Topic1: THE INVIRONMENT
PERIOD 1: REVIEW ON TENSES AND GERUNDS
A. Revision: 1. Present simple – Future simple
Tenses Affirmation Negation Interrogation With
Presen
t
simple
S + am/ is/
are
S + V(s/es)
S + am/ is/ are not
S + don’t/ doesn’t
+ V
1
Am/ Is/ Are = S +
..?
Do/ Does + S +
V
1
?
Everyday, usually, often,
never, usually, hardly, In
the morning/ afternoon/
evening:,On Mondays/
at weekends
In spring/ summer/
autumn/
Future
Simple
S+ will +
V
1
S+ will not + V
1
Will + S + V
1
?
Tomorrow, tonight, soon,
next, someday, in the
future
2. Gerunds: Là dạng động từ thêm ing đi sauu một giới từ hay động từ khác.
Formation: 1. S + V + preposition + V-ing: (in , on, of, about, with, for, after,
before…+ V-ing)
Ex: I am interested in reading books
2. S + V + V-ing: (like, dislike, love, enjoy, hate, prefer, keep, finish, stop,
start, practice
Ex: I love reading books.
B Practice:
I. Supply the correct tense form of the verbs in brackets
1. The children..............................................basketball tomorrow. (play)
2. She usually....................................dinner for the family. (cook)
3. The boys...................................a play for their school show on T.V tonight.
(rehearse)
4. Her son...........................................a new hospital in the suburb next month.
( design)
5. They................................their mother with the housework everyday. (help)
6. Mr. Brown.........................................in Birmingham next year. (not live)
7. There.................................a traffic jam in the center of the city someday. (be)
8. The students........................................the final test next month. (not have)
9. They.........................................those interesting books soon. (read)
10. Lan...........................some flowers for her teacher every Sunday. (buy)
II. Rewrite the sentences, using the cues given:
1. My children / enjoy / watch / television
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2. She / finish / write / report
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3. It / just / stop / rain
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4. The workers / keep on / build / that tower
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5. His pen pal / look forward to / see / her / summer
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6. She / practice / play / piano / the moment
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7. I / like / use / internet / free time
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8. My younger sister and brother / love / watch / cartoons / much
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III. Complete the following sentences with tag- questions:
1. You don’t like watching sports, ……………………………………….?
2. You uncle is a journalist, ………………………………………. ?
3. You haven’t sent e-cards to your friends, ……………………………………….?
4. Ms Scott won’t teach us, ……………………………………….?
5. There are different magazines to sell, ……………………………………….?
6, Mary met you last night, ……………………………………….?
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets
1. Mozart (play) the piano when he (be) three years old.
…………………..……………….……………………………………
2. My family (watch) T.V every night.
………………………………………….………………………………
3. What she (do) tomorrow morning? – She (play) chess with her father.
………………………………………..………………………………
4. My father (read) newspaper every morning.
…………………………………………………………………………
5. I used to live when I (be) a young girl.
………………………….……………………..……………………..
6. Where we (spend) the night tonight? – I think we (come) to the festival.
….……..…………….……………………………………………….
7. My friends (get) married in August next year.
…………………………….…………………………………………….
8. You (invite) the newcomers of our class to the party last night?
………………………………..…………………………………………
V. Choose A, B, C or D to complete this passage
These days it is impossible to open a newspaper (1)............................reading about
the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being threatened
(2).............................the future looks bad. (3).............................can each of us do?
We can not clean (4)...........................our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor we
can stop the (5).............................of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the
problem (6)....................scientists look for answers.
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (7)...........................but some steps are
easy to take: cut down the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as possible. It is
also easy to save (8).........................., which also (9)................................household bills.
We must all make a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to
ensure a better world (10)...........................our grandchildren.
1. A. with B. without C. and D. but
2. A. and B. however C. so D. moreover
3. A. Where B. When C. Why D. What
4. A. up B. to C. on D. in
5. A. appear B. appearance C. disappear D. disappearance
6. A. when B. during C. while D. within
7. A. complete B. completeness C. completely D. to complete
8. A. water B. energy C. money D. health
9. A. adds B. decreases C. reduces D. supplies
10. A. from B. for C. to D. in