Bài soạn môn học Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 1: Vocabulary

Unit 1 : Vocabulary
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pack up 
evolve 
stuff 
be finished 
thick and thin 
detention 
pick
good or bad times. 
The punishment of being kept at school after the other schoolchildren have gone home
Progress, develop gradually 
Choose 
To finish working or doing sth 
To be no longer able to continue doing sth – to be tired or exhausted 
A group of things, often with a description of their general type or quality. 
Grammar : 
Liking words : Both  and , Not only  but also , Either  or, Neither  nor 
4Terms We call both  and, not only  but also , either or, neither  nor pair conjunctions or correlative conjunctions.
4Parallel structures
	The same grammatical form should follow each part of the paired conjunctions.
Both + noun + and + noun/pronoun
	Both my sister and I went to Hoang Van Thu High School.
Not only + adj + but also + adj
	Trang is not only intelligent but also generous.
Not only + verb + but also + verb
	Minh not only saw the famous writer but also spoke to him.
Not only + Adj + but also + Adj
	Lan is not only beautiful but also intelligent
Either + noun + or + noun
 + pronoun + pronoun
Students can choose either English or French in this semester.
Either you or I am right
Neither + verb + nor + verb
 Pronoun pronoun
 Adj Adj 
She had promised to visit me, but she neither came nor telephoned.
Neither she nor her mother has seen this film before. 
That book is neither interesting nor useful.
 4Subject and verb agreement
Two subjects connected by both  and  take a plural verb.
Both Tam and Dan work for an instruction company.
When two subjects are connected by not only  but also, either  or, neither nor, the second subject determines the form of the verb.
Not only my parents but also my brother is on a trip to Ha Long.
Either the teacher or the students have to make a plan for the class newspaper.
Neither salt nor sugar is necessary for this dish.
4 Notes
Not only but also  can be replaced by not only  but  as well.
It is not only rainy but also windy in this season.
It is not only rainy but windy in this season as well.
Exercises
A. In each of the following sentences, there is an error. Identify and correct it.
Both my teacher praised my best friend and me.
Ha neither went to my party or told me the reason why.
I enjoy neither swimming nor go fishing.
Hoa not only helps me in my work but as well shares my happiness and sadness in life.
I prefer living in the country since it is not only quiet but also less traffic.
I love not only watching game shows but talk shows as well.
I love literature, so I will either become a literature teacher or a journalist.
Rice is both grown in the north and in the south of Viet Nam.
B. Suply the correct form and tense of the verb in the parentheses.
Both the fridge and the air conditioner (not work)  today.
Both my sister and I (never be)  to Ha noi before.
Either my husband or I (have)  to see the estate agent today.
Either Thuy or her friends (be going to)  pick you up at the airport.
Neither Mrs. Hoa nor her assistants (be)  at the meeting yesterday.
Not only Trung but also his parents (be expected)  to come to the ceremony.