REVISION ( ENGLISH 8)( 2009-2010)

REVISION ( the 2
nd
term )
I.VOCABULARY :
* Chän tõ cã c¸ch phat ©m kh¸c víi tõ cßn l¹i :
1. Bite site side victim
2. Bleed street volunteer bee
3. Burn struggle urban nature
4. Crutch elevate emergency stretch
5. representative deposite metal stretcher
6. compost deposit decompose shock
7. done gone won one
8. stopped ordered prepared defined
9. tragedy elevate sunbath accommodate
10.limestone reuse representative deposite
11.florist corn import buffalo
12.departure lunar chart participation
13.tribe site sight magnificient
14.accomodation abroad arrive alright
15.brochure overhead prision snowy
16.sightseeing include itinerary exciting
17.deposite decompose promise concious
18.wound found sound count
19.award participate accommodation urban
20.carol pomergranate festival valley
21.competition jolly crop patron
22.separate yell fetch competition
23.husk urge sunbath buffalo
24.compile memorial snokel corn
25.ranger ` wonder edge jungle
26.religious heritage departure deposit

27.god wonder jolly bother
28.marine itinerary compile tire
29.adjust challenging jack jam
30.bullenti document full rural
31.connect compile concern tower
32.reqirement restrict skeptical degree
33.manual install waterfall mall
34.seen sit sure seem
35.cost most post cold
36.like site it ride
37.think knife find line
38.snow slow low how
II. GRAMMAR – STRUCTURE :
1. in order to / so as to + V
Ex : We should open the window in order to let freshair in .
We should open the window so as to let freshair in .
2. “will” to make requests , offer and promises
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Ex : Will you open the window ,please ? – Sure .
I promise I won’t play soccer in the house . – Don’t forget.
3. Passive forms :
Active: S + V + O


Passive: S + to be
3
ed
V
+ (by O)

1/ The simple present tense
S + am /is are +
3
ed
V
+ (by O)
2/ The simple past tense
S + was /were +
3
ed
V
+ (by O)
3/ The present perfect tense
S + have /has + been +
3
ed
V
+ (by O)
4/ Modals
S + M.V +
3
ed
V
+ (by O)
• Modals: shall, will, have to, be going to, can, could,….
• Một số tân ngữ có thể bỏ: him, her, them, someone, somebody, people, it,
• Vị trí củ trạng từ: PLACE + BY + TIME
4. Adjective followes by : - an infinitive ( To –V erb)
- a noun clause
Ex : It’s easy to learn English .

Mai is happy that you remmembered her birthday .
5. Present participle : ( V – ing )
Ex : The boy reading book is Ba
6. Past participle : (
3
ed
V
)
Ex : The old lamp made in China is five dollars .
7. Do you mind
+ V – ing …………. ?
Would you mind
Do you mind If I + V ( present) ………… ?
Would you mind If I + V 2 / V – ED ………….?
Ex :
Do you mind opening the window ?
Would you mind opening the window ?
Do you mind If I open the window ?
Woul you mind If I opened the window ?
8. The past progressive tense : S + WAS/ WERE + V-Ing ………
* With when / while
Ex : Hoa was watching film at 7 o’clock last night .
When we wer having dinner , Tuan came .
While our father was watching TV , we were playing chess .
9. The present progressive with “always” :
IS
S + ARE + ALWAYS + V-Ing …………….
AM
EX : I am always doing my homeworks at 7 o’clock every evening .
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10. Compound word :
Ex : rice-cooking , fire-making , water-fetching , bike-riding , flowers arranging
…………….
11. Reported speech :
…….said + S + V 2 / V-ED ………….
Ex : “ I’m a plumber” , he said
He said he was plumber .
12. Indirect question :
P1 asked P2 + If / Whether + S + V2 …………
Ex : Hoa asked Nhi : “ Do you visit Ho Chi Minh City ?”
Hoa sasked Nhi If she visited Ho Chi Minh City .
13. Question words before To – infinitive :
Ex : Nga showed Nhi where to get ticket
14. The present perfect with “yet / already”
- already : using in affamative form
- yet : using in negative form and question .
Ex : He has already done his homeworks .
He has done his homeworks already
Have you visited Dam Sen Park in HCM city yet ?
No, I haven’t visited Dam Sen park in HCM city yet.
15. Sequence markers : first , then , next , after that , finally .
III. EXERCISES :
1. Indirect question :
2. ” Do you do your homework at home ?”. She aked me …
3. “ Can they speak French ?”. He asked me….
4. “ Must I go now ? “ He asked her…
5. “Are you free tonight ?”. The teacher asked Hoa ……

6. “ Does Long live in Hai Phong?” She asked me…

7. “ Are you doing the housework now?”. He asked Lien….
8. “Will you do it tomorrow ?” . He asked me …
9.“ Is Big Ben in England ?” The teacher asked me ………
10. “ Do you help your sister with English?” He asked her
11. “ Are you working harder this month?” She asked Giang
12. “ Do the students do these exercises everyday ?” She asked me
13. “ Did you go there yesterday?”. He asked me …
14. “ Can you tell me about it?”. She asked Long…
15. “ Do you have many close friends ?” I asked him
16. “ Will you go now ?” I asked him
…
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17. “ Are the boys doing homework now?”. She asked
me…
18. “ Is he going to school at this time?” . His mother asked
me…………
19. " Do you take a bus to the cinema on the weekend " I asked Nam
20. " Must you write a letter to Hoa tomorrow?" My friend asked
me
2.Change these sentences into passive form :
1. They built that house five years ago.
……………………………………………………………………
2. She bought a lot of flowers for her mother.
………………………………………………………………………………
3. The children eat all the vegetables and meat.
………………………………………………………………………………
4. Lien didn’t finish her homework.
………………………………………………………………………………
5. Ba can fix his bike by himself.

………………………………………………………………………………
6. He writte these books for the children.
………………………………………………………………………………
7. People use this cloth bag again and again.
………………………………………………………………………………
8. You don’t prepare your lesson before you go to school.
………………………………………………………………………………
9. Ha Long Bay attracts a lot of tourists.
………………………………………………………………………………
10.Thu has seen that movie twice.
………………………………………………………………………………
11. Mr Hung will buy a new bike for Minh on his birthday.
…………………………………………………………………………….
12. Vinh rented a car last week.
…………………………………………………………………………….
13. Mai does a test well
…………………………………………………………………………….
14. The teacher gives me mark 10 for my English test.
…………………………………………………………………………….
15. My mother cleans the floor everyday.
…………………………………………………………………………….
16. Mrs Lan usually feeds the dog.
…………………………………………………………………………….
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17. Alexandar Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
…………………………………………………………………………….
18. Nam repainted the school gate last week.
…………………………………………………………………………….
19. People can use the train a lot.

…………………………………………………………………………….
20. Christopher discovered America in 1949.
…………………………………………………………………………….
21. Minh has seen the accident on the road.
…………………………………………………………………………….
22. My father told the funny story last night.
…………………………………………………………………………….
23. The policeman took Lam to the police station.
…………………………………………………………………………….
24. Mr. Ha repaired this machine yesterday.
…………………………………………………………………………….
25. My mother kept clean the kitchen.
…………………………………………………………………………….
26. The little has eaten the eggs .
…………………………………………………………………………….
27. Tim took Hoa to the chocolate factory yesterday.
…………………………………………………………………………….
28. We do our homework everyday.
…………………………………………………………………………….
29. Mr Thoi taught me English last year.
…………………………………………………………………………….
30. People built this school two years ago.
…………………………………………………………………………….
31. My mother took me to the zoo yesterday
…………………………………………………………………………….
32. Blair invented a color television in 1928.
…………………………………………………………………………….
33. John gave me these records last week.
…………………………………………………………………………….
34. Our club holds meetings once a month.

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35. She doesn’t find anything in that box.
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3. Complete these sentences use the structure: “Adj + to V…”
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1. I / too execited / do / anything.
………………………………………………………………………
2. Lan / glad / see / her old friend again.
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3. The students / worried / hear / the new information.
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4. She / strong enough / carry / all those heavy bags.
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5. Tam / intelligent enough / finish / the test / an hour.
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6. He / too sick / go / school / yesterday.
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7. Ba delighted / receive / his close friend’s letter.
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8. The children / happy / get / toys / Santa Claus / Christmas.
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9. Lien / skillful enough / make / her old clothes.
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10.They / smart enough / win / the English contest.
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4. Use the correct tenses of the verbs in the brackets:
1.I ( lose ) my pen. I can’t find it everywhere.
2.We ( see ) a road accident near the shopping center this
morning.

3) Nam ( buy ) a new dictionary yesterday.
4) His hair is very short . He ( have ) a haircut.
5) Last night my father ( arrive ) home late .He ( have ) a bath and
then (go) to bed.
6) My bicycle isn’t here anymore .Somebody (take) it.
7) When you( start ) school ? - When I was six.
8) I (not / eat) anything yesterday because I(not/ feel)
hungry.
9) The glasses look very clean . you ( wash ) them ?
10) Why Long ( not / want ) to play soccer last Sunday ?
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