ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP ANH VĂN 8 – HỌC KỲ II 2009-2010 I . GRAMMAR : - Future simple . -Passive voice ( present simple / Future simple / Past simple ) - Offers / Requests / Promises . -Adj + to inf ………… - Adj + noun – clause - Do / would you mind + V-ing …………? - Do you mind if I ………… ? -> Present simple - Would you mind if I …………? -> Past subjunctive . - Present participle / Past participle . - Past continuous tense . - Connectors : when . while . - Reported speech . - Indirect questions with if or whether . - Compound words . - Verb + to infinitive . - Question words before to-infinitive . - Present perfect with yet and already . - Present perfect / Past simple . II. Vocabulary : *Words describing first aid , healthy environment , vacation , resorts , festivals , technology(facsimile , loudspeaker , microwave…) , wonders of the world , famous landmarks and sequence . III. Reading : Topic : first aid / healthy environment / holidays and vacation / festivals / wonders of the world / technology . IV. Writing : 1.Rewriting sentences . 2. Write a thank –you note . 3. Write a set of instructions using suggested questions and pictures or word cues . 4. Write a post card . 5. Write a paragraph about a festival . 6.Write an informal letter to a friend . 7. Write a set of instructions using ideas or word cues . V. Listening Topic : first aid / healthy environment / holidays and vacation / festivals / wonders of the world / technology . Exercises I . Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings 1. Learning Maths is difficult . ->It’s …………………………………………………………………………… 2. I will repair your bicycle tomorrow afternoon . -> Your bicycle ……………………………………………………… 3 . I am very happy . My chidren are so intelligent . -> I’m………………………………………………………………………………. 4. They mix the glass with certain specific chemicals . -> The glass …………………………………………………………………………… 5. It is a festival in which people have their bulls fight against each other . It’s a 6. They built this house more than one hundred years ago . This house ………………………………………………………………… 7. Hoa asked Tim , “Do you like this place ?” Hoa ………………………………………………………………………… 8. He said to his friends , “I must go home now.” He told ………………………………………………………………… 9.They will catch all the prisoners again All the prisoners……………………………… 10.These shoes will have to be repaired They will………………………………… 11.He borrowed the money from the bank The bank……………………………………… 12.Someone stole my bike last night. My bike…………………………………………………………………… 13. Can I sit here ?. He asked me …………………………………………………………? 14. I started learning English three years ago . I have …………………………………………………………………… 15. My grandfather planted this tree five months ago. This tree …………………………………………………………………… 16. Some body cleans the room every day The room …………………………………………………………………… II. Choose the best answer a. The rulers ( making/ made) of plastic are Lan's b. Tim saw a buffalo ( running/ run ) in the rice paddies c. She gave me some wine ( buying / bought) from America d. My father is the man ( sit / sitting ) in the front seat e. The house ( painted / painting ) blue is our teacher's f. The woman ( talking / talked ) to the headmaster will make a speech about protecting historical buildings g. The boy ( living / lived ) on Tran Hung Dao street is very intelligent h. The teacher ( wearing/ worn) a blue jacket teaches us Mathematics i. The garden ( watering/ watered )every morning is full of flowers j. The vase ( breaking/ broken) yesterday was my favorite one k. I ( met/ was meeting) a friend while I ( did/ was doing) the shopping l. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula m. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night n. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name o. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam p. While we ( had/ were having) a drink, a waiter ( dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates q. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden r. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving) s. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel t. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath III. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings 1. I want you to send this letter for me => Would you mind …… 2. May I turn on the radio? => Do you mind ……………………………… 3. Please don't play your music so loudly => Would you mind …… 4. Is it allright if I close the window? => Do you mind ……………………………… 5. Will you pick some milk on the way home this afternoon? => Would you mind …… IV. Complete the following sentences by using compound words: a. This is a farm which grows vegetables -> This is a ……………………………………… b. Thong Nhat is a factory which produce bicycles -> Thong nhat is a …………………………………… factory c. It is a company which import sugar -> It is a …………………………………………………………… d. My uncle has a farm in which he raises cattle -> My uncle ………………………………………………………… e. Vietnam is a country which exports coffee -> Vietnam is a ……………………………………… country f. It is a festival in which participants have to cut rice -> It is a ……………………………………. festival g. This is a machine which is used to dry fruit -> This is a ………………………………… machine V. Reported speech : a. Janet said, " I am living in London now." -> Janet said that ………………………………………… b. He said to her ," I'll take you home." ->He told……………………………………… c. He said to me ," Please ring me at 5 o'clock." -> He asked ……………………………………. d. He said to me ," I'llcome back late tonight." -> He told ……………………………………… e. The man said to her:" Can you play the piano?" -> The man asked ……………………………………………………… f. The mother said to him:" Are you willing to help your friends now?" -> The mother asked ……………………………………………………… g. The doctor said to the patient:' Do you feel better here?" -> The doctor asked ………………………………………………………… h. The son said to the father:" Will you come here every weekend , Dad?" The son asked …………………………………………………………………… i. The teacher said to the students:" Are you ready for tomorrow?" The teacher asked ……………………………………………………………… j. The girl said to the boy:" Do you know the way to the post office in this city?" The girl asked ……………………………………………………………………… VI. Complete the sentences 0. Nga/told/me/how/use/computer -> Nga told me how to use the computer a. She/ show/ children/ where/ put/ clothes b. The teacher/ point/ how/ solve/ problem c. The instructor/ advised/ boys/ when/ visit/ Ha Long Bay d. The monitor/ told/ class/ how/ put up / tent e. He/ not know/ what/ do/ situation VII. Give the correct form of verbs a. My uncle just ( open)……………………… a new internet house on Trang Tien street b. Her grandfather ( die)…………………….20 years ago. She ( never meet) ……………………… him . c. Nam's sister ( lose)………………. her job last week and since then she ( be) ……………….out of work . d. You ( see)……………. Mr Van recently?- Yes, I (see) ………………him at the school gate three days ago e. Quan ( not buy)…………………. a new bicycle since he ( break)…………………… the old one last month f. I ( not have)…………………………… a good meal for a long time. I now feel very tired g. She ( come )……………………………… to France two week ago h. I ( just send )…………………… the letter i. He ( work) in that company for 5 years j. She ( graduate)………………… from Hue university last year k. Tom ( play)……………… football every afternoon l. Lan ( cook)………………… in the kitchen when he came in m . We ( help) ……………………… him whenever he needs . VIII . Combine two sentences into one : Present participle / Past participle a. The taxi is taking us to the park . It is broken down -> The taxi taking us to the park is broken down b. The boy is very smart. He was bitten by a dog -> The boy c. The cat is sitting on the table. It is wild ->The cat d. The book is lying on the bookshelf. It is about Geography ->The book e. The computer is breaking down. It is an old one -> The computer f.Most of the goods are exported. The goods are made in this factory -> Most of the goods IX. Adj + to inf ………… Adj + noun – clause a I am pleased. You want to know more . -> I am pleased that you want to know more . b. We are delighted. You passed your English exam c.Are you sure? He will come d.The factories are producing more and more pollution. We are afraid e.They burned the plastic waste. It's not good f.Using good petrol has a lot of advantages. My father is sure. g.He didn't pass the driving test. He is very sad. X . Word- form : 1) You should the pain with ice(easy) 2) We recycle garbage to make (fertilize) 3) She is a of the organization(represent) 4) The result is very (wonder) 5) ,she met her husband(final) 6) We can visit the istitute in Nha Trang(ocean) 7) There is a small of hotels(select) 8) They are the newspapers(day) 9) There are two to Ho Chi Minh city(fly) 10) He went to Hanoi a week(two) 11) It is difficult to find a here (accommodate) 12) On , she laughed very happily 13) This is a resort(mountain) 14) There are islands(vary) 15) Mrs Loan is a (flower) 16) I like the weather(sun) 17) She is a writer(fame) 18) She went to the rice festival(cook) 19) There are two in the contest(run) 20) He is my in the contest(team) 21) We are the in the game(win) 22) Who is the in your team(lead) 23) She has a good at Tet(decorate) 24) She is a stamp (collect) 25) They are two (song) 26) The clothes are beautiful but they are (suit) 27) Please write a of your room(describe) 28) I like reading this (poet) 29) How many are there in this country?(wonderful) 30) It is a famous tourist (attract) 31) This is unsuitable(require) 32) Dont eat this kind of food .It is (health) 33) This is an (emergent) 34) What are the between the two books(different) 35) Although they are rich, they are (happy) 36) Describe your (neighbor) 37) She was impressed by the city’s (beautiful) 38) My father is a (photograph) XI/ Fill in each of the numbered blanks with one word from the list: food / recycled / plants / compost / design / wonderful / description / fertilizing / collect / garden Farmers work very hard. They have (1)…………… their waste for thousands of years. They grow (2) ………… for their animals and use dung for (3) …………their fields. They also (4)…………… household and (5)…………. waste to make (6)…… It is a (7)………… natural fertilizer. It helps (8) ……………….grow. XII/ Read the passage then write True or False for the following sentences: Mrs. Moon and her husband were swimming at Waikiki Beach as soon as they lava was pouring out when they flew over head. It was exciting. they also visited the Mount Rushmore where the heads of four American presidents are caved into the rock. 1) Mrs Moon and her husband went to Kilauea volcano in a canoe. 2) They visited Kilauea volcano when they came to Hawaiian island. 3) There are four American presidents living on Mount Rushmore. 4) They could see the lava pouring out. XIII/ Read the passage then answer the questions: In the USA, millions of old car tires are thrown away every year. But tires can be recycled to make pipes, floor coverings, shoes and sandals. In Britain, the empty bottles of mike are cleaned and refilled. Every milk bottle can be reused thirty times. In industry. most used glass is collected and sent to the factories to be made into new glassware returned when people bring the cans back for recycle. 1) What can people do with the old car tires? 2) What do people do with empty bottles of milk? 3) What is made into new glassware? 4) What can the people bringing cans back for recycling get? XIV/ Fill in each blank with one word: fell / cut / hold / magnificent / head / conscious / towel / ambulance / pressure / accommodation A student at Quang Trung school is hurt. She (1)……… off her bike and hit her (2)…… on the road. She is (3)……., but she had (4)……… on her head. To stop the bleeding we used a (5)……… to cover the wound. Then we put (6)……… on it. We (7)………. it tight and the (8)…………. of Bach Mai hospital. XV/ Read the passage then answer the questions: In the early 1500s, a tree was decorated and out in the market place in Riga and it becomes the Christmas tree now. In the middle of 19th century. An Englishman wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends, so he had someone design a card. 800 years ago, Christmas songs were the stories put to music and most people enjoyed them. However, about 180 years ago, the songs really became popular. In 1823, Saint Nicholas in a poem called .A visit From Saint Nicholas was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents an Christmas Eve. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. 1) What did people put in the market place in Riga? 2) When did the fist Christmas greetings appear? 3) When did the Christmas songs appear? 4) Who was Saint Nicholas? XVI/ Replace each number with one word: sandals / fertilizer / times / pipes / deposit / industry / government / compost / milkman / glassware People recycle old car tires to make (1)……… and floor coverings. We wear shoes and (2)…………. made from them. In Britain, the (3)……… brings bottles of milk to house and collects the empty ones, which can be reused thirty (4) ……… In (5)………., most glass is recycled. It is broken up, melted and made into new (6)……… In Oregon, the (7) ……… made a new law. There must be a (8)…………. an all drink cans. XVII/ Replace each number with one word: bored / thought / play / found / place / ruler / suggested / game / saying / when Hoa, Nga and her cousin Nhi were (1)……… , so Nga suggested that they (2) ………….a game called 20 questions. She explained the (3)………. and then the girls started to play. Nga thought of (4)……… and she gave the other a Clue by (5) that it wasn’t in Viet Nam. Nhi (6)………… out the place was in New York. Hoa (7)…………. that it was the Golden Gate Bridge, but that it was the statue of Liberty. XVIII/ Read the passage then answer the questions: The festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from the river. There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. In the water-fetching contest, one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water. In the fire-making contest, two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way. Six people from each team took part in the rice-cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. 1) Where was the rice-cooking festival held? 2) How many competitions were there in the festival? 3) How was the fire made? 4) How many persons from each team took part in the water-fetching contest? IXX. Supply the correct verbs form or tenses 1. He (work)___________ for that company for 5 years. 2. What you (do)___________ when we phoned you last night? 3. The man (stand) _______________near the door is my brother. 4. It’s difficult (do)________________ this project. 5. The teacher ordered Tom (go) _____________to the board. 6. When we met George and Linda yesterday, we (walk)_____________ through the park. 7. It started (rain)_____________ when they left home. 8. The accident (cause) _______________by the fast truck driver last Sunday. 9. It was late, so we decided (take) _______________a taxi home. 10. This house is quite old. It (build) _______________over 100 years ago. 11. The phone rang while An (have) ______________dinner. 12. Her son (not visit) ________________her for a long time. XX. Read the following passage and decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F) 1/ Seven Wonders of the world, works of art and architecture regarded by ancient Greek and Roman observers as the most extraordinary structures of antiquity. The Pyramids of Egypt, built at Giza during the 4 th Dynasty, are the oldest of the seven wonders. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built by King Nebuchadnezzar II about 600 BC. The 12-meter (40-feet) Statue of Zeus was the central feature of the temple of Zeus at Olympia, Greece. The temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Greece (356 BC) was combined great size with elaborate ornamentation. The Mausoleum of Harlicarnassus was a monumental marble tomb. The Colossus of Rhodes was a 30 meters (100 feet) bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios. The Pharos of Alexandria (280 BC) was a famous ancient lighthouse standing more than 134 meters (440 feet) tall. a. ____ The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are older than The Pyramids of Egypt. b. ____ The Colossus of Rhodes is still existing. c. ____ The Colossus of Rhodes was made of bronze. d. ____ The Pharos of Alexandria was 134 feet. XXI. Writing I. Write a complete text from the following sets of words and phrases. 1/ Dear Hoa, a. Thank you / the flowers / you send / me / while / I / in the hospital. b. They / beautiful / and really / help / cheer me up. c. I / come / out / hospital / Monday morning. d. Now / I / be / bored. e. you / come over / my place / the weekend. f. I / phone you / Friday afternoon. Your friend, Nga. 2/ a. The Robinson / making preparations / Tet. b. Mrs. Robison / Mr. Robison / to go / Flower market. c. Mrs. Robison / some marigolds / because / they / traditional / Tet. d. Mrs. Robinson / want / Liz / buy / packet / dried watermelon seeds. e. Mr. Robinson / asking / Mrs. Nga / how / make / spring rolls. 3/ Dear Mom and dad, a. I / have / wonderful time / Sydney. b. weather / lovely,/so / go / beach most of the time. c. people / this city / be / friendly / helpful. d. Yesterday / I / visit / my English teacher’s house / afternoon. e. She / have / big farm / lots of sheep. f. Next Sunday / I / buy / some souvenirs / you and me sister. See you both soon. Love, David. 4. You are a tourist on vacation in Sydney. Write a postcard to your mom and dad about your trip. Use cues given. 1. I/ have /wonderful time/ Sydney. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. weather / lovely/ so /go / beach /most of the time. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. people/ this/ city /so friendly/ helpful ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. yesterday/ I / visit/ my History teacher’s house. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. Next Sunday /I buy / some souvenirs / you / my sister. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. I/ tell / more / trip /I /be/ in Hue. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. I /hope/ you/ well. 5. Write a letter to your friend to tell him/her about your recent trip to Nha Trang. 1. How/ you? I/ very happy/ when /receive /letter. 2. I / just /return /trip /Nha Trang. It/ about 200 kms / my school. We /get /there/ by bus. 3. The sights / manificient. Weather / hot/ people/ friendly. We/ feel/ relaxed/ happy/ the trip. 4. That/ all/ I /have/ tell /you. 5.Write / soon/ tell/ your summer vacation. 6.Complete this letter : Dear Nga, We / visit / Dalat / last month. It / about / forty kilometers / our school / Dalat . We /get to Dalat /bus . There / lot / beautiful / sight / Dalat. The weather / cool / sunny. I / happy / because / it / interesting. I / look forward / hear / you . See you soon. Love, Hoa XXII. Read this text and tick True or False and answer the questions:(1,5ms) London is Britain’s biggest city. It is very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is city of historic buildings and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best museums in the world. London is very crowed in summer. It is popular city with foreign tourists, and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department stores. London has excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourist to get around. In London, there are plenty of good restaurant where you can get excellent British food. The city is also has lots of good Indian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Greek restaurants. 1. Choose T/F 0. T None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London. a… You can’t get Chinese food in London b London has historic building and churches. c. Most of the best museum in the world are situated in London. 2. Answer the questions: a. What is London famous for? b. Is London busy in the summer? c. How can tourists get around the city? XXIII.Fill in the gaps with words given from the box. Send / information / convenient/ computers/ difficult / become. Needless to say, computers play an important part in our life nowadays. It’s(1)……………………………………to carry on our work without computers nowadays. For examples, (2)………………………are necessary in university library. All the (3) …………………normally found in a library is now stored in computers. This is very (4)……………………for students because they can(5)……………………… message and receive information without having to leave to computers. Access to the computers has now (6)………………….students’need. . tall. a. ____ The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are older than The Pyramids of Egypt. b. ____ The Colossus of Rhodes is still existing. c. ____ The Colossus of Rhodes was made of bronze. d. ____ The. time. XX. Read the following passage and decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F) 1/ Seven Wonders of the world, works of art and architecture regarded by ancient Greek and Roman observers as. with one word from the list: food / recycled / plants / compost / design / wonderful / description / fertilizing / collect / garden Farmers work very hard. They have (1)…………… their waste for thousands