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Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 11 – Unit 15: Space conquest (Language focus) thông tin đến các bạn hướng dẫn điểm ngữ pháp về Could/be able to và câu hỏi đuôi. Mời các bạn cùng tham khảo bài giảng để nắm chi tiết nội dung kiến thức.
Learning English is very interesting! English Advanced Grammar She learns English very well Although she /nz/ has learned English for only six months, /nd/ /n0/ she speaks it quite fluently She said that /nt/ learning English gave her a chance to get /ns/ more knowledge about foreigners’ culture pronunciation * Listen and repeat /nt/ /nd/ /n0 / /ns/ /nz/ went end month chance phones rent remind seventh Florence learns tenant warned tenth glance Barnes didn’t friend thirdteenth tense tonnes B, practise reading aloud this dialogue A: Florence, Mr Barnes went on tenth of last month B: Oh, I have warned you, haven’t I? Did he pay the rent? A: Only to the seventh B: Only to the seventh? A: yes, and we may have no chance to see him again Is he your friend? B: No, Mr.Barnes is not my friend and if he phones, remind him that he must pay the rent to the end of the month A: Don’t be so tense We’ll have a new tenant on the thirdteenth of this month Florence, Mr Barnes went on the tenth of last month Oh, I have warned you, haven’t I? Did he pay the rent? Only to the seventh Only to the seventh? Yes, and we may have no chance to see him again Is he your friend? No, Mr.Barnes is not my friend and if he phones, remind him that he must pay the rent to the end of the month Don’t be so tense We’ll have a new tenant on the thirdteenth of this month Grammar and vocabulary Could / was, were able to Eg : When she was young she could play the violin well When she was young she was able to play the violin well Eg: Although she was tired last night, she was able to finish her homework Eg: She was tired last night, so she couldn’t / wasn’t able to finish her homework Note * We use both “could” and “was, were able to” to express one’s general ability in the past * We use “was, were able to” to express one’s ability gained by making efort * Couldn’t = wasn’t, weren’t able to Exercise 1: complete the sentences, using could, couldn't or was/ were (not) able to couldn't / wasn't able to walk very 1, Laura had hurt her leg and _ well 2, Sue wasn't at home when I phoned but was able to I _contact her at her office 3, I looked very carefully and I _see a figure could / was able to in the distance 4, I wanted to buy some tomatoes The first shop I went to didn't was able to have any but I _ get some in the next shop 5, My grandmother loved music could / was able to She _play the piano very well 6, I had forgotten to bring my camera so couldn't / wasn't able to I _ take any photographs 2 Tag questions It lo o ks be autiful, e s n’t it? Yes, it does It isn’t red , is it? No, it’s yellow Eg: She must work very hard , mustn’t she? Note Eg: It looks beautiful, doesn’t it? It isn’t red , is it? She must work very hard , mustn’t she? Rules: * The sujects and the verbs in the tatements match the sujects and the verbs in the tag questions * If the statements are positive, the tag questions are negative and vice versa Exercise 2: Read the situation and write a sentence with a tag question In each situation you are asking your friend to agree with you You’re with a friend outside a restaurant You’re looking at the prices , which are very high What you say ? ( expensive ) It _ is (very) expensive , isn’t it? You’ve just come out of the cinema with a friend You really enjoyed the film What you say to your friend? ( great ) The film was great , wasn’t it? You and a friend are listening to a woman singing You like her voice very much What you say to your friend? ( a lovely voice) She _ has a lovely voice , doesn’t she? You are trying on a jacket You look in the mirror and you don’t like what you see What you say to your friend? ( not / look / very good ) doesn’t look very good, does it? It _ Your friend’s hair is much shorter than when you last met What you say to her / him ? ( have / your hair / cut ) have had your hair cut, haven’t you? You Exercise 3: Mark and Jenny were showing some family photographs to a friend Here are some of the questions that were asked Complete the questions by adding the tag questions That’s a lovely picture of Sally She looks just like Mary, ? doesn’t she haven’t you I think you’ve seen this one before, _? wasn’t it This photographs was taken in Scotland, _? didn’t we We took this on holiday, _? won’t we We’ll be going there again next year, ? can’t you You can see the sea in the distance, ? mustn’t it That must be Jenny’s father, _? Prepare for Unit 16 : A Reading Thank y o u fo r y o ur atte ntio n ... see the sea in the distance, ? mustn’t it That must be Jenny’s father, _? Prepare for Unit 16 : A Reading Thank y o u fo r y o ur atte ntio n