Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Unit 4: Special education - Lesson 4: Language focus

( adj ) The old (n) = old people 
	 rich ( adj ) The rich (n) = Rich people 
Note : Common nouns are used to describe a group of people, so they are followed by a plural verb. 
Eg : - The old like living in the countryside. 
	 - The rich often have a lot of money. 
Exercise 1: Complete these sentences using “The + one of the adjectives”: injured, poor, rich, sick, unemployed, young 
1) The young have the future in their hands. 
2) Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took to hospital. 
3) Life is all right if you have a job, but things are not so easy for. 
4) Julia has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for . 
5) In England there is an old story about a man called Robin Hood. It is said that he robbed .and gave the money to. 
the injured 
the unemployed 
the sick 
the rich 
the poor 
Grammar and vocabulary 2 Used to + infinitive 
5 years ago 
now 
I smoked 40 cigarettes a day. 
 I used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day. 
- I don’t smoke any longer. 
Note : Used to + infinitive is used to express a past habit or past state. 
	 ( DiÔn t¶ thãi quen trong qu ¸ khø hoÆc 1 t×nh tr¹ng trong qu ¸ khø ) 
Eg : I used to own a bike 5 yeas ago. 
Form: 
	 (+) S + used to + Vinfi . 
eg : I used to cry when I was a baby. 
	 (-) S + didn’t + use to + Vinf . 
eg : She didn’t use to go to the theatre. 
	 (?) Did + S + use to + Vinfi ? 
	 Yes, S + did. / No, S + didn’t. 
eg : Did you used to eat candy when you was a child? 
	 Yes, I did. 
	 	 Wh - word + did + S + use to + Vinfi ? 
 S + used to + Vinfi . 
eg : Wh ere did you use to go when you w ere in London? 
	I used to go to the theatre. 
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with used to  + a suitable verb. 
1) Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a days. 
2) Liz . ..a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car. 
3) We came to live in Manchester a few years ago. We .in Nottingham. 
4) I rarely eat ice cream now, but I..it when I was a child. 
5) Jim .. my best friend, but we aren’t friends any longer. 
6) It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work since the new road was opened. It .. more than an hour. 
7) There . a hotel opposite the station, but it closed a long time ago. 
8) W hen you lived in London, . to the theatre? 
used to have / ride 
used to live 
used to eat /like 
used to be 
used to take 
did you use to go 
used to be 
Grammar and vocabulary 3 “ Which” as a connector 
Eg : She can’t speak English. It is her disadvantage. 
“It” = She can’t speak English. 
 She can’t speak English, which is her disadvantage. 
“ which ” = “ It” = She can’t speak English. 
Note : “ which” ®­ îc dïng trong mÖnh ®Ò quan hÖ ®Ó thay thÕ cho 1 mÖnh ®Ò quan hÖ ® øng tr­íc nã . 
Exercise 3:  Join a sentence from A with one from B to make a new sentence. Use “ which ”. 
A 
B 
Sheila couldn’t come to the party. 
Jill isn’t on the phone. 
Neil has passed his examinations. 
Our flight was delayed. 
Ann offered to put me up for the night. 
The street I live in is very noisy at night. 
Our car has broken down. 
This was very nice of her. 
This means we can’t go away tomorrow. 
This makes it difficult to contact her. 
This makes it difficult to sleep. 
This was a pity. 
This is a good news. 
This meant we had to wait for hours at the airport. 
Answers: 
1. Sheila couldn’t come to the party, which was a pity 
2. Jill isn’t on the phone, which makes it difficult to contact her 
3. Neil has passed his examination, which is good news 
4. Our flight was delayed, which meant we had to wait for hours at the airport 
5. Ann offered to let me stay in her house, which was very nice of her 
6. The street I live in is very noisy at night, which makes it difficult to sleep 
7. Our car has broken down, which means we can’t go away tomorrow 
Homework 
Do the exercises again 
Prepare reading carefully 
Thank you for your attention! 
GOODBYE CLASS