Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh - Unit 6: Describing A Process

HoChiMinh City University of TransportNavigation DepartmentUnit 6: Describing A ProcessGroup 3Class No.HH07DExercise 5a: From sail to steamParagraph 3 and 8:What should we remember ?1. Word often confused:Succeed and Success- Succeed /sзk'si:d/ :(v) attain success, reach a goal, do what one is trying to do or well.Eg. 	1.If you want to succeed in your life, you should broaden your relationships.	2. He succeeded in inventing the new power. - Success /sзk'ses/ :(n) achievement of one’s aim, fame, wealth.Eg. 	1.Your success always depends on you.	2. Word definition: The paddle steamer	is a ship or boat driven by a steam engine that use one or more paddle wheels to thrust for propulsion.	Paddle wheelTwo type of paddle steamer:Side wheelerStern wheeler3.Language focus:	of steamship in providing faster and more regular services..(p3)	steamers has to be bigger and better than ever before(p8)Do you remember?Comparative: comparative are used when comparing one person or thing with another.Form:Eg. 1.	2. This book is more expensive than that one.How to add –er to short adj and adv ( 1 syllable) ?Be careful.Short adj and advcomparativeOne - syllable adjColder, fasterOne syllable adj ending in -eWider, nicerOne syllable adj ending in 1 vowel + consonantHotter, biggerBut : irregular adj good better, far  furtherbad worse, little  lessBut : adj or adv ending in –y, -er , -ow . easy  easier , heavy  heavier , early  earlier 	clever  cleverer, narrow  narrowerEg. She is cleverer than he.( “she is more clever than he” is also right)Comparative can be emphasis by add far, much, a (little) bit, a little, a lot before comparing phrase.Eg. That car is far better than yours.Eg. Your watch is far more expensive than mine.Nouns can also be used in comparative.Eg. 	I have more books than she.	February has fewer days than March.	Their job allows them less freedom than ours 	does.Thank you for your listening. Have a nice day.Good bye.