AMERICAN
HEADWAY 2
All you need is
love
Group: 6
A LOVES STORY
1. Texts A and B are summaries
of a magazine love story.
Read and compare them
A. The story so far:
Saskia met brad at a party one Saturday night in
June. They fell in love and got married the following
Saturday. After the wedding, brad moved into
Saskia’s apartment. Saskia called her parents and
told them that she wax married. They were furious.
Unfortunately, after a few months, brad began to
behave very strangely and his marriage to Saskia
started to go wrong…….
B. The story so far……
Saskia and brad got married one Saturday in
June. They had met only one week earlier at a
party and had fallen in love. After the wedding,
Saskia called her parents and told them that
she was married, and that brad had moved into
her apartment. They were furious.
Unfortunately, after a few months, their
marriage started to go wrong. Brad had begun
to behave very strangely….
2. Read and listen to Text B on page 106 and
underline all the examples of Past Perfect.
Read the text aloud and pay attention to
contracted forms
3. Are the following statements
3. Are the following statements
about Saskia and Brad true (
about Saskia and Brad true (
) or
) or
false (
false (
)? Conrrect the false ones.
)? Conrrect the false ones.
1.
1.
When Saskia and Brad got married, they had
When Saskia and Brad got married, they had
known each other for a year.
known each other for a year.
2.
2.
When Saskia told her parents about the wedding,
When Saskia told her parents about the wedding,
Bard had moved into apartment.
Bard had moved into apartment.
3.
3.
Her parents were angry because she hadn’t called
Her parents were angry because she hadn’t called
them for a long time
them for a long time
4.
4.
The marriage started to go wrong, and then Bard
The marriage started to go wrong, and then Bard
began to behave very strangely
began to behave very strangely
Grammar Spot
Past Perfect
1. Form
Had + -ed (past participle)
Affirmative and negative
I
He/She/It + ‘d (had) + arrived before 10:00
We/You/They hadn’t
Question
I
Had + he/she/it + left?
we/you/they
{
Short answer
Yes, he had
No, they hadn’t
2. S đơ ồ
Future
Present
Action 2
(simple past)
Action 1
(Past perfect)
Cách dùng
a. Used to Express two actions happened in the Past.
The first action had finished before the second
one began. (Before and after)
Ex: After he had finished his work, he went home.
b. Action or state that occupied or occurred in a
duration of time in the past before the second
one happened
Ex: He had studied English for four years before he
applied for this job
Note:
1. K m t âu chuy n đã qua trong quá khể ộ ệ ứ
Ex: Robert was eighty. He had lived in the
valley all his life
2. Khi ta đã k nh ng hành đ ng k ti p x y ra ể ữ ộ ế ế ả
quá khở ứ
Ex: They gathered flowers. Then they left.
They had gathered flowers before they left.
They left after they had gathered flowers.
Hiding from the rain and .
Trying to forget but I won’t let go.
Looking at a crowded .
Listening to my own heart beat.
So many people. All around the
Tell me where do I find. Someone like you
Take me to your heart. Take me your soul.
Give me your before I’m old.
Show me what is love-haven’t got a clue.
Show me what wonders can be
They say nothing lasts . We’re only here today.
Love is now or . Bring me far away.
Take me to your heart. Take me your soul. Give me your hand
before I’m old. Show me what is love-be my . It’s
easy take me to your heart.
snow
street
word
girl
hand
true
forever
never
guiding star
Standing on a mountain high. Looking at the through a
clear blue sky.
I should go and see some
But they don’t really comprehend.
Don’t need too much taking. Without saying
All I need is some one. Who makes me wanna sing.
Take me to your heart. Take me your soul. Give me your hand
before I’m old. Show me what is love - haven’t got a .
Show me what wonders can be true.
They say nothing lasts forever. We’re only here
Love is now or never. Bring me
Take me to your heart. Take me your soul. Give me your hand
and hold me.
Show me what love is- be my guiding star. It’s take to
your heart.
moon
friend.
anything.
clue.
today
far away
easy