Unit 1 - Exercise

Dinh Tien Hoang High school English 10
UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…
A/ READING
Vocabulary
Part of
Speech
Vietnamese Notes
1. Boil
2. Several
3. Lead
4. Buffalo
5. Field
6. Exactly
7. Plough
8. Harrow
9. Rest
10. Break
11. Fellow
12. Peasant = farmer
13. Local
14. Tobacco
15. Repair
16. Bank
17. Pump
18. Transplant
19. Crop
20. Contented
v
adj.
v
adv.

n
adv.
v
n
v
n.
n.
n.
adj.
n
v
n
v
v
n
adj.
đun sôi
một vài, vài
đưa, dẫn dắt
con trâu
cánh đồng
một cách chính xác
cày
bừa
nghỉ ngơi, thư giãn
giờ giải lao
bạn bè
người nông dân
thuộc về địa phương
thuốc lá

sửa chữa
bờ
tưới ( nước )
cấy
vụ mùa
hài lòng, mãn nguyện
- boil – boiled – boiled
- to go off: đổ chuông ( đồng hồ )
- lead – led - led
- leave – left – left
- ( a ) plot of land : một thửa ruộng
- to be contented with something:
hài lòng về điều gì.
* Structures:
It takes + O + time + to Inf.:
Ai đó mất thời gian bao lâu để làm gì

Ex: It takes me 15 minutes to get
ready for school everyday.

B/ SPEAKING
Vocabulary
Part of
Speech
Vietnamese Notes
1. Timetable
2. Civic Education
3. Maths
4. Physics
5. Literature

6. Biology
7. Chemistry
8. Physical Education
9. Geography
10. Activity
n
n.phr
n
n
n
n
n
n.phr
n
n
thời khóa biểu
GDCD
Toán
Vật lý
Văn
Sinh vật
Hóa học
Thể dục
Địa lý
hoạt động

Information Technology = IT :
công nghệ thộng tin

* Structures:

What time do/does + S ( often ) + Verb + O? :
( Ai đó thường làm gì lúc mấy giờ theo thói quen hằng ngày )
Ex: What time do you often get up everyday ? – I often get up at 5:30 a.m
What time does she often goes to school? – She often goes to school at 6:30 a.m.
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C/ LISTENING
Vocabulary
Part of
Speech
Vietnamese Notes
1. Travel
2. Interesting
3. Routine
4. Passenger
5. Food stall
6. Pedal
7. Purchase
8. Drop
v
adj.
adj.
n
n
n
v
v
đi du lịch
thú vị
thường ngày
hành khách

quầy thức ăn
bàn đạp
mua
thả, cho xuống xe
- interesting/ interested ( adj )
- occupation = job: nghề nghiệp
D/ WRITING
Vocabulary
Part of
Speech
Vietnamese Notes
1. Flight
2. Air-hostess
3. Serve
4. Fasten
5. Seat belt
6. Dip
7. Gain
8. Height
9. Pilot
10. Relieve
11. Frightening
12. Experience
n
n
v
v
n.phr
v
v

n
n
v
adj.
n
chuyến bay
nữ tiếp viên hàng không
phục vụ
thắt, buộc
đai an toàn
dìm xuống
lấy lại, giành lại
chiều cao, độ cao
phi công
an tâm
đáng sợ
điều đã trải qua
- to stare death in the face: đối mặt
với tử thần.
- to get on: lên tàu (xe )
- to take off: cất cánh ( máy bay )
- to land on : đáp xuống
- to scream in panic: gào thét hoảng
loạn.
- to give up something/ doing
something: từ bỏ
-Exercises-
UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…
I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each

group:
1. a. hit b. bit c. little d. heat
2. a. cheap b. repeat c. interest d. eaten
3. a. green b. fit c. unique d. click
4. a. reach b. peak c. seat d. great
5. a. scream b. death c. ready d. peasant
B. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest:
6. a. repair b. harrow c. arrive d. announce
7. a. history b. education c. literature d. chemistry
8. a. buffalo b. neighbor c. happily d. occupation
9. a. arrive b. another c. fellow d. contented
10. a. routine b. travelharrow c. purchase arrive d. fasten
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II. VOCABULARY
A. Match the underlined verbs in column A with their meanings in column B.
1. When did the plane take off? a. prepare
2. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off? b. move downward
3. Let’s take a break. We’ll go on when you are ready. c. made stop burning
4. How long does it take you to get ready? d. leave the ground
5. She laughed and chatted happily with other women. e. stopped
6. Is Sue contented with her present job? f. talked in a friendly way
7. Suddenly the plane seemed to dip. g. satisfied
8. We’ve given up trying to understand her. h. building
9. We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark. i. continue
10. Fire fighters soon put out the fire. j. rang
B. Complete these sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses
1. I know ........................... how she felt. (exact)
2. We postponed our picnic because it was raining ......................... (heavy)
3. I’m not really interested in ........................... French. (study)
4. I felt quite ........................... with my day’s work. (content)

5. It’s quiet here today. My neighbors are.................. out on a Sunday. (usual )
C. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences
1 always / the / Canada / to / go / we / spring / in.
 ………………………………………………………………
2. plane / sometimes / travel / by / we
 ………………………………………………………………
3. children/ summer / with / not / our / us / came/ last.
 ………………………………………………………………
4 England / week / I / last / arrived.
 ………………………………………………………………
5 friendly / school / be / seems / everyone / my / to / very / in
………………………………………………………………
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. I (have) .............. two roommates. One of them, Sam, is always neat and clean. He
(wash) ............... his clothes once a week. You (know) .............. Matt, my other roommate? He
(be) ............. the opposite of Sam. For example, Matt (change, not) ............... the sheets on his
bed. He (keep) ................ the same sheets week after week. He (wash, never) ................ his
clothes. He (wear) ................ the same dirty jeans everyday. Sam’s side (be, always) ...............
neat, and Matt’s side (be, always) .............. a mess. As my mother always (say) ............... , it
(take) ................ all kinds of people to make a world.
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2. I (have) ................ to go downtown yesterday. I (catch) ................. the bus in front of my
apartment and (ride) .................. to Grand Avenue. Then I (get) ................ off the bus and
(transfer) ................. to another one. It (be) ................. a long trip.
IV. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
A. Choose the best answer:
1.John isn’t contented with his present salary.
a. excited about b. satisfied with c. disappointed about d. interested in
2.Mr. Vy often ………up at 4:30, …….breakfast and then ………..the field at 5:30 a.m everyday.
a. gets/have/ arrives b. get/have/ arrive c. gets/has/ arrives d. gets/has/ arrive

3.We got ……….. the plane at 10.30 and the plane took ……….. on time.
a. in / off b. on / up c. in / out d. on / off
4.We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
a. formal talk b. informal talk c. serious talk d. long talk
5.It was time to……….. the kids ready for bed.
a. prepare b. get c. take d. make
6.Before the plane takes off, passengers must ……….. their seat belts.
a. fasten b. close c. wear d. put
7.What …………..to you yesterday? .
a. happened b. did happen c. had happen d. has happened
8.People ………….. English and French in Canada.
a. speak b. have spoken c. had spoken d. are speaking
9.She got……….. as soon as the alarm clock went……….
a. over /on b. up/down c. up/off d. on/off
10. As soon as the light turned red, she ………. the car.
a. stopped b. has stopped c. was stopping d. stops
11. Glenda………..extremely hard when she was a student
a. worked b. has worked c. was working d. had been worked
12. The World War II ………….in 1939 and ……….in 1945.
a. begins/ends b. had begun/ended c. began/ended d. has begun/had ended
13. The policeman ………….. me the way to the nearest post office.
a. told b. said c. explained d. directed
14. The light ………….. out while we were having tea.
a. was going b. went c. had gone d. has gone
15. The traffic lights …………. to green and the cars drove on.
a. exchanged b. turned c. removed d. shone
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct
1. We always go to school by foot because we don’t live far from it.
A B C D
2. Everybody danced and sang happy at the party last night.

A B C D
3. I like classical music very much so I rarely listen to it whenever I have free time.
A B C D
4. I was working really hard in my office when the light goes out.
A B C D
5. Mike usually drives to work, but today he walks.
A B C D
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