Lesson 7.2. Pronunciation, Listening, and Reading

Giới thiệu bài học

Bài giảng Pronunciation, Listening, and Reading sẽ giúp các em nắm được những kiến thức cơ bản về:

1. Pronunciation: Stress in two-syllable words that have the same spelling
2. Listening: Wedding traditions
3. Reading: Superstitions

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Tóm tắt lý thuyết trong bài giảng

1. Pronunciation: Stress in two-syllable words that have the same spelling

• A stressed syllable is a syllable that is pronounced louder, longer, and higher than other syllables in a word.
• Words that have more than one syllable have word stress.
• A stressed syllable is a syllable that is pronounced louder, longer, and higher than other syllables in a word.
• Words that have more than one syllable have word stress.

1. Giải thích một số ví dụ trong SGK

Ví dụ trong bài giảng                       

1. Exercise 1, page 17, course book

Listen and repeat, paying attention to the stress patterns

2. Exercise 2, page 17, course book

Listen to the sentences and practise saying them correctly. Pay attention to the stress pattern of the underlined words.

1. There is an increase in the number of old people who live in nursing homes.
2. On my birthday, my friends gave me lots of presents.
3. The number of people who watch TV every day has decreased over the past few years.
4. Good farmers produce many kinds of good produce.

3. Let’s match these words with their definition.

4. Exercise 1, page 21, course book

You are going to listen to talk about the wedding traditions of the Amish community living on Pennsylvania, the USA. Make your own predictions about them be deciding whether the following statements are true(T) or false (F)

1. Amish weddings take place in the spring.
2. Amish parents choose life partners for their children.
3. The wedding service is held at the bride’s parents’ home.
4. The couple spends the first night at the bride’s home.
5. After getting married, a man begins to grow his beard.
6. Exercise 2, page 19, course book

Read the text and answer the following questions by circling the best option A, B, C, D

1. What is true about the Vietnamese society?

1. Only few people in Vietnam are superstitious.
2. People used to be superstitious in the past, but not now.
3. Superstitions are part of life for the majority of Vietnamese people.
4. All people in Vietnam are superstitious.
5. How does the writer explain the origin of Vietnamese superstitions?
6. They are based on scientific research.
7. Vietnam is located in part of the world where many mysteries and legends exist.
8. Superstitions are beliefs about the supernatural.
9. These are government rules that everyone must follow.
10. Which of the following is mentioned as a superstitious belief?
11. People don’t care much about the first person who visits their home on the first day of the New Year.
12. People never choose the person who visits their house of the first day of the year.
13. People believe that they bring good fortune to their family if they work hard during the Tet holiday.
14. People believe their first guest on the first day of the new year will affect the family prosperity for the whole year.
15. Why do people lay food on the altar?
16. They believe that their ancestors will enjoy the meal with them.
17. The altar can be used as a table to lay food.
18. They put the food there for later use.
19. They don’t know why they put it there.