DE CUONG ON TAP ANH 8 TD HKI

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP TIẾNG ANH 8 HỌC KỲ I I. PRONUNCIATION: 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 II. VOCABULARY: Unit 1 – Unit 6 - Leisure activities - Life in the countryside - Different cultural groups of Viet Nam - Types of customs and traditions - Festivals and festival activities - Characters in a folk tale and adjectives describing characters IV. GRAMMAR: 1. UNIT 1 Verbs of liking + gerunds(V-ing) Verbs of liking + to-infinitives Verbs of liking: adore, love, like, enjoy, fancy, don’t mind, dislike, don’t like, hate, detest. 2. UNIT 2 a. Comparative form of adjectives(grage 6) b. Comparative forms of adverbs: 1. More/ less + adverb + than is the form of comparative for almost all adverbs of manner ending in ly Ex: slowly - more slowly carefully – more carefully 2. Adverb + er + than is the form of comparative for adverbs of manner with the same form as adjectives. fast – faster 3. Irregular adverbs:. early – earlier well – better. hard – harder badly – worse. 3. UNIT 3 1. Questions: when, how, what, who, where, why, which, …. late – later.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 2. Articles: a, an and the a. Form: a a dog a pen a chair. an an apple an egg an idea. the the earth the weather the kinh. b. Use: We use the definite article (a/an) before singular countable nouns when the listeners or readers do not know exact thing or person we mean. A: used before a countable singular noun beginning with the consonant sound. An: used before a uncountable noun beginning with the vowel sound. The: used before a noun that has already mentioned or is easily understood.(talk about something/someone specific or unique, before superlative comparison) 4. UNIT 4 1. Should or shouldn’t: Form: Should / shouldn’t + V Use: give s.o advice to do/ not to do s.th 2. have to: a. Form: Positive I/ You/ We/ They + have to + V He / she/ It + has to + V Question Do + I/ You/ We/ They + have to + V? Does + He / she/ It + have to + V?. Negative I/ You/ We/ They + don’t + have to + V He / she/ It + doesn’t + have to + V Short answers Yes, I/ You/ We/ They + do No, I/ You/ We/ They + don’t Yes, He / she/ It + does No, He / she/ It + doesn’t. b. Use: to express obligation or necessity. Ex: I have to wear uniform on Monday. 5. UNIT 5 1. Simple sentences and compound sentences: - A simple sentence contains only one independent clause and expresses an idea..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> Ex: I enjoy playing football with my friends every afternoon. - A compound sentence is two or more independent clauses ioined together. They can be joined with conjunctions and, but, or, so, yet or conjunctive adverbs however, nervertheless, moreover, therefore, otherwise. Ex: I’ve been to Nha Trang many times, and I joined the carnival there twice. 2. Complex sentences: includes one independent clause, and at least one dependent clause which can be put before or after the independent one. We use some common conjunctions such as when, while, because, although, eventhough, if, … to form a dependent clause. Ex: Although Tom tried to get up early, he went to work late. (dependent clause). (independent clause). 6. UNIT 6 1. Past continuous tense: a. Form: Positive: I/He/She/It + was + V-ing We/You/They + were + V-ing Negative: I/He/She/It + was not/ wasn’t + V-ing We/You/They + were not/ weren’t + V-ing Questions: Was + I/He/She/It + V-ing? Yes, I/He/She/It + was No, I/He/She/It + wasn’t Were + We/You/They + V-ing? Yes, We/You/They + were No, We/You/They + weren’t b. Use: describe an action that happened at specific time in the past.(at 8p.m yesterday, all day yesterday/,…) ex: I was doing my homework at 8 o’clock last night. -. Describe an action (long act) that was interrupted by another action(short act) in the past. (when, while, as, …). Ex: The phone rang while my mom was cooking. EXERCISES A. PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. A. possessions B. unhealthy C. extended D. legalize.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 2. A. protection 3. A. attention 4. A. population 5. A. cattle 6. A. normad 7. A. stranger 8. A. reputation 9. A. visitors. B. variety B. effective B. basis B. collect B.paddy B. people B. difficult B. museum. C. origin C. children C. chairman C. generous C. robot C. replace C. possible C. computer. D.nation D. approach D. country D. grassland D. disturb D. factory D. excellent D. important. B. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURES I. Choose the correct option for each gap to complete the sentences. 1. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food he was very poor. A. although B. when C. while D. because 2. Ali Baba was very ___________when he also used the words “Open sesame” to enter the cave of treasures. A.wise B. Cunning C. Kind D. evil 3. It is the ___________for Australians to eat with their fingers at barbecues or picnics outside the home. A.habit B.belief C.custom D. tradition 4. The farmer rides the buffalo -____________ carts loaded full of rice home. A. draw. B. drawing. C. drew. D. drawn. 5. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day. A. pick up. B. picked up. C. picking up. D. picks up. 6. Using computers too much may have harmful effects ________ your minds and bodies. A. on. B. to. C. with. D. onto. 7. People in the countryside live ___________ than those in the city. A. happier. B. happily. C. happy. D. more happily. 8. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children? A. reads. B. reading. C. to read. D. read. 9. I love the people in my village. They are so ________ and hospitable. A. friendly. B. vast. C. slow. D. inconvenient. 10. You should ____________ information about a custom or tradition. A. finds B. found C. finding D. find 11.A custom is something that has become an ____________ way of doing things. A. to be accept B. to accept C. accepting D. accepted 12. In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, We ____________ use a knife and fork at dinner. A. have to B. are having C. has to D. having to.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> 13.At the Mid-Autumn Festival ,kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes ; _________, every child likes it very much. A. However B. Moreover C. Because D. Therefore th 14.In 2010, Ha Noi____________ its 1000 anniversary. A. celebrated B. commemorated C. worshipped D. remembered 15.Tet is an occasion for family____________ in Viet Nam. A. visitings B. Meeting C. reunions D. seeings 16.While I ____________the performance, I met one of my old friends. A. watched B. was watching C. watch D. am watching 17.You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ___________than the red one. A. good B. well C. better D. the best 18. The ____________ of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage. A. preservation B. procession C. song D. performance 19 .Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ___________ he was three years old. A. even though B. because C. while D. if 20. . . . . . ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly. A. a B. the C. an D. θ II. Use the correct tense and form of the verbs to complete the sentences. 1. When I was a small child I fancied (fly)_____________ kites in the field. 2. They (live)_____________ .a nomadic life for six years. 3. Peter _____________ football yesterday. 4. John dislikes (work)__________in front of a computer all day. 5. I’d like (visit)__________the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend. 6. Minh loves (help)__________her parents with DIY projects. 7. Quang hates (take)_________the dog for a walk. 8. We all adored (do)__________aerobics when we were young. 9. You should (play)_________sports to keep fit. 10. My brother prefers (surf)__________the Net. 11. When I came, the whole family _____________ dinner around a big dining table. (have) 12. We _____________ to Hung King Festival since last Sunday. (go) 13. When I ___________ ,the whole family was having dinner around a big dining table. (come) 14. I didn’t interrupt Phuong because he (speak)______________to the teacher 15. Thirty years ago, we (not have)_________________mobile phones. III. Write the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets: 1. The ………………………..at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum makes them feel touched (commemorate) 2. A…………………knows exactly the time of each special event.(history) 3. The opening ceremony of Giong Festival was very ………………(impress) 4. The main characters of folk tales were ……………….built by the writers.(moral) 5. An ola woman …………….appeared and gave Snow White an apple.(sudden) 6. Sue is ……………..with her writing skill more than her cooking skill.(satisfy) 7. Despite an ……………….show, Mike decided to turn off the TV. (excite) 8.Life in rural area is sometimes less…………than life in urban town.(convenient) 9.Most of the Central Highlands is ………………(mountain).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> 10. The ……………….houses of many ethnic groups are used to worship the ancestors. (commune) C. READING MY VILLAGE I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometres away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere. My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips. On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places. 1. Read the passage and tick (P) True or False ). T. F. 1/ The boys helps his parents to collect water from the village well. 2/The villagers gather at the community hall at the weekend. 2. Answer the following questions. 1/ Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square? à……………………………………………………………………………… 2/ What do the children do on starry nights? à…………………………………………………………………………… 3/ Do you like to live in the countryside or in the city ? Why? à…………………………………………………………………………… Read the following passage and complete it using the given words in the box. Which wrapped for of visit clean before members Tet is celebrated on the first day (1) __________ the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese (2) ___________ their houses and paint the wall. New clothes are brought (3) ____________ the occasion. One or two days (4) ____________ the festival, people make Chung cake, (5) __________ is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets together for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the (6) ___________of the family respect to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> money (7) ___________ in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to (8) ___________ their neighbours, friends and relatives. * Read the passage and answer the questions: 1. When do people make Chung cake? →………………………………………………………………………………. 2. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve? →………………………………………………………………………………. Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage. Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)………life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ……..warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)………... This is a great time for everyone, (4) …………… for boys and girls. The boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………..for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (6) …………... The festival is always full of songs and prayers. 1. A .minor B. cultural C. custom D. festival 2. A. gets B. goes C. comes D. runs 3. A. seen B. arranged C. observed D. celebrated 4. A. largely B. especially C. generally D. typically 5. A. ask B. look C. pray D. call 6. A. fathers B. relatives C. families D. ancestors Read and complete the passage with words in the box. In addition In my Also Besides As I have I think opinion noted My favorite leisure activity is listening to music.(1)_____________, listening to music not only helps me relax but also provides me with musical knowledge. I (2)________ like the time that I can lie lazily in bed, put on the small earphone with my iPod and enjoy any favorite songs of many kinds of music: pop, hip-hop, rock or jazz. I like pop music very much because I think it is gentle and suitable for teenagers. I listen to rock music when I am sad and after that I feel cheerful and happy. (3)________________ music from other countries is also good for teenagers to understand other cultures. (4)________ that, the lyrics are easy to understand and interesting. (5)________, it can improve my English and listening skills. (6)___________, music is an important part of my life and it helps me love my life more. Read the fairy tale Cinderella and do the tasks below. Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. but she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> I. Answer true (T) or false (F). True. False. a. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. b. Her father married a kind woman. c. Her stepmother and two stepsisters were very kind to her. d. The prince got married to the girl who fitted the left glass slipper. II. Answer the questions. 1. What did Cinderella’s father do when his wife died? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. How did Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters treat her? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Who turned Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful gown? ………………………………………………………………………….………………………… 4. What did the prince use to find Cinderella? ………………………………………………………………………..…………………………… 5. What happened in the end? ………………………………………………………………….……………………………… D. WRITING I. Reorder the words to make sentences: 1. lots / good/is / magazines/ for/ of / sometimes/ not/ Reading/ you. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. at/ local/ Hoa/ products/ markets/ adores/ home-made ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. has/ VietNam/ population/ group/in/smallest/Odu/The ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. most/ ethnic/Which/ group/Viet Nam/ has/ famous/in / minority/dish/the? ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5.his/ training/Tom/leisure/adores/ dogs/time/in. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. do/ your/many/weekend/family/customs/have/How/on/the? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. at/my/Mid-Autumn/memory/lanterns/Beautiful/are/favourite/Festival/the. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. took/ her/mountains/fifty/sons/of/AuCo/to/the …………………………………………………………………………………………………. II. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one 1. My house is taller than your house. Your house .……….……….……….……….……….……………………… 2. I love listening to music. I like …………….……….……….……….……….……….………….………. 3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> The white dress ….……….……….……….……….……….………….………. 4. We don’t use oil lamps any more. We used ……….……….……….…………….……….……….……….………. 5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary. Mary……….……….…….……….……….……….……….………….………. III. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets. 1. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make Chung cakes as well. (MOREOVER) …………………………………………………………………………………………..…..… 2. At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes. Every child like it very much.(THEREFORE) …………………………………………………………………………………………..…..… 3. Most people book tickets long in advance. They cannot return home for Tet. (Otherwise) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Children like Tet because it’s a long holiday. They can also receive lucky money. (Moreover) …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money. (IF) ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (WHILE) ………………………………………………………………………….….………… 7. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn’t happy. (ALTHOUGH) ………….………………………………………………………………………… 8. They are both good at speaking English, but Hung speaks better than Nam. (badly) Nam speaks English ……………………………………………………….. 9. The Eagle team performed more successfully than the Tiger team. (successfully) The Tiger team performed………………………………………………….. 10. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. (slowly) An ordinary car goes……………………………………………………….. IV.Write a short paragraph (70-80 words) giving your opinion about life in the countryside: You can use these clue questions: What is your opinion about the life in the countryside? How are the people, landscape, weather or air? How is the life there? How is the food..? What activities can you do there?  Write an article about the festival in Viet Nam that you like best for the school website. You can use these clue questions: Name of the festival? Where and when is it held?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> Who do people worship/ commemorate? How many activities? Why do you like it?  Write an email to tell your friend about your free time.  Write a short paragraph (70-80 words) about the changes in your hometown. THE END.

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