Tài liệu bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8

Tài liệu bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8
TuÇn 6
I.
Aims
- Revise the tenses of verbs that they have learned since grade 6.
- Revise the vocabularies and new structures of unit 1, 2, 3 of grade 8
II.
Preparations
- Ss revise the old lesson.
- T write the teaching plan.
III. Exercises
I/ Give the correct tense form of the verbs in each sentence .
1.The sun always (rise) ................... in the east . Look , It
( rise) ..........................!
2. I do not think I (go) ...................out tonight . I am too tired.
5. The moon (move) ..................................... around the earth.
6. Mai (be) .............................. very happy when
she(receive) ......................... a letter from her sister this morning .
7. Would you like(join) ................... my class next Sunday? We
( visit) ................ the local museum .
8. My father (read) ............................... now . He always
( read) ....................... a book after dinner.
9. A friend of my brother,s (call) .......................... him last night , but he
(not be) ..................... at home . So I (take) ...................a message for
him .
10. Are you busy this evening ? – Yes ,I (meet) ....................... Tuan at
the library at seven . We (study) ................ together .
11. Mai ( telephone) .................... you when she comes back .
12. When we (be) ........................ small , our family
(live) ........................... in the countryside.
13. Miss Trang is in hospital . – Yes , I know. I (visit) ...........................

her tomorrow.
14. I ( read ) ............................ an interesting book at the moment . I
(lend) ................. it to you when I finish it .
15. Look at the those black clouds. It (rain) ................................ .
16. I (not invite) ...........................her to the party because I
(forget) ............................... her phone number.
17. Look! Our new teacher (come) ........................ . She
(have) .................... long , black hair .

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18. The boys like (play) ......................games but hate (do) .......................
lessons .
19. Please stop (talk) ..........................; I (try) .......................
(finish) ......................a letter to the Y&Y Green Group .
20. I (not go) ........................... out this evening . I (stay) ..........................
at home .
21. The film (begin) ................................at 7.30 or 8.00?
22. We (have) ........................... a party next sunday . Would you like
(come) ..................................?
23. Last summer I (stay) ................... in London with my friend Sue and
Dennis . One day Sue and Dennis (do) ............................. something and
I was alone in the house . I (decide) ....................... to have a bath . I
(go) ..................... to the bathroom and (turn on) .......................... the taps
. Then while the bath (fill up )........................., I (go) to the bedroom .
Unfortunately , while I (lie) ....................on the bed , I
(fall)............................... asleep . I had a very strange dream . I
(sail)....................a boat along river , when suddenly I

(come) ....................... to a waterfall . The water (make) ........................
a terrible noise . While I (struggle)............................ to stop the boat , I
(wake up) ...................., I (hear) a noise downstairs . Sue and Dennis
(come).........................into the house . Then I (realize) ................... that I
could still hear the waterfall . It was the bath , of course . I
(jump) .....................off the bed and (run) ........................ to the bathroom
. There (be) ............................ water everywhere.
24. While my sister and I (watch)........................... a movie on TV last
night , our uncle in the USA (phone) ............................... .
25. Please continue your work ; We do not mind
(wait)............................... .
II. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently
from the others
1. a. planet
b. character
c. happy
d. classmate
2. a. letter
b. twelve
c. person
d. sentence
3. a. humor
b. music
c. cucumber
d. sun
4. a. enough
b. young
c. country
d. mountain
5. a. sociable

b. ocean
c. receive
d. special
6. a. dark
b. father
c. star
d. principal
7. a. old
b. socoable
c. outgoing
d. volunteer
8. a. my
b. curly
c. library
d. lucky
9. a. fair
b. straight
c. train
d. wait

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10. a. spends
b. laughs
c. friends
d. potatoes
III / Rewrite these sentences as directed .
1. He is strong . He can carry that suitcase . ( enough)

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2. The fire is not very hot. It will not boil a kettle. (enough)
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3. The ice is quite thick. We can walk on it . (enough)
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4. It is not warm . We can not go swimming . (enough)
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5. It is not necessary for you to water that tree every day . ( have)
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6. 12. He stays up too late and he is always tired the next morning .
( should)
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..............
7. No one helped Thanh repair the bicycle . ( himself)
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8. 14. Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous . ( It is ... )
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.................
IV/ Give the correct form the word in the parentheses :
1. She is beautiful with a ...................... smile . ( Love)
2. ................. , the barber cut my hair too short . ( Luck)
3. Each of my friends has a ................... character . ( Differ)
4. Nam is very ....................... , kind and generous . ( Social )
5. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a

local .................... . (orphan)
6. Trung and his brother like ............... movies very much .(Act)
7. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting .......................... over a long
distance . ( Speak)
8. Mr . Phong made an ......................... to see us two o,clock . (Arrange)
9. Thomas Watson was Bell,s ...................... , was not he? ( Assist)

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10. He fell off the bike , but his ........................... were not serious. (Injure)
11. She gave me a ......................... of the new house . ( Demonstrate )
12. The shop .................... showed me a lot of new models . ( Assist )
13. You must read the following ....................... precautions carefully .
( Safe)
14. You should not talk about her character only through her .....................
( Appear)
15. Let me get an .................. form and we can fill out . ( Apply)
16. Nam likes acting and outdoor .................... . ( Act)
VI/ Complete these sentences with the correct preposition :
1. Alexander Graham bell was born ................. March 3rd , 1845 ................
Scotland .
2. He worked ................... deaf-mute ............... Boston University .
3. I will come .................... to pick her ....................... at 8 o ,clock .
4. Mrs. Lam called ....................... her newspaper delivery .
5. I could not meet Mrs . chi because she is ....................
6. He worked very hard and finally came ...................... ......................... a
very important invention .
VII / Complete the sentences with the suggested words .

1. Brown /has/ eyes / she / big.
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2. gray / a / Mr.Thanh / Beard / long / has .
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3. many / are / flowers / garden / in / red / her / her / there / small .
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4. car / is / black / it / big / a .
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5. draw / a / thin / firstly / line / long .
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6. daughter / blond / has / hair / his / long .
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7. talking / man / is / she / handsome / to /tall .

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8. sister / short / does / hair / Linh,s / wavy / have?
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9. married / fat / she / short / a / man .

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10. teacher / dark / has / our / hair / straight / long .
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11. Minh / use / live / farm / when / he / small boy .
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Tuần 7

Ngày soạn: 3/ 10 / 08
Ngày giảng: 11/ 10/ 08

I. Aims
- Continue revising the knoledge of unit 1, 2, 3 and do futher practice
II. Preparation
- T write the teaching plans
- S revise the old lesson
III. Exercises
Exercise 1 Choosse the word that has underlined part pronounced
differently from the others.
1. a. safe
b. refrigerator
c. market
d. dangerous
2. a. folder
b. cover
c. socket
d. remember

3. a.drug
b. rufg
c. bus
d. century
4. a.beneath b. heavy
c. bread
d. wear
5. a. cup
b. object
c. include
d. place

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6. a. message b. mobile
c. hold
d. commerce
7. a. much
b. club
c. furniture
d. introduction
8. a. countless b. cousin
c. about
d. outside
9. a. answer b. always
c. wrong
d. write
Exercise 2 Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standart

English.
1. He didn’t get the job because he wasn’t enough experienced.
A
B
C
D
2. It is anoyed when people don’t listen to you.
A B
C
D
3. Generous is part of the American character.
A
B.
C D
4. He always eats eggs for breakfast and drink some milk.
A
B
C
D
5. When he is four, Michael came to LonDon with his parents.
A
B
C
D
6. You won’t pass the examination if you don’t work hardly enough.
A
B
C
D
7. The instruction weren’t clear enough for me understand.

A
B
C
D
8. Last year, Tim comes to the school for the first time.
A
B
C
D
9. I would like to go away on holiday but I don’t have money enough.
A
B
C
D
10. He lives on 26 Tran Phu Street in Ha Noi with his family.
A B
C
D
Correct it
1. ……………………………………………….
2. ………………………………………………
3. ……………………………………………..
4. …………………………………………….
5. …………………………………………….
6. ……………………………………………
7. ………………………………………………
8. ………………………………………………
9. ………………………………………………..
10.……………………………………………….

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Exercise 3
Give the correct form of the words in the bracket.
1. You must read the following ....................... precautions carefully .
( Safe)
2. You should not talk about her character only through her ..................
( Appear)
3. Let me get an .................. form and we can fill out . ( Apply)
4. Nam likes acting and outdoor .................... . ( Act)
5. Our teacher always ........................ us to work hard . ( Courage)
6. The Boy Scouts of America is a youth ............................. . ( Organize)
7. The scouts do the ....................... work . ( Volunteer)
Exercise 4Complete these sentences with the correct preposition :
1. Linh,s uncle left H C M City ................... 2000 and went to Ha Noi .
2. A: How long are you going to stay here?
B : ...................... I can speak the language fluently .
3. The accident happened ................... Monday morning when Sue was
driving to work .
4. The birds started singing ................... haft past four this morning .
5. We will know the result of the exam ........................ three weeks .
6. Robert is going to stop work ............... next February .
7. Does your brother really enjoy working ................... night ?
8. Mr . Phong went to New York ................. ten days last spring .
9. Tam works hard ................... Monday ..................... Friday so he
sleeps ................. the weekend .
10. You can meet me ....................... 7.15 and 8.00 .

Tuần 8

Ngày soạn: 11/ 10/ 08
Ngày giảng:15/10/ 08

I. Aims
- Help Ss to do type of exercise Choose the best answer.
II. Preparation
- Write the teaching plan
- S revise the old lesson.

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III. Exercises
Exercise 1Complete these sentences with the correct options in the
parentheses
1. Can you record that program for me ? (I am going to / I will ) have a
bath .
2. Nam is not upstairs . he is ( side out / out side ) .
3. Do you know where ( the new theater is / is the new theater ) ?
4. Let,s ( meeting / meet ) at the front door .
5. “ Mr. Watson , come here . I want you.” Ws ( the first / the once )
telephone message.
6. Can I (leave/ live ) a message for Mr. Cuong ?
7. Manh will give us a ring when he ( will arrive / arrives ) in ha Noi .
8. Hoa has a lot of ( home work/ home works) in Math this week .
9. I can not find my glasses . – Yes, Ok . ( I am going to / I will ) help
you look for them .

10.After filling in the form , please ( bring / take ) it back to me.
11.The tourist needs ( finding / to find ) the police station because he is
lost money .
12.We are glad to tell you that we ( are going/ will go ) to have
interesting activities
13.15. He does not enjoy ( playing / to play ) basketball .
14.16. let him ( does / do ) what he wants .
Exercise 2
1. The sun ………..in the east. (rise/ rose/ rises/ rising)
2. Tome is very shy but his sister is outgoing (humorous/ reserved/ hardworking sociable)
3. She shouldn’t get married yet: she ………. (is not old enough/ was not
old enough/ is not enough old/ was not enough old)
4. She was a very ……….child (health/ haelthy/ healthily/ healthiness)
5. That man seems ………. (happy/ happily/ happiness/ be happy)
6. What does your brother ……….? (look like/ look as/ be like/ as)
7. dave has a good ………. of humor (sense/ scene/ scent/ cent)
8. The water in the lake seldom ………. In winter. (freeze/ freezes/ froze/
freezing)
9. In Britain school always ……….in September. (begin/ begins/ began/
begining)
10.Here are some books – take the ………. you want(books/ things/ ones/
person)

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11. That was one of the ……….days of my life. (gladdest/ most glad/
happiest/ most happy)
12. Jane wants to go to the cinema but I would prefer ……….at home. (stay/

to stay/ to staying/ fro staying)
13. I live ………. 20 Oxford Street.(in/ at/ on/ from)
14. I was late, but ……….they waited for me. (lovely/ luckily/ extremely/
silly)
15. I have to leave to pick up the kids at school. (must/ should/ ought to/
need to)
16. Come ……….and see the garden. (inside/ outside/ insides/ outsides)
17. He fell ………. and broke his leg. (upstair/ upstairs/ downstair/
downstairs)
18. They found sine of electrical ……….in the room. (devices/ device/
advices/ advice)
19. Let’s go to the theater this evening. (Let me/ Let us/ You should/
Would you like)
20. We all have our favorite ……….of doing certain things. (roads/ paths/
ways/ streets)
21. I can’t reach him by phone. (arrive at/ achieve/ contact/ come to)
22. ……….is a big metal box for keeping food annd drink cold and fresh.
(Counter/ Sink/ Jar/ Refrigerator)
23. You ……….to eat more, you are too thin. (should/ ought/ could/ must)
24. I ……….football very often when I was younger. (play/ was going to/
played/ was playing)
25.His wife ……….five years ago. (die/ died/ dies/ was dying)
Exercise 3 Choose the word (a, b,c, d) that best fits each of the blank
spaces.
(1) ………. Precaution for Older person.
You ………(2).clean up spills quickly.
You should not climb on chairs or furniture.
You must have a smoke alarm ………(3).each floor and test them ……….(4)
You must not take ………. (5)appliances into the bathroom, and never touch
electrical appliances ………. (6) wet hands.

You must not put plants or vases of flowers on a television set or other
electrical ……….(7)
You must ……….(8) smoke in bed.
You must not take other people’s medicine or let others take yours.
1. a. Safe
b. Safer
c. Safety
d. Safely
2. a. should
b. ought to
c. need
d. a& b

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3. a. in

b. at

c. on

d. to

4. a. monthly b. every month c. months
d. a& b
5. a. electrical b. electrically
c. electricity
d. electrician

6. a. by
b. with
c. use
d. using
7. a. devices b. object
c. appliances
d. a &c
8. a. must not b. need not to
c. don’t have to d. a&b
Exercise 4
Hi! My name is John. I live in Liverpool. Liverpool is a large ctiy in the
north of England. I live with my parents, my two brothers and my sister.
We live in a large house.
In our house, there is a big kitchen, a dining room, a large living room,
and a toilet. There is also a separate room for our washing machine and
freezer. Upstairs there are five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and another
toilet. Outside, there is a large garden. There are two garages.
1. Where does John live?
a. In England
b. In Wales
c. In Scotland
d. In
France
2. How many people are there in John’s family?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
3. How many rooms are there in John’s house?
a. 10

b. 11
c. 13
d. 14
4. Dining room is the room in the house where you ………. .
a. usually relax in comfortable chairs
b. eat meals
c. cook food and wash dishes.
d. wash your body
5. Which of the following is not true?
a. John’s family live in a large house.
b. John’s house is big but doesn’t have any garden.
c. The kitchen in John’s house is big.
d. John’s house has two garages.
Exercise 5 Write the full sentence using the words given.
1. Minh / use / live / farm / when / he / small boy .
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2. Grandmother / not go / school / because / have to / stay / home / help /
family

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3. We / not used / have / electricity / when / live / countryside .
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4. She / have to / housework / all day / after / father / get married / new wife

.
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5. When / price / find / shoe / he / decide / marry / girl / who / own / it .
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6. If / arrive / after / half / four / bank / close .
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7. Mr. Cuong / be home / before / seven / because / want / see / 7 o,clock
news .
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8. We / travel / overnight / Ha Noi / and / arrive / 5 o,clock / morning .
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9. They / going / visit / home village / weekend .
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TuÇn 9

Ngày soạn: 17/ 10/ 08
Ngày giảng: 20/ 10 / 08

I. Aim
- Help Ss to revise the knowledge of unit 4 and do futher practice.
II. Preparations
- T writ teaching plan
- S revise the old lesson.

III. Exercises
Exercise 1 Use “used to or ddin’t use to” to rewrite the sentence so that
it has constrast meaning with the given one.
Example : This town is so ugly.

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-> It used to be pretty.
1. The houses are very expensive.
……………………………………………………………………………
2. The streets are dirty.
……………………………………………………………………………
3. There is so much litter on the street.
……………………………………………………………………………….
4. The car parks are always full
………………………………………………………………………………
5. There is a lot of traffic on the roads.
………………………………………………………………………………
6. It’s noisy at night.
………………………………………………………………………………
7. Long’s changed! He is so miserable.
……………………………………………………………………………
8. And he is really mean.
……………………………………………………………………………
9. He is badly- dressed.
………………………………………………………………………………
10.He drives very dangerously.
……………………………………………………………………………

II. Fill in each gap a suitable preposition.
1. Linh,s uncle left H C M City ................... 2000 and went to Ha Noi .
2. A: How long are you going to stay here?
B : ...................... I can speak the language fluently .
3. The accident happened ................... Monday morning when Sue was
driving to work .
4. The birds started singing ................... haft past four this morning .
5. We will know the result of the exam ........................ three weeks .
6. Robert is going to stop work ............... next February .
7. Does your brother really enjoy working ................... night ?
8. Mr . Phong went to New York ................. ten days last spring .
9. Tam works hard ................... Monday ..................... Friday so he
sleeps ................. the weekend .
10.You can meet me ....................... 7.15 and 8.00 .
III. Rewrite the setences
1. Bao is too young to cycle to school .
Bao
isn’t ..............................................................................................................

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2. I received some money from my aunt this morning .
My aunt .......................................................................................................
3. How lovely the dress is !
What.................................................................................................................
.....
4. It takes Minh two hours to do his homework every day .
Minh ................................................................................................................

........
5. What is your grandfather,s age?
How .................................................................................................................
..........
6. Nga enjoys listening to music.
Nga is ......................................................................................................
7. Le’t meet at the cafe conner.
Bao
sugggested..................................................................................................
8. Sao mai movie theater is near Hoa’s house.
Sao mai movie theater
is .................................................................................
9. I lived on a farm once, but I don’t any more.
I used ............................................... ...............................................
IV. Rewrite the sentences, using the cue words.
1. We/ not go/ schol/ Saturday.
............................................... ...............................................
2. They/ usually/ hold party/ New Year’s Eve.
............................................... ...............................................
3. I/ going/ see/ Joanna/ lunchtime.
............................................... ...............................................
4. Last night/ she/ come/ home/ 10. 30 and 11 o’clock.
............................................... ...............................................
5. Jazz/ become/ popular/ united states/ the 1920s.
............................................... ...............................................
6. I/ call/ you/ Friday afternoon/ about/ 2. 30.
............................................... ...............................................
7. The first amn/ walk/ moon/ 21 July 1969.
............................................... ...............................................
8. I/ used/ stay/ farm/ grandparents/ parents.

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Tuần 15

Ngày soạn: 4/ 12/ 08
Ngày giảng: 9/ 12/08

I.
Aims
- Help Ss to study further about the directed speech.
II.
Preparation
- Ss revise the old lessons
- T write exercises.
III. Exercises
Exercise 1 Change into reported speech.
1 . “ I want my room to look nice at the festival ,” Hoa said .
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2. “ We are going to the rice-cooking contest ,” said Mr. Robinson .
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3. “ You have to take at least two bottles of water ,” Tam’s father said .
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4. “ I will clean all the class windows ,” said Trung.
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..........5. “Help me to hang this picture , Ba ,” said Mai .
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6. “ We can come on Monday,” Mr. and Mrs. Bruce said .
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7. “ My brother does not like eating sticky rice ,” said Linh .
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8. “ Do not throw that bottle away . We can reuse it,” said Mr.Cuong .
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9. “ I am decorating our house ,” Loan said to Nhung.
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10. These rooms are cleaned every day by my sister ,” said the boy .
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11. “ Do you want to visit the Great Wall in China , Tam ?” I said .
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12. “ Are you from Australia ?” , I said to the tourists .
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13. “ My uncle is working in a building near the Statue of Liberty.” , John
said .
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14. “ Will you go to Cairo on your holiday next month?” , I asked Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson .
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15. “ Have you ever been to My son , Mrs. Blake ?” , said Lan .
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16. “ Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris !” I said to Lan .
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17. “ Does your sister have toy store in London ? “ Jane asked Peter .
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18. “ Can you show me the way to the Sydney Opera House ?” , he asked
the policeman .
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19. “ Do not go out alone at night !” , the household said to me.
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10. “ Is there any information about the flight to Phnom Penh ?” , Mr .
Hoang said .
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Exercise 2 Write the sentences using the words given.
1 . Where / you / live / and / have / phone number ?
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2. Please / take / form / your / teacher / and / sign .
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3. Although / scout / mainly / boys / there / be / organizations / similar /
girls .
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4. We / going / clean / lakes / banks / weekend .
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5. They / going / plant / flowers / parks / and / water / afternoon / class .
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6. We / hope / give / more / green / color / town / and / earn / money /
group .
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7. Lam / like / cook / meals / but / not like / do / washing –up .
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8. Brother / very good / repair / household / appliances .
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9. We / sometimes / have / go / school / very early / do / class duties .
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10. We / raise / funds / by / collect / waste paper / and / break / glass .
Tuần 20
Ngày soạn: 2/ 1/ 09
Ngày giảng:8/ 1/ 09
I.
Aims
- Help Ss to revise the knowledge of the units of the first semester.
- Present simple tense denotes the future meanings

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- Present progressive tense denotes the future meaning.
- Present perfect tense.
II.
Teaching aids
- Reference books
III. Procedures
Exercise 1 Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. I need a favor . ( That is very kind of you / How can I help you ? )
2. My mother is busy ( to cook / cooking ) .
3. Mrs. Xuan looked very ( happy/ happily) this morning .
4 .It is ( become / becoming ) more and more dangerous to travel by air.
5. The last time we met her was ( when / since ) we left school .
6 . They ( did not work / have not worked ) in that factory since last Monday

.
7. My uncle is the same ( old / age) as hers .
8. What time ( does the train leave/ is the train leaving ) tomorrow?
9. Her brother does nor enjoy ( playing / to play ) badminton.
10. Run ( fast/ fastly ) and you can catch the bus .
11. We are ( pleasing / pleased ) to hear that you passed the driving test .
12. Hung promised to try ( him / his ) best in learning English .
13. You,d better sent it by surface mail . It is ( much/ many) cheaper.
14. We should use cloth bags ( instead/ besides / apart/without ) of plastic
bags .
Exercise 4 Supply the correct form of the verbs in the bracket.
9. You should practice ( speak) ............................. English every day .
10. It (get) ............................... hotter and hotter in June .
11.The movie (start) ........................ at 8.15 this evening .
12. We already (finish) ............................... the first semester exams .
13. Mr Binh (learn) ............................ Chinese at school , but he
(forget) .......................... most of it .
14. If Mr. Lam (go) .......................to Paris next week ,
he(see) .......................... the Eiffel Tower .
15.His doctor advised him (give up) ............................
( smoke) ............................. .
16. By (work) ........................ day and night he succeeded in
(finish) ..........................the job in time .
17. There (be) ............................ many volunteers in SEA GAMES 22 nd
in Viet Nam in 2003 .
18. How long you ( know) ....................... Mrs Chi ?

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19.I (know) ......................... her for five years .
20. Your dog ever (bite) .................. anyone?
21.Yes , he (bite) ........................... a policemen last week .
22.We (not see) ............................ her since we (be) .............................
on holiday in Ha Long Bay.
23.Phuong (not finish) ................................... her homework yet .
24.Would you like some coffee ? I just (make) ....................... some.
25.She (feed) ............................. the cat yet ?
26.Yes , She (feed) .................................. it haft an hour ago.
27.The weather (become) ............................ colder and colder in
December.
28.He (cut) .............................. my hair too short .
29.Do not worry ; It (grow) ..................... again very quickly .
30.You (be) ................................ away?
Yes . I (go) ............................... to the country last Sunday .
31.They just (phone) ............................. to say that they (not
come) ..............................back till Friday night .
32.My uncle (nor visit) ................................ us since he
(move) ........................... to the new town .
Exercise 5 Rewrite the following sentences.
1. Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone .
Alexander Graham Bell was......................
2. Let,s meet inside the center , at the cafe corner.
How ...........................................................
3. You went to see the movie Dream City last night , didn,t you?
Did ........................................?
4. Sao Mai Movie Theater is near my aunt,s house .
Sao Mai Movie Theater is not ......................
5. I will telephone you tomorrow morning .

I will give ................................................................
6. You must stay in bed because of your illness. ( because)
Because he ..........................
7. The front yard is too small to play soccer in .
The front yard is not ............................
8. It is not necessary for you to set off early .
You do not .........................................................
9. Would you like me to call Linh ?
I will ...........................................................

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10.I had a cat once , but I do not any more .
I used .....................................................
11.His briefcase is red . My briefcase is red , too. ( like )
The color of .......................................
12.Hoa,s house is big . Minh,s house is big , too . ( same size)
Hoa,s house ...................................
13.It is hot today . It was hot yesterday . ( like)
The weather .......................................................
14.I am Vietnamese . She is Russian . ( different)
My nationality ................................................
15.She sings more beautiful than her sister . ( as ............as)
Her sister ........................................
16.We started living here fifteen years ago .
We have ........................................
17.The last time she visited me was five months ago .
She has not ............................................

18.I last wrote to my uncle in July .
I have not ..............................................................................
19.It is a long time since we became close friends.
We have .......................................................
20.Minh began to collect stamps in 2000 .
Minh has ...................................................................
21.It is three years since I last spoke to her .
I have not ................................................................
22.Tam does not type as fast as she used to .
Tam used ...............................................................

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Tuần 21+ 22
Ngày soạn:
Ngày giảng:
I.
Aims
- Help Ss to develop writing skill through the following type of
exercises:
Write a letter, Put the word in correct order to make meaningful
sentences.
- Enlarge the knowledge of vocabulary
II.
Preparations
- S: revise the old lesson
- T: read extra book, and write teaching plan

III. Exercises
I.
Use the word to write the letter
1
Dear Hoa ,
Dave / I / have / best holiday / our lives !
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We / be / Barbados / one / most lovely islands / Caribbean .

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Although / it / much smaller / Jamaica / there seem / be / much more / do /
Jamaica .
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Moreover / people here / seem / be / friendlier / those / other islands .
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We / stay / most modern hotel / I / ever / see .
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It / large / cool / and / many people / think / it / best hotel / island .
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It / comfortable / than / any / other hotels .

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Nearest beach / less / hundred meters / away .
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So / we / spend / lot / time / swim / sea .
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It / really good / and / I wish / you / be / here .
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21. Dear Thuy An
Thank you / lovely letter / tell me / your holiday .
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I / be / glad / hear / you / good time / family / Tam Dao Mountain Resort .
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I / just / have / wonderful holiday / cousins / Ha Noi.
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We drive / Ha Noi / Quang Ninh / and/ visit / lots / interesting places .
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We / saty / hotel / which / five minute-walk / sea .
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We / spend / most / time / swim / sea / and / lie / sun .
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We / hire / boat / sail / Ha long Bay/ visit / beautiful caves .
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We / a lot / photographs .
3. Dear sir,
We / now / plan / holiday / next summer .
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Holiday / begin / July 15th / we / return / July 29th
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My daughter / dislike / travel / coach / we / wish / go / air .
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We / expect / stay / hotel / east coast .
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We / grateful / you /send / information / details / charges .
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Yours sincerely,
E. Smith .
II. Put the words in correct order to make meaningful sentences
1 . information / bringing / entertainment / also / is / only / but / TV / not .
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2. village / the / definitely / better / life / the / changing / is / for / is .
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3. look for / more money / farmers / when / family / often / other work /
their / need / they / for .
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4. trying / facilities / governments / the poor / the world / / are / provide /
over / to / all / for .
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5.People / still / a / week / work / in / many / days / the country / seven .
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. 6.back / in . months / going / England / they / two / are / to .
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7. secondary / countryside / learning / schools / many / are / higher / in /
students
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8. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am .
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9. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he .

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10 struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / a / is / the farm / with / at .
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..........11. different / think / will / The journey / quite / I / be / from / what /
be / it .
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12. we / enjoyable / It / have / vacation / be / most / ever / the .
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..........13. brother / especially / sports / play / swim / My / soccer / like / and .
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14. tomorrow / with / go / Hue / celebrate / relatives / we / the festival / be /
our
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15. because / semester / parents / study / Tom,s / very sad / bad / every / be /
he
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IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
1. In the world , millions of old papers ( thrown / are throwing / are thrown /
threw ) away every day .
2. She was very sad ( not get / not to get / to not get / not getting) good

marks in the final tests .
3. The prefix re- in the word reuse means ( against /for / no / again) .
4. Farmers collect household and garden waste to make ( compost/ floor
coverings / glassware / pipes ) .
5. I ( met / was meeting ) a friend while I ( did / was doing ) the shopping .
6. I ( turned / was turning ) round and ( saw / was seeing ) Paula .
7. She ( wore / was wearing ) a bright red coat .
8. You ( always watch / are always watching ) television . You should do
something more active .
9. I ( paid/ was paying ) for my things when I ( heard / was hearing)
someone call my name .
10. We ( left/ were leaving ) the cafe and ( said / were saying ) goodbye.
11. This time last Monday we ( took/ were taking ) the final test .
12. Mr. Blair ( always goes / is always going ) to work by bus .
13. While we ( had / were having ) a drink , a waiter ( dropped / was
dropping ) a pile of plates .
14. John is never satisfied . he ( always complains / is always
complaining ) .
15. Liz is very ( interested / interesting / interest / interests) in the water –
fetching contest .
16. How do people decide ( who do win / do who win / who winning / who
wins ) the contest ?
17. He told me that he ( had already the film seen / the film had already
seen / had seen the film already / had seen already the film ) .
18. I telephoned the station to make ( sure / true / real / right ) of the time of
the train .
19. Many years ago , Christmas songs ( performed / were performed / were
performing / have performing ) for people in towns and villages.
20. Trung asked Minh ( if / has) hi lived in Quang Nam province.
21. Please show me how ( do / operate / to operate) this machine .

22. President H C M Mausoleum ( was completed / was completing ) on
August 29th , 1975.
23. I am very ( bored / boring) . Let,s go somewhere .
24. What ( happens / does happen) if I can not answer the question?

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25. Lam,s family decided ( to spend / spending ) their next vacation in Hoi
An .
26. The wall around his house was made ( by/ of ) clay .
27. Viet does not know exactly ( how many / how much ) friends to come to
his birthday party .
28. The boy did not know ( nothing/ anything ) about the PETRONAS
Twins Tower .
29. The Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt is the only one of the seven
( wonderful / wonders) of the world we can see today .
III. Give the correct form of the words in the bracket
30. By recycling we can save ..................... resources . ( Nature)
31. The scouts also help the ....................... and street children . ( Old)
32. Is there anything ....................... on TV tonight ? ( Interest)
33. This form must have the ....................... of the winter . ( Sign)
34. The child should be punished because of his bad....................... .
( Behave)
35. What is the correct ...................... of this word ? ( Pronounce )
36. His parents are very ..................... of him . ( Pride )
37. If your work is ......................... , You will get a raise . ( Satisfy)
38. We have decided to interview the best six .............................. for the
job . ( Apply)

39. Our main ............................ to export are nice , coffee and rubber .
( Produce )
40. The ...................... in this town are very friendly . ( Reside)
41. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been ........................ in the last few
years . ( Urban)
42. She received a lot of ...................... from her parents . ( Courage)
43. These shoes are smart , but they are very ................................ .
( Comfort)
44. Mr. Thanh is having ..................... for his bad back . ) Treat )
45. Years later , she passed me in the street without even the smallest sign
of ................. ( Recognize)
46. Two ................. from the group “ Friends of the Earth” are talking to the
students .( Represent)
47. There are more and more people concerning about ............................
pollution . ( Environment)
48. This knife is ............................... – It can not cut anything. ( Use)
49. It is contest in which ................... have to read two poems in English .
( Participate)

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