đề cương bài tập khối8 học kì 1

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UNIT 1: MY FRIENDS
Part 1: Getting Started and Listen - Read
1. To receive /ri'si:v/: nhận
Ex: I received a letter from my friend Nien last week.
2. Next – door (adj): Kế bên, bên cạnh.
3. Neighbor / 'neibə/ (n): người hàng xóm  Neighborhood (n): Láng giềng.
Ex: She was my next – door neighbor in Hue.
4. To smile / smail/: mỉm cười  smile (n): nụ cười.
Ex: What a lovely smile!
5. Enough / i'nʌf/ (adj): đủ
Ex: She wasn’t old enough to be in my class.

Part 2: Speak - Listen
1. Slim / slim/ (adj): mảnh mai.
Ex: Miss Lien is slim.
2. Straight / streit/ (adj): thẳng.
Ex: She has straight hair.
3. Curly / kə:li/ (adj): quăn  curly hair (n): tóc quăn.
Ex: She has curly hair.
4. Blond / bɔnd / (adj): vàng hoe.
Ex: Ann has short, curly blond hair.
5. Bald / bɔ:ld/ (adj): hói, trọc.
Ex: Mr Lai is bald.

Part 3: Read
1. Character / 'kæriktə/ (n): tính cách, cá tính.
Ex: His character is different from mine.
2. Differ / 'difə / (v): Khác

 different / 'difrənt /(a): Khác biệt
 difference / 'difrəns /(n): Sự khác biệt
3. Sociable / 'sou∫əbl / (adj): hòa đồng, dễ gần gủi.
Ex: Bao is the sociable.
4. Extremely / iks'tri:mli/ (adv): rất, cực kỳ.
Ex: Bao is extremely kind and generous.
5. Generous / dʒenərəs/ (adj): rộng lượng, rộng rãi.
Ex: - He is also extremely kind and generous.
6. Volunteer /,vɔlən'tiə/ (a):tình nguyện Volunteer (n): người tình nguyện,
7 Orphanage / 'ɔ:fənidʒ/ (n): trại mồ côi  Orphan (n): Trẻ mồ côi.
Ex: He spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage.
8. Hard- working (adj): siêng năng, cần cù.
9. Reserved / ,rezə've/ (adj): kín đáo.
Ex: Khai and Bao are quite reserved in public.
10. Outgoing (adj): Thân thiện, vui vẻ = sociable (a):
11. Joke / dʒouk/ (n): chuyện đùa,  To joke (v): nói đùa, nói chơi.
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Ex: Sometimes, my jokes annoy them.
13. Humor /'hju:mə/ (n): sự khôi hài, tính hài hước  Sense of humor: Óc hài hước  Humorous (a):
hài hước.
Ex: My friends usually enjoy my sense of humor.
14. To annoy /ə'nɔi/: làm khó chịu, bực mình.
Ex: My jokes sometimes annoy them.

Part 4: Write
- Appearance / ə'piərəns/ (n): diện mạo, ngọai hình.

Part 5: Language focus

I. The Simple Present Tense: (Thì Hiện Tại Đơn)
- Khi có các trạng từ: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, everyday / week /…
- Động từ to be:
(+) S + am / is / are (-) S + am / is / are + not (?) Am / Is / Are + S…?
Ex: I (be) is a student. He (not be) isn’t a doctor.
Are you (be) a teacher?
- Động từ thường:
(+) S + V (s/es)
(-) S + don’t / doesn’t +V (?) Do / Does + S + V..?
Ex: I go school everyday.
She doesn’t like football.
Do you often visit your grandmother?
- My father often watches TV. They don’t often play soccer.

Does Lan always get up early?

* Notes: Thì hiện tại đơn còn dùng để diễn tả một sự thật hiển nhiên.
Ex: The sun rises in the East.
- The Earth moves around the sun.
II. CÁCH DÙNG ENOUGH:
1. Đối với câu cùng chủ từ: S + V (not) + Adj / Adv + ENOUGH + To V1……..
Ex: Nam is rich. He can help the poor children.
 Nam is rich enough to help the poor children.
- My brother is short. He can’t reach the top shelf.
 My brother isn’t tall enough to reach the top shelf.
2. Đối với câu khác chủ từ: S + V (not) + Adj / Adv + ENOUGH + for (s.o) + To V1..…..
Ex: The songs are very simple. We can learn them easily.
 The songs are simple enough for us to learn easily.

* Notes: Trường hợp danh từ đi sau ENOUGH: S + V (not) + ENOUGH + Noun + To V1..…..

Ex: Mr Brown has money. He can buy a new car.
 Mr. Brown has enough money to buy a new car.

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EXERCISES - UNIT 1
I. Odd one out
* Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. a. annoy
b. enough
c. lucky
d.reserved
2. a. humor
b. orphan
c. receive
d.curly
3. a. appearance
b. annoyance
c. outgoing
d.character
4. a. extremely
b. generous
c. orphanage
d.humorous
5. a. sociable
b. volunteer
c. photograph
d.beautiful
* Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. a. planet
2. a.letter
3. a. humor
4. a. enough
5. a. sociable
6. a. dark
7. a. old
8. a. my
9. a. fair
10. a. spends

b. character
b. twelve
b. music
b. young
b. ocean
b. father
b. sociable
b. curly
b. straight
b. laughs

c. happy
c. person
c. cucumber
c. country
c. receive
c. star
c. outgoing

c. library
c. train
c. friends

d. classmate
d. sentence
d. sun
d. mountain
d. special
d. principal
d. volunteer
d. lucky
d. wait
d. potatoes

II. Multiple choice :
1. I ………… a letter from my old friend last week.
A. sent

B. gave

C. received

D. took

2. “Would you …………to go to the movies with me?” – “I’d love to.”
A. like

B. want

C. love

D. mind

C. old enough to

D. old enough for

C. is leaving

D. will leave

3. He is not …………get married.
A. enough old to

B. enough old for

5. Her mother …………this city two years ago.
A. left

B. leaves

6. I find Peter is not communicative. He’s rather …………in public.
A. kind

B. reserved

C. sociable

D. humorous

C. telling

D. told

7. They enjoy …………jokes.
A. to tell

B. tell

8. ‘Which girl is Celis?’

‘She’s the one with…………………’

a. long curly black hair

b. curly long black hair

c. long black curly hair

d. curly black long hair

9. Tom is very shy but his sister is __________.
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a. generous

b. reserved

c. hard-working

d. sociable

10. No, you can’t go to holiday by yourself! You aren’t ............!
a. very old

b. too old

c. old enough

d. enough old

b. healthy

c. healthily

d. healthiness

b. happily

c. happiness

d. be happy

c. like

d. as

11. She was a very__________child.

a. health
12. That man seems ...............
a. happy

13. What does your brother ..............?
a. look like

b. look as

14. Dave has a good______of humor.
a. sense

b. scene

c. scent

d. cent

15. ………… does Hoa look like? ~ She’s beautiful.
A. Who

B. What

C. Which

D. How

16. My brother isn’t old enough …………… to school aloner.
A. going

B. go

C. to go

D. went

17. Bao spends his free time …………….. volunteer work at a local orphanage.
A. to do

B. do

C. to doing

D. doing

18. Lan is getting tired ……..… doing the same thing every day.
A. with

B. of

C. in

D. by

19. The sun ……….… in the East and ………… in the West.
A. goes / sets

B. moves / goes

C. rises / moves

D. rises / sets

C. our

D. ourselves

20. Each of ………….. has a different character.
A. we

B. us

III. Supply the correct form of the verbs :

1. Each of us ___________ (have) a different character.
2. I would like ___________ (make) a big cake for my father.
3. The sea ___________ (cover) two-third of the world.
4. Vegetarians ___________ (not eat) meat or fish.
5. Oranges ___________ (be) rich in vitamin C.
6. When I am tired, I enjoy ___________ (listen) to music.
7. The river Amazon ___________ (flow) into the Atlantic Ocean.
8. We don’t have enough money ___________ (go) by taxi.
9. Water ___________(boil) at 100 o C.
10. The sun ___________(rise) in the east.
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IV. Supply the correct form of the words :
1. People in my country are very warm and ___________.
(friend)

2. An ___________ is a child whose parents are dead.
(orphanage)
3. L.A Hill is a ___________ writer.
(humor)
4. I’m ___________ sorry for the delay.
(extreme)
5. She looks more ______________ than her sister.
(beauty)
6. I am ___________ enough to have a lot of friends.
(luck)
7. They love the ___________ of summer evenings in the countryside. (peaceful)
8. Those cats look ___________
(love)
9. It was ______________ of him to offer to pay for us both.
(generousity)
10. Role-play is _____________ in developing communication skills. (help)
V. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct :
1. Everyday, my father spends about one hour to read the daily newspaper.
A
B
C
D
2. We didn’t be at the seaside with our old friends last week.
A
B
C
D
3. I have time enough to help you with your homework.
A
B

C
D
4. Henry always eats eggs and drink milk for breakfast.
A
B
C D
5. Do you enjoy chatting with friends or write e – mails in your free time?
A
B
C
D
6. This boy is clever enough to tell the story different.
A
B
C
D
7. Ba’s friends sometimes get rid of listen to his jokes.
A
B
C D
8. They will going to have an outdoor party this weekend.
A
B
C
D
9. Every Sunday, Nam and Hoa plays badminton with An and me.
A
B
C
D

10. Each of us have different characters but we are close friends.
A
B
C
D

VI. Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false:
Do you have any close friends? I think everybody at least has one close friend in their life. And so
do I. I have two close friends, Hanh and Mai. We are in the same class at the primary school, and then
secondary school. We are also neighbors so we spend most of our time in learning and playing
together. Hanh is a beautiful girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face. She is an intelligent student
who is always at the top of the class. She likes reading, and she often goes to the library whenever she
has free time. Mai isn’t as beautiful as Hanh, but she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy. Mai is
very sporty. She spends most of her free time playing sports. Mai is a volleyball star of our school. She
is also very sociable and has a good sense of humor. Her jokes always make us laugh. I love both of
my friends and I always hope our friendship will never die.
1. The writer formed her close friendship at primary school.
……
2. The writer lives far from her friends.
……
3. Hanh always spends her free time in the library.
……
4. Mai is good at sport.
……
5. Mai’s friends sometimes get tired of her jokes .
……
6. The writer hopes to have a lasting friendship.
……
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VII. Guided cloze test :
Ba is talking about his friends.
I am lucky enough to have a lot of friends. Of all my friends, Bao, Khai, and Song are the ones I (1)
………… most of my time (2) …………. Each of us, however, has a different character.
Bao is the most sociable.He is also extremely kind and generous. He spends his free time (3)…………
volunteer work at a local orphanage, and he is a hard-working student who always gets good grades.
Unlike Bao, Khai and Song are quite (4)…………….. in public. Both boys enjoy school, but they
prefer to be outside the classroom. Song is our school`s star soccer player, and Khai likes the peace
and quiet of the local library.
I am not as outgoing as Bao, but I enjoy telling jokes. My friends usually enjoy my sense of (5)
……………… . However, sometimes my jokes annoy them.
Although we have quite (6)………..……… characters, the four of us are very close friends.
1. a. waste
b. spend
c. spends
d. spending
2. a. with
b. to
c. together
d. in
3. a. do
b. to do
c. to doing
d. doing
4. a. reserved
b. reserving
c. reserve
d. to reserved
5. a. humor

b. humorous
c. humors
d. humorously
6. a. difference
b. differ
c. different
d. differently
VIII. Sentences transformation :
1. My sister is old. She can drive a car.
 My sister ....................................................................................................................................
2. The radio isn’t small. You can’t put it in your pocket.
 The radio.....................................................................................................................................
3. This coat isn’t warm. I don’t wear it in winter.
 This coat.....................................................................................................................................
4. She is beautiful and intelligent. She can become Miss World.
 She..............................................................................................................................................
5. The exercise was easy. I could finish it in 10 minutes.
 The exercise................................................................................................................................
6. Those apples aren’t ripe. We can’t eat them.
 Those apples...............................................................................................................................
7. The boy is too young. He doesn’t understand this.
 The boy.......................................................................................................................................
8. The dresses are very lovely.
 What...........................................................................................................................................
9. The story is very interesting.
 What...........................................................................................................................................
10. The room is very dirty.
 What...........................................................................................................................................

UNIT 2: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS

Part 1: Getting Started and Listen - Read
1. To arrange / ə'reindʒ/ Sắp xếp, sắp đặt  arrangement / ə'reindʒmənt/ (n): sự sắp xếp.
2. Fax machine / fæks mə'∫i:n/ (n): Máy fax.
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3. Public telephone / 'pʌblik 'telifoun/ (n): Điện thọai công cộng.
4. Address book / ə'dres buk/ (n): Sổ ghi địa chỉ.
5. Telephone directory / 'telifoun di'rektəri/ (n): Danh bạ điện thoại.
6. Answering machine / 'ɑ:nsərin mə'∫i:n/ (n): Máy tự động trả lời.
7. Downstairs / 'daunsteəz/ (adv): Ở tầng dưới # Upstairs / ,ʌp'steəz/ (adv): Ở tầng trên.
Ex: She is downstairs.
8. Hold on / hould on/ (v): Chờ máy.
Ex: Hold on a minute, please.
9. to make the call = phone = telephone: Gọi điện thoại.
Ex: Nga made the call.
10. To introduce / ,intrə'dju:s /: giới thiệu  introduction / ,intrə'dʌk∫n/ (n): Sự giới thiệu.
Ex: Can you introduce yourself?
16. To invite / in'vait/: mời  invitation (n): lời mời, thiệp mời.
Ex: Nga invited Hoa to the movies.
17. To agree / ə'gri:/: Đồng ý  agreement / ə'gri:mənt/ (n): Sự đồng ý.
Ex: Do you agree with me?

Part 2: Speak – Listen
1. Concert / 'kɔnsət/ (n): buổi hòa nhạc  Pop concert (n): Buổi hòa nhạc pop.
Ex: I’m going to a pop concert at the City Concert Center.
2. Kid /kid / (n): trẻ con = Child.
Ex: The Kids in town.
3. Corner / 'kɔ:nə/ (n): Góc  at the Café corner: ở tại góc đường của quán ăn.
Ex: Let’s meet inside the corner center, at the café corner.

4. Junior / 'dʒu:njə / (n): Trường THCS
5. Principal / 'prinsəpl / (n): Hiệu trưởng
Ex: Mr. John who is talking to Tom is a principal.

Part 3: Read
1. To emigrate / 'emigreit/: di cư  emigrant / 'emigrənt/ (n): Người di cư.
Ex: He later emigrated first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s.
2. Deaf – mute / def mju:t/ (n): Người vừa câm vừa điếc.
Ex: In America, he worked with deaf – mutes at Boston University.
3. To experiment (v) / iks'periment/: Làm thí nghiệm  experiment (n): Cuộc thí nghiệm.
4. To transmit (v) /trænz'mit/: Truyền, phát tín hiệu  transmitting (n): Sự phát (thanh), truyền (hình).
5. Speech / spi:t∫/ (n): lời nói.
Ex: A.G Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance.
6. To invent / in'vent/: Phát minh  Invention (n): Sự phát minh  Inventor (n): Nhà phát minh.
Ex: - This led to the invention of the telephone.
7. To assist (v) /ə'sist/ : Trợ giúp, giúp đỡ  assistant (n): Người phụ tá.
Ex: Thomas Watson is Bell’s assistant.
8. To conduct / 'kɔndʌkt/: Tiến hành, thực thiện.
Ex: A. G. Bell conducted many experiments.
9. To come up with: nghĩ ra.
Ex: A. G. Bell finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876.
10. Device / di'vais / (n): Thiết bị.
Ex: At the exhibition, Bell presented his device to the public.
11. To demonstrate / 'demənstreit /: Mô tả, trình bày, trình diễn  Demonstration (n): sự mô tả.
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Ex: He succeeded in demonstrating his invention.
12. To exhibit / ig'zibit/: Triển lãm  exhibition (n): Cuộc triển lãm.
13. Countless / 'kauntlis/ (adj): Vô số.

Ex: A. G. Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions.
14. Commercial / kə'mə:ʃl / (adj: Thuộc về thương mại.
Ex: The first telephone was in commercial use.
15. Patient / 'pei∫nt/ (n): Bệnh nhân
Ex: A. G. Bell worked with deaf – mutes patients in a hospital in Boston.

Part 4: Write
1. Furniture / 'fə:nitʃə/ (n): Đồ đạt trong nhà.
2. To deliver / di'livə /  delivery / di'livəri / (n): Sự phân phát.
Ex: Mrs. Lien called about her furniture delivery.
3. Customer / 'kʌstəmə / (n): Khách hàng
4. Service / 'sə:vis / (n): Dịch vụ.
Ex: A customer called the Thang Loi Delivery service.
5. Stationary / 'steiʃnəri / (n): Văn phòng phẩm.
6. order / 'ɔ:də / (n): Đơn đặt hàng
Ex: Mr. Nam called about his stationary order.
7. To reach / ri:t∫/: đến, tới, liên lạc với ai.
Ex: Mrs. Van could reach him at 8634082.
8. To leave s.o a message: Để lại cho ai tin nhắn.
Ex: Would you like to leave her a message?

EXERCISES - UNIT 2
I. Odd one out
* Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. a. annoy
b. enough
c. lucky
d.reserved
2. a. humor
b. orphan

c. receive
d.curly
3. a. appearance
b. annoyance
c. outgoing
d.character
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4. a. extremely
5. a. sociable

b. generous
b. volunteer

c. orphanage
c. photograph

d.humorous
d.beautiful

* Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. .a. patient
b. address
c. assistant
d. distance
2. a. message
b. arrange
c. emigrate
d. stationery

3. a. conduct
b. customer
c. upstairs
d. introduce
4. a. upstairs
b. fair A
c. straight
d. downstairs
5. a. face
b.city
c. center
d. commercial
II. Multiple choice :
1. The little boy was very surprised to look at _________________ in the mirror.
a. himself
b. him
c. his
d. he
2. Mr Ha was out, so Mr Tam ______________ a message for him.
a. left
b. took
c. got
d. made
3. A. G. Bell successfully demonstrated his ______________ in 1876.
a. invent
b. inventor
c. inventions
d. inventing
4. ___________ did he go to the dentist? – Because he had a toothache.
a. What

b. How
c. Where
d. Why
5. The water is warm enough for us ______________.
a. swam
b. to swim
c. swimming
d. swim
6. It was a lovely holiday and we really enjoyed _____________ very much.
a. us
b. ourselves
c. ours
d. themselves
7. You must ______________ uniforms when you are at school.
a. to wear
b. wear
c. wore
d. wearing
8. A. G. Bell was born in Scotland, but later he _____________ to Canada.
a. moved
b. lived
c. emigrated
d. studied
9. Where is the film “Up” _____________? – At Galaxy Theater.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. by
10. A. G. Bell worked with deaf – mutes at Boston ______________ .
a. school

b. hospital
c. factory
d. university
11. They _____________ from Canada to America to find work.
a. emigrated
b. started
c. left
d. delivered
12. Mrs Lien wanted to know about her _______________ delivery.
a. furniture
b. wood
c. iron
d. paper
13. A. G. Bell _______________ demonstrated his invention.
a. happily
b. busily
c. luckily
d. successfully
14. ____________ they first introduced the telephone.
a. By 1847
b. On 1877
c. At 1876
d. In 1876
15. A. G. Bell was born ___________ the USA. (in / at / on / over)
16. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting speech _____________ a long distance.
a. from
b. over
c. to
d. with
17. ____________ I speak to Lan, Please?

a. Do
b. Can
c. Am
d. Have
18. He showed his invention at a lot of __________________.
a. performances
b. shows
c. public
d. exhibitions
19. The telephone is a/an _______________ that helps you communicate over a long distance.
a. machine
b. device
c. instrument
d. tool
20. Look! They _______________ up the fence.
a. climb
b. climbing
c. are climbing
d. will climb
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III. Supply the correct form of the verbs :
1. They usually go (fish) ________________ at weekend.
2. I (see) _______________ a movie tonight. – Would you like (come) _______________?
3. A. G. Bell and his assistant (introduce) ________________ the telephone in 1876.
4. She is not tall enough (touch) ______________ the light.
5. I prefer (walk) ______________ to (go) _______________ by bike.
6. Don’t (make) ______________ much noise! The baby (sleep) __________________.
7. Her mother (give) _______________ me a book yesterday.

8. When I (be) ______________ young. I usually (play) _______________ with a kite.
9. He started ______________ (do) his homework 2 hours ago.
10. She is interested in (read) _______________ books at a local library.
11. She wanted (know) ______________ about her furniture delivery.
IV. Supply the correct form of the words :
1. I’ll make ________________ for the meeting tonight. (ARRANGE)
2. A. G. Bell _______________ the telephone in 19th century. (INVENTION)
3. The _______________ of telephone has changed our lives a lot. (INVENT)
4. Nobody likes him because he often talks to everyone in a _________________ way. (FRIEND)
5. People in Ho Chi Minh City are very _________________. (FRIEND)
6. Our grandparents want to live ________________ in the countryside. (PEACE)
7. We’re thinking of _________________ to Australia. (EMIGRATE)
8. Each of my friends has a __________________ character. (DIFFER)
9. Mary is more _________________ than her sister. (BEAUTY)
10. He was _________________ in demonstrating his invention. (SUCCESS)
V. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct :
1. A. G. Bell were born in Edinburgh on March 3, 1847.
A
B
C
D
2. Sorry, my mom is out. Would you like to take the message?
A
B
C
D
3. Mr. Ha could reach the customer as 38479079 after lunch.
A
B
C

D
4. Let meet the outside of the theater at 6:30.
A B
C
D
5. It rains heavily. Why don’t you go outside?
A
B
C
D
6. The telephone was the famous inventor of A. G. Bell.
A
B
C
D
7. What’s your new next – door neighbor look like?
A
B
C D
8. They didn’t have money enough to buy what they needed.
A
B
C
D
9. Unlucky, he was ill in three weeks and couldn’t enter the race.
A
B
C
D
10. I hope Mr. Robinson teaches us English next term.

A
B
C
D
VI. Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false:

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The telephone was invented by A. G. Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he
went to live in the USA. A. G. Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send
sound through a wire. He has a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments there.
1. A. G. Bell was born in Scotland.
________
2. He was America.
________
3. He was never interested in sound.
________
4. He wanted to experiment by sending sound through a wire.
________
VII. Guided cloze test :
B. A. G. Bell was (1) _____________ in Scotland in 1847, but when he was a young man of
twenty three. He (2) ______________ with his parents to Canada. Before the year was over, A. G. Bell
had (3) ______________ his family and gone to Boston. In Boston University, Bell (4)
______________ experimenting with ways of (5) ______________ speech over a long distance. This
led to the (6) ________________ of the telephone.
1. A. bear
B. to bear
C. born
D. bearing

2. A. moved
B. moving
C. to move
D. was moved
3. A. leave
B. left
C. leaving
D. to leave
4. A. starting
B. to start
C. started
D. had started
5. A. transmit
B. to transmit
C. transmitting
D. transmitted
6. A. invent
B. to invent
C. invention
D. inventor
VIII. Sentences transformation :
1. Her younger sister isn’t old. She can’t go to school alone.
 Her younger sister………………………………………………………………
2. Peter gets up early. He goes to school on time.
 Peter ……………………………………………………………………………
3. I intend to buy a new book next month.
 I am going ……………………………………………………………………..
4. You must wear uniforms when you go to school.
 You have ……………………………………………………….……………..
5. I went to the dentist yesterday because I had a bad toothache.

 Why ……………………………………………………………………………
6. The coffee was bad. We couldn’t drink it up.
 The coffee was ………………………………………………………….…….
7. He ran too slowly. He never was the champion.
 He ran …………………………………………………………………………..
8. Are you fond of writing emails to friends?
 Do you …………………………………………………………………………..
9. I intend to buy a lot of things for the party tomorrow.
 I am ……………………………………………………………………………..
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10. You are a good swimmer.
 You ………………………………………………………………………………

UNIT3: AT HOME
Part 1: Getting Started and Listen - Read
1. Chore /t∫ɔ:/ (n): Công việc trong nhà.
Ex: My sister often does the chores everyday.
2. To make bed: dọn giường
Ex: She is making bed at the moment.
3. To sweep the floor: Quét nhà.
Ex: What is doing now? – She is sweeping the floor.
4. To tidy up: dọn dẹp.
Ex: She is tidying up after doing her homework.
5. To feed the chicken: Cho gà ăn
Ex: Lan is feeding the chicken in the morning.
6. Have to + V1: Phải.
Ex: I have to go and visit grandma after work.
7. To cook dinner: nấu ăn tối.

8. Cupboard / 'kʌpbəd/ (n) Tủ ly, tủ chén.
Ex: There is rice in the cupboard.
9 To steam / sti:m/: hấp  steamer (n): Nồi hấp.
10. Sink /siηk/ (n): Bồn rửa chén.
Ex: The steamer is under the sink.
11. Saucepan / 'sɔ:spən / (n): cái xoong.
12. Frying pan (n): Cái chảo.
Ex: The steamer is under the sink, between the saucepan and the frying pan.
13. Stove / stouv/ (n): Cái bếp.
Ex: The rice cooker is beside the stove.

Part 2: Speak – Listen
1. Bowl / boul / (n): tô
Ex: The fruit is in the bowl.
2. Plate / pleit/ (n): Cái dĩa.
Ex: The plate is on the table.
3. Rug / rʌg / (n): Tấm thảm trải sàn.
4. Couch / kaut∫ / (n): ghế trường kỷ
Ex: We ought to put the rug between the armchair and the couch.
5. Cushion / 'ku∫n / (n): cái nệm gối.

Part 2: Read
1. Safety / 'seifti/ (n): Sự an toàn
 safe (a): an toàn
 safely (adv): một cách an toàn.
2. Precaution / pri'kɔ:∫n / (n): Sự đề phòng
 Safety precaution (n): Sự giữ gìn an toàn.
Ex: - You should know more about the safety precautions in the home.
3. Chemical / 'kemikl / (n): Hóa chất
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Ex: You must put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.
4. Drug / drʌg / (n): Thuốc uống
5. To lock / lɔk / (v): Khóa lại
6. Dangerous / 'deindʒrəs / (a): Nguy hiểm  Danger (n): Sự nguy hiểm.
Ex: The kitchen is a dangerous place.
7. To make sure: làm cho chắc chắn, bảo đảm.
Ex: You have to make sure children do not play with matches.
8. Match / mæt∫ / (n): que diêm.
Ex: You have to make sure children do not play with matches.
9. To destroy / di'strɔi /: Tàn phá, tiêu hủy  Destruction (n): Sự tàn phá.
Ex: Fire destroys homes and injures children.
10. To injure / 'indʒə / : Làm bị thương, làm hại  Injury (n): Sự tổn thương.
Ex: Fire destroys homes and injures children.
11. To cause a fire: Gây hỏa hoạn.
Ex: It takes one match to cause a fire.
12. To cover: bao phủ, che đậy.
13. Socket / 'sɔkit/ (n): Ổ cắm.
Ex: You must cover electrical sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them.
14. Electricity / i,lek'trisiti / (n): Điện, điện năng
 Electrical socket (n): ổ điện
15. To kill / kil / : Giết chết.
Ex: Electricity can kill.
16. Object / 'ɔbdʒikt / (n): Đồ vật.
17 Reach / ri:t∫ / (n): Tầm tay  children’s reach (n): Tầm tay trẻ em.
Ex: You have to keep all dangerous objects out of children’s reach.
18. To include / in'klu:d/: Bao gồm
Ex: Dangerous objects include scissors, knives, and small objects.
19. Scissors / 'sizə / (n): Cái kéo.

20. Knife / naif / (n): Con dao  Knives (n):
21. Bead / bi:d / (n): Hạt, hột.
22. Household / 'haushould/ (n): ở trong gia đình, mỗi hộ gia đình.
Ex: Many household objects are dangerous.

Part 5: Language focus
I. Reflexive Pronouns: (Đại Từ Phản Thân)
Pronouns (Đại từ)
Reflexive Pronouns (Đại từ phản thân)
I
Myself: Chính tôi
You
Yourself: Chính bạn, Chính chị
He
Himself: Chính nó, Chính anh ấy
She
Herself: Chính cô ấy
It
Itself: Chính nó (đồ vật)
We
Ourselves: Chính chúng tôi
You
Yourselves: Chính các bạn
They
Themselves: Chính họ
* Cách dùng Đại từ phản thân (Reflexive Pronouns):
1. Đại từ phản thân dùng để liên hệ chính chủ từ trong câu.
Ex: He looked at himself in the mirror.
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2. Đại từ phản thân dùng nhấn mạnh chủ từ, có nghĩa: chính người đó, chính vật đó. Trong trường hợp
này nó có thể đặt ngay sau chủ từ hoặc đặt ở cuối câu.
Ex: We ourselves saw her at the bank yesterday.
- He answered the phone himself.
3. Đại từ phản thân dùng để nhấn mạnh cho túc từ.
Ex: I read that letter itself.
II. Modal Verbs: (Động Từ Khuyếm Khuyết): can, may, must, shall, will, have to, ought to + V1
1. Must: (phải) – Dùng để diễn tả sự bắt buộc từ sự suy nghĩ bên trong người nói.
a. Thể khẳng định: (Affirmatives): S + must + V1….
Ex: You must study your lesson.
b. Thể phủ định: (Negatives): S + must not = mustn’t + V1….
Ex: You mustn’t go out at night.
c. Thể nghi vấn: (Interrogatives): Must + S + V1 ………?
Ex: Must I help him to do this work?
2. Have to: (phải) – Dùng để diễn tả sự bắt buộc từ tác động bên ngoài.
a. Thể khẳng định: (Affirmatives): S + has to / have to + V1….
Ex: She has to help her mother to do the housework.
b. Thể phủ định: (Negatives): S + do / does + not + have to + V1….
Ex: I don’t have to go to school on Sundays.
c. Thể nghi vấn: (Interrogatives): Do / Does + S + have to ………?
Ex: Do you have to do the homework today?
3. Ought to: (phải) – Dùng để diễn tả một lời khuyên, lời đề nghị.
a. Thể khẳng định: (Affirmatives): S + ought to + V1….
Ex: You ought to come to visit her.
b. Thể phủ định: (Negatives): S + ought not to = (oughtn’t to) + V1….
Ex: They oughtn’t to let their dogs run on the road.

EXERCISES - UNIT 3
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I. Odd one out
* Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. a. beneath
b. scissors
c. wardrobe
2. a. cooker
b. folder
c. destroy
3. a. frying
b. towel
c. socket
4. a. chemical
b. precaution
c. electric
5. a. remember
b. dangerous
c. vegetable

d.cover
d.injure
d.include
d.desstruction
d.opposite

* Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. pan
b. match
c. lamp

d.save
2. a. cover
b. folder
c. send
d.answer
3.a. injure
b. knife
c. kill
d.sink
4. a. steamer
b. reach
c. breakfast
d.bead
5. a. reach
b. such
c. chemical
d.chore
II. Multiple choice :
1. _____________ mustn’t children play with matches? – Because playing with matches can start fire.
a. How
b. What
c. Why
d. When
2. “Mr. Waston come here I want you” is the first telephone __________.
a. sentence
b. words
c. message
d. news
3. You ______________ to go to the market yourself and buy some food.
a. must

b. should
c. ought
d. has
4. I’m sorry, but you’ll have to cook dinner ________________.
a. myself
b. yourself
c. himself
d. ourselves
5. You’ll _______________ cook dinner yourself.
a. ought to
b. must
c. should
d. have to
6. Why ______________ we let children play with matches? – Don’t you know? – It’s very dangerous.
a. must
b. should
c. mustn’t
d. don’t
7. Did you succeed _____________ the problem?
a. to solve
b. on solving
c. in solving
d. solving
8. You must put all dangerous objects out of children’s ______________.
a. hands
b. reach
c. place
d. rooms
9. What’s the matter ______________ Hoa? – She cuts _______________.
a. to – herself

b. at – herself
c. with – himself
d. with – herself
10. Mrs Hong is in front of the mirror and looks at _________________.
a. she
b. herself
c. hers
d. himself
11. Remember it only takes one match ______________ a fire.
a. to have
b. to make
c. to get
d. to cause
12. Next to the refrigerator there ______________ a stove and an oven.
a. am
b. is
c. are
d. were
13. Lan can’t go to the movies because she has _______________ her chores.
a. to make
b. make
c. do
d. to do
14. Did someone help you ________________ the picture?
a. draw
b. drew
c. drawing
d. draws
15. There _____________ a table and four chairs in the living room.
a. are

b. were
c. am
d. was
16. There is a window ______________ the right side of the room.
a. at
b. on
c. into
d. in
17. You must ______________ electrical sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them.
a. cover
b. keep
c. place
d. put
18. Don’t shelter ______________ the trees when it’s raining.
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a. beneath
b. beside
c. under
d. behind
19. If you don’t use the computer in 15 seconds. It can turn off _______________ automatically.
a. yourself
b. yourselves
c. itself
d. themselves
20. You have to put all dangerous objects _____________ children’s reach.
a. out of
b. far away
c. next to

d. in of
III. Supply the correct form of the verbs :
1. She is good at (do) _______________ the housework.
2. My mother would like (visit) ______________ Ngoc Son Temple.
3. He (phone) ______________ his parents three or four times a week.
4. ____________ Lan (send) ____________ this letter tomorrow?
5. Look! The children (ride) _______________ their bike on the street.
6. Next Sunday is Nga birthday. She (invite) ______________ some friends for her party.
7. Hoa always (go) ______________ to Nha Trang on vacation.
8. Students should (review) _______________ their old lessons before tests.
9. Jenny goes (swim) ______________ with her friends every afternoon.
10. He enjoys (collect) ______________ stamps and coins.
IV. Supply the correct form of the words :
1. It’s ________________ to take part in youth activities. (INTEREST)
2. It’s _____________ to leave medicines around the house. (SAFE)
3. Every year fire brings _______________ to a lot of families and injures children. (DESTROY)
4. 7. How _____________ she sang today! (BEAUTY)
5. You should know more about the ________________ precautions in the home. (SAFE)
6. 10. All objects in the kitchen are ___________________ for children. (SUITABLE)
7. We are working _________________. (BUSY)
8. Please tell me the importance of his __________________. (INVENT)
9. I’m worried about the _______________ of the children. (SAFE)
10. Don’t put anything into the electrical socket, the _______________ can kill you. (ELECTRICAL)
V. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct :
1. Jack didn’t study good enough to get good marks.
A
B
C
D
2. Why we have to put all dangerous objects out of children’s reach.

A
B
C
D
3. He won the first prize in the race because he ran very fastly.
A
B
C
D
4. I hope you both will enjoy yourself at the party tonight.
A
B
C
D
5. Put a knife into an electrical sockets are very dangerous.
A
B
C
D
6. Do you has to tell the newcomer about our school regulation first?
A
B
C
D
7. When I was young, my parents never let us went out late last night.
A
B
C
D
8. On the desk, there are some folders and below the desk there is a bookshelf.

A
B
C
D
9. It’s difficulty to go school without wearing uniforms.
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A
B
C
D
10. Nam’s mother isn’t home so he should to cook dinner himself.
A
B
C
D
VI. Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false:
On March 3, 1847, A. G. Bell was born in Edinburgh. He was a Scotsman although he later
emigrated, first 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 long
distance. This led to the invention of the telephone.
1. A.G. Bell was a Scotsman.
_______
2. He emigrated first to USA then to Canada.
_______
3. Bell worked with the deaf-mutes in Boston.
_______
4. A.G. Bell invented the telephone.
_______

VII. Guided cloze test :
•

You must put all chemicals and drugs in (1) __________ cupboards. Children may drink or eat
these things because they look like soft drinks or candy.
• You must not let children play in the kitchen. The kitchen is a (2) ___________ place.
• You have to make sure children do not play with matches. Each year, fire (3) __________
home and injures children because someone plays with matches. Remember, it only takes one
match to (4) _____________ a fire.
• You must cover (5) ____________ sockets so that children do not try to put anything into
them. Electricity can (6) ____________.
1. A. locked
B. unlocked
C. lock
D. locking
2. A. danger
B. safe
C. dangerous
D. dangerously
3. A. destroy
B. destroys
C. caused
D. destroying
4. A. cause
B. start
C. hate
D. begin
5. A. electricity
B. electrical
C. electrician

D. electric
6. A. kill
B. love
C. hate
D. like
VIII. Sentences transformation :
1. They intend to visit their teacher this afternoon.
 They are …………………………………………………………………………………..
2. What do you intend to buy for Loan’s birthday?
 What are you ……………………………………………………………………………..
3. Do you want to leave her a message?
 Would you ……………………………………………………………………………….
4. Ba is very young. He can’t drive a car.
 Ba is ………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Do you want to come for dinner tonight?
 Would you ……………………………………………………………………………..
6. The dress was short. Nga couldn’t wear it.
 The dress was ………………………………………………………………………….…
7. The question is very easy. All of us can answer it.
 The question is …………………………………………………………………………..
8. Playing with matches is very dangerous.
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 It’s ………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. Why don’t you go to the zoo?
 Let’s …………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Mr. Pike usually smoked cigarettes when he was young.
 Mr. Pike used ……………………………………………………………………………
11. They often went to school by bike when they were young.

 They used____________________________________________________________
12. When Lan was small, she often cried a lot.
 Lan used____________________________________________________________
13. My father usually drove to work when she lived in Japan.
 My father____________________________________________________________
14. We had a nice garden once, but now we don’t have any more.
 We used ______________________________________________________________

UNIT4: OUR PAST
Part 1: Getting Started and Listen - Read
1. Past / pɑ:st / (n): Quá khứ.
Ex: There wasn’t electricity in the past.
2. Used to + V1: đã từng, thường
Ex: My grandma used to live on a farm.
3. To look after: Chăm sóc = take care of
Ex: I used to look after my younger brother.
4. Great – grandma (n) = Great – grandmother: Bà cố.
5. Great – grandfather (n): Ông cố.
6. To sound / saund/: Nghe có vẽ.
Ex: That sounds like hard work.
7. Equipment / i'kwipmənt / (n): Thiết bị.
Ex: Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
8. To light / lit / lit: Thắp sang, đốt…
Ex: After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.
9. Folktale / 'foukteil / (n): Truyện dân gian.
Ex: The Lost Shoe is an folktale.
10. Tradition / trə'di∫n / (n): Truyền thống  Traditional (a): Thuộc về truyền thống.
Ex: The Lost Shoe is a traditional story.

Part 2: Speak - Listen

1. Cottage / 'kɔtidʒ / (n): Nhà lợp tranh
Ex: People used to live in cottages.
2. Foolish / 'fu:li∫ / (a): ngu ngốc.
3. Greedy / 'gri:di / (a): tham lam.
Ex: Don’t be foolish and greedy.

Part 3: Read
1. Once / wʌns / (adv): Trước kia, xưa kia.
2. Poor / pɔ:(r) / (a): Nghèo  Poverty (n): Sự nghèo nàn.
Ex: Once a poor farmer had a daughter Little Pea.
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3. Fortunately (adv): một cách may mắn = Luckily (adv): may mắn thay # Unfortunately (adv): thật
không may mắn = Unluckily (adv).
4. Cruel / 'kruəl / (a): Độc ác.
Ex: Unfortunately, the new wife was cruel to Little Pea.
5. Upset / ʌp'set / (a): Buồn phiền, bực bội.
Ex: This made Little Pea’s father very upset.
6. To hold / held / held: Tổ chức.
Ex: In the fall, the village held its harvest festival.
7. Harvest / 'hɑ:vist/ (n): Mùa thu hoạch.
8. Festival / 'festivəl / (n): Lễ hội.
9. Excited (a): phấn khởi, hào hứng  excitedly (adv):
10. Prince / prins / (n): Hoàng tử.
Ex: Everyone was excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village.
11. Fairy / 'feəri / (n): Ông Bụt, Ông Tiên
Ex: A fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes.
12. Magically (adv): Thần thông, kỳ diệu.
13. Rag /ræg / (n) giẻ rách.

Part 4: Write
1. To graze / greiz /: gặm cỏ, ăn cỏ.
2. nearby / 'niəbai / (adv): gần đó.
Ex: A farmer was in his field and his buffalo was grazing nearby.
3. Servant / 'sə:vənt / (n): Người đầy tớ, người phục vụ
4. Master / 'mɑ:stə / (n): ông chủ, người chủ.
Ex: The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the
master.
5. Wisdom / 'wizdəm / (n): Trí khôn, trí thông minh.
Ex: The farmer said he had something called wisdom.
6. To tie / tai/: buộc chặt.
7. Rope / roup/ (n): dây thừng
Ex: The farmer tied the tiger to a tree with a rope.
8. Straw / strɔ: / (n): Rơm
Ex: The farmer brought some straw.
9 . To burn – burnt – burnt: thêu rụi.
Ex: The farmer lit the straw and the fire burnt the tiger.
10. To escape / is'keip /: Trốn thoát
11. Stripe / straip / (n): sọc, vằn
Ex: The tiger escaped, but it still has black stripes from the burns today.

Part 5: Language focus
I. Used to: (thường) – Dùng để diễn tả một thói quen thường làm ở quá khứ mà bây giờ không còn làm nữa.
a. Thể khẳng định: (Affirmatives): S + used to + V1…. đã thường
Ex: When my father was young, he used to play tennis.
b. Thể phủ định: (Negatives): S + didn’t + use to + V1….. đã không thường
Ex: He didn’t use to play soccer.
c. Thể nghi vấn: (Interrogatives): Did + S + use to + V1 ………? Có thường không…?
Ex: Did he use to write to you when he was in England?

II. PREPOSITION OF TIME: (Giới từ chỉ thời gian)
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1. In : được dung với tháng, năm., vào các buổi trong ngày.
Ex: - There will be more people on our planet in 2010.
- It’s often rain in July.
- School starts lessons in the morning.
2. On: Được dùng với ngày, hoặc tháng có ngày.
Ex: We’ll move to our new house on October 20th.
- She will be 14 on her next birthday.
- I usually go swimming on Tuesday.
3. At: vào lùc, vào giờ.
Ex: The meeting will begin at 7 A.M and finish at 5 P.M.
- Her mother works hard at night.
4. After: sau khi # before : trước khi
Ex: After breakfast, I go to school.
6. Between: Giữa hai khoảng thời gian.
Ex: They have Math between Monday and Wednesday.

EXERCISES - UNIT 4
I. Odd one out
* Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. a. fairy
b.appear
c.cruel
d.master
2. a. after
b.servant
c.grandpa

d.nearby
3. a. farmer
b.village
c.escape
d.sister
4. a. festival
b.excited
c.traditionnal
d.immediately
5. a. magicall
b.buffalo
c.everyone
d.equipment
* Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. match
b. pan
c. transmit
d. safety
2. a. equipment
b. upset
c. end
d. help
3. a. folk
b. hold
c. photo
d. neighbor
4. a. fairy
b. train
c. afraid
d. wait

5. a. excited
b. prince
c. once
d. escape
II. Multiple choice :
1. The tiger wanted to know ________________ the strong buffalo was the servant.
a. when
b. how
c. why
d. why
2. Stout Nut’s mother was very cruel _________________ Little Pea.
a. to
b. with
c. at
d. from
3. “Mr. Waston come here I want you” is the first telephone __________.
a. sentence
b. words
c. message
d. news
4. Little Pea father soon died of a ________________ heart.
a. break
b. broke
c. broken
d. breaking
5. That young lady had no time to go out because she looked ____________ her sick son.
a. after
b. for
c. at
d. into

6. Nga’s Grandma used to _______________ on the farm.
a. work
b. study
c. live
d. do
7. The Prince ______________ fell in love with Little Pea.
a. slowly
b. softly
c. happily
d. immediately
8. I used _____ fishing.
a. enjoy
b.to enjoy
c.enjoying
d.to enjoying
9. Strong as the buffalo was, it was a ________________.
a. servant
b. server
c. master
10. There wasn’t any ________________ 100 years ago.
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d. farmer


a. equipment
b. electricity
c. houses
11. They often go out for dinner _______________ Saturday afternoon.
a. at

b. in
c. on
12. Mozart was born in Salzburg ______ 1756.
a. in
b.on
c.at
13. He lit the ________________ and the fire burnt the tiger.
a. grass

b. hay

d. factories
d. as
d.since

c. straw

14. Many people decorate their homes ______ Christmas.
a. in
b. at
c.on
15. The father became so sad that he finally died of a ________________.
a. heart broken
b. broken heart
c. breaking heart
16. The prince decided to marry the girl who ____________ the shoes.
a. owned
b. had
c. possessed
17. Even though the man was weak and small, he was the ______________.

a. master
b. servant
c. wise man
18. I can’t stand people who are cruel______ animals.
a. with
b.to
c.on
19. Little Pea’s clothes were worn out. They were ______________.
a.old clothes
b. ragged clothes
c. rags
20. Fortunately, before the festival started, a _____________ appeared.
a. fair
b. god
c. god father

d. leaves

d.when
d. break heart
d. lent
d. men
d.about
d. suit
d. fairy

III. Supply the correct form of the verbs :
1. Where is Nga? – She (tidy) _______________ her room.
2. What time __________ the bank (close) __________ everyday? – It (close) ___________ at 4:00.
3. It’s wonderful (visit) ______________ many places in Vietnam.

4. You shouldn’t spend more time (play) _______________ with friends on the Internet.
5. I phoned him but he (not be) ______________ at home three hours ago.
6. My little brother wants (listen) _____________ to some folk tales before going to bed.
7. Children are often excited about (have) _______________ some days off.
8. The Prince decided (marry) _____________ the girl who owned the lost shoes.
9. It will only take you half an hour (finish) _____________ these exercises.
10. Which subjects ____________ you (have) _____________ at school yesterday?
11. Ba’s father is good at (fix) _________________ household appliances.
IV. Supply the correct form of the words :
1. The Lost Shoe is one of the _______________ stories I like best. (TRADITION)
2. The international football match between Real Madrid and Chelsea is _________________.
(EXCITE)
3. A fairy ________________ changed Little Pea’s rags in beautiful clothes. (MAGIC)
4. We are ________________ about your news. (EXCITE)
5. _______________, the step mother was very cruel to Little Pea. (FORTUNE)
6. Children should know about _________________ precautions at home. (SAFE)
7. This river is very ________________ for swimmers. (DANGER)
8. The telephone is one of Bell’s most wonderful __________________. (INVENT)
9. My mother told a very _________________ story yesterday. (INTEREST)
10. Our life is much better with the help of modern _________________. (EQUIP)
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V. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct :
1. What did Nga’s Grandma used to do when she was young?
A
B
C
D
2. A. G. Bell were born in Edinburgh on March 3, 1847.

A
B
C
D
3. I didn’t be at the seaside last weekend because it was very bad.
A
B
C
D
4. Stout Nut’s mother bought new clothes for her but poor Little Pea had none.
A
B
C
D
5. One day, as a farmer was in his house and his tiger was grazing nearby.
A
B
C
D
6. Can I speak with Mr. Ha? – Hold on, please.
A
B
C
D
7. This man is a carefully driver. He never causes any accidents.
A
B
C
D
8. What do you use to do when you felt afraid?

A
B
C
D
9. I am going to traveling around the world in this summer.
A
B
C
D
10. He made a lot of inventors in the field of electricity.
A
B
C
D

VI. Guided cloze test :
One day, as a farmer was in his (1) ____________ and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger
appeared. The tiger wanted to know (2) ____________ the strong buffalo was the servant and the (3)
___________ man was the master. The farmer answered that he had his own wisdom (4) ___________
he left it home that day. He (5) ___________ the tiger (6) ___________ rope and went home to get his
(7) ____________. However he bought the straw. He said it was his wisdom. He lit the straw and the
fire burnt the tiger. But it escaped and still has black stripes (8) ___________ the burns today.
1. A. house
B. school
C. field
D. room
2. A. why
B. what
C. where
D. which

3. A. big
B. small
C. long
D. tall
4. A. so
B. because
C. but
D. nor
5. A. caught
B. tied
C. bought
D. sold
6. A. of
B. in
C. on
D. with
7. A. money
B. wisdom
C. book
D. pen
8. A. at
B. from
C. in
D. on
VIII. Sentences transformation :
1. I am not good at cooking.
 I…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Mr. Binh drives very carefully.
 Mr. Binh is …………………………………………………………………………………….
3. You are skillful painters.

 You …………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. He cycles very fast.
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 He is ……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. They often went swimming last summer.
 They used ……………………………………………………………………………………….
6. My Dad played tennis when he was young.
 My Dad used ……………………………………………………………………………………
7. The girl is very clever. She does all exercises.
 The girl is ………………………………………………………………………………………
8. “Don’t talk or do thing noisily in class”.
 You mustn’t ……………………………………………………………………………………
10. Talking to your children everyday is necessary.
 It’s ………………………………………………………………………………………………

UNIT5: STUDY HABITS
Part 1: Getting Started and Listen - Read
1. Habit / 'hæbit/ (n): Thói quen  Study habit (n): Thói quen học tập.
2. Report (n): Phiếu thông báo  report card (n): Sổ học bạ
Ex: - I went to school today and your teacher gave me your report card.
3. Excellent / 'eksələnt / (a): Xuất sắc, rất tốt.
Ex: It’s excellent.
4. Proud (a): hãnh diện, tự hào
 be proud of: Tự hòa về ai
 pride (n): niềm tự hào
 Proudly (adv)
Ex: I’m proud of you
5. Semester / si'mestə / = term (n): học kỳ.

Ex: - I know you worked really hard this semester.
6. To improve / im'pru:v/: cải thiện  improvement (n): sự cải thiện
Ex: There is one thing you need to improve.
7. To Pronounce / prə'nauns /: Phát âm  Pronunciation (n): Sự / Cách phát âm.
Ex: - Miss Jackson said you should work harder on your Spanish pronunciation.
8. To Try one’s best: Cố gắng hết mình.
Ex: Tim promised to try his best in learning Spanish.

Part 2: Speak - Listen
1. to do one’s homework: làm bài tập…
Ex: When do you do your homework?
 I do my homework after school / after dinner.
2. Who helps you with your homework?
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 My parents helps me with my homework.
3. To spend: / spent / spent: bỏ ra thời gain.
Ex: I spend half an hour on history.
4. Which subjects do you need to improve?
 I need to improve English.
5. to read English stories: Đọc truyện Tiếng Anh.
Ex: I read English stories to improve my English.
6. Behavior (n): hàmh vi, cử chỉ.
7. Participant (n): Sự tham gia.
8. signature (n): chữ ký

Part 3: Read
1. To learn: học  learner (n): người học
 Language learner (n): Người học ngôn ngữ.

2. Way (n): cách  different way (n): Cách khác nhau
Ex: Langauge learners learn words in different ways.
3. To make a list: Lập thành danh sách
4. To mean / mi:n /: nghĩa  meaning (n): Ý nghĩa.
5. Mother tongue (n): Tiếng mẹ đẻ
Ex: Some people make a list of new words with the meaning in their mother tongue.
6. To learn by heart: học thuộc lòng
Ex: You should study English vocabulary by heart.
7. To stick (v): dán.
8. Piece of paper (n): Mẫu giấy
Ex: In order to remember words better, some learners write words on small pieces of paper and stick
it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time.
9. To come across: tình cờ gặp.
Ex: many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come across.
10. To underline / 'ʌndəlain/: gạch dưới.
11. To highlight / 'hailait / : Tô đậm
Ex: They usually underline or highlight only the words they want to learn.
12. Important (a): Quan trọng  importance (n): tầm quan trọng.
Ex: Many learners only learn new words that are important.
13. To revise / ri'vaiz / : Ôn tập  Revision (n): Sự ôn tập
Ex: You can learn all the ten words the first day and revise them the next day.
14. Necessary / 'nesisəri / (a): Cần thiết  Necessity (n): Sự cần thiết.
Ex: Revision is necessary.
15. To find out: tìm ra.
Ex: Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find out the best way for
themselves.

Part 4: Write
1. To enjoy: Thưởng thức  Enjoyable (a): vui vẻ.
Ex: You had an enjoyable Christmas vacation.

2. Lunar / 'lu:nə / (a): Thuộc về âm lịch  Lunar new year (n): Tết âm lịch (Tết ta)
Ex: That’s the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam.
3. celebrate (v): kỷ niệm
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Part 5: Language focus

REPORTED SPEECH (CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT)
I. COMMANDS: (CÂU MỆNH LỆNH)
1. Affirmative commands: (Câu mệnh lệnh xác định)
Muốn đổi một câu mệnh lệnh xác định ra câu tường thuật, ta chú ý:
- Said to  told
- Thêm to trước động từ trong ngoặc kép.
- Bỏ dấu ngoặc kép.
Ex: His father said to him, “Go to school on time”
 His father told him to go to school on time.
2. Negative commands: (Câu mệnh lệnh phủ định)
Muốn đổi một câu mệnh lệnh phủ định ra câu tường thuật, ta chú ý:
- Don’t  not to
Ex: She said to them, “Don’t go out in the rain”
 She told them not to go out in the rain.
II. REQUESTS: (CÂU YÊU CẦU)
Muốn đổi một câu yê cầu ra câu tường thuật, ta chú ý:
- Said to  asked
- Bỏ Please
- Bỏ dấu ngoặc kép.
Ex: She said to him, “Please don’t take my book.”
 She asked him not to take her book.
* Notes: Trường hợp câu yêu cầu với can, could, will, would ta cũng làm như cách trên.

Ex: “Will you open the window, please?” She said to him.
 She asked him to open the window.
- “Could you do the washing up for me?”
 Tam’s mother asked he……………………………………………………………………….
- Could you lend me your dictionary?
 Ba asked me ………………………………………………………………………………….
- Can you help my son with his English?
 Mrs. Tam asked Chau’s father ………………………………………………………………
III. ADVICE: (LỜI KHUYÊN)
Đây là câu nói thường, khi thuật lại ta không đổi vị trí câu. Vẫn dung Should (nên).
Ex: “You should help your mother at home” he said to me.
 He told me I should help my mother at home.
- Mrs. Jackson said to Jim “You should improve your Spanish pronunciation”
 Mrs. Jackson told Jim ………………………………………………………………………
- The doctor said to me “You should stay in bed for a few days”
 The doctor told me …………………………………………………………………………

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