Listen and complete the conversation. Then underline the weak forms of the auxiliary verbs, circle the contracted forms, and mark the consonant-to-vowel linking with (‿). Practise saying the conversation in pairs.

A: What's it like living (1) _________ skyscraper?

B: (2) __________ great. I (3) __________ enjoy the best views (4) ___________ the city from my sofa.

A: (5) __________ have a balcony?

B: No, (6) ___________. (7) ___________ huge windows.

Example:

Read the text and underline the six phrasal verbs. Match each of them with a synonym/definition given, according to its meaning in the text.

try to find or get         write (down)         realise the truth       increasing     reject             gave time and attention 

     When Laura was a university student in the city, she found it very difficult to live on her grant when prices were going up all the time, so she decided to look for a part-time job. When she saw an advertisement in the paper for snack bar staff, she sat down to apply for the job. She wasn't sure how best to present herself on paper, so she just put down the details of her education and experience. The owner of the bar rang some days later to ask her to come for an interview the following day. When she arrived, she was nervous because she felt sure he could see through her claims to have worked as a waitress before, and would turn her down. But finally the interview was over, and he shook hands with her and said, 'See you next week, then!'

III. Read the passage and fill in the blank with the correct form of the verbs in the box Marble Mountains is a group of five smaller mountains (1) Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. It is also a travel itinerary linking Da Nang City to the ancient town of Hoi An and Hue City. As the name suggests the Marble Mountains used to be a place providing input (2) for craftsmen in the village, but the local government banned marble exploitation (3) that the five mountains could disappear. Most of the marble for the village now comes from northern provinces such as Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Thai Nguyen. As a further step to diversify products, the marble fine arts village has (4) marble from Pakistan. As far as I know, the man who (5) marble craftsmanship to the region came from Thanh Hoa, and most craftsmen in the village had handed down the craft from generation to generation. There are some 3,000 handicraft workers in Non Nuoc village. (6) , there are only 70 skillful craftsmen who can (7) souls into marble sculptures after other workers have finished (8) the Products. In the shops along the highway, you can see different marble products in all shapes and sizes, from contemporary (9) to religious sculptures. And of course you will have a chance to see craftsmen (10) their art and turning soulless marble into sophisticated sculpture products.

Look at the photo. Who was this man? Why is he family? Read the text and check.

Aicolaus copernicus was a famous astronomer. He was born in 1473 in torun. He came from a rich family and had three brothers and sister.

Copernicus studies theology and language - he spoke five languages! Later he began to study astronomy, medicine maths . At that time, people thought that the earth was the centre of the universe, and that the sun went round the earth . But copernicus said that the earth went round the sun. He wrote about his idea in his famous book de revolutionibus. The book appeared a few months before he died in 1543.

Look at the text again. Underline all the verbs in the part simple. Which verbs are regular ? Which verbs are irregular?

Match the irregular part simple forms in the text with the base forms bolow.

1. Be was/were

2.come 7. Go

3. Have 8. Say

4. Speak 9. Write

5. Begin

6. Think

a. Read about text language, then read Adam's text message again and underline all the text language.

(Đọc về ngôn ngữ nhắn tin, sau đó đọc lại tin nhắn văn bản của Adam và gạch chân tất cả ngôn ngữ nhắn tin.)

Read the Reading Strategy. Then read the sentences below and the highlighted words in the text. Say which sentence links to which highlighted word and underline the part of the sentence which helped you to decide.

A. You see the world differently, develop your own views and your own sense of right and wrong.

B. They may not say so, but they are probably feeling a sense of loss and may even feel rejected by you.

C. Firstly, let your parents know that you still love and value them.

D. Keep talking to your parents.

E. In general, emotionally and socially, the adolescents like you are experiencing profound changes in terms of freedom, privacy, interests, decisions and opinions.

F. You hate being told what to do all the time.

G. Despite this, you should always listen carefully.

a. Read about writing complaint emails, then read June's email again and underline the examples of parts 1-4 from the Writing Skill in the email.

(Đọc về cách viết email khiếu nại, sau đó đọc lại email của June và gạch dưới các ví dụ của phần 1-4 từ Kỹ năng Viết trong email.)