ĐỀ CƯƠNG LỚP 10 FRIENDS GLOBAL HỌC KÌ 1

(adj)

/əˈlaɪv/

hành động, cư xử
nam diễn viên
nữ diễn viên
hành động
hoạt động
tích cực, hoạt bát,
sinh động
một các tích cực
cịn sống

(v)

/əˈpɪə(r)/

xuất hiện

(n)
(v)

/əˈpɪərəns/
/ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/

sự xuất hện
biến mất

(n)
(n)

(n)
(n)
(v)
(n)
(n)
(adj)
(adv)

/ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns/
/ˈbɔːd ɡeɪm/
/ˌbəʊ ˈtaɪ/
/ˈkɑːdɪɡən/
/ˈkærəktəraɪz/
/ˈkærəktə(r)/
/ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/

8
9

contrast
curly
describe
10 → description
→ descriptive
dimensional

(n)
(adj)
(v)
(n)

(adj)
(adj)

/ˈkɒntrɑːst/
/ˈkɜːli/
/dɪˈskraɪb/
/dɪˈskrɪpʃn/
/dɪˈskrɪptɪv/
/daɪˈmenʃənl/

11 → three-dimensional
The picture had a threedimensional effect.
distinguish
→ distinction
12 → distinguishable
≠ distinguished

(adj)

/ˌθriː daɪriː daɪ
ˈmenʃənl/

sự biến mất
trị chơi trên bàn cờ
nơ con bướm
áo khốc len
mơ tả, tiêu biểu cho
nhân vật, tính cách
đặc điểm
nét đặc trưng, tiêu

biểu
theo nét đặc trưng
điều tương phản
(tóc) xoăn
miêu tả
sự miêu tả
miêu tả
thuộc chiều, thuộc
kích thước
ba chiều

(v)
(n)
(adj)
(adj)

/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
/dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/
/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl/
/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/

1

act
→ actor
→ actress
→ action
→ activity
→ active

UNIT 1
VOCABULARY
(v)
/ækt/
(n)
/ˈæktə(r)/
(n)
/ˈæktrəs/
(n)
/ˈækʃn/
(n)
/ækˈtɪvəti/
(adj) /ˈæktɪv/
(adv) /ˈæktɪvli/

→ actively
2

3

4
5
6

7

alive
Doctors kept the baby alive
for six weeks.
appear

He suddenly appeared in the
doorway.
→ appearance
>< disappear
The boat disappeared in the
storm.
→ disappearance
board game
bow tie
cardigan
characterize
→ character
→ characteristic
→ characteristically

/ˌkỉrəktəˈrɪstɪkli/

phân biệt
sự khác biệt
có thể phân biệt
ưu tú, xuất sắc
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13 drawing
14 fair
1 gymnastics

(n)
(adj)

(n)

/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
/feə(r)/
/dʒɪmˈnỉstɪks/

mơn vẽ, bảng vẽ
(tóc) vàng hoe
mơn thể dục dụng cụ

(adj)

/ˌhaɪ ˈtek/

công nghệ cao

(n)

/ˈhʊdi/

áo trùm đầu

5
1

6
1

high-tech
Only a few teaching hospitals

have those new, high-tech
devices.
hoodie

7
18 ice hockey
19 ice skating
imagine
→ imagination
20 → imaginative
≠ imaginary
→ imaginatively
interact
→ interaction
→ interactive
21
→ interactive whiteboard

22
23

→ interactively
interactive whiteboard
IT = Information
Technology
joke

24 → to tell/make a joke
They often make jokes at
each other’s expense.

25 leggings
lively
Ex: There were lively New
26
Year celebrations all over
town.
PE = Physical Education
27
regular
>< irregular
→ regularize
28
→ regularity
→ regularly

(n)
(n)
(v)
(n)
(adj)
(adj)
(adv)
(v)
(n)
(adj)
(n)

/ˈaɪs hɒki/
/ˈaɪs skeɪtɪŋ/
/ɪˈmædʒɪn/

/ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/
/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
/ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/
/ɪˈmædʒɪnərili/
/ˌɪntərˈækt/
/ˌɪntərˈækʃn/
/ˌɪntərˈæktɪv/
/ˌɪntəræktɪv
ˈwaɪtbɔːd/
(adv) /ˌɪntərˈỉktɪv/
(n)
/ˌɪntərỉktɪv
ˈwaɪtbɔːd/
(n)
/ˌɪnfəˌmeɪʃn tek
ˈnɒlədʒi/
(v)
/dʒəʊk/
(n)

mơn khúc cơn cầu
mơn trượt băng
tưởng tượng
trí tưởng tượng
giàu trí tưởng tượng
trong trí tưởng tượng
theo trí tưởng tượng
tương tác
sự tương tác
sống động, sinh động

bảng tương tác

(n)
(adj)

quần bó
sinh động

(n)

/ˈleɡɪŋz/
/ˈlaɪvli/

/ˌfɪzɪkl edʒu
ˈkeɪʃn/
(adj) /ˈreɡjələr/
(adj) /ɪˈreɡjələ(r)/
(v)
/ˈreɡjələraɪz/
(n)
/ˌreɡjuˈlỉrəti/
(adv) /ˈreɡjələli/

một cách sinh động
bảng tương tác
cơng nghệ thơng tin
nói đùa
câu nói đùa

mơn Giáo dục thể

chất
đều đặn, thường
xun
khơng đều đặn
hợp pháp hóa
sự đều đặn
một cách đều đặn
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29
30
31
32
33
34
35

36

37
38
39
4

0
41
42
43

relax
→ relaxation
→ relaxed
≠ relaxing
scarf
skateboarding
suit
sweater
sweatshirt
table tennis
terrify
→ terrified
≠ terrifying
→ terrifyingly
≠ terrible
→ terribly
→ terror

(v)
(n)
(adj)
(adj)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(v)
(adj)

(adj)
(adv)
(adj)
(adv)
(n)

/rɪˈlỉks/
/ˌriːlỉkˈseɪʃn/
/rɪˈlỉkst/
/rɪˈlỉksɪŋ/
/skɑːf/
/ˈskeɪtbɔːdɪŋ/
/suːt/
/ˈswetə(r)/
/ˈswetʃɜːt/
/ˈteɪbl tenɪs/
/ˈterɪfaɪ/
/ˈterɪfaɪd/
/ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ/
/ˈterɪfaɪɪŋli/
/ˈterəbl/
/ˈterəbli/
/ˈterə(r)/

thư giãn
sự thư giãn
thanh thản, thối mái
làm thư giãn
khăn quàng cổ
môn trượt ván

bộ vest
áo len dài tay
áo thể thao dài tay
bóng bàn
làm khiếp sợ
sợ hãi, hoảng sợ
đáng sợ, kinh khủng
một cách đáng sợ
kinh khủng
rất tệ
sự kinh hoàng, kinh
hãi
bộ quần áo chơi thể
thao
giày thể thao

tracksuit

(n)

/ˈtræksuːt/

trainers
= training shoes =
sneakers
trousers
virtual
Ex: You can also take a
virtual tour of the museum.
→ a virtual classroom/

desktop/ library
volleyball
waistcoat
wavy

(n)

/ˈtreɪnə(r)/

(n)
(adj)

/ˈtraʊzəz/
/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/

quần tây
(thực tế) ảo
một lớp học ảo/ máy
tính ảo/ thư viện ảo

(n)
(n)
(n)

/ˈvɒlibɔːl/
/ˈweɪskəʊt/
/ˈweɪvi/

bóng chuyền
áo ghi-lê

gợn sóng

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PRACTICE
Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D that best completes each
sentence.
1. Mai asks Hoa about the film she saw last night.
Mai: “ How was the film you saw last night?”
Hoa : “_________.”
a. It’s great
b. No, I didn’t
c. I think of it much d. I like the
2. _________ are a type of strong shoes that you wear for sport.
a. Socks
b. Jeans
c. Trainers
d. Boots
3. A _________ is a piece of clothing for the upper part of the body, made of wool or
cotton, with long sleeves.
a. sweater
b. jacket.
c. coat
d. top
4. Nam: “ _________.”
Susan: “I’m pretty busy right now. I’m doing my homework because I have an exam
tomorrow.”
a. What are you doing?
b. How are you doing?

c. What do you do?
d. How is your day going?
5. _________ is a sport involving physical exercises and movements that need skill,
strength, and control, and that are often performed in competitions.
a. High jump
b. Gymnastics
c. PE
d. Long jump
6. A _________ is a strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and often the lower
part of the leg.
a. flip-flop
b. boot
c. slipper
d. sneaker
7. Miss Young: “Make yourself at home.”
Mike: “_________.”
a. It doesn’t matter
b. You can come any time
c. That’s ok. Don’t worry
d. It’s very kind of you. Thanks
8. _________ is one of the most popular Olympic events.
a. Gymnastics
b. Gymnasium
c. Gymnast
d. Gymnast
9. A _________ is a piece of clothing that covers the upper body but not the arms and
usually has buttons down the front, worn over a shirt.
a. dress
b. tracksuit
c. waistcoat

d. skirt
10. A _________ is a piece of clothing for the upper part of the body, with long sleeves,
usually made of thick cotton and often worn for sports.
a. sweater
b. crop top
c. shirt
d. sweatshirt
11. Mary wants to ask her father’s permission.
Mary: “ Could I go out with my friends tonight, Dad?”
Father: “_________.”
a. Yes, you go
b. Yes, you can
c. Yes, you will
d. Yes, let’s
12. _________ is a game where you hit a ball with your hands over a high net.
a. basketball
b. tennis
c. volleyball
d. football
13. Becky: I’m sorry I’ve got the wrong number.”
Ryan: “_________”
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a. Don’t worry.
b. I’m sorry about that.
c. You don’t need to take it.
d. Ring me back later, please.
14. While there are similarities in two cultures, there are also great _________.
a. contrasts

b. resemblance
c. likeness
d. similarities
15. _________ is a game played on ice, in which players use long sticks to hit a hard
rubber disc into the other team’s goal.
a. ice-hockey
b. ice skating
c. ice skiing
d. skateboarding
Part 2. Fill in the blank in the following sentences with one word from the box.
terrific
terrible
fancies
virtual
sound
sound
alive
favorite
keen on
can’t stand
1. I _________ to wear clothes made of natural fibers.
2. We stayed _________ by eating berries.
3. The website allows you to take a _________ tour of the art gallery.
4. The actress who played the lawyer was _________.
5. My _________ moment of that visit was seeing the ancient museum.
6. I _________ people interrupting all the time
7. I was madly ________ dinosaurs when I was little.
8. We’re worried that something _________ might have happened to Greg.
9. Fenella really _________ the drummer and went over to chat to him after the
concert.

10. She didn't _________ surprised when I told her the news.
Part 3. Choose the word that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word in
each of the following sentences.
1. It’s a shame that she wasn’t here to see it.
A. pity
B. pleasure
C. happiness
D. pride
2. The storm was awful and caused a lot of damage.
A. excellent
B. wonderful
c. terrible
d. terrific
3. Members of the public joined the search for the missing boy.
A. took part in
B. investigated
C. witnessed
D. agreed
4. Even with people I really can’t stand, I try to be polite.
A. like
B. hate
C. fancy
D. mind
5. I’m not particularly interested in art.
A. bored with
B. keen on
C. good at
D. tired of
Part 4. Choose the word that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word
in each of the following sentences.

1. You did a beautiful thing in helping those poor children.
A. meaningful
B. good
C. terrible
D. positive
2. He must be 90 if he’s still alive.
A. dead
B. active
C. energetic
D. exciting
3. The area has attracted substantial private investment.
A. quiet
B. individual
C. public
D. secret
4. She was always very hard-working at school.
A. studious
B. learned
C. attentive
D. lazy
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5. They don’t seem particularly worried about the situation.
A. concerned
B. pleased with
C. nervous
D. anxious
Part 5. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in the
parentheses.

1. Playing a game is a way for a family to _________. (interactive)
2. This is an interactive museum where children can _________ manipulate the
exhibits. (active)
3. Curly hair is one of my family _________. (character)
4. Is there any _________ in English word stress? (regular)
5. My parents are fairly about me staying out late. (relax)
6. The male bird is easily _________ from the female. (distinguish)
7. I've been going jogging _________ for a couple of years now. (regular)
8. Your paper contains too much _________, and not enough discussion of the
issues. (describe)
9. His spare-time _________ include cooking, tennis, and windsurfing. (action)
10. Lisa watched until the train _________ from the view. (appear)
11. She was screaming in _________ as the flames got closer. (terrify)
12. The restaurant uses fresh ingredients, _________ cooked. (imagine)
13. Some people take up yoga to aid _________. (relax)
14. Parkinson’s disease _________ occurs in old age. (characteristic)
15. Teenagers are very conscious of their personal _________. (disappear)

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GRAMMAR
Simple Present & Present Continuous
(Hiện tại đơn & Hiện tại tiếp diễn)
1. Cách dùng
Thì hiện tại đơn

Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn

 Diễn tả một chân lý, một sự thật hiển

nhiên
The Earth goes round the Sun.

 Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra tại
thời điểm nói
I am reading a fantastic book now.



Diễn tả một điều gì đang đúng
ở hiện tại
Alex is Marie’s husband.



Một hành động, sự việc đang xảy ra
xung quanh thời điểm nói
It’s raining cats and dogs these days.



Thói quen hàng ngày
I drink a cup of coffee every
morning.



Một hành động sắp xảy ra trong
tương lai gần, một kế hoạch đã lên lịch
sẵn

I am flying to New York tomorrow
morning.



Cảm nghĩ, sở thích, niềm tin ở
hiện tại
Daniel loves ice-cream.

2. Cơng thức:
Thì hiện tại đơn

Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn



Động từ to be: S + am/is/are + O
Động từ thường: S + V(s/es) + O

S + am/is/are + Ving



Động từ to be: S + am/is/are not

S + am/is/are not + Ving

Khẳng định



Phủ định

+O
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

Động từ thường: S + do/does not
+ Vinf + O
Động từ to be: Am/is/are + S +



Nghi vấn

O?
Động từ thường Do/Does + S +



Am/Is/Are + S + Ving?

Vinf?
3. Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
Thì hiện tại đơn


Có các trạng từ chỉ tần

suất: always, normally (thông
thường), usually, frequently, often,
sometimes, occasionally, rarely,
seldom, hardly ever (rất hiếm khi),
never, ever (có bao giờ - dùng
trong câu hỏi).

Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn
Có các trạng từ chỉ thời
gian: now, at present, at the
moment, right now, it’s + time +
now

Có động từ có tính đề nghị,
mệnh lệnh như: look, listen, watch
out, keep silent, smell, feel, sound,
taste.


Lưu ý
a) Thì hiện tại đơn:
Trong câu khẳng định, nếu chủ ngữ của thì hiện tại đơn ở ngơi thứ 3 số ít hoặc là danh
từ số ít hoặc là danh từ khơng đếm được, ta cần thêm đuôi s/es vào sau động từ. Có 3
quy tắc bạn cần nhớ:
(1) Các động từ kết thúc bằng “o, x, sh, ch, sh, ss” thêm đuôi “es”
Ví dụ: Teach - teaches, fix - fixes, go - goes
(2) Các động từ kết thúc bằng “nguyên âm + y”, đổi “y” thành “i” và thêm đi
“es”
Ví dụ: Study - studies, carry - carries, fly - flies, cry - cries, copy - copies
(3) Các động từ còn lại thêm thêm đi “s”

Ví dụ: Leave - leaves, cook - cooks, move - moves, play - plays, buy - buys,
Trường hợp bất quy tắc: Ngồi các từ có quy tắc kể trên, có một động từ bất quy tắc
là HAVE, sẽ được chuyển thành HAS.
b) Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn:
(1) Đối với động từ kết thúc bằng “e” → bỏ “e” và thêm -ing
Ví dụ: Lose - losing, love - loving, change - changing, write - writing
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(2) Đối với động từ 1 âm tiết, kết thúc bằng “nguyên âm + phụ âm”, → gấp đôi
phụ âm và thêm - ing
Ví dụ: Stop - stopping, sit - sitting, swim - swimming, run - running, drop - dropping, skip
- skipping, hit - hitting
(3) Đối với động từ có nhiều âm tiết, kết thúc bằng phụ âm + nguyên âm + phụ
âm, sẽ có hai trường hợp
 Nếu trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết cuối, thêm -ing như bình thường. Ví dụ:
Demonstrate - demonstrating
 Nếu trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết cuối, gấp đôi phụ âm cuối, thêm -ing. Ví dụ:
Submit - submitting
(4) Đối với động từ kết thúc bằng đi “ie”, đổi “ie” thành “y” và thêm “ing”
Ví dụ: Lie - Lying, tie - tying, die – dying
(5) Các động từ về các giác quan, tình cảm, hoạt động tinh thần hoặc chỉ sở hữu.
- Động từ chỉ giác quan: be, feel, hear, look, see, smell, sound, taste, notice.
“Do you hear someone crying?” – “No, I don’t hear anyone crying. Maybe it’s just the
sound of the wind blowing in the trees.”
- Động từ chỉ tình cảm: like, love, hate, dislike, detest, fear, desire, need, respect, want,
wish.
I didn’t use to listen to classical music, but now I like it so much.
- Động từ chỉ hoạt động tinh thần: believe, know, mean, realize, recognize, remember,
understand, suppose, think (that).

I believe the kids are enjoying themselves at the beach.
- Động từ chỉ sở hữu: belong to, owe, own, possess, contain, consist of, depend on,
have (có).
“How much do you owe me now, Ted?” – “ I’m sorry I don’t remember!”

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PRACTICE
Exercise 1. Rewrite each sentence as an affirmative or negative sentence, or a
question, according to the instruction in the parentheses.
1. Adam likes skateboarding. (negative)
Adam doesn't like skateboarding.
2. I don’t mind ice skating. (question)
Do you ming ice skating?
3. They agree to go skateboarding after school. (negative)
4. Mark doesn’t want to play basketball. (affirmative)
5. A game of volleyball doesn’t take long. (question)
6. Toby buys something at the shopping center. (negative)
7. Many teenagers learn to drive when they are seventeen. (question)
8. The glasses don’t bring the lessons alive. (affirmative)
9. The teacher ofien uses the interactive whiteboard. (question)
10. Jack usually wears a black jacket to school. (negative)
Exercise 2. Complete each sentence with one of the following verbs. Use the
correct form of the present simple. Remember to use each verb ony once.
live
lie
bother
make
lay

die
bite
smell
wear
prefer
1. Almost all reptiles _________ eggs.
2. Reptiles _________ warm climate.
3. Most reptiles often _________ in the sun.
4. Mosquitoes always _________ people and animals.
5. Only female mosquitoes _________ animals and people.
6. A female mosquito _________ for 30 days.
7. A male mosquito after 10 or 20 days.
8. Some people often _________ mosquito repellent.
9. Mosquito repellent usually _________ bad.
10. Mosquito repellent _________ mosquitoes stay away from people.
Exercise 3. Choose the correct tense, the present simple or the present
continuous.
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1. My brother _________ a motorbike.
A. has
B. is having
2. My brother _________ trouble with his motorbike. so he has to take the bus to work.
A. has
B. is having
3. Mrs. Tuyet is at the market. At the moment she _________ at the vegetables.
A. looks
B. is looking
4. These vegetables _________ gresh

A. look
B. are looking
5. I usually _________ coffee with my breakfast.
A. drink
B. am drinking
6. Today I _________ a glass of milk because I don’t feel well.
A. drink
B. am drink
7. It’s very cloudy now. I _________ it’ll rain soon.
A. think
B. am thinking
8. Why are you smiling? What _________ about?
A. do you think
B. are you thinking
9. Right now Mrs. Lee is in the kitchen. She _________ the soup to see if it’s OK.
A. tastes
B. is tasting
10. This fruit _________ great! I’ve never eaten a better fruit before.
A. tastes
B. is tasting
Exercise 4. Complete each blank is the passage with one of the following verbs.
Use the correct form of the present simple and use each verb only once.
communicate
have to
come
travel
enjoy
prefer
not go
lost

not want
not live
Bob Wilkins works for a bank in London, but he 1) _________ in England. He lives
in Belgium.
Bob: ;I 2)_________ to the bank every day. For two days each week work at home
and 3)_________ with the bank by e-mail.’
On the other three days Bob 4) _________ to London by train, through the
Channel Tunnel. It 5)_________ a lot of money, but he 6)_________ to change his job
because he 7) _________ it. So, why does he live in Belgium?
‘Well, it’s simple really,’ says Bob. ‘My wife 8)_________ from Belgium and she
works in Brussels, so one of us 9)_________ travel to work. We live in Belgium
because we both 10)_________ the lifestyle here.’
Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. He never ___________ (go) to parties.
2. ___________ you ___________ (want) another drink?
3. She ___________ (wait) for a phone call from Jack. He usually
4. ___________ (phone) at this time.
5. ‘Why ___________ you ___________ (never wear) T-shirts?’ - ‘No real reason.’
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6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

‘ ___________ you ___________ (understand) these questions?’ - T don’t.’
We ___________ (go) to Can Tho tomorrow.
___________ you always ___________ (go out) for a meal on Sundays?
Hurry up! The bus ___________ (leave) in five minutes.
What time ___________ you ___________ (meet) Nam?
I ___________ (not enjoy) listening to classical music.
Be quiet! The baby _________ (sleep).
We seldom _________ (eat) before 6:30.
Look! A man _________ (run) after the train. He _________ (want) to catch it.
The sun _________ (set) in the West.
It _________ (be) often hot in summer.
My mother sometimes _________ (buy) vegetables at this market.
It _________ (be) very cold now.
It (rain) much in summer. It _________ (rain) now.
Daisy _________ (cook) some food in the kitchen at present. She always
_________ (cook) in the morning.

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ARTICLES
(Mạo từ)

1. Mạo từ không xác định: A/AN
Mạo từ không xác định hay mạo từ bất định là mạo từ ln đứng trước danh từ có
thể đếm được số ít, không được đề cập trước và thường được sử dụng trong câu
mang tính chung chung.
Trường hợp sử dụng mạo từ “A”
Trước các N bắt đầu bằng phụ
âm: a year, a house, a month,..

Trước các N bắt đầu bằng “u”
nhưng được đọc là /ju/: a university, a
union, a uniform,..

Dùng trong một số cụm từ chỉ số
lượng nhất định: a lot of (nhiều), a
great deal of (nhiều), a half (một nửa),
a third (một phần ba),..

Dùng để giới thiệu nghề nghiệp,
chức vụ: a teacher, a doctor,..


Trường hợp sử dụng mạo từ “An”
Trước N bắt đầu bằng các
nguyên âm “u, a, e, i, o”: như an
apple, an orange,..

Trước N bắt đầu bằng “u” và “u”
được đọc là /ʌ/: an umbrella

Trước một số từ bắt đầu bằng âm

“h” câm: an hour, an honor,..


2. Mạo từ xác định: THE
Mạo từ "The" đứng trước danh từ xác định và chỉ đến đối tượng cụ thể, đối tượng đã
được nhắc đến trước đó và được cả người nói và người nghe đều biết đến. ‘The’
dùng được cho cả N khơng đếm được, N đếm được số ít và N đếm được số nhiều
Trường hợp sử dụng mạo từ “The”








Khi vật thể nhắc đến được coi là
duy nhất.
The Earth goes around the sun.
Dùng với danh từ đã được đề cập
trước đó.
John has just bought a new car. He
is very fond of the car.
Trước N đã được xác định bằng
cụm từ hay mệnh đề.
Trước một loại nhạc cụ:
Can you play the piano?
Trước school, university, college

Trường hợp KHƠNG sử dụng “The”

Khơng dùng “The” trước danh từ
không đếm được hoặc danh từ số
nhiều theo nghĩa chung, không chỉ
một trường hợp nào.

Không đặt “The” trước tên châu
lục, ngọn núi, hòn đảo, tên núi, tên
hồ, tên đường.

Không dùng “The” trước tên quốc
gia, tiểu bang, thành phố,..

Khơng dùng “The” trước tính từ
sở hữu hoặc danh từ sở hữu cách.


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











+ of + tên riêng: the University of
Texas,..
Trước câu so sánh hơn nhất,
trước first (thứ nhất), second (thứ
hai), only (duy nhất), …
Trước N số ít biểu trưng cho
nhóm hay lồi động vật.
The tiger is in the danger of
becoming extinct.
Trước tính từ (adj) nhằm đại diện
cho một nhóm người.
the poor (người nghèo, the disabled
(người tàn tật)
Đặt “The” trước danh từ riêng chỉ
biển, sông, quần đảo, dãy núi, tên
gọi số nhiều của các nước, sa mạc,
biển.
Trước tên quốc gia có từ
Republic, Kingdom, State, Union
hoặc tên quốc gia ở số nhiều:
the United States, the Philippines,..
Sử dụng “The” trước họ của một
gia đình (mang nghĩa là cả gia đình,
số nhiều)



Trước tên gọi của các bữa ăn,
môn học.

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PRACTICE
Exercise 1. Choose the correct answer. Only one is correct.
1. When we were on vacation, we stayed at _______ five-star hotel, but we seldom
had dinner at _______ hotel.
A. a / a
B. a / the
C. the / the
D. the / a
2. _______ milk is often added to _______ tea in _______ UK.
A. X / X / the
B. the / the / X
C. a / a / X
D. the / the / a
3. Mary is _______ engineer. She goes to work five days _______ week.
A. the / the
B. an / X
C. the / a
D. an / a
4. At first she was trained to be _______ musician, but later she worked as _______
singer.
A. the / the
B. a / a
C. the / a
D. a / the
5. Alan Broome is _______ famous actor. Fifty years ago, he was _______ unhappy
child.

A. the / a
B. a / an
C. an / an
D. an / the
6. _______ Queen Elizabeth II is _______ monarch of _______ Great Britain.
A. X / X / X
B. The / the / the
C. X / the / the
D. X / the / X
7. Peter thinks that this is quite _______ cheap restaurant.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
8. One of my friends advised me to take _______ taxi; another said that there was
quite _______ good bus service.
A. the / a
B. X / X
C. a / the
D. a / a
9. When I finished working at _______ midnight, too exhausted to read any further, I
went to _______ bed.
A. a / a
B. X / X
C. the / the
D. a / the
10. Are John and Mary _______ cousins? - No, they aren't _______ cousins; they are
_______ brother and _______ sister.
A. the / the / a / a
B. X / X / a / a

C. X / X / X / X
D. X / X / the / the
11. _______ Statue of Liberty was a gift of _______ friendship from _______ France to
_______ United States.
A. The / X / X / The
B. X / the / X / the
C. X / the / X / the
D. X / X / X / X
12. Einstein was born in ________ Germany in 1879.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
13. She is wearing ________ sunglasses.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
14. ________ sun rises in the East.
A. A
B. An
C. The
D. X
15. It was ________ long flight, but finally we arrived in ________ Paris.
A. an / a
B. the / X
C. a / X
D. X / X
16. Albert Einstein was ________ famous scientist.
15

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
17. She is _________ MC. She can help us to entertain _________ guests in our
wedding.
A. an / the
B. a / X
C. the / X
D. a / the
18. Kate plays _________ violin in an orchestra.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. 19. _________ computer has changed _________ way we live.
A. A – the
B. The – the
C. A -a
D. The - a
20. Excuse me, where is _________ bus station, please?
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. 21. What did you have for _________ breakfast this morning?
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. 22. Peter used to work in _________ Middle East.

A. the
B. a
C. an
D. 23. My plane was delayed. I had to wait at _________ airport for three hours.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. 24. I have _________ problem. Can you help me?
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. 25. If you live in _________ foreign country, you should try and learn _________
language.
A. a – a
B. the – the
C. the – a
D. a - the
26. _________ Moon goes around _________ Earth every 27 days.
A. - / B. The/ the
C. A / a
D. The / 27. He doesn’t usually have _________ lunch, but he always eats _________ good
breakfast.
A. - / B. - / a
C. a / a
D. a / Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the correct article: a/an, the or zero
article (Ø).
1. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do that. It was _________ mistake.
2. There were no chairs, so we had to sit on _________ floor.
3. Lucy has just gotten _________ job in _________ bank in Chicago.
4. There’s _________ bookstore on _________ corner near my house.

5. It’s very cold in here. Can you close _________ window, please?
6. If you go past _________ post office, can you get me some stamps?
7. It’s very hot day. It was _________ hottest day of _________ year.
8. What’s _________ name of _________ woman who sat beside you at the dinner?
9. How often do you go to _________ movies?
10. ‘Can you tell me where _________ Room 306 is, please?’
‘It’s on _________ third floor.’

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PRACTICE TEST 1
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. wavy
B. drawing
C. visit
D. seat
2. A. nice
B. ice-cream
C. relaxing
D. fine
II. Find a word which has a different stress from the rest.
3. A. curly
B. bowling
C. trousers
D. delight
4. A. expensive
B. drama
C. release
D. Survival

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to
each of the following questions.
5. A sport such as skiing or _________ is winter sport.
A. badminton
B. swimming
C. ice skating
D. cycling
6. He got into trouble for _________ a lie to his form teacher.
A. tell
B. telling
C. making
D. giving
7. He took _________ his uniform and put
a sweater and trousers.
A. on- off
B. off- in
C. in- on
D- off-on
8. Though he wasn’t _________ musician, he could play _________ violin well.
A. a/a
B. a/the
C. the/the
D. the/a
9. Black Widow has got _________.
A. hair long wavy
B. long wavy hair
C. long hair wavy
D. wavy long hair
10. John _________ to school late.
A. always goes

B. is always going C. always is going D. goes always
11. I’m not very keen ice skating.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. of
12. _________ is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a track to try to knock
down a group of pins.
A. Bowling
B. Ice skating
C. Board game
D. Skateboarding
13. Let’s _________ ice skating after school.
A. do
B. go
C. take
D. come
14. Mai and Son _________ to go ice skating after school.
A. agree
B. admit
C. deny
D. suggest
15. Would you like _________ lunch with us? - Yes, I’d love to.
A. have
B. to have
C. having
D. had
16. This is the first time Izzy and Ryan _________.
A. have met
B. met

C. have been met
D. meet
IV. Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined one in the
following sentence.
17. My little boy Tom never screams though he is scared.
A. in pain
B. frightened
C. embarrassed
D. confused
V. Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined one in the
following sentence.
18. I can’t recognize her at first. Kate used to have fair skin.
A. dark
B. blond
C. bright
D. black
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VI. Mark the letter A, B, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that
best completes each of the following exchanges.
19. Andy: “You’re dancing very well, Lan!”
Jake: “_________”
A. You’re alright!
B. Thanks for your compliment.
C. That doesn’t matter.
D. How kind of me!
20. Tom: “Can I have another cup of tea?”
Christy: “_________”
A. Be yourself.

B. Do it yourself.
C. Help yourself.
D. Allow yourself.
VI. Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.
1. The refugees are needing urgent supply of fresh water and food at the moment.
A. refugee
B. are needing
C. supply of fresh water
D. food
2. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop having
lunch.
A. leave
B. can drive
C. before
D. having
3. I've been studying French since I've started high school.
A. I've been studying B. since
C. I’ve
D. started
VII. Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as
the given one.
21. “If I were you. Hoa, I'll buy the house.” Peter said.
A. Peter suggested Hoa to buy the house.
B. Peter advised Hoa to buy the house.
C. Peter promised Hoa that he would buy the house.
D. Peter forced Hoa to buy the house.
22. Her hair is blond, long and wavy.
A. She has a blond long wavy hair.
B. She has a long blond wavy hair.
C. She has long wavy blond hair.

D. She has long blond wavy hair.
VIII. Read the following passage mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer *
sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the numbered blanks.
Without doubt, the person who has had the (26) _________ influence on my life
wasn’t a real living person at all - but a character in a film! I was a very shy ten-year-old
boy when I first saw Billy Elliot on the big (27) _________. I had always wanted to
dance but had never been allowed to. It was my sister who went to the ballet classes
and tried to copy her steps in our living room. The kids at school knew I wanted to
dance too - (28)_________ so much teasing it used to really me. Where I came from,
boys just didn’t do dance – like Billy Elliot! I still had this deep desire to dance but I’d
been covering it up for a long time. Then I saw the film. It gave me (29) _________ to
ask for dancing classes and it also altered everyone else’s perception of boy dancers.
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There was no more teasing making fun of me. I stayed at the dancing school until I left
full-time (30) _________ and now dancing is my career.
23. A. highest
B. greatest
C. largest
D. smallest
24. A. cinema
B. wall
C. screen
D. film
25. A. gained
B. took
C. brought
D. suffered
26. A. confidence

B. influence
C. experience
D. believing
27. A. training
B. practice
C. education
D. reason
IX. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets.
28. Musicians need to use their _________ well as their technical skills. (imagine)
29. She’s the kind of woman who takes pride in her. (appear)
30. The man was _________ as tall and dark, and aged about 20. (describe)
31. People who exercise _________ are less likely to feel stressed, (regularity)
32. She looked at him with wide, _________ eyes. (terrify)
X. Finish the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
33. She enjoyed outdoor sports such as biking and rock climbing.
She was ________________________________________________________.
34. I last enjoyed myself so much for ages.
The last time _____________________________________________________.
35. How about going for a bike ride this Sunday?
Why don’t we ____________________________________________________?
36. The students are cleaning the school playground this morning.
The school ______________________________________________________.
37. These girls are too young to get married.
These girls are so _________________________________________________.

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PRACTICE TEST 2
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. repeat
B. typical
C. brigade
D. dip
2. A. wavy
B. games
C. walking
D. straight
II. Find a word which has a different stress from the rest.
3. A. jacket
B. uniform
C. relax
D. interesting
4. A. cycling
B. basketball
C. swimming
D. alive
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to
each of the following questions.
5. He often wears around his neck when he goes to work.
A. socks
B. tie
C. waistcoat
D. trainers
6. When I run or exercise, I wear trainers my feet.
A. in
B. on
C. into
D. with
7. Please wear in the gym, to avoid scuffing the floor.

A. sandals
B. socks
C. trainers
D. boots
8. Dave watching a video about the United Nations.
A. liking
B. like
C. want
D. feels like
9. When you reading the book, please return it to the library.
A. will finish
B. finishes
C. is finishing
D. finished
10. My hometown is famous beautiful houses and food.
A. of
B. for
C. in
D. all are correct
11. The bus here at 7.30 tomorrow morning.
A. arrives
B. will arrive
C. to arrive
D. is arriving
12. There is interactive whiteboard in our classroom.
A. B. a
C. the
D. an
13. The doctors are working in that hospital are excellent.
A. whom

B. who
C. which
D. whose
14. Mary that I could keep her book for another two days.
A. told me
B. told
C. said me
D, spoke me
15. You'd better at night. It's dangerous.
A. not go out
B. don't go out C. to go out
D. not to go out
16. My sister will take the plane she dislikes flying.
A. because
B. so that
C. although
D. before
IV. Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined one in the
following sentence.
17. Her mother is anxious about her exams and decides not to go on a holiday summer
vacation,
A. excited
B. shocked
C. worried
D. disappointed
V. Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined one in the
following sentence.
18. The story told by the teacher amused children in the class.
A. astonished
B. saddened

C. enjoyed
D. frightened
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