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Unit 8
COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Language Focus
Thursday, December 23rd 2010
I. Formation:
Subject + am / is / are + V-ING
II. Usages:
To talk about an action happening at the moment of speaking.
To talk about the future that is planned.
To show changes with get and become.
A- 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 / getting cold.
8.30
READ THE DIALOGUES
- Is the boat to Dong Hoi leaving at 10.25?
That’s right.
Oh, no!
Is that Lady of the Lake?
I’m very sorry, madam, but it’s been delayed.
Now, it’s leaving at 10.40.
Clerk
Mrs. Vui
READ THE DIALOGUES
- Is the boat from Hai Phong arriving at 10.30?
Yes
Thank you.
Mr. Hung
Clerk
Are you talking about Bright Sky?
It’s arriving on time.

TASK 2: Complete the dialogues. Use the verbs in the present progress
a) Nam: What are you doing tonight?
Bao: I ________(0) table tennis
am playing
b) Uncle Thach: Would you and Lan like to go to the movies?
Hoa: Sorry, we can’t. We ______ (1) homework.
are doing
c) Mrs. Vui: Are you watching the seven o’clock news?
Mr. Nhat : No, I _________ (2) a program on rainforests.
am watching
d) Hoa: I’m going to the beach on Saturday.
Mr. Lam: I’m afraid not. I ________(5) a meeting.
am having
e) Mrs. Thoa: Are you free on Sunday afternoon?
Na: No, Mom and I _________(4) the house.
are cleaning
f) Nga: Can you fix my computer on Friday afternoon?
Mr. Lam: I’m afraid not. I _______ (5) a meeting.
am having
TASK 2: Complete the dialogues. Use the verbs in the present progress
TASK 3 : Complete the sentences. Use the verbs and adjectives in the boxes
2004
The boys are getting / becoming taller
the boys / tall
2006
2008
TASK 3 : Complete the sentences. Use the verbs and adjectives in the boxes
b) The old men ___________
c) We should go home. It ______________
d) The weather ______________
f) The school yard ____________________
e) The students __________________
are getting weak.
is getting dark.
is becoming cold.
are becoming better.
is becoming cleaner.
TASK 3 : Complete the sentences. Use the verbs and adjectives in the boxes
1. Short adjectives

cleaner
clean
the cleanest
darker
dark
the darkest
bigger
big
the biggest
hotter
hot
the hottest
busier
busy
the busiest
easier
easy
the easiest
ADJECTIVE + ER
Comparative adjectives:
Superlative adjectives:
THE + ADJECTIVE + EST
B- Comparative and superlative adjectives
2. Long adjectives
more beautiful
beautiful
the most beautiful
MORE + ADJECTIVE
Comparative adjectives:
Superlative adjectives:
THE MOST + ADJECTIVE
more expensive
expensive
the most expensive
more accessible
accessible
the most accessible
3. Irregular adjectives
Better
Good
the best
Worse
Bad
the worst
More
Many
Much
the most
TASK 4: Make comparisons between the city and the country about these things.
Example:
The food in the city is more expensive than (the food) in the countryside.
Or
The food in the countryside is cheaper than (the food) in the city.
Food expensive / cheap
Traffic busy / easy
Schools good / bad
Air fresh / polluted
Modern air-conditioned house with garden, new, 1,000m2, 6.6 million dong per month.
Tel: (08) 8 362 314
Beautiful apartment with balcony, only 2 years old, 30m2,, 900,000 dong per month.
Tel: (08) 8 420 197
Lovely villa, five years old, 150m2, 7.8 million dong per month.
Tel: (08) 8 293 640
expensive old small beautiful big hot
The house is more expensive than the apartment.
The apartment is smaller than the house.
The villa is the most expensive of all.
Example:
TASK 5: Compare the house, the villa and the apartment. Use these adjectives
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart the grammar points.
Do again exercises 4 and 5.
Prepare unit 9: Getting started – Listen and read
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the end
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1. Beautiful
The villa is more beautiful than the apartment.
The house is more beautiful than the villa.
The house is the most beautiful of all.
2. Big
The villa is bigger than the apartment.
The house is bigger than the villa.
The house is the biggest of all.
3. Hot
The apartment is hotter than the villa.
The villa is hotter than the house.
The apartment is the hottest of all.
1. Expensive
The house is more expensive than the apartment.
The villa is more expensive than the house.
The house is the most expensive of all.
2. Old
The apartment is older than the house.
The villa is older than the apartment.
The villa is the oldest of all.
3. Small
The apartment is smaller than the villa.
The villa is smaller than the house.
The apartment is the smallest of all.


+ 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.
+ 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.
OR: