chñ ®Ò tù chän b¸m s¸t ch¬ng tr×nh chuÈn TiÕt sè 20 Grammar: both / neither / either Date of preparing: 8 th March, 2008 Date of teaching: 1. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to review and improve grammar: both/ both of - neither / neither of - either / either of and correct exercises. 2. Teaching aids: Handouts and textbook. 3. Procedure: Warm - up A) We use both/neither / either for two things. You can use these words with a noun (both books / neither book .) For example, you are talking about going out to eat this evening. There are two restaurants where you can go. You say: * Both restaurants are very good. * Neither restaurant is cheap. * We can go to either restaurant. I don’t mind. B) Both of ./ either of ./ either of . When you use both / neither / either + of, you always need the ./ these / those / .my/ your / his / Maria s .’ . You can not say “both of hotels”. You have to say “both of these hotels” “both of the tables” . * Both of the men are strong. * Neither of these cars was / were wrong. * I have not been to either of the villages. You can use both of / neither of / either of + us / them / you * Both of them are friendly. After neither of a singular or a singular verb is possible. * Neither of these children was / were hard- working. C) You can say: both .and . * Both David and Peter are late. * He is both lazy and selfish. neither .nor . * Neither James nor Lisa went by bus. * He neither spoke nor wrote to me. either .or . * He is either old or young. * Either Susan or her parents are at home. D) Compare: either / neither / both (two things) and any / none / all (more than two). * There are two good hotels so we can stay * There are many hotels so you can stay at at either of them. * We tried two shirts. Neither of them fitted us. any of them. * We tried a lot of shirts but none of them fitted us. Practice - T. delivers the handouts for sts to complete and revise the main points. Exercise 1: Write sentences with both .and ./ neither . nor ./ either . or ./ 1. Tom was late. So was Anna  Both Tom and Anna were late. 2. William doesn’t smoke and he doesn’t drink.  William neither smokes nor drinks. Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with both / neither / either (Use of necessary). 1. my parents are away on holiday. - Both of. 2. I asked two people the way to the post office but them knew. - neither of . . Homework. - T. asks sts to review the main points - Prepare for the next lesson. * Comments: