UNIT 1

FRIENDS
I. READING
Read the text on page 4 and answer the questions by circling A, B, C or D.
1. The subject of this passage is
A. teenagers and emotions. B. teenagers and blogs.
C. teenagers and the internet. D. teenagers and social networks.
2. According to the text, teenagers use blogs for all of the following EXCEPT
A. to disclose their feelings. B. to write to friends.
C. to share stories and photos. D. to make their parents anxious.
3. Which statement is NOT true according to the text?
A. Some parents are unhappy about blogging.
B. The Internet is less important to teens than TV or music.
C. Monica uses her blog to share information with her friends.
D. Monica caught her sister reading her blog.
4. Why do some parents worry about teens using the internet?
A. Because it is impossible to restrict access to a blog.
B. Because teens give a lot of personal information in their blogs.
C. Because anyone can read a blog if they have a computer connection.
D. Because teens spend too much time on this innocent pastime.
5. Why was Monica upset when she found her sister and father reading her blog?
A. Because they read her blog secretly. B. Because it is risky to do so.
C. Because it is fair. D. Because she didn’t have access to their blogs.
6. The phrase snoop on in line 25 is closest in meaning to
A. look on B. spy on C. pop on D. follow on

II. VOCABULARY: Pastimes

:-) :-) :- I love

)
:-) :-) I really like
:-) I like
:-| I don’t mind + st/ sb/ doing st
:-( I don’t like
:-( :-( I hate
:-( :-( :- I can’t stand
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I love playing computer games. I really like listening to different types of music. I hate reading
magazines. I don’t mind having bread for breakfast.

I love playing football. I really like playing video games. I like cooking. I don’t mind doing homework.
I don’t like reading books. I hate eating fish. I can’t stand being sick.

III. LISTENING
IV. GRAMMAR: Present Simple, Present Continuous
 Present Simple Present Continuous
(+) BE NORMAL VERBS I am + V-ing
I am (lazy/ a student) He, She, It, singular/ He, She, It, singular/ uncountable noun
He, She, It, singular/ uncountable noun + + is + V-ing
uncountable noun + is Vs/es You, We, They, plural noun + are + V-
You, We, They, plural I, You, We, They, plural ing
noun + are noun + V
(-) BE NORMAL VERBS S + am/is/are not (I’m not, isn’t, aren’t)
S + am/is/are not (I’m He, She, It, singular/ + V-ing
not, isn’t, aren’t) uncountable noun +
does not (doesn’t) + V
I, You, We, They, plural
noun + do not (don’t) +
V
(?) BE NORMAL VERBS (Wh-) + am/is/are + S + V-ing?
(Wh-) + am/is/are + S + (Wh-) + does/do + S +
…? V?
Use - habits - what’s happening at the time of speech
- repeated occurrences - temporary situation We are studying
- permanent state I am British. French this term.
- scientific facts Water boils at 100C. - near future events/arrangements

*NOUNS:
1. Countable nouns: table, chair, glass, shoe, student, worker, apple
a) Singular nouns: a/one table, a chair, a glass, a shoe, a student, a worker, an apple + is or V-s/es
b) Plural nouns: tables, chairs, glasses, shoes, students, workers, apples + are or V
2. Uncountable nouns: water, cheese, butter, hair, salt, sugar, sand, toothpaste, happiness, worry, hate +
is or V-s/es
Two bottles of water
A grain of salt/sugar/sand
A strand of hair

Exercise 9 (p. 7 - WB): Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. A: My sister is really clever. She ............... (speak) three languages very well.
B: ............... she ............... (speak) Chinese?
A: No, but she ............... (learn). She ............... (say) it's the language of the future.

2. A: What ............... you ............... (do) here?

B: I ............... (wait) for a friend. We ............... (go) to the library to do some research for our history
project.

3. A: ............... you ............... (live) here?

B: No, I ............... (stay) with my granny because she ............... (not feel) very well and I ...............
(look after) her.
4. My father ............... (go) jogging in the park with a friend when he ............... (finish) work. He
usually ............... (run) for about half an hour. He ............... (train) for a 10-kilometre race next spring.

Exercise 10 (p. 7 - WB): Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. You haven't won the lottery! I ............... (not believe) you.
2. Let's go out. We ............... (not want) to watch any more TV.
3. I ............... (not understand) what you are saying.
4. It ............... (smell) delicious. What are you cooking?
5. My aunt ............... (love) animals. She ............... (have got) three dogs, two cats and a tortoise.
6. ............... you ............... (know) what time the train leaves?

V. VOCABULARY: Adverbs of frequency

*Adverb: trạng từ/trợ từ (bổ nghĩa cho động từ, tính từ, trợ từ khác, cả câu)
*Adverb of frequency: trợ từ chỉ tần suất
*Order of frequency:
always
usually ~ normally ~ regularly ~ often
sometimes ~ occasionally
rarely ~ hardly ~ hardly ever
never
*Position in a sentence:
- BE/ AUXILIARY (am, is, are, doesn't, don't, can, must, should,…) + ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
- ADVERB OF FREQUENCY + NORMAL VERB