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100 ENGLISH EXERSIES Grade: 8 Teacher: Nguyễn Văn Dũng Student: …………………… 1 LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS V1 Be 1. (am, is, V2 V3 was/ were V1 V2 V3 Thì, là ở been Rời khỏi 41. Leave left left are) 2. Become became become trở nên 42. Lend lent lent Cho vay 3. Begin began begun Bắt đầu 43. Let let Let Để cho 4. Bite bit bitten Cắn 44. Lose lost lost Thua 5. Blow blew blown Thổi 45. Make made made Chế tạo 6. Break broke broken hỏng 46. Meet met met Gặp 7. Bring brought brought Mang 47. Pay paid paid Trả 8. Build built built xây dựng 48. Put put put Đặt 9. Burn Burnt Burnt Cháy 49. Read read read Đọc 10. Buy bought bought mua 50. Ride rode ridden Đạ x 11. Catch caught caught bắt 51. Ring rang rung Nhẫn 12. Choose chose chosen Chọn 52. Rise rose risen Tăng lên 13. Come came come đến 53. Run ran run Chạy 14. Cut cut cut cắt tỉa 54. Say said said Nói 15. Do did done làm xong 55. See saw seen Xem 16. Draw drew drawn Rút ra 56. Sell sold sold Bán 17. Drink drank drunk say 57. Send sent sent Gửi 18. Drive drove driven Lái xe 58. Shine shone shone Tỏa sáng 19. Eat ate eaten Ăn 59. Show showed shown Chỉ 20. Fall fell fallen rơi 60. Sing sang sung Hát 21. Feed fed fed nuôi 61. Sit sat sat Ngồi 22. Feel felt felt Cảm thấy 62. Sleep slept slept Ngủ 23. Fight fought fought chiến đấu 63. Smell smelt smelt Mùi 24. Find found found tìm 64. Speak spoke spoken Nói 25. Fly flew Flown Bay 65. Spend spent spent Tiêu 26. Forget forgot forgotten quên 66. Spoil Spoil /ed Spiol / ed Bị giật 27. Get got got có 67. Stand stood stood Đứng 28. Give gave given được 68. Steal stole stolen Lấy trộm 29. Go went gone Không còn 69. Sweep swept swept Quét 30. Grow grew grown mới lớn 70. Swim swam swum Bơi 31. Hang hung hung treo 71. Take took taken Lấy 32. Have had had Đã có 72. Teach taught taught Dạy 33. Hear heard heard nghe 73. Tell told told Nói 34. Hide hid hidden Ẩn 74. Think thought thought Nghĩ 35. Hold held held tổ chức 75. Throw threw thrown Ném 36. Hurt hurt hurt đau 76. understood hiểu 37. Keep kept kept Giữ 77. Wake woke woken Wake 38. Know knew known Nổi tiếng 78. wear wore worn mặc 39. Lead led led Dẫn 79. Win Won Won thắng 40. Learn learnt learnt đã 80. Write wrote written Viết Understand understood 2 LIST OF REGULAR VERBS V1 V2 V3 V1 V2 V3 1. Add Added Added Thêm 41. Mind Minded Minded Tâm lý 2. Advise Advised Advised Khuyên 42. Miss Missed Missed Bị bỏ lỡ 3. Arrive Arrived Arrived đến 43. Move Moved Moved di chuyển 4. Ask Asked Asked Yêu cầu 44. Need Needed Needed Cần 5. Attend Attended Attended Tham dự 45. Open Opened Opened mở 6. Attract Attracted Attracted Thu hút 46. Organize Organized Organized Tổ chức 7. Avoid Avoided Avoided Tránh 47. Paint Painted Painted Sơn 8. Behave Behaved Behaved Cư xử 48. Pass Passed Passed Thông qua 9. Believe Believed Believed Tin 49. Perform Performed Performed Thực hiện 10. Borrow Borrowed Borrowed Mượn 50. Plant Planted Planted Trồng 11. Change Changed Changed Thay đổi 51. Practice Practiced Practiced Thực hành 12. Clean Cleaned Cleaned Làm vệ sinh 52. Prefer Prefered Preferred Ưu tiên 13. Collect Collected Collected Thu 53. Prevent Prevented Prevented Phòng ngừa 14. Cross Crossed Crossed Vượt qua 54. Promise Promised Promised Hứa 15. Decide Decided Decided Quyết định 55. Protect Protected Protected bảo vệ 16. Decorate Decorated Decorated Trang trí 56. Receive Received Received Nhận 17. Depend Depended Depended Phụ thuộc 57. Rely Relied Relied Dựa 18. Develop Developed Developed Đã phát triển 58. Remember Remembered Remembered Nhớ lại 19. Divide Divided Divided Chia 59. Rent Rented Rented Thuê 20. Discover Discovered Discovered Phát hiện 60. Report Reported Reported báo cáo 21. Dislike Disliked Disliked Không thích 61. Request Requested Requested Yêu cầu 22. Enjoy Enjoyed Enjoyed Thích 62. Return Returned Returned Trả lại 23. Explore Explored Explored khám phá 63. Seem Seemed Seemed Có vẻ 24. Fill Filled Filled Đầy 64. Smile Smiled Smiled Mỉm cười 25. Finish Finished Finished Đã kết thúc 65. Start Started Started Bắt đầu 26. Fit Fitted Fitted Trang bị 66. Stay Stayed Stayed Ở lại 27. Gather Gathered Gathered Thu thập 67. Stop Stopped Stopped dừng lại 28. Hate Hated Hated Ghét 68. Study Studied Studied học 29. Help Helped Helped giúp 69. Suggest Suggested Suggested Đề xuất 30. Hope Hoped Hoped Hi vọng 70. Talk Talked Talked nói chuyện 31. Introduce Introduced Introduced Giới thiệu 71. Travel Traveled Traveled Đi du lịch 32. Invent Invented Invented Phát minh 72. Try Tried Tried thử 33. Join Joined Joined Gia nhập 73. Use Used Used sử dụng 34. Learn Learned Learned học 74. Visit Visited Visited truy cập 35. Like Liked Liked Đã thích 75. Wait Waited Waited đợi 36. Listen Listened Listened Nghe 76. Want Wanted Wanted truy nã 37. Live Lived Lived Sống 77. Wash Washed Washed Rửa sạch 38. Look Looked Looked Nhìn 78. Watch Watched Watched xem 39. Love Loved Loved Yêu 79. Weigh Weighed Weighed Cân nặng 40. Manage Managed Managed Quản lý 80. Work Worked Worked làm việc 3 UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES A PRONUNCIATION: I. Choose the word having the underlined parl pronounced diferently in each line. 1. A. prize B. drill C. brick D. trim 2. A. broom B.proot C. blood D. troop 3. A. practice B.cracker C. tractor D. bracelet 4. A. trophy B. problem C. broccoli D. drop 5. A. trunk B. Prudential C. brush D.crush B USE OF ENGLISH II. Find which word does not belong to each group 1. A. skateboarding B. football C. badminton D. reading 2. A. a novel B. poetry C. film D. magazine 3. A. sports B. the news C. a reality show D. a comedy 4. A. a new language B. practice C.an event D. a skill 5. A. Watching TV B. relaxing C. collecting stamps D. making origami 6. A.cooking B.going to art gallery C. visiting museums D. hanging out 7. A. visiting teacher B. visiting relatives C. going shopping D.doing DIY 8. A. texting B. going to the cinema C. hanging out D. reading III. Put the correct word/ phrase in the box under each piclure. doingyoga makingcrafts going tishing listening to music playing tootball reading watchingTV surfing the Internet flying kite playing computer games IV. Write the activities in the box into the correct column. acting badminton cards gymnastics handicratts jogging rollerblading skateboarding surting do chess karate the guitar go dimbing puzzles volleyball play V. Use the gerund of tlie verbs iit the box to complete the sentences. collect do eat listen play ride take wash watch write 1. My sister enjoys_______________________aerobics in the morning, 2. Lucia tancies________________________________emaiis atter dinner. 4 3. In his free time, Quang iikes_photographs. 4. Are you interested in__________________handbail, Peter? 5. Vinh's brother loves_________________torelgn coins, doesíít he? 6. David hates_________________a bike to school on rainy days. 7. I preter_________________DVDs to going to the cinema. 8. Nam detests_________________the dishes every day. 9. We dorít mind_________________to ciassical music. 10. The Robinsons adore_________________Vletnamese food. VI. Put the verbs in the braekets into infiitliive (V/to V) or gerund (V-ing). 1. John dislikes (work)_________________in front of a Computer all day, 2. I'd iike (visit)_________________the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnoiogy this weekend. 3. l'd rather (make)_________________cratts than iisten to music. 4. Minh loves (help)_________________her parents with DIY projects. 5. Quang hates (take)_________________the dog for a walk. 6. We all adored (do)_________________aerobics when we were young. 7. You should (piay)_________________sports to k p fịt. 8. They don't need (watch)_________________that programme if they dorít iike it. 9. Do you fancy (socialise) _________________ with friends? 10. My brother preters (surf)_________________the Net. VII Multiple choice: 1. Does your grandma ____________ walking? A. enjoy B. enjoying C. to enjoy D. enjoys 2. H don’t mind _________ mountain-climbing. A. doing B. collecting C. taking D. going 3. I find dancing __________ because we can work with music. A. interesting B. is interesting C. it is interesting D. to be interesting. 4. I adore __________ to my friend in my free time. A. talk B. talks C. talking D. is talking 5. To check out something means _________ something or get more information about it in order to be certain that it is suitable. (or true, or safe). A. to know B. to learn C. to examine D. to look at 6. If something is right up your street, it is the type of thing that you are interested in or that you _________ doing. A. enjoy B. hate C. dislike D. don’t mind 7. Listening to the folk songs will help you learn Vietnamese._________ A. easy B. more easier C. easier D. more easily 8. We can buy craft kit in a __________ A. library B. bookstore C. sports club D. museum 9. If your hobby is reading, you will fancy __________ A. doing DIY B. texting C. looking for novels D. making origami 10. When I have __________ time, I like doing sports to relax my mind. A. special B. busy C. leisure D. boring VIII. Complete each sentence below, using the correct form of the verb in brackets (2.5) 1. Do you think you (meet) ________ An this weekend? – I’m not sur . 2. Don’t worry. I (go) _______ swimming with you tomorrow. 3. I enjoy (fish) ________ because it (be) ______ relaxing. 4. My friends hate (eat) ________ out. They think it (cost) ________ a lot of money. 5. They like (fancy) ______ in the countryside. I think they (move) ___________ to our hometown next year. 6. We (go) ________ to the cinema twice a month. We all love (watch) ______ the latest films. 5 C SPEAKING:  To start your speech: In fact/ Generally speaking/ Actually/ Well/ To tell the true/ Yeah/ I think/ Hmm/ Oh/ Let me see/ Wow/ As a matter of fact/  Giving an opinion: I think that….. /In my opinion...  Agreeing: I agree with you.; That's so true.; Exactly.  Disagreeing: I'm afraid I don’t agree.; I don't think so.; I disagree with you.  To show your surprise: Really?/ Great!/ Ugh!/ How exciting!/ Wonderful!/ Fantastic!…Phew!  To give further information: I mean that…/ Besides/ Furthermore/ In addition/ Part 1: Talk about your leisure time: 1. What do you like doing in your leisure time? (volunteer work / doing DIY/ coll cting stamps …). - When I have free time, I enjoy /fancy/ like ________________ . - I really enjoy /fancy/ like ________________in my leisure time. 2. What do you dislike doing in your leisure time? (using computer/ gardening/ hanging out...) - I dislike /hate/ detest ________________in my leisure time. 3. Who do you lik to sp nd your fr tim with th most?( my clos fri nd /classmat / broth r…) - I like to spend my free time with ________________the most. 4. Where do you spend most of your free time? ( at a soprt club/ at home / outdoors/ indoors… ) - I spend most of my leisure time ________________ . 5. How much time do you often spend on your l isur tim ? (on /two /thr …) - I spend about (2, 3, 4 ) hours a week on my leisure time. 6. What does this activity help you? (good points/ benefits/advantages) - This activity helps me widen my knowledge, helps me relax, keeps me fit, refreshes my mind, helps me make many friends all over the country. 7. How do you feel when you join your leisure time? - I feel ( quite satisfied/ relaxed/ excited) after a hard school work/ day. 8. What do you think about your activities? a. - I think this activity is really (useful /unusual/ interesting /creative / cheap/ ….) b - I find / believe this activity very (unusual/ interesting /creative / cheap/ ….) Part 2: Talk about using technology: 1. What are the benefits of using the computer? The benefits of using the computer are: widening our knowledge, training our mind and m mory, improving our English, h lping us r lax and sharing motions, … 2. What are the problems with using technology in your free time? Using technology may make our eyes tired and dizzy. We may have a pain in our back when we are sitting too long in front of the computers and we meet our friends less and less.Therefore, w don’t d v lop social skills and also weaken our real relationships and friendships because we may live in a virtual world 3. What bad leisure activities do some teenagers like doing these days? They take part in playing computer games too much, motorbike racing on the streets; alcohol drinking; drug taking and so on… 4. What activities should teenagers do in their leisure time? They should take part in /join in/ participate doing a team sport; volunt ring community… 5. Why do they should do these activities? Because these activities are good for their physical health, help them totally relax, strengthen their friendships and develop social skills. 6 D. READING I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer: Quang is watering his garden and can't wait to pick the ripe fruit. He spends most of his spare time looking after the garden. Sounds great, doesn't it? But his garden is a virtual one. In today's world, teenagers rely on technology more than in the past. This can be a problem because using computers too much may have harmful effect on both their minds and bodies. They prefer watching TV and playing computer games to reading books, perhaps because they don't have to think and imagin as much. Th y don’t join clubs or hav hobbi s and th y don't play sports. They sit in front of the computer all the time. They don't get out of the house, even for a walk. They are in a world that doesn't exist. While Quang now knows the names of many plants, and his English seems to be improving as he chats with his 'gaming friends from all over the world, his parents are getting worried. They want him to get out more. They are even thinking of banning him from using the computer. 1. What is Quang’s l isur activity? _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Is his garden real? _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Did teenagers in the past rely on technology more than in today's world? _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is th probl m with using t chnology in t nag rs’ fr tim today? _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why do they prefer watching TV and playing computer games to reading books? _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. What leisure activities do teenagers do these days? _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. What are the benefits of using computers? _____________________________________________________________________________ 8. What may the harmful things of using computers bring us? _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. What do his parents prefer Quang to do? _____________________________________________________________________________ II Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are True (f), False (F) or have No Information (NI). LEISURE TIME Hello! My name's Johnny. I'm fourteen years old and I live in Sydney, Australia, I just want to talk about how my friends and I spend our free time. My best friends are Tom and David. They are in the same class as me. Teenagers often complain they're bored and have nothing to do. I can't understand them. I'm never bored. If the weather is nice, we go for a walk or we ride our bikes. All of us love rollerblading, We often play football, asketball or cricket in the park and when it is rainy, we go to the sports centre. Here we usually play table tennis or go swimming. If you play a musical instrument it's a good fun! I play the guitar and practise a lot. At home I usually listen to music or read magazines and books. Of course, as other teenagers I often go on the Internet or play computer games - but not always! It's a pity that a lot of teenagers live their lives on several public sites like Facebook or Twitter! They had better make real friends! In the evenings I sometimes watch TV. I often invite my friends over for dinner or a cup of tea and we play chess or cards. At the weekend we go hiking, fishing or sometimes we go to the cinema. We like comedies. 7 T F 1 / Johnny has a lot of friends. 2/ He is often bored. 3/ He and his friends like doing sports. 4/ He plays a musical instrument 5/ At home he helps a lot 6/ He likes listening to rock music. 7/ He is addicted to the Internet 8/ He has a Facebook profile. 9/ In the evenings he's usually at home, 10/ He never goes out at the weekends. III-Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below. In the 1970s, skateboarding suddenly became very popular. At first, skateboarders moved slowly on flat, smooth ar as. Th n th y b gan to rid quickly. This is call d ‘fr styl ’ skateboarding. Soon they were skateboarding skillfully up ramps and doing tricks in the air. This is call d ‘ramp’ skat boarding. Th n th y start d skat boarding and doing tricks on the street. This was ‘str t-styl ’ skat boarding – a combination of freestyle and ramp. For this, the skateboarders needed protective clothing such as knee and elbow pads and helmets. This allowed them to skateboard safely. Today skateboarding is still a very popular sport, and there are lots of competitions. Note: skateboarding (n) = môn trượt ván 1. When did skateboarding become very popular? __________________________________________________________________________ 2. What are the three styles of skateboarding? ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. What was ‘str t-styl ’ skateboarding? ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why do ‘str t-styl ’ skat board rs n d prot ctiv clothing? ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Do you think skateboarding is a very popular sport now? Why or why not? ___________________________________________________________________________ E WRITING: I Rewrite the sentences, keeping the similar meaning to the original one (1.0ms): 1. People in Viet Nam spend more leisure time than Japanese do. → People in Japan don’t __________________________________________________________ 2. This painting is not the same as that one. → This painting is quite ___________________________________________________________ 3. This picture is quite different from the picture in our room. This pictur isn’t_______________________________________________________________ 4. Going to the cinema is more interesting than staying at home. Staying at hom isn’t ___________________________________________________________ 5. People in the US spend more time on socializing and communicating than doing sports. People in the US spend ________________________________________________________ 6. Thai thinks skateboarding is more exciting than playing football. 8 Thai do sn’t think ______________________________________________________________ 7. Vinh really loves to hang out with friends, Vinh really enjoys_______________________________________________________________ 8. Playing beach games is very interesting. It is______________________________________________________________________ 9. It is not a good idea to spend too much time on computer games. It's better to avoid___________________________________________________________ 10. Jenny finds reading poetry boring. Jenny dislikes ______________________________________________________________ II Write sentences about what you like or don't like doing in your free time. Activities 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Watching TV Listening to FM radio Listening to CDs, tapes Hanging out with friends Talking on phone (local calls) Doing chores/running errands 7. Reading magazines for pleasure 8. Reading newspapers 9. Exercising/working out 10. Playing sports Reasons 11. Using a computer at home 12. Shopping/Hanging out at malls 13. Watching rented videos 14. Going to movie theaters/ cinema 15. Cruising in cars 16. Playing home video games 17. Playing computer games 18. Using the Internet 19. Using a computer at elsewhere 20. Playing online games 1. it’s funny and us ful. 2. I feel totally relax and quite satisfied. 3. it gives me chances to make friends. 4. this activity is good for mental heal. 5. this activity is good for physical health. 6. this activity helps me fresh my mind 7. it widens my knowledge. 8. it builds my social skills. 9. it trains my mind and memory. 10. it helps me share my emotions with my friends and forget all my tiredness. 11. It develops our real relationships and friendships 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I adore watching TV in my free time because it widens my knowledge. I don’t lik ___________________________________________________________________ I don't mind ___________________________________________________________________ I fancy _______________________________________________________________________ I love ________________________________________________________________________ I detest_______________________________________________________________________ I dislike ______________________________________________________________________ I enjoy _______________________________________________________________________ III Write a paragraph to answer of the following questions. (Use signal words) Part 1. What do you think is the best leisure activity for teenagers? What is the best leisure activity for teenagers? - What might this activity conclude? - What are the three benefits of group activity? - What is your conclusion on this idea? - Choices Group activities What do to - playing a team sport - joining a hobby group - volunteering community - Supported ideas - Why (reasons/ benefits) proud to be a member of a group help teenagers make friends. Friendships are important. make friends with people who have the same interests develop teenagers’ confidence and self-esteem 9 - Individual activities - Family activities - Watching TV Listening to music Doing chores/running errands Reading Exercising/working out Using a computer Shopping/hanging out at malls Playing home video games watching a family-friendly DVD having a picnic / holiday planning a special meal with everyone planning a volunteer work. help them build new skills. easier to focus on their activities. Independent leisure activities are less interrupted or chatting. - help teenagers make their own decisions! They decide what to do and when to do. - feel relaxed and quite joyful during their favorite free time activity. - - Allowing for better communication between family members. bring family members closer enjoy warm family atmosphere show love and share emotions one other enhance / develop family traditions limit the chance for children to use drugs and alcohol. Group activities I believe the best leisure activity for teenagers is any group activity. This could be playing a team sport, joining a hobby group or even volunteering. Firstly, teenagers like to feel proud to be a member of a group. Secondly, being part of a group helps teenagers make friends. Friendships are very important to teenagers. In addition, they will make friends with people who have the same interests as them. For these reasons, I think group activities are best for teenagers. Individual activities _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Family activities _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Part 2. Should parents decide how teenagers spend their free time? a) Do you agree that parents should decide how teenagers spend their free time? b) Explain why you agree or disagree (three reasons/ benefits). c) What is your conclusion on this idea? 10 Topics Parents’ Decision on their children’s leisure activity Agreement - Yes Why (reasons/ benefits) guide their children to choose useful and safe activities. Parents are more experienced and wiser. helps teenagers avoid negative behaviours. Without parent’s help, teenagers may become violent during their leisure time. Some may be addictive to alcohol drinking. develop teenagers’ social skills. This improves children lifestyle. understand children better than order them. really like to choose their own leisure activity. Teenagers need free time to explore their own interests, be with friends or just unwind. would like to be behaved and respected as an adult. That means they have rights to do what they prefer. feel relaxed and quite joyful if they take part in their favorite free time activity. - - No - - YES! In my opinion, teenagers should let their parents decide how to spend their free time. Firstly, parents should guide their children to choose useful and safe activities. Parents are more experienced and wiser. Secondly, this way helps teenagers avoid negative behaviours. Without par nt’s h lp, t nag rs may b com violent during their leisure time. Some may be addictive to alcohol drinking. Moreover, it also d v lops t nag rs’ social skills. This improves children lifestyle. For these reasons / As I have noted/, I believe it is better if parents make decision on their childr n’s leisure activity. NO! In my opinion, parents should not ____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Part 3.Should teenagers spend their leisure time on outdoor activities? a) Do you agree that teenagers should spend their leisure time on outdoor activities? b) Explain why you agree or disagree (three reasons or benefits of outdoor activities). c) What is your conclusion on this idea? Topics Agreement Yes Why (reasons/ benefits) can offer a more complete recreation and renewal - be easier to happen than indoor activities do. Teen ers’ - can breathe fresh air, and enjoy the complete peace that only outdoor nature brings. activities - provide them with renewal to / refresh the body, mind and soul - give them chances to develop our social skills and communication. - Expand their social relationships. They may make friends. - bring them more fun than indoor activities do - release all their stress and tiredness - make them feel totally relaxed/happier. In my opinion, although many children spend most of their time indoor activities, they should participate in outdoor activities. Firstly, outdoor activities are easier to happen than indoor activities do. People can breathe fresh air, and enjoy the complete peace that only nature brings. - 11 Secondly, outdoor activities provide them with renewal to the body, mind and soul. In addition, outdoor activities give them chances to develop our social and communicative skills. For these reasons, I strongly believe that teenagers should enjoy their leisure time outdoors. Part 4 : Write a paragraph about how you spend your leisure time. What do you like doing in your leisure time the most? What are the benefits of this activity? (for mental health/ for physical health.) How do you feel about your activities? What is your conclusion on this idea? Many teenagers spend their leisure time on indoors. However, I love outdoor activities best. When I have free time, I enjoy hanging out with my friends. We often go to the gym and play sports like playing soccer or badminton there. I like to spend my weekend in the swimming pool. These activities help me widen my knowledge, help me relax, keep me fit, refreshes my mind. Besides, I can make many friends from other regions. I think this activity is really useful, interesting, creative and quite cheap. Part 4.4: Write a paragraph about how you spend your leisure time. (see II Speaking:1,2) - What do you like doing in your leisure time the most? What are the benefits of this activity? (for mental health/ for physical health.) How do you feel about your activities? What is your conclusion on this idea? - Although som p opl hat ……,* - Som p opl dislik / don’t mind ………… - Whil many adults lik / dislik …… ,* - Many other teenagers spend their leisure tim on ……… - When / If / Each time I have free time, * - - I lik / lov / njoy /fancy …………….……in my free/ leisure time the most/best. - How v r, I lik / lov / njoy /fancy …………. best. * - ……………. is my favourit l isur activity. - ……………. is my first choic (for my fr time). Firstly, this ctivity is ood for ment l e lt bec use /since / s….. Wh n / If / Each tim I join in / participat in / tak part in this activity, I will /It will……… + fresh my mind; + help me forget all my tiredness + can / will /may bring me a lot of fun; + release my stress; + make me feel relaxed and happier. Secondly, this activity is also good for physical health. + It /V-ing also makes me stronger/ improves my health/ makes my heart stronger + When / After = V-ing, I eat well/ sleep well. - In addition, / Moreover, / Besides, I feel very / quite /completely /totally …………..…………………….. - For these reasons / As I have noted / In short. I believe/think …. Although other people love spending their leisure time indoors watching TV, I fancy playing sports in my leisure time best. This could be playing a team sport, joining swimming club or even waliking. Firstly, these activities are good for mental health because they both help me fresh my mind and bring me a lot of fun, so I can forget all my tiredness. Secondly, they are helpful for physical health, too. Doing sports will make me stronger and makes my heart stronger. Besides, I feel totally relaxed each time I join them. In short, playing sports for freetime is so helpful and better than other activities. - 12 _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Part 5.4. Use the suggestions below to write a short paragraph of around 100 words about the benefits of playing sports for children. - Topic sentence: Benefits of playing sports - Supporting idea 1: Playing sports is fun and exciting - Supporting idea 2: Playing sports keeps kids strong, fit and healthy - Supporting idea 3: Sports help develop teamwork and leadership skills - Concluding sentence: Children should play sports _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 13 UNIT 2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE A PRONUNCIATION: I. Choose the word having the underlined parl pronounced diferently in each line. 1. A. flag B. glad C. blame D. clap 2. A. click B. glide C. climb D, blind 3. A. clothing B. blond C. globe D. slogan 4. A. club B. blunt C. fluffy D. glucose 5. A. bloom B. gloop C flood D. sloot B USE OF ENGLISH I. Rearrange the letters under each picture to make meaningful word. 14 II. Put the correct word in the box under each picture. path waterfall ploughing pond harvest hill well scarecrow cottage tractor 15 III Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases matching with the verbs. Maybe some verbs can be used more than once. grapes dolls strawberry goats a motorbike food a tent a bike information a notice buffaloes water a fence an ostrich postcards a camel cattle tea buds blackberry a memorial data a flag a car sheep a donkey 1. ride: __________________________________________________________________________ 2. collect: ________________________________________________________________________ 3. pick: __________________________________________________________________________ 4. herd:_________________________________________________________________________ 5. put up: ________________________________________________________________________ 1. S + Linking verbs + ADJ (happy)- State / feelings/ characteristics Linking verbs (be/ look/ keep/ seem /feel / sound/ taste /become /turn ) 2. S + Action verbs (watch / go / sleep / learn/ drive / fly/ work)+ ADV (happily) 3. S + Linking verbs +ADV + ADJ: He looks terribly angry 4. Short two- syllable ADJ: clever, narrow, pleasant, simple, quiet, gentle, hollow, shallow, ble, n ry, ppy, e sy, noisy, … 5. adverbs of manner: Adj good bad early fast late hard careful Adv well badly early fast late hard carefully 6 Comparative forms of adverbs 1. more/less+ adverb+(than) is the form of comparative for almost all adverbs of manner ending in ly. Examples: Can you walk mor slowly? I can’t catch up with you Hanh acts less responsibly than anyone here. 2 adverb + er + (than) is the form of comparative of adverbs of manner with the same form as adjectives fast → fast r arly → arli r hard →hard r lat → lat r Example: Th rain is coming. L t’s run fast r. 3, Some irregular forms of adverbs of manner: w ll→ b tt r; badly → wors IV Finish the sentences below with a suitable comparative form of hard, early, late, fast, 1. Your exam score is low. I am sure you can do 2. W 'll b lat for th fair. Can you driv ……………..? 3. On Sunday, we can get up ……………………..than usual. 4. Th farm rs hav to work …………………….. at harv st tim . 5. You look tir d. Ar you f ling…………………….. than you did this morning? 6. My moth r has to g t up …………………..than us to milk th cows. V Underline the correct comparative forms to complete the sentences. 1. People in rural areas of Britain talk optimistically more optimistically about the future than city| people. 2. In India, rural areas are more popularly/popular known as the countryside'. 16 3. 4. 5. 6. A village is less densely populated/ more densely populated than a City. City people seem to react quickly/ more quick to changes than country people. Medical help can be less easily/ more easily obtained in a City than in the countryside. A buffalo ploughs better/more well than a horse. VI Choose the words/ phrases that do not go with the verb. 1. ride B. a car C. a horse A. a donkey D. an elephant 2. collect A. tomatoes B. entertainment C. honey D. tea leaves 3. pick A. blackberries B. roses C. wild flowers D. passengers 4. herd A. cattle B. cows C. carts D. camels 5. put up A. tents B. a new fence C. umbrellas D. nomadic life VII Multiple choice: 1. My English this term is _____ than that of last year. A. good B. well C. better D. best 2. Her math result is _____ than her English result. A. bad B. badly C. worse D. well 3. Detective books are_____ than science fiction ones. A. more interesting B. interestingly C. more interestingly D. interesting 4. Lan is _____ than her sister. A. lazy B. lazily C. lazier D. more lazy 5. He feels _____ than last year because his study results are _____ A. happy/ good B. happier/ best C. more happy/better D. happier/better 6. He is _____ at maths than at any other subjects. A. better B. more good C. well D. good 7. Phuong can speak English _____ than Minh. A. more fluent B. fluently C. fluent D. more fluently 8. H r voic is _____ than h r sist r’s/. A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. beautifully D. more beautifully 9. Her literature result is much _____ than it was last year. A. good B. well C. more well D. better 10. Cinderella danced _____ than any other girls at the ball. A. more graceful B. graceful C. gracefully D. more gracefully 11. Chemistry is _____ than physics. A. easy B. easily C. easier D. more easily 12. Rabbits run_____ than tortoises. A. fast B. fastly C. fastlier D. faster 13. Nam is bad at art but Minh is even _____ A. badder B. bad C. worse D. worser 13. She can pronounce English words _____ than she could last term. A. correctlier B. more correct C. more correctly D. correcter 14. The country is _____ than the city. A. quieter B. more quiet C. more quietly D. quietlier 15. In this class , the students are talking _____ than the teacher. A. loudly B. more loud C. loudlier D. louder. 16. W shouldn’t b _____ on any subj cts. A. lazy B. lazier C. lazily D. lazilier 17 17. I can l arn a subj ct _____ if I lik it and _____ if I don’t lik it. A. good/ bad B. better/ worse C. better/ badlier D. better/ badly 18. Lan is her_____ sister. A. old B. elderly C. elder D. oldly 19. Nam helped his parents_____ the rice onto the ox-drawn cart A. load B. collect C. dry D. ride 20. In Emi's opinion, city life is more______ country life. A. friendly B. exciting C. natural D. peaceful 21. The sky is_____ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view. A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast 22. Look! Some children are_the buffaloes. A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding 23. Viet plays the guitar_____ than Phong does. A. more goodly B. more well C. better D. gooder 24. Medical help is_____ easily obtained in remote areas than in towns. A. more B. fewer C. less D. higher 25. Today Peter gets up_____ than he did yesterday. A. earlier B. more early C. more earlily D. more earlier 26. He seems to be_____ than we thought. A. more quick B. more quickly C. quicklier D. quicker 27. The wind is blowing_____ than it did last night. A. stronger B. more strongly C. stronglier D. more stronger 28. Is living in the city_____ than living in the country? A. more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient VIII. Use the right question words to complete the following questions. 1.________________________do the Pathen people live? - In Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang. 2 .________________________of your parents can speak Tay language? - My tather can. 3 .________________________do the Khmer people hold Chaul Chnam Thmay testival? - To celebrate the New Year. 4 .__________________________ can sleep in the communa! house? - Slngỉ m n can. 5.________________________is a costum of th Lolo p opỉ ? - I'm not sure. But I think it's quite expensive. 6 .________________________do the local people go the market? - Almost people walk and some ride the horse. 7 .________________________is the ceremony held by the Bru-Van Kieu? - Betore sowing seeds. 8 .________________________kinds of goods are sold at the open-air market? - The local Products such as truit and vegetables. 9 .________________________is it from the town centre to the nearest Chut village? - About 35 kilometres. 10 .________________________musical instruments are on display in the museum? - The Coho's. IX Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative form of the words provided. 1. Towns are_______________ than villages. (big) 2. A sofa is_______________ than a chair. (comfortable) 18 3. Does an ox run_______________ than a horse? (slow) 4. Laura sings _______________ than her sister (good) 5, My house is _______________ from the river than Nam's house, (far) 6. Minh plays the flute _______________ than Quang. (bad) 7. Traffic in the city is always_______________ than that in the countryside, (busy) 8. This year the farmers work_______________ than they did last year, (hard) 9. Villages are_______________ than towns, (quiet) 10. I think people in this area live_______________ than those in other areas, (happy) X Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the adjectives in the box. cheap 10. good small hot intelligent 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. expensive bad big hard important An elephant is _______________ a mouse. The weather today is ______________ it was yesterday. A diamond costs a lot of money. A diamond is ________________ a ruby. A lake is _________________ an ocean. A person can think logically. A person is ________________ an animal. Good health is _______________ money. I can buy a bicycle, but not a motorbike. A bicycle is _____________ a motorbike. The last question is _______________ the others. I think my second essay is ________________ the first. There were many mistakes in the first essay. The food in a street market is ________________ than in a supermarket. XI Complete each sentence below, using the correct form of the verb in brackets 1. Bill ( come) _______________ back from his farm last week. 2. She (not work) _______________ hard last moth. 3. Vegetarians (not eat) _______________ meat. 4. I think it (rain) _______________tonight. 5. They (move) _______________ to London in 2011. 6. You never (know) _______________ the new students? 7. Hien often (play) _______________ badminton after class. 8. We (not see) _______________ Nga on Monday. 9. Who (teach) _______________ you English? Mr Tan does. 10. The last time we (play) _______________ tennis was in June. 11. I (do) _______________ my homework at present. 12. She (do) _______________ her homework now. 13. Mai (buy) _______________ a new dress last Sunday. She (wear) it next party. 14. My brother (leave) _______________ home 10 years ago. 15. What_______________ you (do) _______________ last weekend? 16. They (start) _______________ to learn English when they (be) _______________ 10 years old. 17. Hoa (collect) ________ some old clothes last week. She (give) ____________ the poor tomorrow. 18. She (learn) _______________ to play the piano when we (arrive) _______________. 19. You (see) _______________ Nam last Sunday? Oh, no. I (not see) _______________ him for many days now. 19 20. My sister (finish) _______________ school in 1979 and (be) _______________ a student at the National University since then. 21. He (think) _______________ that She (come) _______________ back soon. 22. I (work) _______________ this factory since I (be) _______________ young. 23. When he Ivied in Manchester, he (work) _______________ in a bank. 24. He (leave) _______________ home two week ago and we (not hear) _______________ from him since then. 25. He fell asleep while he (do) _______________ his homework. C. SPEAKING: Talk about your like and dislike about life in the countryside: Places In the countryside In the city ADVANTAGES - There are more breathtaking sceneries, space - People are relaxed, friendly and family-oriented - The living costs are much low - There are less regular traffic noise - The air is clean and pure - The variety of products in shops is available - There are many shops, services and entertainment centers - There are many kinds of means of tranport DISADVANTAGES - Life is boring - There are fewer shops and services - There are fewer opportunities for employment - The communication is inconvenient - There are fewer places of entertainment - Cities are often polluled. - There are more traffic jams and accidents. - There are more crime. - The living costs are much expensive 1. What are the benefits / advantages of living in countryside? Th b n fits / advantag s of living in countrysid ar : + th country is l ss pollut d…… 2. What are the drawbacks / disadvantages of living in countryside? The drawbacks / disadvantages of living in countryside are: + there are fewer places of entertainment 3. What are two things you like about life in the countryside? Explain your choice. There are two things I like about life in the countryside. Firstly, there is fresh air because / when / if there is less traffic and fewer factories. so there is less pollution. Secondly, life in the country is slower so people there have time for each other. 4. What are two things you dislike about life in the countryside? Explain your choice. Lif in th countrysid has som disadvantag s I don’t lik . First, there are fewer places of nt rtainm nt. I don’t know sp nd my fr tim th r joyfully (your reason). In addition, I dislike travelling there. There so little traffiC. It is hard to catch a bus or a taxis. (your reason). D READING: I C oose t c word or p r sc mon A, B, c or D t passagc. t bcst fỉts t e bl nk sp ce in t e followin The country and the city have advantages and (61)______. People in the counlry live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (62) ______and quietness, and can do their work at their (63)______pace because no one is in a (64)______. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly and ready to help them (65)______they need it. Their life, however, can be (66)______and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem (67) ______ they are ill or want to take children to school. The city has all the services that the country 20