UNIT 33: Word order (trật tự từ)

Topic 20: Health and sickness

1.    Grammar
2.    Word order in positive sentences
3. Subject + verb + object

    I speak English. She speaks French.

• Subject + auxiliary + infinitive verb + object

    I can speak English. She can speak French.

• Subject + (auxiliary / modal) + verb + object1 + object2 +time/place

    I will tell you the story tomorrow.

1.  Word order in negative sentence.

            Subject + auxiliary / modal verb + not +...  

•      Examples:
• Those boys can’t swim.
• I am not listening to him now.
•   Word order in questions
•   Yes / no question:
•   Positive question: auxiliary / modal verb + subject + infinitive verb + object …

Examples:

• Do you speak French?
• Can you tell me how to get to the bus station?
• Will you do it?
•  Negative question: auxiliary / modal + not + subject + infinitive verb + object …

Examples:

• Don’t you go to school today?
• Aren’t you playing piano as usual?
•  Alternative question: use “or”

Examples:

• Will the meeting start at five OR at six?
• Is this Lam’s OR yours?
• Question word:

Examples:

• What are you doing?
• Where will you go tomorrow?
• Word order in exclamation.

What + a / an + (adjective) singular / countable noun (+ subject + verb)

Examples:

• What a nice girl!
• What an awful noise!

What + plural / uncountable noun (+ subject + verb)

Examples:

• What lovely weather we are having!
• What beautiful flowers they bought!

How + adjective / adverb (+ subject + verb)

Examples:

• How cold this room is!
• How well she writes!
• Imperative or command

a)  Imperative

Positive imperative: infinitive verb + please

Examples:

• Sit down, please.
• Let’s begin now, please.

Negative imperative: don’t + infinitive verb

Examples:

• Don’t worry.
• Don’t forget to pay him.
• Word order of adverbs

a)  Adverbs of time (e.g.: tomorrow, yesterday...): at the end of the sentence.

   I will tell you the story tomorrow.

b)  Adverbs of place (e.g.: here, there, behind, above...): at the end of the sentence

            I didn’t see him here.

c)  Adverb of frequency

• if the sentence has one verb: between subject and verb.

Tom usually goes to work by car.
Janet never flies. She always goes by bus.

• after the verb “be”

I am never late for work.

Peter is often at school.

• if the sentence has more than one verb: before the main verb.

I can never remember anything.

They have often visited Rome.

• Watch out!

In a question or negative form, put the adverb of frequency before the main verb.

Examples:

• She doesn't often visit Europe.
• Do you usually get up early?
• Exercises
• Put the word in brackets in the right order.
• He drank wine (never).
• I could lift the heavy box (hardly).
• She is playing in the sitting room (the piano).
• They congratulated on my success (me).
• You can come everyday (here).
• Change these sentences into positive and negative questions.
• He is a scientist.
• They arrived last night.
• He shall come to see you tomorrow.
• Mr. John would like to attend our class.
• He plays football every Sunday.
• Choose the correct answer.
• a. we went to the cinema yesterday.
      b. we went yesterday to the cinema.
      c. both  sentences are correct.
• a. we often go to the cinema.

   b. we go often to the cinema.

   c. both sentence are correct.

3.  a. next Tuesday I will go to the cinema.

    b. I will go to the cinema next Tuesday.
    c. Both sentences are correct

4.  a. They never go to the cinema.

    b. They go to the cinema never.

    c. Both sentences are correct.

5.  a. She goes every Sunday to the cinema.

    b. She goes to the cinema every Sunday.

    c. Both sentences are correct.
6.  a. I seldom am at the cinema.
    b. I am seldom at the cinema.

    c. Both sentences are correct.

7.  a. I don't go to the cinema every week.

    b. I don't go every week to the cinema.

    c. Both sentences are correct.

8.  a. Francis does not always go to the cinema.

    b. Francis does not go to the cinema always.

    c. Both sentences are correct.

9.  a. Do frequently you go to the cinema?

     b. Do you frequently go to the cinema?

     c. Both sentences are correct.

10.  a.  My friends didn't go to the cinema on Friday.

     b. On Friday my friends didn't go to the cinema.

     c. Both sentences are correct.
 

III. TOPIC 20:  Health and sickness

 1. Questions: When you want to ask someone about their health, you can say (khi bạn muốn hỏi ai về sức khỏe của họ, bạn có thể hỏi):

• How do you feel? (bạn cảm thấy thế nào?)
• How are you feeling? (bạn đang cảm thấy thế nào?)
• Is everything okay? (mọi thứ ổn chứ?)
• What's wrong? (có chuyện gì vậy?)
• What's the matter? (có chuyện gì vậy?)
• Are you all right? (bạn ổn chứ?)
• What happened? (chuyện gì xảy ra thế?)

2. Answer: when you are not fine, you can say

(khi bạn không khỏe, bạn có thể nói như sau):

• I’m+adjective

I’m sick.

I’m not fit.

• I feel + adjective (tôi cảm thấy...)

I feel dizzy.'(tôi thấy chóng mặt)

I feel not well. (tôi thấy không khỏe)
I feel under the weather. (tôi thấy hơi ốm một chút)

• I have + a + noun (tôi bị...) + ache

headache (đau đầu)
backache (đau lưng)
stomachache (đau dạ dày)
muscle ache (đau cơ)

• sore+ noun

sore throat (đau họng)
sore eyes (đau mắt)
sore arm (đau tay)

3.  Dialogues

a) Mary: How do you feel today?
Rose: Not very good. I have a headache.
Mary: That's too bad. Do you need anything? Maybe aspirin?

Rose: Oh, that would be great. You’re so nice, thank you.

b) Kathy: How do you feel today?
Peter: Great. How about you?
Kathy: Pretty good.

c) Jack: I hurt my elbow.
John: Are you all right?
Jack: I hope so.

John: Can I do something for you? What would you like?

Jack: No, thanks. I think it is not very bad. I’m ok.

d) Jack: Ouch! I cut my finger.
Frank: Please be more careful.

e) Steven: Rooney fell down and broke his arm! Call an ambulance!

f) Mrs. Robinson: Our little Jimmy still has fever and he’s coughing a lot.

Mr. Robinson: He should see a doctor again. Let’s carry him into the car and go.