BD HSG AV 8 ( 12- 13)

* Put the following sentences into Reported Speech, using the Verbs : asked, told or said: 1.. Miss Jackson said to Tim, “ Read books regularly!” C.. Week 5: Reported speech commands, r

Week 1

I Use the correct form of verbs:

a The sun ( rise) in the east and (set) in the west

b The Moon (move) around the Earth

c They (make) things from metal

d I (visit) our village every week

e She (study) in the university twice a year

f Nam and Hoa always (work) hard for the exams

g We often( travel) around the city on Sundays

h Lan's sister (see) a lot of interesting places in Ha Noi

i Jet engines ( make) a lot of noise

j The sea ( cover) two- thirds of the world

k She usually ( finish) her work at 5.30

l It ( snow) a lot during the Witer in our country

m The River Amazon (flow) into the Atlantic Ocean

n Loud music ( give) me a headache

o Oranges ( be) rich in vitamin C

II Choose the correct answer:

a The sun ( rise/ rose/ rises/ rising) in the east

b She sometimes ( visit/ visits/ visited/ visiting) our village

c They ( not/ don't/ doesn't/ aren't) annoy that you forget the phone

d The water in the lake seldom ( freeze/freezes/freezing/froze) in Winter

e In britain, school always ( begin/ begins/ began/ beginning) in september

f (Is/ do/ does/ will) you invite her to the party every year?

g (Nam / you/ My sister/ she) don't study in the university twice a week

h Water ( boil/ boiled/ boils/ boiling) at one hundred degrees C

i I ( live/ lives/ lived/ living) in the country with my father every Summer

j The River Amazon ( flow/ flew/ flows/ flowing) into the Atlantic Ocean

k My teaher sometimes ( see/ saw/ sees/seeing) a lot of interesting places in Ha tinh city

l Nga's grandmother ( isn't/ aren't/ don't/ doesn't) work hard in the evenings

m Tam doesn't ( receive/ receives/received/ receiving) the letter

n (Is/ do/ does/ will) A volunteer usually ( work/ works/ worked/ working) in the orphanage

III Combine two sentences into one, using " adj + enough …":

Model:He is not tall he can't be a good basketball player

-> He is not tall enough to be a good basketball player

a He is strong He can carry that suitcase

1 We protect from the rain with an umbrella.

2 Both boys taught to swim

3.The children amuse with the kitten

4 You will cut with that knife if you are not careful

5 She likes to look at in the mirror

6 The boy is not old enough to dress

7 The dog hurt when it jumped over the fence

8 Helen and I enjoyed very much at the party last night

9 You shouldn't really blame for that mistake

10 I must learn to control

V Fill in the blanks with the right preposition:

a I'll see you …… 9.00 …… the evening

b Mary was born ……… December 25th

c What subjects do you have ……… Monday and Wednesday?

d I usually do my homework ……… the morning

e She always go swimming ……… sundays

f She got up ………… 7.00 o'clock last sunday

g Thanh came around ………… the afternoon

h The children get too many presents …… Christmas

i We always take our holidays ………… September

j She was born in Australia ……… 1952

k We left school 20 years ………

l I coun't sleep ……… night

m We have moved here ………… 20th October

n We 'll learn English ………… 2 pm ………… 4 pm

VI Give the correct form of simple past tense:

1 Our guest (arrive) last week.

2 .Mr Green (graduate) from the university in 1986?

3 He (write) this novel two years ago.

4 What you (do) last night?

– I (do) my homework

5 They (not prepare) the Christmas yesterday.

A Theory:1 Past simple tense:

2 Past habit: S + used to + V1

* Diễn tả 1 thói quen quá khứ nhưng nay không còn nữa

(He used to go swimming when he was young.)

B Exercises:

I Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:

1 I (not see) you last night When you(come) here?

2 My aunt (enjoy) (listen) to country music

3 Susan wants a new dress for Saturday She (buy) a new dress

4 Bad driving (cause) many accidents

5 I (have) Math 3 days ago

6 Yesterday I (be) busy, so I (not have) time to phone you

II Choose and underline the best answers:

1 I used to (watch - watching - watches – watched) that film when I was ten.

2.When I get a good grade, my parents look very (happy – happily – happiness – unhappy)

3 I live on the ground floor of the building And he lives downstairs (on - in - at - to) the third one 4.Can I (make –made – to make - making) a call on your mobile phone?

5.Would you like to go to the (band- ticket - movie – play) tonight?

6.Standing (inside – outside – offside- onside) in the yard, you can see the roof of the house

7.After the discussion they (demonstrated – came up with- ended- faced) some decisions

8.Advertising is for (countless – commercial – industrial- worldwide) purposes

9.My father likes (collect/ collecting/ to collect/ collected) stamps

10 Henry used to drink beer a lot, but now he often (drink/ to drink/ drinks/ drinking) café

III Correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any (Chữa lỗi sai trong các câu sau, nếu có):

1 We used to playing marbles much years before 

2 He didn’t used to staying up late night.

3 On the dictionary Friday comes after Wednesday 

4 What do you do yesterday night?

5 We go swimming on the river on last week.

6 My sister is born on 1970.

7 Childs often receivetoys and cakes from Santa Claus on Christmas.

8 They usually get up soon at the morning.

9 How do you often take a nap on noon?

10 It is often rains on summer.

IV- Choose the word which has underlined letters pronounced differently from that of the rest :

V Choose and underline the best answers:

1 I’m (enough strong/ strong enough/ enough strongly/ strongly enough) to lift this box up

2 He is not … get married (enough old to/ old enough to/ enough old for/ old enough for)

3 He was busy yesterday and …… was I (too/ either/ so/ neither)

4 What does she look like? - She’s (interesting and humorous/ generous and helpful/ tall and thin)

5 I (buy/ buys/ buying/ bought) a new hat yesterday

6 She has a (long curly blond/ curly long blond/ blond curly long/ long blond curly) hair

7 She is wearing a …… dress (red new pretty/ new red pretty/ pretty red new/ pretty new red)

8 Stop! There are (many/ too many/ a lots/ too much) coffee

VI Fill in the blank with each suitable word in the box: (2ps)

hard - working exciting inside jokes

strong orphanage sociable more 1 Hoang always gets good grades because he’s a……… ………… student in our class. 2 Mai has a lot of friends She is very ……… …………

3 Nam often makes other people laugh because he likes telling ……… …………

4 I open the box and look ……… …………

5 After his parents’ dead, he was sent to an ……… …………

6 The red car is ……… ………… expensive than the blue one

7 Let me help you lift this box – No, thank you I’m ……… enough to lift it alone

8 That was the most ……… ………… play I’ve ever seen

VII Choose and underline the best answers:

1 Her mother (left/ leaves/ is leaving/ will leave) this city two years ago

2 It’s great! What does your friend look ( likes/ likes/ like/ liking)?

3 Who do you live (at/ with/ on/ to)?

4 Do you have the ( like/ same/ alike/ as) character?

5 I ( sent/ gave/ took/ received)a birthday present from my mother yesterday

6 Hoa has a lot of friends She is (reserved/ shy/ sociable/ humorous)

7 The film starts at 7.00 Let’s meet (on/ upstairs/ downstairs/ outside) the theater

8 He is (the tallest/ taller/ more tall/ the most tallest) student in our class

V/ Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition

1 We are waiting the bus stop

2 I’ll wait you are ready

3 They came to visit me my birthday

4 we arranged to meet you seven the morning

5 the conference is July

6 Susan can come and see you lunch time

7 Did you have a good time Christmas ?

8 I’m enrolling the activities

9 It’s very kind you to say no

10 In this respect , French differs English

11 Don’t you care your country’s future

12 Please fill this form

13 she enjoys participating raising funds for the poor

14 Could you help me the clean -up ?

15.I often go to school on schooldays

16 Her birthday is …………12 June

17 The children are playing in the park ………the moment

18 Nam gets up ………seven o’clock He does not any classes ……… Sunday

19 .She does her homework ………… 7 pm and 9 pm ………the evening

20 Mr Nam does not work ………… the weekend.

IV Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning:

1 My house is bigger than your house

→Your house is

2 The black car is cheaper than the red car

→The red car

3 This film is more interesting than that one

1 Reflexive pronouns :( Đại từ phản thân hay nhấn mạnh)

Reflexive

pronouns Myself

Yourself/

yourselves Ourselves Themselves Himself Herself Itself

- Theo sau các động từ (enjoy, look at, cut, dress, serve …); cho biết chủ ngữ và tân ngữ là một người

Oh I cut myself I look myself in the mirror.

- Đặt ngay sau chủ ngữ hay tân ngữ để bổ nghĩa cho chủ ngữ hay tân ngữ đĩ

I myself was new here last year

I saw Tan himself yesterday.

- Đặt ngay sau từ BY mang ý nghĩa là một mình.

You should do it by yourself.

2 Modal verbs: MUST - HAVE TO - OUGHT TO:

Must (phải) Have to (phải) Ought to (phải nên)

Diễn tả sự việc người nói

ra lệnh hoặc mong được Diễn tả sự bắt buộc mạnh từ bên ngoài Diễn tả việc thực hiện lời khuyên theo trách nhiệm nhưng không chắc

thực hiện được thưc hiện hay không.

I must take some pills

from the doctor I have to go to the bank to get some money You ought to apologize him

B Exercises:

I Choose and underline the best answers

1 The earth the Earth, the Sun, the Mars and the Moon are (objects – planets – friends – things)

2 They always help their mother (do –to do - doing – done) the house work

3 I (am –is – was – were) very happy on my last vacation

4 You should (wash – to wash – washing – washed) your hands before meals

5 I (I – me – my – myself) believe that the proposal is good

6 What would you like (to eat – to drink – to wash – to do)? – A cup of coffee

7 The weather is warm enough for us (going out- to go out- go out- goes out)

II Complete the following sentences with the reflexive pronouns from the box:

myself yourself/ yourselves ourselves themselves himself herself itself

8 I saw Romeo and Juliet last night Finally, he killed ……… and Juliet killed …… ………

9 I ……… believe that the proposal is good

10 My sister bought a book and taught ……… to play the violin.

11 He looks ……… in the mirror.

12 Tom, don’t be shy Make……… at home.

III Match the sentences in column A with the ones in column B:

1 When did you start work?

2 How did you parents earn their living?

3 What are you hobbies?

4 Can you help me to carry these books?

5 What did she do?

6 What does the countryside look like?

7 What's his job?

8 Who do you live with?

a Reading, acting and outdoor activity

b Certainly Oh, they are heavy

c In June, 1960

d They are farmers

e My mother and my brother

f He is a taxi- driver

g She went to Birmingham

h Peaceful and clean

IV/ Fill in the blank with must or have to

1 I am sleepy I ……… go to bed now

2 You ……… do it now

3 ……… I stay at the hotel?

4 Do you ……… meet him?

5 It is raining We ……… cover our new car

6 Tell him he ……… go at once

7 This is a great film I ……… see it

8 You don’t ……… be there

V Choose and underline the best answers:

1 Her mother ……… this city two years ago (left/ leaves/ is leaving/ will leave)

2 It’s great! What does your friend look ………? ( likes/ likes/ like/ liking)

3 (Why don’t we/ What about/ Let’s/ I think we should) going to the movies tonight?

4 We never go to school (on/ in/ at/ to) Sundays Please phone me (on/ in/ at/ to) 850338

5 I ……… a birthday present from my mother yesterday ( sent/ gave/ took/ received)

6 Why was Hoa late this morning? – (At/ Let’s/ Who/ Because) she watched TV late last night

7 We’ll have a picnic to Suoi Tiem next Sunday Would you like (join/ joins/ to join/ joining) us?

8 The students (musts/ have to/ will/ would) wear uniforms at school

VI Writing: Rewrite the sentences, keeping a similar meaning to the first:

1 Peter is too young to see the horror films ( s + be + not + adj + enough + to_V)

2 Remember to turn off the light before going out (Remember + to_v = not forget + to_V)

VII/ Read the passage

Pablo comes from Venezuela He lives in an apartment near school Abdul and Pablo go to the sameschool They take English classes Abdul speaks Arabic as his first language and Pablo speaksSpanish They communicate in English Abdul enjoys having Pablo as his roommate, but he misseshis family back in Saudi Arabia

d Do Abdul and Pablo go to the same school?

VIII/ Change the following sentences into the reported speech.

1/ Nam asked us: “Come here and help me.”

 Nam asked us to come there and help him

2/ His father said to us: “Don’t talk noisily.”

Week 4: Tense (S Past + Present continuous) + Read.

COMMANDS, REQUESTS AND ADVICE IN REPORTED SPEECH

A Theory:

Reported speech:

1 Affirmation commands: S+ told / asked + O + to V1

2 Negation commands: S+ told / asked + O + not to V1 …

3 Requests: S+ told / asked+ O + to V1

4 Advice: S + advised+ O + to V1

- Ngôi thứ nhất chuyển về cùng

ngôi người nói.

(I  he, she; me  him/ her; my his, her )

- Ngôi thứ hai chuyển về cùng ngôi

người nghe

(you  I, we, he, she, they; you  me, us, him, her,

them; your my )

- Ngôi thứ ba không đổi ngôi (he/she/ it/

they)

This  That These  Those Here  There

Now 

Then Today 

That day Tonight 

That night Tomorrow  The next/

following day Yesterday  The day before Next week / year  The following week / year

Last week / year  The previous week / year

1 Mệnh lệnh KĐ: I said to Tom, “Open the book for me.”

 I told / asked Tom to open the book for me.

2 Meänh leänh PÑ: The teacher said to us, “Don’t talk in class.”

 The teacher asked us not to talk in

4 Yeâu caàu : “Could you close this door?” said Nam to me.

 Nam asked / requested me to close that door.

B Practice:

I Change into reported speech: (Imperatives: Caâu meänh leänh)

1 My husband said to me, ‘Go to the movies!”

II Change into reported speech: (Advice: Caâu khuyeân nhuû)

7 The doctor said to the patient, “You should stay in bed today.”

8 The teacher said to his students:” You ought to obey you r parents.”

III Change into reported speech: (Requests: Caâu yeâu caàu)

9 I said to Peter, “Can you lend me some money?”

10 She said to them, “Can you go fishing with me?”

* Put the following sentences into Reported Speech, using the Verbs : asked, told or said:

1 Miss Jackson said to Tim, “ Read books regularly!”

C Read the text, then say if statements are true (T) or (F):

1/ I have many neighbors Some of them are teachers, some are workers and some are officials.

My neighbors are very friendly They do not quarrel with one another Most of them are educatedand rich They do not like to talk against one another They do not like to disturb others They speak

softly so that others may not get angry My neighbors are also helpful to one another If someone is ill,they tall a doctor attend to him or take him to the hospital as quickly as possible.

I am indeed very happy to live with such neighbors

1/ ………He has few neighbors

2/ ………The neighbors have many different careers

3/ ………They often have quarrels

4/ ………They are poor and ill-educated

5/ ………They do not speak aloud to annoy others

6/ ………They often assist one another

2/ Last Saturday Mrs Nga and Lan went to the commercial district Mrs Nga intended to buy some good

books for Lan They went to the big bookshop on Le Loi Street But the traffic was so heavy that theycould not cross the street They waited until they saw the red light The cars stopped for them to walkpast When they were in the shop, Mrs Nga helped Lan choose a good short story book and Lan wasquite happy

1) Why did Mrs Nga and Lan go to the commercial district?

D) Put the verb in the correct form

1 Lisa (not /go )………… to work yesterday.She wasn’t feeling well

2 It (not / rain)……… very much in summer

3 Most people (learn)_ to swim when they are child

4 Listen to those people What language (they / talk ) ……….?

5 The moon (go)……….round the earth in about 27 days

6.Wolfgang A Mozart (write )………more than 600 pieces of music

7 We used (live) ……….in a small village, but now we (live )……… in London

8 That bag looks very heavy I(help)………you with it

Week 5: Reported speech ( commands, requests, advice)

II/ Choose the best answer Circle it

1) Nga learns English very hard so she can speak English very …………

2) Tomorrow I’ll have a meeting ……….8.30 and 9.30

3) Now Mrs Lien is in class 8E She …… Math

4) What did you do yesterday? – I……… home and…… T.V

5) …… show me the way to the nearest post office?

6) “What’s your hobby? – “I like ………

7) “Could you do me a favor?” –………

A What can I do for you? B I’m sorry I’m very busy C Both A & B are correct

8) How many countries will participate …………the Olympic Games?

9) When she was young she used…… fishing with my friends

10) Which sentence is true?

A What did you used to play

when you were a small girl? B What do you used to playwhen you were a small girl? C What did you use to playwhen you were small girl?

III/ Rewrite these sentences in indirect speech, beginning as shown

1) “You should do your homework every day”

My sister said to me that ………

2) “Don't ride the bike too fast ”

Her mother told him………

3) “You shouldn’t make a noise in the class”

My teacher said to me………

4) "Can you help me with my homework?''

Minh asked her sister 5)“Can you open the window for me” My brother said

V.Choose the best answer

1 My sister loves……… the meal

A cook B cooked C cooking D is cooking

2 I often play soccer………Sunday afternoon

A.in B on C.at D.for

3 Last year, Hoa and Lan……….to the same school

A go B.went C.goes D to go

4 The manager asked me……… for her outside her office

A.wait B waiting C waited D.to wait

5 They used……… fishing on the weekend

A go B went C to go D goes

6 Nam must……….his mother do the housework

A help B to help C.helped D helping

V.Supply the correct forms of the verbs in bracket

1 They( work )………very hard when they ( be )……… young

2 Ba’s teacher ( give )………him a lot of homework last week

3 I enjoy (watch )………television

4 Hoa’s mother ( go)……….shopping everyday

VI Read the passage then choose the true (T) or false (F) statement

How Nam has improved his English.

" In the first semester of grade 7, I had some difficulties in learning English My pronunciation of

English was really bad and my English grammar was worse I didn't know how to improve.One day, my English teacher took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills She also told me how to use an English - English dictionary to improve my English grammar.I made much

progress and only short time later I got excellent grades in English Now I like learning English best "

1 Nam's English is poor in the first semester of grade of 7

2 He improved his English himself

3 His teacher told him how to learn new words

4 He is good at English now

VII Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition

1 I’ll see you……….Monday

2 The class starts ………… 7.15 am, if you arrive………7.15 you’ll be late

3 You can meet me………8.00 and 9.00

VIII.Read the foldtale Then answer the questions

Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family His chicken laid many eggs which the farmerused to sell to buy food and clothing for his family

Once day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg Heshouted excitedly to his wife "We're rich! We're rich" His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg

in amazement The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and findmore gold eggs Unfortunately, He couldn't find any gold egg When he finished all, the chickens weredead There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife

1. Who lived a comfortable life?

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently

1 A this B they C there D thanks

2 A school B christmas C watching D chemical

3 A time B live C city D big

4 A hoped B seemed C watched D liked

5 A books B months C shops D benches

II/ Fill a suitable preposition of time in each blank

1 Our classes start 7 o’clock 10.15

2 We have English Monday mornings

3 He plays games the afternoon

4 We get up 5.30

5 we often study English ………Monday, Tuesday and Saturday

6 She built this house………1998

7 My father often goes to work ………… 7 o'clock

8 He will come ………6.30.and 7.00

9 Mai will stay with us ……… Monday to Friday

10 He arrived ……….China ………Monday evening

11 The bus collected us ……… 5 o'clock early ……….the morning

12 Linh’s uncle left Ho Chi Minh City 2000 and went to Ha Noi

13 The accident happened Monday morning when Sue was driving to work

14 The birds started singing half past four this morning

15 Does your brother really enjoy working night

16.Tam works hard Monday Friday so he sleeps the weekend

17 You can meet me 7.15 and 8.00

18 The mailman delivered the letter ……… 1:45 p.m

19 I was born ………March 12th, 2000

20 I woke up ……… three o'clock …………the morning

21 Mai's birthday is ………… February 18

22 We saw Mr Toan in Ha Noi ………September

23 They are leaving for Nha Trang ……… Saturday

24 The flight from Da Lat arrived in Hue ………noon

25 Mr Tam graduated from the university ……….1998

27 Are you going to study ……….the afternoon or ……….night

28 We had a wonderful time at that party ………Friday night

29 I was born ……….January 1st 1995

30 When did you meet him? ………lunch today

31 It often rains ………….October in Viet Nam

32 What are you going to do ……….2015?

33 I don't know but I am going to go to college ………September this year

34 You want to watch the sky ………sunset?

35 Sure And I like to go for a walk ……….sunrise, too

36 Let's go for a walk ………the weekends

37 I don't know what's he doing ……… the moment

38 What did he do ………the ninth of April, 2012?

39 She often hears some strange noise ………midnight

40 Does it rain … ……….Spring?

III/ Correct forms or tenses of the verbs

1, Listen to those people ! What language they ( speak )……… ?

2, Where you ( go )……….if you had a lot of money ?

3, Did you advise him ( join )……… in the talent contest ?

4, Who ( carry )……… our bag when we climb the mountains ?

5, It ( not rain )………much in our country in winter

6, We ( make )……… to work hard last week by the teacher

7, My brother enjoys ( listen )……….to stories about UFOs

8, When I got to the station, my pen pal ( wait )………for me

9, Nothing ( do )……….since I moved here

10, To avoid ( recognize )………, the film star wore dark glasses

11 Lan ( buy ) a new bike in 2011? ………

12 We ……….( not sleep) well last night

13 Marry ……….( write ) a letter yesterday

14 He ……….(not study) Math at the moment

15 ………she ………(play) badminton every afternoon?

16 Lan asked Tam ( come) ……… there soon

17 What about ( write)……… a letter?

18 Let’s ( drink) ………some cold drinks

IV/ Choose the best answer

1 They ……… classmates two years ago

A aren't B weren't C isn't D wasn't

2 She ……… me last night

A wasn't phone B weren't phone C didn't phone D doesn't phone

3 He ……… often ………his grand mother

A Didn't ….visit B don't ….visit C isn't ….visit D doesn't …visit

4 Hoa and Nam ………TV last night

A didn't watch B don't watch C doesn't watch D aren't watching

5 He ………… for me at the bus stop now

A doesn't wait B isn't waiting C didn't wait D aren't waiting

6 She ……… a romantic film on TV at this time

A watches B watch C isn't watching D is watching

7 Nam usually ……… TV in the evening

A watches B is watching C watch D is watch

V/ LISTENING: 1/ Listen and fill I the blanks:

Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family His chicken ( 1)…….…… many eggswhich the farmer used to sell to buy ( 2)……… and clothing for his family

Once day, he went to ( 3)……… the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a( 4)……… egg He shouted excitedly to his wife "We're rich! We're rich" His

( 5)……….ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement The wife wanted more, so herhusband decided to( 6)……… open all the chickens and find more gold eggs Unfortunately,

He ( 7)……… find any gold egg When he finished all, the chickens were( 8)

……… There were no more eggs of any kind for the ( 9)……… farmer and hisgreedy wife

2/ Listen to the story and then circle whether the statements are

True ( T) or False (F)? TRUE FALSE

1 The farmer sold eggs to buy food and clothing for his family T F

2 One of the chickens laid many gold eggs T F

3 His wife decided to cut open all the chicken T F

Listen to the story carefully and then circle True ( T) or False ( F) for each sentences:

1 Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family T / F

2 One day, he discovered all the chickens laid gold eggs T / F

3 The farmer decided to cut open all the chickens to find

more gold eggs T / F

4 There were many gold eggs for foolish farmer and his

greedy wife T / F

A Theory:

1 Prepositions of time:

- IN + month/ date/ year/ seasons/ …

- ON + days/ street/ the weekend/ …

- AT + time/ address/ weekends/ present/ this time/ the moment/ …

- AFTER / BEFORE + time

- BETWEEN + time and time

2 Comparison:

Short adj S +V+ adj _er + than + S2

small → smaller; big → bigger

S + V + the adj –est + n

small → the smallest; big → the biggest

Long adj S +V+ more + adj + than + S2

expensive → more expensive

beautiful → more beautiful

S + V + the most + adj + n

expensive → the most expensive beautiful → the most beautiful

B Exercises:

I Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:

1 I (not see) ……….you last night ……… you (come) ………here?

2 My aunt (enjoy)………… (listen) ……… to country music

3 Susan wants a new dress for Saturday She (buy) ……….a new dress

4 Bad driving (cause)……… many accidents

5 I (have)……… Math 3 days ago

6 Yesterday I (be)……… busy, so I (not have) ……… time to phone you

II Complete the sentences Use the superlatives:

1 Nam is the youngest student in his class (young)

2 This book is ………of the three (interesting)

3 They are……… student in my class (good)

5 These house are……… in the village (beautiful)

6 This dress is……… in the shop (expensive)

III Complete the sentences comparatives:

1 Lan/ pretty/ her mother

2 This pen/ expensive/ that pen

3 Those apples/ delicious/ these apples

4 Ms Hoa / attractive / Mr Lan

5 This pen / good / that pen

IV Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning: 4 My house is bigger than your house →Your house is

5 The black car is cheaper than the red car →The red car

6 This film is more interesting than that one →That film is

7 My house is bigger than your house Your house is

8 The black car is cheaper than the red car The red car

9 This film is more interesting than that one That film is

10 He often went swimming when he was young He used to

11 The book was very interesting I read it through The book was good enough ……….

V Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: 1 I often go to school on schooldays 2 Her birthday is …………12 June

3 The children are playing in the park ………the moment

4 Nam gets up ………seven o’clock He does not any classes ……… Sunday

5 .She does her homework ………… 7 pm and 9 pm ………the evening

6 What does she do ………school?

7 Mr Nam does not work ………… the weekend

1 I’ll be working 7 o’ clock

2 I’ll be back half an hour

3 I suddenly felt ill the examination

4 They were working in the garden 3 o’clock seven o’clock

5 Carol got married 1994

6 The book was easy to read So I read it a day

7 They have lived there 20 years

8 We were at the party midnight.

9 They were at school 2 o’ clock

10 I saw him last the morning

11 I did my homework the evening

12 She started dancing 6 and now she’s a great star

13 He learned driving a lorry three weeks

IV Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets: )

1 They walked , enjoying the fresh air in the early morning ( slow )

2 Be quiet, please ! You are too ! ( noise )

3 Everyone likes him because of his great ………( behave )

4 More and more modern facilities are easily ……… ……… in the countryside now ( access )

5 I like this………( neighbor)

6 My brother studied very ……… ( good)

7 She is speaking ……… ( soft)

8 Tim needs to improve his Spanish………( pronoun)

Present Perfect with Since and For; Further Practice;

Revision one term examinationI/ Use “ since” or “ for” to fill in the blanks:

1 She has earned millions of dollars _ 1994

2 Martina has loved sports _she was a child

3 Martina has been a professional tennis player last month

4 She has been a professional tennis player years

II/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

1 She became extremely successful since she has been in Switzerland

10 They lived at Barker Street two years ago.

A B C D

III/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

IV/ Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition:

1 I’ll have a party………Saturday, November 17th

2 We must be there ……… 8.30 and 9.15

3 My classes start………7 a.m

4 I got good grades……… Math and History

5 He was born ………15 June 1983

6 Nam and his family have lived here ………1995

7 His parents are very proud ……….him

8 Try to learn the new words ………heart

9 The party will be May 20th

10 We must stay there 7.30 and 8.30

11 I’ m going to Laos June

12 She was cruel Little Pea

13 His parents are always proud ………him

14 We will come there ………8.30 and 9.15

15 They’ll arrive ……… Sunday 2nd

16 The students participated……….a recycling program

18 She doesn’t like travelling……… night

20 She enjoys participating……….raising funds for the poor

V Supply the correct tense of the verbs:

1 The weather ( be )……… very bad yesterday

2 My mother always ( get ) ……… up early

3 Tom ( see ) ………his classmates at the party tomorrow

4 He ( give ) ………me the letter a few minutes ago

5 They ( make ) ……… a lot of furniture next month

6 Peter and Alice ( learn ) ……… French for two years

7 You ( finish ) your ……… homework yet

8 Please don’t say anything while I ( learn ) ……… my lesson

9 Tomorrow I ( put ) ……… our presents on that table

10 My friend ( never see ) ……… that sight

11 My uncle ( live ) ………in HCM city since last year

12 He always ( stay ) ……… in bed late on Sunday morning

13 Peter and Daisy ( be ) ……… born in 1978

14 My sister always ( wash ) ……… her hands before meals

15 Look! The dog ( run ) ………after him

16 Smith and Bobby ( read ) ……… books at this moment

17 Tom ( repair ) ……… his bicycle last Friday

18 Mary and I ( not watch ) ……… TV last night

19 I ( just buy ) ………a new shirt

20 My brother came in while Tom and I ( play ) ……… chess

21 Mr Pike ( work ) ………in this factory for ten years.

22 Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia ( be ) ……… tropical countries

23 HCM city ( be ) ………the largest city in Vietnam

24 Where you ( go ) ……… last night ?

- I ( go ) ……… to the cinema

25 What……… you ( do ) ……… every morning ?

26 You ever (be ) ………to Russia ?

27 We ( not meet ) ……… him two days ago

28 They ( not speak ) ………to each other since they quarelled

29 Uncle Ho ( die ) ……… in 1969

30 Mr Johnson ( stay ) ……… in London now

31 How she ( go ) ………to school every day ?

- She ( go ) ……… to school by bicycle

32 I ( know ) ………Jane since I ( be ) ………a student

Week 9:

Revision the first term examinationI/ Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets:

1/ After (do) _ her homework, Linh usually listens to the plays on the radio

2/ Minh likes sports, especially (play) tennis and ( swim)

3/ Hoang ( read) _this novel for 3 hours

4/ We ( not phone) _each other since last week

5/ Mr Tan (be) in Hong Kong since June

6/ Nam hates ( play) video games because it’s waste of time

7/ Ba asked Lan ( lend) _ him her history book

8/ Betty is putting on weight She should ( have) _ a balanced diet

9/ I ( lend ) you the story when I‘ve finished (read) it

10/ I normally try to avoid( borrow) money

11/ Alexander Graham Bell ( invent) the telephone in 1876

12/ The moon (move) _ around the Earth

13/ Ba ( drive) _ his father’s car ? No He isn’t old enough to drive a car

14/ The plane (leave) _ Chicago at 11.30, and (arrive) in Atlanta at 2.45.15/ I apologized for( make) _ a mistake

16/ What kind of book you (use) _read when you were a child

17/ My brother (buy) _ a new bike 3 days ago

18/ The shopping mall (open ) _ in Nam’s neighborhood today

19/ How long _ you (have) this camera?

20/ Look at ! The bus (come) _

21/ Look at those black clouds! It (rain) _

22/ Where is Jane?- She (be) _busy (do) _her Math ex

23/ _ you enjoy ( read) _ folk tales? –Yes

24/ I (finish) _ the test in a few minutes

25/ On my way to school, I (lose) my pen, so I had (buy) _a new one

26/ The prince (choose) Little Pea to be his wife

27/ When they (build) that cattle?- In the 18th century

28/ Tomorrow, my class ( go camping) before finishing the school year

29/ What _ Na (do) on the weekend? She (watch) a soccer match with Nam at the Town Ground

30/ She (ride) _ her bike too fast, so she (have) _ an accident yesterday.

31/ My mother (go) to that pagoda every month

32/ I (live) here since last week

II/ Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first:

1 Miss Jackson said to me“ Please wait for me outside the office.”

- Miss Jackson asked me………

2 Miss Jackson said “ Tim should work harder on his Spanish pronunciation”

- Miss Jackson said ………

3 Mary said to the policeman: “ Please show me the way to the hotel”

- Mary asked the policeman

4 Miss Jackson said to Tim: “ You should improve your Spanish pronunciation”

- Miss Jackson said Tim

5 My mother said, “ Turn off all the lights before you leave “

My mother told

6 Why don’t we help Mom with the washing up ?

Shall ………

III/Listening comprehension: Listen to the tape, then write T/ F :

1/ ………… Na does not know the neighborhood very well

2/………… Na doesn’t like movies

2/………… The Newcomer is an English film

3/………… Na will go to the photo exhibition this weekend

4/………… Na won’t go to the English speaking contest

5/………… Na will go to the soccer match with Nam

6/………… The soccer match starts at 2 o’clock

IV/Pronunciation:

A Pick out the word having the sound different from the others

3 a chemistry b school c chair d character

4 a played b helped c stayed d listened

5 a invited b started c emigrated d worked

6 a safe b refrigerator c orphanage d straight

B Pick out the word having the main stress different from the others

2 a conversation b information c international d precaution

3 a sociable b demonstrate c annoy d generous

4 a socket b transmit c appear d traditional

5.a festival b excited c traditional d immediately

V/Grammar and vocabulary: Choose the best option

1/ I have studied English……… 3 years

2/ I met your sister……… October 25th

3/ He used……… for a foreign company

4/ You should try to learn the new words by………

5/ Mr Thanh……… me to apply for the job

6/ ……… have you lived here? – for about 10 years

7/ Vietnamese is our………

a/ language b/ speaking c/ voice d/ mother tongue8/ Lan enjoys……… story books.

9/ Alexander Graham Bell was born March 3, 1847

10/ She said her son could reach her 8 645 141 after lunch

11/ The children are old enough to look after

12/ We in this neighborhood since 2005

13/ Tam is not go to school

A enough old to B enough old for C old enough for D old enough to

14/ I enjoy in the rain

15/ The sun in the East

16/ My teacher told me………… more time in English

Week 10:

Revision the first term examination

REVISION FOR THE 1 st TERM EXAMINATION

GRADE 8 ( 12-13)

A MULTIPLE CHOICE :

I.

Listen to the conversation about Sarah's report card, then choose T or F

4 Her writing is very poor T F

II.Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

1 A meaning B heart C eat D speak

2 A needed B travelled C called D lived

3 A divided B collected C learned D invented

4 A speaking B weather C cheaper D please

5 A learned B collected C invented D divided

6 A speaking B please C cheaper D weather

7 A travelled B needed C lived D called

8 A speak B meaning C eat D Heart

9 A proud B pronoun C around D enough

10 A needed B travelled C called D lived

11 A divided B collected C learned D invented

12 A mend B semester C letter D report

III There is a mistake in each of the following sentence Circle the mistake:

1.They lived at Tran Phu Street 2 years ago

A B C D

2 Nga is going see an action movie tonight

IV Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank:

1) One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a (1) ………… appeared The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man (2) ……… the master The farmer (3) ……… He had something called (4) ………

* 1 A tiger B lion C buffalo D cow

2 A is B was C are D were

3 A saying B said C say D will say

4 A food B cake C candy D wisdom

* 1 A buffalo B lion C tiger D cow

2 A was B is C were D are

3 A said B say C saying D will say

4 A cake B food C candy D wisdom

2) Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea After his wife died, the farmer (1)

……….again His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut Unfortunately, the new (2)

……….was very cruel to Little Pea Little Pea ( 3) to do chores all day This made Little Pea’s father very ( 4) He soon died of a broken heart

* 1 A studied B married C came D did

2 A father B teacher C wife D man

3 A had B must C ought D have

4 A upset B happy C lucky D exciting

* 1 A did B studied C came D married

2 A wife B teacher C father D man

3 A ought B must C had D have

4 A happy B upset C exciting D lucky

3) Language learners learn words in (1)……….ways Some learners make a list and put into it the (2)………of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart However, others do not Instead, they (3)……….one or two example sentences with each new word in order to remember (4)……….to use the word in the right way

1 A same B different C other D difference

2 A meanings B pronunciation C stress D grammar

3 A read B see C write D look

4 A what B who C when D how

1 A different B same C other D difference

2 A grammar B pronunciation C stress D meanings

3 A read B write C see D look

4 A what B who C how D when

B

WRITTEN TEST

I Write the verb in brackets into correct form or tense

1 Hanh ( receive)……… a letter from her friend, Na yesterday

2 The sun ( rise)……….in the East

3 She ( see) ……… movie tonight.a

4 We ( live) ………here since last year

5 We ( live) ………here since last year

6 …………you ( meet)………his sister last night?

7 He used ( stay)………up late to play games

8 Do you enjoy ( read)………books?

9 My mother (go) to that pagoda every month

10 They (not see) ………each other for a long time

11 She (receive) a letter from her mother last week

12 Ba likes ( play) ………badminton

13 We ( not see )……….Nam since Monday

II Write the word in brackets in the correct form

1 Bell demonstrated his at a lot of exhibitions.( invent)

2 The kitchen is a place to play.( danger)

3 You seem today ( happily)

4 What a smile! ( love)

5 My friends usually enjoy my sense of ( humorous)

6 Our friends studied English very ( good)

7 Nam studied English very ( good)

III Write in each blank with a right preposition

1 I’ll have a party………Sunday, October 19th.

2 We must be there ……… 8.30 and 9.15.

3 He was born ……… 15 June 1983.

4 She was cruel Little Pea.

5 Nam and his family have lived here ………1995

6 We must stay there 7.30 and 8.30

7 She hasn’t met him……….2007

IV Read the following passage and answer the questions:

A/ A new shopping mall is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today It is very different from thepresent shopping area All the shops are under one roof That will be very convenient, especiallyduring the hot and humid summer months Customers will shop in comfort and won’t notice theweather

Some people in the neighborhood, however, are not happy about the changes The owners

of the small stores on Tran Phu Street think the mall will take their business Some of the goods in the new stores will be the same as the ones in the small shops, but the stores in the mall will offer

a wider selection of products, some at cheaper prices

The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few

months They have organized a community meeting in order to discuss the situation

1 What is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today?

In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a smallpiece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time

Many language learners do not try to learn all the words they come across They usually underline orhighlight only the words they want to learn This helps them remember important words

1 Do language learners learn words in the same or different ways ?

V Complete the second sentences so that its meaning is the same as the first ones:

1 My brother stayed up late at night but he doesn’t stay up late any longer

9 Miss Jackson said : “ Tim should work harder on his Spanish pronunciation ”

10, Mr Tan said to Ba: “ Please turn off your radio.”

- Mr Tan ………

11 Her father said to him, “Don’t play games a lot”