bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi tiếng anh lớp 8

Period 1: REVISION
Prepare: 6/ 9/ 2009
Teach: 9/ 9/ 2009
Classes: 8A, 8B
A. Objectives.
By the end of the lesson ss will review the following knowledge:
1. Present simple to talk about general truths.
o We use the present simple to express general truths.
For example.
• The earth moves around the sun.
• The moon goes round the earth.
• The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
• The bear sleeps during the winter.
• Today is Monday; tomorrow is Tuesday.
• Fish lives in the water.
• Water consists of main elements: Hydrogen and Oxygen
2. Use of “enough”.
o Enough is put before noun and after adjective.
For example
She hasn’t enough money to buy a new house.
There is not enough time to finish the test.
There wasn’t enough room for us to sleep
He has enough reasons to be angry.
S + V + Enough + N + To-infinitive
Enough + N + For + O + To-infinitive
The rope is not long enough.
She isn’t old enough to drive a car.
It is not old enough for her to drive a car.
I am fool enough to trust her.
S + Be + ADJ + Enough + To-infinitive
IT + Be + ADJ + Enough + For / Of + O + To-infinitive

* Khi trong c©u cã
very, too, quite, much, many
ta bá chóng ®i.
FOR CLASS 8A d) Too to
→
not…enough to:
Too young = not old enough; too boring = not interesting enough; too short = not tall enough
Ex: He is too young to be in my class. = He is not old enough to be in my class.
B. Exercises
I. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently.
1. a. happened b. looked c. played d. smiled
2. a. general b. global c. growth d. grape
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3. a. waited b. needed c. annoyed d. wanted
4. a. bought b. thought c. ought d. hour
II. Choose the best answer
1. The school is a bit far ……… my house.
a. from b. at c. to d. with
2. They are going to invite him ……….dinner tonight.
a. to b. for c. with d. at
3. Peter doesn’t talk much in public. He’s rather …………
a. kind b. reserved c. sociable d. humorous
4. Would you like ………… a message.
a. to leave b. leave c. leaving d. left
5. He spends most of his time……… charity work.
a. did b. to do c. doing d. both a & c are correct.
6. Don’t come in. please wait ……….for your turn.
a. inside b. outside c. downstairs d. upstairs.
7. Susan felt ……….since her boyfriend didn’t apologize for his coming late.
a. annoying b. annoyance c. annoyed d. annoys

8. I’m looking forward…….the summer vacation.
a. at b. for c. to d. None is correct.
9. Look! Nam is playing very well. He …………………
a. is winning b. is going to winc. will win d. wins
10. Did someone help you draw the picture ? – No, I did it …………
a. with one b. myself c. itself d. by me
11. A kitchen is not a(n) ………….place to play.
a. unsuitable b. unsuitability c. suitable d. suitability
III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake and correct
it.
1. Tom is in such a hurry that he didn’t stop in the traffic lights.
2. He worked with people who neither speak and hear.
3. The wardrobe is opposite to the desk.
4. Nobody likes him because he behaves bad.
5. Mary bought a new cooking yesterday.
IV. Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the
blanks.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland. He emigrated (1)………….Canada first and then to the
USA in 1870s. In America, he worked with (2) ………………at Boston University. Soon, Bell started
experimenting with ways of transmitting (3) ………… over a long distance. He worked with Thomas
Watson, his assistant. Bell and Watson conducted many experiments. He successfully demonstrated his
invention to the public at countless exhibitions, he invented the telephone. By 1877, the first telephone
was in (4)…………… use.
1. A. to B. from C. in D. over
2. A. mute deaf B. mute deafs C. deaf mute D. deaf mutes
3. A. speak B. speaking C. speech D. spoke
4. A. commerce B. commercial C. commercially D. commercialize
V. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence, using
(not)+adj+enough
1. My sister is old. She can drive a car.  My sister is old enough to drive a car.

2.This coat isn
’
t warm. Mary doesn
’
t wear it in the winter
 This coat isn
’
t warm
for Mary
to wear in the winter.
3.She is beautiful and intelligent (th«ng minh). She can become Miss World.
4.Mr Robinson isn
’
t rich. He can
’
t buy a house.
5. The worker is clever. He can make fine things from wood.
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6. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase.
7. The fire isn
’
t very hot. It won
’
t boil a kettle.
8. The ladder wasn
’
t very long. It didn
’
t reach the window.
9. You are not old. You can

’
t have a front-door key.
10. He didn
’
t have much money. He couldn
’
t live on it.
11. The weather was fine. We could go camping.
12. Those apples aren
’
t ripe. Peter can
’
t eat them.
13. The ice is quite thick. They can walk on it.
14. It was very hot. You could fry an egg on the pavement (vØa hÌ).
15. The weather is very cold. The farmers can
’
t work on the farm.
VI. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:
1. Vegetarians (not eat) ……………………………………… meat
2. What………………… you (do) ……………………………………… every night? – I (go)
………………………………………to my aunt’s house.
3. He (listen) ……………………………………… to music after school.
4. Most rivers (flow) ……………………………………… into the sea.
5. My father sometimes (buy) ……………………………………… vegetables at this market.
6. They (go) ……………………………………… fishing on Sunday.
7. Water (boil) ………………………………… … 100
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C.
FOR CLASS 8A

VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Peter is too young to see the horror film.
 Peter is not…………………………………
2. Her hair is long and black.
 She has ……………………………………
3. The theater is near Hoa’s house.
 The theater isn’t …………………………….
4. I’ll telephone you tomorrow evening.
 I’ll make ……………………………….
5. How about going to the movie tonight?
 Let’s ……………………………….
Period 2: Revision
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Prepare: 13/ 9/ 2009
Teach: / 9/ 2009
Classes: 8A, 8B
A.Objectives.
Ss review the following knowledge and then do exercises.
1. Be going to : dự định
o We use “be going to” to express plans or intentions in the near future, it is sure to
happen.
For example
We are going to practice piano for two hours this evening.
She is going to travel abroad tomorrow.
o We also use “ be going to ” to predict.
For example
Oh, look ! it is going to rain. Look out, she is going to faint.
They are going to be married next May.
S + Be (am/is/are) + going to + Bare infinitive
2. Adverbs of place.

o We use adverbs of place to show the direction or position of people or things.
For example
He is not outside; Maybe he is inside.
They do not play football here; perhaps, they play there.
She is not upstairs; it is possible that she is downstairs.
Outside: bên ngoài Inside: bên trong
Here: ở đây There : ở đó
Upstairs: ở trên lầu Downstairs: ở dưới lầu
o We can also use prepositon phrases to show place: in, on, at, behind, in front
of, to the left of, to the right of, on the right, on the left.
For example
We are sitting in the room.
She stays at home
The book is on the desk.
She stands behind me
Put the chairs in front of the board.
Grow flowers to the left of the house.
Keep standing on the right.
3. C©u hái ®¸p ®Æc ®iÓm cña ai ®ã.
- What does she look like? – She is slim and beautiful. She has full lips and a small nose.
- What do they look like? – They are big and tall. They have short brown hair.
For class 8 a
4. TrËt tù cña c¸c Adj.
Adj quan ®iÓm (beautiful, ugly ) > Adj kÝch thíc (small, big ) > Adj tuæi (old,
young )
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> Adj h×nh d¸ng (tall, straight ) > Adj mµu s¾c (red, black ) > Adj xuÊt xø
(Vietnamese )
> Adj chÊt liÖu (cotton, nylon ) > Danh tõ
I. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently.

1. a. permitted b. intended c. missed d. invented
2. a. last b. make c. take d. date
3. a. energy b. prefer c. envelope d. level
4. a. boring b. holding c. most d. go
II. Choose the best answer
1. Each of us ………a different character.
a. have b. is having c. has d. are having
2. A cat is lying ………a rug.
a. in b. on c. under d. over
3. There is a bookshelf …… the let of the room.
a. at b. in c. on d. of
4. What was wrong with you ? Why ……………….go to the hospital ?
a. had to you b. did you have to c. must you d. did you must
5. Do you ……………any help ?
a. want b. have c. wish d. need
6. Let’s ………… the graduation ceremony in a beautiful restaurant !
a. celebrate b. celebrating c. celebrated d. celebrates
7. My mother told me to study ………
a. hardly b. good c. bad d. hard
8. There are ………… stars in the sky in the evening.
a. count b. countless c. counted d. counting
9. We’ll organize a party …….May 27
th
.
a. between b. in c. on d. at
10. It …………Lan 20 minutes to go to school by bike.
a. take b. will take c. is taking d. takes
III. Arrange the following words into a complete sentence.
1. He / study / ought / harder / to.
2. He / telephone / invented / 1877 / in / the / first.

3. Thu / interested / singing / in / very / is .
4. The weather / enough / fine / is / for them / a picnic / to have / in the countryside.
5. They / going / are / to / build / a / school / new / in my neighborhood.
6. I / think / shouldn’t / you / put / into the electric socket / the knife.
7. Viet / in the center / lives / of / Hanoi.
8. He / his / loves / room / much / very.
For class 8a
IV. Arrange the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.
1. Mrs Thanh has (black/ long / straight) hair.
 Mrs Thanh has
long straight black
hair.
2. It is a (wooden / round) table.
3. She is wearing a (green / new / beautiful) dress.
4. What a (sunny / lovely) day!
5. My uncle lives in a (old / lovely / small) house.
6. That girl has (blue / nice / big) eyes.
7. He gave me (black / leather- da thuéc) gloves.
8. My teacher has a (round / pink / small) face.
9. It
’
s a (small / metal / black) box.
10. This box is (white / heavy)
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III. Use the correct form of the verbs.
1. I’ve made up my mind. I (change) my job.
2. What you (do) this weekend? I’m not sure yet.
3. What you (wear) at the party on Saturday?
4. I haven’t decided yet, what about you? You (wear) your new black dress?
5. Nga and Hoa (see) a movie tonight.

6. He decided he (not leave) school this summer.
7. What you (do) next summer vacation? – I (visit) my grandfather in Nha Trang.
8. My parents (come) here on Sunday. Would you like to meet them?
9. Sue can (speak) Vietnamese very well.
10. Mozart (write) more than 600 pieces of music.
11. We usually (go) to the library three times a week, but last week we (go) twice.
12. Alexander Graham Bell (introduce) the telephone in 1876.
13. Yesterday I (be) busy, so I (not / have) time to phone you.
14. Would you like (come) to dinner tomorrow?
15. Nam (write) a letter to his friends at the moment.
REVISION 3
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Prepare: 13/ 9/ 2009
Teach: / 9/ 2009
Classes: 8A, 8B
A.Objectives.
Ss review the following knowledge and then do exercises.
I. Reflexive pronouns
o We use reflexive pronouns to emphasize for Subject’s actions. It can stand after main
verb or object of main verb.
For example
He himself answered the phone, not his secretary.
He answered the phone himself.
o Reflexive pronoun usually refer to the subject of a sentence.
He looked at himself in the mirror.
o If we put reflexive pronoun after “ by ”, it means “ alone ”.
She lives by herself.
You must sleep by yourself tonight.
o The summary of reflexive pronouns
I myself ( tự tôi )

You yourself ( tự bạn )
He himself ( tự anh ấy )
She herself (tự cô ấy )
It itself ( tự nó )
You yourselves ( tự các bạn )
We ourselves ( tự chúng ta )
They themselves ( tự bọn họ )
II. Modals: must, have to, ought to, should, may, can, could.
o Must and have to both express necessity. It has the same meaning “ phải ”
For example.
• All students must take the term exam.
• All students have to take the term exam.
(There is no other choice. The exam is required.)
o In everyday statements of necessary, have to is used more commonly than must. Must is
usually stronger than have to and can indicate urgency or stress importance.
For example.
• I’m looking for Sue. I have to talk to her about our lunch date
tomorrow. I can’t meet her for lunch because I have to go to a
business meeting at 1:00.
• Where is Sue ? I must talk to her right away. I have an urgent message
for her.
o Should and ought to have the same meaning “ nên ”: they express advisability.
For example.
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You should study harder.
You ought to study harder.
Drivers should obey the speed limit.
Drivers ought to obey the speed limit.
o Can (có thể) usually expresses the idea that something is possible because certain
characteristics or conditions exist. Can is also used to combine possibility and ability.

For example.
• Tom is strong. He can lift that heavy box.
• I can play the piano. I’ve taken lessons for many years.
• You can see fish at an aquarium.
• That race car can go very fast.
- For class 8a
o May also has the same meaning as can, but its degree is less than 50 % certain.
For example.
• I can walk to school. It’s not far.
• I may walk to school. Or I may take the bus.
o In affirmative sentences about past ability, could usually mean “ used to be able to”. The
use of could usually indicates that the ability existed in the past but does not exist now.
• When I was younger, I could run fast.
o Could can be used to make suggestions.
• Why don’t we go on a picnic?
• We could go on a picnic.
Modals + bare infinitive
B. EXERCISES.
I. Complete the following sentences with
have to
or
must.
1. We buy some food. We’ve got nothing for dinner.
2. My hair is dirty. I wash it.
3. You can’t always have things immediately. You be patient (kiªn nhÉn).
4. These cakes are very nice. You have one.
5. Come on! We hurry. We haven’t got much time.
6. This letter is very important. You read it.
7. We take an umbrella. It’s going to rain.
8. The windows are very dirty. I clean them.

9. At the end of the course, all the students do a test.
10. He doesn’t understand much English, so I speak very slowly to him.
II. Make questions for the underlined words.
1. Their guests left for home because it was very late.
2. Mr. and Mrs. Thanh are going to go to Brazil next year.
3. The secretary gave Mr. Green a lot of information.
4. The two men returned to the office at three o
’
clock .
5. My mother often goes to work by bus.
6. Her sister bought three pairs of stocking yesterday.
7. We must do all our homework in the evening.
III. Complete each sentence using a suitable
Reflexive pronouns
1. Bill fell down some steps but fortunately he didn’t hurt badly.
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2. Don’t worry about Tim and me. We can look after .
3. They had a great time. They really enjoyed .
4. Look at the picture on the wall. I drew it .
5. This exercise isn’t very difficult. Do it .
6. My brother can repair the bicycle .
7. My sister often looks at in the mirror.
8. Both boys taught to swim.
9. The dog hurt when it jumped over the fence.
10. You will cut with that knife if you are not careful.
IV. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently.
1. a. four b. flour c. resource d. pour
10. a. nice b. kind c. think d. fine
11. a. wanted b. laughed c. looked d. missed
12. a. who b. which c. while d. where

V. Choose the best answer
1. Tom ……… two packets of cigarettes a day.
a. smoke b. is smoking c. smoked d. smokes
2. Three hours ………not enough to finish the test.
a. are b. is c. was d. were
3. There was a big ………….after the World War II.
a. emigrate b. emigrating c. emigration d. emigrates
4. You ought to stop …………computer games.
a. to play b. playing c. played d. plays
5. Last night, I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last, they killed ……………
a. together b. each other c. themselves d. themselves
6. You seem ……….today.
a. happy b. happiness c. happily d. unhappily
7. He will be …… home ……….Sunday morning.
a. at / on b. from / in c. at / from d. to / until
8. I enjoyed listening ……… the radio when I was a child.
a. to b. on c. up d. at
9. The girl sitting ……….my father and Michael is my little sister.
a. on b. next c. between d. in
10. In Britain, people drive ……….the left……… the street.
a. on / in b. to / of c. in / in d. in / of
11. She isn’t used to ………….part in social activities.
a. a. take b. taking c. took d. takes
12. Can we ……….at yor house and go to the party together ?
a. meet b. come c. see d. find
VI. Arrange the following words into a complete sentence.
1. Mr. Quang / in / now / his / office/ is.
2. You / use / should / electricity / economically.
3. It / water / isn’t / necessary / for him / to / that tree / everyday.
4. They / going / to / are / see / movies / tonight.

5. He / proud / his wife / of / is.
6. The sun / in / rises / the east / and / in the west / sets.
VII. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Would you like (leave) ………….a message ?
2. Let’s ask him (phone) ……….me this afternoon.
3. I ( receive) ………….a letter from my old friend last week.
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4. You ought to (do) ………….more exercises.
5. You must (cover) ………….electrical sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them.
6. It is safe (keep) ………….medicine in locked cupboards.
Revision 4
Prepare: 27/ 9/ 2009
Teach: 1/ 10/ 2009
Classes: 8A, 8B
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A. Objectives.
Ss practice doing exercises
B. Exercises.
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada and
then to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell
started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance.
This led to the invention of the telephone.Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant. Bell and Watson
introduced the telephone in 1876. Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions. He died in
1922.
1) When was Alexander Graham Bell born?

2) When did he move to the USA?

3) Who was Thomas Watson?

4) When did Bell invent the telephone ?

5) when did he die?

II. Match the questions or statements in column A with the answers in column B
A B Answer
1. Why didn't Nam come to the
party?
2. Why were you late?
3. Why did Ha fail her English
test?
4. I am tired.

A.You ought to take a day off
B. Because she played games too much.
C. Because he had a lot of homework to
do.
D.Because we missed the first bus.
1………………
2………………
3………………
4………………
III. Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill the blanks.
1. The children are old enough to look after ……………………………
a. themselves b. ourselves c. herself d. for themselves
2. We ought ……………………………the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed.
a. put b. push c. to put d. to push
3. The calendar is ……………………………the clock, ……………………………the picture and
the lamp.

a. on / next to b. under / between c. behind / between d. above / on
4. Don't come in. Please wait ……………………………for your turn.
a. inside b. downstairs c. outside d. upstairs
IV. Do as directed
1. He is tall. He can play basketball. (using adj +enough to +infinitive)

2. The sun (rise)_______________in the east and (set)_____________in the west .(supply the correct
verbs form)
3. Please help me. I can’t do it _____________.(Fill a correct reflexive pronoun)
4. Van has a lot of homework in Math and she is going to have Math tomorrow.
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(Rewrite using Be going to )
=>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.Hoa failed her English test because she didn’t study hard.(Make question for und erlined words)
=> Why. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . …………………………
6.I failed my English test.(rewrite using the words given)
->You ought to……………………………………………………………….
V. Write a paragraph about Nhat, using the information in the box.
Name: Trinh Gia Linh
Age: 13
Appearance: tall, fat, long black hair
Characters: sociable, helpful, kind
Address: 27 Le Hong Phong Street, Chau Duc District
Friends: Lan, Thanh, Nhi
Family: mother, father and younger sister, Ngan
Her name is

Revision 5
Prepare: 11/10/ 2009
Teach: 17/ 10/ 2009
Classes: 8A, 8B
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A. Objectives
Students review the following knowledge and do exercises
1. Past simple tense: “ Used to”
o We use “ used to ” to express the past habits. But now they don’t exist any longer.
For example.
When she was a little girl, she used to swim in this river.
When we were in grade 7, we used to play soccer.
Used to (thường) + Bare infinitive
2. Prepositions of time: “ in , on, at, after, before, between ”
o In + (second / minute / hour / day / week / month / seasons / year )
 In 20 seconds, she will leave here.
 They start working in spring and end in summer.
 She always gets up at 5.00 in the morning.
 I was born in 1978.
o On + (holidays / days in a week / date)
• We are going to have a party for my mom on March 8.
• He has Math on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
o At + ( hour time )
• Minh goes to sleep at 10.00 p.m.
o After +(second/minute/hour /day/week/month/seasons/year)
o before +(second/minute/hour /day/week/month/seasons/year)
• After 20 seconds, she will leave here.
• They start working before Spring and end after Summer.
• She always gets up after 5.00 .

o Between … and
They will build my house between January and September.
B. Exercises
I. Find one word whose underlined part is pronounce differently from the others
1. A.novel B.movie C.lock D.socket
2. A.couch B.around C.ought D.house
3. A.cupboard B.drug C.dust D.put
4. A.knife B.children C.kind D.behind
5. A.cushion B.rug C.push D.include
6. A.reading B.seat C.bread D.steamer
7. A.cover B.over C.stove D.hold
II. Complete these sentences with used to or didn
’
t use to
1. I (go swimming) but now I don
’
t go swimming any more.
2. My father gave up smoking two years ago. He (smoke) a packet
of cigarettes a day.
3. There (be) a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago.
4. Mr An (not/drink) coffee when he was young but he likes it
now.
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5. Peter (have) a motorbike, but last month he sold it and
bought a car.
6. I (not/like) her but we are best friends now.
7. They came to live in the city last year. They (live) in a
small village in the country.
8. My sister (play) tennis a lot but she doesn
’

t play very
often now.
9. When I was a child I (not study) hard.
10. We (not/go) for a picnic last year.
III. Use “used to” to describe the changes:
0. She always gets up early in the morning.
 She used to get up late 5 years ago.
1. There are so many tall buildings in the center now.
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2. People are much richer these days.
>
3. There is much more traffic now.
>
4. People take holidays abroad these days.
>
5. People spend more money on entertainment nowadays.
>
6. People don’t smoke a lot these days.
>
7. People do exercise regularly these days.
>
IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. We ought the cushions on the couch.
a. put b. puts c. putting d. to put
2. You
’
ll cook dinner yourself.
a. ought to b. must c. should d.have to
3. What are you going at weekend?
a. do b. doing c. to do d. did

4. Let
’
s meet the cinema.
a. out b. outside of c. outside in d. outside
5. She often dresses herself.
a. makes b. make c. is making d. made
6. Mai the book at home yesterday.
a. left b. leave c. is leaving d. leaves
7. Students their homework after class.
a.have to doing b. have do c. have to do d. have to be done
8. The calender is the clock, the picture and the lamp.
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a. on / next to b. under / between c. behind / between d. above / on
9. We
’
ll organize a party 27
th
May.
a. between b. in c. on d. at
10. We
’
ve thought of going there .
a. ourselves b. myself c. by myself d. themselves
11. My father got up late this morning he stayed up late last night.
a. but b. because c. and d. so
12. I can
’
t eat any more. I
’
m too .

a. full b. empty c. hungry d. tired
13. We use a to fry eggs.
a. steamer b. rice cooker c. saucepan d. frying pan
14. He can
’
t find the on the shelf in the living-room.
a. cupboard b. magazine c. wardrobe d. rice cooker
15. Who the telephone?
a. invention b. inventor c. inventing d. invented
16. Your son isn
’
t tall to be a good basketball player.
a. too b. very c. so d. enough
17. You must put all dangerous objects out of children
’
s .
a. hands b. reach c. place d. fingers
18. What
’
s she doing? – She
’
s the floor.
a. doing b. sweeping c. dusting d. feeding
19. The Mercury is a .
a. thing b. object c. planet d. book
20. We from Chine to America to find work.
a. went b. moved c. emigrated d. left
V. Find one word whose underlined part is pronounce differently from the others
1. A. children B. chicken C. chair D. character
2. A. puts B. looks C. stops D. listens

3. A. matches B. marbles C. parties D. stoves
4. A. may B. face C. fat D. cake
5. A. love B. home C. come D. some
6. A. missed B. watched C. washed D. played
7. A. arranged B. demonstrated C. transmitted D. needed
Revision 6
Prepare: 25/10/ 2009
Teach: 28/ 10/ 2009
Classes: 8A, 8B
A. Objectives
Ss review the following knowledge and do exercises
1. Adverbs of manner.
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o We use adverbs of manner to modify main verb in a sentence, it stand behind intransitive
verb and behind objects of transitive verb.
Adjective + ly => Adv
m
Safe safely
Happy happily
Magical magically
Beautiful beautifully
For example.
• We learn how to drive safely.
• She sings beautifully
• I know he behaves badly.
• The child eats his bread quickly.
• Gillian angrily answered his question.
• He generously helps his friends.
2. Reported speech with “commands, requests & advice”
o Command ( câu mệnh lệnh )

Direct: He said to me. “Open the door.”
Indirect: He told me to open the door.
Direct: The doctor said. “Do more exercises.”
Indirect: The doctor told her / him / me to do more exercises.
(Tell + S.O + to-infinitive)
- We use “tell” to change a direct command into an indirect one.
- If reported verb is in the past form, we must change “tell” into “told”.
- Change bare-infinitive in direct speech into full-infinitive.
o Request ( câu yêu cầu )
Direct: He said to me. “ Could you help me ? ”
Indirect: He asked me to help him.
Direct: The doctor said. “ Can you do me a favor ?”
Indirect: The doctor asked me to do him a favor.
( Ask + S.O + to-infinitive )
- We use “ask” to change a direct request into an indirect one.
- If reported verb is in the past form, we must change “ask” into “asked”.
o Advice ( lời khuyên )
Direct: My teacher said to Lan. “ you should study harder ? ”
Indirect: My teacher advised Lan to study harder.
Indirect: My teacher told Lan that She should study harder.
( Advise + S.O + to-infinitive )
B. Exercises
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The moon ( go) around the earth, and the earth ( revolve) around
the sun
2. What Miss Hoa ( look) like?
She ( be) slim, and she ( have) wavy hair.
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3. You ( used) to play so much when you ( live) in the
countryside?

4. Yesterday Hoang ( spend) two hours ( repair) his computer set.
5. Miss Lan is in hospital.
- Yes, I know. I ( visit) her tomorrow.
6. Look at those black clouds. It ( rain)
II. Choose the best answer
1. You seem ……….today.
a. happy b. happiness c. happily d. unhappily
2. He will be …… home ……….Sunday morning.
a. at / on b. from / in c. at / from d. to / until
3. The girl sitting ……….my father and Michael is my little sister.
a. on b. next c. between d. in
4. Can we ……….at your house and go to the party together ?
a. meet b. come c. see d. find
5 She spends most of her free time volunteer work.
a. doing b. to do c. do d. for doing
6. He is to ride his bike to school.
a. not enough old b. enough not old c. not old enough d. enough old
II. Rewrite these sentences:
1. Minh said:” Please buy me a new book, Mom.”

2. Hoa said to her brother:” Please help me with my homework.”

3. I said:” Open your book , please,Miss Nga.”

4. Mr An said:” Please don’t make noise in class, Tom.”

5. “ Keep quiet during class time , Hoa” said Nam

6. He said :” Can you give me a pen , Tom.”

7. “Can you help me with my homework tomorrow? Hoa” Anh said

8. “ Can you turn off the TV , Marry” I said

9. “ Can you retell the story ,Hoa” Lan said

10. She asked Binh:” Could you show me the way to Hoi An, please.”

11. He said:’ Tan, you should practice speaking English everyday.”

12. She said:” We should read this sentence more carefully, Hung.”

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13. “You should prepare your lesson before going to school, Na.” Tam said

14. He said: “You should spend more time on your English, Miss Lien.”

15. Minh said:” You shouldn’t use your car too much time”

IV. Put in: at, on, in, after, before

or between.
1. Mozart was born in Salzburg 1756.
2. I haven’t seen Marry for few days. I last saw her Wednesday.
3. The price of electricity is going up November.
4. I’ve been invited to a party 14 February.
5. There are usually a lot of parties New Year’s Eve.
6. Saturday night I went to bed 11 o’clock.
7. I usually do all my homework going to school.
8. The course begins 7 January and ends April.

9. The weather is very hot June and August.
10. I’m busy just now but I’ll be with you I finish the work.
Revision 7
Prepare: 1/ 11/ 2009
Teach: / 11/ 2009
Classes: 8A, 8B
A. Objectives.
Students review the knowledge they have learnt from unit 1 to unit 4 and then do exercises
B. Exercises
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I. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently.
1. a. four b. flour c. resource d. pour
2. a. nice b. kind c. think d. fine
3. a. wanted b. laughed c. looked d. missed
4. a. who b. which c. while d. where
II. Choose the best answer
1. Tom ……… two packets of cigarettes a day.
a. smoke b. is smoking c. smoked d. smokes
2. There was a big ………….after the World War II.
a. emigrate b. emigrating c. emigration d. emigrates
3. You ought to stop …………computer games.
a. to play b. playing c. played d. plays
4. Last night, I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last, they killed ……………
a. together b. each other c. themselves d. themselves
5. You seem ……….today.
a. happy b. happiness c. happily d. unhappily
6. He will be …… home ……….Sunday morning.
a. at / on b. from / in c. at / from d. to / until
7. The girl sitting ……….my father and Michael is my little sister.
a. on b. next c. between d. in

8. Can we ……….at your house and go to the party together ?
a. meet b. come c. see d. find
9. She spends most of her free time volunteer work.
a. doing b. to do c. do d. for doing
10. He is to ride his bike to school.
a. not enough old b. enough not oldc. not old enough d. enough old
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Would you like (leave) ………… a message ?
2. Let’s ask him (phone) ……… me this afternoon.
3. I ( receive) ………… a letter from my old friend last week.
4. You ought to (do) ………… more exercises.
5. You must (cover) ………… electrical sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them.
6. It is safe (keep) ………… medicine in locked cupboards.
7. The moon ( go) around the earth, and the earth ( revolve) around the sun
8. What Miss Hoa ( look) like?
She ( be) slim, and she ( have) wavy hair.
9. You ( used) to play so much when you ( live) in the countryside?
10. Yesterday Hoang ( spend) two hours ( repair) his computer set.
11. Miss Lan is in hospital.
- Yes, I know. I ( visit) her tomorrow.
12. Look at those black clouds. It ( rain)
IV. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. a. waited b. needed c. annoyed d. wanted
2. a. sink b. knife c. fire d. rice
3. a. character b. fat c. happy d. classmate
4. a. joke b. local c. blond d. sociable
V. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. Each of us a different character.………
a. have b. is having c. has d. are having
2. There are stars in the sky in the evening.…………

a. count b. countless c. counted d. counting
3. Did someone help you draw the picture ? – No, I did it …………
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a. with one b. myself c. itself d. by me
4. A kitchen is not a(n) .place to play.…………
a. unsuitable b. unsuitability c. suitable d. suitability
5. Deaf-mutes can speak hear.
a. both and b. not only but also c. neither nor d. either or
6. Look! Nam is playing very well. He …………………
a. is winning b. is going to win c. will win d. wins
7. My grandmother didn’t use to to school when she was young.
a. go b. going c. went d. goes
VI. Read the pasage carefully then answer the questions.
Thomas Edison was a famous scientist. He was born in 1819 and died in 1931. He invented the electric bulb
and gramaphone.
When he was a boy at school, Edison asked a lot of questions. The teacher thought he was stupid and sent
him home. Edison’s mother taught him at home and he began to carry out a lot of experiments by gardening.
1. What did Thomas Edison invent?

2. Why did his teacher send him home?

3. Who taught him at home?

4. Did he carry out lots of experiments by gardening?

VII. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given.
1. I lived in the countryside once, but I don’t any more.
→ I used
2. John is too young to ride his bike to school.
→ John isn’t

3. Her hair is long and black.
→ She has
4. The weather wasn’t fine. We couldn’t go camping. ( combine the sentences, using “ enough”)
→
5. She has long black hair.
→ Her hair
6. My father is a careful driver.
> My father drives
7. Last summer, Julia got up early every morning.
> Last summer, Julia used
8. Let’s play soocer.
> Why don’t we ?
VIII. Make sentences, using the given words.
1. I/ use/ live/ farm/ when/ I/ small boy.

2. My mother/ not go/ school/ because/ have to/ stay home/ help/ family.

3. We/ not used/ have/ electricity/ when/ live/ countryside.

IX. Give the correct tense and form of the verbs in parentheses
1. Look at the black clouds. It (rain)
2. The Earth ( go) around the sun, and the moon ( move) around the Earth.
3. Children nowadays spend more time ( play) video games than reading books
4. The moon ( move) around the earth.
5. A friend of my sister ( call) her yesterday morning.
6. Hoa isn’t old enough ( go) to school.
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7. Miss Trang is in hospital.
- Yes, I know. I ( visit) her tomorrow.
Revision 8

Prepare: 7/ 11/ 2009
Teach: 11/ 11/ 2009
Classes: 8A, 8B
A. Objectives.
Students review direct speech and reported speech and then do exercises
I. C©u mÖnh lÖnh, yªu cÇu: (
Commands, requests
)
Nh÷ng c©u b¾t ®Çu lµ: (Please) V , (Please) Don
/
t V , Can/Could/Would you + V ?
1. C©u kh¼ng ®Þnh 2. C©u phñ ®Þnh
told (b¶o) told (b¶o)
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S + asked + sb
(o)
(ngời) + to V (yêu cầu, nhờ)
ordered (ra lệnh)
S + asked + sb
(o)
(ngời) not + to V (yêu cầu, nhờ)
ordered (ra lệnh)
II. Câu khuyên bảo (Advices)
Những câu có dùng các động từ: should, should not, ought to, ought not to
1. Câu khẳng định 2. Câu phủ định
S
1
+ said + S
2
+ should/ought to + V

S + advised + sb
(o)
(ngời) + to V
S
1
+ said + S
2
+ should not / ought not to + V
S + advised + sb
(o)
(ngời) + not + to V
III. Câu kể Câu phát biểu (Statements)
1. Câu khẳng định: S
1
+ said (+ that) + S
2
+ V (chuyển theo bảng chuyển động từ)
told sb
2. Câu phủ định: S
1
+ said (+ that) + S
2
+ (not) V (chuyển theo bảng chuyển động từ)
told sb
* CHú ý
* Khi chuyển sang câu gián tiếp phải chuyển các ĐTNX, ĐTTN, TTSH cho phù hợp với chủ ngữ hoặc tân ngữ giới
thiệu.
* Chuyển các trạng từ chỉ thời gian, không gian và các đại từ chỉ định.
* Động từ tờng thuật 1.
Tell

đòi hỏi phải có tân ngữ để chỉ ngời nghe.
Ex. He told me that he was late for school.
2.
Say
chúng ta không cần đề cập ngời nghe.
Ex. He said that he was late for school.
- Nếu muốn đề cập đến ngời nghe, thì phải dùng thêm giới từ
to
Ex. He said to me that he was late for school.
* Nếu động từ tờng thuật (
say,tell
) ở thì hiện tại đơn, thì của động từ trong mệnh đề
that
không đổi. Ex. He
says that he is playing football.
* Nếu câu trực tiếp diễn tả một sự thật vĩnh cửu, thì của động từ trong mệnh đề
that
không đổi.
Ex. The teacher said that the earth moves around the sun.
Chuyển các trạng từ chỉ thời gian, không gian và các đại từ chỉ định.
Trực tiếp Gián tiếp Trực tiếp Gián tiếp
Today That day Next Tuesday/week The following Tuesday/week
Tonight That night Last Tuesday The Tuesday before
Tomorrow The next day This That
Yesterday The day before These Those
Ago Before Here /There There
Now Then
Chuyển động từ
Trực tiếp Gián tiếp Trực tiếp Gián tiếp
Am / Is Was Must Had to

Are Were Can Could
Was/ Were Had been/ Was,
Were
Have / Has Had
Will Would V / V
s
/ V
es
V
ed
/ V
cột 2
Shall Should V
ed
/ V
cột 2
Had + V
ed
/ V
cột 3
; V
ed
/ V
cột 2
May Might Had + V
ed
/ V
cột 3
Had V
ed

/ V
cột 3
Một số động từ không đổi would, could, might, should, ought to.
B. Exercises
I. Find one word whose underlined part is pronounce differently from the others
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1. A. equip B. escape C. excite D. excellent
2. A. bowl B. folk C. own D. wisdom
3. A. festival B. rest C. upset D. wise
4. A. excited B. grazed C. owned D. tied
5. A. lamps B. objects C. scissors D. sinks
6. A. matches B. rags C. straws D. stories
7. A. sauce B. easy C. safe D. seem
II. Change the sentences in to reported speech
1. Their mother said to them, “Don
’
t make so much noise.”
>
2. The traffic policeman said, “Show me your driving licence, please?”
>
3. Mrs Jacson said to Tim, “Could you give me a hand, please?”
>
4. The lifeguard said, “Don
’
t swim out too far, boys.”
>
5. Nam said to the taxi driver, “Please turn left at the first traffic light.”
>
6. She said to her son, “Go straight upstairs and get into bed.”
>

7. The policeman said, “Don
’
t touch anything in the room.”
>
8. Mary said to John, “Can you carry my suitcase, please?”
>
9. “ Don’t come back before one o’clock.” my brother said.
>
10. “Please help us.” they said to us.
>
11. “You should stay in bed for a few days.” the doctor said to Mr Robinson.
>
>
12. She said to her daughter, “You ought to keep your body warm.”
>
>
13. Mrs Linda said to her husband, “ You shouldn
’
t drink alcohol or smoke.”
>
14. Our doctor said to us, “You ought not to eat fatty food.”
>
>
15. My mother said, “You should take a little hot milk before sleeping.”
III. Choose the best option
1. She asked her children .
a.to stop playing b.stop to play c.stop playing d.stopping to play
2. His parents are always pround him.
a.about b.of c.on d.with
3. I know you worked really this semester.

a.hardly b.good c.bad d.hard
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4. Mary was born in France. French is her .
a.mother tongue b.first language c.foreign language d.a and b
5. She advised me late.
a.not b.not to be c.not be d.not being
IV. Choose the word which does not belong to the same group.
1. A.poor B.good C.excellent D.satisfactory
2. A.term B.period C.holiday D.semester
3. A.work B.study C.play D.learn
4. A.History B.Physics C.Biology D.Chemistry
5. A.pleasent B.difficult C.enjoyable D.interesting
V. Change the sentences in to reported speech
1. He said to her, “You are my friend.”
>
2. Jonny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”
>
3. Tam said, “New York is bigger than London.”
>
4. The children said, “We play soccer every after school.”
>
5. “Please lend me your dictionary, Quang,” said Hoa.
>
6. “Can you help me with my homework?” Minh said to her sister.
>
7. “Please don
’
t talk during the test,” Mrs Lan said to the students.
>
8. “You should practise speaking English everyday,” the teacher said.

>
9. “You shouldn
’
t translate each sentence into Vietnamese,” my brother told me.
>
10. I said to her, “You ought to guess the meaning of the word before looking it up in the dictionary.
Revision 9
Prepare: 15/ 11/ 2009
Teach: 18/ 11/ 2009
Classes: 8A, 8B
A. Objectives
Students review the following knowledge and do the exercises below
1. Present simple with future meaning
o We are be also able to use the present simple to express the future meaning. It is exact to
happen. It’s relative with “ Calendar, timetable, program ”
For example.
• The exhibition opens on January 1
st
and closes on January 31
st
.
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• The concert begins at 7.30 and ends at 9.30.
• We leave tomorrow at 11.15 and arrive at 17.50.
• The flight A320 flies to Paris at 4.50 p.m.
• The train leaves the Hanoi Railway Station for HCMC at 12.30.
• We have Math, Physics and History tomorrow.
2. Gerunds
o Gerund is the “ing” form of a verb. It can be as “subject, object of verb or prep.
For example.

Playing tennis is fun.
We enjoy playing tennis.
Common verbs followed by gerunds
Enjoy (thưởng thức) appreciate (đánh giá cao) mind (phiền)
Quit ( từ bỏ) finish ( kết thúc) stop (dừng)
Consider (xem xét) discuss ( thảo luận) suggest (đề nghị)
like/ dislike/ love/ hate
B. Exercises
I. Choose the best option
1. I am enrolling (to / for/ in) the activities for this summer.
2. Let me (to get / getting / get) you an application form.
3. Could you (get/do/ make) me a favor, please?
4. What (can/ may/ need) I do for you?
5. What are you interested (on/ at/ in)?
6. Can I participate (in/ at/ to) this programmer?
7. What do you like (doing/ do/ to do) in your free time?
8. May I help you?- No, thank you. (I don’t need/ No need/ I’m fine)
9. I need a favor. – What can I (do/ make/ be) for you?
10.Are you (look/ to look/ looking) forward to the vacation?
II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1. Ba enjoys (go) to the circus.
2. Nam doesn’t like (play) football but he likes (watch) football matches on TV.
3. I hate (get) up early in the winter days.
4. My grandfather loves (talk) about the days when he was young.
5. After (learn) by heart the new English words, Hoa often writes them into her little notebook.
6. My younger brother is very good at (imitate) the voices of the other people.
7. My mother likes (decorate) the house.
8. Before (go) to bed, I often read a newspaper.
III, Gerund or Infinitive? Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs
1. Where do you want (go)?

2. What have you decided (do) ?
3. Don’t forget (send) me a postcard when
you’re on holiday.
4. You must stop (work) so hard. It’s bad
for you.
5. I don’t mind (travel) by train but I prefer
(fly).
6. I hate (get) up early in the morning.
7. The weather was nice, so I suggested
(go) for a walk by the river.
III. Rewrite these sentences
1. “You should wash your hands before having lunch, Nam” Mrs. Lan
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