Unit 1 My friends -Tiếng anh 8

UNIT 14 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
( Total : 5 periods )
I. Aims :
Helping students:
-To seek information.
- To recognize and correct mistakes.
-To prepare and complete questionnaire.
- To write a letter to a friend
II. Language contents:
1. Grammar:
1. Passive form: Be + past participle.
2. Indirect questions with “if” and “whether”.
3. Question words before to – infinitives.
4. Verb + to – infinitives.
2. Vocabulary:
Nouns Verb Adjectives
Edge god claim crystal-clear
Heritage jungle snorkel marine
Memorial ranger surround religious
Twin towers wonder suggest royal
Clue pyramid honor bored
Canyon breathtaking
temperate
III. Skills:
Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
IV .Unit allocation
Lesson 1
Getting started
Listen and read
- Reading to seek information.
Lesson 2

Speak & Listen - Practicing in asking and answering questions about places
and how to report them. Recognize and correct mistakes.
Lesson 3
Read Reading for detail about wonders of the world.
Lesson 4
Writing Write a letter to a friend.
Lesson 5
Language focus 1. Passive form: Be + past participle.
2. Indirect questions with “if” and “whether”.
3. Question words before to – infinitives.
4. Verb + to – infinitives.
Week: 30
th
Preparing Day: 30/03/2013
193
Period: 90
th
Teaching Day: 5/03/2013
UNIT 14 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 1 GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ
I. Objectives : By the end of the lesson students will able to seek information about a
language game to complete a summery.
II. Language contents:
1. Vocabulary:
2. Grammar:
III. Techniques: eliciting, describing, questioning & answering, role play.
IV. Teaching aids: pictures, cassette, sub board
V. Procedures :
Teacher's activities Students' activities
1. warm up

*Matching
? Match the name of these famous world landmarks
to the correct pictures
? Work in pairs
Gives feed back
2. Pre reading
*Ordering
Sets the scene: Nga, Nhi and Hoa are playing a
language game called guessing game. How does this
game work
? Rearrange the Statements in the right order of the
game
? Asks students to read the statements and put them
in the right order
How to play game the guessing game
1. B asks questions to find out who or what is
2. A think of famous person or play
3. B wins if he / she can guess the correct answer
4. A give B clue
5. B loses if he/ she can not guess the correct
answer
6. A can only answer “yes” or “no”
3. While reading
Asks students to open the book to read the dialogue
to check your ordering
Give feed back
2 4 1 6 3 5
*Gap fill
? Read the dialogue again and complete the summary
Match the name of these famous

world landmarks to the correct
pictures
Work in pairs
Listen
Rearrange the Statements in the
right order of the game
Asks students to read the
statements and put them in the right
order
Open the book to read the dialogue
to check the ordering
Read the dialogue again and
complete the summary on P 132
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on P 132
? Work in pair
Gives feed back
1. game
2. place
3. clue
4. Vietnam
5. America
6. Golden
7. right
8. Was
4. Post reading
* Matching
? Read the summary again
? Asks students to match the words in Column A with
Column B

A B
1. Suggest
2. Golden
3. clue
4. bored
a. a piece of information that helps
you discover the answer to a
question
b. What do you often feel when you
have nothing to do
c. make a suggestion
d. make a gold.
Gives feed back
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b
5. Home work
? Do exercise in to note books
5. Homework
-Do the exercise
-Prepare: listen and read.
Work in pair
Read the summary again
Asks students to match the words in
Column A with Column B
Do exercise in to note books

VI. Comments



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Week: 31
st
Preparing Day: 06/4/2013
Period: 91
st
Teaching Day: 9/4/2013
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UNIT 14 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 2 SPEAK & LISTEN
I. Objectives:
1. Education aim: Students should know about some wonders of the world
2. Teaching aim: By the end of the lesson, students can:
 know and understand more about famous places in Viet Nam and
all over the world.
 develop their speaking skill.
II. Language contents:
1. Vocabulary: Beauty spots vocabulary
2. Grammar: Reported Speech with “Yes – No” questions
III. Techniques: eliciting, describing, questioning & answering, role play.
IV. Teaching aids: pictures, cassette.
V. Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities
A. SPEAKING
1. Warm up
*Chatting
Gives some pictures about the words of the world
Asks students to answer some questions
Gives feed back
2. Pre speaking

* Matching
Gives poster
? Read the statements and the names of the famous
places in the box on P 133 and do the matching
? Work in pairs
Gives answer keys
1. Eiffel Tower
2. Mount Everest
3. Great Wall of the China
4. Big Ben
5. Empire State building USA
6. Phong Nha cave
3. While speaking
*Questions and answer Drill
Asks students to write “ Yes” or “No” questions
about the 10 places in the box using the information
in the matching
? Work in 2 groups
Gives feed back
4. Post speaking
* Write it up
Look at the pictures to answer some
questions
Read the statements and the names
of the famous places in the box on
P 133 and do the matching
Work in pairs
Write “ Yes” or “No” questions
about the 10 place in the box using
the information in the matching

? Work in 2 groups
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Choose groups’ answer to write the model (asking
and report)
Asks students to correct
B. LISTENING
1. Pre-listening:
Set up a context
T asks Ps to tell the names of some famous places.
Asking Ps to read the advertisement and pick out new
words.
T presents new words.
Southern : miền nam Northern : miền bắc
Inn (n) quán rượu Jungle (n): rừng rậm
Rainforest (n) rừng mưa nhiệt đới
crystal-clear water : nước trong như pha lê
coral (n): san hô snorkel (n) : lặn có ống thở
Ps read the new words
2. While-litening:
Task 1 :
T ask s Ps to listen then answer the questions
T plays the tape, Ps listen
Getting feedback: Ps give the answers, T corrects the
sentences.
Task 2 :
T asks Ps to listen again then answer T or F.
T plays the tape, Ps listen.
Getting feedback: Ps give the answers, T corrects the
sentences.
Task 3 :

Asking Ps to listen and underline the mistakes then
correct them.
T stops the tape at sentences containing the mistakes.
Getting feedback: Ps give the answers, T corrects the
sentences.
3. Post-listening:
Make an advertisement about a place that Ps know
* Homework
-Do the exercise
-Prepare: Unit 14 - Read.
Choose groups’ answer to write the
model (asking and report)
Correct
Do exercise in to note books
- Listen
-read the new words.
-listen and answer the questions.
Listen again
VI. Comments : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Week: 31
st
Preparing Day: 06/04/2013
Period: 92
nd
Teaching Day: 10/04/2013
UNIT 14 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 3 READ
I. Objectives:
1. Education aims: Students should know about some wonders of the world

2. Teaching aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to get some
knowledge about some wonders of the world
II. Language contents:
1. Vocabulary:
Compile(V), claim(V) honor, god, religion, royal, Ancient Greece, compile, hanging garden of
Babylon, statue of Zeus, Taj Mahal, Angkor Watt, Buddhist religious center, Royal capital
city.
2. Grammar: Reported Speech with “Yes – No” questions
III. Techniques: eliciting, describing, questioning & answering, role play.
IV. Teaching aids: pictures, cassette.
V. Procedures:
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Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1. Warm – up.
* Chatting :
- Ask students to tell about some wonders of the
world which they know and say where they are.
2. Pre – reading.
-Explain the new words
* Vocabulary :
Compile (v), claim (v), honor (v), god (n), religion
(n), royal (adj), Ancient Greece (n), hanging garden
of Babylon, statue of Zeus, Ta Mahal, Angkor Watt,
Buddhist religious center, Royal capital city.
* True- False prediction:
-Put the chart on the board
1. An Egyptian man compile a list of what he thought
were the seven wonders of the world .
2. The only surviving wonder is the Pyramid of
Cheeps in Egypt

3. Today ,we can still see the Hanging Gardens of
Babylon in present –day Iraq.
4. Angkor Watt was originally built to honor a Hindu
God.
5. In the early 15
th
century, the Khmer King chose
Angkor Wat as the new capital.
-Ask Ss to decide if the statements are true or false
-Write ss’ guess on the board .
3. While – reading.
-Ask students to read the text on page 134, to check
their guesses .
-Call on some students to correct the false statements
* Answer keys :
1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. False
* Multiple choice :
-Ask students to choose the best answers to complete
the sentences.
-Put the answers chart on the board.
-Read the statements aloud and make hand gestures
to show the missing words.
-Ask students to choose A, B, C, or D
- Correct and have ss write the right answers in their
notebooks.
* Answer key :
a. - C b. – A c. – D d. – B
Tell about some wonders of the
world and say where they are.
-Guess the meaning of the words

-Copy
-Look at the chart on the board
-Decide if the statements are true or
false .
-Read the text on page 134, to check
their guesses .Then correct the false
statements
-Correct themselves.
-Read the text again and choose the
best answers to complete the
sentences.
-Write the right answers in their
notebooks.
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4. Post – reading.
-Draw the grid on the board and have ss copy it.
-Ask ss to read the text again and fill in the grid with
the information taken from the text.
Wonders of the world Country
1. Hanging Garden of Babylon
2. ………………………………
3……………………………….
4……………………………….
5……………………………….
6……………………………….
Iraq
………………
………………
………………
………………

………………
-Call on some students to give their answers
1. Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq.
2. the Statue of Zeus in Greece.
3. the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.
4. the Great Wall of China.
5. the Taj Mahal in India.
6. the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
7. Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
5. Homework :
-Do the exercises in the workbook
-Prepare: write.
-Read the text again and fill in the
grid with the information taken from
the text.
- Give their answers
- Corect
VI. Comments:

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Week: 31
st
Preparing Day: 06/4/2013
Period: 93
rd
Teaching Day: 12/4/2013
UNIT 14 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 4 WRITE
I. Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students can:
 Write a letter to a friend about a place they have visited.
 Develop their writing skill.
II. Language contents:
1. Vocabulary: ranger (n), led (v), edge (n), canyon (n), inhabitant (n), magnificent (a),
breathtaking, temperate
2. Grammar:
III. Techniques: Eliciting, asking and answering, oral and written, …
IV. Teaching aids: pictures,….
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
.1. Warm up : * Play game “Networks”
- Play game.
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-Have SS give World Heritages.
- Ask the SS to work in pairs to prepare first,
then go to the blackboard to play the game.
2. Pre-writing
-Introduce the lesson.
. Today we will learn how to write a letter to a
friend telling him or her about your last trip to
a famous place. Firstly, you read Tim’s letter
to his friend.
-Introduce new words.
*Vocabulary :
-Canyon, Park ranger, Guided hike, Edge,
Original inhabitants.
-Have SS work in pairs, read the letter again
and insert the sentences in the correct blank.
-Let them cross-check the answers with their

partners.
-Call some SS to give the answers in front of
the class.
-Make correction Call some SS to read the
complete letter in front of the class.
* Keys.
1. C 3. D
2. B 4. A
3. While-writing
-Have SS base on Tim’s letter , now write a
letter to your friend telling him or her about
your last trip to a famous place.
- Ask the ss to work in pairs to give as
much as sentences for every point of the
letter as possible.
- Ask them to read their sentences loudly in
front of the class.
- Have the SS collect all the suitable
sentences to make their own writings.
+ Your letter should include :
• Place :
• Distance from your city :
• How to get there :
• Sights :
Pyramid of Cheops
World Heritages
-Listen to T’s introduction.
-Listen and repeat.
(chorally – individually)
-Complete the letter.

(group works)
- Cross-check
- Give the answers in front of the class.
- Read the complete letter in front of the
class.
-Write it
(Individually)
- Choose the best writing to write on a small
board to show in front of the class.
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• Weather :
• How you feel :
-Let them cross-check the letter with their
partners.
-Call some SS to read their complete letter in
front of the class.
-Make correction.
*Model Writing
Dear Nam,
How are you ? I was very happy to get your
letter.
My class has just come back from a trip to
Phong Nha Cave, a World Heritage Site in
Central Viet Nam. It’s very far from my house.
It’s over 1000 km from my house and it took us
26 hours to get there by car. We stayed in a big
hotel in Quang Binh.
Although it’s a summer day, it’s very cold and
dark inside. The guide showed us the history of
the limestone which made such magnificent

caves. We took many photographs with local
people there.
We came back to the hotel in the afternoon. We
swam in Nhat Le beach. It was really fantastic.
The water is clear and the sand is smooth.
We felt very happy after the trip. I enclose a
photo that I took during the trip. I hope you
like it.
I am looking forward to hearing from you
soon.
Your friend,
Hoa
4. Post-writing
- Have students read and insert the missing
information into the letter.
Dear Hoa,
I was very happy to receive your letter.(1)
_________ My family have just come back
from a trip to Nha Trang beach. (2)
____________. It was a wonderful trip and we
had a lot of memories there. We went
swimming every morning with my Mom. It is a
very nice beach with white sand and crystal-
clear water. (3) _______________
-Cross-check
- Read their complete letter in front of the
class.
-Fill in the missing information into the letter.
missing information into the letter.
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What about your plan for summer vacation?
Are you doing anything special?
Write and tell me soon.
(4) _______________
Your friend,
Mai
A. It is a beach in Khanh Hoa province and
about 300 km from Lam Dong.
B. I am looking forward to hearing from you .
C. We built several sand castles on the beach
and took many photographs as well.
D. And I was even happier to know that you
have successfully passed your exam.
-Call some SS to give the answers in front of
the class.
-Make correction.
-Say again the main content of the letter.
5. Homework
-Learn new word
-Write a letter to your friend to tell the last
trip you joined.
-Prepare: Language focus.
- Give the answers in front of the class.
- Explain the answers.
* Keys
1. D 3. A
2. C 4. B
-Say the main content of the letter.
-Write down the task.
VI. Comments.

Week: 32nd Preparing Day: 13/04/2013
Period: 94
th
Teaching Day: 16/04/2013
UNIT 14 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Lesson 5 LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students can:
 Review the knowledge they learned.
 Students practice sentence transformation and sentence building.
II. Language contents:
1. Vocabulary: summit (n), ñænh cao; expedition (n)
2. Grammar:
- Passive form: Be + past participle.
- Indirect questions with “if” and “whether”.
- Question words before to – infinitives.
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- Verb + to – infinitives
III. Techniques: Eliciting, asking and answering, oral and written, …
IV. Teaching aids: pictures,….
V. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1 Warm up : *Play game “Slap the board”
Sydney Opera
House The Eiffel Towel
The Statue of Liberty
Mount Everest
Phong Nha cave
Activity 1 : The passive form

-Have SS say again the structures of the passive
form in the simple past.
• S + was / were + V-ed 2(pp) + . . . + (by 0 )
-Have SS do exercise 1. Complete the sentences.
Use the passive form of the verbs in the box.
-Call some SS to read the complete sentences in
front of the class.
-Make correction.
* Keys
b) The first and longest section of the Great wall of
China was constructed between 221 and 204 BC.
c) was designed
d) was presented
a) was reached
Activity 2 : Direct speech -> Indirect speech.
-Have SS say again the way to change direct
speech into indirect speech.
- Give the structure of Indirect Questions
S + asked + O + if/whether + S + V(simple past)
-Have SS report the questions Nhi asked Nga.
* Example
a) Do you know My Son,Nga ?
-Play game.
(work in groups)
-Say it again.
-Work in groups / pairs.
- Read the complete sentences in front
of the class.
- Say again it .
- Listen to the teacher.

-SS pay attention to the structure.
- Report the questions Nhi asked Nga.
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=> Nhi asked Nga if she knew My Son.
=> Nhi asked Nga whether she knew My Son.
* Keys
b)Nhi asked Nga if/ whether it was far from Ha
Noi.
c) Nhi asked Nga if/ whether My Son was in
Quang Nam province.
d) Nhi asked Nga if/ whether many peo[ple lived
at My Son.
e) Nhi asked Nga if/ whether many tourists visited
My Son every year.
f) Nhi asked Nga if/ whether she wanted to visit
My Son one day.
-Call some SS to write correct sentences on the
board.
-Make correction.
Activity 3 : Question words before to- infinitives
-T gives an example, explains it and guides SS to
do.
+ Structure :
. S + V (O) + question word + to- infinitive.
* Example
a) tell / how / go / there.
-> Nga told Nhi how to go there.
- Write the complete sentences on the board.
* Keys
b) Nga showed Nhi where to get tickets.

c) Nga pointed out Nhi where to buy souvenirs.
d) Nga advised Nhi how to go from My Son to Hoi
An.
a) Nga told Nhi what to do there during the visit.
-Call some SS to write the complete sentences on
the board.
-Others say them again in front of the class.
-Make correction.
Activity 4 : Verb + to – infinitive / bare-infinitives.
-Have SS look at examples and give form of verbs.
• Verb + to – infinitive.
* Example
I decided to come back to my hometown.
It started to rain very heavily.
Lan tried to finish her essay in time.
-Write their sentences on the board .
- Write correct sentences on the board.
-Listen to the teacher
-SS pay attention to the structure.
-Write the complete sentences on the
board.
-Others say them again in front of the
class
-Listen to the teacher
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-Have SS complete the passage. Use either the to-
infinitive or the bare infinitive form of the verbs in
brackets.
-Let them cross-check the answers with their
partners.

-Call some SS to give the answers in front of the
class.
-Make correction.
• Keys.
1. to jog 5. to reach
2. go along 6. to continue
3. to gather 7 . get
4. to rain
Production.
-Have SS say all structures.
+ The passive form
+ Reported Speech with IF and Whether
+ Question words before to- infinitive.
+ Verb + to – infinitive.
* Homework
- Review from unit 12 to unit 14.
- Do the given exercises.
- Prepare to do the forty-minute test
-Work in groups.
-Complete the passage. Use either the
to-infinitive or the bare infinitive form
of the verbs in brackets.
- Cross-check
- Give the answers in front of the class.
-Say them again/ make sentences.
-Say all structures which they have just
learnt
And make some sentences for each
structure.
V. Comments

Week: 32nd Preparing Day: 14/03/2013
Period: 94
th
Teaching Day: 17/03/2013
CONSOLIDATION 4
I. Objectives :
Reviewing and checking what knowledge Ss have learnt.
By the end of the test help teacher to understand what they teach and what Ss get knowledge.
II. Language contents:
1. Vocabulary: From Unit 12 to 14
2. Grammar: From Unit 12 to 14
III. Techniques: Eliciting, asking and answering, oral and written, …
IV. Teaching aids: pictures,….
III procedures.
Activity 1 PASSIVE FORM ( Caâu bò ñoäng )
BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
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Active : S + V + O
Passive : S + be + Vpp + by Agent .
1. Passive in The Simple Present : (câu bò động thì hiện tại đơn )
S + am / is / are + Vpp + by Agent
Eg : Active : Lan cleans this table evey day
Passive: This table is cleaned every day by Lan .
2. Passive in The Simple Past : (câu bò động thì quá khứ đơn )
S + was / were + Vpp + by Agent
Eg : Active: He built this house in 2001
Passive : This house was built by him in 2001

4. The Eiffel Tower …………. . in 1889
A. was designed B. designed C. is designed D. designs
3. Passive in The Simple Future : (câu bò động thì tương lai đơn )
S + will + be + Vpp by Agent
Eg; Active : The garage will repair my car tomorrw
Passive : My car will be repaired tomorrow
4. Passive in The present Perfect : (câu bò động thì hiện tại hoàn thành )
S + Have/ Has + Been + Vpp + by Agent
Eg: Active : Hoa has done the test for an hour
Passive : The test has been done by Hoa for an hour
5. Passive with Modal Verbs : (câu bò động của động từ đặc biệt )
modal verbs : đtđb gồm : can –could – will – would – may – might – ought to – must
S + Modal Verbs + Be + by Agent .
Eg; Active : Lan should make the cake
Passive : The cake should be made by Lan .
Activity 2 .PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE : ( thì quá khứ tiếp diễn )
* Nhận biết : trong câu thường có các từ : at… o’clock last/yesterday . một hành động đang
xảy t một thời điểm xác đònh trong quá kh , hoặc một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ thì
một hành động khác xen vào ….
S + Was / Were + V-ing + O
+ Chú ý : I / He / She / It / Lan + was
We / You / They + were
S+ was/were + V-ing _ when _ S + V-ed/c2
S + V-ed/c2 _ While _ S+ was/were + V-ing
7. I visited you while you .………. to school
A. was going B. went C. is going D. go
Chú ý:Vế có when chia động từ quá khứ đơn,vế còn lại chia quá khứ tiếp diễn:(was/were+V-
ing).
-Vế có while chia quá khứ tiếp diễn : (was/were + V-ing),vế còn lại chia quá khứ đơn :(V-
ed/c2)

Eg : He was sleeping when I came .
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He listened to music while We were sleeping
* Negative
S + Was / Were + Not + V-ing + O
* Question:
Was / Were + S + V-ing + O ?
Activity 3 REPORTED SPEECH : câu tường thuật
1. Repored the statements : tường thuật lại câu khẳng đònh
S + said + S + V (simple past ) ………
Eg : Lan said “ I am tired , so I stay at home “
-> Lan said she was tired , so she stayed at home
2. Reported “ Yes or Ne question” ; tường thuật lại câu hỏi “ yes or no “
S + asked + O + if / Whether + S + V (simple past ) ………
Eg: Hoa told to Nam “ do you finish your homework ?
Hoa asked Nam if he finished his omework .
*. Homework
-learn by heart structures
-prepare: the test
VI. Comments



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Week: 32nd Preparing Day: 12/04/2013
Period: 88
th
Teaching Day: 19/04/2013
TEST IV

I. Objectives.
1. Theme: RECREATION
2. Topic: - Holidays and vacations, festivals
3. Speaking
Ask and respond to questions.
4. Writing:
Using words cues.
Rewrite sentences.
5. Reading:
- Read a passage 50-80 words about place.
6. Language focus:
-Tenses: present simple, past simple, present progressive, future simple
-Modal verbs, prepositions, suggestions, so as to, requests, passive voice, V-ed and V-ing
participle.
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II. Test Specification
Language
focus
Topic Input Test type No. of items Weightin
g
Grammar and
vocabulary
. Holidays
and
vacations,
festivals
Gapped sentences. Multiple
choice items.
16 items/
0.25 mark for

each item.
30%
Reading -Invention 1 factual texts 50- 80
words.
Complete the
passage
-8 items/
0.25 mark for
each item. 20%
Writing -rewrite
these
sentences
.
passive voice Rewrite the
sentences.
- Use cue
words to write
sentences
4 items/ 0.5
mark for
each item.
20%
Listening Traveling Fill in the gaps Fill in the
gaps
4 items/ 0.25
mark for
each item.
20%
Pronunciation A First
aid

course,
recycling
and
places
Multiple choice
items.
Multiple
choice items.
4 items/ 0.25
mark for
each item.
10%
III. Testing
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Test No. 1
I. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences: (4 pts )
1. Ba ……………….a shower at eight o’clock last night.
A. is taking B. took C. takes D. was taking
2. ……………. Hoa was eating, the phone rang.
A. When B. Where C. While D. Which
3. Angkor Wat is one of the largest …………… in the world.
A. churches B. pagodas C. temples D. houses
4. I don’t know how ……………. the game.
A. playing B. to play C. played D. play
5. He said a new pipe very expensive.
A. are B. is C. were D. was
6. Thank for inviting me to the …………… festivals.
A. rice-cooking B. cooking- rice C. rice cooking D. cooking rice
7. The pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven of the world.
A. pyramids B. temples C. landmarks D. wonders

8. Bao …………… his homework.
A. is always forgetting B. forgets
C. forgot D. has forgotten
9. Millions of Christmas cards ……………… every year.
A. send B. are sent C. are sending D. were sent
10. She decided …………… for a run.
A. go B. going C. to go D. went
11. I’d like to visit Australia because Australian people are very ………………
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A. friend B. friendliness C. unfriendly D. friendly
12. It’s not easy to find a cheap ……………… at busy times.
A. accommodation B. accommodate accommodating D. accommodated
* Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others.
13. A. arrive B. sight C. island D. prison
14. A. who B. what C. where D. which
15. A. Christmas B. character C. school D. church
16. A. hour B. honor C. honest D. how
II. READING
1. Read the passage choose true ( T) or false ( F) (1 pt)
London is Britain
’
s biggest city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of
historic building and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best
museums in the world. London is very crowded in summer. It is a popular city with foreign
tourists and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and
department stores. London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourists
to get around.
1…………. London has historic buildings and churches
2………… Most of the best museums in the world are situated in London
3………… London is not busy in summer

4………… It
/
s not easy for tourists to travel around London
2. Read the passage then answer the questions (1 pt)
Viet Nam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It’s officially known
as TET NGUYEN DAN or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteenth.
The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the
holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses cook special food clean and make
offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New
Year coming up. Then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season.
1. When does the Lunar New Year begin?

2. What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?

3. What do people do on the New Year’s Eve?


4. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?

III. WRITING
1. Rewrite the following sentences: (1.pt)
a. “Do you have many new friends?”, I asked Hoa
I asked Hoa……………………………………………………
b. Tom said: “ I will go to Ha Noi”
Tom said that ………………………………
c. The player kicked the ball into the goal.
à The ball…………………………………………….
d. She has built that house since 1999.
That house…………………………………………………………………….
2. Use the words to complete the sentences. ( 1 pt)

a. Lan / enjoy / learn English

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b. Yesterday/ Nhi / decide/ go / Da lat

IV. LISTEN
Listen to the conversation and fill in the gaps. (2 pts)
1. Mrs. Robinson wants ………… to go to the flower market.
2. Mrs. Robinson wants some marigolds because they are ……………. at Tet.
3. Mrs. Robinson wants Liz to buy a packet of ………………….
4. Mrs. Robinson is asking Mrs. Nga how to make ………………
Test No. 2
I. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences: (4 pts )
1. Angkor Wat is one of the largest …………… in the world.
A. churches B. pagodas C. temples D. houses
2. Thank for inviting me to the …………… festivals.
A. rice-cooking B. cooking- rice C. rice cooking D. cooking rice
3. The pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven of the world.
A. pyramids B. temples C. landmarks D. wonders
4. Bao …………… his homework.
A. is always forgetting B. forgets
C. forgot D. has forgotten
5. Millions of Christmas cards ……………… every year.
A. send B. are sent C. are sending D. were sent
6. She decided …………… for a run.
A. go B. going C. to go D. went
7. Ba ……………….a shower at eight o’clock last night.
A. is taking B. took C. takes D. was taking
8. I’d like to visit Australia because Australian people are very ………………
A. friend B. friendliness C. unfriendly D. friendly

9. It’s not easy to find a cheap ……………… at busy times.
A. accommodation B. accommodate accommodating D. accommodated
10. I don’t know table-tennis. Can you show me?
A. what to play B. how to play
C. how play D. how to playing
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11. He said you pay then.
A. have to B. had to C. must D. have
12. Lan arrived at school, the school drum was sounding.
A. When B. Which C. Where D. Why
* Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others.
13. A. church B. character C. school D. Christmas
14. A. hour B. honor C. how D. honest
15. A. arrive B. prison C. island D. sight
16. A. who B. what C. where D. which
II. READING
1. Read the passage choose true ( T) or false ( F) (1 pt)
London is Britain
/
s biggest city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of
historic building and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best
museum in the world. London is very crowded in summer. It is a popular city with foreign
tourists and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and
department stores. London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourists
to get around.
1…………. London has historic buildings and churches
2………… Most of the best museum in the world are situated in London
3………… London is not busy in summer
4………… It
/

s not easy for tourists to travel around London
2. Read the passage then answer the questions. (1 pt)
Viet Nam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It’s officially known
as TET NGUYEN DAN or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteenth.
The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the
holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses cook special food clean and make
offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New
Year coming up, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season.
1. When does the Lunar New Year begin?

2. What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?

3. What do people do on the new year’s Eve?

4. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?

III. WRITING
1. Rewrite the following sentences: (.1pt))
a. “Is Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province?”, I asked my father.
I asked my father……………………………………………………
b. Tom said: “ I will visit my grandparents”
Tom said that ………………………………
c. They separated the rice from the husk.
à The rice …………………………………………….
d. He has built his house since 1999.
His house …………………………………………………………………….
2. Use the words to complete the sentences.(1 pt)
a. Mr. Robinson / decide / go / for a run / yesterday.

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b. He though he might / go / around the lake

IV. LISTEN
Listen to the conversation and fill in the gap.
1. Mrs. Robinson wants ………… to go to the flower market.
2. Mrs. Robinson wants some marigolds because they are ……………. at Tet.
3. Mrs. Robinson wants Liz to buy a packet of ………………….
4. Mrs. Robinson is asking Mrs. Nga how to make ………………
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