CỤC ĐƯỜng thủy nộI ĐỊa việt nam giáo trình đÀo tạo thuyền trưỞng hạng ba môn tiếng anh cơ BẢN

(1) Yes, I can / No, I can’t.

(2) Yes, she can / No, she can’t.

(3) Yes, they can / No, they can’t.

Wh	CAN (NOT)	S	V	(Others)
What	can / can’t	you	do? (1)
How long		they	dive?	(2)
Why		Peter	come	on time? (3)

(2) About five minutes.

(3) Because he always gets up late.

3.2.3 There be

3.2.3.1 Positives

THERE	BE	N	Others
There	is	an engine room	in a ship.
There	are	two propellers.

THERE	BE NOT	N	Others
There	isn’t	a pilot	on a ship.
There	aren’t	two Bosuns	in a ship crew

BE (NOT)	THERE	N	Others
Is	there	an engineer	in a ship crew? (1)
Are		any tallymen	in your ship now? (2)

(1) Yes, there is / No, there isn’t.

(2) Yes, there are / No, there aren’t.

- Wh:

Wh	BE (NOT)	THERE	N	(Others)
How many things	are	there		in a life boat? (1)
Why	aren’t		any stewards	on your ship? (2)
How much water	is			in the tank? (3)

(2) Because we can serve ourselves.

(3) I don’t know exactly. Let me measure.

3.2.4 Articles

3.2.4.1 “-a” is used in front of singular count nouns that begin with consonant sounds; or “-u” has a consonant sound; and pronounced “-h”.

Examples: a dog; a unit; a hotel, …

3.2.4.2 “-an” is used in front of singular count nouns that begin with the vowels a, e, i, o ;or “u” has a vowel sound; and in some words that begin with “h” (the “h” is not pronounced). Examples: an ocean; an uncle; an ugly picture; an honor, …

3.2.4.3 “-the” is used when the speaker and the listener have the same thing or person in mind. It shows that a noun is specific. “-the” is used with both count nouns and non-count nouns. “-the” is used for the second mention of a noun.

Examples: David is in the kitchen / The sun is hot / I have a bag - The bag is nice.

3.3 Vocabulary

3.3.1 The text

OUR SCHOOL There are three vocational training schools that belong to Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration (VIWA): two in the North and one in the South. My school is the one in the South. It was rebuilt in 1998, after moving from a rented place. Located on the Nhà Bè river-bank, my school is far away from the dust, noise and smoke of the city. Its building is very grand. It has verandas on both the sides of class-room. There are shady trees near the verandas. The burning heat of the dry season and the heavy rains of the rainy season cannot trouble us. Our school has a pier, a large meeting hall, two science labs, a big library and a reading room. The library is full of books on all subjects. When the students want to study more about their lessons, they can borrow books from the library. Besides these, there are about thirty class-rooms, principals’ office and a clerk’s office. There are four ships at the pier, they are ready for students of Marine Engine and Navigation Department to practice. There are fifty teachers in the school. They are all highly qualified. They all work hard in teaching us. They help the students in every way possible. They are their true friends and guides. Our results are the best not only in the city but in the district also. All the teachers are sympathetic and kind. They look after our studies. They also take care of our health and character. The school is proud of its good students and the students are proud of their good school. Although my school is not the best of all schools, I love it – the Waterway Transport Vocational College No 2.

3.3.2 Pronunciation

3.3.2.1 Nouns

Burning heat [ˈbɜːnɪŋ hiːt] nóng như thiêu như đốt

Character [ˈkærəktə(r)] đặc điểm/ nhân vật

Class-room [ˈklɑːsruːm] lớp học

Clerk’s office [klɜːrksˈɒfɪs] thư ký văn phòng

District [ˈdɪstrɪkt] quận

Dust [dʌst] bụi

East [iːst] hướng Đông

Friend [frend] bạn

Guide [ɡaɪd] hướng dẫn

Health [ˈhelθ] sức khoẻ

Heavy rain [ˈhevi reɪn] mưa lớn

Library [ˈlaɪbrəri] thư viện

Noise [nɔɪz] tiếng ồn

North [nɔːθ] hướng Bắc

Principals’ office [ˈprɪnsəpl ˈɒfɪs] văn phòng Hiệu trưởng

Rainy season [reɪni ˈsiːzn] mùa mưa

Result [rɪˈzʌlt] kết quả

River-bank [ˈrɪvə(r) bæŋk] bờ sông

Science lab [ˈsaɪəns læb] phòng thí nghiệm khoa học

Shady tree [ˈʃeɪdi triː] cây có bóng mát

Side [saɪd] cạnh, phía

Smoke [sməʊk] khói

South [saʊθ] hướng Nam

Subject [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] môn học, đề tài

Summer [ˈsʌmə(r)] mùa hè

Trouble [ˈtrʌbl] rắc rối

Veranda [vəˈrændə] hàng hiên, hành lang

Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration [Viet’næm inlænd wɒ:təwei ədmini:streiʃn] cục ĐTNĐ Việt Nam

Vocational training school [vəʊˈkeɪʃənl ˈtreɪnɪŋ skuːl] trường nghiệp vụ, trường dạy nghề

West [west] hướng Tây

Winter [ˈwɪntə(r)] mùa đông

Borrow [ˈbɒrəʊ] mượn

Build [bɪld] xây dựng

Help [help] giúp đỡ

Locate [ləʊˈkeɪt] định vị

3.3.2.3 Adjectives

Far away [fɑː(r) əˈweɪ] xa xôi

Full of [fʊl əv] đầy

Grand [ɡrænd] to lớn

Hard [hɑːd] siêng năng/ cực khổ / khó

Kind [kaɪnd] tử tế

Near [nɪə(r)] gần

Proud of [paʊnd əv] tự hào

Qualified [ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd] đủ năng lực, đủ tư cách

Sympathetic [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] thông cảm, đồng cảm

Besides [bɪˈsaɪdz] ngoài, ngoài ... ra

Best [best] tốt nhất

Highly [ˈhaɪli] hết sức/ vô cùng

1. 
   How many vocational training schools does Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration have?
   

2. 
   Are there any schools in the Central part of Vietnam?
   

3. 
   Where is the school in the text located?
   

4. 
   What adjective will you choose to describe this school? Noisy, exciting or quiet?
   

5. 
   Do you think the material and technical bases serve your career learning really well?
   

6. 
   How is the library?
   

7. 
   Why does the school need to have some ships at the pier?
   

8. 
   When do students want to borrow the books from library?
   

9. 
   Are the teachers serious or friendly?
   

10. 
    What is the name of the college in the North?
    

1. I have a pen. ___ pen is cheap.

2. Kate has a cat. ___ cat is lovely.

3. Sara and you have bicycles. ___ bicycles are beautiful.

4. Jim and Alex have mustaches. ___ mustaches are horrible.

5. I and Ann have some books. ___ books are interesting.

6. Ken has a car. ___ car is Ford.

7. We have a house. ___ house is small.

8. Sam and Kate have two computers. ______ computers are old.

9. John has a sister. ______ sister is very young.

10. I have an umbrella. _____ umbrella is blue.

3.4.3 Complete the sentences with ‘is’ or ‘are’

1. 
   There _____ a grammar book on Ahmed’s desk.
   
2. 
   There _____ many glasses on the shelf.
   
3. 
   There _____ two pens on Pierre’ desk.
   
4. 
   There _____ an apple in the fridge.
   
5. 
   There _____ thirty one days in July.
   
6. 
   There _____ only one student from Quảng Ninh in our class.
   
7. 
   There _____ three ships at the quay.
   
8. 
   There _____ ten sentences in this exercise.
   
9. 
   There _____ a large canteen in my school.
   
10. 
    There _____ many books on the bookshelf.
    

1. 
   I work in _____ office.
   
2. 
   He works at _____ university.
   
3. 
   Sue has _____ idea.
   
4. 
   Bill has _____ good idea.
   
5. 
   I need _____ hour to finish my work.
   
6. 
   _____ sky is blue. _____ sun is hot.
   
7. 
   Singapore is _____ island.
   
8. 
   My parents live in _____ apartment.
   
9. 
   Mike has a pen and two pencils. _____ pen is blue; _____ pencils are yellow.
   
10. 
    Mr. Lee is _____ old man.
    

1. 
   A ball / round.
   

2. 
   The Earth / a planet.
   

3. 
   Flowers / ugly.
   

4. 
   My school / big.
   

5. 
   A turtle / fast.
   

6. 
   Cities / quiet.
   

7. 
   The students in our class / very intelligent.
   

8. 
   English grammar / easy.
   

9. 
   Gold / cheap.
   

10. 
    A mouse / big.
    

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S	BE	Ving	Others
I	am	writing	a letter.
He / she / it	is	doing	homework at home.
We / you / they	are	running	very fast.

S	BE NOT	Ving	Others
I	am not	writing	a letter.
He / she / it	isn’t	doing	homework at home.
We / you / they	aren’t	running	very fast.

BE (NOT)	S	Ving	Others
Am	I	writing	a letter? (1)
Is (isn’t)	he / she / it	doing	homework at home? (2)
Are (aren’t)	we / you / they	running	very fast? (3)

Students answer the questions 1, 2, 3.

WH	BE (NOT)	S	Ving	Others
What	am	I	writing?
Where	is / isn’t	he / she / it	doing	homework?
How	are / aren’t	we / you / they	running?

Present continuous tense expresses

• 
  an action or event that happens at the time of speaking.
  
• 
  an action or event that happens around the time of speaking.
  
• 
  a future arrangement.