Dak Glong High School
Teacher: Nguyen Dinh Hao
Class: 12 B
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LIFE IN THE FUTURE
UNIT 8
Contracted forms of auxiliaries
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Pronunciation
I have
You have
She has
I’ve
You’ve
She’s
I have not
You have not
She has not
I haven’t
You haven’t
She hasn’t
Full forms
Contracted forms
Full forms
Contracted forms
He has
It has
He’s
It’s
He has not
It has not
He hasn’t
It hasn’t
I have
You have
She has
I’ve
You’ve
She’s
I have not
You have not
She has not
I haven’t
You haven’t
She hasn’t
Full forms
Contracted forms
Full forms
Contracted forms
He has
It has
He’s
It’s
He has not
It has not
He hasn’t
It hasn’t
Contracted forms of auxiliaries
Practise reading these sentences
I’ve got something for you.
You’ve got something for me?
We’ve failed and they’ve passed.
Haven’t you? You’ve not been here long, of course.
I haven’t. but I’ve grown to love it already.
He’s left, and she’s gone to work, too.
Hasn’t the doctor come yet?
No. The doctor hasn’t been called.
II. Grammar
Prepositions and articles
1. Prepositions.
a. Prepositions of time: at, on, in
Ex: at 10:30,
at 5:00 o’clock
“at” is used in idioms
at night, at noon….
at that moment/time
at the same time
at the end of
……

on
On Monday
On Tuesday
On Wednesday
….
“on” is used before days
Ex:
“on” is also used in idioms
Ex:
On 10th october
On Easter day
On new year day
On time….
Ex:
In January, In February, In March
….
In1999, In 2008
…
In 21st century

We use “in” before months, years, century…
in
Ex: in the day, in the night, in the morning, in time, in summer, in the past….
“in” is also used in idioms
b. Prepositions of places:

IN
ON
UNDER
NEXT TO
The bird is on the tree
The bird is under the tree
The bird flies over the tree
The elephant is standing near the tree
The elephant is standing between the trees
The elephant is standing between the trees
The dog is running behind the cat
The cat is on the computer
The cat is next to the computer
The cat is behind the computer
Prepositions are used with some verbs
Believe in, insist on, warn about, consist of, prevent from, congratulate on, look after, die of, apologise for, look forward to, think of/ about, make of/ from….
Interested in, afraid of, tired of, ashamed of, successful in, similar to, different from good at, famous for…
Prepositions are used with some adjectives.
Exersice1:Choosing the appropriate prepositions.
Luckily, you are ….. time for the meeting.
A. in b. on c. at
Many people are dying …..various types of cancer.
A. of b. by c. on
I will not be here next week. I am going to be …..business in Mexico.
A. on b. in c. of
….

4. ….the end of the book, they get married and live happily ever after.
B. In C. On
5. Thank you for everything you’ve done. You are a true friend ….me.
A. of C. in
6. I can’t believe… you. You always let me down.
B. to C. at
7. I have warned you …. the difficulties you have to face when applying for the job.
A. on C. to
A. At
B. to
A. In
B. about
8. Britney Spears is famous… her beautiful face and sweet voice.
A. by C. of
9. The bookshop is…. The chemist’s and the butcher’s and ……the library.
A. among/opposite
C. between/ across
10. Next year, I’m going to get married…. John and we are going to move to Bristol.

A. to B. with C. for
B. for
B.between/opposite
A. to
2. The articles.
Indefinite articles and definite articles.
Look at the following sentence and compare the use of a, an and the:
An old man and a young girl are sitting opposite me. The old man is French and the young girl is English.
Yesterday I bought an English book and a literature book. The English book is interesting but the literature one is boring

@ An indefinite article (English a, an) is used before singular nouns that refer to any member of a group.
+ A is used before nouns bigining a consonant.
Example:


.

A computer
a bird
+ An is used before nouns bigining with a vowel
An apple
An orange
An old man
Example:
An umbrella
A university
@ A definite article (English the) is used before singular and plural nouns that refer to a particular member of a group.
The cat is on the red mat.
yesterday I bought a book. The book is very interesting
@ Put a/an, the, Ø bin each space to complete the following sentences.
1. We went by ……train to the west of England.
2. …….people who live in…….are called….scots.
3. Collumbus was one of ……first people to cross…..Atlantic.
4. Davis learn to play…….violin when he was at …..unirversity.
5. Did you read ……book I lent you …….last week?
6. Is that …..present Bill gave you for …….Christmas?
7. …...computer has already changed………..our life drammaticlly.
8. There was …..accident yesterday at …….corner of ……strees.
9. I need …….time to thank about…….offer you gave me.
10. ……….little knowledge is ……dangerous thing.
1. We went by ……train to the west of England.
2. …….people who live in……. Scotland are called….Scots.
3. ……Collumbus was one of ……first people to cross…..Atlantic.
4. Davis learn to play…….violin when he was at …..unirversity.
5. Did you read ……book I lent you …….last week?
the
the
the
the
6. Is that …..present Bill gave you for …….Christmas?
7. …...computer has already changed………..our life drammaticlly.
8. There was …..accident yesterday at …….corner of ……strees.
9. I need …….time to thank about…….offer you gave me.
10. ……….little knowledge is ……dangerous thing.
a
the
an
the
the
the
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