Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 - Unit 13: Sea Games - Part E: Language focus

/ke ə r / 
/la: f / 
unit 
hour 
begins with the letter 
u 
h 
begins with the sound 
/’ j u:nit/ 
/ au ər / 
Linking consonant to vowel 
Examples : 
1. Look at these pictures. 
2. The plane took off despite the fog. 
Pronunciation : Linking 
We link words ending with a consonant sound 
 to words beginning with a vowel sound 
 Listen to the sentences 
	 (Student’s book – Page 145,146) 
 Practice reading these sentences 
	(Pairwork – 2 minutes) 
Pronunciation : Linking 
“ Con gì càng lớn, càng bé ?” 
60 year	-old 
120 year-old 
1=> càng ngày càng trẻ 
2=> càng già thì càng ốm 
20 years ago 
now 
Revision of comparative 
Short adjective 
Comparative 
hard 
hard er 
short 
close 
good 
bad 
far 
old 
short er 
clos er 
better 
worse 
farther / further 
older / elder 
Revision of comparative 
Long adjective 
Comparative 
expensive 
more expensive 
complicated 
active 
difficult 
more complicated 
more active 
more difficult 
Revision of comparative 
Two-syllable adjective ending in -y 
Comparative 
busy 
bus ier 
early 
heavy 
earl ier 
heav ier 
Revision of comparative 
Quantifier 
Comparative 
much 
more 
many 
more 
little 
less 
few 
fewer 
Grammar : Double comparison 
A 
B 
Finding a job is becoming 
Travelling is becoming 
As I waited for my interview, I became 
That hole in your pullover is getting 
As the conversation went on, he became 
The suitcase seemed to get 
Her English is improving; it’s getting 
more and more nervous 
bigger and bigger 
more and more difficult 
more and more talkative 
more and more expensive 
better and better 
heavier and heavier as I carried it upstairs 
Exercise 1 
Structure 1: 
Use: 
Comparative + and + comparative 
To say that something is changing continuously 
Exercise 2 
1. His visit to New York seemed to get _________________ because he was very busy at work. (short) 
2. Eating and travelling in this city is getting _____________________. (expensive) 
3. As the day went on, the weather got _______________. (bad) 
4. We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming _______________________. (complicated) 
5. Your English is OK now, your pronunciation has got ______________. (good) 
6. Little John is becoming ____________________. (active) 
7. As it was getting dark, it was becoming ____________________ to see everything in the house without electricity. (difficult) 
8. I feel happy as my birthday is coming ________________. (close) 
LUCKY NUMBER! 
LUCKY NUMBER! 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
1 
closer and closer 
more and more expensive 
more and more active 
worse and worse 
better and better 
more and more difficult 
shorter and shorter 
more and more complicated 
	Use : to say that one thing depends on another thing 
Grammar : Double comparison 	 Structure 2 : the+comparative, the+comparative 
Examples: 
The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive. 
The more you have, the more you want. 
The more expensive the hotel, the better the service. 
Exercise 3 
The warmer the weather, ___________________________ 
The more you practice your English, _________________ 
The longer he waited, _____________________________ 
The more electricity you use, _______________________ 
The more I got to know him, ________________________ 
the faster you will learn 
the more I like him 
the more impatient he became 
the better I feel 
the higher your bill will be 
the taller he is 
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3 
4 
5 
Translate into Vietnamese 
Why study? 
The more I study, the more I know. 
The more I know, the more I forget. 
The more I forget, the less I know. 
So why study? 
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 
1. The fastest you drive , the greater danger you get . 
	 A	 B C	 D 
2. This exercise is much more easier than the others . 
	 	 A	B	 C	D 
3. It’s becoming more difficult and more difficult to find a j