American headway 2

AMERICAN HEADWAY 2


All you need is love
Group: 6
 A LOVES STORY
1. Texts A and B are summaries
of a magazine love story.
Read and compare them
A. The story so far:
      S a s kia   m e t  b ra d   a t  a   p a rty  o ne   S a turd a y  nig h t  in  June . 
Th e y fe ll in lo ve  a nd  g o t m a rrie d  th e  fo llo wing  S a turd a y. 
Afte r th e  we d d ing , b ra d  m o ve d  into  S a s kia ’s  a p a rtm e nt. 
S a s kia   c a lle d   h e r  p a re nts   a nd   to ld   th e m   th a t  s h e   wa x 
m a rrie d . Th e y we re  furio us .
      Unfo rtuna te ly,  a fte r  a   fe w  m o nth s ,  b ra d   b e g a n  to  
b e h a ve   ve ry  s tra ng e ly  a nd   h is   m a rria g e   to   S a s kia  
s ta rte d  to  g o  wro ng …….
B. The story so far……
Saskia and brad got married one Saturday in June. They had met 
only one week earlier at a party and had fallen in love. After the 
wedding, Saskia called her parents and told them that she was 
married,  and  that  brad  had  moved  into  her  apartment.  They 
were furious.
Unfortunately,  after  a  few  months,  their  marriage  started  to  go 
wrong. Brad had begun to behave very strangely….
2. Read and listen to Text B on page 106 and underline all the 
examples  of  Past  Perfect.  Read  the  text  aloud  and  pay 
attention to contracted forms
3. Are the following statements about Saskia 
3. Are the following statements about Saskia 
and Brad true () or false ()? Conrrect the 
false ones.


1. When Saskia and Brad got married, they had known each other for 
a year. 
2. When Saskia told her parents about the wedding, Bard had moved 
into apartment. 
3. Her parents were angry because she hadn’t called them for a long 
time 
4. The marriage started to go wrong, and then Bard began to behave 
very strangely 
 Grammar Spot
Past Perfect
1. Form
Had + ­ed (past participle)
Affirmative and negative


{
I
He/She/It +     ‘d (had)     + arrived before 10:00
We/You/They hadn’t
Question
                       I
Had     +    he/she/it             +      left?
                  we/you/they
Short answer
Yes, he had
No, they hadn’t
2. Sơ đồ
Present


Future
 
Action 2
Action 1
(simple past)
(Past perfect)
 Cách dùng
a. Used to Express two actions happened in the Past. The first action 
had finished before the second one began. (Before and after)
Ex: After he had finished his work, he went home.
b. Action or state that occupied or occurred in a duration of time in the 
past before the second one happened
Ex: He had studied English for four years before he applied for this job
 Note:
1. Kể một âu chuyện đã qua trong quá khứ
Ex: Robert was eighty. He had lived in the valley all his life
2. Khi ta đã kể những hành động kế tiếp xảy ra ở quá khứ
Ex: They gathered flowers. Then they left.
They had gathered flowers before they left.
They left after they had gathered flowers. 
 Hiding from the rain and           . snow
Trying to forget but I won’t let go.
street 
Looking at a crowded              .
Listening to my own heart beat.
So many people. All around the  word
girl
Tell me where do I find. Someone like you
Take me to your heart. Take me your soul.
Give me your          before I’m old.
hand
Show me what is love­haven’t got a clue.
true
Show me what wonders can be
forever
They say nothing lasts              . We’re  only here today.
never
Love is now or            . Bring me far away.
  Take me to your heart. Take me your soul. Give me your hand before I’m old. Show 
guiding star
me what is love­be my                 . It’s easy take me to your heart.
 moon
 Standing on a mountain high. Looking at the       through a clear blue sky.
 I should go and see some 
 But they don’t really comprehend. friend.
 Don’t need too much taking. Without saying 
anything.
 All I need is some one. Who makes me wanna sing.
  Take me to your heart. Take me your soul. Give me your hand before I’m old. Show 
me what is love ­ haven’t got a              .
clue.
 Show me what wonders can be true.
 They say nothing lasts forever. We’re  only here 
today
 Love is now or never. Bring me 
far away
 Take me to your heart. Take me your soul. Give me your hand and hold me.
 Show me what love is­ be my guiding star. It’s        take to your heart.

easy
 Well every night I see a light up in your window
But every night you won’t answer the door
But although you won’t never let me in
From the street I can see your silhouette sitting close to him
What must I do? What does it take. To get you to. Talk to me
Until the night is over. Talk to me
Well until the night is over,yeah yeah yeah. I got a full week’s pay
And baby I’ve been working hard all day.
I’m not asking for the work, you see
I’m just asking, girl. Talk to me
Well late at night I hear music that you’re playing soft and low
Yes and late at night I see the two of you swaying , so close
I don’t understand darling, What war my sin ?
Why am I down here below while you’re up there with him?
Violent (adj): mạnh mẽ, mãnh liệt, hung dữ
Violent
Argument (n): sự tranh luận, sự cãi nhau
Terrible (adj): khủng khiếp, gây ra sự đau
khổ
Bachelor (n): người độc thân
Revenge (n) : sự trả thù, rửa hận
 What do you think?
What


What happened when John went to Annie’s house?
What
Powell Liversage was just leaving when John went to
Powell
Annie’s house.
Annie’s
Why didn’t Annie marry either brother?
Why
Don’t like them.
Don’t
Who did she marry?
Who
May be she married with Powell Liversage.
May
Who got the money?
Who
Annie got the money.
Annie
Complete the sentences using the Past Perfect
Complete



1. John and Robert  didn’t speak to each other……
     because they had had an argument.
2. They were wearing black because…………………..
     their older sister, Mary, had recently died.
3. They didn’t know that their sister………………… 
     had left a will.
4. Mary said in her will that………………………….
she had given all money to Annie if neither of her
brothers married Annie.
brothers
5. When Annie was 27, both brothers…………………..
had been in love with her.
had
6. Annie told John that she wouldn’t marry him or his
6.
brother because………………………..
brother
they had had a violent argument and some terrible
things were said.
things