English 8 b at home (7)

English 8B (At home) Unit 10 COMMUNICATION Extra exercises Ex1 Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined 1 A metal B scatter C package D math 2 A smell B press C melt D refill 3 A[.]

Unit 10 COMMUNICATION

Extra -exercises

Ex1 Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

Ex2 Gerund or to- infinitive?

1 I don’t mind (talk)   to her about this

2 We plan (use)   video chatting to keep in touch with our family

3 He’s tried very hard (show)   his love to her by sending lots of flowers and presents

4 She dislikes (communicate)   through message boards or online meetings

5 Lena enjoyed (chat)   on the phone with her friends

6 They’ve decided (have)   a video conference with their colleagues right away

7 You shouldn’t let your children (play) with matches It’s very

easy (catch) fire

8 I enjoy (be) busy I don’t like it when there is nothing (do)

9 Let’s hurry! We must finish (paint) the office before 3:00 today

10 As we don’t agree (carry out) a proposal we generally avoid (discuss ) the subject

11 I don't mind (remind) you (lock) the door, but you’d

better (try) (remember) on your own

12 Please stop (interrupt) when I’m explainning something to you You

can (ask) questions at the end

13 He admitted (enter) the house but refused (steal) the money

Ex3 Complete the sentences with the future continuous tense.

1 Mai (phone) her grandparents at seven o’clock tomorrow

2.T his time next week, I (sit) on the beach in Nha Trang

3 At 3 o’clock tomorrow, I (work) in my office

4 At 7 o’clock tonight, I (watch) the news

5 What (you/do) this time tomorrow?

6 At 5 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, he (wait) for his train

7 (Tom/meet) me when I arrive at the airport?

8 This time tomorrow, we (get) ready to go out

9 At 9 o’clock tomorrow morning, she (study) in the library

10 We a universal translator to deal with any foreign language (use)

Ex4 Put the verbs in brackets in past continuous, Present continuous or future continuous to complete the sentences

1 This time tomorrow I (chat) with my cousin in Sydney on Skype

2 When I (call) you this morning, my mobile phone was dead

3 We (have) a video conference at the moment

4 People (not send) snail mail any more in 2040

5 They (use) signs to communicate with each other at this time yesterday

6 My brother (not work) in the field of communication now

7 I (not text) you at 11 p m last Sunday, said Peter

8 Mr Nam (deliver) a speech at the National University at 10.30 a.m next Wednesday

9 I (get) a lot of emails from customers these days

10 We (communicate by using social media in five days’ time

Ex5 Use the verbs from the box into V- infinitive or V-ing to complete sentences

call – chat – create – keep – make – meet – post – send – use – work

1 I’ve decided a new Skype account

2 Would you mind me your home address, Mrs Taylor?

3 Mr Lam would prefer landline phones for personal calls

4 I’ve tried her many times, but there have been no answers

5 Avoid personal information on Facebook

6 I’d like a call from my Gmail account

7 My brother dislikes about politics and religions

8 They planned in touch with each other by using emails

9.We don’t like video chatting We enjoy F2F

10.Tom agreed in us at Galaxy Nguyen Du

Ex6 Choose the correct answers.

1 Many young people are fond of football and other kinds of sports

2 They couldn’t help when they heard the little boy singing a love song

3.Your houses needs

A redecorated B recodate C being recodated D to recodate

4 I remember them to play in my garden

5 It was a nasty memory Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to

avoid by the supervisors?

6 I can’t bear thinking back of that time I’d rather equally

7 Did you accuse Nam of a plate? Well, I saw him it off the table with his elbow

8 We found it very difficult with Gamma

9 I can’t read when I am traveling It makes me sick

10 I need what’s in the letter Why don’t you let me it?

11 In a message board you can messages or post questions

12 You shrug your shoulders means “ ”

A I’m happy B I don’t know C I’m angry D Sorry I need to go now

13 Using music, codes or signs to communicate is called communicate

14 I experienced one communication in Japan when I didn’t understand their body languages

15 You should try looking for his telephone numbers on the company as it may

be there

16 John managed his family in England by using Zalo

A contact B to contact C contacting D to contacting

17 They advised video chatting in the next meeting

18 We to have an Internet connection installed in our house next week

19 They about video conferences at this time next Monday

A will talk B will be talking C are talking D are going to talking

20 We with each other by mobile phone in 2050

A won’t be communicating B aren’t communicating

C haven’t communicated D aren’t going to communicate

Ex7 Write the correct form of the wordin brackets

1 Helen cannot talk to John because his nickname is (visible)

2 High-speed internet provides me with videos (interact)

3 With telegraphy, the information will be sent (immediate)

4 She used signs to tell me that we are late (direct)

5 Paul and missed some phone calls yesterday morning (sleep)

6 The secretary put Thomas through the manager’s landline (instant)

7 The mute usually communicate with each other (non-verbal)

8 I think Janet is not because of her unfriendliness (communicate) Ex8 Read the text and choose the best answer.

Television is one of man’s most important means of communication It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes A person with a television set can sit in his or her house and watch the President make a speech or visit a foreign country

He can see a war being happened and watch statesmen try to bring about peace Through television, home viewers can learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. 

TV even takes its viewers out of this world It brings them coverage of America’s

astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space

In addition to these things, television brings its viewer a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain In fact, television provides many more entertaining programs than any other kinds The programs include light comedies, sporting events, and motion pictures

1 What is the main idea of the passage?

A Visiting foreign countries through television     B The importance of television

C Entertainment programmes on television         D Exploring outer space

2 On television what can we see the president do?

A make a speech        B visit a foreign country

3 What does the word "them" in the last sentence of the first paragraph refer to?

A viewers          B places          C astronauts        D statesmen

4.According to the passage, which of the following is not in the list of entertainment

programmes?

A comedy        B sports event       C quiz show       D drama

5 According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?

A.TV only brings pictures around the world into homes

B.Through TV we can learn abbout people in far away lands

C.TV viewers can watch spacemen explore outer space

D.TV provides more entertainment programmes than any other kind

D.Telephones have been used for many years, and they have changed a lot over time

Ex9 Find the mistake in each sentence, and rewrite the sentence correctly.

1 I will chat with my friend in New York on Skype at this time 1/

next Saturday

2 Peter refused working online because he prefers meeting 2/

face-to-face

3.We are still using landline phones to communicate with each 3/

other in 20 years

4 She denied sign up for another account to post comments on 4/

my Facebook wall.

5 Members of the project are going to have a F2F group discussion 5/

in five days’ time

Ex10 Circle the mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1 As soon as he will come back from his office, tell him to see me

A B C D

2 He regretted not say goodbye to his girlfriend at the airport

A B C D

3 Nowadays, teenagers prefer to using social media to communicate

4.Our new neighbors had been living in Paris since ten years before moving to their

present house

5.The explanation that our teacher gave us was difficult than the one you gave us

A B C D

Ex11 Use the words given and others, complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence Do not change the word given

1 Don’t miss seeing the Opera House when you are in Sydney forget

- Don’t

2.There will be a discussion about the possibility of using video chatting at this next week

- They

4 Landline telephones are predicted not to be used in 2030 using

- People

- I’d

Ex12 Reorder the words to make the sentences.

1 her/ is/ phone/ choosing/ tone/ for/ ringback/ a/ to/ Lan / set/ song

2 her/ She/ in/ kept/ order/ watch/ at/ late/ on/ to/ avoid/ being/ glancing

3 reading/ board/ at/ Nga/ be/ the/ 8.00/ will/ tomorrow/ message/ a.m

4 ages/ , / hasn‟t/ their/ has/ replied/ Peter/ yet/ received/ he/ but/ email/ for/ it

5 than/ Snail/ is/ much/ it/ mail/ email/ is / slower/ not/ because/ favoured

Ex13.Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.

1 She made herself sick She had worked very hard

- She had worked so

2 The traffic was bad However, I arrived on time.

- Though

3 We were late We missed the first act of the play

- We were so

4 We don’t have a lot of money, so we don‟t buy a lot of new books

- If we

5 Learning English is not easy

- It is

6 “Would you like to come to my birthday party, Sarah?” asked John

- John invited

Ex14 Combine the sentences, using the given words in the brackets.

1.The film was boring She decided to go home early (so that)

2 It is a difficult question All the students can’t answer it (such that)

3 Mr.Brown wants to use solar energy Mr.Brown does not have enough money to buy necessary equipment (but)

4 Douglas fell off his bicyle last week He has had to use crutches to walk (since)

Unit 3

I A Imperative

1 "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said

→ The teacher ………

2 "Be patient," she said to him

→ She ………

3 "Go to your room," her father said to her

→ Her father ………

4 "Clean your bike carefully, Sam," she said

→ She ………

5 "Take off your shoes," she told us

→ She ………

6 "Don't do that again," he said to me

→ He ………

7 "Don't talk to me like that," he said

→ He ………

8 "Don't forget your bag," she told me

→ She ……… 9."Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said

→ The chemistry teacher told his students ………

10 "Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.

→ She told the boys 11.“ You should do your homework at home,” He said

→ He said……… ……

→ He advised……… …… 12.“ You should spend more time in the library,” he said

→ He said……… ……

→ He advised……… …… 13.“ You should revise the lessons carefully,” her teacher said

→ Her teacher said……… ……

→ Her teacher advised……… ……

**Change the following sentences in to reported speech

1.“ Read books regularly, Tim” Miss Lan told him

……… ………… ………… 2.“ Don’t stay up late,” my sister asked me

……… ……… ……… 3.“ You should spend more time in the library,” he said

……… ………… 4.“ You should revise the lessons carefully,” her teacher said

……… ………… 5.“ Please close the door after going out,” Phuong’s brother said

……… ……… 6.“ Don’t ask people about their salary” they told me

……… …………

7 " Can you turn down the radio ?" Miss Jackson said to Mary

……… ……

8 "Can you explain this word for me?" Trang asked Hue

……… ……

9 “Check your answer carefully before handing in,” my father said

……… ……

B Statements

1 Lan said, “I will be very busy tomorrow.”

2 Thu said, “All the students will have a meeting next Sunday.”

3 Tam said, “I can swim across this river.”

4 His sister said, “I don’t buy this book.”

5 The boys said, “We have to try our best to win the match.”

6 Her father said to her, “You can go to the movie with your friends.”

7 Lan’s classmates said to her , “ You are the most intelligent girl in our class.”

8 "I cannot drive them home," he said

……… ………

9 They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”

……… ………

10.  My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”

……… ……… 11.He said: “Your car has been stolen, John.”        

……… ………

C “Yes – No” Questions.

1 “Have you done the washing up?” Mum said to me

2 “Do you enjoy reading books?”, Phong asked Peter

3 “Does she like sports?”, Hoa asked Lan

4 “Will the students in grade 9 have their final exam in May?”, Phong asked his teacher

5 “Can you drive your bicycle to school?”, Ba said to Tuan

6 “May I use your dictionary for a moment?, Nga asked Hoa

7 “Are you fond of watching television?”, Tuan said to Ba

8 “Will she be here for five days?, Tom asked Thu

9 “Will you send me an e-mail?” Marty to Kim

10 “Were you driving your car when you had an accident?” The police to Mr Lloyd

11 “Did you give up smoking last month?” The doctor to Mrs Smith

12 “Have you done the washing up?” Mum to me

D Question words.

1 Where have you spent your money?" she asked him

She asked ……… … ……….…………

2 "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend

She asked ……….………

3 "How do you know that?" she asked me

She asked me………

4 When will we meet again?" she asked me

She asked me

5 Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me

She asked me ………

6 “Where are you from? ” Mike said to Sam

7 “How many apples have you eaten today?” Mum said to Paul

8 “What can I do for you? ” The greengrocer said to Mrs Hill

9 “Where is my tie? ” Dad said to the children

Extra exercises

Ex1.Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Ex2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

benefits – create – discovery – explore - progress experiments – invention – observations – science – technology

1 My brother is very good at natural subjects such as Chemistry and Physics

2 Simply speaking, is the tools and machines that help to solve problems

3 The scientific method is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by

making and doing experiments

4 While scientists study how nature works, engineers new things, such as products, websites, environments, and experiences

5 In science, you should repeat your several times to make sure that the first results weren’t just an accident

6 Scientific brings us many conveniences and advanced machines, such as computers, automobiles, and so on

7 There are many of technology in the classroom, especially as students are becoming increasingly digitally literate

8 The of penicilling is very useful because it has saved lots of lives

9 The key individuals responsible for the of the double helix structure of DNA were Francis Crick and James Watson

10 Scientisit are planning to send people to Mars in the near future

Ex3 Choose the best answer.

1.We’ll go out when the rain

2 I here until he me

3 Wait until I you

4 She until you are ready

5 Miss Helen you as soon as she that letter tomorrow

A will help/finishes B helps/will finish

C will help/will finish D help/finishes

6 After the class over, ask the teacher about that sentence

7 I you before I leave here

A will visit B visit C had visited D would visit

8 We home as soon as we have finished our work

9 I here until you back tomorrow

10 I you some postcards as soon as I in London

C will send/will arrive D send/arrive

11 When you into the office, Mr.John at the front desk

A will go/sits B go/will sit C will go/will sit D go/sits

12 Our English teacher the lesson to us tomorrow

A will explain B explain C explains D has explained