1. Present progressive: - to show about the future - to show changes with get and become Unit 8Country Life and City Life Unit 8: Country Life and City Life Lesson 5: Language Focus 2. Comparative and superlative adjectives

Unit 8Country Life and City Life Unit 8: Country Life and City Life Language Focus Match the verbs in column A and the phrases in the column B AB 1. play 2. do 3. leave 4. go 5. become a. cold b. at 6.30 pm c. table tennis d. homework tonight. e. the guitar lesson. 1 c: play table tennis 2 d: do homework tonight 3 b: leave at 6.30 pm. 4 e: go to the guitar lesson 5 a: become cold.

Unit 8Country Life and City Life Unit 8: Country Life and City Life Lesson 5: Language Focus PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Examples: It is 8.30 am now. Tom is playing table tennis now. I am doing my homework tonight. The train is leaving at 6.30 pm. The weather is becoming cold I. Formation: Subject + am / is / are + V-ING …. II. Usages: - To talk an action happening at the moment of speaking. - To talk about the future that is planned. - To show changes with get and become.

Unit 8Country Life and City Life Unit 8: Country Life and City Life Lesson 5: Language Focus 1. READ THE DIALOGUES Is that Lady of the Lake? I’m very sorry, madam, but it’s been delayed. Now, it’s leaving at Is the boat to Dong Hoi leaving at 10.25? That’s right. - Oh, no! A: Is the boat to Nha Trang leaving at 11.40? B: Yes. A:Thank you. A : Is that City of Hue? B:It’s leaving on time.

Unit 8Country Life and City Life Unit 8: Country Life and City Life Lesson 5: Language Focus Ship nameOriginTime of Arrival StatusRevised Time DiamondEyes Ca Mau 11.00____________ Ca Mau - Is the boat from Ca Mau arriving at 11.00? - That’s right. Diamond Eyes - Is that Diamond Eyes ? - It’s arriving on time.

2. COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES. USE THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT PROGREESIVE TENSE a) Nam: What are you doing tonight? Bao: I’ m playing (0) table tennis. b) Uncle Thach: Would you and Lan like to go to the movies? Hoa: Sorry, we can’t. We (1) homework. c) Mrs Vui: Are you watching the seven o’clock news? Mr. Nhat: No, I (2) a program on rainforests. d) Hoa: I’m going to the beach on Saturday. Lan: Lucky you! I (3) to my violin lesson. e) Mrs Thoa: Are you free on Sunday afternoon? Na: No, Mom and I (4) the house. f) Nga: Can you fix my computer on Friday afternoon? Mr. Lam: I’m afraid not. I (5) a meeting that afternoon. are doing am watching am going are cleaning am having

Unit 8Country Life and City Life Unit 8: Country Life and City Life Lesson 5: Language Focus 3. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs and adjectives in the box. the boys / tall The boys are getting / becoming taller b. The old men c. We should go home. It d. The weather e. The students f. The school yard get become better cleaner cold dark tall weak Answer key b) The old men are getting weak. c) We should go home. It is getting dark. d) The weather is becoming cold. e) The students are becoming better. f) The school yard is becoming cleaner.

Unit 8Country Life and City Life Unit 8: Country Life and City Life Lesson 5: Language Focus 3. Irregular adjectives 2. Long adjectives 1. Short adjectives THE + ADJECTIVE + EST ADJECTIVE + ER MORE + ADJECTIVE THE MOST + ADJECTIVE  Many Much   More  the most  Good   Better  the best

4. Making comparisons between the city and the country about these things. The adjectives in the box will help you Busy, easy, expensive, cheap, good, bad, poor, big, accessible, fresh + The traffic in the city is busier than the traffic in the countryside. + The transport in the city is easier than the transport in the countryside. + The air in the countryside is fresher than the air in the city. + The entertainments in the city are better than the entertainments in the countryside. Or The entertainments in the countryside are poorer than the entertainments in the city + The medical facilities in the city are more accessible than the medical facilities in the countryside. + The schools in the city are better than the schools in the countryside. + The electricity in the city is better than the electricity in the countryside.

Modern air- conditioned house with garden, new, 1,000m2, 6.6 million dong per month. Tel: Beautiful apartment with balcony, only 2 years old, 30m 2,, 900,000 million dong per month. Tel: Lovely villa, five years old 150m 2, 7.8 million dong per month. Tel: Compare the house, the villa and the apartment. Use the adjectives in the box. Expensive Old Small H Beautiful Big Hot

1. 1. Expensive The house is more expensive than the apartment. The house is more expensive than the apartment. The villa is more expensive than the house. The villa is more expensive than the house. The house is the most expensive of all. The house is the most expensive of all Old The apartment is older than the house. The apartment is older than the house. The villa is older than the apartment. The villa is older than the apartment. The villa is the oldest of all. The villa is the oldest of all Small The apartment is smaller than the villa. The apartment is smaller than the villa. The villa is smaller than the house. The villa is smaller than the house. The apartment is the smallest of all. The apartment is the smallest of all. 1. Beautiful The villa is more beautiful than the apartment. The villa is more beautiful than the apartment. The house is more beautiful than the villa. The house is more beautiful than the villa. The house is the most beautiful of all. The house is the most beautiful of all Big The villa is bigger than the apartment. The villa is bigger than the apartment. The house is bigger than the villa. The house is bigger than the villa. The house is the biggest of all. The house is the biggest of all. 3. H 3. Hot The apartment is hotter than the villa. The apartment is hotter than the villa. The villa is hotter than the house. The villa is hotter than the house. The apartment is the hottest of all. The apartment is the hottest of all.