UNIT 4: OUR PASTVOCABULARY look at v look after =take care of : chăm sóc look for = find v: tìm kím look up: tra từ nhìn belong to + n thuộc về grandma = grandmother n grandpa = gran
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VOCABULARY
look at (v)
look after =take care of : chăm sóc
look for = find (v): tìm kím
look up: tra từ
nhìn
belong to + n thuộc về
grandma = grandmother (n)
grandpa = grandfather (n)
grandparents (n)
great grandma (n)
bà ông ông bà
bà cố used to + vo đã từng (bây giờ không còn nữa)
live (v)
life (n)
lives (n)
sống, sinh sống cuộc sống cuộc sống (số nhiều) like (adj) như thế nào
have/had/had (v) có/ ăn
younger brother (n)
younger sister (n) em traiem gái
elder brother (n)
elder sister (n) anh chị
sound like (v) nghe có vẻ
hard (adj) vất vả/chăm chỉ
everything (n) mọi thứ
modern (adj) hiện đại
equipment (n) thiết bị
light/lit/lit (v) thắp, đốt, chiếu sáng
tell/ told/ told (v)
tell sb sth
kể, nói
kể cho ai chuyện gì remember/ remembered/ remembered (v) nhớ
story (n) stories(n) câu chuyện/ tầng nhà
“the lost shoe” chiếc giày bị mất
folktale = tale (n) truyện dân gian
tradition (n)
traditional (adj)
traditionally (adv)
truyền thống thuộc về truyền thống một cách truyền thống once / once upon a time ngày xưa/ ngày xửa ngày xưa poor (adj)
poverty (n) nghèosự nghèo nàn
daughter(n) coon gái
name/ named/ named (v) đặt tên
Trang 2wife (n) wives (số nhiều)
husband (n)
vợ chồng marry (v)
be married/ get married cưới/ kết hônlập gia đình
fortunately (adv)
≠ unfortunately (adv) may thaymột cách không may/ không may thay cruel (adj) độc ác
upset (v) đau buồn/ khổ tâm
broken heart (n) đau tim
die of (v) chết vì
hold/held/held (v) tố chức
harvest (v/n)
harvest festival (n)
thu hoạch/ mùa màng
lễ hội vụ mùa excited (adj
exciting (adj) phấn khởi/hứng thú, kích thích
as + mđ = since + mđ = because + mđ vì
the prince (n) hoàng tử
choose/ chose/ chosen (v) chọn lựa
none (n) không ai/ không cái gì
fairy (n) bà tiên
appear /appeared/appeared (v)
≠disappear (v)
xuất hiện biến mất magic (n)
magical (adj)
magically (adv)
ma thuật/ ảo thuật
kì diệu một cách kì diệu change/ changed/ changed (v) thay đổi
rag (n) quần áo rách tả tơi
drop/ dropped/ dropped (v) rơi, làm rơi
loose/ lost/ lost (v) mất, lạc mất
find/ found/ found (v) tìm kiếm
decide to vo
decision (n) quyết địnhsự quyết định
own/owned/owned (v) làm chủ, sở hữu
of course dĩ nhiên rồi
fit/fitted/fitted (v) vừa khít
immediately (adv) ngay lập tức
fall/fell/fell (v)
fall in love with sb té/ ngãyêu ai
burn/burnt/burnt (v) đốt cháy
escape /escaped/ escaped (v) trốn thoát
leave/ left/left (v) rời khỏi
tie/tied/tied (v) trói, cột
graze/ grazed/ grazed (v) gặm cỏ
say/ said/said (v) nói
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buffalo (n) con trâu
servant (n) người hầu/ đầy tớ
master (n) ông chủ
wisdom (n) trí khôn
return/ returned/returned (v) quay lại/ quay trở về
bring/ brought/ brought (v) mang theo
At the end Cuối cùng, vào cuối
Foolish (adj) Ngớ ngẩn,ngu ngốc Greedy (adj) Tham lam Moral (adj) moral lesson (n) Đạo đức Bài học đạo đức LANGUAGE FOCUS A PREPOSITION OF TIME (GIỚI TỪ CHỈ THỜI GIAN): In + năm/ mùa ( in 2006/ in the spring/ in the morning,…) On + thứ/ ngày At + giờ (at 7 o’clock, at Chrismast, )
After : sau, sau khi Before : trước, trước khi Between…and… : giữa…và… B USED TO Used to + Vo: đã từng làm gì trong quá khứ, bây giờ không còn nữa Khẳng định: S + used to Vo Phủ định: S + didn’t use to Vo Nghi vấn: Did + S + use to Vo Be used to / get used to / be accustomed to + V-ing: quen với (việc gì ở hiện tại) C PAST SIMPLE TENSE ( THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN)
EXERCISE
I Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1 Yesterday I _ to the cinema
A go B will go C went D has go
2 Mozart was born in Salzburg 1756
A in B on C at D since
Trang 43 _ Saturday night, I went to bed at 11 o’clock.
A At B On C In D From
4 I used _ fishing
A enjoy B to enjoy C enjoying D to enjoying
5 It’s hard work looking three children all day
A after B before C about D at
6.I can’t stand people who are cruel animals
A with B to C on D about
7 He died _ a heart attack
A with B of C because D by
8 The sun suddenly _ from behind a cloud
A appear B appeared C disappear D disappeared
9 An oil _ burned in the darkness
A lamb B lamp C lam D lame
10 He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him
A luckily B magically C cruelly D lately
II Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard Englith.
1 Bob lived in Rome for three years; now he was living in Amsterdam
A B C D
2 There used to be a movie theater here but it close a long time ago
A B C D
3 I don’t want to sound likely I’m complaining, but this plan is unfair
A B C D
4 We took all the rubbish outside and burn it
A B C D
5 He made me feel like such a foolish when he used me as an example!
A B C D
III Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
One day, two men (1) _ in the woods Suddenly, they saw a huge black bear One man immediately (2) _ down, took off his backpack, and took out his sneakers He began (3) off his hiking boots The other man looked (4) _ him and said, “Are you crazy? Do you think you can run (5) than that bear?” “No,” replied the first man “But I can run faster than (6) _!”
1 A hiked B are hiking C was hiking D were hiking
2 A sits B sited C sitted D sat
3 A take B taking C to take D b & c
4 A on B at C for D after
5 A fast B fastly C faster D more fast
6 A him B his C you D your
IV Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
Trang 5In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster The monster lives in a lake called Loch
Ness, near the town of Inverness Loch Ness is 32 km long, 5 km wide, and very, very deep The
monster’s name is Nessie People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a
snake
The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie Come to Scotland and Loch Ness _ that person may be you!
1 What does the word ‘popular’ in the first line mean?
A ancient B modern C famous D interesting
2 What is the length of Loch Ness?
A 32 km B 5 km C very deep D no information
3 Which of the following does the word ‘she’ in line 4 refer to?
A legend B Loch Ness C the monster D the town
4 The tourists want to _
A hear about the monster B swim in the lake
C be the first person to see the monster D catch the monster
5 Which of the following is not true?
A The name of the monster is Nessie
B The lake where the monster lives is near the town of Inverness
C Millions of tourists saw Nessie
D The lake where the monster lives is in Scotland
V Complete the sentences For each sentence put one verb in the form of "used to" and the other into the simple past.
1. They (work) _ in a restaurant before they (go) _ to college
2. John (work) _ in a factory before he (become) _ the director
3. My father (smoke) _ but he (give it up) _ last year
4. He (live) _ in Viet Nam before he (go) _ abroad
5. I (earn) _ a lot of money, but then I (lose) _ my job
6. Mrs Green (drive) _ a lot before she (have) _ an accident
7. She (play) _ a lot of tennis before she (break) _ her leg
8. There (be) _ a cinema at the corner, but they (build) _ a park there
9. He (live) _ in London, then he (move) _ to Oxford last year
VI Write the past form of the following verbs, and then complete the sentences using the past form of the verbs given.
begin
buy
build
do
get
go
………
………
………
………
………
………
meet send spend sell write ………
………
………
………
………
Trang 61. Mai _ her parents a letter last night.
2. Ba studying English two years ago
3. Nam the washing-up after dinner
4. The workers two more bridges in this region
5. I my old teacher on the way to school
6. Peter a scholarship last month
7. Last summer his family their vacation in Da Lat and enjoyed themselves very much
8. Mrs Brown her old car and a new one
9. John his mother a nice present on the occasion of her birthday
10. Yesterday the students of Class 8A to the country for a camping trip
VII Put the verbs in brackets in the past form.
1. He (have) a very good time at the picnic last week
2. I (wait) for John for half an hour yesterday
3. Bill (send) a present to his mother on her birthday last month
4. I (think) about the problem all night
5. The secretary (finish) the report this morning
6. The police (catch) _ the thief the day before yesterday
7. They (print) many English reference books last month
8. I (come) to work on time yesterday
9. The Greens (take) their vacation in March last year
10. The train (arrive) half an hour late
VIII Complete the first part of the story Cinderela Use the verbs from the box in the Past Simple Tense.
sleep love wash see say (x2) be (x2) iron
have (x2) run scrub tear live come
Once upon a time, there (1) _ a pretty young girl named Cinderella She (2)
_with her mean stepmother and two jealous stepsisters Poor Cinderella (3) _ to do all of the cooking and cleaning She (4) _ in a dusty attic and (5) _ nothing to wear but old clothes But no matter how mean her stepmother and stepsisters (6) _, Cinderella was always cheerful Even the animals (7) _ to be near her One day a letter (8) _, inviting everyone to the King's palace for a ball
Cinderella's stepmother (9) , "Cinderella, you may go, but only if you finish your
work."
Cinderella (10) _, (11) _, and (12) _ floors on day Meanwhile, Cinderella's little friends made her a lovely gown When Cinderella's stepsisters (13) _ the gown, they (14) _ it to pieces That's my ribbon!" cried one
"And those are my beads!" the other shouted Cinderella (15) _ to the garden in tears
"Now I can't go to the ball," she cried
"Don't cry, my child," (16) _ a gentle voice
"I am your fairy godmother, and I have come to help you."
XI Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in, before, after.
1. I haven't seen Mai for a few days I last saw her Tuesday
2. The price of petrol will go up November
Trang 73. I'll phone you Tuesday morning about 10 o'clock Isn't it OK.
4. His father died 2005
5. Are you doing anything special the weekend?
6. Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk
7. Mr Brown enjoys walking around his garden night
8. I woke up five o'clock the morning
9. Mai's birthday is April 10th
10. My brother graduated from high school June 2004
11. Did you phone your teacher the day yesterday?
12. My parents will get back from their holiday the day tomorrow
X Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in if necessary.
1. I don't like going out alone night
2. I'm afraid I can't come to your birthday party Sunday
3. What do you usually do the weekend?
4. Can you play football with us next Sunday?
5. We went to bed late last night
6. They are leaving for Hue next Friday
7. Will you be at home this evening?
8. I always feel relaxed the evening
9. We went to Nha Trang last summer
10. I won't be out very long I'll be back ten minutes
XI Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1 I football very often when I was younger
A play B was going to C played D was playing
2 Many people decorate their homes Christmas
A in B at C.on D.when
3 Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts Christmas Eve
A.in B at C.on D.when
4 We live _ the 21st century
A in B at C on D for
5 I gardening, but I don’t have time for it now
A use to enjoy B used to enjoy C use to enjoying D used to enjoying
6 Costa Rica sounds a great place for a relaxing vacation
A as B like C similar D same
7 I am not happy _ his work this term
A with B to C on D of
8 I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there’s _ there
A no B none C any coffee D none coffee
9 The factory down last year
A burned B turned C.fire D.flamed
10 He _ his words carefully
Trang 8A use B chose C collect D spoke
11 His siste was born _1992
A in b.on C at D by
12 My birthday is _May 28th
A in B at C on D by
13 They came here _8a.m and 9a.m
A at B before C after D between
14 Springs come _ summers
A at B before C after D between
15 When he say young, he _ fishing with his brother
a uses to go B used to go C was used to go D is used to going
16 What did they do _
A yesterday night B the night of yesterday C last night D the night in yesterday
17 Yesterday morning she _ absent from clas because she was ill
A is B was C will be D would be
18 The man left the room just a few minutes
A before B after C yet D ago
19 We’ll leave Moscow for London _ half an hour
A on B for C in D by
20 Have you done your homework _?
A already B yet C just D ago
XII Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
1 Mozart started composing at the age of five and writing more than 600 pieces of music
A B C D
2 The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August
A B C D
3 How could you be so cruel with someone who never did you any harm?
A B C D
4 James had to chose between getting a job or going to college
A B C D
5 I tried to ask a question, but just made myself look fool
A B C D
XIII Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
(1) the United States and Canada, (2) _ a popular legend about a monster People say that
it is very big and that it has a lot of hair (3) _ name is Bigfoot, (4) _ there are big footprints in the snow The footprints are 60 cms (5) _ and 20 cms wide But (6) Bigfoot really exist? We don’t know!
1 A.In B.At C.On D.From
2 A.there is B.there are C.have D.having
3 A.Its B.It C.It’s D.It has
4 A.so B.because C.so that D.although
Trang 95 A.length B.width C.height D.long
6 A.do B.does C.did D.are
XIV Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
Legends are stories about the past Some of the stories come from ancient history But not all legends are ancient There are modern legends too They are often called urban legends, because the
stories happen in modern cities Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New York The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legend So,
today, many people in New York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there!
rumor (n) : tin đồn
1 What does the word ‘legends’ in line 1 mean?
A stories B history C people D newspapers
2 Which of the following does the word ‘they’ in line 3 refers to?
A stories about the past B modem legends C modern cities D people
3 Another name of ‘modern legends’ is
A urban legends B modern cities C rumors D.crocodiles
4 We can replace the word ‘believe’ in line 7 with _
A ‘know’ B ‘say’ C ‘think’ D.’appear’
5 Which of the following is true?
A All legends are about the past
B Modern people still believe in legends
C There are crocodiles under New York
D Now many New Yorkers don’t believe that there are crocodiles under the ground of New York
XV Match the sentences in column A with suitable ones in column B
A B
1 How old is he ? A It’s about three hundred meters
2 Why don’t you go to school ? B He’s fourteen years old
3 How long is that river ? C No, I won’t
4 Shall I answer the phone ? D No, thank It’s my duty
5 What’s the height of that tree? E It’s about twenty-two meters
6 There are only some loaves of bread here Will that do ? F It’s about twenty kilometers
7 Don’t go out too late G because I have a sore throat
8 What’re you doing ? H Yes, of course Here you are
9 How far is it from your house to the shopping center? I I’m writing a letter
10 Will you please get me the tea cup? J well, I think there is enough
XVI Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 That boy has a ( girl ) ……… face
2 The worst part is being ( help ) ……… to change anything
3 Helen, where is the vacuum ( clean ) ………?
4 Have you got a ( wash ) ………… machine at home ?
5 Don’t just sit watching television-make yourshelf (use )……….?
Trang 106 The group shared their ( remember ) ……… of life at school.
7 We always get ( love ) ……… in London
8 People’s reaction to the film has varied ( great ) ………
9 It’s ( tradition ) ……… in American to eat turkey on Thanks-giving Day
10 All of her children ( marry ) ……… ended in divorce
EXTRA EXCERCISE
EX 1: Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions
1. My elder sister was born January 26th, 1983
2. They left home 9.00 the morning Sunday
3. I’ll come to see you 8 a.m and 10 a.m
4. It’s now 10 o’clock We’ll have a meeting 10 a.m today
5. All schools in Viet Nam close June
6. We don’t stay out late We have to return home 7 a.m
7. This car was made 2003
8. The post-office closes 5 p.m Saturday
9. Their parents will go to Ha Noi February
10. Our teacher is going to give us a test Tuesday
EX 2: Write the sentences, using “USED TO” or “DIDN’T USE TO”:
1. I don’t stay up late this year
2. He helps his Mum with the housework
3. I don’t write letters to my friends nowadays
4. She rides a motorbike to work
5. I watch television until midnight
6. My grandma doesn’t tell us traditional stories
7. We don’t go swimming in the afternoon
8. They practise English after school