II.

GRAMMAR FOCUS
Focus 1: There is … , there are …
A. Listen again to Robert Tomlin and Lin Yao Chen talking
about their offices. Complete the sentences.
1. ________ a desk, a chair, and a file cabinet in Robert's office.
2. _______ always a lot of noise in an open-plan office.
3. 3 Lin Yao doesn't want a one-person office because______ no one to talk to.
4. _________10 colleagues in Lin Yao's office.
5. In a one-person office,___________ only four walls to look at.

1. Thera are
2. There is
3. There are
4. There are
5. There is

B. Look at these sentences.

A: Is there a printer in the office?
B: Yes, there is. It is on the desk.
A: Are there any files in the office?
B: Yes, there are. They are in the file cabinet.
What's the rule? Underline the correct word.

Use there is with a singular / plural word.

Use there are with a singular / plural word.

C. Work with a partner.

Student A: Go to Partner file 1.
 Student B: Look at the picture below.
You each have a picture of the same office, but on dillerent days. There are
10 differences. Can you find them? Take turns to ask questions.
Is there a... in your picture?
Are there any ... in your picture?
How many ...?
Where ...?
What color ... ?

Files printer plant bookcase

Desk empty Full lamp calculator
Notepad trash can

D. Use a word from each box to make sentences with there are.

Nine ten eleven countries days letters English alphabet ASEAN

twelve twenty-six months planets players January soccer team
thirty-one solar system year

There are twelve months in a year

There are eleven countries in ASEAN.
There are nine planets in solar sytem.
There are eleven players in soccer team.
There are twenty-six letters in English alphabet.
There are thirty- one days in January.

Focus 2: Adverbs of frequency

 E. Listen again and complete the sentences. Then put the words
on the scale.
1. You can_________ waste a lot of time because colleagues want to chat.
2 There's____________a lot of noise.

100% Always
Always never
……………
not often often
……………
sometimes
……………
usually/normally
……………
0% Never
100% Always
Usually/normally
often
sometimes
often
0% Never

F. Look at these sentences:

I always get up early.
She often sends text messages.
He is never late for work.
The printer doesn't usually break down.
What's the rule? Underline the correct word.
Adverbs of frequency go before / after a full verb (go, get, send...), but before /
after the verb to be and before / after can, doesn't, don't,

G. The words in these sentences are mixed up. Put them in the
correct order.
1 go / meetings / I / often / to / don't
2 time / is / Shaifful / on / never
3 always / colleagues / are / My / helpful
4 often / a / lunch / restaurant / don't / They / in / eat
5 his / always / birthday / Kamol / celebrates
6 emails / doesn't / many / get / usually / Hiroshi
7 They / on / summer / always / in / vacation / go / the
1. I don’t often to go meetings
2. Shaifful is never on time.
3. My colleagues are always helpful.
4. They don’t often eat lunch in s restaurant.
5. Kamol awlays celebrates his birthday.
6. Hiroshi doesn’t usually get many email.
7. They always go on the vacation in summer
H. Interview a partner. Check (v) the box that tells you about your partner.

Not
always Usually often sometimes never
often

Be late for class X

Take taxis X

Eat street food X

Go to the movies X

Play computer games X

Go to bed midngight X
 III. LISTEN AND SPEAKING
A TYPICAL DAY
A. An interviewer asks three businesspeople about a typical da
Litera complete the chart.

Cintya Mike Kitty

1 What time do you get

7h 6h30 7h30
up in the morning?

2 What time do you

8h 7h30 9h
usually get to work?

3 What is the first thing Make coffee Meeting with Check in with
you usually do when you Turn on team and chenk her colleagues
get to work? computer email Check email

4 Where do you have

Her desk Cafeteria Café near office
lunch?

5 How often do you travel

Never Often 3 times/ year
on business?

6 What do you do in the Spend time with

Stay in office Not alot
evenings? her kids

B. Interview a partner about their typical day. Use these question

words:

when what where how often

when do you wakeup?
What do you do in the morning?
Where do you go to school?
How often you have breakfast?

C. Talking about a day in the life of a famous person

His real name is Nguyễn Thanh Tùng. He is known professionally as ‘Son
Tung MTP’He is a Vietnamese singer, song-writer and producer.It was around
5 years ago when I was still a lower secondary student.I stumbled upon him in
an MV on Youtube.
He gets up at 6:00. He’s a kind-hearted man who’s always willing to help others

FLOWCHAT 1
A: Excuse me, are you Ms. Thao My?
B: Yes, I am.
A: Good morning, it's nice to meet you. Welcome to Vietnam. My name is My.
Shall we go? My car is outside.
B: OK.
A: Please get in. Let me help you with your luggage.
B: That’s very kind of you.
A: How was your flight?
B: It was pretty long because of bad weather, but it was fine.
A: Is this your first trip to Vietnam?
B: No, this is my second time here. Last time, I went to Da Nang, and it was
beautiful. Are there any other places to travel to in Vietnam?
A: There are numerous things to see in Vietnam such as Halong Bay, Phong
Nha Ke Bang National Park, Hoi An, and Hue.
B: That sounds interesting. How about food? Do you know any good
restaurants nearby?
A: If you're looking for a tasty dish to try, I highly recommend the phở at Le
Van Viet Street.
B: Sounds great. I will definitely try it sometime.
A: If you're free, can I invite you to go out? I will take you to some interesting
places.
B: Sure. I would love to.
A: I'm sorry, but I have to go now. See you later.