Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 2 2.4 Grammar

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1. In pairs, discuss: What do you often do when you know that there is a typhoon coming? 2. Listen and read Thu’s story. Retell the story to your friend. 3. Study the Grammar box. Find examples of the Past Continuous in the dialogue. 4. Choose the correct option. 5. Put the verbs into Past Simple or Past Continuous.

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Bài 1

1. In pairs, discuss: What do you often do when you know that there is a typhoon coming?

(Thảo luận theo cặp: Em thường làm gì khi biết sắp có bão?)

Bài 2

2. Listen and read Thu’s story. Retell the story to your friend.

(Nghe và đọc câu chuyện của Thu. Kể lại câu chuyện cho bạn của bạn nghe.)

It was raining heavily at 9.00 p.m. yesterday. While I was watching TV in the living room, I heard the news. A recent typhoon struck central Việt Nam, affecting millions of people. 174 people have died or are missing. A few people fell off the road while they were riding motorbikes from work.

The local government asked people to move away from the affected areas. In some provinces, people were repairing their houses and cleaning the areas while it was still raining.

Bài 3

3. Study the Grammar box. Find examples of the Past Continuous in the story.

(Nghiên cứu hộp ngữ pháp. Tìm các ví dụ về quá khứ tiếp diễn trong câu chuyện.)

Grammar

(Ngữ pháp)

Past Continuous

(Quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. The Past Continuous describes an action at a particular point in the past.

(Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động tại một thời điểm cụ thể trong quá khứ.)

e.g., It was raining heavily at 9.00 a.m. yesterday.

(ví dụ: Trời mưa rất to lúc 9 giờ sáng hôm qua.)

2. The Past Continuous describes an action interrupted by an event.

(Quá khứ tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động bị gián đoạn bởi một sự kiện.)

e.g., A few people fell off the road while they were riding motorbikes from work.

(ví dụ: Một vài người bị ngã ra đường khi họ đang đi xe máy từ nơi làm việc.)

3. The Past Continuous describes two long actions taking place side by side.

(Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn diễn tả hai hành động dài diễn ra song song với nhau.)

e.g., People repairing their houses while it was still raining.

(ví dụ: Mọi người sửa nhà khi trời vẫn đang mưa.)

Bài 4

4. Choose the correct option.

(Chọn phương án đúng.)

1. We ate / were eating lunch when we were hearing / heard about the earthquake.

2. The rain was starting / started while we were swimming / swam in the sea.

3. Emma was walking on the beach while / when she found the money.

4. Many people were swimming / swam in the sea when the tsunami hit / was hitting the land.

5. He was cooking food on the fire when / while he saw the bear.

6. James was skating / skated on the ice rink while his wife was watching / watched behind him.

Bài 5

5. Put the verbs into Past Simple or Past Continuous.

(Chia động từ thành quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

The typhoon in northern and central Việt Nam in 2017 (1) _______ (cause) heavy rainfall of up to 300-600 mm as well as floods and landslides in 13 provinces of the country. This (2) _______ (mark) the first time in over a decade that these regions (3) _______ (suffer) from large volumes of rain. A lot of people (4) _______ (go) missing while they (5) _______ (travel) to work. The survival rate (6) _______ (be) low.

Bài 6

6. Work in pairs. Describe a natural disaster you or your family observed or experienced. Use the Past Simple and Past Continuous.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Mô tả một thảm hoạ thiên nhiên mà bạn hoặc gia đình bạn quan sát hoặc trải qua. Sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

While my family was visiting Đà Nẵng, there was a typhoon coming. We stayed in the hotel for three days ...

(Trong khi gia đình tôi đến thăm Đà Nẵng, có một cơn bão đến. Chúng tôi ở khách sạn ba ngày…)