BAI TAP KEM TU VUNG LOP 10

Unit 1. FAMILY LIFE
PART I. LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. Vocabulary
Chore (n): việc vặt
Homemaker (n): nội trợ
Breadwinner (n): người kiếm tiền nuôi gia đình
Split (v): chia
Heavy lifting (n-phr): việc mang vác nặng
Groceries (n): hàng tạp phẩm
Laundry (n): việc giặt
Washing – up (n-phr): việc rửa bát đĩa
Share (v): chia sẻ
Enormous (adj): rất lớn
Sociable (adj): hịa đồng
Nurture (v): ni dưỡng
Balance (v): cân bằng
2. Grammar
2.1. The present simple
2.1.1 Form
+) S + V(s/ es)

He goes to work.

-) S + do/does not + V

He does not go to work.

?) Do/Does + S + V?

Does he go to work?

* Notes:
Đổi với thể khẳng định, ta thêm -s hoặc -es vào sau động từ khỉ chủ ngữ ở ngôi thứ 3 số ít
(She, He, It, My father, Her cousin, ...).
Ví dụ: He goes to school, She brushes her teeth, My father works in a factory ...
* Quy tắc thêm -s/es:
+) Ta thêm -es vào sau các động từ tận cùng là o, s, ss, ch, sh, x: do → does, focus → focuses, discuss →
discusses, watch → watches, finish → finishes ...
+) Với các động từ tận cùng là y và trước y là phụ âm, ta đổi y thành -ies: try → tries, carry → carries ...
+) Với đa số các động còn lại ta thêm -s vào sau động từ: learn → learns, prepare → prepares, cook → cooks ...
2.1.2. Use: Thì hiện tại đơn được dùng để nói về:
-

Thói quen hoặc hành động lặp đi lặp lại.
e.g. I prepare dinner quite early most days.
(Hầu hết mọi ngày tôi đều chuàn bị bữa tối khá sớm)
He goes to work every week.


(Anh ây đi làm mỗi tuần)
-

Những tình huống ổn định, lâu dài.
e.g. I have a villa in Hanoi.
(Tơi có một căn biệt thự ở Hà Nội)
My sister works in a big company.
(Chị gái tôi làm việc cho một công ty lớn)

-

Chân lý hoặc thực tế.
e.g. Monkeys do not live in water.
(Khỉ không sống dưới nước)
If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils.
(Nếu bạn đun nước đến 100 độ c, nó sẽ sơi)

-

Ngồi ra thì hiện tại đơn cịn được dùng đe kể chuyện, các bộ phim, kịch, hoặc các cuốn sách.
e.g. In "Tom and Jerry", Tom and Jerry live in the same house.
(Trong phim hoọt hình "Tom và Jerry", Tom và Jerry sống trong cùng một ngôi nhà)

* Note: Các từ chỉ thời gian dùng với thì hiện tại đơn: always, usually, often, sometimes, normally, every day,
every week, rarely ...
2.2 The present continuous
2.2.1 Form:
+) S + am/is/are + V- ing

They are watching TV.

-) S + am/is/are not + V-ing

They are not watching TV.

?) Am/Is/Are +S + V-ing?
Are they watching TV?
2.2.2. Use: Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn được dùng để nóỉ về:
-

Hành động đang xảy ra ngay tại thời điêm nói.

e.g. You are holding my hand.
(Bọn đang cầm tay tơi)
Be quiet! I am listening to English.
(Trật tự đi. Mình đang nghe Tiếng Anh)

-

Tình huống tạm thời.
e.g. My teacher is living in Singapore now. He will come back Vietnam soon.
(Thầy giáo của tôi hiện đang sống ở Singapo. Thầy sẽ quay về Việt Nam sớm)
I am not working at the moment.
(Hiện tại tơi khơng làm việc)

-

Xu thế hoặc tình huống đang thay đối.
e.g. The price of milk is rising sharply.
(Giá sữa đang tăng mạnh)


-

Ngồi ra thì hiện tại tiếp diễn cịn dùng để chỉ trích, phàn nàn về các thói quen xấu gây khó chịu cho
người khác.
e.g. He is always playing truant.
(Cậu ấy luôn luôn trốn học)

* Note:
Các từ chỉ thời gian đi với thì hiện tại tiếp diễn: now, right now, at present, at the moment,
currently, this week/month/year...

3. Pronunciation
Consonant clusters (các cụm phụ âm): /tr/,/br/, and /kr/
3.1. Cụm phụ âm /tr/: là sự kết hợp của âm đơn /t/ và âm đơn /r/
truck, trend, train, treat, stream, construct, tree, trouser
3.2. Cụm phụ âm /br/: là sự kết hợp của âm đơn /b/ và âm đơn /r/
Britain, bright, brown, brand, embrace, bridge, brick, browser
3.3. Cụm phụ âm /kr/: là sự kết hợp của âm đơn /k/và âm đơn /r/
cry, cream, crab, croak, scream, crazy, incredible, creative
PART II. PRACTICE
1. Match each picture with a suitable word/ phrase.
1.

a. washing - up

2.

b. laundry

3.

c. balance

4.

d. homemaker

5.

e. heavy lifting

Your answer:


1. ____e____

2. ____d____

3. ____a____

4. ____c____

5. ____b____

2. Give the English word and Vietnamese meaning to each of the following transcription.
1. ____chore____ /tʃɔ:(r)/ (n): _____việc vặt______
2. _____breadwinner________ /ˈbredwɪnə(r)/ (n): _____người kiếm tền ni gia đình____
3. _____heavy lifting_______ /ˌhevi ˈlɪftɪŋ/ (n-phr): ____việc mang vác nặng_____
4. _____groceries______ /ˈɡrəʊsəriz/ (n): _____hàng tạp phẩm_____
5. ____laundry______ /ˈlɔːndri/ (n): ____việc giặt______
6. _____share_______ /ʃeə(r)/ (v): _____chia sẻ_____
7. _____enormous______ /ɪˈnɔːməs/ (adj): ______rất lớn_____
8. _____sociable_____ /ˈsəʊʃəbl/ (adj): _____hòa đồng______
9. _____nurture_______ /ˈnɜːtʃə(r)/ (v): _____ni dưỡng______
10. ____balance_______ /ˈbỉləns/ (v): _____cân bằng____
3. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. His mom _______always does_______ (always/do) the laundry at 8 every evening.
2. At the moment, he ____is watching______ (watch) his favorite film on Channel 5.
3. Every day, Jane _____washes____ (wash) the dishes but today James ___is doing___ (do) the washing - up.
4. We divide the duties in our family. I ___cook____ (cook), my husband ____helps____ (help) with heavy lifting,
and my daughter ____takes out____ (take out) the rubbish.

5. When everyone works together on household chores, it ___creates___ (create) a positive atmosphere for the
family.
6. This shop usually ____offers____ (offer) the same discount every month.
7. “What _____is he doing_____ (he/do)?" - “He ____is trying___ (try) to fix the computer.”
8. The number of people who are homeless ______is decreasing____ (decrease) dramatically this quarter.
9. My brother - in - law _____possesses_____ (possess) 3 restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City.
10. Her parents normally _____travel_____ (travel) by plane, but this holiday they are ___are travelling_ (travel)
by train.
4. Complete the following sentences.
1. He _______has_______ an amazing collection of robots at present.
2. Peter and John ______are having/ drinking_______ a cup of coffee right now.
3. Look! That monkey ________is dancing/ eating bananas____________.
4. “Where is your father?” - “He _____is decorating/ painting______ the living room.”
5. The population of the world ________is rising/ decreasing_________ rapidly.
5. Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences.
1. What are you doing to your sister when she behaves badly?
What do you do to your sister when she behaves badly?


2. I always have my lunch late, but I have my lunch early today as I have an appointment.
I always have my lunch late, but I am having my lunch early today as I have an appointment.
3. I am doing the laundry at the same time every week.
I do the laundry at the same time every week.
4. Linda is going shopping when she has time.
Linda goes shopping when she has time.
5. Peter works hard to get the presentation ready for next week.
Peter is working hard to get the presentation ready for next week.
PART III. TEST YOURSELF
1. Gap - filling: Choose the suitable words from the box to complete the sentences.
breadwinner

enormous

groceries

washing-up

sociable

laundry

for

homemaker

shares

chores

1. A ___homemaker____ is a person who manages a home and often raises children instead of earning money
from a job.
2. A _____breadwinner______ is the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs. 
3. In a food store, shop or supermarket, you can buy a lot of ____groceries____ such as food and clothes.
4. There are a lot of dirty clothes and sheets in Tom’s room, so it’s time for him to do his ____laundry___
5. Traditionally, girls have to do ___washing - up___ which consists of cleaning plates, pans, glasses, forks, etc.
after a meal.
6. When I’ve done my _____chores_____ which involve cleaning the floor and washing the curtain, I will go out
with my friends.
7. In my family, everyone ______shares_____ the household duties. My mother cooks, my father cleans, my sister
does all the laundry and I do the washing - up.
8. In many cultures, a father is the breadwinner, who is responsible ______for____ the family finances.

9. A variety of people do not realize the ___enormous____ benefits of joining hands to do housework in a family.
10. At school, Jack is very ______sociable______ with his teachers and friends. He likes to meet and spend time
with them.
2. Match each word/phrase on the left with its description on the right.
1. vulnerable
2. nurture
3. extended family
4. heavy lifting
5. balance
Your answer:
1. _____e______

a. being of equal weight or force
b. consisting of three or even four generations
c. needing effort and energy to move
d. taking care of, feeding and protecting
e. easy to be hurt
2. _____d______

3. _____b______

3. Word formation: Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

4. _____c______

5. _____a______


1. To be fair, we need to divide the tasks _____equally____ (equal)
2. My mom and dad are checking the _____preparation____ for their gold wedding anniversary. (prepare)

3. Heavy lifting is an action which requires ____physical_____ strength. (physic)
4. It is good for them as individuals and good for all the _____relationships___ within the family. (relate)
5. ____Psychologists____ say that a lot of young people are not aware of these advantages. (Psychology)
6. Her ___contribution____ to the company is enormous. (contribute)
7. In order to maintain peace, we should not be ____critical____ of each other. (criticize)
8. I want to see the very cute and lovely children at _____nursery____ schools. (nurse)
9. Mary and her husband always join hands in _____educating____ their daughters. (educate)
10. A person will be considered _____ungrateful_____ if he or she does not take good care of his or her parents or
grandparents. (grate)
4. Choose the best answer.
1. Women whose husbands do not contribute to household chores are more vulnerable to illness. The underlined
word has the closest meaning to ____.
A. happy

B. easy to be hurt

C. hard

D. friendly

2. Tom: “Which of the chores do you dislike doing the most?” - Jerry: “____”
A. I like cooking and sweeping the floor.
B. I do the laundry, cook and wash the dishes.
C. Well, my favorite activity is doing the washing - up.
D. Washing the dishes, because I often break things when I do the washing - up.
3. As a housewife, she stays at home and ____ her children. She takes care of them, feeds them and protects them
to develop.
A. nurtures

B. nurture

C. nature

D. natures

4. It is unfair to state that a woman’s job is to look ____ everyone in the family and takes care ____ the house.
A. in - on

B. after - in

C. of - of

D. after - of

5. “The lecturer splits the students into four groups” has the closest meaning to ____.
A. The lecturer divides the students into four groups
B. The lecturer divided the students into four groups
C. The lecturer goes into four groups of students
D. The lecturer went into four groups of students
6. “They equally share the parenting” has the closest meaning to ____.
A. They are all unemployed
B. They take care of each other
C. They come back home at the same time
D. They share the housework and childcare evenly


7. ____ is the state where things are of equal weight or force.
A. Balance

B. Changing

C. Moving

D. Importance

8. David’s part - time job requires a lot of ____. Therefore, he usually carries the boxes weighing up to 50 kilos
and he needs effort and energy to move them.
A. light lifting

B. easy carrying

C. heavy lifting

D. simple chores

9. According to a survey, a lot of young people prefer to live in ____ families which consist of parents and
children.
A. nuclear

B. extended

C. three generation

D. four generation

10. The ____ family, which consists of three or even four generations is only popular in some regions today.
A. nuclear

B. extended

C. intended

D. small

C. am cooking

D. cooks

11. I can’t answer the phone now. I ____ dinner.
A. cook

B. cooking

12. Excuse me, ____ you ____ your newspaper? Could I borrow it?
A. are - read

B. are - reading

C. do - reading

D. do - read

13. My mum usually ____ the washing - up.
A. do

B. doing

C. is doing

D. does

14. I am afraid he can’t go out with you right now. He ____ his car.
A. repair

B. repairs

C. repairing

D. is repairing

15. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. cereal

B. critical

C. create

D. crack

16. We ____ how to use energy more efficiently now than in the past.
A. knows

B. are knowing

C. knowing

D. know

17. Choose the answer which needs correcting.
As the air is rising, it becomes cooler and the water vapor inside it changes into droplets of water.

A

B

C

D

18. Choose the answer which needs correcting.
From the graphs, we can see that the number of employees employed by this firm increases each year.
A

B

C

D

19. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. cook

B. December

C. decide

20. Choose the answer which needs correcting.
I wear casual clothes because we are having a party at lunchtime.
A

B

C

D

5. Rearrange the words/phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1. is / at the moment. / The / improving / financial / company’s / situation /

D. cereal


The company's financial situation is improving at the moment.
2. want/ the / Be / to / quiet! / hear / I / news.
Be quiet! I want to hear the news.
3. retiring / Linda / is / of / thinking / early / she/ anymore./ because / isn’t / happy / at work /
Linda is thinking of retiring early because she isn't happy at work anymore.
4. of / The / wild / number / falling./ butterflies / is
The number of wild butterflies is falling.
5. oil supplies / Some experts / say / will / the next 20 years./ start / to fall / within / that /
Some experts say that oil supplies will start to fall within the next 20 years.
6. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Todays ____ (1) for measurable childhood success-from the Common Core to college placement-have
chased ____ (2) chores from the to-do lists of many young people. In a survey of 1,001 U.S. adults released
last fall by Braun Research, 82% reported having regular chores growing up, but only 28% said that they
require their own children to do them. With students ____ (3) pressure to learn Mandarin, run the chess
club or get a varsity letter, chores have fallen victim to the imperatives of resume-build- ing-though it is
hardly clear that such activities are a better use of their time.
“Parents today want their kids spending time on things that can bring ____ (4) success, but ironically,
we’ve stopped doing one thing that’s actually been a proven predictor of success-and that’s household
chores,” says Richard Rende, a developmental psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz., and co-author of the

forthcoming book “Raising Can-Do Kids.” Decades of studies ____ (5) the benefits of choresacademically, emotionally and even professionally.
By JENNIFER BREHENY WALLACE
1. A. demand

B. demands

C. interest

D. interests

2. A. household

B. social

C. breadwinner

D. society

3. A. on

B. for

C. of

D. under

4. A. him

B. it

C. them

D. they

5. A. show

B. showing

C. shows

D. is showing

6. How many percent of U.S. adults require their own children to do household chores?
A. 82

B. 28

C. 100

D. 54

7. What do parents today want their kids to spend time on?
A. things that can bring them success

B. things that they can

FUN CORNER
Tom is Andy’s son, but why doesn’t Tom call Andy dad or father?

C. leisure

D. sports


Because Andy is Tom’s mother.