Unit 1, 6th grade: My New School-A Closer Look 2
1. Grammar
1.1. Task 1 Unit 1 grade 6
Miss Nguyet is interviewing Duy for the school newsletter. Write the correct form of the verbs (Miss Nguyet is interviewing Duy for the school newsletter. Give the correct form of the verb)
Guide to answer
Miss Nguyet: Tell us about yourself Duy.
Duy: Sure! I live near here now. This is my new school. Wow! It has a large playground.
Miss Nguyet: Do you have any new friends?
Duy: Yes. I love my new school and my new friends, Vy and Phong.
Miss Nguyet: Does Vy walk to school with you?
Duy: Well, we often ride our bicycles to school.
Miss Nguyet: Who’s your teacher?
Duy: My teacher is Mr Quang. He’s great. He teaches me English.
Miss Nguyet: What do you usually do at break time?
Duy: I play football but my friend Phong doesn’t play football. He reads in the library.
Miss Nguyet: What time do you go home?
Duy: I go home at 4 o’clock every day. Then I do my homework.
Miss Nguyet: Thank you.
Translation
Miss Nguyet: Tell everyone about yourself Duy.
Duy: It’s OK. Now I live nearby. This is my new school. Wow. It has a large school yard.
Miss Nguyet: Do you have any new friends?
Duy: Yes, I love my new school and my new friends, Vy and Phong.
Miss Nguyet: Vy walks to school with you?
Duy: Well, we usually ride our bikes to school.
Miss Nguyet: Who is your teacher?
Duy: My teacher is Mr. Quang. Teacher is really great. English teacher.
Miss Nguyet: What do you do at break time?
Duy: I play football but my friend Phong doesn’t play football. She reads books in the library.
Miss Nguyet: What time do you come home?
Duy: I go home at 4pm every day. Then I do my homework.
Miss Nguyet: Thank you.
1.2. Task 2 Unit 1 grade 6
Correct the sentences according to the information in 1 above (Edit the sentence according to the information in part 1)
first. Duy doesn’t live near here.
2. Duy doesn’t like his new school.
3. Vy and Duy walk to school.
4. Mr Quang teaches Duy science.
5. At break time, Phong plays football.
Guide to answer
first. Duy doesn’t live near here.
⇒ Only lives near here (Only lives nearby)
2. Duy doesn’t like his new school.
⇒ Duy likes his new school. / Duy loves his new school. (Duy likes the new school.)
3. Vy and Duy walk to school.
⇒ Vy and Duy ride to school. Duy and Vy ride bicycles to school.
4. Mr Quang teaches Duy science.
⇒ Mr Quang teaches Duy English. (Teacher Quang teaches Duy English.)
5. At break time, Phong plays football.
⇒ At break time, Phong reads in the library. During recess, Phong reads books in the library.
1.3. Task 3 Unit 1 grade 6
Work in pairs. Make questions then interview your partner (Work in pairs. Ask questions, then interview classmates.)
first. you/ride your bicycle/to school
2. you/read/in the library/at break time
3. you/like/your new school
4. your friends/go to school/with you
5. you/do your homework/after school
Guide to answer
first. you/ride your bicycle/to school
⇒ Do you ride your bicycle to school? (Do you cycle to school?)
2. you/read/in the library/at break time
⇒ Do you read in the library at break time? (Do you read books in the library during recess?)
3. you/like/your new school
⇒ Do you like your new school? (Do you like the new school?)
4. your friends/go to school/with you
⇒ Do your friends go to school with you? (Does your friend go to school with you?)
5. you/do your homework/after school
Do you do your homework after school?
⇒ Do you do your homework after school? (Do you do your homework after school?)
1.4. Task 4 Unit 1 grade 6
Listen to part of the conversation from Getting Started again. Then find and underline the present continuous form (Listen to part of the conversation from Getting started again. Then find and underline present continuous)
Guide to answer
Wind: Oh, someone’s knocking at the door.
Phong’s mum: Hi, Vy. You’re early. Phong’s having breakfast.
Wind: And you’re wearing the new uniform Duy. You look smart!
1.5. Task 5 Unit 1 grade 6
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs (Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb)
Guide to answer
first. I not playing school lunch with my new friends. (I don’t play football now. I’m tired.)
2. Shh! They are studying in the library. (Shh! They are studying in the library.)
3. Vy and Phong are not doing their homework. (Vy and Phong are currently not doing their homework.)
4. Now I am having an English lesson with Mr. Lee. (I’m having an English lesson with Mr. Lee now.)
5. Phong, Vy and Duy are riding their bicycles to school now. Phong, Vy and Duy are cycling to school.
1.6. Task 6 Unit 1 grade 6
Choose the correct tense of the verbs (Choose the correct form of the verb)
Guide to answer
first. My family are having dinner now. (My family is having dinner.)
2. roof wears her uniform on Mondays and Saturdays. (Mai wears uniform on Mondays and Saturdays.)
3. The school year in Vietnam starts on Sep 5th. (The new school year in Vietnam starts on September 5.)
4. Now Duong is watching Ice Age on video. (Now Duong is watching Ice Age on video.)
5. Look! The girls are skipping in the schoolyard. (Look! The girls are jumping rope on the schoolyard.)
1.7. Task 7 Unit 1 grade 6
a. Read Vy’s e-mail to her friend. Underline things that often happen or are fixed. Then underline things that are happening now. (Read Vy’s email to her friend. Underline things that happen or repeat. Underline what is happening.)
Guide to answer
Hi Trang,
How are you? This is the first week at my new school. Now, I’m doing my homework in the library. I have lots to do already!
I have lots of friends and they are all nice big me. We study many subjects – maths, science, and English of course!
I have a new uniform, but I don’t wear it every day (only on Mondays and Saturdays). I have lessons in the morning. In the afternoon, I read books in the library or do sports in the playground. How is your new school? Do you study the same subjects as me? Do you play badminton with your friends?
School starts again next Monday. It’s late now so I have to go home.
Please write soon!
Love,
Vy
Translation
Hi Trang,
How are you? This is my first week at the new school. Right now I’m doing my homework at the library. I have so much to do!
I have many friends and they are very good to me. I study many subjects – math, science, of course English.
I have a new uniform, but I don’t wear it every day (only on Mondays and Saturdays). I have classes in the morning. In the afternoon I read books in the library or play sports in the yard. How is your new school? Do you study the same subjects as me? Do you play badminton with your friends?
School starts again next Monday. It’s late now. Good night.
Write to me soon.
Close,
Vy
b. Compare Vy’s first week with yours (Compare Vy’s first week with mine)
Guide to answer
Both Vy and I are having an interesting first week.
I wear my uniform every day, but Vy wears her uniform only on Mondays and Saturdays. I always do homework at home while Vy does at the library.
Translation
Both Vy and I are having an exciting first week.
I wear the uniform every day, but Vy only wears the uniform every Monday and Saturday. I always do my homework while Vy does her homework in the library
2. Practice Task 1
Complete the sentences with the –ing form of the verbs (Complete the following sentences with the verb form V-ing)
Example Come to my house Minh. We are listening loud music. (listen)
first. Look! The dog _______ in the river. (swim)
2. She _______ her holiday with her family. (enjoy)
3. Listen! Someone _______ at the door. (knock)
4. Be quiet! We _______ in the library. (study)
5. Lan _______ her homework. (due to)
6. They _______ TV at home. (watch)
7. My grandfather _______ newspaper. (read)
8. The boys _______ football in the yarD. (play)
3. Practice Task 2
Fill in the blanks with the given words (Complete the blanks with the words given)
am is do do have
first. What ______ you usually do at break time?
2. Mr. Minh ______ our favorite teacher. He teaches English.
3. How ______ you go to school every day, Nhan?
4. Cuong ______ Minh’s best friend.
5. My brother ______ doing his homework now.
6. They ______ going to open a new library.
7. ______ you hungry?
8. Where ______ you go shopping?
9. ______ your sister like pop music?
ten. Hoa ______ watching a video clip on Youtube now.
11. I ______ having dinner at my friend’s house.
twelfth. We often ______ Math lesson on Wednesday and Friday.
4. Conclusion
Through this lesson, you need to review the two tenses: The present simple (Present simple tense) and The present continuous (The present continuous tense)
a. The Present Simple (Present simple tense)
S (plural) + V
Do + S + V?
S + don’t + DRAW
S (singular) + Vs/es
Does + S + V?
S + doesn’t + DRAW
- Usage: used to describe habits, preferences, obvious facts that cannot be changed, thoughts, feelings of the speaker at that time
- Signs: always, usually, sometimes, never, once/twice/… a week/ month/ year; …
b. The Present Continuous (The present continuous tense)
I + am + V-ing
You/ We/ They (S plural) + are + V-ing
He/ She/ It (singular S) + is + V-ing
I + am + not V-ing
You/ We/ They (S plural) + are + not V-ing
He/ She/ It (singular S) + is + not V-ing
Am + I + V-ing?
Are + You/ We/ They (S plural) + V-ing?
Is + He/ She/ It (S singular) + V-ing?
- Usage: used to express an action taking place at the moment of speaking, a future plan, an appointment, …
- Signs: now, right now, at the moment, at the present, Look!, Watch!, Listen!, Keep silent!, Look out!, Watch out!, … a specific amount of time (1 pm now , …)
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