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Theory Mouth movement

/ʊ/ /uː/
Activity 1 Match the phonetics with the right picture

 /fʊt/ /ˈwʊmən/ /bʊk/ /kʊk/ /fʊl/

/ʊ/ is usually spelled “u”, “oo”

 Activity 2 Circle all the words containing /u:/ sound in the passage

Li had a busy day. In the morning, he had to buy presents to send to his
parents in China for the Lunar New Year. Then, he went to buy a new
bamboo flute for his daughter. In the afternoon, he took his son to the
pool. After that, he went to the supermarket to buy food. In the evening,
he checked his wise tooth before going home to cook dinner.

/uː/ is usually spelled “oo”, “ue”, ”ui”, “u”

LISTENING
 Hope in = get into (a car)

Rush hour (n): giờ cao điểm.

Ex: Traffic jam always takes place in
rush hour.
Fare /fer/ (n): vé xe buýt, vé xe lửa
Ex: Train fares are going up again.

Dining car (n): toa ăn


shuttle flight /ˈʃʌtl.flaɪt/ (n): các
chuyến bay ngắn, có dung
lượng khách lớn và tần suất
dày đặc (30’  1h)
Ferry /ˈfer.i/ (n): phà.
Ex: Almost all the passengers on
the ferry were French.
Rude /ruːd/ (adj): thô lỗ.
Air conditioned: (n): Carefully (Adv): cẩn thận.
máy lạnh
 Grammar

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Present simple

Do you like music?

I like it. I usually listen to pop music.

Hobbies Habit

often used with: always, generally, normally, usually, often, sometimes,

rarely, never, every day, every evening
Present simple - Uses

Talk about hobbies/habits

Present simple

If you heat water to 100oC, it boils.

Facts
Present simple - Uses

Talk about hobbies/habits

Talk about facts/truths

Present simple

My parents /əʊn/
own a restaurant.

Permanent situation
Present simple - Uses

Talk about hobbies/habits

Talk about facts/truths

Talk about permanent situations

Present simple – Verb form

1. Vietnamese people
S V / Vs /Ves
often give gifts.
2. The students don’t S don’t /doesn’t V
like doing homework.
3. Do the students like ? Do/does S V
doing homework?
Checkup – Present simple

1. Charlie Puth (was/ is/ been/ being) a talented singer.

2. I (find/ am finding/ founded/ found) myself not beautiful and tall enough to attend a

beauty contest.

3. I (don’t think/ am not thought/ will not thinking/ am thinking) making young children

go to extra classes is a good idea.

4. Albert Einstein (was considered/ considers/ being considering/ is considered) one of

the greatest scientists in the 20th century.

5. I often (played/ play/ playing) football when I have free time.

 Social Media
● Question 1: What kinds of social networking websites do you like
to use?
● Question 2: Are you a social person?
● Question 3: Is it easy to find real friends on a social networking
website?
● Question 4: What kind of people do you like to be friends with on
those websites?
● Question 5: How did you first find out about Tiktok?
● Question 6: Is social media popular in your country?
● Question 7: Why do some people choose not to use social media?
● Question 8: What do you think about “cancel culture”? Why does
it so widespread nowaday?
● For those of you who aren't aware, cancel culture refers to
the mass withdrawal of support from public figures or
celebrities who have done things that aren't socially
accepted today. This practice of "canceling" or mass
shaming often occurs on social media platforms such as
Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
 Vocab
● Viral /ˈvaɪ.rəl/ : if a post/ video is viral or “has gone
viral,” that means it is spreading very rapidly across the
internet,

● Troll /troʊl/ : used as a verb and a noun. A troll is a

person who purposely creates offensive or provocative
posts or comments to arouse anger in other social media
users.

● Hater/ˈheɪ.tɚ
̬ / : a person who posts negative or critical
comments about others
● Vlogger: a person who regularly creates short
videos to be posted online

● Meme /miːm/: a humorous image or text

that is easily sent to others over the internet
● DM: direct message

● Emoji /iˈmoʊ.dʒi/: a small digital image used

in social media/ emails/ text to display an
emotion, object or idea

● Derogatory /dɪˈrɑː.ɡə.tɔːr.i/: offensive,

hurtful, disrespectful
● Censor/ˈsen.sɚ/: to keep certain images.
Texts, etc from being displayed or published
because it is offensive or immoral

● Follow /ˈfɑː.loʊ/: to subscribe to the page of

a person or business on social media

● Harass /həˈræs/: to create a hostile situation

through written or verbal communication
● Catfishing /ˈkæt.fɪʃ.ɪŋ/: the act of creating a false
internet profile in order to deceive or scam
someone

● Grooming /ˈɡruː.mɪŋ/ : preparing someone (often

a minor) over the internet in order to eventually
commit a sexual offense

● Influencer :/ˈɪn.flu.ən.sɚ/ a person who promotes

a product online to his/her followers so that they
may purchase it
● Photoshop/ˈfoʊ.to̬ ʊ.ʃɑːp/: software that allows users to
digitally alter their images

● Filters /ˈfɪl.tɚ/ : preset photo enhancements that users

can select to apply to their images or videos

● Block /blɑːk/ : stopping or banning someone from

interacting with you on social media or viewing your
posts/ profile

● Scam /skæm/: a dishonest attempt to trick or cheat you

 Phrases
● S + V, so S + V
● Ex: We’re living in the fast-paced world, so I think
youngsters, including me, use social networking
websites very often.

● S + V, which S + V
● I am addicted to Facebook, Instagram and Youtube
which are the most popular social networking sites
in Vietnam.
● Besides that S + V
● Ex: Besides that I also use Twitter, a platform where I can
openly express my opinion and fire my thoughts on
everything.

● That’s the reasons why S+V

● Ex: That’s the reason why I’m not deep in multiple
conversations on social networks.