The document provides vocabulary and grammar lessons. It begins with a vocabulary activity matching words to their meanings, including words like "talented", "achievement", and "generosity". Next, it discusses using the correct forms of these words in sentences. The document then covers grammar lessons on the past simple and past continuous tenses. Examples are provided to illustrate using these tenses to describe past actions. Homophones are also defined. The remainder of the document focuses on articles - both definite ("the") and indefinite ("a"/"an"). It provides rules and examples for using articles correctly based on whether a noun is specific, plural, a proper noun, etc. Exercises are included for

3. I/ VOCABULARY
Activity 1:Match the word with its
meaning
• gifted, having a natural ability to
do something well
• very successful and admired by
other people
• regarded by society as acceptable,
proper and correct
• kindness or willingness to give
• something that has been obtained
by hard work, ability or effort

4. • Achievement(n): ...........
• Generosity ( n) : ...........
• Talented (adj): ...........
• Distinguished(adj) : ........
• Respectable ( adj) : ........
VOCABULARY CHECKING
sự hào
phóng
lỗi lạc
thành tựu
có năng
khiếu
đáng
kính,khá lớn

5. Act2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in 1.
1. distinguished
distinguished , talented, achievement, respectable, generosity
1. Alexandre Yersin, who had quite a ……………..career in
medicine, devoted his life to the poor and sick people in Viet Nam.
2. Hard-working and ……….students should be given more
opportunities to develop their skills.
3. The new album is one of his greatest …………. It sold 50,000
copies just in the first week
4. After my father got a well-paid job at an international
company, we moved to a …………neighbourhood.
5. Don't allow other people to take advantage of your …………….
You should learn to give wisely.
2. talented
3. achievements
4. respectable
5.generosity

6. Homophone:
Homophone are words ( or combinations of words) that have
different spellings and meanings but the same pronunciation.
1. Definition (định nghĩa):
Two- too – to (strong form) Board – bored
Piece – peace Your – you’re
There – their There’s – theirs
Father – farther Knew – new
Whose – who’s Whether – weather
Genes - jeans Council - counsel
từ đồng âm

7. phàn nàn về 1 việc gì đó.
1. The past simple and the past continuous
1. Cách sử dụng:
a. Diễn tả 1 hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì có 1 hành
động khác xen vào
while He/she/it/1 người/vật + was
You/we they/nhiều người/vật + were
when He/she/it/1 người,v + was
You/we they/nhiều người,v + were
while she (play)……………...the guitar, her friend (call)………..me
when I (come)…………..home, my mother (cook)…………………….
+ V-ing , S + V2/ed
S +
V2/ed,
+ V-ing
was
playing
called
was cooking
came
III.GRAMMAR

8. The past simple and the past continuous
b. Phàn nàn về 1 việc gì đó lăp đi lại nhiều lần/ những việc làm bực mình
trong quá khứ
S +
+
was
were
+ V-ing
always
constantly
lived
was coming
E.g: When I (live)…………….. with my roommate 2 years
ago, he ……. …….always (come) …….……… home late.

9. Exercise: Put the verb in brackets in the past
simple or the past continuous.
1. This morning when the alarm clock ( go) ________
off, I ( have) ___________ a sweet dream.
2. Carol (meet) ______her husband while she ( travel)
______________ in Europe.
3. I (work) ____________on my computer when there (
be) ____ sudden power cut and all my date (be)
_____lost.
4. When we (share) _______a room two years ago, Lin
(always, take) ____________________my things
without asking.
5. When Tom ( call) ________yesterday, I ( do )
__________the washing up in the kitchen, so I ( not
hear) __________the phone
went
was having
met
was travelling
was working
was
shared
was always taking
called
was doing
didn’t hear
was

10. 2. ARTICLE( MẠO TỪ:A/An/The)
* Cách dùng mạo từ xác định “the”
• Dùng “the” trước một danh từ đã được xác định cụ thể mà cả người nói và ng nghe
biết rõ ( Danh từ này thường được nhắc đến lần thứ 2 trở đi, hoặc danh từ theo sau
bởi 1 cụm từ hoặc 1 mệnh đề): The girl in black…..
• Tên sông,biển,đại dương,dãy núi,sa mạc,quần đảo: The Nile river
• Khu vực địa lý, tên quốc gia có từ kingdom,states,có dạng số nhiều: The
Netherlands
• Trước danh từ chỉ các tổ chức,khách sạn,viện bảo tàng,tòa nhà quan trọng,tờ
báo,phương tiện truyền thông,hệ thống giao thông,nhạc cụ: The WHO, the guitar
• Danh từ là thứ duy nhất,so sánh hơn nhất, thứ tự : The sun; the biggest city, the
first/last/…
• Trước tính từ để tạo thành danh từ chỉ chung 1 nhóm người: The poor

11. ARTICLES
*Mạo từ không xác định A/An
• Dùng “a” hoặc “an” trước một danh từ số ít đếm được. Chúng
có nghĩa là một. Chúng được dùng trong câu có tính khái quát
hoặc đề cập đến một chủ thể chưa được đề cập từ trước.
• An thay cho A:
"an" được dùng trước các từ bắt đầu bằng nguyên âm (trong cách
phát âm, chứ không phải trong cách viết). Bao gồm: “u,e,o,a,i”. Ví
dụ: an apple (một quả táo), an orange (một quả cam).
• Miêu tả công việc, nghề nghiệp, sự nhân dạng chứng minh.
• Miêu tả sự sở hữu: a friend of mine
• Đứng trước danh từ chỉ bệnh tật ngoại trừ (flu and measles): a
headache

12. Articles
*Loại mạo từ: Trước tên riêng( Nước,
ng,huyện,đường,châu lục…), danh từ chỉ chung,
danh từ trừu tượng,môn thể thao,phương tiện
giao thông,bữa ăn, môn học,quốc tịch(ngôn
ngữ),tạp chí

13. Exercise 2 (page 9): Complete the gaps with THE where necessary. If an
article is not necessary, write a cross (X)
1. Here's ______ book you asked to borrow.
2. There are some reports on _______ oil slick in ______Mediterranean Sea.
3. _______ kangaroos are found only in _________ Australia.
4. Angelina is working for a charitable organization that helps _______ people with
disabilities.
5. Is _______ United Arab Emirates part of ________ South Asia or ________
Middle East?
6. Last summer, we travelled to many places. We visited ______ Taj Mahal
in _______ India, climbed ________ Mount Everest in_______Himalayas, and took
a cruise to ______ Bahamas.
7. I love _______ Spain. I find ______Spanish very friendly, but I can't say much
in _____ Spanish.
8. My favorite pastime is playing _______ guitar, but my best friend prefers
playing ______tennis.
the
X
the
the
X
X
the
the
X
the
the
X
X
X
the
X
X
the the

14. Exercise 3: Complete the gaps with a , an
or a cross (x) if an article is not necessary
1. There’s _____chance
that she’ll win the
competition again.
a

15. Exercise 3: Complete the gaps with a , an
or a cross (x) if an article is not necessary
2. What _____ nice
weather ! Let’s go for
_____ picnic
X
a

16. Exercise 3: Complete the gaps with a , an
or a cross (x) if an article is not necessary
3. I went to see _____Dr Nga
yesterday because I
had_____ fever. She asked
me to stay in _____ bed for
two days
X
a
X

17. Exercise 3: Complete the gaps with a , an
or a cross (x) if an article is not necessary
4. My friend Brian is ____
Scot. On ____ special
occasions, he wears____ kilt
and plays the bagpipe.
a
X
a

18. Exercise 3: Complete the gaps with a , an
or a cross (x) if an article is not necessary
5. I’m not talking about
____ global warming, but
traffic congestion. This is
quite____ different
problem in our city.
X
a

19. Exercise 3: Complete the gaps with a , an
or a cross (x) if an article is not necessary
6 . The teacher gave us
____test on ____ indefinite
articles yesterday. It wasn’t
easy, but I could get ____
good mark in the test.
a
a
X

20. Exercise 3: Complete the gaps with a , an
or a cross (x) if an article is not necessary
7. I like ____ ice cream,
but I’m not in the mood
for ____ ice cream now.
X
an

21. Exercise 3: Complete the gaps with a , an
or a cross (x) if an article is not necessary
8. A: Let’s go for____ coffee.
B: No, thanks. I don’t drink
____ coffee.
a
X

22. Ex.4: Read the following story and complete each gap with
an article. Write a cross (X) if an article is not necessary.
I had (1) _____ very bad experience (2)_____ last
Sunday. I bought (3)_____ flash drive
from (4) _____ computer store in (5) _____ local
shopping centre. When I went back (6)_____ home, I
inserted it into my computer, but it was not recognised. I
took it back to (7)_____ store, but (8) _____ store
manager got very angry. He pointed at (9) _____ crack
on (10)_____ flash drive, and said his store was not
responsible for such (11) _____ defect because it had
probably been caused by my carelessness. I couldn't
say (12) _____ word, and had to buy another flash drive.

23. Ex.4: Read the following story and complete each gap with
an article. Write a cross (X) if an article is not necessary.
I had (1) _____very bad
experience (2)_____ last Sunday. I
bought (3)_____ flash drive
from (4) _____ computer store
in (5) _____ local shopping center. When I
went back (6)_____ home, I inserted it into
my computer, but it was not recognized. I
took it back to (7)_____ store,
but (8) _____ store manager got very angry.
He pointed at (9) _____ crack
on (10)_____ flash drive, and said his store
was not responsible for
such (11) _____ defect because it had
probably been caused by my carelessness. I
couldn't say (12) _____ word, and had to buy
another flash drive.
1. a
9. a
2. X
3. a
4.a/the
5. the
6. X
7. the
8. the
10. the
11. a
12. a

24. - Learn by heart vocabulary
- Do the exercise 3, 4 on page 10
- Prepare the next lesson