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*) Eg: - Where are you from? - I'm from Viet Nam - Are you Chinese? - No, I'm not. I'm Vietnamese

I) The simple present tense:*) Form:S + V/Vs (es)

S + don't/ doesn't + V

Do/ does + S + V ? Yes, S + do/ doesNo, don't / doesn't

*) Uses:The present simple is used to:- talk about things in general.

- say that something happens repeatedly.- say something is true in general.

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*) Uses: to talk about something that is happenning at the time of speaking.

II) Present progressive tense:*) Form: S + am/ is/ are + V-ing.

*) Adverbs: now, at the moment, at present

Eg: We are watching the television now.

S + am/ is/ are + not + V-ing.

Am/ Is/ Are + S + V-ing?

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Eg: What are you going to do tomorrow? - I am going to visit my grandmother. - How long are you going to stay? - I’m going to stay there for a week

III) The immediate future:*) Form: S + am/is/are + going to + V

S + am/ is/ are + not + going to + VAm/ Is/ Are + S + going to + V ?

*) Adverbs: tomrrow, tonight, next week (month, year, Sunday…)

*) Uses: “ be going to + V” to talk about future plans and predictions

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Eg: The Great Wall of China is the longest structure in the world.

IV) Adjectives:Comparative and superative

*) Comparative with short adjectives:

- S 1 + be + short adj _ er + than + S2

Eg: The Mekong river is longer than Red river*) Superative with short adjectives:

- S + be +the short adj _ est.

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Eg: There is a little rice There are some books

V) Indefinite quantifiers:

a few, a little, a lot of, lots of, some ........

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b) Tom is from Canada. He ......... English and French.c) Lee is from China. He ..................d) Yoko is from Japan. She .................e) Minh is from Viet Nam. He ...................f) John is from the USA. He ........................

Exercises:1. Complete the sentences:* Present simple tense

a) Nam: Where are you from? Tom: I am from Canada. Nam: ......... you ....... Vietnamese? Tom: No, I ............... I ..... English and French.

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a) What is her name? Her name ........... Susan.b) Where does she live? She ........... in London.c) Where ............ she staying now ? She ............... in Ha Noi now.d) What does she do? She .............. a teacher.e) What .............. she teacher? She ....... English.f) ............ she ........... you? No, She ........... teach me. Mr. Hai .......... me.

*Present simple and present progressive tenses

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long longer

The longest

short

tall

small

big

high

thick

a) The Mekong River is long. The Amazon River is ... than the Mekong.The Nile is ...........river in the world.b) The Great Wall of China is long. It is ............. structure in the world.c) Sears Tower in Chicago is tall, but it isn't............ building in the world. PETRONAS Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpus is ... than Sears Tower. It is ......building in the world.d) Ha Noi is big, but it is not the .......... city in Viet Nam. Ho Chi Minh City is ....... than Ha Noi. It is ......... city in Viet Nam. But Mexico City is .......... city in the world.

2. Adjectives: Comparatives and superlativesComplete the table. Then complete the passages

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The streets of Ha Noi are very busy. There is ............. of traffic. Most people only have ............ money to spend on transportation. As a result, there are only ............ private cars on the roads.The bike is the cheapest form of transportation, so there are ............. of bikes. There are ....... of motorbikes, too. There are .................. of taxis, but they are expensive.

3. Indefinite quantifiers:a few, a little, a lot/ lots

Complete the sentences: