revision of unit 1

Passage 1: Among the friends I have, david Warren is the one I like best.. Last year, in the district championship, David was the one who scored the winning goal for our school team.. Da

REVISION OF UNIT 1

I Pronunciation: write the words which contain the sound /tS/ in column A and those which

conatin the sound /dz/ in colimn B

A /tS/ B /dz/

Changeable

Mutual

Feature

Which

Imaginary

Just

Bridge

Picture

French

II Grammar

* Rewrite these sentences with the words given You ill need to change some words.

1 Why did he make remark? It was very rude

That

2 I enjouyed going by train It was safer

It

3 I’m pleased I saw him again It was quite a surprise

It

4 Long gave me 50,000 dong It was very generous

That _

5 She couldn’t drive the motorbike It very difficult

It

6 Why did the boy do that? It was very silly

It

7 Why did they visit that place? It was very odd

That _

8 He couldn’t drive the car like that It was stupid

It _

* Rewrite the sentences, using the words given in brackets.

1 The teacher allowed me to stay at home to finish the assignment (The teacher let)

_

2 The boy ran awy from the house (She noticed)

_

3 He said that he didn’t want to learn Maths (I overhead)

_

4 The policeman told the thief to empty his pockets (The policeman made)

_

5 He left the house early this morning (I heard)

_

6 He drove away.( I head)

_

7 The robber cam from the back door (I could feel)

_

8 Maybe the school will ask me to pay some extra money (Do you think the school will make) _

III Reading

* Read the following passage and then do the exercises that follow.

Passage 1:

Among the friends I have, david Warren is the one I like best He is popular not only in my class but also throughout the school He is talented and likes outgoings

Most students in the school know him as a champion swimmer David always represents the school in freestyle swimming and has won a lot of medals in competitions Last year, in the district championship, David was the one who scored the winning goal for our school team He is very remembered by his schoolmates for this

David is friendly with almost everyone, and he is known as a class joker Sometimes, before the teacher comes to the class, he wound stand in front of the class and throw us a riddle His favourite riddle is the one which asks, “Do you know why…?” Actually he never gives us time to answer He would shout out the answer almost immidiately, and the class would brust out with laughter Even when David is called upon to answer a question by a teacher, his answer often contains a joke or a remark which makes us laugh Usually, because his joke are funny, the teacher would laugh along with us

David also likes to organize outings and gatherings Unlike some people who usually invite certain groups of these functions, davis often organizes them on the class basis Once he organized a class outing to the zoo Towards the end of the visit, to show our apprepriation, David had arranged

a special treat for our class teacher who was accompanying us It turned out that he had reserved for her the zoo’s special offering-tea with the orang utan (ape)! Of course, the animal was tamed and had been trained to sit quietly with human visitors We all, including the teacher, were very happy and had a good laugh

Exercies 1: True or falso statements.

1 David Warren is the writer’s most popular friend

2 David is the best swimmer in his school

3 David always tells jokes to his friends and his teacher

4 David likes picnics and meeting friends

5 David’s most favourite outing is going to the zoo

Exercise 2: Answer the questions

1 What do you know about the writer’ friend, David Warren?

2 How do you know that David is a champion swimmer?

3 How do you know that David is the class joker?

4 What is the difference between David’s and other people’s way of organising outings?

Passage 2:

Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behaviour(1) two or more humans Friends will welcome each other’s company and exhibit(2) towards each other, often to the point of altruism Their tastes will usually be similar and may converge, and they will (3) enjouyable activities They will also engage in mutually helping behaviour, such as(4)

of advice and the sharing of hardship A friend is someone who may often demonstrate

reciprocating and refective behaviours Yet for many, friendship is nothing more than the (5) that someone or something will not harm them Value that is found in friendships is often the result

of a friend demonstrating on a consistent basis: the(6) to desire what is best for the other; sympathy and empathy; honetsy in situations(7) it may be difficult for others to speak the truth, especially in terms of(8) out the perceived faults of one’s counterpart; and mutual

understanding

In a comparison of personal relationship, friendship is(9) to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in(10) friendships and associations Friendship and association can be thought of as spanning across the same continuum

2 A loyalty B.bravery C modesty D Sincerity

4 A change B.exchange C receipt D addition

5 A trust B.admiration C.respect D faith

6 A expectation B.rediction C future D tendency

9 A considered B.regarded C.witnessed D.equired