HOCHIMINH CITY INSTITUTE OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

ENGLISH I

FOUR CORNERS 2A
HANDOUT

UNIT 1

COMPILED BY

Lương Thị Phong Lan

Nguyễn Thị Kim Anh
Nguyễn Thị Kim Phượ ng

INTERNAL USE ONLY

AUGUST 2017
 UNIT 1: MY INTERESTS
Warm up:

lamp (n) /læmp/ : đèn ngủ

guitar (n) /ɡɪˈtɑː $ -ˈtɑːr/- electric guitar, acoustic guitar: đàn ghi-ta

fish tank (n) /ˈfɪʃ ˌtæŋk/ : bể cá

camera (n) /ˈkæm.rə/ : máy chụp hình

picture (n) /ˈpɪk.tʃər/ : hình

magazine (n) /ˌmæɡ.əˈziːn/ : tạp chí

A. I’m interested in fashion

art (n) /ɑːt/ : nghệ thuật
fashion (n) /ˈfæʃ.ən/ : thời trang
language (n) /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/ : ngôn ngữ
literature /ˈlɪt.rə.tʃər/  : văn học
politics (n) /ˈpɒl.ə.tɪks/  : chính trị
pop culture (n) /ˌpɒp ˈkʌl.tʃər/  : văn hóa đại chúng
sports (n) /spɔːts/ : thể thao
technology (n) /tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ : kỹ thuật, công nghệ
travel (n) /ˈtræv.əl/  : du lịch
TV show (n) : chương trình truyền hình

B. Can you repeat that, please?

fun (n) /fʌn/ : vui vẻ
sure (a) /ʃɔːr/  = Yes, of course: chắc chắn/ tất nhiên
Got it (idm) = I understand

C. Do you play sports?

bowl (v) /bəʊl/  : ném bóng rổ
ski (v) /skiː/ : trượt tuyết
swim (v) /swɪm/ : bơi
baseball (n) /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/  : bóng chày
table tennis (n) /ˈteɪ.bəl ˌten.ɪs/  : bóng bàn
gymnastics (n) /dʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/  : thể dục, thể dục dụng cụ
karate (n) /kəˈrɑː.ti/  : võ karate
yoga (n) /ˈjəʊ.ɡə/  : môn yoga
D. Free time
telescope (n) /ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/ : kính viễn vọng
moon (n) /muːn/ : mặt trăng
planet (n) /ˈplæn.ɪt/  : hành tinh
Mars (n) /mɑːz/  : sao Hỏa
Jupiter (n) /ˈdʒuː.pɪ.tər/ : sao Mộc
Discover (v) /dɪˈskʌv.ər/ : khám phá, phát hiện
jewelry (n) /ˈdʒu·əl·ri, ˈdʒul·ri/  : trang sức, nữ trang
ring (n) /rɪŋ/  : nhẫn
bracelet (n) /ˈbreɪ.slət/ : vòng đeo tay
necklace (n) /ˈnek.ləs/ : vòng đeo cổ
stuff (n) /stʌf/ : món đồ, thứ
llama(n) /ˈlɑː.mə/  : lạc đà không bướu
cupcake (n) /ˈkʌp.keɪk/ : bánh nướng nhỏ
gyotaku (n) /dʒaiəu’takju:/ : nghệ thuật in cá của Nhật bản

PART A: GRAMMAR
PRESENT TENSE
Present of BE

To Be - Affirmative
Subjec
To Be Examples
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I am I am from New Zealand.

You are You are Chilean.

He is He is twenty years old.

She is She is a nurse.

It is It is a big dog.

We are We are intelligent.

You are You are students.

They are They are married.

To Be - Contractions
Contractions of To Be are very frequent when we are speaking.

To Be Contraction Examples

I am I'm I'm from New Zealand.

You are You're You're Chilean.

He is He's He's twenty years old.

She is She's She's a nurse.

It is It's It's a big dog.

We are We're We're intelligent.

You are You're You're students.

They
They're They're married.
are

To Be - Negative Sentences
The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb.

Subjec
To Be Examples
t

I am not I am not from Spain.

You are not You are not Australian.

He is not He is not thirty years old.

She is not She is not a secretary.

It is not It is not a small cat.

We are not We are not stupid.

You are not You are not teachers.

They are not They are not single.

To Be - Negative Contractions
There are two ways of forming contractions of To Be in negative sentences. One is with
a contraction of the subject and the verb (e.g. I am = I'm) OR a contraction of
the verb and not (e.g. are not = aren't)

I'm not from Spain. --- --------------*

You're not Australian. OR You aren't Australian.

He's not thirty years

OR He isn't thirty years old.
old.

She's not a secretary. OR She isn't a secretary.

It's not a small cat. OR It isn't a small cat.

We're not stupid. OR We aren't stupid.

You're not teachers. OR You aren't teachers.

They're not single. OR They aren't single.

* Notice that the only possible contraction for I am not is I'm not.

To Be - Questions
To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.
Affirmativ You are happy.
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Subjec
  Verb  
t

Question Are you happy?

Subjec
  Verb  
t

Affirmative Question

I am intelligent. Am I intelligent?

You are a
Are you a student?
student.

He is a pilot. Is he a pilot?

She is from Spain. Is she from Spain?

It is a big house. Is it a big house?

We are ready. Are we ready?

You are doctors. Are you doctors?

They are rich. Are they rich?

To Be - Short Answers
In spoken English, we usually give short answers in response to questions.
Are you a student? - Yes, I am (a student). The last part (a student) is not necessary.
We use shorts answers to avoid repetition, when the meaning is clear.

Question Short Answers** Short Answers

Am I intelligent? Yes, you are. No, you aren't.

Are you a
Yes, I am. No, I am not.
student?

Is he a pilot? Yes, he is. No, he isn't.

Is she from Spain? Yes, she is. No, she isn't.

Is it a big house? Yes, it is. No, it isn't.

Are we ready? Yes, we are. No, we aren't.

Are you doctors? Yes, we are. No, we aren't.

Are they rich? Yes, they are. No, they aren't.

** With To Be, We don't use contractions in affirmative short answers unless there is

additional information after it (in which case they are no longer considered short
answers).
Summary Chart
PART B:
Things you can say about mobile phones and cell phones

Good things about mobile / cellular / cell phones

 They are the most popular type of gadget in the world today
 The way we communicate has been revolutionized by cellular phones
 We can stay in contact with everyone no matter where we are
 They allow users to communicate by text messages, making calls,and sending
emails
 Mobile phones provide easy access to the Internet and users can also take
photos and listen to music all on one gadget

Bad things about mobile / cellular phones

 Mobile phones may cause some problems in certain public areas

 When they ring in public places like cinemas and schools they create a
disturbance
 Some people seem not to be aware that other people can hear the conversation
 Mobile or cellular phones can interfere with the operation of other electronic
equipment
 Excessive use of mobile phones can cause brain damage due to radiofrequency
(RF) waves they emit
 Using a mobile or cellular phone can be a dangerous distraction when trying to
certain other activities
 Talking or texting on a mobile or cell phone while driving is very dangerous
 Mobile phones are easy targets for thieves in many places

PART C
GRAMMAR:
THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IS USED:

 To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations,

emotions and wishes:
I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation); London is a large
city (general truth)
 To give instructions or directions:
You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.
  To express fixed arrangements, present or future:
Your exam starts at 09.00
 To express future time, after some conjunctions: after, when, before, as soon
as, until:
He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.

Examples:

 For habits
He drinks tea at breakfast.
She only eats fish.
They watch television regularly.
 For repeated actions or events
We catch the bus every morning.
It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
They drive to Monaco every summer.
 For general truths
Water freezes at zero degrees.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
Her mother is Peruvian.

 For instructions or directions

Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
You take the No.6 bus to Watery and then the No.10 to Bedford.
 For fixed arrangements
His mother arrives tomorrow.
Our holiday starts on the 26th March
 With future constructions
She'll see you before she leaves.
We'll give it to her when she arrives.

FORMING THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: TO THINK

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I think Do I think? I do not think

You think Do you think? You do not think

He thinks Does he think? He does not think

She thinks Does she think? She does not think

It thinks Does it think? It does not think

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

We think Do we think? We do not think.

They think Do they think? They do not think.

NOTES ON THE SIMPLE PRESENT, THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

 In the third person singular the verb always ends in -s:

he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks.
 Negative and question forms use DOES (= the third person of the auxiliary 'DO')
+ the infinitive of the verb.
He wants ice cream. Does he want strawberry? He does not want vanilla.
 Verbs ending in -y : the third person changes the -y to -ies:
fly --> flies, cry --> cries
Exception: if there is a vowel before the -y:
play --> plays, pray --> prays
 Add -es to verbs ending in:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch:
he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes

Examples:

 He goes to school every morning.

 She understands English.
 It mixes the sand and the water.
 He tries very hard.
 She enjoys playing the piano.

TOPIC:
SPORT
    There are many kinds of sports but I like football most. Everyday, at 4.30 pm, I
usually ride to Tuyen Son sport town to play football with my friends. Normally one team
pre-deposits. And then we have a match in which each team tries very hard to win
because the losing team has to pay 200.000 VND for rental fee, everybody doesn’t want
to loose the money. It is very fun to play with a simple purpose like that. If we play in the
day time, the fee will be cheaper.
 PART D
TRAVELLING
SUGGESTED VOCABULARIES + IDEAS + EXPRESSIONS
- Travel [ˈtræv(ə)l ] (n.) : to go on a journey or visit different places,
especially places that are far away from
where you live or work = du lịch
- transport [ˈtrænspɔːt ] (n.) : the process of moving people or things from
one place to another, usually in a vehicle =
vận tải
[əˈbrɔːd ] (adv.) : in or to a foreign country =ở nước ngoài
- abroad
happening or existing in a country across the
[ˈəʊvə(r)siːz] (adj.) : sea from your country = ở hải ngoại
- overseas a long comfortable vehicle for carrying a
large number of passengers, especially on
[kəʊtʃ ] (n.) : long journeys = xe đò
- Coach a boat that makes short regular journeys
[ˈferi ] (n.) : between two or more places = phà
- ferry an occasion when you travel from one place
: to another, especially when there is a long
[ˈdʒɜː(r)ni ] (n.) : distance between the places = chuyến đi dài
- journey liked = ưa chuộng
: the best and most expensive seats on a plane
[ˈfeɪv(ə)rət (adj) : or train, or the best and most expensive
(n.) : accommodation=hạng nhất
- Favorite
(adj.) : covering large distances = đường dài
- First class
an amount of money that you spend in order
- Long- distance
[ɪkˈspens (n.) : to buy or do something = chi phí
[aɪˈtɪnərəri] (n.) : a plan of a journey that you are going to
- Expense
[ˈtræv(ə)lə(r)] (n.) : make = lộ trình
- Itinerary
someone who is travelling or who often
- Traveller [əˈreɪndʒmənt] ((n.) : travels = người đi du lịch
a way of organizing things so that problems
- arrangement are solved or avoided

Useful vocabulary connected with: TRAVEL

abroad (adv) : nước ngoài
in a foreign country
He left his country at the age of 30 when he got a job abroad.

trip (n) : chuyến đi

a journey, usually short, in which you go to a particular place and come back home
again
Tom is on a business trip in France, he won’t be back until Saturday.

service (n) : dịch vụ

the act of providing customers with goods or taking their orders for a particular amount
of money
I visit this hotel quite often, because it has a very professional service.

travel agency (n) : đại lý du lịch

a company that arranges travels for people
I seldom visit travel agencies. It is cheaper for me to arrange holidays on my own.

favourite (a) : ưa chuộng

best liked
My favourite colour is green.

means of transport (n) : phương tiện giao thông

a way of travelling (by car, ship, plane, train, bus, ferry, bike, etc.)
Plane is the fastest but still the most expensive means of transport.

ferry (n) : phà

a large boat or ship that takes passengers and their vehicles across an area of water,
e.g. to an island
They are going to build a bridge to the island, but now you can get there by ferry only.

seasick (a) : say sóng

feeling sick because of the movement of the ship
If it is not necessary to travel by ship, I simply don’t. I always feel seasick immediately
after the ship sets off.
driver’s license (n) :bằng lái xe
official permission to drive a car that you get after passing a driving test; also a
document that showing that you have passed this test
He had to pay an extremely high fine for driving without his driver’s license.

hitchhike (v) : đi nhờ

to travel by someone else’s vehicles for free
It’s rather dangerous to hitchhike. You never know whom you will meet.

SAMPLE 1:

As for me, I prefer to travel by plane. And now I would like to tell you about my first
travelling by plane. It was in 1998 when I travelled to Italy. I travelled without parents,
but with guide and other children. I don't remember exactly how much time it took to fly
from Minsk to Venice, but I think it must be about 2 or 3 hours. During the flight I
communicated with my neighbours, I admired the view from my window and slept a bit.
When we are were landing in Venice I looked out of my window and saw the entire city
at my hand. It isn't true, that there is no one road in Venice, but only water channels. I
can say that only the third part of the city is covered with water. Then the plane landed.
And in the end I'll say that traveling is a nice hobby and a great thing if you want to know
more about the world and certainly if you are studying a foreign language.

SAMPLE 2:

   I like travelling and I have had many interesting holidays. In the summer, I usually go
on vacation with my family. We have visited many famous places such as: Hanoi,
Danang, Nhatrang… but we like the vacation to Dalat best because it was very
wonderful.

    At 10 o’clock my family arrived in Dalat. My father had booked a big room before, so
we went to check in and rested. After resting for a while, we went to “Thung lung tinh
yeu”. “Thung lung tinh yeu” has many beautiful flowers: tulips, roses, violets… As you
may know, many people have considered Dalat a wonderful, romantic and attractive
city.

    After that we went back to our hotel. My family had dinner together in our hotel at
7.30. My mother liked the foods because they were delicious.

    That vacation was too short but we felt it wonderful. It is my greatest time in life.