Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Unit 13: The 22nd Sea Games - Language focus

UNIT 13THE 22nd SEA GAMESLANGUAGE FOCUSWARM – UP Give the comparative form of the given adjective Adjective Comparative 1. cheap 1. cheaper 2. expensive 2. more expensive 3. good 3. better 4. bad 4. worse 5. heavy 5. heavierExercise 1 Make sentences for the following situations:1. Tom is 1.65m. Bench is 1.65, too. .................................................................................................... .2. Mike speaks English fluently. John speaks English fluently, too. .................................................................................................... .3. black bag: 20.000$. white bag: 25.000$; red bag: 40.000$ - The white bag .................................... the red one.- The black bag .................................... the white and the red one.- The red bag ...................................... the white and the black one.- The black bag ........................................ of all.- The red bag ........................................... of all.Mike speaks English as fluently as John (does).Tom is as tall as Bench (is).is cheaper thanis not as/ so expensive asis more expensive thanis the most expensive is the cheapestRevision of comparativeShort adj/ advComparativehardhardershortshortercloseclosergood/ well betterbadworsefarfarther/furtheroldolder / elderLong adj/ advComparativeexpensivemore expensivecomplicatedmore complicated activemore activedifficultmore difficultcarefullymore carefully badlymore badlybusybusierearlyearlierheavyheaviernarrownarrowersimplesimplerQuantifierComparativemuchmoremanymorelittlelessfewfewer1- Equal Comparison:	(+) as + A + as 	He is as tall as I (am). (adj)	 He is not as tall as I (am) / me. (adj)He speaks E as quickly as she does. (adv)2 - Comparative Ashort + ER + than	He is shorter than I am.	 He is more handsome than I am.He works harder than I do. He sings more beautifully than I do.Note: She loves her dog more than her mother3 - Superlative THE + Ashort + EST	He is the tallest in my class.	He is the most intelligent of all.She works the hardest.	She sings the most beautifully.Degrees of comparison(-) not + as/so + A + asMORE + Along + thanTHE + MOST + Alongdoes.“Con gì càng lớn, càng bé?”60 year	-old120 year-old1=> càng ngày càng trẻ2=> càng già thì càng ốm20 years agonowII. Double comparisonStructure 1:Comparative + and + comparativeUse: To say that something is changing continuouslyEx 1: Jane is ....................... .taller and taller COMPARATIVE and COMPARATIVEE.g.(1)– The weather is becoming hotter and hotter, and the boy gets more and more tired.DOUBLE COMPARISON=>to describe a continual change in quality/ degree/ number MONDAY TUESDAYSUNDAY Short adj/ adv: Adj/adv-ER AND Adj/adv-ER more and more + long Adj/ advless and less + long Adj/ advLong adj and adverb ending in -LY:more and more + nounNoun: COMPARATIVE and COMPARATIVEVerb: verb more and moreII. Double comparisonStructure 1:Comparative + and + comparativeUse: To say that something is changing continuouslyEx 1: Jane is ................... .2. It’s getting .......................3. Gold is .................................. .4. It’s becoming ................................. to find a job.taller and taller.colder and colder.more and more expensive.more and more difficult Grammar: Double comparisonStructure 1:Use: To say that something is changing continuouslyComparative + and + comparative Exercise 1Eating and travelling in this city is getting __________________________. (expensive)2. The prices of consumer goods get _________________ all the time. (high)3. As the day went on, the weather got ________________. (bad)4. Tom writes English ________________________. (carelessly)5. Tim sings ________________________. (beautifully)6. As I waited for my interview, I became ___________________. (nervous)more and more expensivehigher and higherworse and worsemore and more nervousmore and more carelessly more and more beautifully. Activity 1: Gap-filling Fill in the blanks with the double comparison of one of the words in the box.The rain was heavier and heavier and it became (1) .. to play because of the slippery surface. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn’t score. When one of our players were sent off for a foul, our situation got (2) . . ..... Suddenly, the rain stopped and the sun began to climb (3) .. . and it was (4) . We got (5) . ... while our opponents were playing (6) .. .. Eventually, they won the game just because we were not used to this kind of weather.badhotdifficulthightiredwellmore and more difficultworse and worsehigher and higherhotter and hottermore and more tiredbetter and better.DOUBLE COMPARISON The COMPARATIVE +S + V, the COMPARATIVE +S + VMONDAY TUESDAYSUNDAY=> to say that if one thing changes in quality/ degree/ number , another thing also changes ( the first clause serves as a condition for the second clause).E.g.(2) – The hotter it is, the more ice cream he eats.Ex 1: – The weather is .................... and the boy gets .......................Ex 2: The hotter it is, the more tired the boy gets.SUNDAYMONDAY TUESDAYhotter and hotter,more and more tired.Grammar: Double comparisonStructure 2: Use: to say that one thing depends on another thingEx 3: The more tired he gets, the more ice-cream he eats.The + comparative + S + be/V, the + comparative + S + be/V.Grammar: Double comparisonStructure 2: Use: to say that one thing depends on another thingwe leave early/ we will arrive soonThe earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.The + comparative + S + be/V, the + comparative + S + be/V.It is hot. I feel miserable.Grammar: Double comparisonStructure 2: Use: to say that one thing depends on another thingEX 4. ________ it is, _______________ I feel.The hotterthe more miserableEx 1: The hotter it is, the more tired the boy gets.Ex 2: The more tired he gets, the more ice-cream he eats.Ex 3. The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.The + comparative + S + be/V, the + comparative + S + be/V.Ex3. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence1. The more a car costs, ____________ it goes. A. faster B. the faster C. the more fast D. the more fastest2. The younger you are, _________ it is to learn A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy3. The prices of consumer goods get ________ all the time A. high and higher B. the higher and higher C. higher and higher D. the most higher and higher4. As the day went on, the weather got ________ . A. the worse and worse B. badder and badder C. more and more badly D. worse and worse5. ________ we finish the project, _______ we can start the next one. A. The soonest/ the sooner B. The sooner/ the most soon C. The sooner/ the sooner D. The soonest/ the soonest6. The more electricity you use, _________ your bill will be. A. the high B. higher than C. the higher than D. the higher7. ______ the man gets, _______ he becomes. A. The more old / the more weak 	B. The older / the weaker C. The older / the weakest 	D. Older / weaker8. The suitcase seemed to get ________ as I carried it upstairs. A. more and more heavy 	B. more heavy and more C. heavier and heavier 	D. heavier than9. As the conversation went on, he became __________. A. more talkative 	B. more talkative and more C. most talkative 	D. more and more talkative10. _________ the sun is, __________ the shadow is. A. the higher/ the low B. the more high/ the more low C. the higher/ the lower D. the more higher/ the more lowerGrammar: II. Double comparisonEx1: - You: Mom, Give me some money. - Mom: How much do you want? - You (want much): ................................ .Ex2: Son: I have an English test tomorrow. Mom: Really? You should do your test ................................... .Structure 3: Ex3: - Shop assistant: Good morning. Can I help you?	 - Tom: Good morning. I’d like some apples. - Shop assistant: Which ones would you like? - Tom (big one): ................................ .Ex4: + A: Don’t tell John about that. + B: Ok. He knows ......................... .The more, the better.the + comparative, the betterthe less, the betterthe more carefully, the betterThe bigger, the better.Examples: 1. Look at these pictures.2. The plane took off despite the fog.We link a word ending with a consonant sound to a word beginning with a vowel sound I. Pronunciation: LinkingNote: The important thing in linking is the sound, not the letter. Often the letter and the sound are the same, but not always. Practice reading these sentencesPronunciation: LinkingListen and repeatLook at these pictures.The plane took off despite the fog.Mrs. Brown’s quite old.She’s from Australia.She has many friends in London.It’s up stairs.Tom used to live here.Put on your helmet, please.I want to move into the new flat with some friends.Don’t forget to turn off the lights.Review:I. Choose the best answer1 you study for these exams, .. you will do. a. The harder/ the better	 b. The more / the much c. The hardest / the best	 d. The more hard / the more good2. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that . it is at night , he plays his music! a. the less / the more loud	b. the less / less	 c. the more late / the more loudlier	d. the later / the louder3. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become . . a. more and more good	b. better and better c. the more and more good	d. gooder and gooder4. It gets .. when the winter is coming. a. cold and cold 	b. the coldest and coldest c. colder and colder	 	d. more and more cold5. French is a language to learn than English is. a. difficult	b. more difficult	 c. most difficult 	d. more and more difficult6. Of the two students, Sarah is the . a. most intelligent	b. more intelligent	 c. intelligent 	d. most intelligently7. Thanks to the great effort of doctors and nurses, her health is getting . . a. worse	b. better	 c. worse and worse	d. better and better8. The more you work, the you can earn. a. more promotion	b. more tired	 c. more money	d. more experience9. The more I live with her, the .......... I understand her. a. more	b. most	c. best	d. deeper10. Nowadays everything is getting . . a. more expensive	b. more expensive and more expensive c. more and more expensive	d. the most expensiveII. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting, then correct it.1. The fastest you drive, the greater danger you get.	 A	 B C	 D2. This exercise is much more easier than the others.	 	 A	B	 C	D3. It’s becoming more difficult and more difficult to find a job.	 A	 B	 	 C D4. They treat women more equally as people in the North.	A	 B C	 D5. The Amazon and the Nile are the two larger rivers in the world. A	 	 B 	 C	 Dfastermuch thanlargestTask 3: Use double comparative to rewrite these following sentences1. They are big, they fall fast.=> The bigger they are, the faster they fall.2. When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited.=> The more we think of the exam, the more excited we get.3. He worked hard. He felt very bad.=>The harder he worked, the worse he felt.4. He studies much, he becomes stupid.=> The more he studies, the more stupid he becomes. 5. The sun is high, the shadow is low.=>The higher the sun is, the lower is the shadow.Free practiceWork in pair, make sentences with these structures:comparative + and + comparativethe + comparative, the + comparativeHomeworkReview structures of double comparative.Do exercises 1,2,3,4 (page 86-87) in the workbook.Prepare Unit 14 - ReadingExercise 11. His visit to New York seemed to get _________________ because he was very busy at work. (short)2. Eating and travelling in this city is getting _____________________. (expensive)3. As the day went on, the weather got _______________. (bad)4. We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming _______________________. (complicated)5. Your English is OK now, your pronunciation has got ______________. (good)6. Little John is becoming ____________________. (active)7. As it was getting dark, it was becoming ____________________ to see everything in the house without electricity. (difficult)8. I feel happy as my birthday is coming ________________. (close)23456789101closer and closermore and more expensivemore and more activeworse and worsebetter and bettermore and more difficultshorter and shortermore and more complicated