Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.

1. Nam: Can I come over to your house on Sunday?

Tom: Sure. You’re welcome.

2. Alice: Vietnamese cooking uses a lot of vegetables and herbs.

Mai: Yes, certainly.

Listen and read the conversations below. Pay attention to the highlighted parts. 

1. Mark: Now, about the video conference ... Everyone must be here at 9:30 a.m., and ...

Trang: Sorry for interrupting, but I think we should meet at 9:00 a.m. We need to test the devices.

2. Nick: This webcam is easy to handle. You click these buttons to move it up or down and these to ...

Lan: Hold on. Can you repeat that, please?

Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.

(1) Nick: Do you think Mars may support life?

Mark: I'm not sure about it. Scientists are trying to find life there.

(2) Mary: Do you think Ann will win tomorrow?

Tommy: I doubt it. She injured her arm in a match last week.

Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.

1. Tom: What a beautiful kite you have, Mai!

Mai: Thank you, Tom. My dad made it for me last weekend.

2. Nick: You really have a nice dress, Hoa.

Hoa: I'm glad you like it, Nick. I think its colour really suits me.

Circle the common pronunciation of the underlined auxiliary verbs. Then listen and check. Practise saying the conversations in pairs.

1. Doctor: Have you been examined yet?

A. /hæv/                         B. /hav/

Nam: Yes, I have.

A. /hæv/                          B. /hav/

2. Trainer: Can you do this exercise routine?

A. /kæn/                          B. /kǝn/

Nam: Yes, I can.

A. /kæn/                          B. /kǝn/

Listen and circle what you hear: contracted or full forms. Practise saying the conversations in pairs.

1. A: You (1) mustn't / must not be rude to your parents.

    B: Yes, Grandma. But my parents (2) don't / do not listen to me.

2. A: (3) It's / It is 11 o'clock. Have you done your homework yet?

    B: Yes, (4) I've / I have.

Mark the intonation in the question tags, using rising intonation or falling intonation. Then listen and check. Practise saying the conversations in pairs.

1. A: Sorry, I didn’t hear my alarm this morning.

B: So, you were late again, weren't you?

2. A: I couldn't watch the match last night. We won, didn’t we?

B: Yes, we did.

3. A: There are several ecosystems that can be found in Viet Nam.

B: Yes. Viet Nam is biologically diverse, isn't it?

4. A: We are running out of fossil fuels, aren't we?

B: Yes, we are. We should find more alternative sources of energy.

5. A: People should stop damaging the environment, shouldn't they?

B: Yes, I agree with you.

Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box. Then practise them in pairs.

1.

Minh: I heard that in the future people will build cities on the ocean. Do you think that will be possible?

Anna: (1) _______________. With the help of modern technologies, we can build cities on water, and people can live there safely.

2.

Mike: Do you think the government can build our first smart city in this area?

Long: (2) _______________. Smart technologies are very expensive. We don‘t have Al experts either.