The second semester examination school year: 2008 - 2009 subject : English

REVISION Grammar  Language content To help Ss revise some basic knowledge of Grammar  Language function To practise the language  Educational aim To help Ss gain a deeper insight into[r]

THE CONTENT OF REVISION

THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION

School Year: 2008-2009

SUBJECT : ENGLISH THE 11 th FORM

I/ Aim and Objectives:

+ To revise Ss basic knowledge from unit 9 to unit 16 + To help Ss gain a deeper insight into the language + To help Ss do the first semester examination well II/ Content of the lesson:

I Pronunciation:

+ “S/ ES” and “ED”

+ Consonants

1 Tenses

2 Relative Clauses:[ (Non)- defining, with prepositions, Participles and To- inf, omission of relative pronouns]

3 Cleft sentences

4 Tag- questions

5 Passive voice” It is said that ……/ People say that………”

III Vocabularies and Reading: Focus on the following topics

1 The post office

2 Environment and Conservation

3 Sources of energy

4 Sports and games

5 Hobbies

6 Recreation

7 The wonders of the world

IV Type of test: Multiple choice 100%

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Date of teaching:

Period : 100

REVISION

(Pronunciation)

Language content

To help Ss revise some basic knowledge of pronunciation

Language function

To practise the language

Educational aim

To help Ss gain a deeper insight into the language

To remind Ss of some basic knowledge to do the second semester examination

 Language

“S/ ES” and “ED”

 Content of the lesson

Review: (10ms)

I The ending “ S”

1 If the words ends in / s , , , z, , / -> / iz /

Example:

classes, washes, watches , houses, garages, oranges

2 If the words ends in / p , t , f , k , , / -> / s /

Example:

Maps, cats , desks , laughs , months

3 The rest / m , n , r, …… / -> / z /

Example:

bags, cars , windows

II The ending “ ED”

1 If the verbs ends in / p , s , f , k , , , / -> / t /

Example:

stopped , passed , laughed , worked , washed , watched , bathed

2 If the verbs ends in / t , d / -> / I d /

Example:

wanted , needed

3 The rest / m , n , r, …… + vowels / -> / d /

Example:

Listened , studied , lived

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer

Exercise 2: Put these words in the right column

 studied situated needed called cured barked passed washed beloved wanted decided chopped posted collected scared

/ t / / d / / Id /

 doors maps cooks crashes talks beds kills fridges classed meets laughs oranges cases cars steals

/ s / / z / / Iz /

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C The keys:

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer

1 b 2 c 3 a 4 a 5 c 6 d 7 c 8 b 9 b 10 c

Exercise 2: Put these words in the right column

/ t / / d / / Id / passed scared needed

barked beloved decided washed called wanted

posted cured collected

chopped studied situated

/ s / / z / / Iz / maps doors cases cooks kills classed talks steals oranges laughs beds fridges meets cars crashes

 Homework:(5ms)

Asks Ss to review:

Relatives clauses:

+ (Non)- defining

+ with prepositions

+ Participles and To- inf

+ omission of relative pronouns

 Self-evaluation:

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Date of teaching:

Period : 101

REVISION

(Grammar)

 Language content

To help Ss revise some basic knowledge of Grammar

 Language function

To practise the language

 Educational aim

To help Ss gain a deeper insight into the language

To remind Ss of some basic knowledge to do the second semester examination

 Language

Relatives clauses

 Content of the lesson

+ (Non)- defining

+ with prepositions

+ omission of relative pronouns

+ Participles and To- inf

 Review: (10ms)

1 Non- defining/ Defining Relative clauses

Eg: 1 This is the man whom you are looking for (Defining Relative clauses)

2 This is Mr Pike, whom you are looking for (Non-Defining Relative clauses)

2 Relative clauses with preposition

Eg: This is the man for whom you are looking

3 Omission of Relative pronouns

Eg: This is the man [whom] you are looking for

4 Relative clauses replaced by Participles and To- inf

Eg: a The man playing football over there is my brother

( who is playing)

b We work in a building built in 1898.

( which was built)

c She is the first girl to touch the board.

 Exercise: (20ms)

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer

1 The car hired broke down

2 Do you know the man talking about

3 Mary does everything she likes

4 The song to we are listening is interesting

5 The bicycle is very modern

6 I’d like to see the trees you’ve picked these apples

Exercise 2: Combine the following sentences, using relative clauses

1 The men are angry The woman is talking to the men

2 The house is for sale I was born in it

3 That is the chair Lan used to sit on it for dinners

4 Betty is the most intelligent girl I’ve ever met her

5 The meeting was interesting I went to it

Exercise 3: Choose one underlined part that needs correcting to make the sentence correct

1 Did you see LiLi, which was taken to hospital?

A B C D

2 Peter ,that you recommended, did an excellent job

A B C D

3 Yuri Gagarin was the first man flying to into space

A B C D

4 She is the woman about that they talked yesterday.

A B C D

5 Give high marks to students spoken E.L in class today

A B C D

 Keys to the questions: (10ms)

Exercise 2:

1 The men whom/ that the woman is talking to are angry

( The men to whom the woman is talking are angry

2 The house which/ that I was born in is for sale

(The house in which I was born is for sale)

3 That is the chair[ ]Lan used to sit on for dinners.

4 Betty is the most intelligent girl that I’ve ever met.

(Betty, whom I’ve ever met, is the most intelligent girl)

5 The meeting which/ that I went to was interesting.

 Homework:(5ms)

Asks Ss to review:

1 Question Tag

2 Cleft sentences

 Self-evaluation:

Date of teaching:

Period : 102

REVISION

(Grammar)

 Language content

To help Ss revise some basic knowledge of Grammar

 Language function

To practise the language

 Educational aim

To help Ss gain a deeper insight into the language

To remind Ss of some basic knowledge to do the second semester examination

 Language

1 Question Tag

2 Cleft sentences

3 Passive voice “ People say that……” – “It is said that ……”

 Content of the lesson

 Review: (10ms)

1 Tag Questions

1 It is very hot, isn’t it?

2 You can’t speak French, Can you?

a tag question is a question we can add to the end of a statement

 The basic rules:

The subject in the statement matches the subject in the tag The auxiliary verb or “to be” in the statement matches the verb used in the tag

If the statement is positive, the tag is usually negative and vice versa

 The meaning of a question tag depends on how you say it

NOTES:

1 I am late, aren’t I?

2 Open the window, would you?

3 Let’s have a party, shall we?

4 It’s no good, is it?

5 Nothing can happen, can it?

6 Nobody phoned, did they?

7 He has a new car, doesn’t he?

8 He has got a new car, hasn’t he?

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2 Cleft sentences

Lan met Tom yesterday

It was Tom who was met yesterday by Lan ( Passive voice)

3 “ People say that……” – “It is said that ……”

1 People say that he is very rich  It is said that he is very rich  He is said to be very rich. 2 People say that he was famous  It is said that he was very rich  He is said to have been very rich  Exercise: (20ms) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer 1 I’m wrong, ……….?

A do I B don’t I C am not I D aren’t I 2 They won’t tell her the news, ………?

A will they B do they C have they D won’t they 3 You’ve got a new computer, ………?

A do you B don’t you C have you D haven’t you 4 They are going to attend the English Club, ………?

A aren’t they B don’t they C are they D will they 5 I should bring a present to his party, ………?

A do I B don’t I C should I D shouldn’t I Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with tag questions. 1 The boy didn’t sweep the class, ……… ?

2 You came there early, ………?

3 I’m talkative,………?

4 The weather wasn’t very good, ……….?

5 He believes you, ………?

Exercise 3: Change into cleft sentences

1 Edison invented the light bulb

2 The village is located in a mountain area

3 The announcement is to be made this evening

4 She often visits us on Sunday

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Exercise 4: Change into the passive

1 People know that she is a good swimmer

2 They say that Tom is in hospital

3 They think that the children were in bed

4 People believe that the robber has worked in the bank

 Keys to the questions: (10ms)

Exercise 2:

1 did he

2 didn’t you

3 are I

4 was it

5 doesn’t he

Exercise 3:

1 It was Edison who invented the light bulb

2 It was in a mountain area that the village is located

3 It was the announcement that is to be made this evening

4 It is on Sunday that she often visits us

5 It was this report that they gave me this afternoon

Exercise 4:

1 She is known to be a good swimmer.

2 Tom is said to be in hospital.

3 The children were thought to have been in bed.

4 The robber is believed to have worked in the bank.

 Homework(5ms)

Asks Ss to review:

 Self-evaluation:

Date of teaching:

Period :103

REVISION

(Reading)

 Language content

To develop Ss’ reading skill

 Language function

To practise reading

 Educational aim

To help Ss gain a strategy of reading skill

To remind Ss of some basic knowledge to do the second semester examination

 Content of the lesson:

Exercise 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer (15ms)

Like many of Africa’s large animals, giraffes have declined in numbers and in range over the last century At on time, herds of over 100 animals were common in savanna regions across the continent, but today concentrations like these (1) _ only in East Africa – particularly

Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park

The decline of giraffe populations has largely been due to hunting In Africa, the giraffe is a traditional source of skin and hair and also of tough but nutritious meat The hunting of giraffes has not yet has a catastrophic effect, (2) _ on some of Africa’s big – game animals, but it

is a cause for concern The natural habitat of the giraffe is also being impacted more and more by human activities, (3) _ the animal’s range

The giraffe is currently a (4) species throughout most of its range and is classed as conservation – dependent by the World Conservation Union The giraffe’s prospects for survival are good for (5) _ living in national parks and reserves, but for animals living outsides

these areas the future is less secure

Exercise 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer (15ms)

The ancient Greeks first had the idea of getting men together every four years to hold and witness sporting events (in those days women didn’t participate, though they had their own, independent events) The idea was to have the best athletes from all over

Greece gather in one field and compete every four years All wars and fighting had to stop

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while the athletes and their supporters came together in the town of Olympia for few days to compete in a few events, mostly related to warfare ( throwing, the javelin, running, wrestling, boxing and chariot racing)

The idea of having the modern Games was suggested in the mid 19th century but they weren’t a world even until 1896 Besides being postponed because of wars, they have been held since then every four years in different cities around the world

1 Which of the following is NOT true?

A The Olympic games originated in Greece

B The ancient games were open to all Greek men and women

C The games were delayed because of wars

D The modern games was suggested in the mid 19th century

2 The modern Games take place ………

A javelin B running C wrestling D skating

4 When did the modern Olympic Games become a world event?

5 Have Olympic Games been held in different cities around the world?

 Keys to the questions: (10ms)

1.C 2.B 3 A 4 C 5 B 1.B 2.C 3 D 4 B 5 C

 Homework(5ms)

Asks Ss to :

+ review all that they’ve learnt from unit 9 to unit 16

+ prepare well for the second semester examination

 Self-evaluation:

Period : 104

THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Aim and Objectives: To check Ss’ basic knowledge from unit 9 to unit 16 in English 11

After the second semester examination, Ss are able to draw their own strategies of learning English

Content of the test

Name:……… THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Class:…… SCHOLL YEAR 2008 -2009

Calling Number:………… SUBJECT : ENGLISH

THE 11 th FORM TIME: 45 MINUTES

-I Pronunciations

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.

2 A cases B miles C kisses D watches

4 A hated B wanted C decided D packed

II Vocabulary and Grammar

A Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D,

5 The students ………you just met is in one of classes?

6 “To keep someone occupied” means…………

7 Fish, crabs and lobsters are all………animals

8 She is the woman ………… talked about the other day

9 The ground bran from Soya is used either in breakfast cereals …………in animal feed

10 My brother is an ………guitarist, so I admire him very much

11 The last person…………in my grandfather

12 The ………….from 1990 to 2000 marks an important period in the economic development

of Vietnam

13 I think you have seen this film before,………?

14 Can you play an ……….guitar?

15 We live in a house ………in 1889

16 I congratulated him on the………completion of the project

B Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, D that needs correcting.

17 Give high marks to the students spoken English in class today

A B C D

18 The music to that I am listening is very lyrical

A B C D

19 You won’t tell her the truth, do you?

A B C D

20 He is the most suitable man marrying

A B C D

21 Ho Chi Minh City, that has the biggest population, is also the largest city in my country

A B C D

22 Don’t ask me anything about sports I like neither football or tennis

A B C D

23 It was on Sunday that they often have parties