex 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.

9. Grammar: Double comparison 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 darker Ex 2: She looks more and more beautiful. Ex 1: It is darker and darker Ex 2: She looks more and more beautiful. - Meaning : càng ngày càng...., mỗi lúc một..... hơn

10. 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

11. Grammar: Double comparison 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. 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

12. Grammar: Double comparison The + 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 i s. Noun - Meaning: càng.... càng..... Ex 6: The faster, the better.

13. Ex: He plays sport much. He looks healthy 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.

14. 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 is 2. 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”.

15. 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 betterB. 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 confidently 4. 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

16. Make sentences, using the structures of double comparison.

17. He/ The boy is getting fatter and fatter.

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

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

21. Women’s day is coming closer and closer.

22. 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.

24. You practice English much. You speak it fluently. The more you practice English, the more fluently you speak it. Combine the sentences:

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