UNIT 8: SCARY

I.       TÓM TẮT LÝ THUYẾT

Vocabulary: Feelings; fascinated by, bad at, nervous about etc. Key phrases: Talking about how things make you feel

Reading: Scream machines. Vocabulary plus: ridiculous, fatal, excited, etc.

Language Focus: Reported statements

Vocabulary and Listening: Injury collocations cut / cut / a cut, burn / burned / a burn, etc.

BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING: Injury collocations

Check the meaning of the blue words and choose the correct options. Listen and check.

1. How did you cut / burn your finger?

2. I’m afraid your ankle is broken / bruised.         

3. I fell off my bike. I’ve got a bruise / an injury on my knee.

4. I’ve burned / sprained my wrist again.            

5. She’s been in the sun and her nose is burned / sprained.

6. Their best player has cut / injured his shoulder.       

Writing groups of related words is a useful way of expanding your vocabulary.

Read the Study Strategy. Complete the table with words from exercise 1. Then listen and check.

Listen to interviews with three young people and answer the questions.

1. Who has never broken any bones?

2. Who has been to hospital?

3. Who has had an operation?

Listen again and complete the sentences.

1. Laura’s favorite sport is ______________.

2. She broke ______________ when she was learning.

3. Owen goes mountain biking with ______________.

4. Owen’s record speed for downhill biking is ______________.

5. Rachel plays goalie in ______________.

6. She broke ______________ when she fell off her bike.

Work in pairs. Talk about injuries you or your family have had.

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1. “Help me with my homework, please.” Sally asked me.

2. “Why don’t we watch a film tonight?” Steve suggested.

3. “Wait outside.” the police officer told us.

4. “I can make dinner this evening” Mary said.

5. “Don’t make noise.” the teacher told her students.

6. “Please don’t give us homework.” we asked the teacher.

Write five questions, requests or offers. Then work in pairs and report your partner’s questions.

SPEAKING: Responding to a problem

Complete the dialogue with the correct words. Then watch or listen and check. What happened to Chloe? What advice does Joe give her?

Joe:       Hey, Chloe! What’s wrong? Are you OK?

Chloe:   No. I’ve hurt my arm.

Joe:       How did you do it?

Chloe:   I fell ____________ I was skateboarding. I was going too fast and I              ____________ stop. It’s really painful.

Joe:       Let me see. Oh dear! You’ve got a ____________ on your arm.

Chloe:   Ouch! Don’t touch. It really hurts.

Joe:       And your elbow’s very red.

Chloe:   Really?

Joe:       Can you move it?

Chloe:   No, I can’t move it at all. It’s too painful. Do you think I’ve ____________ it?

Joe:       I don’t know, but it ____________ look good. I think you should see a doctor.

Chloe:   I’ll call Mum and she can take me.

Joe:       Come on. ____________ go over there and wait for her.

Chloe:   Thanks, Joe.

Cover the dialogue and choose the correct words in the Key Phrases. Watch or listen again and check. Which phrases are for describing an accident and which are for responding? Write A (accident) or R (response).

KEY PHRASES

Responding to an accident

1. What’s wrong / the problem?                  

2. Are you OK / fine?                                    

3. I’ve hurt the / my arm.                              

4. It’s really / amazing painful .                    

5. Let / let’s me see.                                       

6. It really hurts / painful.                            

7. Can you move it?                                     

8. I can / can’t move it at all.                        

9. I think you should / will see a doctor.        

Work in pairs. Practice the dialogue.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions using the key phrases.

1. hurt / knee                              

2. cut / finger

3. burn / shoulder                       

4. break / nose

5. injure / elbow                         

6. sprain / ankle

Underline the consonant cluster (s) in these words. Then listen and check.

Work in pairs. Prepare a dialogue for the following situation. Use the key phrases  and the dialogue in exercise 1 to help you. Then change roles.

Student A: You’ve hurt a finger playing basketball. You can’t move it, and it’s painful.

Student B: Offer to help to Student A. Find out what the problem is and suggest what he / she should do.

WRITING: A narrative paragraph

Read the paragraph. Where did the writer’s family have an unpleasant experience? How did they feel at that time?

One weekend, my family and I decided to go on a picnic at a nearby park. We packed a delicious spread of sandwiches, fruits, and snacks, and set off with excitement. However, things did not go as planned. As soon as we arrived at the park, we realized that it was overcrowded with noisy groups and there were no available picnic tables. After we walked around for a while to search for a spot, we finally found a small patch of grass under a tree and decided to make do with it. When we started unpacking our food, we noticed that there were swarms of mosquitoes buzzing around, making it impossible to enjoy our meal in peace. We tried to ward them off with mosquito repellent, but it was hopeless. To make matters worse, the weather suddenly turn hot We didn’t realize that we had forgotten to bring extra water until we were all sweating uncomfortably.

We decided to pack up and leave earlier than planned, disappointed and frustrated with our outing. Despite our great efforts, it turned out to be our unpleasant picnicking experience, but we learned the importance of planning ahead and being prepared for unexpected challenges during outdoor activities.

Study the Key Phrases.

KEY PHRASES

Writings narrative paragraph

One day / One weekend, we decided to …

However, things did not go as planned.

It turned out to be …

… made it impossible (for us) to …

To make matters worse, …

Despite our great / big / huge / ongoing /

continuing efforts, …

Study the blue words in the paragraph. Then complete the sentences with the words.

1. ___________ I stumbled over a rock; I sprained my ankle.

2. Jane fell off her bike ___________ she was riding home from school yesterday.

3. We went paragliding ___________ it had stopped raining.

4. Read your book ___________ your teacher comes back.

Follow the steps in the Writing Guide.

WRITING GUIDE

A. TASK. Write a paragraph (100 – 120 words) about your unpleasant experience in life.

B. THINK AND PLAN. Make notes on the following questions:

When and where did you experience something unpleasant?

Why was it annoying or displeasing?

What lesson can you learn from that frustrating experience?

C. WRITE. Use your notes from B to write a paragraph about your unpleasant experience in life.

D. CHECK

past tenses

time conjunctions