GIÁO ÁN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 HỌC KÌ I

100 ENGLISH EXERSIES
Grade: 8

Teacher: Nguyễn Văn Dũng
Student: ……………………

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2


LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS
V1

1.

V2

Be

was/

(am,

were

V3

Nghĩa

 

V1

V2

V3

Th?, l? ở
been

Nghĩa
Rời khỏi

41.

Leave

left

left

is, are)
Becom

becam

becom

2.

e

e

e

3.

Begin

began

begun

4.

Bite

bit

5.

Blow

6.

Break

trở n?n

Cho vay
42.

Lend

lent

lent

Bắt đầu

43.

Let

let

Let

Để cho

bitten

Cắn

44.

Lose

lost

lost

Thua

blew

blown

Thổi

45.

Make

made

made

Chế tạo

broke

broken

hỏng

46.

Meet

met

met

Gặp

brough

brough

Mang

7.

Bring

t

t

8.

Build

built

built

9.

Burn

Burnt

10. Buy
11. Catch

Trả
47.

Pay

paid

paid

x?y dựng

48.

Put

put

put

Đặt

Burnt

Ch?y

49.

Read

read

read

Đọc

bought

bought

mua

50.

Ride

rode

ridden

Đạ xe

caught

caught

bắt

51.

Ring

rang

rung

Nhẫn

Choos

Chọn

12. e

chose

chosen

13. Come

came

come

14. Cut

cut

15. Do

Tăng lên
52.

Rise

rose

risen

đến

53.

Run

ran

run

Chạy

cut

cắt tỉa

54.

Say

said

said

N?i

did

done

l?m xong

55.

See

saw

seen

Xem

16. Draw

drew

drawn

R?t ra

56.

Sell

sold

sold

B?n

17. Drink

drank

drunk

say

57.

Send

sent

sent

Gửi

18. Drive

drove

driven

L?i xe

58.

Shine

shone

shone

Tỏa s?ng

19. Eat

ate

eaten

Ăn

59.

Show

showed

shown

Chỉ

20. Fall

fell

fallen

rơi

60.

Sing

sang

sung

H?t

21. Feed

fed

fed

nu?i

61.

Sit

sat

sat

Ngồi

22. Feel

felt

felt

Cảm thấy

62.

Sleep

slept

slept

Ngủ

23. Fight

fought

fought

chiến đấu

63.

Smell

smelt

smelt

M?i

24. Find

found

found

t?m

64.

Speak

spoke

spoken

N?i

25. Fly

flew

Flown

Bay

65.

Spend

spent

spent

Ti?u

forgott

qu?n

26. Forget

forgot

en

27. Get

got

got

28. Give

gave

given

Bị giật
66.

Spoil

Spoil /ed

Spiol / ed

c?

67.

Stand

stood

stood

Đứng

được

68.

Steal

stole

stolen

Lấy trộm

Kh?ng c?

Qu?t

29. Go

went

gone

n

69.

Sweep

swept

swept

30. Grow

grew

grown

mới lớn

70.

Swim

swam

swum

Bơi

31. Hang

hung

hung

treo

71.

Take

took

taken

Lấy

32. Have

had

had

Đ? c?

72.

Teach

taught

taught

Dạy

33. Hear

heard

heard

nghe

73.

Tell

told

told

N?i

34. Hide

hid

hidden

Ẩn

74.

Think

thought

thought

Nghĩ

35. Hold

held

held

tổ chức

75.

Throw

threw

thrown

N?m

36. Hurt

hurt

hurt

đau

76.

understoo

hiểu

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Understa

understo

nd

od

d

37. Keep

kept

kept

Giữ

77.

Wake

woke

woken

Wake

38. Know

knew

known

Nổi tiếng

78.

wear

wore

worn

mặc

39. Lead

led

led

Dẫn

79.

Win

Won

Won

40. Learn

learnt

learnt

đ?

80.

Write

wrote

written

LIST OF REGULAR
V1

V2

V3

1. Add

Added

Added

Th?m

2. Advise

Advised

Advised

3. Arrive

Arrived

4. Ask

Viết

VERBS
V2

V3

41. Mind

Minded

Minded

T?m l?

Khuy?n

42. Miss

Missed

Missed

Bị bỏ lỡ

Arrived

đến

43. Move

Moved

Moved

di chuyển

Asked

Asked

Y?u cầu

44. Need

Needed

Needed

Cần

5. Attend

Attended

Attended

Tham dự

45. Open

Opened

Opened

mở

6. Attract

Attracted

Attracted

Thu h?t

46. Organize

Organized

Organized

Tổ chức

7. Avoid

Avoided

Avoided

Tr?nh

47. Paint

Painted

Painted

Sơn

Behave

Behaved

Behaved

48. Pass

Passed

Passed

9. Believe

Believed

Believed

Tin

49. Perform

Performed

Performed

Thực hiện

10. Borrow

Borrowed

Borrowed

Mượn

50. Plant

Planted

Planted

Trồng

Change

Changed

Changed

51. Practice

Practiced

Practiced

Clean

Cleaned

Cleaned

52. Prefer

Prefered

Preferred

Collect

Collected

Collected

53. Prevent

Prevented

Prevented

14. Cross

Crossed

Crossed

Vượt qua

54. Promise

Promised

Promised

Hứa

15. Decide

Decided

Decided

Quyết định

55. Protect

Protected

Protected

bảo vệ

Decorate

Decorate

Trang tr?

d

d

56. Receive

Received

Received

Depende

Depende

d

d

57. Rely

Relied

Relied

Develope

Develope

Đ? ph?t

Remembe

Remembere

Remembere

18. p

d

d

triển

r

d

d

19. Divide

Divided

Divided

Chia

59. Rent

Rented

Rented

Discovere

Discovere

Ph?t hiện

d

d

60. Report

Reported

Reported

Disliked

Disliked

61. Request

Requested

Requested

22. Enjoy

Enjoyed

Enjoyed

Th?ch

62. Return

Returned

Returned

Trả lại

23. Explore

Explored

Explored

kh?m ph?

63. Seem

Seemed

Seemed

C? vẻ

24. Fill

Filled

Filled

Đầy

64. Smile

Smiled

Smiled

Mỉm cười

25. Finish

Finished

Finished

Đ? kết th?c

65. Start

Started

Started

Bắt đầu

26. Fit

Fitted

Fitted

Trang bị

66. Stay

Stayed

Stayed

Ở lại

27. Gather

Gathered

Gathered

Thu thập

67. Stop

Stopped

Stopped

dừng lại

8.

11.
12.
13.

Decora

16. te
Depen

17. d
Develo

Discov

20. er
21.

Dislike

Nghĩa

thắng

Cư xử

Thay đổi

L?m vệ
sinh
Thu

Phụ thuộc

Kh?ng th?
ch

V1

58.

Nghĩa

Th?ng
qua

Thực h?
nh
Ưu tiên

Ph?ng
ngừa

Nhận

Dựa

Nhớ lại

Thu?
b?o c?o

Y?u cầu

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28. Hate

Hated

Hated

Gh?t

68. Study

Studied

Studied

học

29. Help

Helped

Helped

gi?p

69. Suggest

Suggested

Suggested

Đề xuất

Hope

Hoped

Hoped

70. Talk

Talked

Talked

Introduc

Introduce

Introduce

31. e

d

d

71. Travel

Traveled

Traveled

32. Invent

Invented

Invented

Ph?t minh

72. Try

Tried

Tried

thử

33. Join

Joined

Joined

Gia nhập

73. Use

Used

Used

sử dụng

34. Learn

Learned

Learned

học

74. Visit

Visited

Visited

truy cập

35. Like

Liked

Liked

Đ? th?ch

75. Wait

Waited

Waited

đợi

36. Listen

Listened

Listened

Nghe

76. Want

Wanted

Wanted

truy n?

37. Live

Lived

Lived

Sống

77. Wash

Washed

Washed

Rửa sạch

38. Look

Looked

Looked

Nh?n

78. Watch

Watched

Watched

xem

39. Love

Loved

Loved

Y?u

79. Weigh

Weighed

Weighed

C?n nặng

Managed

Managed

80. Work

Worked

Worked

30.

Manag

40. e

Hi vọng

Giới thiệu

Quản l?

n?i
chuyện
Đi du lịch

l?m việc

UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES
A PRONUNCIATION:
I. Choose the word having the underlined parl pronounced diferently in
each line.
1. A. prize

B. drill

C. brick

D. trim

2. A. broom

B.proot

C. blood

D. troop

3. A. practice

B.cracker

C. tractor

D. bracelet

4. A. trophy

B. problem

C. broccoli

D. drop

5. A. trunk

B. Prudential

C. brush

D.crush

B USE OF ENGLISH
II. Find which word does not belong to each group
1. A. skateboarding
B. football
C. badminton
D. reading
2. A. a novel
B. poetry
C. film
D. magazine
3. A. sports
B. the news
C. a reality show

D. a comedy
4. A. a new language B. practice
C.an event
D. a skill
5. A. Watching TV
B. relaxing
C. collecting stamps D. making
origami
6. A.cooking
B.going to art gallery
C. visiting
museums
D. hanging out
7. A. visiting teacher B. visiting relatives
C. going
shopping
D.doing DIY
8. A. texting
B. going to the cinema
C. hanging out
D. reading
III. Put the correct word/ phrase in the box under each piclure.
doingyoga    
makingcrafts     going tishing     listening to
music
playing tootball    
reading    
watchingTV    
surfing
the Internet

flying kite    
playing
computer games

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IV. Write the activities in the box into the correct column.
acting    
badminton    
cards    
chess
   
dimbing
gymnastics    
handicratts    
jogging     karate    
puzzles
rollerblading
skateboarding
surting
the guitar
volleyball
do

go

play

V. Use the gerund of tlie verbs iit the box to complete the sentences.

collect
do     
eat     
listen      play
ride     
take     
wash    
watch      write     
1.    My sister enjoys_______________________aerobics in the morning,
2.    Lucia tancies________________________________emaiis atter dinner.
3.    In his free time, Quang iikes_photographs.
4.    Are you interested in__________________handbail, Peter?
5.    Vinh's brother loves_________________torelgn coins, does??t he?
6. David hates_________________a bike to school on rainy days.
7. I preter_________________DVDs to going to the cinema.
8. Nam detests_________________the dishes every day.
9. We dor?t mind_________________to ciassical music.
10.   The Robinsons adore_________________Vletnamese food.
VI. Put the verbs in the braekets into infiitliive (V/to V) or gerund (Ving).
1. John dislikes (work)_________________in front of a Computer all day,
2.
I'd iike (visit)_________________the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnoiogy this
weekend.
3.    l'd rather (make)_________________cratts than iisten to music.
4.    Minh loves (help)_________________her parents with DIY projects.
5.    Quang hates (take)_________________the dog for a walk.
6.    We all adored (do)_________________aerobics when we were young.
7.    You should (piay)_________________sports to keep fịt.
8.    They don't need (watch)_________________that programme if they dor?t
iike it.

9. Do you fancy (socialise) _________________  with friends?
10.  My brother preters (surf)_________________the Net.
VII Multiple choice:
1. Does your grandma ____________ walking?
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A. enjoy
B. enjoying
C. to enjoy
D. enjoys
2. He don’t mind _________ mountain-climbing.
A. doing
B. collecting
C. taking
D. going
3. I find dancing __________ because we can work with music.
A. interesting
B. is interesting
C. it is interesting
D. to be interesting.
4. I adore __________ to my friend in my free time.
A. talk
B. talks
C. talking
D. is talking
5. To check out something means _________ something or get more
information about it in order to be certain that it is suitable. (or true, or
safe).
A. to know

B. to learn
C. to examine
D. to
look at
6. If something is right up your street, it is the type of thing that you are
interested in or that you _________ doing.
A. enjoy
B. hate
C. dislike
D. don’t mind
7. Listening to the folk songs will help you learn Vietnamese._________
A. easy
B. more easier C. easier
D. more easily
8. We can buy craft kit in a __________
A. library
B. bookstore
C. sports club
D.
museum
9. If your hobby is reading, you will fancy __________
A. doing DIY
B. texting
C. looking for novels
D.
making origami
10. When I have __________ time, I like doing sports to relax my mind.
A. special
B. busy
C. leisure

D. boring
VIII. Complete each sentence below, using the correct form of the verb
in brackets (2.5)
1. Do you think you (meet) ________ An this weekend? – I’m not sure.
2. Don’t worry. I (go) _______ swimming with you tomorrow.
3. I enjoy (fish) ________ because it (be) ______ relaxing.
4. My friends hate (eat) ________ out. They think it (cost) ________ a lot of money.
5. They like (fancy) ______ in the countryside. I think they (move) ___________
to our hometown next year.
6. We (go) ________ to the cinema twice a month. We all love (watch) ______ the
latest films.

C SPEAKING:

To start your speech: In fact/ Generally speaking/ Actually/ Well/ To tell the
true/ Yeah/
I think/ Hmm/ Oh/ Let me see/ Wow/ As a matter of fact/
Giving an opinion: I think that….. /In my opinion...
Agreeing: I agree with you.; That's so true.; Exactly.
Disagreeing: I'm afraid I don’t agree.; I don't think so.; I disagree with you.
Part 1: Talk about your leisure time:
To show your surprise: Really?/ Great!/ Ugh!/ How exciting!/ Wonderful!/
Fantastic!…Phew!

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addition/
1. What do you like doing in your leisure time? (volunteer work / doing DIY/
collecting stamps …).

- When I have free time, I enjoy /fancy/ like ________________ .
- I really enjoy /fancy/ like ________________in my leisure time.
2. What do you dislike doing in your leisure time? (using computer/ gardening/
hanging out...)
- I dislike /hate/ detest ________________in my leisure time.
3. Who do you like to spend your free time with the most?( my close friend
/classmate/ brother…)
- I like to spend my free time with ________________the most.
4. Where do you spend most of your free time? ( at a soprt club/ at home /
outdoors/ indoors… )
- I spend most of my leisure time ________________ .
5. How much time do you often spend on your leisure time? (one /two /three…)
- I spend about (2, 3, 4 ) hours a week on my leisure time.
6. What does this activity help you? (good points/ benefits/advantages)
- This activity helps me widen my knowledge, helps me relax, keeps me fit,
refreshes my mind, helps me make many friends all over the country.
7. How do you feel when you join your leisure time?
- I feel ( quite satisfied/ relaxed/ excited) after a hard school work/ day.
8. What do you think about your activities?
a. - I think this activity is really (useful /unusual/ interesting /creative / cheap/
….)
b - I find / believe this activity very (unusual/ interesting /creative / cheap/
….)
Part 2: Talk about using technology:
1. What are the benefits of using the computer?
The benefits of using the computer are: widening our knowledge, training
our mind and memory, improving our English, helping us relax and sharing
emotions, …
2. What are the problems with using technology in your free time?
Using technology may make our eyes tired and dizzy. We may have a pain in

our back when we are sitting too long in front of the computers and we meet
our friends less and less.Therefore, we don’t develop social skills and also
weaken our real relationships and friendships because we may live in a virtual
world
3. What bad leisure activities do some teenagers like doing these days?
They take part in playing computer games too much, motorbike racing on the
streets; alcohol drinking; drug taking and so on…
4. What activities should teenagers do in their leisure time?
They should take part in /join in/ participate doing a team sport; volunteering
community…
5. Why do they should do these activities?
Because these activities are good for their physical health, help them totally
relax, strengthen their friendships and develop social skills.
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D. READING
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer:
Quang is watering his garden and can't wait to pick the ripe fruit. He spends
most of his spare time looking after the garden. Sounds great, doesn't it? But his
garden is a virtual one.
In today's world, teenagers rely on technology more than in the past. This can
be a problem because using computers too much may have harmful effect on
both their minds and bodies. They prefer watching TV and playing computer
games to reading books, perhaps because they don't have to think and imagine
as much. They don’t join clubs or have hobbies and they don't play sports. They
sit in front of the computer all the time. They don't get out of the house, even
for a walk. They are in a world that doesn't exist.
While Quang now knows the names of many plants, and his English seems to be
improving as he chats with his 'gaming friends from all over the world, his

parents are getting worried. They want him to get out more. They are even
thinking of banning him from using the computer.
1. What is Quang’s leisure activity?
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Is his garden real?
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. Did teenagers in the past rely on technology more than in today's world?
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. What is the problem with using technology in teenagers’ free time today?
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. Why do they prefer watching TV and playing computer games to reading
books?
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. What leisure activities do teenagers do these days?
_____________________________________________________________________________
7. What are the benefits of using computers?
_____________________________________________________________________________
8. What may the harmful things of using computers bring us?
_____________________________________________________________________________
9. What do his parents prefer Quang to do?
_____________________________________________________________________________

II Read the following passage and decide whether
the statements are True (f), False (F) or have No Information
(NI).
LEISURE TIME
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Hello! My name's Johnny. I'm fourteen years old and I live in Sydney, Australia, I

just want to talk about how my friends and I spend our free time. My best friends
are Tom and David. They are in the same class as me.
Teenagers often complain they're bored and have nothing to do. I can't
understand them. I'm never bored. If the weather is nice, we go for a walk or we
ride our bikes. All of us love rollerblading, We often play football, asketball or
cricket in the park and when it is rainy, we go to the sports centre. Here we
usually play table tennis or go swimming. If you play a musical instrument it's a
good fun! I play the guitar and practise a lot. At home I usually listen to music
or read magazines and books. Of course, as other teenagers I often go on the
Internet or play computer games - but not always! It's a pity that a lot of
teenagers live their lives on several public sites like Facebook or Twitter! They
had better make real friends!
In the evenings I sometimes watch TV. I often invite my friends over for dinner
or a cup of tea and we play chess or cards. At the weekend we go hiking, fishing
or sometimes we go to the cinema. We like comedies.

T

F

1 / Johnny has a lot of friends.
2/ He is often bored.
3/ He and his friends like doing
sports.
4/ He plays a musical instrument
5/ At home he helps a lot
6/ He likes listening to rock music.
7/ He is addicted to the Internet
8/ He has a Facebook profile.
9/ In the evenings he's usually at

home,
10/ He never goes out at the
weekends.
III-Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below.
In the 1970s, skateboarding suddenly became very popular. At first,
skateboarders moved slowly on flat, smooth areas. Then they began to ride
quickly. This is called ‘freestyle’ skateboarding. Soon they were skateboarding
skillfully up ramps and doing tricks in the air. This is called ‘ramp’
skateboarding. Then they started skateboarding and doing tricks on the street.
This was ‘street-style’ skateboarding – a combination of freestyle and ramp. For
this, the skateboarders needed protective clothing such as knee and elbow pads
and helmets. This allowed them to skateboard safely.
Today skateboarding is still a very popular sport, and there are lots of
competitions.
Note: skateboarding (n) = môn trượt ván
1. When did skateboarding become very popular?
____________________________________________________________________________
2. What are the three styles of skateboarding?
__________________________________________________________________________
3. What was ‘street-style’ skateboarding?
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__________________________________________________________________________
4. Why do ‘street-style’ skateboarders need protective clothing?
__________________________________________________________________________
5. Do you think skateboarding is a very popular sport now? Why or why not?
___________________________________________________________________________
E WRITING:
I Rewrite the sentences, keeping the similar meaning to the original

one (1.0ms):
1. People in Viet Nam spend more leisure time than Japanese do.
→

People
in
Japan
__________________________________________________________

don’t

2. This painting is not the same as that one.
→

This
painting
is
___________________________________________________________

quite

3. This picture is quite different from the picture in our room.
This
isn’t_______________________________________________________________

picture

4. Going to the cinema is more interesting than staying at home.
Staying
at

___________________________________________________________

home

isn’t

5. People in the US spend more time on socializing and communicating than
doing sports.
People
in
the
US
spend
________________________________________________________
6. Thai thinks skateboarding is more exciting than playing football.
Thai doesn’t think
______________________________________________________________
7.    Vinh really loves to hang out with friends,
Vinh really
enjoys_______________________________________________________________
8.    Playing beach games is very interesting.
It is______________________________________________________________________
9.    It is not a good idea to spend too much time on computer games.
It's better to
avoid___________________________________________________________
10.    Jenny finds reading poetry boring.
Jenny dislikes
______________________________________________________________
II Write sentences about what you like or don't like doing in your

free time.

Activities
1. Watching TV
2. Listening to FM radio

11. Using a computer at
home

Reasons
1. it’s funny and useful.
2. I feel totally relax and quite

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3. Listening to CDs,
tapes
4. Hanging out with
friends
5. Talking on phone
(local calls)
6. Doing chores/running
errands
7. Reading magazines
for pleasure
8. Reading newspapers
9. Exercising/working
out
10.

Playing sports

12. Shopping/Hanging out
at malls
13. Watching rented videos
14. Going to movie
theaters/ cinema
15. Cruising in cars
16. Playing home video
games
17. Playing computer
games
18. Using the Internet
19. Using a computer at
elsewhere
20. Playing online games

satisfied.
3. it gives me chances to make
friends.
4. this activity is good for mental
heal.
5. this activity is good for physical
health.
6. this activity helps me fresh my
mind
7. it widens my knowledge.
8. it builds my social skills.
9. it trains my mind and memory.
10.

it helps me share my
emotions with my friends and
forget all my tiredness.
11.
It develops our real
relationships and friendships

1. I adore watching TV in my free time because it widens my knowledge.
2. I don’t like___________________________________________________________________
3. I don't mind
___________________________________________________________________
4. I fancy _______________________________________________________________________
5. I love ________________________________________________________________________
6. I detest_______________________________________________________________________
7. I dislike ______________________________________________________________________
8. I enjoy _______________________________________________________________________
III

Write a paragraph to answer of the following questions. (Use signal
words)
Part 1. What do you think is the best leisure activity for teenagers?

What
- What
- What
- What
-

is the best leisure activity for teenagers?
might this activity conclude?

are the three benefits of group activity?
is your conclusion on this idea?

Choic
es
Group
activit
ies

What do to
-

playing a team sport
joining a hobby group
volunteering
community

Supported ideas - Why (reasons/
benefits)
-

Indivi
dual
activit
ies

Watching TV
Listening to music
Doing chores/running
errands

- Reading
- Exercising/working
out
- Using a computer
-

-

-

-

proud to be a member of a group
help teenagers make friends. Friendships
are important.
make friends with people who have the
same interests
develop teenagers’ confidence and selfesteem
help them build new skills.
easier to focus on their activities.
Independent leisure activities are less
interrupted or chatting.
help teenagers make their own
decisions! They decide what to do and
when to do.
feel relaxed and quite joyful during their
favorite free time activity.
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-

Family activit
ies
-

Shopping/hanging
out at malls
Playing home video
games
watching a familyfriendly DVD
having a picnic /
holiday
planning a special
meal with everyone
planning a volunteer
work.

-

Allowing for better communication
between family members.
bring family members closer
enjoy warm family atmosphere
show love and share emotions one other
enhance / develop family traditions
limit the chance for children to use drugs
and alcohol.

Group activities

I believe the best leisure activity for teenagers is any group activity. This could
be playing a team sport, joining a hobby group or even volunteering. Firstly,
teenagers like to feel proud to be a member of a group. Secondly, being part of
a group helps teenagers make friends. Friendships are very important to
teenagers. In addition, they will make friends with people who have the same
interests as them. For these reasons, I think group activities are best for
teenagers.

Individual activities
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_______________________________________________________________________________
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Family activities
_______________________________________________________________________________
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Part 2. Should parents decide how teenagers spend their free time?
a) Do you agree that parents should decide how teenagers spend their free
time?
b) Explain why you agree or disagree (three reasons/ benefits).
c) What is your conclusion on this idea?

Topics
Paren

Agreeme
nt
- Yes

Why (reasons/ benefits)
-

guide their children to choose useful and safe
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ts’
Decisi
on
on
their
childr
en’s
leisur
e
activit
y

-

-

No

-

-

-

activities. Parents are more experienced and
wiser.
helps teenagers avoid negative behaviours.
Without parent’s help, teenagers may become
violent during their leisure time. Some may be
addictive to alcohol drinking.
develop teenagers’ social skills. This improves
children lifestyle.
understand children better than order them.
really like to choose their own leisure activity.
Teenagers need free time to explore their own
interests, be with friends or just unwind.
would like to be behaved and respected as an
adult. That means they have rights to do what
they prefer.
feel relaxed and quite joyful if they take part in
their favorite free time activity.

YES!
In my opinion, teenagers should let their parents decide how to spend their free
time. Firstly, parents should guide their children to choose useful and safe
activities. Parents are more experienced and wiser. Secondly, this way helps
teenagers avoid negative behaviours. Without parent’s help, teenagers may
become violent during their leisure time. Some may be addictive to alcohol

drinking. Moreover, it also develops teenagers’ social skills. This improves
children lifestyle. For these reasons / As I have noted/, I believe it is better if
parents make decision on their children’s leisure activity.
NO!
In my opinion, parents should not
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Part 3.Should teenagers spend their leisure time on outdoor activities?
a) Do you agree that teenagers should spend their leisure time on outdoor
activities?
b) Explain why you agree or disagree (three reasons or benefits of outdoor
activities).
c) What is your conclusion on this idea?

Topics

Teenag
ers’out
door

Agreem
ent
Yes

Why (reasons/ benefits)
can offer a more complete recreation and renewal

be easier to happen than indoor activities do.
can breathe fresh air, and enjoy the complete peace
that only nature brings.
- provide them with renewal to / refresh the body, mind
-

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activiti
es

-

and soul
give them chances to develop our social skills and
communication.
Expand their social relationships. They may make
friends.
bring them more fun than indoor activities do
release all their stress and tiredness
make them feel totally relaxed/happier.

In my opinion, although many children spend most of their time indoor activities,
they should participate in outdoor activities. Firstly, outdoor activities are
easier to happen than indoor activities do. People can breathe fresh air, and
enjoy the complete peace that only nature brings. Secondly, outdoor activities
provide them with renewal to the body, mind and soul. In addition, outdoor
activities give them chances to develop our social and communicative skills. For
these reasons, I strongly believe that teenagers should enjoy their leisure time

outdoors.
Part 4 : Write a paragraph about how you spend your leisure time.
What do you like doing in your leisure time the most?
What are the benefits of this activity? (for mental health/ for physical
health.)
How do you feel about your activities?
What is your conclusion on this idea?
Many teenagers spend their leisure time on indoors. However, I love outdoor
activities best. When I have free time, I enjoy hanging out with my friends. We
often go to the gym and play sports like playing soccer or badminton there. I like
to spend my weekend in the swimming pool. These activities help me widen my
knowledge, help me relax, keep me fit, refreshes my mind. Besides, I can make
many friends from other regions. I think this activity is really useful, interesting,
creative and quite cheap.
Part 4.4: Write a paragraph about how you spend your leisure time.
(see II Speaking:1,2)
-

What do you like doing in your leisure time the most?
What are the benefits of this activity? (for mental health/ for physical health.)
How do you feel about your activities?
What is your conclusion on this idea?
- Although some people hate……,*
- Some people dislike/ don’t mind
…………
- While many adults like /
dislike…… ,*
- Many other teenagers spend their
leisure time on ………
- When / If / Each time I have free

time, *

-

- I like / love / enjoy /fancy
…………….……in my free/ leisure
time the most/best.
- However, I like / love / enjoy /fancy
…………. best. *
- ……………. is my favourite leisure
activity.
- ……………. is my first choice (for
my free time).

Firstly, this activity is good for mental health because /since /as…..
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When / If / Each time I join in / participate in / take part in this activity, I will /It
will………
+ fresh my mind;
+ help me forget all my tiredness
+ can / will /may bring me a lot of fun;
+ release my stress;
+ make me feel relaxed and happier.
Secondly, this activity is also good for physical health.
+ It /V-ing also makes me stronger/ improves my health/ makes my heart
stronger
+ When / After = V-ing, I eat well/ sleep well.
- In addition, / Moreover, / Besides, I feel very / quite /completely /totally

…………..……………………..
- For these reasons / As I have noted / In short. I believe/think ….
Although other people love spending their leisure time indoors watching TV, I
fancy playing sports in my leisure time best. This could be playing a team sport,
joining swimming club or even waliking. Firstly, these activities are good for
mental health because they both help me fresh my mind and bring me a lot of
fun, so I can forget all my tiredness. Secondly, they are helpful for physical
health, too. Doing sports will make me stronger and makes my heart stronger.
Besides, I feel totally relaxed each time I join them. In short, playing sports for
freetime is so helpful and better than other activities.
-

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_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Part 5.4. Use the suggestions below to write a short paragraph of
around 100 words about the benefits of playing sports for children.
-    Topic sentence: Benefits of playing sports
-    Supporting idea 1: Playing sports is fun and exciting
-    Supporting idea 2: Playing sports keeps kids strong, fit and healthy
-    Supporting idea 3: Sports help develop teamwork and leadership skills
-    Concluding sentence: Children should play sports
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_______________________________________________________________________________

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UNIT 2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
A PRONUNCIATION:
I. Choose the word having the underlined parl pronounced diferently in
each line.
1. A. flag

B. glad

C. blame

D. clap

2. A. click

B. glide

C. climb

D, blind

3. A. clothing

B. blond

C. globe

D. slogan

4. A. club

B. blunt

C. fluffy

D. glucose

5. A. bloom

B. gloop

C flood

D. sloot

B USE OF ENGLISH

I. Rearrange the letters under each picture to make meaningful word.

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II.
Put the correct word in the box under each picture.
path
waterfall
ploughing
well
pond
harvest    
hill
scarecrow    
tractor

cottage

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III
Fill
in
the blanks with the correct words or phrases matching with the verbs.
Maybe some verbs can be used more than once.
grapes
dolls

food
a tent

buffaloes
water

a camel
cattle

data
a flag
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strawberry
goats
a motorbike

a bike
information
a notice

a fence
an ostrich
postcards

tea buds
blackberry
a memorial

a car
sheep
a donkey

1.

ride:
__________________________________________________________________________
2.
collect:
________________________________________________________________________
3.
pick:
__________________________________________________________________________
4.
herd:_________________________________________________________________________
5.
put
up:
________________________________________________________________________
1. S + Linking verbs + ADJ (happy)- State / feelings/ characteristics
Linking verbs (be/ look/ keep/ seem /feel / sound/ taste
/become /turn )
2. S + Action verbs (watch / go / sleep / learn/ drive / fly/ work)+ ADV
(happily)
3. S + Linking verbs +ADV + ADJ: He looks terribly angry
4. Short two- syllable ADJ: clever, narrow, pleasant, simple, quiet,
gentle, hollow, shallow, able, angry, happy, easy, noisy, …

5. adverbs of manner:
Adj
Adv

good

bad

well

badl
y

earl
y
earl
y

fast
fast

lat
e
lat
e

har
d
har
d

careful
carefully

6 Comparative forms of adverbs
1. more/less+ adverb+(than) is the form of comparative for almost all
adverbs of manner ending in ly.

Examples:
Can you walk more slowly? I can’t catch up with you
Hanh acts less responsibly than anyone here.
2 adverb + er + (than) is the form of comparative of adverbs of manner
with the same form as adjectives
fast
→ faster
early → earlier
hard
→harder
late → later
Example:
The rain is coming. Let’s run faster.
3, Some irregular forms of adverbs of manner:
well→ better;
badly → worse
IV Finish the sentences below with a suitable comparative form of
hard, early, late, fast,
1. Your exam score is low. I am sure you can do
2. We'll be late for the fair. Can you drive ……………..?
3. On Sunday, we can get up ……………………..than usual.
4. The farmers have to work …………………….. at harvest time.
5. You look tired. Are you feeling…………………….. than you did this morning?
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6. My mother has to get up …………………..than us to milk the cows.
V Underline the correct comparative forms to complete the sentences.
1. People in rural areas of Britain talk optimistically more optimistically about the
future than city| people.

2. In India, rural areas are more popularly/popular known as the countryside'.
3. A village is less densely populated/ more densely populated than a City.
4. City people seem to react quickly/ more quick to changes than country
people.
5. Medical help can be less easily/ more easily obtained in a City than in the
countryside.
6. A buffalo ploughs better/more well than a horse.
VI Choose the words/ phrases that do not go with the verb.
1. ride
A. a donkey
B. a car
C. a horse
D. an
elephant
2.
collect

A. tomatoes

B. entertainme
nt

C. honey

D. tea leaves

3. pick

A. blackberri
es

B. roses

C. wild
flowers

D. passenger
s

4. herd

A. cattle

B. cows

C. carts

D. camels

5. put
up

A. tents

B. a new fence

C. umbrellas

D. nomadic
life

VII Multiple choice:
1. My English this term is _____ than that of last year.
A. good
B. well
C. better
D. best
2.
Her math result is _____ than her English result.
A. bad
B. badly
C. worse
D. well
3.
Detective books are_____ than science fiction ones.
A. more interesting
B. interestingly
C. more
interestingly
D. interesting
4.
Lan is _____ than her sister.
A. lazy
B. lazily
C. lazier
D. more lazy
5.
He feels _____ than last year because his study results are _____
A. happy/ good
B. happier/ best

C. more happy/better
D.
happier/better
6.
He is _____ at maths than at any other subjects.
A. better
B. more good
C. well
D. good
7.
Phuong can speak English _____ than Minh.
A. more fluent
B. fluently
C. fluent
D.
more fluently
8.
Her voice is _____ than her sister’s/.
A. beautiful
B. more beautiful C. beautifully
D. more
beautifully
9.
Her literature result is much _____ than it was last year.
A. good
B. well
C. more well
D. better
10. Cinderella danced _____ than any other girls at the ball.
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A. more graceful B. graceful
C. gracefully
D. more
gracefully
11. Chemistry is _____ than physics.
A. easy
B. easily
C. easier
D. more easily
12. Rabbits run_____ than tortoises.
A. fast
B. fastly
C. fastlier
D. faster
13. Nam is bad at art but Minh is even _____
A. badder
B. bad
C. worse
D. worser
13. She can pronounce English words _____ than she could last term.
A. correctlier
B. more correct
C. more
correctly D. correcter
14.
The country is _____ than the city.
A. quieter
B. more quiet

C. more quietly
D. quietlier
15.
In this class , the students are talking _____ than the teacher.
A. loudly
B. more loud
C. loudlier
D. louder.
16.
We shouldn’t be_____ on any subjects.
A. lazy
B. lazier
C. lazily
D. lazilier
17.
I can learn a subject _____ if I like it and _____ if I don’t like it.
A. good/ bad
B. better/ worse C. better/
badlier D. better/ badly
18. Lan is her_____ sister.
A. old
B. elderly
C. elder
D. oldly
19.    Nam helped his parents_____ the rice onto the ox-drawn cart
A. load    
B. collect    
C. dry
D. ride
20.    In Emi's opinion, city life is more______ country life.

A. friendly    
B. exciting    
C. natural    
D. peaceful
21.    The sky is_____ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to
block the view.
A. tidy    
B. close    
C. dense    
D.    vast
22.    Look! Some children are_the buffaloes.
A. picking    
B. playing    
C. driving    
D.    herding
23.    Viet plays the guitar_____ than Phong does.
A. more goodly     B. more well    
C. better    
D. gooder
24. Medical help is_____ easily obtained in remote areas than in towns.
A. more    
B. fewer    
C. less    
D.    higher
25.    Today Peter gets up_____ than he did yesterday.
A. earlier
B. more early     C.    more earlily    
D.
more earlier
26. He seems to be_____ than we thought.

A. more quick     B. more quickly     C. quicklier    
D. quicker
27.    The wind is blowing_____ than it did last night.
A. stronger
B. more strongly C. stronglier
D. more
stronger
28.    Is living in the city_____ than living in the country?
A. more convenient    B. as convenient
C. most
convenient    
D. so convenient
VIII. Use the right question words to complete the following questions.
1.________________________do the Pathen people live?
-    In Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang.
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2 .________________________of your parents can speak Tay language?
- My tather can.
3 .________________________do the Khmer people hold Chaul Chnam Thmay
testival?
-    To celebrate the New Year.
4 .__________________________ can sleep in the communa! house?
-    Slngỉe men can.
5.________________________is a costume of the Lolo peopỉe?
-    I'm not sure. But I think it's quite expensive.
6 .________________________do the local people go the market?
-    Almost people walk and some ride the horse.
7 .________________________is the ceremony held by the Bru-Van Kieu?

-    Betore sowing seeds.
8 .________________________kinds of goods are sold at the open-air market?
-    The local Products such as truit and vegetables.
9 .________________________is it from the town centre to the nearest Chut village?
- About 35 kilometres.
10 .________________________musical instruments are on display in the museum?
- The Coho's.
IX Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative form of the
words provided.
1.    Towns are_______________ than villages. (big)
2.    A sofa is_______________ than a chair. (comfortable)
3.    Does an ox run_______________ than a horse? (slow)
4.    Laura sings _______________ than her sister (good)
5,    My house is _______________ from the river than Nam's house, (far)
6. Minh plays the flute _______________ than Quang. (bad)
7. Traffic in the city is always_______________ than that in the countryside,
(busy)
8.   This year the farmers work_______________ than they did last year, (hard)
9.   Villages are_______________ than towns, (quiet)
10. I think people in this area live_______________ than those in other areas,
(happy)
X Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the
adjectives in the box.
cheap

expensive

good

small

hot

intelligen
t

bad

big

hard

important

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

An elephant is _______________ a mouse.
The weather today is ______________ it was yesterday.
A diamond costs a lot of money. A diamond is ________________ a ruby.
A lake is _________________ an ocean.
A person can think logically. A person is ________________ an animal.
Good health is _______________ money.
I can buy a bicycle, but not a motorbike. A bicycle is _____________ a
motorbike.

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8.
9.
10.

The last question is _______________ the others.
I think my second essay is ________________ the first. There were many
mistakes in the first essay.
The food in a street market is ________________ than in a supermarket.

XI Complete each sentence below, using the correct form of the verb
in brackets
1. Bill ( come) _______________ back from his farm last week.
2. She (not work) _______________ hard last moth.
3. Vegetarians (not eat) _______________ meat.
4. I think it (rain) _______________tonight.
5. They (move) _______________ to London in 2011.
6. You never (know) _______________ the new students?
7. Hien often (play) _______________ badminton after class.
8. We (not see) _______________ Nga on Monday.
9. Who (teach) _______________ you English? Mr Tan does.
10. The last time we (play) _______________ tennis was in June.
11. I (do) _______________ my homework at present.
12. She (do) _______________ her homework now.
13. Mai (buy) _______________ a new dress last Sunday. She (wear) it next party.
14. My brother (leave) _______________ home 10 years ago.
15. What_______________ you (do) _______________ last weekend?
16. They (start) _______________ to learn English when they (be) _______________

10 years old.
17. Hoa (collect) ________ some old clothes last week. She (give) ____________
the poor tomorrow.
18. She (learn) _______________ to play the piano when we (arrive)
_______________.
19. You (see) _______________ Nam last Sunday?
Oh, no. I (not see) _______________ him for many days now.
20. My sister (finish) _______________ school in 1979 and (be) _______________ a
student at the National University since then.
21. He (think) _______________ that She (come) _______________ back soon.
22. I (work) _______________ this factory since I (be) _______________ young.
23. When he Ivied in Manchester, he (work) _______________ in a bank.
24. He (leave) _______________ home two week ago and we (not hear)
_______________ from him since then.
25. He fell asleep while he (do) _______________ his homework.
C. SPEAKING:
Talk about your like and dislike about life in the countryside:
Places
ADVANTAGES
In the
- There are more
countrys
breathtaking
ide
sceneries, space
- People are relaxed, friendly
and family-oriented
- The living costs are much
low

-

DISADVANTAGES
Life is boring
There are fewer shops and
services
There are fewer opportunities
for employment
The communication is
inconvenient
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There are less regular traffic
noise
- The air is clean and pure
- The variety of products
in shops
is available
- There are many shops,
services and entertainment
centers
- There are many kinds of
means of tranport
-

In the
city

-

There are fewer places of
entertainment

Cities are often polluled.
- There are more traffic jams
and accidents.
- There are more crime.
- The living costs are much
expensive
-

1. What are the benefits / advantages of living in countryside?
The benefits / advantages of living in countryside are: + the country is less
polluted……
2. What are the drawbacks / disadvantages of living in countryside?
The drawbacks / disadvantages of living in countryside are: + there are fewer
places of
entertainment
3. What are two things you like about life in the countryside? Explain your
choice.
There are two things I like about life in the countryside. Firstly, there is fresh
air because / when / if there is less traffic and fewer factories. so there is less
pollution. Secondly, life in the country is slower so people there have time for
each other.
4. What are two things you dislike about life in the countryside? Explain your
choice.
Life in the countryside has some disadvantages I don’t like. First, there are
fewer places of
entertainment. I don’t know spend my free time there joyfully (your reason).

In addition, I dislike travelling there. There so little traffiC. It is hard to catch a
bus or a taxis. (your reason).
D READING:
I Choose thc word or phrasc among A, B, c or D that bcst fỉts the blank
space in the following passagc.
The country and the city have advantages and (61)______. People in the counlry
live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (62) ______and quietness, and
can do their work at their (63)______pace because no one is in a (64)______. They
live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more
friendly and ready to help them (65)______they need it. Their life, however, can
be (66)______and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem (67)
______    they are  ill or want to take children to school. The city has all the
services that the country lacks, but it (68) ______ has a lot of disadvantages.
Cities are often polluled. They not (69)______have polluted air but also have
noisy streets. Everyone is always in a hurry and this (70)______that people have
no time to get to know each other and makc friends,
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.

   A.joy   
   A. quiet    
   A. less    
   A. hurry    
   A. when    

 
B.  enjoyment     C. happiness     D. disadvantagcs

B.  quietly    
C. peace    
D. peaceful
B.  own    
C. just    
D. only
B.  hurried    
C. hurriedly    
D. hurrying
B.  which    
C. what    
D. that
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