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Trang 1100 ENGLISH EXERSIES
Grade: 8
Teacher: Nguyễn Văn Dũng
Student: ………
Trang 3LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS
26 Forget forgot forgotten quên 66 Spoil Spoil /ed Spiol / ed Bị giật
Trang 4LIST OF REGULAR VERBS
6 Attract Attracted Attracted Thu hút 46 Organize Organized Organized Tổ chức
11 Change Changed Changed Thay đổi 51 Practice Practiced Practiced Thực hành
12 Clean Cleaned Cleaned Làm vệ sinh 52 Prefer Prefered Preferred Ưu tiên
13 Collect Collected Collected Thu 53 Prevent Prevented Prevented Phòng ngừa
15 Decide Decided Decided Quyết định 55 Protect Protected Protected bảo vệ
16 Decorate Decorated Decorated Trang trí 56 Receive Received Received Nhận
18 Develop Developed Developed Đã phát triển 58 Remember Remembered Remembered Nhớ lại
20 Discover Discovered Discovered Phát hiện 60 Report Reported Reported báo cáo
21 Dislike Disliked Disliked Không thích 61 Request Requested Requested Yêu cầu
31 Introduce Introduced Introduced Giới thiệu 71 Travel Traveled Traveled Đi du lịch
Trang 5UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES Vocabulary
1 adore (v)/əˈdɔː/: yêu thích, mê thích
2 addicted (adj) /əˈdɪktɪd/: nghiện (thích) cái gì
3 beach game (n)/biːtʃ ɡeɪm/: trò thể thao trên bãi biển
4 bracelet (n) /ˈbreɪslət/:vòng đeo tay
5 communicate (v) /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/: giao tiếp
6 community centre (n)/kəˈmjuːnəti ˈsentə/: trung tâm văn hoá cộng đồng
7 craft (n) /krɑːft/: đồ thủ công
8 craft kit (n) /krɑːft kɪt/: bộ dụng cụ làm thủ công
9 cultural event (n) /ˈkʌltʃərəl ɪˈvent/: sự kiện văn hoá
10 detest (v) /dɪˈtest/:ghét
11.DIY (n)/ˌdiː aɪ ˈwaɪ/: đồ tự làm, tự sửa
12 don’t mind (v) /dəʊnt maɪnd/: không ngại, không ghét lắm
13 hang out (v) /hæŋ aʊt/: đi chơi với bạn bè
14 hooked (adj) /hʊkt/: yêu thích cái gì
15 It’s right up my street!(idiom) /ɪts raɪt ʌp maɪ striːt/ : Đúng vị của tớ!
16 join (v)/dʒɔɪn/: tham gia
17 leisure (n) /ˈleʒə/: sự thư giãn nghỉ ngơi
18 leisure activity (n) /ˈleʒə ækˈtɪvəti/:hoạt động thư giãn nghỉ ngơi
19 leisure time (n) /ˈleʒə taɪm/: thời gian thư giãn nghỉ ngơi
20 netlingo (n) /netˈlɪŋɡəʊ/: ngôn ngữ dùng để giao tiếp trên mạng
21.people watching (n)/ˈpiːpl wɒtʃɪŋ/: ngắm người qua lại
22 relax (v) /rɪˈlæks/: thư giãn
23 satisfied (adj) /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/: hài lòng
24 socialise (v) /ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz/: giao tiếp để tạo mối quan hệ
25 weird (adj) /wɪəd/: kì cục
26 window shopping (n) /ˈwɪndəʊ ˈʃɒpɪŋ/: đi chơi ngắm đồ bày ở cửa hàng
27 virtual (adj) /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/: ảo (chỉ có ở trên mạng)
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I Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
B USE OF ENGLISH
II Find which word does not belong to each group
4 A a new language B practice C.an event D a skill
5 A Watching TV B relaxing C collecting stamps D making origami
6 A cooking B going to art gallery C visiting museums D hanging out
7 A visiting teacher B visiting relatives C going shopping D doing DIY
8 A texting B going to the cinema C hanging out D reading
III Put the correct word/ phrase in the box under each picture.
doing yoga making crafs going fishing listening to music
playing football reading watching TV surfing the Internet
flying kite playing computer games
IV Write the activities in the box into the correct column.
acting badminton cards chess climbinggymnastics handicrafs jogging karate puzzlesrollerblading skateboarding surfing the guitar volleyball
V Use the gerund of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences.
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ride take wash watch write
1 My sister enjoys _aerobics in the morning,
2 Lucia fancies emails atfer dinner
3 In his free time, Quang likes photographs
4 Are you interested in handball, Peter?
5 Vinh's brother loves _torelgn coins, doesn’t he?
6 David hates _a bike to school on rainy days
7 I preter _DVDs to going to the cinema
8 Nam detests _the dishes every day
9 We dorít mind _to ciassical music
10 The Robinsons adore _Vietnamese food
VI Put the verbs in the braekets into infiitliive (V/to V) or gerund (V-ing).
1 John dislikes (work) _in front of a Computer all day,
2 I'd like (visit) _the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend
3 l'd rather (make) _crafs than listen to music
4 Minh loves (help) _her parents with DIY projects
5 Quang hates (take) _the dog for a walk
6 We all adored (do) _aerobics when we were young
7 You should (play) _sports to keep fit
8 They don't need (watch) _that programme if they don’t like it
9 Do you fancy (socialise) _ with friends?
10 My brother prefers (surf) _the Net
VII Multiple choice:
1 Does your grandma walking?
A enjoy B enjoying C to enjoy D enjoys
2 He don’t mind _ mountain-climbing
3 I find dancing because we can work with music
A interesting B is interesting C it is interesting D to be interesting
4 I adore to my friend in my free time
5 To check out something means _ something or get more information about it in order to be certain that it is suitable (or true, or safe)
A to know B to learn C to examine D to look at
6 If something is right up your street, it is the type of thing that you are interested in or that you _ doing
7 Listening to the folk songs will help you learn Vietnamese. _
A easy B more easier C easier D more easily
8 We can buy craf kit in a
A library B bookstore C sports club D museum
9 If your hobby is reading, you will fancy
A doing DIY B texting C looking for novels D making origami
10 When I have time, I like doing sports to relax my mind
VIII Complete each sentence below, using the correct form of the verb in brackets (2.5)
1 Do you think you (meet) An this weekend? – I’m not sure
2 Don’t worry I (go) _ swimming with you tomorrow
3 I enjoy (fish) because it (be) relaxing
4 My friends hate (eat) out They think it (cost) a lot of money
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hometown next year
6 We (go) to the cinema twice a month We all love (watch) the latest films
C SPEAKING:
Part 1: Talk about your leisure time:
1 What do you like doing in your leisure time? (volunteer work / doing DIY/ collecting stamps …)
- When I have free time, I enjoy /fancy/ like
- I really enjoy /fancy/ like in my leisure time.
2 What do you dislike doing in your leisure time? (using computer/ gardening/ hanging out )
- I dislike /hate/ detest in my leisure time.
3 Who do you like to spend your free time with the most?( my close friend /classmate/ brother…)
- I like to spend my free time with the most.
4 Where do you spend most of your free time? ( at a sport club/ at home / outdoors/ indoors… )
- I spend most of my leisure time
5 How much time do you ofen spend on your leisure time? (one /two /three…)
- I spend about (2, 3, 4 ) hours a week on my leisure time
6 What does this activity help you? (good points/ benefits/advantages)
- This activity helps me widen my knowledge, helps me relax, keeps me fit, refreshes my mind, helps me make many friends all over the country.
7 How do you feel when you join your leisure time?
- I feel ( quite satisfied/ relaxed/ excited) after a hard school work/ day.
8 What do you think about your activities?
a - I think this activity is really (useful /unusual/ interesting /creative / cheap/ ….)
b - I find / believe this activity very (unusual/ interesting /creative / cheap/ ….)
Part 2: Talk about using technology:
1 What are the benefits of using the computer?
The benefits of using the computer are: widening our knowledge, training our mind and memory,improving our English, helping us relax and sharing emotions, …
2 What are the problems with using technology in your free time?
Using technology may make our eyes tired and dizzy We may have a pain in our back when we are sitting too long in front of the computers We meet our friends less and less Therefore, we don’t develop social skills and also weaken our real relationships and friendships because we maylive in a virtual world
3 What bad leisure activities do some teenagers like doing these days?
They take part in playing computer games too much, motorbike racing on the streets; alcohol drinking; drug taking and so on…
4 What activities should teenagers do in their leisure time?
To start your speech: In fact/ Generally speaking/ Actually/ Well/ To tell the
true/ Yeah/
I think/ Hmm/ Oh/ Let me see/ Wow/ As a matter of fact/
Giving an opinion: I think that… /In my opinion
Agreeing: I agree with you.; That's so true.; Exactly
Disagreeing: I'm afraid I don’t agree.; I don't think so.; I disagree with you.
To show your surprise: Really?/ Great!/ Ugh!/ How exciting!/ Wonderful!/
Fantastic!…Phew!
To give further information: I mean that…/ Besides/ Furthermore/ In addition/
Trang 9They should take part in /join in/ participate doing a team sport; volunteering community…
5 Why do they should do these activities?
Because these activities are good for their physical health, help them totally relax, strengthen their friendships and develop social skills
D READING
I Read the passage and choose the correct answer:
Quang is watering his garden and can't wait to pick the ripe fruit He spends most of his spare timelooking afer the garden Sounds great, doesn't it? But his garden is a virtual one
In today's world, teenagers rely on technology more than in the past This can be a problem becauseusing computers too much may have harmful effect on both their minds and bodies They preferwatching TV and playing computer games to reading books, perhaps because they don't have tothink and imagine as much They don’t join clubs or have hobbies and they don't play sports Theysit in front of the computer all the time They don't get out of the house, even for a walk They are in
a world that doesn't exist
While Quang now knows the names of many plants, and his English seems to be improving as hechats with his 'gaming friends from all over the world, his parents are getting worried They wanthim to get out more They are even thinking of banning him from using the computer
1 What is Quang’s leisure activity?
Teenagers ofen complain they're bored and have nothing to do I can't understand them I'm neverbored If the weather is nice, we go for a walk or we ride our bikes All of us love rollerblading, Weofen play football, basketball or cricket in the park and when it is rainy, we go to the sports centre.Here we usually play table tennis or go swimming If you play a musical instrument it's a good fun! Iplay the guitar and practise a lot At home I usually listen to music or read magazines and books Ofcourse, as other teenagers I ofen go on the Internet or play computer games - but not always! It's apity that a lot of teenagers live their lives on several public sites like Facebook or Twitter! They hadbetter make real friends!
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we play chess or cards At the weekend we go hiking, fishing or sometimes we go to the cinema Welike comedies
1 / Johnny has a lot of friends
2/ He is ofen bored
3/ He and his friends like doing sports
4/ He plays a musical instrument
5/ At home he helps a lot
6/ He likes listening to rock music
7/ He is addicted to the Internet
8/ He has a Facebook profile
9/ In the evenings he's usually at home,
10/ He never goes out at the weekends
III-Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below.
In the 1970s, skateboarding suddenly became very popular At first, skateboarders movedslowly on flat, smooth areas Then they began to ride quickly This is called ‘freestyle’ skateboarding.Soon they were skateboarding skillfully up ramps and doing tricks in the air This is called ‘ramp’skateboarding Then they started skateboarding and doing tricks on the street This was ‘street-style’skateboarding – a combination of freestyle and ramp For this, the skateboarders needed protectiveclothing such as knee and elbow pads and helmets This allowed them to skateboard safely
Today skateboarding is still a very popular sport, and there are lots of competitions
Note: skateboarding (n) = môn trượt ván
1 When did skateboarding become very popular?
I Rewrite the sentences, keeping the similar meaning to the original one (1.0ms):
1 People in Viet Nam spend more leisure time than Japanese do
→ People in Japan don’t
2 This painting is not the same as that one
→ This painting is quite _
3 This picture is quite different from the picture in our room
This picture isn’t _
4 Going to the cinema is more interesting than staying at home
Staying at home isn’t _
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People in the US spend
6 Thai thinks skateboarding is more exciting than playing football
Thai doesn’t think
7 Vinh really loves to hang out with friends,
Vinh really enjoys _
8 Playing beach games is very interesting
It is
9 It is not a good idea to spend too much time on computer games
It's better to avoid _
10 Jenny finds reading poetry boring
4 Hanging out with friends
5 Talking on phone (local calls)
13 Watching rented videos
14 Going to movie theaters/
cinema
15 Cruising in cars
16 Playing home video games
17 Playing computer games
18 Using the Internet
19 Using a computer at elsewhere
20 Playing online games
1 it’s funny and useful.
2 I feel totally relax and quite satisfied.
3 it gives me chances to make friends.
4 this activity is good for mental heal.
5 this activity is good for physical health.
6 this activity helps me fresh my mind
7 it widens my knowledge.
8 it builds my social skills.
9 it trains my mind and memory.
10.it helps me share my emotions with my friends and forget all my tiredness.
11 It develops our real relationships and friendships
1 I adore watching TV in my free time because it widens my knowledge
III Write a paragraph to answer of the following questions (U se signal words)
Part 1 What do you think is the best leisure activity for teenagers?
- What is the best leisure activity for teenagers?
- What might this activity conclude?
- What are the three benefits of group activity?
- What is your conclusion on this idea?
Choices What do to Supported ideas - Why (reasons/ benefits)
Group
activities
- playing a team sport
- joining a hobby group
- volunteering community
- proud to be a member of a group
- help teenagers make friends Friendships are important.
- make friends with people who have the same interests
- develop teenagers’ confidence and self-esteem
- help them build new skills.
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- Exercising/working out
- Using a computer
- Shopping/hanging out at malls
- Playing home video games
- easier to focus on their activities Independent leisure activities are less interrupted or chatting.
- help teenagers make their own decisions! They decide what to do and when to do.
- feel relaxed and quite joyful during their favorite free time activity.
Family
activities
- watching a family-friendly DVD
- having a picnic / holiday
- planning a special meal with everyone
- planning a volunteer work.
- Allowing for better communication between family members
- bring family members closer
- enjoy warm family atmosphere
- show love and share emotions one other
- enhance / develop family traditions
- limit the chance for children to use drugs and alcohol.
Group activities
I believe the best leisure activity for teenagers is any group activity This could be playing a teamsport, joining a hobby group or even volunteering Firstly, teenagers like to feel proud to be amember of a group Secondly, being part of a group helps teenagers make friends Friendships arevery important to teenagers In addition, they will make friends with people who have the sameinterests as them For these reasons, I think group activities are best for teenagers
Individual activities
Family activities
Part 2 Should parents decide how teenagers spend their free time?
a) Do you agree that parents should decide how teenagers spend their free time?
b) Explain why you agree or disagree (three reasons/ benefits)
c) What is your conclusion on this idea?
Topics Agreement Why (reasons/ benefits)
Trang 13- Yes - guide their children to choose useful and safe activities.
Parents are more experienced and wiser
- helps teenagers avoid negative behaviours Without parent’s help, teenagers may become violent during their leisure time.
Some may be addictive to alcohol drinking
- develop teenagers’ social skills This improves children lifestyle.
- No - understand children better than order them.
- really like to choose their own leisure activity Teenagers need free time to explore their own interests, be with friends or just unwind
- would like to be behaved and respected as an adult That means they have rights to do what they prefer.
- feel relaxed and quite joyful if they take part in their favorite free time activity
YES!
In my opinion, teenagers should let their parents decide how to spend their free time Firstly,parents should guide their children to choose useful and safe activities Parents are moreexperienced and wiser Secondly, this way helps teenagers avoid negative behaviours Withoutparent’s help, teenagers may become violent during their leisure time Some may be addictive toalcohol drinking Moreover, it also develops teenagers’ social skills This improves children lifestyle.For these reasons / As I have noted/, I believe it is better if parents make decision on their children’s
leisure activity
NO!
In my opinion, parents should not
_
Part 3 Should teenagers spend their leisure time on outdoor activities?
a) Do you agree that teenagers should spend their leisure time on outdoor activities?
b) Explain why you agree or disagree (three reasons or benefits of outdoor activities).
c) What is your conclusion on this idea?
Yes - can offer a more complete recreation and renewal
- be easier to happen than indoor activities do
- can breathe fresh air, and enjoy the complete peace that only nature brings
- provide them with renewal to / refresh the body, mind and soul
- give them chances to develop our social skills and communication.
- Expand their social relationships They may make friends.
- bring them more fun than indoor activities do
- release all their stress and tiredness
- make them feel totally relaxed/happier.
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participate in outdoor activities Firstly, outdoor activities are easier to happen than indoor activities
do People can breathe fresh air, and enjoy the complete peace that only nature brings Secondly, outdoor activities provide them with renewal to the body, mind and soul In addition, outdoor
activities give them chances to develop our social and communicative skills For these reasons, Istrongly believe that teenagers should enjoy their leisure time outdoors
Part 4 : Write a paragraph about how you spend your leisure time
- What do you like doing in your leisure time the most?
- What are the benefits of this activity? (for mental health/ for physical health.)
- How do you feel about your activities?
- What is your conclusion on this idea?
Many teenagers spend their leisure time on indoors However, I love outdoor activities best When
I have free time, I enjoy hanging out with my friends We ofen go to the gym and play sports likeplaying soccer or badminton there I like to spend my weekend in the swimming pool Theseactivities help me widen my knowledge, help me relax, keep me fit, refreshes my mind Besides, Ican make many friends from other regions I think this activity is really useful, interesting, creativeand quite cheap
Part 4.4: Write a paragraph about how you spend your leisure time (see II Speaking:1,2)
- What do you like doing in your leisure time the most?
- What are the benefits of this activity? (for mental health/ for physical health.)
- How do you feel about your activities?
- What is your conclusion on this idea?
- Although some people hate……,*
- Some people dislike/ don’t mind …………
- While many adults like / dislike…… ,*
- Many other teenagers spend their leisure
time on ………
- When / If / Each time I have free time, *
- I like / love / enjoy /fancy ……….……in my free/ leisure time the most/best
- However, I like / love / enjoy /fancy ………… best *
- ……… is my favourite leisure activity
- ……… is my first choice (for my free time)
- Firstly, this activity is good for mental health because /since /as…
When / If / Each time I join in / participate in / take part in this activity, I will /It will………
+ fresh my mind;
+ help me forget all my tiredness
+ can / will /may bring me a lot of fun;
+ release my stress;
+ make me feel relaxed and happier
- Secondly, this activity is also good for physical health.
+ It /V-ing also makes me stronger/ improves my health/ makes my heart stronger
+ When / Afer = V-ing, I eat well/ sleep well
- In addition, / Moreover, / B esides , I feel very / quite /completely /totally ………… ………
- For these reasons / As I have noted / In short I believe/think ….
Although other people love spending their leisure time indoors watching TV, I fancy playing sports
in my leisure time best This could be playing a team sport, joining swimming club or even walking.Firstly, these activities are good for mental health because they both help me fresh my mind andbring me a lot of fun, so I can forget all my tiredness Secondly, they are helpful for physical health,too Doing sports will make me stronger and makes my heart stronger Besides, I feel totally relaxed
Trang 15each time I join them In short, playing sports for freetime is so helpful and better than otheractivities.
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Part 5.4 Use the suggestions below to write a short paragraph of around 100 words about the benefits of playing sports for children.
- Topic sentence: Benefits of playing sports
- Supporting idea 1: Playing sports is fun and exciting
- Supporting idea 2: Playing sports keeps kids strong, fit and healthy
- Supporting idea 3: Sports help develop teamwork and leadership skills
- Concluding sentence: Children should play sports
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UNIT 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
A PRONUNCIATION:
I Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
B USE OF ENGLISH
I Rearrange the letters under each picture to make meaningful word.
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in the blanks with the correct words or phrases matching with the verbs Maybe some verbs can
be used more than once.
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1 S + Linking verbs + ADJ (happy)- State / feelings/ characteristics
Linking verbs (be/ look/ keep/ seem /feel / sound/ taste /become /turn )
2 S + Action verbs (watch / go / sleep / learn/ drive / fly/ work)+ ADV (happily)
3 S + Linking verbs +ADV + ADJ: He looks terribly angry
4 Short two- syllable ADJ: clever, narrow, pleasant, simple, quiet, gentle, hollow, shallow, able, angry, happy, easy, noisy, …
5 adverbs of manner:
6 Comparative forms of adverbs
1 more/less+ adverb+(than) is the form of comparative for almost all adverbs of manner ending
in ly
Examples:
Can you walk more slowly? I can’t catch up with you
Hanh acts less responsibly than anyone here
2 adverb + er + (than) is the form of comparative of adverbs of manner with the same form as
adjectives
Example:
The rain is coming Let’s run faster
3, Some irregular forms of adverbs of manner:
well→ better; badly → worse
IV Finish the sentences below with a suitable comparative form of hard, early, late, fast,
1 Your exam score is low I am sure you can do
2 We'll be late for the fair Can you drive ……… ?
3 On Sunday, we can get up ……… than usual
4 The farmers have to work ……… at harvest time
5 You look tired Are you feeling……… than you did this morning?
6 My mother has to get up ……… than us to milk the cows
V Underline the correct comparative forms to complete the sentences.
1 People in rural areas of Britain talk optimistically more optimistically about the future than city| people
2 In India, rural areas are more popularly/popular known as the countryside'
3 A village is less densely populated/ more densely populated than a City
4 City people seem to react quickly/ more quick to changes than country people
5 Medical help can be less easily/ more easily obtained in a City than in the countryside
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VI Choose the words/ phrases that do not go with the verb.
2 collect A tomatoes B entertainment C honey D tea leaves
3 pick A blackberries B roses C wild flowers D passengers
5 put up A tents B a new fence C umbrellas D nomadic life
VII Multiple choice:
1 My English this term is _ than that of last year
2 Her math result is _ than her English result
3 Detective books are _ than science fiction ones
A more interesting B interestingly C more interestingly D interesting
4 Lan is _ than her sister
5 He feels _ than last year because his study results are _
C more happy/better D happier/better
6 He is _ at maths than at any other subjects
7 Phuong can speak English _ than Minh
8 Her voice is _ than her sister’s/
A beautiful B more beautiful C beautifully D more beautifully
9 Her literature result is much _ than it was last year
10 Cinderella danced _ than any other girls at the ball
A more graceful B graceful C gracefully D more gracefully
11 Chemistry is _ than physics
12 Rabbits run _ than tortoises
13 Nam is bad at art but Minh is even _
13 She can pronounce English words _ than she could last term
A correctlier B more correct C more correctly D correcter
14 The country is _ than the city
A quieter B more quiet C more quietly D quietlier
15 In this class , the students are talking _ than the teacher
16 We shouldn’t be _ on any subjects
17 I can learn a subject _ if I like it and _ if I don’t like it
A good/ bad B better/ worse C better/ badlier D better/ badly
18 Lan is her _ sister
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19 Nam helped his parents _ the rice onto the ox-drawn cart
20 In Emi's opinion, city life is more country life
A friendly B exciting C natural D peaceful
21 The sky is _ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view
22 Look! Some children are the buffaloes
A picking B playing C driving D herding
23 Viet plays the guitar _ than Phong does
A more goodly B more well C better D gooder
24 Medical help is _ easily obtained in remote areas than in towns
25 Today Peter gets up _ than he did yesterday
A earlier B more early C more earlily D more earlier
26 He seems to be _ than we thought
A more quick B more quickly C quicklier D quicker
27 The wind is blowing _ than it did last night
A stronger B more strongly C stronglier D more stronger
28 Is living in the city _ than living in the country?
A more convenient B as convenient C most convenient D so convenient
VIII Use the right question words to complete the following questions.
1. do the Pathen people live?
- In Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang
2 of your parents can speak Tay language?
- My father can
3 do the Khmer people hold Chaul Chnam Thmay festival?
- To celebrate the New Year
4 can sleep in the communal! house?
- Single men can
5. is a costume of the Lolo people?
- I'm not sure But I think it's quite expensive
6 do the local people go the market?
- Almost people walk and some ride the horse
7 is the ceremony held by the Bru-Van Kieu?
- Before sowing seeds
8 kinds of goods are sold at the open-air market?
- The local Products such as fruit and vegetables
9 is it from the town centre to the nearest Chut village?
- About 35 kilometres
10 musical instruments are on display in the museum?
- The Coho's
IX Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative form of the words provided.
1 Towns are _ than villages (big)
2 A sofa is _ than a chair (comfortable)
3 Does an ox run _ than a horse? (slow)
4 Laura sings _ than her sister (good)
5, My house is _ from the river than Nam's house, (far)
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7 Traffic in the city is always _ than that in the countryside, (busy)
8 This year the farmers work _ than they did last year, (hard)
9 Villages are _ than towns, (quiet)
10 I think people in this area live _ than those in other areas, (happy)
X Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the adjectives in the box.
1 An elephant is _ a mouse
2 The weather today is it was yesterday
3 A diamond costs a lot of money A diamond is a ruby
4 A lake is _ an ocean
5 A person can think logically A person is an animal
6 Good health is _ money
7 I can buy a bicycle, but not a motorbike A bicycle is _ a motorbike
8 The last question is _ the others
9 I think my second essay is the first There were many mistakes in the firstessay
10 The food in a street market is than in a supermarket
XI Complete each sentence below, using the correct form of the verb in brackets
1 Bill ( come) _ back from his farm last week
2 She (not work) _ hard last month
3 Vegetarians (not eat) _ meat
4 I think it (rain) _tonight
5 They (move) _ to London in 2011
6 You never (know) _ the new students?
7 Hien ofen (play) _ badminton afer class
8 We (not see) _ Nga on Monday
9 Who (teach) _ you English? Mr Tan does
10 The last time we (play) _ tennis was in June
11 I (do) _ my homework at present
12 She (do) _ her homework now
13 Mai (buy) _ a new dress last Sunday She (wear) it next party
14 My brother (leave) _ home 10 years ago
15 What _ you (do) _ last weekend?
16 They (start) _ to learn English when they (be) _ 10 years old
17 Hoa (collect) some old clothes last week She (give) the poor
tomorrow
18 She (learn) _ to play the piano when we (arrive) _
19 You (see) _ Nam last Sunday?
Oh, no I (not see) _ him for many days now
20 My sister (finish) _ school in 1979 and (be) _ a student at the National University since then
21 He (think) _ that She (come) _ back soon
22 I (work) _ this factory since I (be) _ young
23 When he Ivied in Manchester, he (work) _ in a bank
24 He (leave) _ home two week ago and we (not hear) _ from him since then
25 He fell asleep while he (do) _ his homework
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Talk about your like and dislike about life in the countryside:
-The living costs are much low
-There is less regular traffic noise
-The air is clean and pure
- Life is boring
- There are fewer shops and services
- There are fewer opportunities for employment
- The communication is inconvenient
- There are fewer places of entertainment
In the city - The variety of products in shops
- Cities are ofen polluted
- There are more traffic jams and accidents
- There is more crime
-The living costs are much expensive
1 What are the benefits / advantages of living in countryside?
The benefits / advantages of living in countryside are: + the country is less polluted……
2 What are the drawbacks / disadvantages of living in countryside?
The drawbacks / disadvantages of living in countryside are: + there are fewer places of entertainment
3 What are two things you like about life in the countryside? Explain your choice
There are two things I like about life in the countryside Firstly, there is fresh air because / when /
if there is less traffic and fewer factories so there is less pollution Secondly, life in the country is slower so people there have time for each other
4 What are two things you dislike about life in the countryside? Explain your choice
Life in the countryside has some disadvantages I don’t like First, there are fewer places of
entertainment I don’t know spend my free time there joyfully (your reason) In addition, I dislike travelling there There so little traffic It is hard to catch a bus or a taxi (your reason)
air but also have noisy streets Everyone is always in a hurry and this (70) that people have no
time to get to know each other and make friends,
61 A joy B enjoyment C happiness D disadvantages
62 A quiet B quietly C peace D peaceful
63 A less B own C just D only
64 A hurry B hurried C hurriedly D hurrying
65 A when B which C what D that
66 A bore B bored C boring D bores
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II Choose the item among A, B, c or D that best answers the question about the passage.
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in Many people think so, and
go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round So mehave a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another.Almost every village has a church, the round or square lower of which can be seen from many milesaround Sounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it Country life isnow fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into eachhouse Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what theycan’t find in the village shops
1 When do city people ofen go the country?
A At the weekends B All the year round C At Christmas D The summer holidays
2 What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the village?
A They can have their houses rented B They can go to the country at weekends
C They can go to the country whenever they can find the time D All arc correct
3 What is the common feature of English villages?
A They have a church
B They have a church with a tall tower, and a village green
C They have a village green
D They have running water
4 What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?
A The village green B The church C Running water D The Internet
5 What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
A They can go there to buy whatever they want
B They can go there to buy cheaper things
C They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops
D They can go there to buy luxury goods
III Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Hi! My name is Marek I've been staying in England on an exchange visit and I've found it a veryinteresting experience I've been staying with a boy called Peter and his family for two weeks Thefirst thing I learnt was how to greet English people When I met Peter and his parents at the airport,
I tried to kiss them on the cheeks His parents looked a bit shocked but let me kiss them, Peter justsmiled and said ”Hi!"
The city where they lived is very interesting, and is much bigger than my small village I've neverseen so many motorways, and there's a recycling bin on every corner It's really noisy, though, andthere are so many cars that they need to have traffic lights everywhere!
I like it here but I think I still prefer the countryside There are more trees and animals, and not somany factories
In all, I've learnt a lot from my exchange but I'll be glad to get back to Poland I wonder what Peterwill think when he comes to stay here!
1 How long has Marek been in England?
2 How did he greet Peter's parents at the airport?
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1 People in Viet Nam spend more leisure time than Japanese do
→ People in Japan don’t _
2 This painting is not the same as that one
→ This painting is quite
3 This picture is quite different from the picture in our room
This picture isn’t
4 Going to the cinema is more interesting than staying at home
Staying at home isn’t _
5 People in the US spend more time on Socializing and communicating than doing sports
People in the US spend _
6 Thai thinks skateboarding is more exciting than playing football
Thai doesn’t think _
II Discuss and find some change in a rural area Make notes of the changes.
The changes you should
mention:
-Houses Old, small, earthen, wooden… New, bigger, brick, concrete
-The roads in the village Narrow, bumpy, muddy, dirty… Wider, smooth, paved, flower lawns
-Means of transport Walks, bicycles, cow-drawn carts Motorbikes, cars, buses, tractors
-Entertainment No cinema, no park, no
amusement centerPlay on Village Common /roads…
a cinema, a park, a swimming pool
an amusement center, a culturalhouse…
-Service No shops, no clinic, an old
A big , new school nearby every child going to school…
foreigners…
Topic sentence:
- Today my (grandparents’) village has changed a lot It is much better now than the past
- These days’ life in my (uncle’s) village is quite much different from the one in the past There are alot of changes here
Trang 26- There are a lot of changes in my (cousin’s) hometown It's not much like the village 8 years ago.
- Nowadays life in my (aunt’s) village is much better than the one in the past It is quite differentfrom the one in the past
- When/ If you visit my hometown again, you will realize that my village has changed a lot Lifehere is more convenient/ comfortable
Develop ideas:
Supporting idea 1: The first change is that …….
HOUSES – BUILDINGS - VILLAS:
- There are more new houses made of bricks instead of earthen ones
- Most / Many / A lot of people now live in new brick/ colorful paint houses instead of earthen
ones
- Now people no longer live in earthen houses Many new brick houses are mushrooming
- Some rich owners can have a big villa
- Most / Many / A lot of new houses are made of concrete instead of earthen / wooden ones
Supporting idea 2: A another change is that ……
ROADS AND MEANS OF TRANSPORT:
- Roads are widened and paved We/ They do not have to travel on narrow and bumpy roads
- We now can travel faster because we use motorbikes
- Only some of us still use bike to travel to work
- More and more crossroads are installed with traffic lights
- There are fewer accidents now than 2 years ago
Supporting idea 3: Next, …
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES:
- There are no longer oil lamps, but now the villagers use electric lights instead
- There are more modern household appliances: gas stoves, fridges, electric fans, TV, washingmachine, home telephones
- Some houses are even equipped with modern household appliances: smart TV, the Internet andair conditioners
- Some/ many/a lot of houses have modern household appliances: gas stoves, fridges, airconditioners
- Modern equipment are installed in some/ many/a lot of houses such as gas stoves, fridges, airconditioners…
Supporting idea 4: Also,/ Furthermore,/ Besides,/ Moreover, ……
- ENTERTAINMENT AND SERVICE:
- In the past we did not have any cinema, park or an amusement center However, there are now apark and an amusement center There is also some clinics in the neighbourhood, too This is moreconvenient for us
Supporting idea 5: In addition, / In addition to these changes, ……
- SCHOOLS AND GOING TO SCHOOL:
- Bigger schools are being rebuilt in middle of the village So/ Then/Therefore, Children can walk toschool or go by bike
- There are two new schools nearby Children do not have to go a long way to school any more
- Children no longer have to go a long way to school since / as/ because there are two new schoolsnearby
- In the past/ In the old days/ Ten years ago, only some children could not go to school In contrast,
However/Yet/ but now/But today every child can do this
- They no longer stay home to help their parents/ family They do not have to do household chores
Supporting idea 6: Finally, …
- VISITORS:
Trang 27-We also have more visitors from the city They come to experience our way of life.
- We also welcome more visitors from the city; some are foreigners They come here to exploreour typical rural life
- More and more visitors come to the village to find out new experiences
Conclusion:
In short, / For these reasons / As I have noted / In conclusion I strongly believe/think / highly appreciate that ………
- My villagers live a more comfortable/ a better / an easier life at present
- We enjoy our better life now We are building a new and comfortable rural life
- I feel so happy with these changes in my village
III Write a short paragraph about the changes.
A. Today life in my country is quite different from the one in the past People here are leading a better life (1) Most of villagers now live in concrete houses instead of wooden ones (2) Every house has modern household appliances: electric fans and cookers, TVs, washing machines, gas stoves Some houses are equipped with air-conditioners and the Internet (3) More and more roads are widened, concreted and installed with traffic lights Also, children no longer walk to school, but (4) they travel by new bikes or electric bikes In short, We are building a new life/ we are having a much more comfortable life than we used to.
B. My parents’ life in the past is not much the same as the one I can see nowadays Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones (1) Our houses are better equipped with electric fans and TVs Thanks to the TV, we now know more about life outside our village We don't use oil lamps any more (2) We have electric lights which are much brighter More villagers are using motorcycles for transport (3) instead of riding a horse or walking We - village children - no longer have to walk a long way and cross a stream to get to school, which is dangerous in the rainy season Now there's a new school nearby (4) We also have more visitors from the city (5) They come to experience our way of life.
UNIT 3: PEOPLE IN VIETNAM
A PRONUCIATION:
I Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
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B USE OF ENGLISH:
II Complete the following sentences with words and phrases in the box.
heritage site stilt houses terraced field
1 In our country, it is against the law to discriminate against any ……….or religious group
2 My Son in Quang Nam Province has by recognised by UNESCO as a world ………
3 ……….have been popular among many Viet Nam's ethnic groups for a long time
4 Lunar January is the time for important ……… in the whole country, especially in the north
5 5, The exhibition building of the Museum Ethnology was designed by the architect Ha Linh, a of the Tay ethnic group
6 The ……… of Sa Pa have entered the Top 11 most beautiful terraces in the world according to Touropia
III Put the correct word/ phrase in the box under each picture
musical instrument stilt house temple terraced fields
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The villages surrounding Sa Pa are (1) _ to several of Vietnam’s 54 ethnicminority groups, each with their own distinctive (2) _ , customs and dialects Thesetribes can all be seen (3) _ the weekend market in Sa Pa town to trade(4) _ one another Apart from its fascinating (5) diversity, Sa Pa is also famous(6) its trekking With Vietnam’s highest peak, Mt Fansipan (3,143m) only 9km away the(7) _ and mountains (8) _ the perfect backdrop for some great treks Some ofthe (9) now have local stays where you can stay overnight with a family in(10) _ traditional home
Grammar: Mạo từ A/ AN/ THE
A Sử dụng mạo từ không xác định
A/An trước danh từ đếm được số ít.
EX: a dozen eggs, a hundred girls, a
thousand students, a long time, a few
oranges, a little time, a lot of books
- a couple of sweets, a pair of shoes,
a bottle of oil, …
- $4 a kilo, 100 kilometers an hour, 2
times a day (price, speed, ratio)
- 1/3: a/one third – 1/5: a /one fifh
- a kilo and a half
4 Trước những nguyên âm
( A,O,E,U,I) => dùng An
EX: An office /elephant / umbrella
Ngoại lệ: An hour: bắt đầu bằng phụ
âm H, nhưng đây là âm câm vì khi đọc
chúng ta không đọc âm H, cho nên
chữ đầu tiên sẽ là O Vì vậy, chúng ta
dùng An.
- an hour/an honest girl
- a unit/ a uniform / a European man
5 Lần đầu tiên đề cập đến 1 danh từ
1 Trước một danh từ mới được đề cập trước đó.
=> We saw a movie last
night The movie was very
The festival is exciting.
The custom here is strange.
5 The + Tính từ chỉ một nhóm người
The old (người già); the rich and the poor (người giàu và người nghèo)
6 Với 1 số cụm từ mặc định
EX: In the morning/afernoon/
evening, in the city center/ the capital city,
- on the right of / lef of , at the back of / in the center of/
at the end of / in the beginning of/ in the middle of
BUT at night (without "the")
C Không sử dụng mạo từ:
1 Tên thị trấn, thành phố, tiểu bang
EX: HCM City, Boston, Los Angeles, California, Texas
4 "by" + (phương tiện)
EX: by car, by bus, by motorbike
- Tên gọi các ngọn núi riêng
lẻ, các hồ (Hoan Kiem lake, Swan lake…)
- Tên gọi một số phương tiện giao thông vận tải (by car, bus…)
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1 Underline the correct article to finish the sentences.
1 Viet Nam is (a/an/the) multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups
2 Among the ethnic minorities, (a/ an/ the) Kinh have the largest population
3 (A/ An/The) ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly
4 The Lao are one of (a/ an/ the) many Thai-speak peoples
5 The Lolo women's dress is among (a/ an/ the) striking styles of clothing worn by ethnic people
6 The Yao have (a/ an/ the) rich culture of folk literature and art, with tales, songs,, and poems
7 The Yao live mostly in (a/ an/ the) mountainous regions in (a/ an/ the) north
8 The Viet (or Kinh) have (a/ an/ the) largest number of people
9 We'd like to know something about (a/ an/ the) cultural groups of Viet Nam
10 Ethnic peoples in the mountains have (a/ an/ the) traditional way of farming
11 (A/ An/ The) goods there are diverse (A/ An/ The) sight there is beautiful
12 You can also taste some specialties of (a/ an/ the) local people sold there at the market
13 In (a/ an/ the) Central Highlands, (a/ an/ the) biggest and tallest house in the village is thecommunal house You will have (a/ an/ the) unforgettable time
2 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1 No one is able to explain the……… of the old customs
A beginning B origin C.reason
2 There are always regional in every country
A differs B different C differences
3 ………of your two sisters is studying in Australia?
4 Although there are cultural … between ethnic groups, they still keep the identity of their own
culture
A changes B exchanges C relations
5 The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are … , but they live peacefully
6 Which… of our country would you most like to live in?
7 Most ethnic minority peoples are good …….farming techniques
8 Chaul Chnam Thmey is the biggest……… of the Khmer people
A festival B ceremony C practice
9 The US is a……… country with over 80 ethnic groups
A multi-cultural B bi-lingual C rich D ethnic cultures
10 Among the……., the Tay people have the largest popular
A groups B majorities C.ethnic minorities D ethnic culture
II Complete each sentence below, using the correct form of the verb in brackets
Present simple S + V1/ V-s/ es + O Always, usually, ofen, sometimes, never, every, in the
morning,…
Past simple S + V2/ V-ed + O Yesterday, last…, ago, in 199 < 2010
Future simple S + will + V1 + O Tomorrow, tonight, next, soon, someday, in the future, …Present
progressive S + am/ is/ are + V ing - Now, at present, at the moment, at this time, Look, Listen,…Future
progressive S + will be + V - ing When, while, at this time tomorrow …, at that time, …
Trang 31Present perfect S + have/ has + V 3 Since, for, just, recently, already, before, lately, once, not
C SPEAKING: Talk about the ethnic people groups
1 Read the outline about the Brui-Van Kieu people
Population: about 74,500
Régions: Quang Binh, Quang Tri,
Thua Thien - Hue Language: Mon-Khmer group
Production activities: growing rice, terrace fields, raising cattle and poultry
Festivals: ceremonies held before sowing seeds
2 Pratice the dialogue:
1 What is the population of the
Bru-Van Kieu group?
2 Where do they mainly live?
3 Which group does their language
belong?
4 What do they do for a living?
5 Who do they worship?
6 What is the most important festivals
for the Bru-Van Kieu people?
A The population of the Bru-Van Kieu is about 74,500
B They mainly live in Quang Bin and Quang Tri Provinces
C Their language belongs Mon-Khmer group
D They grow rice on terrace fields and raise cattle and poultry
E The Bru- Van Kieu worship their ancestors
F They hold ceremonies, their most important festivals before sowing seeds
3 Make a short report:
Trang 32The Bru- Van Kieu people have a population of about seventy four thousand five hundred peopleliving in the provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien - Hue Their language belongs to theMon-Khmer group The Bru-Van Kieu grow rice on terrace fields They raise cattle and poultry fortheir own use Their main food is rice The Bru- Van Kieu worship their ancestors Every year theyhold ceremonies, their most important festivals before sowing seeds
D READING:
I Read and answer.
In a small village in the north, there is a stilt house In the house, a Tay family are living together;the grandparents called Dinh and Pu, the parents called Lai and Pha, and three children called Vang,Pao and Phong Every day the grandparents stay at home to look afer the house Mr Lai and MrsPha work in the fields They grow rice and other plants Mrs Pha goes to the market twice a week tobuy food for the family Mr Lai sometimes goes hunting or cutting wood in the forests Pao andPhong go to the primary school in the village, but Vang studies at the boarding school in the townabout 15 kilometres away He goes home at the weekend
The family live simply and they enjoy their way of life There are a few difficulties of course But theysay they live more happily in their stilt house than in a modern flat in the City
1 Where is the small village?
II Read and answer.
We are the Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Viet Nam We live byfarming - mostly rice – and fishing on the Mekong River Life is sometimes hard as our work dependsheavily on the weather When it is not harvest time, the men of the village go fishing from earlymorning and don't return until late afernoon By the time they return, most of the village womenwill be waiting for them on the river bank They wait to buy the fish, which they will later sell at thelocal market or bring to the nearby town for a higher price We children will be there too We loverunning around the beach and waiting for the boats to come in Our most important festival of theyear is the Choi Chnam Thmay, which celebrates the New Year It falls inmid-April Every family tries to prepare well for these festive activities The community also visitsand helps poor families so that everybody has a happy New Year
1 Where do the Khmer Krom live?
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In 2006, the house of a local family in Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province was chosen forthe background of the film “The Story of Pao” From distance, the house looks beautiful as apainting Bushes of wild but beautiful flowers in blossom in the right and an old learning cherryblossom tree at the gate create a romantic scene for the house The film is about the life of a Hmonggirl named Pao She was raised by her stepmother because her real mother lef her when she was alittle One day, her stepmother died in an accident, and she began to look for her birth mother
2 _?They live in the provinces of Lai Chau and Lao Cai
3 _?The Ha Nhi mainly worship their ancestors
4 _?They live on rice cultivation of burnt-over land or terraced fields
5 _?They use ploughs and harrows pulled by oxen and buffaloes to work in the fields
6 _? The gardens are ofen close to their houses