IMPROVING EXERCIS

IMPROVING EXERCISE (Week 1)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / a:/ - / / - Stress in two/ three-syllable words

W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive
B. EXERCISES

I. Pronunciation and stress :
1. mother
love
office
one
2. family
start
ask
father
3. change teaching chemistry children
4. Physics History Biology Chemistry
5. children
student professor teacher
6. opinion
semester nervous relax
II. Grammar
A. Use a suitable form of tenses
A: Do you enjoy (7.be) …………….…at university ?
B: Yes, I do. Although I often miss (8.see) …………………………..my old school friends.
A: Don’t you mind (9.travel) ………………..… so fast every day ?
B: No, it only takes me an hour or so (10. get )…………..…..there. Sometimes I manage (11.
work)…………...on the bus.
A: Don’t you find all the noise and people prevent you from ( 12.concentrate )………………
B: Not really. I usually do a bit of reading. Are you still at school or have you got a job ?
A: I’m still at school. I hope (13. go ) ………..………….. to university next year, but I haven’t

applied anywhere yet.
B: You should apply soon. It’s getting late. B : Where would you advise me (14.apply )
…………...?
A: What subject are you studying ?
B: Maths and Physics. I want (15. study ) ……………………..Physics at university.
A: I would recommend (16. apply ) …………………….…..to Newton University.
B. Choose the best Wh- questions :
17. To ……………are you talking ? ( whom, who, whose, that )
18. ………………..did you buy that car ? – In September. ( When, Where, How, How long )
19. ….is your national flag ? – Red and yellow ( What, Which of color, What color, Which )
20. ……………….is your new school ? – It is clean and nice. ( What, How, Where, When )
21. ……………… bag are you carrying ? Judy’s. ( Which, What, Who’s, Whose )
III. Vocabulary
A. Word forms
22. The company is planning to take in another 100………………………..( employ )
23. He tried to make his speech more ……………………….….( entertain )
24. The school prepares students for a wide range of ……..…...qualifications. ( profession )
25. The store was ……………………………….….…………....with shoppers. ( crowd )
26. He lost his job because he worked …………………………( effect )
B. Supply the correct preposition ( if any ) and the –ing form of the verbs in brackets.
27. Thank you………………………………………( help ) me.
28. My sister is good …………………………….( play ) tennis.
29. He needs to practice ………….……..( speak ) English more.
30. She is afraid ……………………..……….( cross ) the street.
31. She is not interested ………………..( learn ) to speak French.


A.

B.

32. John insisted ……………………………….( buy ) a new bike.
33. We are thinking ……………………….……..( study ) French.
34. I have no objection …………..…………..( carry ) out the plan.
35. I don’t think he’s accused ……………….( drive ) on the right.
36. Mary gets tired………………………………( do ) housework.
IV. Writing: Rewrite sentences
37. Having to get up early in the morning is awful to me.( hate)
38. May I borrow your bike ? ( Would you mind….?)
39. Didn’t your mum let you speak a word ? ( make)
40. I’ll finish the work tonight if you like. ( Would you like…?)
NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 2 (Week 2)
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / a:/ - / / - Stress in two/ three-syllable words
W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive
EXERCISES
I. Pronunciation and stress :
1. mother
love
office
one
2. family
start
ask
father
3. change teaching chemistry children
4. Physics History Biology Chemistry
5. children
student professor teacher
6. opinion

semester nervous relax
II. Grammar
A. Use a suitable form of tenses
A: Do you enjoy 7.being at university ?
B: Yes, I do. Although I often miss 8.seeing my old school friends.
A: Don’t you mind 9.traveling so fast every day ?
B: No, it only takes me an hour or so 10. to get there. Sometimes I manage 11. to work on the
bus.
A: Don’t you find all the noise and people prevent you from 12.concentrating
B: Not really. I usually do a bit of reading. Are you still at school or have you got a job ?
A: I’m still at school. I hope 13. to go to university next year, but I haven’t applied anywhere
yet.
B: You should apply soon. It’s getting late.
A : Where would you advise me 14.to apply?
B: What subject are you studying ?
A: Maths and Physics. I want 15. to study Physics at university.
B: I would recommend 16. applying to Newton University.
B. Choose the best Wh- questions :
17. To ……………are you talking ? ( whom, who, whose, that )
18. ………………..did you buy that car ? – In September. ( When, Where, How, How long )
19. ….is your national flag ? – Red and yellow ( What, Which of color, What color, Which )
20. ……………….is your new school ? – It is clean and nice. ( What, How, Where, When )
21. ……………… bag are you carrying ? Judy’s. ( Which, What, Who’s, Whose )
III. Vocabulary
A. Word forms
22. The company is planning to take in another 100 employees


23. He tried to make his speech more entertaining
24. The school prepares students for a wide range of professional qualifications.

25. The store was crowded with shoppers
26. He lost his job because he worked ineffectively
B. Supply the correct preposition ( if any ) and the –ing form of the verbs in brackets.
27. Thank you for helping me.
28. My sister is good at playing tennis.
29. He needs to practice speaking English more.
30. She is afraid of crossing the street.
31. She is not interested in learning to speak French.
32. John insisted on buying a new bike.
33. We are thinking of studying French.
34. I have no objection to carrying out the plan.
35. I don’t think he’s accused of driving on the right.
36. Mary gets tired of doing housework.
IV. Writing: Rewrite sentences
37. Having to get up early in the morning is awful to me.( I hate having to get up early in the
morning)
38. May I borrow your bike ? ( Would you mind lending me your bike?)
39. Didn’t your mum let you speak a word ? ( Didn’t your mum make you shut your
mouth?)
40. I’ll finish the work tonight if you like. ( Would you like me to finish the work tonight?)


IMPROVING EXERCISE (Week 1)
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Prepositions
W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive
B. EXERCISES
I. Reading
Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. Do
not use the same word more than once.
class

course
education homework lessons
passed primary
private
teacher
uniforms
Chantal’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state (1)………………school
when she was five. She enjoyed her reading and writing (2)…………………, but there were so
many pupils in the (3)………………….that the teacher found it difficult to control them. When
Chantal was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her (4)
……………… He sent her to an expensive (5)……………….school, where the girls wore dark
green (6)……………….. and did two hours’ (7)………………..every evening. Chantal liked
her new school, and did well. Because she studied hard, she (8)………………..all her exams,
and went to university at eighteen. She chose a history (9)…………………..and was an
excellent student. In the end she decided to become a (10)…………………, and returned to her
old primary school to teach.
II. Writing
A. Complete sentences
11.I/ want/ study/ English/ because/ international/ language
12.My house/ far/ school/ so/ usually/ go/ school/ bike
13. You/ better/ avoid/ drink/ beer/ because/ bad/ liver.
14. What/ he/ say/ teaching profession/yesterday ?
15. How many/ hours/ you/ spend/ learn/ English/ every day ?
16. Teachers/ usually/ have/ trouble/ remember/ tstudents’ names.
17. John/ not/ often/ practice/ speak Germany/ everyday.
18. Why/ not/ you/ consider/ go/ picnic/ us?
B. Correct mistakes
19. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
20. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight.
21. Why you call me so late at night ?

22 I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college
23. Trung left the room without lock the door .
24. There are so much traffic : so many cars, motorbikes and bicycles.
25. How long does your friend come home ? – Once a week.
26. Phong is a student at Chu Van An High School and he often rides a bike to the school.
27. Chu Van An High School is one of the biggest school in Hanoi.
28. Education, whether it happens at school or anywhere else, is a important part in our life.
III. Prepositions
29. We’d better ask … the bill
30. Do you suffer … migraine ?


31. Do you approve … heart transplants ?
32. Does she spent a lot time … her homework ?
33. Do you believe … ghost ?
34. Do you succeed … everything you attempt ?
35. Have you ever saved anyone … danger ?
36. Are you fairly independent, or do you rely a lot … other people ?
37. Are you fairly flexible, or do you always insist … having your own way ?
38. Does this bag belong ……… you ?
39. It’s very kind ……… you ……… help me solve the problem.
40. John has just received a letter ……… his parents, who live abroad.


IMPROVING EXERCISE (Week 1)
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Prepositions
W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive
B. EXERCISES
I. Reading
Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. Do

not use the same word more than once.
class
course
education homework lessons
passed primary
private
teacher
uniforms
Chantal’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state (1)primaryschool when
she was five. She enjoyed her reading and writing (2)lessons, but there were so many pupils in
the (3class that the teacher found it difficult to control them. When Chantal was eleven, her
father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her (4)education. He sent her to
an expensive (5)private school, where the girls wore dark green (6)uniforms and did two
hours’ (7)homework every evening. Chantal liked her new school, and did well. Because she
studied hard, she (8)passed all her exams, and went to university at eighteen. She chose a
history (9)course and was an excellent student. In the end she decided to become a
(10)teacher, and returned to her old primary school to teach.
II. Writing
A. Complete sentences
11.I want to study English because it is an international/language
12.My house is far from my school, so I usually go to school by bike
13. You had better avoid drinking beer because it’s bad for liver.
14. What did he say about the/ his teaching profession yesterday?
15. How many hours do you spend learning English every day?
16. Teachers usually have trouble remembering their students’ names.
17. John does not often practice speaking Germany everyday.
18. Why don’t you consider going for a picnic with us?
B. Correct mistakes
19. I decided to change jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
20. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight.

21. Why did you call me so late at night ?
22 I succeeded in finding a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college
23. Trung left the room without locking the door .
24. There is so much traffic : so many cars, motorbikes and bicycles.
25. How often does your friend come home ? – Once a week.
26. Phong is a student at Chu Van An High School and he often rides a bike to the school.
27. Chu Van An High School is one of the biggest schools in Hanoi.
28. Education, whether it happens at school or anywhere else, is an important part in our life.
III. Prepositions
29. We’d better ask for the bill
30. Do you suffer from migraine ?
31. Do you approve of heart transplants ?


32. Does she spent a lot time on her homework ?
33. Do you believe in ghost ?
34. Do you succeed in everything you attempt ?
35. Have you ever saved anyone from danger ?
36. Are you fairly independent, or do you rely a lot on other people ?
37. Are you fairly flexible, or do you always insist on having your own way ?
38. Does this bag belong to you ?
39. It’s very kind of you to help me solve the problem.
40. John has just received a letter from his parents, who live abroad.