Xuan Tho high school

English grade 10
A. Reading
Background
Educate
Education
General
Generally
Science
Scientific
Scientist
Train
Brilliant=intelligent
Mature
Abroad
Private tutor
Interrupt
Live (on )
Go ( on)= continue
Realise
Difficult
Difficulty
Research PhD=doctor
of Philosophy

UNIT 3 : PEOPLES BACKGROUND

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(Adv)
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Lai lch
Gio dc
S gio dc
Chung,ph thng
Mt cch chung chung
Khoa hc
Thuc v khoa hc
Nh khoa hc
o to
Thng minh
Chn chn,trng thnh
nc ngoi
gia s ring
gin on
sng da vo
tip tc
thc hin
kh khn
s kh khn
cuc nghin cu
Bng tin s

Tragic
Death
Die
Dead
Take ( up)
Obtain
Professor
Award
Nobel Prize
Determine
Atomic weight
Ease
Suffer
Human
Humane
humanitarian
Found
Institude
Severe
Calculate
calculation

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(n)
(v)
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(v)
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(v)
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(adj)
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(v)
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(v)
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Bi thm
Ci cht
Cht
Cht
m nhim
t c
Gio s
Phong thng
Gii Nobel
Xc nh
Khi lng nguyn t
Lm gim
Chu ng
Con ngi
Nhn c,thng ngi
Mang tnh nhn o
Thnh lp
Vin
Trm trng
Tnh ton
S tnh ton

Vocabulary
Expression
With flying colours
Loi u, xut sc
She earned a degree in Maths with flying colours
Receive sth from sb
m p gic m v ..
He received scientific training from his father.
Harbour the dream of ly bng c nhn v
She harboured a dream of a scientific career
Be possible for # be
Khng th i vi ai # c th i
Being a scientific career was impossible for a woman at
impossible for
vi ai
that time.
Earn a degree in
Ly bng i hc chuyn ngnh
Marry Curie earned a degree in Maths.
Soon afrer
Chng bao lu sau
Soon after,she won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
From then on
T tr v sau
From then on, they worked together on their research
Inspite of + N/V-ing
Mc d
Inspite of raining,she came here on time.
Get married
Kt hn
They got married in 1983
Work as
t tr i
She worked as a private tutor.
B. Speaking
Expressions used when people talking about someones background
Hobbies
What is his/her hobby ? => His/her hobby is N/V-ing
Education
He/ she got general education in..
Apprearance
He /she is He/she has got a/an.
Dislikes
He /she dislikes + V-ing
Schoolwork
Can you catch up with your schoolwork ? Tell me something about it
C. Listening
Diploma
Vn bng,chng ch
She wants to get her teachers diploma.
Certificate
Giy chng nhn
The police are waiting for the doctor to issue a death
+death/birth/marriage
Giy chng t/giy khai
certificate.
sinh/giy kt hn
A Bachelors degree
Bng c nhn
Hes got a BA in Maths.
+ a BA(bachelor of arts) +bng c nhn vn chng
+ a BSc(a bachelor of
+bng c nhn khoa hc
science)

An MA(master of arts)
Bng thc s
My brother has an MA in linguistics
Champion
Nh v ch
Nellie Kim is five-time Olympic champion.
Championship
Chc v ch
I saw him play at last year's tennis championship
D. Writing
Expression to fill in the cirriculum vitae
Curriculum vitae
S yu l lch
Attend
(v)
Tham d
Pass exams in
Vt qua nhng k thi g
Previous
(adj) Trc
Go to .school
Hc trng g
From.to..
T bao gi n bao gi
E. Language focus
I.
Pronunciation
/ e/ pronouncing of ai and the vowels e :men,said,bed,pen, ( except : repeat, eat, meat)
/ / pronouncing of the vowel
a : man,bad,sand,.. (except : wall, an, tall, )
II.

Grammar

1. The past simple

a) Form
affirmative
(be) ->
S + was/were
(Vo) -> S + V2/ Ved
negative
( not be) -> S + was/were + not
(not Vo) ->S +didnt + Vo
interrogative
( be) ?-> was/were+ S +?
(Vo) ? -> did+ S +Vo ?
b) Use :
1.Ch m t hnh n g,s vi c a hon tt m t thi im xc
nh trong qu kh
2.Ch m t thi quen trong qu kh
3.Din t m t lot cc hnh ng ni tip nhau trong qu kh
c)
-

-Hoa was at home yesterday.

-We met her 2 years ago.
- I wasnt at home yesterday.
-They didnt watch TV last night.
-Was Hoa at home yesterday?
-Did she watch TV last night ?
He met her last night.
She played the piano when a girl/as a child
She walked into the kitchen,turned on the
light,cooked something for the dinner

Adverbs go with The Past Simple tense:

yesterday
(Time) + ago: 2 days ago, 3 years ago,
last + noun: last week, last month
In 1990,in 1875.

2. The past perfect

a) - Form
Affirmative
S + had + V-ed/V3

Yesterday, I came to visit her,but she had come back home.

= yesterday,she had come back home before I came to visit her.
=yesterday,I came to visit her after she had come back home.
Negative
S + hadnt + V-ed/V3
By the time the police arrived,the thief hadnt been there
Interrogative Had + S + V-ed/ V3 ?
Had he gone to New York before you came ?
b) - Adverb and conjunction go with The Past Perfect tense : by the time , before , after, when,..
* NOTE: The past simple and past perfect : the past perfect tense expresses an activity happened
and completed before another one in the past simple tense
Had + (already/just/seldom/never.) + V3/Ved
Hadnt + V3/Ved + yet
Had + S + V3/Ved + .+ yet ?