Đề cương ôn tập học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh 8 năm 2018-2019 - Trường THCS Chương Dương (Chương trình mới)

PHÒNG GD&ĐT HOÀN KIẾM
TRƯỜNG THCS CHƯƠNG DƯƠNG

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP
HỌC KỲ I – KHỐI 8

Năm học 2018 – 2019


MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP A,B
CHƯƠNG TRÌNH MỚI
A. VOCABULARY
Ôn tập từ vựng Unit 1 – Unit 6
B. PHONETICS
1. Clusters: /br/ and /pr/
2. Clusters: /bl/ and /cl/
3. Clusters: /sk/, /sp/ and /st/
4. Clusters: /spr/ and /str/
5. Stress of words ending in –ion and –ian
6. Intonation in exclamatory sentences
C. GRAMMAR
1. Verbs of liking + gerunds
Verb of liking + to – infinitives
2. Comparative forms of adjectives
Comparative forms of adverbs
3. Questions. Articles
4. Should and shouldn’t. Have to
5. Simple and compound sentences. Complex sentences
6. Past simple. Past continous
D. PRACTICE
 PHONETICS

I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. wanted
B. washed
C. danced
D. played
2. A. beds
B. dogs
C. porters
D. books
3. A. pictures
B. watches
C. buses
D. brushes
4. A. homework
B. mother
C. open
D. judo
5. A. populated
B. loaded
C. harvested
D. lived
6 A. mention
B. question
C. action
D. education
7. A. populated
B. opned
C. played
D. lived
8. A. community

B. computer
C. museum
D. customs
9. A. who
B. when
C. where
D. what
10. A. mention
B. question
C. action
D. education
11. A. community
B. computer
C. museum
D. customs
12.A. needed
B. opened
C. wanted
D. decided
13. A. minority
B. ethnic
C. tradition
D. religion
14. A. country
B. cloud
C. loudly
D. mouse
15. A. recognised
B. designed
C. displayed

D. entered
16. A. stripe
B. string
C. spring
D. trip
17. A. honey
B. donkey
C. survey
D. money
18. A. end
B. pencil
C. open
D. bench
19.A. wanted
B. washed
C. watched
D. stopped
20.A. listened
B. opened
C. wanted
D. lived
 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer.
1. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.
A. pick up
B. picked up
C. picking up
D. picks up
2. Using computers too much may have harmful effects …….. . your minds and bodies.
A. on

B. to
C. with
D. onto
3. I love the people in my village. They are so………………… and hospitable.
A. friendly
B. vast
C. slow
D. convenient
4. Among the ………………, the Tay people have the largest population.
A. groups
B. cultures
C. ethnic minorities
D. ethnic
5. People in the countryside live ……………… than those in the city.
A. happy
B. more happily
C. happily
D. less happy


6. Viet Nam is …………. multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. A and C
7. Tet is an occasion for family…………. in Viet Nam.
A. visiting
B. meeting
C. reunions
D. seeing

8. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk…………. he was three years old.
A. If
B. because
C. while
D. even though
9. We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam;………., we have many tradition festivals.
A. nevertheless
B. while
C. although
D. because
10. Would you like to go…………… a walk………… the park this afternoon?
A. to -at
B. for - at
C. to - in
D. for- in
11. At school, the teacher and students………….. follow the rules.
A. has to
B. have to
C. need to
D. haven’t to
12.Children need a caring environment to develop………… mentally…………. physically.
A. and- and
B. both-and
C. the-the
D. in- and
13. ………. you study harder, you won’t be able to pass the examination.
A. Unless
B. Because
C. If
D. without

14.The buses were very ………. this morning. We can’t go to the church with you in time.
A. crowd
B. crowded
C. full
D. busy
15. He …………. cross the street when the traffic light is green for pedestrians.
A. should
B. shouldn’t
C. ought
D. oughtn’t
16. You………. use your mobile phone on the plane.
A. must
B. mustn’t
C. don’t have to
D. have to
17. The farmer rides the buffalo -____________ carts loaded full of rice home.
A. draw
B. drawing
C. drew
D. drawn
18. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children?
A. reads
B. reading
C. to read
D. read
19. We help load the rice __________ carts on the first day of our trip to the countryside.
A. addict
B. addictive
C. addicted
D. addicting

20.The US is a………..country with over 80 ethnic groups.
A. multi-cultural
B. bi-lingual
C. rich
D. ethnic
21. So many people nowadays are……computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot.
A. addicted
B. bored
C. worried about
D. afraid of
22. Tam is a beautiful girl; ……….., she’s kind-hearted.
A. therefore
B. however
C. moreover
D. otherwise
23. While I………the performance, I met one of my old friends.
A. watched
B. was watching
C. watch
D. am watching
th
24. In 2010, Ha Noi____________ its 1000 anniversary.
A. celebrated
B. commemorated
C. worshipped
D. remembered
25. Tet is an occasion for family____________ in Viet Nam.
A. visitings
B. Meeting
C. reunions

26.Life in a small town is ______ than that in a big city.
A. peaceful
B. much peaceful
C. less peaceful
D. much more
peaceful
27.The boys often help their parents to ______ water from the village well.
A. gather
B. collect
C. give
D. find
28. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ______ house.
A. communication
B. community
C. communal
D. commune
29.The Viet people have many _______ customs and crafts.
A. tradition
B. traditional
C. culture
D. customary
30.Nam enjoys ________ so early in the morning.
A. getting up
B. get up
C. to get up
D. gets up
31The exhibition in the museum shows the __________ of different cultural groups.
A. diversity
B. community
C. tradition

D. richness
32.Mary is ________responsible as Peter.
A. more
B. the most
C. much
D. as
33.It is ________ in the city than it is in the country.


A. noisily
B. more noisier
C. noisier
D. noisy
34._________ month is the Hoa Ban festival of the Thai people held in?
A. When
B. Which
C. How many
D. How often
35.It is typical of the cultural life of _______ Thai people.
A. some
B. a
C. the
D. an
36.During the festival, they fly many __________ kites in different shapes and sizes.
A. colour
B. colourless
C. colourful
D. colouring
37.What do most ethnic peoples in Viet Nam live on ?
A. hunting

B. rice farming
C. fishing
D. herding
38.The Gong festival is held __________ in the Central highland
A. year
B. yearly
C. annual
D. annually
39.“______ is the festival celebrated ?” – “Every year”.
A. when
B. how often
C. how
D. what
40. While I …………the performance, I met one of my old friends.
A. watched
B. was watching
C. watch
D. am watching
41. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ………………………..than the red one.
A. good
B. well
C. better
D. the best
42. The ……………….… of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.
A. preservation
B. procession
C. song
D. performance
43. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ……………… he was three years old.
A. even though

B. because
C. while
D. if
44. I detest…………….so early in the morning.
A. get up
B. getting up
C. gets up
D. to get up
45. Both my brother and I help ……….. our family’s goats. We feed them on the pastures by the edge of
the village.
A. herds
B. to herd
C. herding
D. to herding
46. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food………..he was very poor.
A. although
B. when
C. while
D. because
47. The girl was crying when a fairy……………
A. appears
B. was appearing
C. appeared
D. is appearing
48. The volunteers have to work much ______ usual to save the dying animals from the forest fire.
A. as hard as
B. more hard than
C. harder than
D. the hardest
th

48. In 2010, Ha Noi _______ its 1000 anniversity.
A. celebrated
B. commemorated C. worshiped
D. remembered
50. The ______ of quan ho singing has been recognised as a world heritage.
A. preservation
B. procession
C. performance
D. song
51. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food _____ he was very poor.
A. although
B. when
C. while
D. because
52. Tam is a beautiful girl; ______, she’s kind-hearted.
A. therfore
B. however
C. moreover
D. otherwise
53. While I ________ the performance, I met one of my old friends.
A. watched
B. was watching
C. watch
D. am watching
55.She is famous_________her intelligence. She designs many social styles.
A. in
B. for
C. with
D. into
 WRITING

I. Give the correct form of the verbs in bracket.
1. Mai enjoys ____________ crafts , especially bracelets.
(make)
2. ____________ you ever ___________ a buffalo?
(ride)
3. The children used to ___________ a long way to school.
(go)
4. They hate ___________ their son texting his friends all day.
(see)
5. Do you fancy ___________ in the park this Sunday?
(skateboard)
6.Peter ____________ ________ football yesterday.
(play)
7. When I came, the whole family ___ dinner around a big dining table. (have)
8. Children should_________ things from adults with both hands. (take)
9. My father and I _________ up at 5 o’clock every morning. (get)
10. They _____________ English at the moment. ( learn)


11.We ______ to Hung King Festival since last Sunday. (go)
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. I’m so _________ about your trip. It’s going to be amazing.(excite)
2. Ao dai is our ______________ dress. We wear it every Monday at school.( tradition)
3. After __________ food from the plate, you should put it into your bowl before eating.( take)
4. We all adored _____ aerobics when we were young. (do)
5. 30 years ago, we ________ mobile phone.( not have)
6. The girl (cry)_____ when a fairy (appear)______.
7. My close friend gave me a _________ present on my birthday. I like it so much.( wonder)
8. Tuan loves ____________ to music every day. (listen)
9. ____________ you ever ___________ a buffalo ? (ride)

10. The children used to ___________ a long way to school. (go)
11. They hate ___________ their son texting his friends all day. (see)
III. Use the correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.
1. Some people think that country folk are ………………………. than city people. (friendly)
2. Which one is ……………………………………, Red River or Mekong River? (long)
IV. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. My house is smaller than your house.
Your house _______________________________________________________________
2. I love to listen to music.
I fancy _______________________________________________________________
3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
The white dress _______________________________________________________________
4. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
Mary_______________________________________________________________
3. Tea is cheaper than coffee.
Coffee _______________________________________________________________
4. I adore listening to music every day.
I enjoy _______________________________________________________________
5. The red car is more expensive than the black one.
The black car _______________________________________________________________
3.Lan’s team performed more successful than Mai’s team.
Mai’s team performed __________________________________________.
4.Motorbikes go more slowly than cars.
Cars go _____________________________________
5. He hides the broken cup in the drawer.
The broken ____________________________________
6. She bought some cups of tea for the visitors in the next room.
Some cups of_________________________________________________.
7.Vinh really loves to hang out with his friends.
Vinh really enjoys _________________________________________________.

8. Playing beach games is very interesting.
It is _________________________________________________.
9. You are Vietnamese, you should know the story of chung cakes.
If_________________________________________________.
10. Mr Lam was very busy; however,he spent the whole day at the La Mat Village festival.
Although_________________________________________________.
11. He likes to listen to pop music than to watch TV after school.
He prefers _________________________________________________.
12. Huong Tram performs the song “Em gai mua ” very beautifully.
The song “Em gai mua” _________________________________________________.
V. Write the sentences follow the requets in brackets
1.While she was dancing, the princess was seeing a witch.(correct the mistake)
…………………………………………………………………………………
2. When I came, the whole family is having dinner.(correct the mistake)
……………………………………………………………………………………


3. His car runs fast but a race car runs faster. (as … as)
…………..…………………………….………………………….………….…………..……
VI. Rearrange sentences:
1. the Mid-Autumn Festival/ Children/ like/ many toys / and / they/ are given/sweets/ because
2.shouldn’t/ You/ when/ the pagoda/ going/ to/ shorts/ wear.
3. like / too / this / I / because / don’t / it’s / noisy / festival /
4. ethnic / speak / languages / most / peoples / Viet Nam / their / in / own.
VII. Combine the sentences using the words in brackets
1.The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (While)
………………………………………………………………………….
2. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money.(If)
………………………………………………………………………….
3. Children like Tet because it’s a long holiday. They can also receive lucky money. (Moreover)

………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening. Many people come to enjoy it. (Although)
……………………………………………………………………………………….
5.Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food . He was very poor. (Because)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…
6.The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in Viet Nam since
2007. (However)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. The girl worked hard. Her step mother wasn’t happy. (although)
……….…………………………..…………….……………………….………………..
8. The girl worked hard. Her step mother wasn’t happy ( Although)
…………………………………………………………………………………..…..
9. The hotel we saw first was rather expensive. We decided to look for another.(so)
…………………………………………………………………………………
10. She lost her job because she was inexperienced.(because of)
………………………………………………………………………………….
11. Tet is the most important festival in Viet Nam. Most Vietnanese return home for Tet. (therefore)
……………………………………………………………………….…
12. All the students love the principal. He is very kind.( because)
………………………………………………………………………
 SPEAKING
TOPIC 1:
LEISURE ACTIVITY
1.What do you often do in your free time ?
2. How much leisure time do you have a day ?
3.Talk about your favorite leisure activity.
TOPIC 2:
LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
1. Where do you live ?
2. Do you like living in the city or in the countryside ?

3. Why do you like living there?
4. Talk about the things you like and dislike about life in the city.
TOPIC 3
PEOPLES OF VIETNAM
*Talk about your cultural group in Vietnam
- Population
- Regions
- Language
- Production activities
- Festival
TOPIC 4:
OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
- Can you tell some customs and traditions your in family and in your country? What should/ shouldn't
you do?
TOPIC 5: FESTIVALS IN VIETNAM
Talk about a festival in your hometown.
˳ What it is.
˳ When/Where is it held?
˳ What activities there are.
˳ What you need/what you need.