Ố Ị Ề 1. V  QU C T CH

ừ ố ị ể ề ố Có các t khác nhau đ  nói v  qu c gia và qu c t ch.

Ví d : ụ

ố I’m from Australia.(country­qu c gia)

ố ị I’m Australian.(nationality­qu c t ch)

ố I come from Indonesia.(country­qu c gia)

ố ị I’m Indonesian.(nationality­qu c t ch)

ố ị ế ề ượ ậ ố Trong ti ng Anh, nhi u tên qu c t ch đ ằ c thành l p b ng cách thêm ‘n’ vào tên qu c gia.

Korea / Korean

Indonesia / Indonesian

Malaysia / Malaysian

JOHN

Where are you from?

ANNE

I come from Singapore. I’m Singaporean.

ố Đôi khi chúng ta thêm 'ese' vào tên qu c gia.

Vietnam / Vietnamese

Japan / Japanese

ạ ệ ư Nh ng cũng có ngo i l :

England / English

Thailand / Thai

Ề Ổ 2. V  TU I TÁC

ượ ỏ ề ổ ườ ố ế Khi đ c h i v  tu i tác, thông th ỉ ng chúng ta ch  nói s  đ m.

How old are you?

I’m twenty­one.

ể ỏ Chúng ta còn có th  h i:

What is your age?

ể ả ờ Và cũng có th  tr  l i

I’m twenty­one years.

Or: I’m twenty­one years old.

Or: I’m twenty­one years of age.

Or: My age is twenty­one.

JOHN

Now tell me about your brother Ms Lee. How old is he?

ANNE

He’s twenty­three.

JOHN

Right, and how old are you?

ANNE

I’m twenty­five.

3. S  Đ MỐ Ế

1 one

2 two

3 three

4 four

5 five

6 six

7 seven

8 eight

9 nine

10 ten

11 eleven

12 twelve

13 thirteen

14 fourteen

15 fifteen

16 sixteen

17 seventeen

18 eighteen

19 nineteen

20 twenty

21 twenty one

22 twenty two

(and so on)

30 thirty

40 forty

50 fifty

60 sixty

70 seventy

80 eighty

90 ninety

100 one hundred

Sau ‘one hundred’ ta thêm and.

126 = one hundred and twenty­six.

Ệ Ề Ề 4. V  NGH  NGHI P

ể ỏ ề ủ ệ ườ ề Đ  h i v  ngh  nghi p c a ng ỏ i khác chúng ta h i:

What do you do?

ả ờ và tr  l i:

I'm a teacher.

JOHN

What do you do?

ANNE

I import wine. I’m a businesswoman. I work in my family’s business.

ướ c và sau Ta nói do tr you

What do you do?

ướ c và sau Ta nói do tr I , we và they.

What do I do?

What do we do?

What do they do?

ư ướ ở ỏ ề ề ệ Nh ng v i c và sau, khi h i v  ngh  nghi p. ớ he hay she ta dùng does tr do

What does he do?

What does she do?

JOHN

And what does he do?

ANNE

He’s a student.

Ỏ Ề Ữ ƯỜ 4. NH NG CÂU H I V  NG I KHÁC

ạ ộ ỏ ề ọ ườ ể ượ ườ Các câu h i v  ho t đ ng m i ng i làm, có th  đ c tr  l i v i ắ ầ ng b t đ u v i ả ờ ớ yes or no th ớ do or

does.

Does he speak English?

Yes he does.

Does he speak English?

No he doesn’t.

JOHN

Hmmm. And does he speak English?

ANNE

Yes. He speaks English and Chinese.

Do you play football?

Yes I do.

Do you play football?

No I don’t.

ữ ỏ Nh ng câu h i khác v i ớ are or is.

Are you married?

Yes I am.

Are you married?

No, I’m not.

JOHN

And are you married?

ANNE

No, I’m single.

Is he a student?

Yes he is.

Is he a student?

No he isn’t.

ộ ố ỏ M t s  câu h i không có câu tr  l i ả ờ  yes hay no

How tall is he?

What is his height?

JOHN

(looks at the photo)

Hmmm. How tall is he?

ANNE

About a hundred and seventy­five centimetres.

ANNE describes her brother to the private investigator.

ANNE: Can you help me?

JOHN: Well I’ll try. Now tell me about your brother Ms Lee. How old is he?

ANNE: He’s twenty-three.

JOHN: Well that would make him your younger brother. What’s his name?

ANNE: David.

JOHN: And what does he do?

ANNE: He’s a student. Or – he was a student. I don’t know where he is.

JOHN: (looks at the photo)

Hmmm. How tall is he?

ANNE: About a hundred and seventy-five centimetres.

JOHN: Hmmm. And does he speak English?

ANNE: Yes. He speaks English and Chinese. Mr Barbour – can you find him?

JOHN: I’ll certainly try. Now, tell me a little about yourself Miss Lee. Where are you from?

ANNE: I come from Singapore. I’m Singaporean.

JOHN: Right, and how old are you?

ANNE: I’m twenty-five.

JOHN: What do you do?

ANNE: I import wine. I’m a businesswoman. I work in my family’s business.

JOHN: And are you married?

ANNE: No, I’m single.

JOHN: And..er..do you have a boyfriend?

ANNE: Pardon?

JOHN: Oh sorry. We private detectives are a naturally curious bunch. Ms Lee, perhaps you’d better tell

the whole story.

ANNE: It all started two years ago...