SGK Tiếng Anh 7 - Unit 9: At home and away

A A holiday in Nha Trang
Listen. Then practice with a partner.
Liz is talking to Ba about her recent vacation in Nha Trang.
Ba: Hi, Liz. Welcome back.
Liz: Hello, Ba. How are you?
Ba: Fine, thanks. How was your vacation in Nha Trang?
Liz: It was wonderful. I had a lot of fun.
Ba: What did you think of Nha Trang?
Liz: Oh, it was beautiful. The people were very friendly. The food was delicious, but most things weren’t cheap. They were quite expensive.
Ba: What places did you visit?
Liz: My parents took me to see Cham Temples and Tri Nguyen Aquarium.
Ba: Did you buy any souvenirs in Nha Trang?
Liz: Yes, I did. I bought a lot of different gifts for my friends in America.
Ba: Were you tired after the trip?
Liz: No, I wasn’t. I had a great time.
Now answer. Number the sentences.
Liz bought souvenirs.
Liz visited Tri Nguyen Aquarium.
Liz returned to Ha Noi.
.□ Liz went to Nha Trang.
Liz talked to Ba about her vacation.
2 Listen and read. Then answer the questions.
Liz and her parents went to Tri Nguyen Aquarium in Nha Trang. They saw sharks, dolphins and turtles. They saw many different types of fish. Liz thought the colorful little fish were the most beautiful.
There was a souvenir shop near the exit of the aquarium. Mr. Robinson bought Liz a cap. It had a picture of a dolphin on it. Liz wore the cap all day. Mrs. Robinson bought a poster. She put it on the wall at home.
After their visit to the aquarium, the Robinsons went to a food stall for lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson ate fish and crab. Liz looked at the fish. She remembered the beautiful fish in the aquarium. She ate noodles instead.
Questions.
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d)
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Who went to the aquarium with Liz?
What did the Robinsons see there?
What did they buy in the souvenir shop?
Did Liz like the cap? Which sentence tells you this? Do Mr. and Mrs. Robinson like to eat seafood?
How do you know?
Why did Liz eat noodles for lunch?
a) The Robinson family went to the aquarium.
d)	e)
Now tell the story of Liz’s trip to Tri Nguyen Aquarium. Begin with:
[E5j]	3 Listen. Write the letter of the sentences you hear.
The Robinsons returned to Ha Noi by train.
The Robinsons returned to Ha Noi by bus.
This was the second time Liz saw the paddies.
This was the first time Liz saw the paddies.
They stopped at the restaurant for a short time.
They stopped at the restaurant for a long time.
Mr. Robinson bought some food for Liz.
Mrs. Robinson bought some food for Liz.
They arrived home in the afternoon.
They arrived home in the evening.
Read Ba’s diary.
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July 12
Today, I talked with Liz Robinson about her vacation in Nha Trang. Liz’s a good friend of mine. She is American. Liz and her parents arrived in Ha Noi this year from the USA. Mr. Robinson works at a school in Ha Noi. He’s an English teacher. Thd family rented an apartment next door to mine.
Last week, the Robinsons moved to a new apartment. It’s on the other side of Ha Noi. I miss Liz, but she is coming to visit me next week. It won’t be difficult to keep in touch.
Liz’s about my age. We like playing and talking together. I taught her some Vietnamese. Sometimes we talk in English and sometimes in Vietnamese. My English’s improving a lot.
Liz helps me with my stamp collection. She always gives me the stamps from the letters she received. Her aunt in New York also gets me some stamps.
Next week, she’ll bring me some more stamps and we’ll have dinner together.
Now make these sentences true.
Example :
Mr. Robinson came to Viet Nam on vacation.
*■ Mr. Robinson came to Viet Nam to work.
Liz lived a long way from Ba.
Liz learned Vietnamese in the USA.
Liz collects stamps.
Liz’s aunt lives in Viet Nam.
The Robinsons moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
The Robinsons moved. Now Ba is happy.
Ba is never going to see Liz again.
*5 Play with words.
I walk to school every day. I am walking there today.
I walk to school every day. I walked there yesterday.
I go to the park every day.
I am going there today.
I go to the park every day.
I went there yesterday.
I play soccer every day.
I am playing soccer today.
I play soccer every day.
I played soccer yesterday.
Remember.
Past simple tense
*
Regular
Irregular
arrive
arrived
be
was/were
help
helped
eat
ate
remember
remembered
have
had
rent
rented
give
gave
return
returned
go
went
talk
talked
see
saw
send
sent
take
took
teach
taught
think
thought
Did you buy any souvenirs?
I bought lots of different gifts.
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Neighbors
Ẹssi 1 Listen. Then practice with a partner.
Lan: Your hair looks different, Hoa. It’s shorter.
Hoa: Do you like it?
Lan: I love it. Did your uncle do it?
Hoa: No. My uncle didn’t cut it. My aunt did. She’s a haữdresser. Lan: And what a nice dress! Where did you buy it?
Hoa: I didn’t buy it. My neighbor, Mrs. Mai, bought the
material and made the dress for me.
Lan: What a clever woman!
Hoa: It’s her job. She’s a dressmaker.
Lan: What a nice neighbor!
Now answer.
What does Hoa’s aunt do?
What does Mrs. Mai do?
Answer.
Use:
Yes, he/she did.
No, he/she didn’t.
Did Hoa buy the dress?
Did her aunt make Hoa’s dress?
Did her aunt cut Hoa’s hair?
Read. Then answer.
Hoa watched Mrs. Mai make her dress. She thought sewing was a useful hobby. She decided to leam how to sew.
Hoa bought some material. She learned how to use a sewing machine and she made a cushion for her armchaữ. It was blue and white.
Next, Hoa made a skirt. It was green with white flowers on it. It looked very pretty. Hoa tried it on but it didn't fit. It was too big. Hoa's neighbor helped her and then it fitted very well. Now, Hoa has a useful new hobby - she wears the things she makes.
Questions.
What did Hoa learn to use?
What did she make first?
What color was it?
What did she make.next?
What color was it?
How did it look?
What was the problem?
Who helped her?
How did it fit finally?
Write. Put the verbs in brackets in the simple past tense.
Hoa ... her neighbor make her dress.
(watch)
First, she ... some material.
(buy)
Then, she ... the dress out.
(cut)
Next, she ... a sewing machine to sew the dress.
(use)
Hoa ... that sewing ... a useful hobby.
(decide) (be)
She ... a cushion and a dress. The cushion ...
(make) (be)
fine, but the dress ....
(be + not)
Then, her neighbor ... her, so finally it ... her.
(help) (fit)
Remember.
Past simple tense
Regular
borrow	-	borrowed
Irregular
buy
cut
make -
think
bought
cut
made
thought
decide
fit
learn
look
watch
decided
fitted
learned
looked
watched
Where did you buy that dress?
I didn’t buy it.
My neighbor bought the material and made the dress for me.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS 3
How much is it?
Work with a partner. Read the dialogue.
Lan:	How much is the green dress?
Assistant:	It’s 30,000 dong.
Lan:	And what about the	violet	dress?
Assistant:	It’s 35,000 dong.
b) Now make similar dialogues.
Item
Price
violet dress
35,000 dong
green dress
30,000 dong
blue hat
15,000 dong
yellow hat
12,000 dong
green shirt
20,000 dong
red shirt
22,000 dong
Prepositions
Look at the map. Write the location of each store.
near	opposite	between
beside/next to	to the right	to the left
The clothing store is on Hai Ba Trung Street. It’s near the shoe store to the right.
Look at the table. Ask and answer questions with a partner.
How far is it from
the shoe store to	It’s 500 meters,
the minimart?
From
To
Meter
shoe store
minimart
500
clothing store
bookstore
450
restaurant
hairdresser’s
400
minimart
library
300
library
shoe store
800
Language focus 3
Past simple tense
a) Write the past form of the verbs in the table.
verb
past form
buy
bought
help
remember
take
send
think
talk
b) Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box.
play	send	buy	talk	work
I played volleyball last week.
Yesterday, I ... to my grandmother.
Last December, Mom ... me a new bike. Dad ... in Hue a few years ago.
I ... a letter to my pen pal last month.
Simple tenses
Look at Nga’s diary and complete the dialogue.
Nga:	Every day I clean my room, ... and ... .
Minh:	What did you do yesterday?
Nga:	I ... , ..., ... , ... , ..., and ... .
Minh:	How about tomorrow?
5 more, less, and fewer Write new sentences.
NOW
Now, there are more eggs Now, there is less milk
BEFORE
Before, there were 2 eggs.
Before, there was one liter of milk.