UNIT 2 : SCHOOL TALKS
* Pronunciation : / ^ / _ / a: /
* Grammar :
1. Wh- questions
2. Gerund and to + infinitive
3. School talks
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words .
1. A. bus
B. fun
C. busy
D. husband
2. A. pull
B. cut
C. put
D. sugar
3. A. during
B. cure
C. button
D. curiosity
4. A. wonderful B. something
C. month
D. bottle
5. A. warn
B. arm
C. art
D. harm
6. A. aunt
B. touch
C. couple
D. young
7. A. wonderful B. nothing
C. farmer
D. something
8. A. subject
B. umbrella
C. harvest
D. hungry
9. A. lunch
B. guitar
C. stars
D. laugh
10. A. cousin
B. study
C. money
D. marvelous
II. Match a word in A with its definition or meaning in B .
1. hobby ( n)
a. a job that requires a lot of training and that is respected
by other people
2. classmate (n)
b. to praise or express admiration for someone
3. means (n)
c. sth you often do for pleasure in your free time
4. worry (v)
d. a method of doing something
5. profession (n)
e. to say that you are not satisfied with sb / sth
6. complain (v)
f. a person who is at the same class as you at school or
college
7. memory (n)
g. to be anxious about sb , a problem …
8. compliment (v)
h. sth that you remember
II. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses .
1. We are in regular ___ with each other by telephone or letter . ( communicate )
2. We have a very ___ schedule . ( crow )
3. He apologized for the ___ he had caused . ( convenient )
4. They gave us ___ everything we needed . ( near )
5. If you want to sell your old house , why not put an ___ on television ? ( advertise )
6. I wrote a letter of ___ to the manager about the service I had received . ( complain )
7. Lan is very interested in ___ profession because she loves working with children . ( teach
)
8. Her good ___ for the test resulted in the fact that she got the best grades . ( prepare )
9. We are looking forward to ___ you soon. ( see )
10. She complimented them on their smart ___ . ( appear )
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses .
1. I’ll do the shopping when I’ll finish ( clean ) ___ the house .
2. When I’m on holiday , I enjoy not ( have ) ___ to get up early .
3. – Do you mind ( work ) ___ in the factory ? – Yes , I do , although I sometimes don’t like
( work ) ___ at night .
- Do you mind ( travel ) ___ such a long way to work ? – No. it only takes me half an hour or so (
get ) ___ to the factory . Sometimes I manage ( sleep ) ___ on the bus .
4. Are you going to give up ( smoke ) ___ ?
5. I’m still a student , but I hope ( go ) ___ to university next year .
6. Would you mind ( close ) ___ the door ?
7. Dear Tom ,
How right you were ! I am afraid ( say ) ___ that things haven’t been going too well . I
didn’t manage ( get ) ___ the room with the Jackson’s , as I arrived a bit late . As a
result , I was sent to the Smiths , and although I objected to ( go ) ___ there , there was
nothing else available . Anyway I thought I might get used to ( live ) ___ with them , so I
decided ( not , make ) ___ a fuss . But it hasn’t been a success – in addition to ( be ) ___ a
long way from the school , the Smiths go out a lot , so I don’t get much of a chance
( practice ) ___ my English . The course has been OK , but I’m looking forward to ( come
) ___ back home next week . Hope ( see ) ___ you then . Jack .
8. It’s better to avoid ( travel ) ___ during the rush hour .
9. She practices ( play ) ___ the piano two hours a day .
10. I have difficulty ( speak ) ___ and ( write ) ___ in English .
11. Have you ever consider ( go ) ___ to live in another city ?
12. He failed ( persuade ) ___ his boss to accept his project .
13. It is no use ( get ) ___ impatient when you are at a doctor’s .
14. My mother can’t stand ( see ) ___ me stay at home all day and do nothing .
15. Everybody knows that it is not good ( smoke ) ___ a lot , but not many of us can avoid
( get ) ___ this habit .
IV. Make questions for the underlined words or phrases .
1. She is staying there for two weeks .
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2. She is worried about the next examination .
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3. I like English very much .
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4. I began to study English six years ago .
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5. They live in the city center .
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6. I like “ Tom and Jerry “ because it’s very interesting .
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7. I spend about an hour jogging .
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8. Baseball ? Pretty well , I guess . I like it a lot .
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9. I graduated from secondary school in 2008 .
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10. It takes a long time to learn a foreign language .
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11. I went to my friend’s birthday party last night .
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12. My mother is cooking dinner in the kitchen .
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13. They had a discussion on how to study well yesterday .
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14. I went on holiday with some of my friends last summer .
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15. My father drives to work everyday .
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16. I saw him two days ago .
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17. It will be rainy tomorrow morning .
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18. Mrs. Hong worries about his son’s study at school .
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19. I’m going to buy a new bicycle next week .
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20. Math and Chemistry are my favorite subjects .
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V. Rewrite the following sentences , using gerund phrases .
1. A good way of keeping fit is to swim everyday . _ Swimming everyday is a good way of
keeping fit .
2. Grow your own food . It’s less expensive . _ Growing
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3. It is very uncomfortable to sit in one place for so long . _ Sitting
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4. You are not allowed to smoke here . _ Smoking
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5. One thing I can’t do is to swim on my back . _ Swimming
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6. It is cheaper to go by rail than by air . _ Going
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7. It took us eight hours to fly to Hanoi . _ Flying
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8. It is wonderful to see our old friends again . _Seeing
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9. Give up smoking . It will make you feel better . _ Giving
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10. It takes a long time to learn a foreign language . _ Learning
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VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one .
1. May I borrow your bicycle ? _ Would you mind
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2. It’s essential to keep your paper in a safe place . _ You
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3. Your question was more difficult than I expected . _ Your question wasn’t
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4. Trung didn’t lock the door when he left the room . _ Trung left the room without
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5. I will make an effort to get there on time . _ I will try
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6. “ Why were you late yesterday ? “ . The teacher asked me
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7. It took me two hours to do my homework . _ I spent
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8. “ I’ll bring the book back tomorrow , “ said Philip . _ Philip promised
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9. It would be a good idea for you to see a dentist . _ I think you should
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10. “ Let’s go to the cinema on Monday . ? _ He suggested
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11. They are really looking forward to going to university . _ They can’t wait
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12. I think we really should stop going out so often . _ We really had
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13. The prisoners were allowed to see their families once a year . _ They let
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14. I would prefer not to spend so much . _ I would rather
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15. “ We will not lend you any more money “ , _ They refused
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16. Would you like to go to the beach ? _ Do you feel
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17. Is it all right if you come back later ? _ Do you mind
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18. Think what being a millionaire would be like ! _ Imagine
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