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Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.. We are looking forward to ___ you soon.. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in paren

UNIT 2 : SCHOOL TALKS

* Pronunciation : / ^ / _ / a: /

* Grammar : 1 Wh- questions

2 Gerund and to + infinitive

3 School talks

I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

1 A bus B fun C busy D husband

2 A pull B cut C put D sugar

3 A during B cure C button D curiosity

4 A wonderful B something C month D bottle

5 A warn B arm C art D harm

6 A aunt B touch C couple D young

7 A wonderful B nothing C farmer D something

8 A subject B umbrella C harvest D hungry

9 A lunch B guitar C stars D laugh

10 A cousin B study C money D marvelous

II Match a word in A with its definition or meaning in B

1 hobby ( n) a a job that requires a lot of training and that is respected

by other people

2 classmate (n) b to praise or express admiration for someone

3 means (n) c sth you often do for pleasure in your free time

4 worry (v) d a method of doing something

5 profession (n) e to say that you are not satisfied with sb / sth

6 complain (v) f a person who is at the same class as you at school or college

7 memory (n) g to be anxious about sb , a problem …

8 compliment (v) h sth that you remember

II Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses

1 We are in regular _ with each other by telephone or letter ( communicate )

2 We have a very _ schedule ( crow )

3 He apologized for the _ he had caused ( convenient )

4 They gave us _ everything we needed ( near )

5 If you want to sell your old house , why not put an _ on television ? ( advertise )

6 I wrote a letter of _ to the manager about the service I had received ( complain )

7 Lan is very interested in _ profession because she loves working with children ( teach )

8 Her good _ for the test resulted in the fact that she got the best grades ( prepare )

9 We are looking forward to _ you soon ( see )

10 She complimented them on their smart _ ( appear )

III Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses

1 I’ll do the shopping when I’ll finish ( clean ) _ the house

2 When I’m on holiday , I enjoy not ( have ) _ to get up early

3 – Do you mind ( work ) _ in the factory ? – Yes , I do , although I sometimes don’t like ( work ) _ at night

- Do you mind ( travel ) _ such a long way to work ? – No it only takes me half an hour or so ( get ) _ to the factory Sometimes I manage ( sleep ) _ on the bus

4 Are you going to give up ( smoke ) _ ?

5 I’m still a student , but I hope ( go ) _ to university next year

6 Would you mind ( close ) _ the door ?

7 Dear Tom ,

How right you were ! I am afraid ( say ) _ that things haven’t been going too well I didn’t manage ( get ) _ the room with the Jackson’s , as I arrived a bit late As a result , I was sent to the Smiths , and although I objected to ( go ) _ there , there was nothing else available Anyway I thought I might get used to ( live ) _ with them , so I decided ( not , make ) _ a fuss But it hasn’t been a success – in addition to ( be ) _ a long way from the school , the Smiths go out a lot , so I don’t get much of a chance ( practice ) _ my English The course has been OK , but I’m looking forward to ( come ) _ back home next week Hope ( see ) _ you then Jack

8 It’s better to avoid ( travel ) _ during the rush hour

9 She practices ( play ) _ the piano two hours a day

10 I have difficulty ( speak ) _ and ( write ) _ in English

11 Have you ever consider ( go ) _ to live in another city ?

12 He failed ( persuade ) _ his boss to accept his project

13 It is no use ( get ) _ impatient when you are at a doctor’s

14 My mother can’t stand ( see ) _ me stay at home all day and do nothing

15 Everybody knows that it is not good ( smoke ) _ a lot , but not many of us can avoid ( get ) _ this habit

IV Make questions for the underlined words or phrases

1 She is staying there for two weeks

………?

2 She is worried about the next examination

……….?

3 I like English very much

……… ?

4 I began to study English six years ago

……….?

5 They live in the city center

……….?

6 I like “ Tom and Jerry “ because it’s very interesting

……….?

7 I spend about an hour jogging

……… ?

8 Baseball ? Pretty well , I guess I like it a lot

……… ?

9 I graduated from secondary school in 2008

………?

10 It takes a long time to learn a foreign language

……… ?

11 I went to my friend’s birthday party last night

……… ?

12 My mother is cooking dinner in the kitchen

……… ?

13 They had a discussion on how to study well yesterday

……….?

14 I went on holiday with some of my friends last summer

………?

15 My father drives to work everyday

……… ?

16 I saw him two days ago

………?

17 It will be rainy tomorrow morning

……… ?

18 Mrs Hong worries about his son’s study at school

……….?

19 I’m going to buy a new bicycle next week

……… ?

20 Math and Chemistry are my favorite subjects

………?

V Rewrite the following sentences , using gerund phrases

1 A good way of keeping fit is to swim everyday _ Swimming everyday is a good way of

keeping fit

2 Grow your own food It’s less expensive _ Growing

………

3 It is very uncomfortable to sit in one place for so long _ Sitting

………

4 You are not allowed to smoke here _ Smoking

………

5 One thing I can’t do is to swim on my back _ Swimming

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6 It is cheaper to go by rail than by air _ Going

………

7 It took us eight hours to fly to Hanoi _ Flying

………

8 It is wonderful to see our old friends again _Seeing

………

9 Give up smoking It will make you feel better _ Giving

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10 It takes a long time to learn a foreign language _ Learning

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VI Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one

1 May I borrow your bicycle ? _ Would you mind

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2 It’s essential to keep your paper in a safe place _ You

………

3 Your question was more difficult than I expected _ Your question wasn’t

………

4 Trung didn’t lock the door when he left the room _ Trung left the room without

………

5 I will make an effort to get there on time _ I will try

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6 “ Why were you late yesterday ? “ The teacher asked me

………

7 It took me two hours to do my homework _ I spent

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8 “ I’ll bring the book back tomorrow , “ said Philip _ Philip promised

………

9 It would be a good idea for you to see a dentist _ I think you should

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10 “ Let’s go to the cinema on Monday ? _ He suggested

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11 They are really looking forward to going to university _ They can’t wait

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12 I think we really should stop going out so often _ We really had

………

13 The prisoners were allowed to see their families once a year _ They let

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14 I would prefer not to spend so much _ I would rather

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15 “ We will not lend you any more money “ , _ They refused

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16 Would you like to go to the beach ? _ Do you feel

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17 Is it all right if you come back later ? _ Do you mind

……… ?

18 Think what being a millionaire would be like ! _ Imagine

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