I. Từ vựng

• Be disappointed with(exp) [disə'pɔint]: thất vọng
• Be interested in(exp) ['intristid] : thích thú, quan tâm
• Option(n) ['ɔp∫n]sự chọn lựa, quyền lựa chọn

II. Cấu trúc cần lưu ý

III. Hướng dẫn giải bài tập

Task 1: Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used in the simple past and the connectors (time expressions) in the story.

(Đọc đoạn văn sau và tìm tất cả động từ được dùng ở thì Quá khứ đơn và từ nôi (cụm từ chi thời gian) trong câu chuyện.)

stared   was     arrived      got     took off    began     thought     were told seemed  

realized  were    screamed    thought    had    felt announced was    were    landed   was

14th July 1995 is a day I shall never forget. On that day, I started death in the face.

Our flight was due to leave at 11 a.m, and I arrived at the airport quite early. We got on the plane at 10:30 and the plane took off on time. The air-hostesses were just beginning to serve our lunch when the plane began to shake.
At first, we thought we were flying in bad weather. We were told to stay seated and fasten our seat belts. The suddenly the plane seemed to dip. We realised we were in danger. Many people screamed in panic. We all thought we had only minutes to live.

Then, just when we had given up all hope, we felt the plane slowly gained height. A few minutes later the pilot announced that everything was alright. We were all overjoyed and relieved. One hour later we landed safely. It was the most frightening experience of my life.

Task 2: Work in groups. Identify the events, the climax, and the conclusion of the story. Then report your results.

(Làm việc theo nhóm. Xác định những sự kiện, điểm đỉnh và kết thúc của câu chuyện. Sau đó tường thuật kết quả của em.)

• The events: got on plane, plane took off. hostesses were just beginning to serve lunch when the plane began to shake, plane seemed to dip, people scrcamed in panic
• The climax: We all thought we had only minutes to live.
• The conclusion: pilot announced that everything was all right. we landed safely.

Task 3: Use the prompts below to build up a narrative about a hotel fire.
(Dùng từ đề nghị dưới đây viết một câu chuyện về cuộc hỏa hoạn ở khách sạn.)

Last year, I spent my summer holidays in a seaside town. The hotel was modern and comfortable. I had a wonderful holiday until the fire.
It was Saturday evening and everybody was in the discotheque on the ground floor, It was crowded with people. They were dancing and singing happily. Suddenly, we felt smoke. The black smoke began to fill up the room. Everybody began to scream in panic. People ran towards the fire exits. One door was blocked. Many people began to cough and choke.

Then, just as we all Ihoughl we had only minutes to live, the fire brigade arrived. Firemen fought their Way into the room, and soon, everyone was safely out of the building. Luckily, nobody was seriously hurt. It was the most frightening experience of my life.