Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the strong and weak forms of the auxiliary verbs. Then practise saying them.

Mark: Have you started working out again?

          /hǝv/

Nam: Yes, I have.

                 /hæv/

Mark: Was it your grandfather who taught you?

          /wəz/

Nam: Yes, it was.

                  /wɒz/

Read and complete.

Thanks. Who name’s this name you friend

Nam: Hello, Mai.

Mai: Hi, Nam. How are (1)..............?

Nam: I'm fine, (2).................. And you?

Mai: I'm fine, too. Thank you.

Nam: (3).............. is Tony.

Mai: Hi, Tony. How do you spell your (4).............?

Tony: T-O-N-Y.

Mai: (5)...................'s that?

Tony: It's my (6).............. Her (7).................. Linda.

Listen and read. 

Mark: Hi, everyone. Last time our club met, we decided to start an awareness campaign to draw attention to a pressing social issue. So have you thought about any issues that we could focus on?

Mai: Yes, I think we should promote issues that affect a lot of people in our city, such as crime and overpopulation.

Nam: I like your ideas, Mai, but I think we should plan our campaign around social issues that directly affect teenagers like us.

Mark: Can you give us some examples?

Nam: Well, bullying, peer pressure, and body shaming, for instance, are major problems among teenagers today although many people don’t feel comfortable talking about them.

Mai: I agree with you. Hmm... so Mark, what do you think? Should we focus our campaign on a general social issue or one affecting mainly teens?

Mark: Hmm. I think this time we should focus on a problem teens struggle with every day because this won't be a big campaign. However, we'll try to use your ideas for another project, Mai.

Mai: Sounds good! Now let’s decide on a social issue. Is the top problem facing teens today peer pressure, body shaming, or bullying?

Nam: I think it’s bullying because it’s very common today, and ...

1. Listen and read.

(Nghe và đọc.)

Nam: Hello, Minh.

Minh: Hi, Nam. How are you? I'm going to play football at our school stadium with a few friends this evening. Are you free to join us?

Nam: I'd love to, but I'm afraid I can't. I'm preparing dinner.

Minh: Really? Doesn't your mum cook?

Nam: Oh, yes. My mum usually does the cooking, but she's working late today.

Minh: How about your sister, Lan? Does she help with the housework?

Nam: Yes. She often helps with the cooking. But she can't help today. She's studying for her exams.

Minh: I see. I never do the cooking. It's my mother's job.

Nam: Really? So how do you divide the household chores in your family?

Minh: Mum is the homemaker, so she does the chores. My dad is the breadwinner, he earns money. And we, the kids, study.

Nam: Well, in my family, we divide the housework equally - Mum usually cooks and shops for groceries: Dad cleans the house and does the heavy lifting.

Minh: What about you and your sister?

Nam: My sister does the laundry. I do the washing-up and put out the rubbish. We also help with the cooking when our mum is busy.

Minh: That sounds fair! Anyway, I have to go now. See you later.

Nam: Bye. Have fun.

Put the following sentences of the dialogue in the correct order:

1. Fine thanks. I'm calling because I'll be in Paris next week and I'd like to meet you. I want to tell you about our new software.

2. Fantastic. See you next week then.

3. How about Wednesday?

4. Right. See you then. Bye.

5. Great. What day would suit you?

6. Let me have a look in my diary. Yes, that's fine. Is 10 o'clock OK?

7. Hi Jane How are you?

8. Perfect. It'll be great to see you again. I have a lot to tell you.

9. Hello Maria. It's Jane Lowe from Univeral Tech in Singapore.

10. Bye!

Claire: (1)........(you/have) a nice weekend in Paris.

Mark: Yes, thanks. It...(2) ...(be) good. We.....(3)...(look) around and then we...(4)...(see) a show. We....(5)...(not/try) to do too much.

Claired: What sights .....(6)...(you/see)?

Mark: We had a look round the Louvre. I...(7)..(not/know) there was so much in there.

Claire: and what show ....(8)..(you/go) ...to?

Mark: Oh a musical. I forget the name. I ...(9)...(not/like) ...it.

Claire: Oh dear. And ...(10)....(Sarah/enjoy)...it.?

Mark: not really. But we ..(11)...(enjoy) the weeken. Sarah did some shoppimh, too. but I ...(12).....(not, want) to go shopping.