Unit 12: Vocab + Gram

UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS
A - READING
water polo (n) /'wɔ:tə/ /'poulou/ môn bóng nước
vertical post (n) /'və:tikəl/ cột đứng
crossbar (n) /krɔsbɑ:/ xà ngang
goalie (n) /'goul,ki:pə/ thủ thành, người giữ gôn
sprint for st (v)/n /sprint/ chạy nước rút
advance (v)/n /əd'vɑ:ns/ chuyển về phía trước
defensive (n) /di'fensiv/ phòng ngự
interfere with st (v) /,intə'fiə/ can thiệp
opponent (n) /ə'pounənt/ đối thủ, đối phương
penalize (v) /'pi:nəlaiz/ phạt
punch (v) /pʌntʃ/ đấm
tied (a) /taid/ hòa
B - SPEAKING
scuba-diving (n) /'sku:bə/ lặn có bình dưỡng khí
windsurfing (n) /windsə:fiɳ/ môn lướt ván buồm
rowing (n) /'rauiɳ/ chèo thuyền
Synchronized swimming (n) /'siɳkrənaizd/ /'swimiɳ
/
bơi đồng diễn (có nhạc kèm)
oars (n) /ɔ:/ mái chèo
air tank (n) /eə/ bình dưỡng khí
regulator (n) /'regjuleitə/ bộ điều hòa áp suất
mask (n) /mɑ:sk/ mặt nạ
fins (n) /fin/ chân nhái, vây
C - LISTENING
Wright Junior College (n) /rait/ /'ʤu:njə/ /'kɔliʤ/ trường cao đẳng đào tạo thợ
Amateur Athletic Union (a) /'æmətə:/ /æθ'letik/
/'ju:njən/
hiệp hội các vận động viên không

chuyên
D - WRITING
vertical (a) /'və:tikəl/ thẳng đứng
horizontally (adv) /,hɔri'zɔntli/ theo chiều ngang
fingertips (n) /'fiɳgətip/ đầu ngón tay
bend (v) /bentʃ/ cúi xuống
touch (v) /tʌtʃ/ chạm, tiếp xúc
Grammar Transitive and intransitive verbs
1. Intransitive verbs: (néi ®éng tõ)
Lµ nh÷ng ®éng tõ ®øng sau chñ thÓ g©y ra hµnh ®éng vµ kh«ng cã t©n ng÷ ®i kÌm.( sleep, die, swim...)
Form:
S + V
Vd: The sun rise in the east.
2. Transitive verbs: (ngo¹i ®éng tõ)
Lµ nh÷ng ®éng tõ ®ßi hái cã t©n ng÷ ®i kÌm( cã thÓ cã mét hoÆc nhiÒu t©n ng÷).(get, take, see, advise.... )
Form:
S + V + O
Vd: Yesterday I wrote a letter to Mary.
Applied Exercise :Find the verb in each of the following sentences and write T if it is transitive and I if it is
intransitive.
Examples:
Mr. West repeated his question. (T)
Smoke rises. (I)
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1. The children divided the candy.
2. A strange thing happened in the town yesterday.
3. In 1908, the Model T Ford arrived on the market.
4. The production of Model Ts eventually came to an end in 1927.
5. Manchester United won the game last night.
6. Our team won yesterday.

7. I met Ba at the bus stop early in the morning.
8. He drove the boat very fast.
9. The children opened their books.
10. We met a long time ago.
*** Put the words into two columns
Read meet sleep lie occur write
Die help arrive rain exist climb
Practice
Exercise 1: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. water b. football c. begin d. meter
2. a. personal b. penalty c. defensive d. vertical
3. a. award b. prevent c. visit d. except
4. a. goalie b. advanced c. above d. depend
5. a. overtime b. decision c. period d. penalize
Exercise 2: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. sprint b. line c. divide d. ride
2. a. swimming b. post c. decision d. score
3. a. style b. penalty c. pretty d. typical
4. a. pool b. good c. look d. book
5. a. foul b. house c. amount d. adventurous
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer
1. How many players are there in _______ water polo team?
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
2. _______ swimming is considered to be good way of losing weight.
a. Ø / a b. The / a c. A / the d. The / the
3. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter.
a. deep b. depth c. deepen d. deeply
4. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______.
a. penalty b. penalize c. penal d. penalization
5. The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the _______.

a. shoot b. shooting c. shooter d. shot
6. _______ defense, the players work to regain possession of the ball and prevent a goal
a. About b. Over c. Without d. On
7. Players can move the ball by throwing it _______ a teammate or swimming while pushing the ball in
front of them.
a. for b. into c. to d. from
8. Shots usually succeed when the goalie is out _______ position.
a. into b. for c. of d. off
9. In water polo, a shot is successful if the ball completely passes between the goal posts and underneath
the _______.
a. net b. crossbar c. ball d. goalie
10. A defensive player may only hold, block or pull a / an _______ who is touching or holding the ball.
a. audience b. referee c. goalie d. opponent
11. If a defender _______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is
awarded a penalty throw or shot.
a. commits b. interferes c. punches d. touches
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12. The more' goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became.
a. marked b. made c. scored d. sprinted
13. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each.
a. penalty b. draw c. score d. goal
14. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.
a. advanced b. sprinted c. played d. excluded
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer ( preposition)
1.I don’t think he was present _______ the meeting yesterday.
A. about B. in C. at D. on
2.Are you serious _______ learning to be an architect?
A. for B. about C. with D. at
3.She has become very famous _________ her novels.
A. for B. about C. on D. in

4. What is the difference ____________ a boat and a ship?
A. between B. from C. under D. with
5. We are all bored ____________ this game.
A. about B. at C. for D. with
6. I don’t understand. Can you explain this word ____________ me?
A. to B. for C. with D. on
7. The babysitter will stay there ____________ we get home.
A. by B. for D. to D. until
8. The job is similar ____________ my old one.
A. as B. to C. to D. with
9. Do you believe ____________ God?
A. in B. on C. at D. to
10. The cameras prevent motorists ____________ speed.
A. by B. from C. for D with
Exercise 5: Put the verbs in bracket into the correct form: gerund or to-infinitive
1. Anita enjoys(listen)_____ __________ _____ to music while she’s doing homework
2. Don’t worry about (miss)_____ __________ _____ the bus! We have plenty of time
3. I want (finish)_______ __________ ___ work early today
4. It was getting dark when they finished (decorate)___ __________ ______ the room
5. Thank you for (help)_____ __________ _____ me with the housework
6. The company doesn’t mind(spend)_______ __________ __ more money on advertising
7. The shareholders agreed (close)_____ __________ ____ down the factory
8. Susan considers(look)_____ __________ ___ another job
9. We look forward to(meet)____ __________ ____ our cousin again
10. I’ve just finished (write)____ __________ _____ the report.
Exercise 6: Identify the mistake (A, B, C or D) in each of the following sentences.
1. Before to go out, remember to turn off the computer.
A B C D
2. You had better learning a foreign language before applying for a job.
A B C D

3. On to hear the telephone ring, I answered it immediately.
A B C D
4. There’s something wrong with my computer. It may need to repair .
A B C D
5. It is a dull evening. We have nothing doing.
A B C D
6. Gets the bad news from her parents, Lan immediately burst into tears.
A B C D
7. I regret not to help you but I really couldn’t do anything else.
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A B C D
8. Many scientists have tried to unlocking the genetic code.
A B C D
9. Open the letter from her mother, she feels very happy.
A B C D
10. To reduce pollution, we have to stop to use many things that make our lives comfortable.
A B C D
Exercise 7: Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present or the simple future tense.
1/ We (go) _______________ _____ out when the rain (stop) ______________ ______.
2/ I (stay) _______________ ____ here until he (answer) _______________ _____ me.
3/ Wait until I (catch) ____________ ________ you.
4/ I (be) ______________ _____ ready before you (count) ______________ _____ ten.
5/ John must eat his breakfast before he (go) _______________ _____ out.
6/ Miss Helen (help) ________________ you as soon as she (finish) _________________ _ that letter.
7/ He (tell) _____________ _____ you when you (get) ______________ ______ there.
8/ She (not come) ____________ ________ until you (be) _____________ ______ ready.
9/ He (tell) ______________ ______ you when you (ask) _____________ _______ him.
10/ I (come) ___________ __ and (see) ____________ ___ you before I (leave) ________ ____ for England
Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentences
1.I haven’t seen that man here before.

It is the first _______________________________________________________________________________________
2.He studies very hard. He doesn’t want to fail in the final exam. ( using “so that”)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.She practices English everyday. She wants to speak to foreigners. (using “so that”)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.She bought a new car. She wants to make a trip to Canada.
She bought a new car to __________________________________________________________________________
5.John gets up early. He doesn’t want to be late.
John gets up early so as not to ___________________________________________________________________
6.I couldn’t hear the speaker’s voice because it was very noisy.
Because of ________________________________________________________________________________________
7.My sister got married three years ago.
It’s ________________________________________________________________________________________________
8.Russian is too hard for us to learn.
Russian is so ______________________________________________________________________________________
9.He is rather rich. He can buy a new house.
He is rich enough _________________________________________________________________________________
10. I haven’t seen her since we left school.
The last time ______________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 9: Choose the best answer
1. I like tea more than coffee.
A. I like coffee better than tea. B. I like coffee as you do.
C. I like tea very much. D. I prefer tea to coffee.
2. Murder is the most serious of all crimes.
A. Murder is very serious. B. Everyone is afraid of murder.
C. No crimes is more serious than murder. D. Murder is the dangerous crimes.
3. I won’t agree until Tom’s apologized.
A. Only when Tom’s apologized will I agree. B. Only when Tom’s apologized I will agree.
C. I only agree when Tom’s apologize. D. I wait for Tom apologize to agree.
4. I find it important to learn English.

A. I make it possible to learn English B. I find that learning English important.
C. It’s important to learn English. D. It’s as important to learn English.
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5. Things were different those days.
A. things have remain the same. B. I look at things differently now.
C. things are becoming worse and worse. D. things are not the same as they were.
6. The heavy rain stopped me from going out.
A. As the heavy rain, I couldn’t go out. B. Thanks to the heavy rain, I couldn’t go out.
C. Because of the heavy rain, I couldn’t go out. D. Except for the heavy rain, I couldn’t go out.
7. Could you please close the door?
A. Would you mind close the door? B. Would you mind to close the door?
C. Would you minded close the door? D. Would you mind closing the door?
8. Bill drives more carelessly than he used to.
A. Bill doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to B. Bill doesn’t drive carefully he used to
C. Bill doesn’t drive as carefully he used to D. Bill doesn’t drive as carefully as he used
9. The last time I saw Jane was three years ago.
A. I haven’t seen Jane for three years. B. I haven’t seen Jane three years ago
C. I haven’t seen Jane since three years D. I have seen Jane for three years
10.Dick cannot get married because he is under sixteen.
A. Ban is young enough to get married B. Ban is too young to get married
C. Ban is old enough to get married D. Ban is too old to get married
REVIEW
Exercise 1: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1.A. off B. wife C. knife D. of
2.A. game B. guest C. guess D. guesture
3.A. worse B. horse C. sword D. order
4.A. dear B. wear C. fear D. hear
5.A. secret B. season C. serious D. sugar
1. A. husband B. useless C. must D. industry
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

2. A. computer B. memory C. serious D. special
3. A. writer B. carefully C. complete D. origin
4. A. lesson B. delay C. wonder D. pencil
5. A. childhood B. experience C. succeed D. unable
6. A. weather B. important C. informal D. ability
7. A. rotation B. mineral C. contaminate D. American
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present, simple future, present perfect or future perfect tense.
1/ I’ll wait until he (write) ______________ ______ his next novel.
2/ When you (come) _______________ back, he (already buy) _______________ _____ a new house.
3/ Don’t come until I (finish) _____________ ______ lunch.
4/ I (hope) _______________ ____ it (stop) ________________ __ raining by 5 o’clock this afternoon.
5/ The river (not begin)____ __________ _____ to rise until some rain (fall)______ __________ ____.
6/ I (stay) ________________ ____ here until you (finish) _______________ ____ your work.
7/ By next month, I (leave) _________________ __ for India.
8/ He (finish) _______________ ____ his work before you (leave) _______________ _____.
9/ Before you (go) ________________ ____, they (leave) _____________ _______ the country.
10/ The meeting (finish) __________________ _ by the time we (get) _______________ ____ there.
Exercise 3: VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION: Choose the word, phrase or sentence that best completes
each unfinished sentence below
1. Newton laid the ______ for many other discoveries in mathematics and physics.
a. basements b. foundations c. inventions d. achievements
2.The pull of the earth is called ______
a. dynamo b. generation c. gravity d. appliance
3.Geometry is the study of ______
a. letters and signs b. numbers c. forms d. computations
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