The Anglo-Saxon/ speak/ Germanic language/ form/ basis of modern English.. Modern English/ different/ old English.. Nouns: o Definition: Nouns are used to name things, persons, and pheno
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A Grammatical points:
• TuÇn 1 : 1st – 4th: Verbs
I Tenses: 6 main tenses
1 Ask students to complete the form:
Active Passive
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2 Practice: (use handouts) 1 Put the verbs into the correct form: 1 They (wash) the floor every week and they (do) it now 2 She (not, work), she (swim) in the river now 3 Ann usually (do) the shopping, but I (do) it today as she is not well 4 What she (do) in the evening? She usually (play) cards or (watch) T.V 5 How you (go) to school every day? 6 He (play) the guitar outside his house when someone (open) the window 7 Some animals (not, eat) during the winter 8 She (not, see) Peter since he (leave) the country 9 When I got up, it (rain) 10 Mary is a writer She (write) a lot of stories 11 Our school (build) more than 15 years ago 12 Listen! What they (speak)? 13 Marie Curie was a famous French scientist who (discover) radium 14 Jane (work) in the garden and Tom (play) a game when I got home 15 Linh (live) in Hanoi but her brother Minh (live) in Thai Nguyen He (arrive) yesterday to visit her She (love) her brother and is happy to be with him Tomorrow she (take) him to some interesting places in Hanoi
16 You (see) this film? - Yes, I have +When you (see) it? - I (see) it last week
17 When I (come) to see you yesterday, she (cook) in the kitchen Her husband (be) in the garage He (clean) his car Their children (play) games
18 The steam engine (invent) in 1784 by James Watt
19 Many factories (build) in Song Cong in the future
20 Peter (take) to school every day by his father
21 Which language (speak) on the British Isles two thousands years ago?
A Grammatical points
B Doing tests
Trang 222 When he was a boy at school, Edison asked a lot of questions The teacher (1.think) he was stupid and she (2.send) him home Edison’s mother (3.teach) her son at home and he (4.begin) to carry out a lot of experiments
23 Last night I (have) dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steel (come) in Harry (use) to work in a lawyer’s office years ago, but now he (work) at a bank He has a good job now He (get) a good salary but he always (borrow) money from his friends and never (pay) it back Since I knew him, he (not, borrow) any money from me
24 I (1.never, meet) anyone famous yet Have you? ~Yes, I (2 have) I (3.meet) Elton John in New York in
1998 and we (4.talk) to each other a lot
25 Last night when I (do) my homework, the light (go) out
26. I (1.see) Tom again yesterday You (2.worry) about him, aren’t you ? Well, (3.not, worry) about him I (4.bring) him for dinner next weekend so you can (5.meet) him
27. Jack (1.come) from London He (2.come) to Hanoi to learn Vietnamese two years ago At first, he
(3.find) it difficult to pronounce Vietnamese words but now his Vietnamese (4.improve).Next week, he (take) an examination If he (pass) it, he (get) a certificate
28. They (live) in Oxford for 10 years, then (move) to London in 1999 They now (live) in Manchester
29 What you (do) at 7 P.M last night? + Mary (write) a letter and I (watch) T.V
30 Your hair looks different You (have) a haircut?
31 He (read) books when Mary saw him
32 You (go) to the party last night? – Yes, I (go) with my girlfriend
33 Mary and John are neighbours They (know) each other for several years John (move) to this area in
1999 They always (help) each other in their life
34 I (receive) a letter from my sister this morning In it, she (say) she (come) to see me next month
35 James Watt (be) a Scottish inventor He (invent) the steam engine in 1784
2 Use the given word to make full sentences:
1 Two thousand years ago/ British Isles/ inhabit/ speakers of Celtic languages
2 The Anglo-Saxon/ speak/ Germanic language/ form/ basis of modern English
3 Modern English/ different/ old English?
4 What/ make/ English/ international?
5 Ernest Hemingway/ born/ 1899/ die/ 1961
6 Mark Twain/ write “Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn”/ famous all over the world
7 Marie Curie/ French physicist/ father/ Polish
8 A classroom/ place/ have/ lessons
9 Life on earth/ destroy/ if/ nuclear tests/ not stop
10 The boy/ die/ unless/ he/ send/ for a doctor
11 If/ I/ be/ your position/ I/ act/ differently
12 My brother/ interested/ watch English evening news
13 They/ fond/ go/ swim?
14 She/ fed up/ look after/ children
15 Warmer/ today/ than/ yesterday
16 English/ speak/ over/ world
17 Jack London/ 1876/ 1916
18 Mother/ go/ shopping/ twice/ week
19 Last summer/ holiday/ in Samson
20 They/ already/ their homework
Trang 321 We/ not/ go/ school/ Sunday.
22 Last summer/ friend/ Charles/ invite/ me/ stay/ with him
23 Since/ leave/ school/ Charles/ live alone
24 How long/ you/ stay/ your aunt/ last summer?
25 My friend/ going/ give/ birthday party/ next week
26 Weather/ so warm/ I/ not need/ thick coat
27 Piano/ be/ too heavy/ John/ move/ by himself
28 child/ I/ used/ spend/ summer holiday/ native village
29 Yesterday/ I/ take/ shirt/ salesperson/ whom/ I/ buy/ it
30 I/ rather/ you/ stay/ home
• TuÇn 2 : 5th – 8th : Nouns & articles
I Theory:
1 Nouns:
o Definition:
Nouns are used to name things, persons, and phenomenon.
o Kinds of nouns:
There are four kinds of nouns:
- Common nouns: dog, man, table, cream, gold, ….
- Proper nouns: France, David, London, River Thames …
- Abstract nouns: beauty, love, happiness, courage, weather, …
- Collective nouns: crowd, team, class, group, …
o Countable and uncountable nouns:
a Countable nouns: show the things which can be counted: one banana, two accidents, an apple, …
- Singular nouns: ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’, possessive adjectives can be put in front of singular nouns.
- Plural nouns: ‘the’, cardinal numbers, possessive adjectives, ‘some’, ‘any’, ‘few’, ‘a few’, ‘many’, ‘a lot of’ can be out in front of plural nouns.
b Uncountable nouns: showing the things which can not be counted and has only one form: beauty, love, happiness, cream, gold, tea, …
- ‘a’, ‘an’, cardinal numbers can’t be put in front of uncountable nouns.
- ‘the’, ‘some’, ‘any’, ‘little’, ‘a little’, ‘much’, ‘a lot of’ and possessive adjectives can
be put in front of uncountable nouns.
o How to change a singular noun into a plural: add ‘s/ es’ into singular nouns (except some irregular nouns)
o Some ways of forming nouns:
- noun = V + ing (smoking, drinking, cooking , …)
- noun = V + tion (invention, action, extinction, creation, prevention, pollution,
explanation, production, attention, …)
- noun = V + er/ or (inventor, visitor, speaker, listener, …)
- noun = V + ment (treatment, development, employment, movement, …)
- noun = adjective + ness (goodness, kindness, happiness, narrowness, …)
- noun = adjective + ility (possibility, flexibility, ability, …)
Trang 42 Articles:
o Definition:
An articles is a part of speech which identifies or classifies the nouns.
o Kinds of articles:
- Indefinite articles: ‘a’, ‘an’ are used before singular countable nouns ‘a’ goes before a noun beginning with a consonant or a semi vowel in pronunciation ‘an’ goes before a noun beginning with a vowel.
- Definite articles: ‘the’ can be used in front of a singular noun, plural noun, and
uncountable noun to identify it It can be used in front of a particular noun or a noun which we all know And it also stands in front of a unique thing.
II Practice:
1 Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1 (employ) among young people is now a serious problem in many countries.
2 John is from England He is not used to (drive) on the right side of the road.
3 People living in my area now realize the (important) of a good environment.
4 Their children are fond of (read) picture books.
5 Humphry Davy helped Faraday much in his later (discover).
6 We had a lot of (difficult) in learning English.
7 Peter stopped (smoke) three months ago.
8 These animals are in danger of (extinct).
9 He made too many mistakes in his (write).
10 Have you seen the latest (advertise) for Pepsi?
11 She is a (collect) of theatre programmes.
12 English tends towards (simple) This is its (strong).
13 During his (child), he lived with his family in Cornwall.
14 She divorced him because of his (kind).
15 I’d like to book a (fly) to Paris.
16 Read a label on a product It can give you some useful (inform).
17 My uncle is a (science) He often does research in his laboratory.
18 I don’t really think he has the (able) to do this job.
19 Scientists and doctors are finding a new (treat) for cancer.
20 English has undergone the (assimilate) of borrowings.
21 Latin was the language of (govern) from 43 B.C to about A.D 410.
22 Faraday did not have much (school) when he was young.
23 He became famous at the (old) of 21.
24 He made much progress in (electric).
25 (eat) and physical (act) add to the causes of several of the killing diseases.
26 Surgeons have tried to reduce the number of (die).
27 David speaks English very (fluent).
28 He is a (fun) person He often makes me laugh
29 The film is (bore), so I’m (bore).
30 That was an (excite) match, wasn’t it? I was (excite) to see it.
31 She is so (beauty) that everyone loves her.
32 She danced so (beauty) that the audience clapped their hands many times.
33 Mrs Kent is interested in (go) out now and then.
34 One of the (bad) diseases that mankind has ever had is AIDS.
35 It is too hot Let’s go (swim).
36 The cartoon last night was very (interest).
37 Rubber trees are very (use).
Trang 538 What would happen if rare and (use) animals became extinct?
39 It’s the written English which is not (system) phonetics that causes difficulties to foreigners.
40 A (physic ) is a person who studies physics
41 There are many new centers with many different (attract).
42 London is very famous for some (attract) parks.
43 English is the (effect) medium of international communication
44 If we do nothing to protect our environment, our life will be (affect)
45 Oscar eats too much chips so she is (weigh).
46 Your new dress makes you more (beauty).
47 Bill is a good driver He usually drives (care).
48 Marie Curie’s (discover) of radium made her famous.
49 There are not many (differ) between American and British English
50 This man gets (employment) benefit because he has no job now.
51 Her parents (courage) her to apply for the job
52 It’s a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and (help).
53 When I have to wait for a long time to be served I started to feel (patient).
54 He cycled (care) and had an accident.
55 She is very (success) in her job.
56 Although he is now middle-aged, he still looks quite (youth).
57 My Thuan bridge is the (long) bridge in Vietnam.
58 They wants to escape from the (noisy) and bustle of the town.
59 Lan had a lot of (difficult) in learning English.
60 Nam stopped (learn) English two months ago.
61 He is very (interest) in English and Mathematics.
62 Their (friend) has lasted a lifetime.
63 He is very handsome and (friend).
64 Many women nowadays are fond of (play) football.
65 Sports are very good for our (healthy).
66 English is the most (wide) used language in the world.
67 What would happen if rare and (use) animals became extinct?
68 He comes from Paris He speaks (France).
69 John enjoys (sing) Vietnamese songs.
70 He has (succeed) in giving up smoking.
2 Put in ‘the’, ‘a/ an” where necessary:
1 This morning, I bought … newspaper and … magazine … newspaper is in my bag, but I don’t know
where I put … magazine
2 I saw … accident this morning … car crashed into … tree … driver of … car wasn’t hurt but … car
was badly damaged
3 There are two cars parked outside: … big one and … grey one … blue one belongs to my neighbours;
I don’t know who … owner of … grey one is
4 My friends live in … old house in … small village There is … beautiful garden behind … house I would like to have … garden like that
5 This house is very nice Has it got … garden?
6 It’s a beautiful day Let’s sit in … garden
7 … television was on but nobody was watching it
8 Mary and I arrived at … same time
9 A: Where did you have … lunch? B: We went to … restaurant
10 You’ll find … information you need at … top of … page 85
11 There isn’t … airport near where I live … nearest one is about 70 kilometers away.
12 I’m going for … week in September
13 A: Did you have … nice holiday? B: Yes, it was … best holiday I’ve ever had
Trang 614 What’s … name of that man we met yesterday?
15 A: What did you have for … breakfast this morning? B: Nothing I never eat … breakfast
16 A: We spent all our money because we stayed at … most expensive hotel in town B: Why didn’t you stay at … cheaper hotel?
17 She has … French name but in fact she’s English, not French
18 I like living in this house, but it’s a pity that … garden is so small
19 Our plane was delayed We had to wait at … airport for nearly three hours
20 A: Where’s … nearest shop? B: There’s one at … end of this street
3 Put in ‘the’, ‘a/ an” where necessary:
1 Would you like apple?
2 How often do you go to dentist?
3 Could you close the door, please?
4 I’m sorry I didn’t mean to do that It was mistake
5 Excuse me Where’s bus station, please?
6 I’ve got problem Can you help me?
7 I’m just going to post office It won’t be long
8 There were no chairs, so we had to sit on floor
9 Have you finished with book I lent you?
10 My sister has just got job in bank in Manchester
11 We live in small flat near city center
12 There’s small supermarket at end of street I live in
13 Sun is star
14 Tim lives in small village in country
15 Moon goes round earth every 27 days
16 What is highest mountain in world?
17 I’m fed up with doing same thing every day
18 It was very hot day It was hottest day of year
19 I don’t usually have lunch but I always eat good breakfast
20 If you live in foreign country, you should try and learn language
• TuÇn 3 : 9th – 12th : Adjectives and adverbs
I Theory:
1 Adjectives:
o Definition:
Trang 7Adjectives are used to express quality, quantity, size, colour and characteristics The main syntactical function of an adjective in the sentence is that of an attribute and it may also be used as a predicative or compliment
It was a beautiful day She is beautiful
o Some ways of forming adjectives:
- adj = N + al (regional, industrial, national, formal, …)
- adj = N + ful (meaningful, harmful, beautiful, …)
- adj = N + ly (lively, lovely, friendly, …)
- adj = N + less (homeless, hopeless, motherless, …)
- adj = V + ive (active, communicative, impressive, …)
- adj = V + ed (bored, tired, amused, …)
- adj = V + ing (boring, tiring, interesting, …)
- adj = V + able (readable, drinkable, enjoyable, considerable, …)
2 Adverbs:
o Definition:
Adverbs are used to give meaning to a verb, an adjective, another verb, and even the whole sentence
o Kinds of adverbs:
- Advs of manner: = adj + ly (bad – badly, quick – quickly; … But there are some irregular adverbs: good, fast, late, early, hard).
- Advs of place: answer the questions “where?”, “where to?”, “where from?”
E.g: abroad, ahead, here, there, over there, at the baker’s, from Hanoi, in the garden, …
+ They are placed after adv of manner, before adv of time
She read those books silently in the library last Sunday.
- Advs of time: can stand at the beginning or at the end of a sentence
E.g.: today, on Wednesday, since July, now, last Monday, lately, soon, then, ….
- Advs of frequency: answer the question “How often?”
E.g.: always, usually, often, generally, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, never
+ They are placed after ‘be” and before an ordinary verb
+ They are also used at the end position or at the beginning of a sentence:
He doesn’t come here often.
Sometimes we had dinner outside.
- Advs of degree: go before the words they modify
E.g.: quite good, very well, too difficult, extremely cold, fairly quickly, really slowly, terribly sorry, …
II Practice:
1 Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1 He is not … (intelligent) as his sister.
2 She sings … (beautiful) than she plays.
3 He doesn’t speak English … (good) as his brother.
4 He always arrives … (early) than his friends.
5 I came as … (soon) possible.
6 I’ve got … (many) cousins than you.
7 Was Jane’s party … (good) than Maria’s?
8 She bought the … (cheap) watch in the shop.
9 Your handwriting is … (bad) than your sister’s.
10 You look much … (happy) today than you did yesterday.
Trang 811 Our friends go to the theatre … (often) than we do.
12 Linda worked the … (hard) of all the three.
13 People in the North treat women … (equal) than people in the South.
14 Mercury is the … (near) planet to the sun.
15 The … (far) planet from the sun is Pluto.
16 The Houses of Parliament is the … (famous) building in England.
17 The … (large) park in England is Hyde Park.
18 Oxford is one of the … (old) cities in the world.
19 One of the … (bad) diseases than mankind has ever had is cancer.
20 Prevention is … (good) than cure.
2 Rewrite the sentences so that the meaning stays the same:
1 Jane is better at cooking than Susan Susan ………
2 A donkey is less beautiful than a horse A donkey is not ………
3 She is the most intelligent in our group Nobody ………
4 No one in the school is taller than her She is ………
5 They are slower than more careful typists than I am They type ………
6 She can’t run as quickly as her brother does Her brother ………
7 I’ve never seen a more interesting film than this one This is ………
8 I don’t drive as carefully as you do You are ………
9 Nam plays tennis worse than his brother Nam’s brother ………
10 Jenny doesn’t sing as beautifully as she used to Jenny used to ………
11 She cooked well She was ………
12 They run fast They are ………
13 They are beautiful dancers They dance ………
14 In Vietnam the South is flatter than the North The North ………
15 David says more honesty and more directly than his brother David’s brother does not …
16 Mary speaks French better than you You don’t
17 Tom drives more carefully than his friends His friends do not
18 She does not cook as well as her mother Her mother
19 She is a faster and more careful driver than I am I drive
20 Jack listens to the lecture more attentively than Tom Tom does not
21 Your kitchen is smaller than mine My kitchen is
22 My bike is not as expensive as yours Your bike
23 Peter writes more carefully than he did last year Last year
24 She knows more about it than I do I do not know
25 Her bag is not the same as mine My bag is
26 Your writing is clearer and more careful than mine You write ………
27 Maths is more difficult than history History is ………
28 I finished my work more quickly than Jane did Jane did not ………
29 Sally is the cleverest student in the class Nobody ………
30 No one in the club plays tennis better than Margaret Margaret ………
• TuÇn 4 : 13th – 16th: Prepositions
I Theory:
o Definition
o Some prepositions can be described on the diagram, the rest have to be learnt by heart
above, over
at the top
on
Trang 9o Preposition: on/ at/ in can be prepositions of place and time.
- On: on the table, on Sundays, …
- At: at the hospital, at 7 o’clock, at the age of …
- In: in the box, in summer, in 1970, …
II Practice:
1 Put at/ on/ in where necessary::
1 I’ll see you … Friday.
2 I’ll see you … next Friday.
3 What are you doing … Saturday?
4 What are you doing … the weekend?
5 They often go out … the evenings.
6 They often go out … Sunday evenings.
7 Do you work … Wednesday?
8 Do you work … every Wednesday?
9 We usually have a holiday … the summer.
10 We often have a short holiday … Christmas.
11 Pauline got married … 1991.
12.Pauline got married … 18 th May 1991.
13 Chris is getting married … this year.
14 Mozart was born in Salxburg … 1756.
15 I haven’t seen Kate for a few days I last saw her …
Tuesday.
16 The price of electricity is going up … October.
17 I’ve been invited to a wedding … 14 February.
18 Mary and Henry always go out for a meal … the
wedding anniversary.
19 Henry is 63 He’ll be retiring from his job … two
years’ time.
20 Hurry up! We’ve got to go … five minutes.
21 I’m busy now but I’ll be with you … a moment.
22 Jenny’s brother is an engineer but he’s out of work
… the moment.
23 There are usually a lot of parties … New Year’s Eve.
24 I hope the weather will be nice … the weekend.
25 … Saturday night I went to bed … 11 o’clock.
26 I don’t like traveling … night.
27 We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived … 5 o’clock … the morning.
28.The course begins … 7 th January and ends sometime … April.
29 It was quite a short book and easy to read I read it
… a day.
30 I might not be at home … Tuesday morning but I’ll probably be there … the afternoon.
31 My car is being repaired at the garage It will be ready … two hours.
32 The telephone and the doorbell rang … the same time.
2 Complete the sentences with in/ at/ on:
1 Write your name … the top of the page.
2 I like hat picture hanging … the wall … the kitchen.
3 There was an accident … the crossroads this morning.
4 I wasn’t sure whether I had come to the right office There was no name … the door.
5 … the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.
6 You’ll find the sports results … the back page of the newspaper.
7 I wouldn’t like an office job I couldn’t spend the whole day sitting … a desk.
8 My brother lives … a small village … the southwest of England.
9 The man the police are looking for has a scar … his right cheek.
10 The headquarters of the company are … Milan.
11 Nicola was wearing a silver ring … her little finger.
12 It can be dangerous when children play … the street.
13 If you walk to the end of the street, you’ll see a small shop … the corner.
under
at the bottom
in
out
out of into
Trang 1014 Is Tom … this photograph? I can’t find him.
15 My office is … the first floor It’s … the left as you come out of the lift.
16 We normally use the front entrance but there’s another entrance … the back.
17 Is there anything interesting … the paper today? - Well, there’s an unusual photograph … the back page.
18 I love to look up at the stars … the sky at night.
19 (in a restaurant) Where shall we sit? - Over there, … the corner.
20 When I’m a passenger in a car, I prefer to sit … the front.
21 It’s a very small village You probably won’t find it … your map.
22 Paris is … the river Seine.
3 Complete the sentences with suitable prepositions:
1 Mary was absent … work yesterday.
2 My mother is talking … somebody … the
telephone.
3 I listen … the radio every day.
4 My son has been … hospital since he fell … his
bike.
5 This book is not mine Give it … Mary!
6 He often likes to have bread … breakfast.
7 My father has gone … business and hasn’t returned
… his hometown yet.
8 Song Cong is about sixty kilometers … Hanoi.
9 The doctor says he hasn’t found … the cause yet.
10 He’s look … the book I gave yesterday He can’t
remember where it is.
11 Peter left his village … London two years ago.
12 He has just arrived … London.
13 I write more carefully and … fewer mistakes.
14 She has seen … her own eyes many big cities … the
world.
15 I’ve just received a letter … my brother.
16 Nobody has written … me … many weeks.
17 Nobody was at home They were all …
18 He’s so lazy that his father is always angry … him.
19 This table is made … wood.
20 Sugar is made … sugar canes.
21 The house is really nice but it’s far … the town.
22 This clock has belonged … our family … a long time.
23 The steam engine was invented … 1784 … James Watt.
24 … a modern farm today the farmer’s work is easier because he is helped a lot … machines.
25 He is looking forward … seeing his friends.
26 You’ll fell even worse if you go … staying there.
27 You have to push the piano … the corner.
28 The train has just arrived … the station.
29 He hasn’t made … his mind yet.
30 Peter has just sent a letter … his mother.
31 Mary is very good … maths.
32 What do you want to buy? - I’d like to try those shoes ….
33 I don’t like that film and … general I don’t like films nowadays.
34 Let’s go to a football match … a change.
35 He arrived … Hanoi … 8.30 yesterday evening.
36 Anne never sings in front … other people.
4 Complete the sentences with suitable prepositions:
3 I saw Helen … Friday but I haven’t seen her … then.
4 I’ve got an interview next week It’s … 9.30 … Tuesday morning.
5 I’d love to be able to visit every country … the world.
6 Have you read any books … Margaret White? No, I’ve never hear of her.
7 Tim is away at the moment He’s … holiday.
8 You’ve got a dirty mark … your cheek Have a look … the mirror.
10 Are you … this photograph? Yes, that’s me, … the left.
11 Is there a bank near here? Yes, there’s one … the end of this street.
12 Look at the leaves … that tree They’re a beautiful colour.
13 Bombay is … the west coast of India.
14 Have you ever been … Tokyo? No, I’ve never been … Japan.
15 Where’s the light switch? It’s … the wall … the door.
• TuÇn 5 : 17th – 20th: Pronouns
I Theory:
o Definition: Pronouns are words that can be used in place of nouns or noun phrases
o Kinds of pronouns:
• Personal pronouns (§¹i tõ nh©n xng):
- Subject pronouns: I, you, we , they, she, he, it
- Object pronouns: me, you, us, them, her, him, it