Ờ Ặ 1. G P NHAU TÌNH C  ­ CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

ạ ư ế Hãy nghe l ặ i xem Steve và Anne g p nhau nh  th  nào:

ANNE

Sorry.

ANNE

Steve!

STEVE

Fancy running into you here! Where are you off to in such a hurry?

Steve nói “Fancy running into you here”.

ờ ặ ỡ To 'run into' someone nghĩa là tình c  g p g  ai đó.

ứ ấ ạ ắ ớ ằ Nh  r ng run có d ng quá kh  b t quy t c là ran.

I ran into an old friend yesterday.

ươ ự ớ ng t v i 'where are you going?' Where are you off to? nghĩa t

Where are you off to today?

I’m going to the shopping mall.

2. I THOUGHT...

ư ể ề ể ặ ắ ắ ổ Ta nói I thought đ  nói v  các ý ta có, nh ng có th  thay đ i, ho c ta không ch c ch n.

I thought you had the keys.

I thought I phoned you yesterday.

ANNE

Oh, Nowhere… I, I thought I saw someone I know.

Ề Ị 3. CÁC CÁCH Đ  NGH  KHÁC

ể ủ ề ệ ộ ị M t cách khác đ  r  rê, đ  ngh  ai đó làm vi c gì là nói Have you got time for…

Have you got time for a walk?

or

Have you got time to...?

Have you got time to talk?

ề ắ ậ ọ Steve nói đi u này ng n g n và thân m t không có t ừ have:

STEVE

You got time for a coffee?

ề ộ ị M t cách đ  ngh  khác là nói how about …?

How about? nghĩa là ‘what do you think about?’ hay ‘is this okay?’

How about going to the movies?

How about a cup of coffee?

STEVE

How about here? = Is it okay to sit here?

Ơ Ố Ớ 4. N I CH N V I AT & IN

ư ị ề ể ể ơ ị ỉ Ta dùng at khi nói v  1 đ a đi m nh  đ a ch , 1 ki u công ty, hay 1 n i bên ngoài.

I’ll be at work today.

I saw him at the hospital yesterday.

I’ll meet you at school.

I saw her at the bus stop.

She lives at 23 Mitchell Street.

STEVE

So what are you doing at the market?

ANNE

I’m cooking at your house on Friday, remember?

ậ ượ ể ỉ c bao quanh hay có bên trong và bên ngoài. In ch  có th  dùng cho v t đ

I’m in the room.

I live in Australia.

I cook in the kitchen.

STEVE

Do you want me to take your shopping home? I can put it in the fridge for you.

ANNE

No, that’s okay, I have a fridge in my room at the hotel.

ể ể ỉ ả CHÚ Ý: At có th  nghĩa c  bên trong hay bên ngoài. In ch  có th  nghĩa là bên trong.

I work at the hospital.

He is in the hospital having an operation.

Ớ Ừ Ỉ Ơ Ố 5. GI I T  CH  N I CH N ­ PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

ừ ượ ỉ ơ ố Các t này đ ọ c g i là gi ớ ừ i t ch  n i ch n.

ề ị ủ ể ậ Ta dùng chúng đ  nói v  v  trí c a 1 v t.

The apple is in the box

The apple is on the box

ể Ta cũng có th  nói:

The apple is on top of the box. The box is under the apple.

ế ạ ả ộ Khi qu  táo không ch m vào chi c h p, ta nói:

The apple is above the box. The apple is over the box. The box is beneath the apple. The box is below the apple.

The apple is beside the box.

The box is beside the apple.

Ta dùng into và onto cho các hành đ ng:ộ

He’s putting the apple into the box.

He’s putting the apple onto the box.

Bài tập thực hành

ANNE meets STEVE unexpectedly.

ANNE is trying to keep sight of the young man as she finishes buying her groceries. The young man turns

away and she starts after him, but it is too hard to get through the crowd. She bumps into someone.

ANNE: Sorry

ANNE: Steve!

STEVE: Fancy running into you here! Where are you off to in such a hurry?

ANNE: Oh, Nowhere… I, I thought I saw someone I know.

STEVE: Oh. Where?

ANNE: Oh, it’s okay. He’s gone now. I must’ve made a mistake.

STEVE: You got time for a coffee?

ANNE: Yeah,okay.

STEVE: Yeah

STEVE: How about here?

ANNE: Fine.

STEVE: So what are you doing at the market?

ANNE: I’m cooking at your house on Friday, remember?

STEVE: Of course, Friday. That’ll be great.

ANNE: What about you? Do you come here often?

STEVE laughs

ANNE: What’s funny?

STEVE: When someone says, “Do you come here often”, it’s what we call a pick-up line. You know when

someone’s trying…

ANNE: I know what a pick-up line is.

STEVE: Sorry. I come here every week to buy fruit. I like fresh fruit for work. What are we having for

dinner?

ANNE: You’ll find out on Friday.

WAITER: What would you like?

STEVE: Cappuccino.

WAITER: Yep

STEVE: And a tea please.

WAITER: Tea. No worries.

STEVE: Do you want me to take your shopping home? I can put it in the fridge for you.

ANNE: No, that’s okay, I have a fridge in my room at the hotel.

STEVE: The person you saw. Who did you think it was?

ANNE: It’s a long story. Maybe I’ll tell you later.

STEVE: On Friday?

ANNE: Maybe