Complete the sentences with the correct form of will or be going to and the verbs in brackets. Write which rule in the Learn this! box you are following.

1. That train ______________ (not stop) here - It's going too fast.

2. ‘We ______________ (spend) the weekend in Paris.’

     ‘Lucky you. You ______________  (have) a great time!’

3. ‘Help! I ______________ (drop) one of these boxes.’

    ‘Don't worry. I______________(take) one for you.’

4. I______________ (go) into town this afternoon. But I ______________ (not be) home late, I promise.

Study the plural forms below. Then complete rules a-f in the Learn this! box with the correct endings. Then match each spelling variation (g-i) with one of the nouns below.

Read the Learn this! box. Match each highlighted phrase in the dialogue with a rule (a-f).

Read the Learn this! box. What examples of have something done can you find in the article in exercise 2?

1G. get

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of get. In your notebook, match the sentences to  the correct basic meaning (a-e) in the Learn this! box.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng đúng của get. Trong vở của bạn, nối các câu trên với đúng các nghĩa cơ bản (a-e) trong hộp Learn this!)

LEARN THIS! Basic meanings of get

(Các nghĩa cơ bản của get)

The verb get has several basic meanings.

(Động từ get có một vài nghĩa cơ bản.)

a. to receive – What did you get for your birthday?

(a. nhận – Bạn đã nhận được gì cho sinh nhật của mình?)

b. to buy or collect – He went out to get a newspaper.

(b. mua hoặc thu nhặt – Anh ấy ra ngoài để mua một tờ báo.)

c. to catch or take (transport) – Which train did she get?

(c. để đón hoặc bắt (vận chuyển) – Bạn đã bắt chuyến tàu nào vậy?)

d. to arrive - We got home at midnight.

(d. đến – Chúng tôi đến nhà vào nửa đêm.)

e. to become - I'm getting hungry.

(e. trở nên – Tôi đang đói.)

1. It was dark when we _____ to the hotel.

2. It was too far to walk so we decided to _____ a taxi.

3. We live on the equator, so it _____ dark at the same time every evening.

4. On the way to the hospital yesterday, we _____ some flowers for my aunt.

5. My brother is really excited because he _____ a new phone for his birthday.

Complete the sentences with just and the present perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets. Then write the question form.

I've just done my first parachute jump. (do)

Have you just done your first parachute jump?

1. I _________ something funny. (see)

2. Sam __________ into the lake. (dive)

3. We _________ past my friend's house. (drive)

4. He ________ the world record again. (break)

Studying the use of articles in the dialogue. Complete the Learn this! Box with a / an, the or – (no article).

LEARN THIS! Articles

a. We use ¹________when we mention something for the first time and ²________when we mention it again.

b. We use ³________when it is clear what we are talking about and in superlatives.

c. We use ⁴________to say what someone's jobs is.

d. We use ⁵________when we make generalization.

e. We use ⁶________to mean ‘per’ or ‘in each’

f. there are set phrases which do not follow a rule

Find all the examples of the past simple and the present perfect in the article. Complete the rules in the Learn this! box below with present perfect or past simple. Then underline an example of each rule in the article.

LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple

a. We use ¹___________ to talk about a specific occasion in the past.

b. We use ²___________ to talk about a specific period of time that is still continuing.

c. We use ³___________ to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or how long.

d. We use ⁴___________to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the present, often with just, already, or yet.

e. We use ⁵___________to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past, often with ever or never.