EVERYDAY ENGLISH FROM AUSTRALIA Series 1

TING ANH THNG DNG AUSTRALIA Lot 1

Bi 13: asking about someone's regular activities
(hi v cc hot ng thng xuyn ca ngi khc.)


Part 1 - THE DIALOGUE (i thoi)

Dialogue 1:

Lawrie Bruce c mt ti phin ch bn b mt th trn cch Melbourne, th ph bang
Victoria, chng 200km. Anh ni chuyn vi my ngi nng dn.

GEOFF: Do you go to Melbourne a lot?
1st FARMER: Once in a while.
GEOFF: Do you go to Melbourne much?
2ND FARMER: Not much. Now and then.
GEOFF: What about you?
3RD FARMER: Once in a blue moon. I don't like cities.

Dialogue 2:

Lawrie ni chuyn vi ngi nng dn th ba.

3rd FARMER: And I'm too busy. I sow the wheat in September - in spring. And I
harvest in summer - usually in February.
GEOFF: Do you have a break then?
3rd FARMER: No. There's always a lot to do on a farm.
GEOFF: Do you come to town much?
3rd FARMER: Usually once a week.
GEOFF: And when do you take your holidays?

Part 2 - VOCABULARY (t vng)



Trong ting Anh, c mt s t ch mu sc nh: en, trng, nu, xanh, xm nhiu khi cng
nh l tn h ca ngi. V vy, khi chng l tn h, th cc tn u c vit hoa.

hardly ever
[ 'ha: dli:_'ev ]
rt t khi
now and then
[ 'nau_n 'en ]
thnh thong
occasionally
[ 'kein () li: ]
thnh thong, i lc
once in a while
[ 'wns_in_'wail ]
thnh thong
once in a blue moon
[ 'wns_in_'blu: 'mu:n ]
rt him khi, hu nh khng bao gi
a flat
[ flt ]
cn h
(good/bad) habits
[ 'hbts ]
thi quen (tt/xu)
go to the pictures/the movies
[ 'gu t e 'piktz/e 'mu: vi: z ]
i xem phim
there's a lot to do
[ ()z_'lt t'du:]
c nhiu vic cn phi lm
go out
[ 'gu_'aut ]
i ra ngoi, i chi
go/come to town
[ 'gu/'km t'taun ]
i ra thnh ph
harvest the wheat
[ 'ha: vst e 'wh:t ]
thu hoch la m


have a break
[ 'hv_'breik ]
ngh ngi
sow the wheat
[ 'su e 'wi:t ]
gieo ht la m
take a holiday
[ 'teik_'hldei ]
ngh h


Part 3 - THE LESSON (bi hc)

1. Asking about someone's regular activities (hi v cc hot ng thng xuyn
ca ngi khc.)

Do you ever go to the opera?
Khi ni cu ny cc bn mun bit xem bn
mnh bao gi i xem ht opera cha.
Do you go to the opera a lot/much?
Vi cu ny cc bn mun bit xem bn
mnh c thng xuyn i xem ht Opera
khng.
How often you go?
Cc bn bit l bn mnh hay i xem ht
Opera, nhng li mun bit mc thng
xuyn nh th no: mt tun mt ln, mt
thng mt ln, v.v

2. Answering (tr li)

Khi tr li nhng cu hi v cc hot ng thng xuyn, hay thng l, cc bn c th a
ra con s c th nh mt thng mt ln, ba ln mt nm, v.v
Nu nh nhng hot ng thng xuyn, cc bn c th ni a lot hay often.
Song nu ch thnh thong, cc bn ni: not much hay now and then hay once in a while.
Nu nhng hot ng rt t khi din ra, cc bn ni: hardly ever hay once in a blue moon.
Ch : Xin cc bn lu , khi ni v cc hot ng thng l chng ta nn dng th hin ti
n gin. V d:

Question: Do you ever? OR Does shea lot?
Simple answer:
Yes, I do.
No, she doesn't.
Negative answer:
I don't go to the opera much.
He doesn't go to the opera a lot.



Go out - t ny thng ni v cc hot ng vui chi gii tr ngoi gi lm vic, nh i xem
phim, xem ht, thm bn b,v.v
Go to town - c ngha l i ti thnh ph, hoc th trn. Nu nh ngi ni ang ti thnh
ph v ng/b y mun k li chuyn i ti thnh ph th ng t lc s l come. V go c
ngha l i n, n, i ti, ch hnh ng ri xa v tr ngi ni v come cng c ngha n,
ti nhng ch hnh ng hng ti v tr ngi ni, v th ngi ta ni come here, nhng go
there.


Part 4 - PRONUNCIATION (cch pht m)

Go out - t ny thng ni v cc hot ng vui chi gii tr ngoi gi lm vic, nh i xem
phim, xem ht, thm bn b,v.v
Go to town - c ngha l i ti thnh ph, hoc th trn. Nu nh ngi ni ang ti thnh
ph v ng/b y mun k li chuyn i ti thnh ph th ng t lc s l come. V go c
ngha l i n, n, i ti, ch hnh ng ri xa v tr ngi ni v come cng c ngha n,
ti nhng ch hnh ng hng ti v tr ngi ni, v th ngi ta ni come here, nhng go
there.

Thirteen [ ,:'ti:n ] Thirty [ ':ti: ]


Part 5 - BACKGROUND (t liu)

i mua hng Australia.
Mua hng ti cc siu th, khch hng c th t chn cc mt hng by trn gi. Phng
thc bn hng ny cng c p dng ti cc ca hng bch ha. Th nhng, mt s ca
hng, chng hn nh ca hng giy, ngi mua hng cn c s gip ca ngi bn hng.
Hoa qu c bn ngay trong cc siu th hay ti mt s ca hng hoa qu. Australia, khi
ngi ta ni tng mt v tng trt, theo cch ni ca ngi min Bc l tng hai v tng
mt. Song, vi cch ni ca ngi min Nam th hon ton ging cch ni ca ngi c.
cc ca hng Australia, c bit l cc ca hng ln, ngi bn hng c th hi khch hng
cu: Would you like to pay cash or put it on the account? Bi v mt s khch mua hng
theo phng thc ghi s n, nu h c ti khon tn dng ti cc ca hng.


Part 5 - KEY TO EXERCISES IN LESSON 10 (gii p cho cc bi tp trong bi 10)

Exercise 1:

30,000 thirty thousand
50,000 fifty thousand
70,000 seventy thousand


20,000 twenty thousand
220,000 two hundred and twenty thousand
500,000 five hundred thousand

Exercise 2:

October 11, 1951 The eleventh of October, nineteen
fifty-one
October the eleventh, nineteen fifty-
one.
73 Hay Street Seventy-three Hay Street
663 9905 (s in thoi) Double six three, double nine o five.
14/6/83 The fourteen of June, nineteen eighty-
three
June the fourteen, nineteen eighty-
three.

Exercise 3:

1,272 One thousand, two hundred and seventy-
two.
299 Two hundred ninety-nine.
3,467,812 Three million, four hundred and sixty-
seven thousand, eight hundred and
twelve.
87 Eighty-seven.
30,000 Thirty thousand.


END OF LESSON 13




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