Language focus Unit 2: Clothing

Unit 2: Clothing - Language Focus

In this section, you will review the vocabulary you have learned in Unit 2 with the theme of 'clothing', as well as grammar on the passive voice, present perfect tense, and simple past tense. The following article provides a solution to the exercises in the textbook.

LANGUAGE FOCUS – UNIT 2: CLOTHING

1. Work with a partner. Read the dialogue.

Nga: Come and see my photo album.
Mi: Lovely! Who’s this girl?
Nga: Ah! It’s Lan, my old friend.
Mi: How long have you known her?
Nga: I’ve known her for six years.
Mi: Have you seen her recently?
Nga: No, I haven’t seen her since 2003. She moved to Ho Chi Minh City with her family then.

Now use the information in the table to make similar dialogues.

a) Lan - old friend
six years
2003

b) Quang - brother's friend
seven months
January

c) Hoa - new friend
three weeks
Monday

a. Lan - old friend
A: Come and see my photo album, B.
B: Lovely! Who's this girl?
A: Ah! It's Lan, my old friend.
B: How long have you known her?
A: I've known her for six years.
B: Have you seen her lately?A: Yes, I haven't seen her since 2003. She moved to Ho Chi Minh City with her family then.

b. Quang - brother's friend
A: Come and see my photo album, B.
B: Lovely! Who's this boy?
A: Ah! It's Quang, my brother's friend.
B: How long have you known him?
A: I've known him for seven months.
B: Have you seen him recently?
A: No, I haven't seen him since January. He went to Vung Tau City to work there.

c. Hoa - new friend
A: Come and see my photo album, B.
B: Lovely! Who's this girl?
A: Ah! It's Hoa, my new friend.
B: How long have you known her?
A: I've known her for three weeks.
B: Have you seen her recently?
A: No, I haven't seen her since Monday. She's gone on holiday with her family to Da Lat for a week.

2. Work with a partner. Imagine you and your partner are visiting Ho Chi Minh City. Ask and answer questions about the things you have done using the present perfect tense of the verbs in the box.

a) Have you visited the Giac Lam Pagoda yet?
b) Have you eaten Vietnamese food yet?
c) Have you been to the Reunification Palace yet?
d) Have you eaten in a vegetarian restaurant yet?
e) Have you seen the Zoo and Botanical Gardens yet?
f) Have you eaten Chinese food yet?
g) Have you been to the Dam Sen Amusement Park yet?
h) Have you eaten French food yet?

3. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about each of the activities in the box.