Nội dung text 2. LIFE IN THE PAST.docx
/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ n/ society grandparents, my parents, and I. 7 breadwinner (n) /ˈbredwɪnər/ the person in a family earning money to support the family My dad is a breadwinner in my family. He works hard to support the family. 8 marriage (n) /ˈmærɪdʒ/ marry (v) /ˈmæri/ married (adj) /ˈmærid/ the relationship between two people married to each other My aunt finally got a son after five years of marriage. 9 divorce (v) /dɪˈvɔː:s/ divorce (n) /dɪˈvɔː:s/ divorced (adj) /dɪˈvɔː:st/ to end the relationship between a husband and a wife by an official process After many years of unhappy relationship with his wife, Mall decided to divorce. 10 housewife (n) /ˈhaʊswaɪf/ a married woman staying at home and doing housework After marriage, Susan decided to give up her job and became a housewife. 11 official (adj) /əˈfɪʃl/ agreed to or arranged by people in positions of authority My uncle received the official document of his divorce yesterday. 12 connection (n) the way in which two things are related to each other My family holds a vacation to make connections among
/kəˈnekʃn/ family members. GRAMMAR would ● We can use would La talk about repealed past actions that don't happen anymore. ● We need to give a specific time or occasion before or after the repeated action. When I was a kid, I would go camping with my family every summer. My grandmother would read me a fairy tale before bed every evening when I was a child. ● We can use adverbs of frequency (usually, alien sometimes, never) after would When Jake was a student, he would often make his own lunch. Note We use Past Simple instead of would to talk about facts, states or things people did most of the time, at a particular time or only once. My uncle was a doctor. (This was a past state.) When Milly was a teenager, she got up early in the morning. (She always did this.) We went to Thailand for our holiday in 2022. (We went only once.) PRONUNCIATION Pronouncing /ɪ/, /i:/ and /e/ - CD1-14 /ɪ/ /i:/ /e/ extended /ɪkˈstendɪd/ single /ˈsɪŋɡl/ marriage /ˈmærɪdʒ/ secret /ˈsiːkrət/ magazine /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ meal /mi:l/ relative /ˈrelətɪv/ many /ˈmeni/ breadwinner /ˈbredwɪnər/ PRACTICE Pronunciation a. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. relative B. official C. sister D. police 2. A. easy B. weaker C. cheap D. jealous 3. A. generation B. process C. relationship D. memory b. Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.