Unit 6: An Excursion

Language Focus
 I. Pronunciation
/ə/ /ɜː/
teacher other bird term
together pagoda work shirt
about today church early
 I. Pronunciation
* Practise these sentences.
1. Have you heard about our excursion to Thay Pagoda?
2. Her father is learning German with a teacher.
3. Last year the birds returned to the river earlier than this year.
4. The girls work in the church on Thursdays.
5. Was it Barbara's camera?
6. I'm thirsty. Nurse. I want a glass of water.
 II. Grammar

The Present Continuous with future meaning

Be going to
 A. THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE /
CONTINUOUS (with a future meaning)
1. Form: S + am/ is/ are + V-ing
2. Use: Arrangements
(Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn được dùng diễn tả sự sắp xếp hay kế hoạch trong tương lai, thường
có từ chỉ thời gian.)
Examples:
1. I’m leaving next week. I’ve booked my flight.
2. What time are you meeting Emily this evening?
3. He is seeing the dentist on Tuesday morning.
 B. BE GOING TO
1. Form: S + am/ is/ are going to +V (bare infinitive)
2. Use:
a. Prediction (dự đoán có dấu hiệu đi kèm)
E.g.: Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain.
b. Intention (dự định trong tương lai)
E.g.1: A: Your shoes are dirty. B: Yes, I know. I’m going to clean them.
E.g.2: I’m going to learn a language, but I haven’t decided yet which one.
E.g.3: This cheese smells horrible. I’m not going to eat it.
• A. let me pay for you
• B. I will pay for you
 Exercise 1. Choose the correct option in
brackets.
1. Tell me your plan, Lan. What (are you doing/will you do) this Saturday
evening?
Tell me your plan, Lan. What are you doing this Saturday evening?
2. Mary (will get married/is getting married) next week.
Mary is getting married next week.
3. There's a good play on TV tonight. (Will you / Are you going to) watch it?
There's a good play on TV tonight. Are you going to watch it?
 Exercise 1. Choose the correct option in
brackets.
• 4. I feel terrible. I think I (will be/am going to be) sick.
• I feel terrible. I think I am going to be sick.

• 5. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It (will / is going to) rain.
• There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It is going to rain.
 Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets in the
present progressive or be going to.
1. The Browns (go) to the cinema this evening.
The Browns are going to the cinema this evening.
2. We (have) an English-speaking club meeting next week. Would you like to
come?
We are having an English-speaking club meeting next week. Would you like to
come?
3. The cat is just behind the rat. It (catch) the latter.
The cat is just behind the rat. It is going to catch the latter.
 Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets in the
present progressive or be going to.
4. Where you (put) this new bookcase?
Where you are you putting this new bookcase?

5. Smoking is very bad for his health, but he (not give) it up.
Smoking is very bad for his health, but he is not going to give it
up.
 Exercise 3: Complete the exchanges, using the
present progressive or be going to.
1. There's a football match on TV this afternoon.______? - No. I'm busy. I'm going
to do my homework.
• A. Are you going to watch it B. Are you watching it
2. Can you come next weekend? - Sorry, we’d love to, but______ Hoa's birthday
party.
•  A. we are attending B. we are going to attend
3. I hear Tim has won a lot of money. What is he going to do with the money? - He
says_______ a new bicycle.
• A. he's going to buy B. he's buying
 Exercise 3: Complete the exchanges, using the
present progressive or be going to.
4. Should I leave the umbrella at home? -    It's cloudy and windy.______. Take it
along.
• A. It's going to rain. B. It's raining.
5. Do you think the windows are so dirty? -    Oh, yes. _____ them later.
• A. I'm going to clean B. I'm cleaning