ENGLISH 8 - REVIEW FOR THE SECOND TERM I. TOPIC 1. A first - aid course 2. Recycling 3. Traveling around Viet Nam 4. A vacation abroad 5. Festival 6. Wonders of the world 7. Computers 8. Inventions II. SKILLS 1. Listening - Listen to a monologue or a dialogue within 80 - 100 words for general or specific information. 2. Speaking - Make suggestions, predictions, reservations and plans. - Make respond to formal requests, offers and promises. - Give and respond to instructions. - Express personal feelings, agreement, and disagreement. - Describe past activities. - Talk about the weather. - Accept and decline an invitation. - Talk about processes. - Say what something was like. 3. Reading - Read a dialogue or a passage within 110 - 140 words for general or specific information. 4. Writing - Write a thank-you note of 60 - 80 words using suggested questions or word cues. - Write a set of instructions of 60 - 80 words using suggested questions or word cues. - Write a postcard of 60 - 80 words using suggested guidelines. - Write a paragraph of 60 - 80 words about a festival using suggested questions of guidelines. - Write an informal letter to a friend within 60 - 80 words using suggested ideas or word cues. III. VOCABULARY - Word concerning first aid (e.g. ambulance, bandage, burn, …) - Word about healthy environment (recycle, garbage, wrap, …) - Sequence makers (first, second, third, …) - Words describing vacation (seaside, resort, temple, …) - Name of resort (Ha Long Bay, Mount Rushmore, Napa Valley, …) - Name of festival (Rice-cooking Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Village Festival, …) - Words related to technology (microwave, loudspeaker, …) - Names of some wonders of the world / famous landmarks (Great Wall, Stonehenge, …) IV. GRAMMAR - Future simple - Passive form (Present, future, past, present perfect) - Modal will to make offers, requests, promises. - Adjective + to infinitive - Adjective + noun clause - Would / Do you mind …? - Past progressive tense - Connectors (when, while) - Reported speech - Compound word (rice-cooling, fire-making, …) 1 - Present perfect with yet, already - Indirect question with if / whether - Verb + to infinitive - Question word before to infinitive. V. EXERCISES Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. overhead b. teammate c. speaker d. bean 2. a. challenging b. fetch c. brochure d. chocolate 3. a. arrive b. separate c. marine d. award 4. a. ranger b. sugar c. religious d. giant 5. a. jolly b. liquify c. army d. crystal Exercise 2: Listen to the conversation and choose the best option a, b, c or d to complete each sentence. 1. Peter took a trip around Asia by ________. a. train b. plane c. bike d. motorbike 2. He went with __________. a. his sister b. girlfriend c. his classmates d. his schoolmates 3. How many countries did he visit? a. one b. two c. three d. four 4. Which countries did he love visiting the most? a. Laos b. India c. China d. Thailand 5. When did he come back home? a. last week b. last month c. yesterday d. yesterday morning Exercise 3: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. a. show b. follow c. how d. throw 2. a. factory b. liquify c. pretty d. candy 3. a. sugar b. crush c. button d. husk 4. a. pour b. touch c. bought d. thought 5. a. cooked b. washed c. faxed d. weighed Exercise 4: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words. The best way to protect our environment is to reduce the amount of garbage. We can recycle some (1) ____________ instead of putting them into the garbage. As you know, this means that we need to use the old materials in the garbage to make (2) ____________. Already in many countries, people can recycle their newspapers, bottles (3)____________ . But people are still thinking of new ways to recycle things. For example, some companies are using the plastic in old soda bottles to make clothing. Other companies are (4) ____________with the materials in old tires. Some companies even make garbage cans from old (5)____________ . These companies are trying to recycle the plastic we already have, instead of making a lot of new plastic. Exercise 5: Read the letter and put a tick in the appropriate box for True (T), False (F), or NM if the statement is not mentioned in the letter. Dear Tuan, I arrived in Australia a week ago and I think that my English is improving! I’m living in a small flat near the centre of Sydney. It’s cheap and quite comfortable. In your letter you ask what I’m going to do to improve my English. Well, tomorrow I’m going to visit the language centre to see what English classes they offer there in the evenings. Of course, I’m going to read a newspaper every day. I’m going to spend a lot on cassettes because listening is so important! There are some good bookshops here, so I’m also going to look for some other books to read before bedtime. I’m going to write a diary in English – that’s a good way to learn English. 2 How are you getting on? I was sorry I had to leave in the middle of the course. Are you going to write to me again? Hope to hear from you all soon. Nam 1. Nam came to Australia last week. 2. He is staying in a small house near the centre of Sydney. 3. He is not pleased with his accommodation. 4. He is going to visit a language centre tomorrow. 5. He is going to have a lesson tomorrow evening. 6. He is going to talk with Australian students. 7. Every day he is going to read a newspaper. 8. Listening is less important to him. 9. There are many bookshops in the neighborhood. 10. He is going to read books and write a diary in English Exercise 6: Write a report on a festival you joined recently. Use the following suggestions. - Name of the festival - Time and the place where it was held - Activities you saw or took part in - Number of people joining in each activity - Feeling about the festival Exercise 7: Read the following passage then answer the questions Every day of the year throughout the world about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are thrown away. Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers. Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labor. In countries where there is the cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much as 60% of waste paper. Their simple work is to take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp again. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved. The more paper people save, the more trees are preserved. 1. How many paper bags and newspapers are thrown away ever day? 2. What material do paper mills need to make paper? 3. What do the paper mills do to reuse waste paper? 4. How many trees can be saved for every ton of recycled newsprint? 5. What have many countries done to save money and labor in making paper? Exercise 8: Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D in each sentence that needs correcting. 1. The girl sit next to Lan is Ba. A B C D 2. Would you mind although I used your computer? A B C D 3. The electric light was invented in Edison. A B C D 4. Could you show me what to use the calculator, please? A B C D 5. He intends for taking part in the competition. A B C D 6. They happily looked at the children play in the yard. A B C D 7. This is the second time I took part in the rice-cooking contest. A B C D 3 8. When Andrew saw the question, he was knowing the answer immediately. A B C D 9. We have not decided how to deal with the new problem already. A B C D 10. Lots of information are stored in the computer. A B C D Exercise 9: Do as directed in the brackets. 1. “Is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?” Hoa said to Tim. (Change into the reported speech) 2. Mrs. Thu is going to ask a plumber to fix the faucets. (Use the causative form with “have” instead of “ask”) 3. Nam gets up early every morning. He doesn’t want to be late for school. (Combine into one sentence, using “in order to”) 4. They built their house over 50 years ago. (Change into the passive form) 5. “Could you take me home?” (Rewrite the sentence, using “Would you mind”) 6. Christmas songs were first performed eight hundred years ago. (Make question with “When”) KEY Exercise 1 1a; 2c; 3d; 4b; 5b * Exercise 2 1a; 2c; 3c; 4c; 5b Tape transcript: Jane: What did you do in the summer? Peter: I took a trip around Asia by train. Jane: Did you go on your own or with your friends? Peter: I went with my classmates. Jane: How many countries did you visit? Peter: I went to three countries: China, India and Thailand. 4 Jane: Which one did you love the most? Peter: China Jane: Why? Peter: Because I walked on The Great Wall and took a lot of photographs there. Jane: You didnt visit the Taj Mahal in India, did you? Peter: No, I didnt. That day I stayed in a hotel because I was too tired to go. Jane: When did you come back home? Peter: Last month. Exercise 3 1c; 2b; 3a; 4b; 5d * Exercise 4: 1. materials 2. new things 3. and cans 4. making shoes 5. plastic bottles * Exercise 5 1T; 2F; 3NM; 4T; 5F; 6NM; 7T; 8F; 9F; 10T * Exercise 7: 1. About twenty million. 2. Wood pulp. 3. Take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp again. 4. Twelve. 5. They have had plans to recycle waste paper. * Exercise 8: 1B => sitting 2C => if 3D => by 4C => how 5B => to 6C => playing 7B => have taken 8C => knew 9D => yet 10 C => is stored * Exercise 9 1. Hoa asked Tim if the Golden Gate Bridge was in San Francisco. 2. Mrs. Thu is going to have a plumber fix the faucets. 3. Nam gets up early every morning in order not to be late for school. 4. The house was built over 50 years ago. 5. Would you mind taking me home? 6. When was the Christmas songs first performed? Exerise 1: Do the execise accoding to the requests in brackets: 1. He went to Ho Chi Minh City in order ( meet) his father. ( give the correct form of the verbin bracket) 2. You have to wear warm clothes so as ( in/ at/ to) keep warm. ( choose the best answer). 3. My mother went to the market. She wanted to buy food. (combine the sentences, using in order to). 4. I am saving money so as to bying a car. (find and correct mistake.) 5.I / open/ my / book /in/ to / read. (use the words given to write full sentence.) Exercise 2: Hãy sử dụng những động từ dới đây ở thì tơng lai đơn để điền vào chỗ trống (có thể dùng phủ định) rồi viết xem những câu đó ở cách nói gì: be go help have tell show rain turn on 1. That book looks heavy. I you with it. 2. I the heating? I feel a bit cold. 3. I tell anyone what happened. I promise. 4. you quiet, please? Im trying to concentrate. 5. I think it tomorrow. 6. She to Hanoi next year. 5 7. “ I don’t know to use this computer.” - “OK. I……… you.” 8. …….we ……a drink now? Exercise 3: Give the verbs in bracket : in the simple past tense in the past progressive tense 1. I (watch) T.V last night. 2. She (not eat ) meat yesterday. 3. They (do) morning execises last Sunday? 4. Ha (study) English 4 years ago. 5. He (have) lunch at home yesterday morning. 6. The police (stop) him on the road 2 days ago. 7. We (live) in Ha Noi when we were young. 1. I (watch) T.V at 8 o’clock last night. 2. She (not eat) meat at this time yesterday. 3. they ( do) morning execises at 5a.m last Sunday? 4. Ha (study) English at 9 p.m last night. 5. They (cut) grass in the garden when I came. 6. When he came I (have) dinner. 7. At this time last weekend, we (travel) . Exercise 4: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. I (wait)………… for my friend outside the stadium when he arrived. 2. Mrs Smith (invite)…………Mrs Quyen to have dinner while Mrs Quyen was visiting the USA. 3. She (do)…………… shopping while Mr Thanh (attend) ………… a business meeting. 4. I (walk)……… home when I (meet)……Mr and Mrs Smith. 5. The door bell rang while Ha (have) …………a bath. 6. While she was cooking dinner, her son (play)…….outside with the dog. 7. He (interupt) …….me while I was speaking. 8. She (live) in Bac Giang when she (be)……….5 years old. *9. He (do)………….the garden when I (come)………to see him. *10. I (go) ………to the post office yesterday. Exercise 5: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. The Christmas Tree (decorate) yesterday. 2. Thirty houses (destroy) by the storm last week. 3. These rooms should (clean) today. 4. The Thon Trieu team (award) the prize by him at the moment. 5. Some new equipments (already /order) by the company. 6. This book (read) by her everyday. 7. Her mother (give) a present by her friends tomorrow. Exercise 6: Change the sentences into passive voice: 1. People use this road very often. 2. We will plant a lot of trees in the park. 3. They was painting the living- room light blue when I came . 4. People have developed many different paper products. 5. He asked us many questions. 7. My Mum has bought a new car. 8. My sister cleans the room everyday. 10. Mrs Brown teaches him English at his school. 11. People speak English all over the world. 12. Santa Claus gives children presents on Christmas Eve. 13. These workers are building a new hospital. 14. Tom must write this essay. 15. Nguyen Du wrote Truyen Kieu. 16. They has used this room for ages. 17. She has to finish the novel on time. 18. Ha sent her mother a gift. 20. I can do these execises quickly. 21. Mrs Nguyen doesn’t buy flowers every weekend. 22. He didn’t tell me about that. 23. He hasn’t finshed his work yet. Exrcise 7: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. I am glad (meet) you again. 6 2. It is difficult (understand) this lesson. 3. I am very sad (not get) good marks in the final test. 4. Do you mind if I (open) this window? 5. Would you mind if I (turn) on the radio? 7. Would you mind (take) me around the city? 8. Do you mind if he (borrow) your pen? 9. Do you mind (cut) the grass in the garden? 10. The boy (sit) next to you is Hung. 11. The house (build) of wood belongs to my uncle. 12. The lady (cook) in the kithen is my aunt. 13. The house (paint) in green is Hoa’s house. 14. He (always/ forget) his homework. Every one doesn’t like this. 15. You (always/ watch ) T.V. You should do something more active. Exercise 8: Rewrite or combine the sentences : 1. I am delighted because you passed the final exam. -> I’m delighted that……………………………… 2. I am amazed that I won the first prize. -> I’m amazed to………………………………………………… 3. To play soccer is easy. -> It is ……………………………………………………………. 4. Can you clean the room for me? -> Would you mind…………………………………………………? 5. Can I ask you a question? -> Would you mind ………………………………………………………? 6. The boy is playing the guitar. He is my brother. -> The boy…………………………………………… 7. The car was made in Japan. It is very expensive. -> The car…………………………………………… 7 Exercise 9: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. I don’t like (play) …….soccer. 2. He decided (go) …….to Ha noi. 3. The dog kept (run) …….around in circles. 4. I don’t know how (use)………the computer. 5. He made me (do) it all over again. 6. She can (sing) ……quite well. 7. I used (live) …… that village. 8. She wants (see)……the house. 9. Stop (argue)……….and start (work)……… 10. She doesn’t know what (do)……… before (make)……… a decision. 11. She told him (repeat)………the sentence. 12. Lan asked me (open )…….the door. 13. Don’t forget (lock)……before (go)…….to bed. 14. You should try (get)…… the picture 15. He enjoys (get)…… up late on Sunday morning. 16. Would you like (go)…… out with me? 17. She is tall enough (get)…….the picture. 18. It is difficult (do)………this exercise. Exercise 10: Give the verbs in the present perfect: 1. We (study)…………English for three years. 2. He (live)……………in Bac Giang since 1994. 3. Ha (already / complete)……… the test. 4. I (not prepare)………my lesson yet. 5. you (learn)…… how to use a computer yet? 6.They (not meet)…….each other for a long time. 7. she (finish)………her homework yet? - Yes. She (already/ do)……… it. Exercise 11: Give the coreect form of the verbs in the past simple or present perfect: 1. Yesterday the headmaster (speak) to the students in our class. 2. My classmates and I (already/ visite ) the museum. 3. you (finish) your small project yet? 4. He (drop) his calculator(m¸y tÝnh) 10 minutes ago. 5. How long she (study) in this university? - She (study) here since 2003. 6. When they (start) the lesson? 7. I (meet) her at the party last week. 8. How long you (know) each other? Exercise 12: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. She asked me (retell) the story. 2. Ha told him (close) his book. 3. He (say) that you should study harder. 4. I advised her (not play) too much. 5. He asked me if I (live) in Ha Noi. 6. She said she (be) a teacher. Exercise 13: Change the sentences into reported speech: 1. “I am tired now.” she said. 2. “ I can sing many songs.” I told her. 3. “I’ll phone you tomorrow.” Sarah said to me. 4. “ You look happy.” he told me. 5. “My brother doesn’t like eating meat” said Mai 6. “We must come on Monday.” Mr and Mrs Bruce said. 7. “You are telling lie” she told him. 8. “I love you. ” he said to his mother. 9. “ You have to finish your work today.” he saidto his students. 10. “I often go to the movies at the weekend.” Lan said. 11. “I don’t like noodles” Hung said. 12. “Is the test difficult? ” she asked me. 13. “ Are you doing your homework? ” theysaid to me. 14. “Do you like playing with me?” Lan told her brother. 15. “Do you want to meet her again?” I said to Mai. 16. “Is she from Vietnam?” they asked me. 17. “Are these pens expensive?” I said to friends. 18. “Does she teach English?” I asked them. 19. “Does Hoa like coffee?” Nam asked. 20. “Can you sing an English song?” he asked her. Bµi tËp tæng hîp: Exrcise 1: Choose the best answer: 1. He asked her … she could swim or not. (where, whether , when). 2. He didn’t know what ….( do, to do, did) 3. I have decided ….to Hue this summer. (go. going, to go) 4. Would you mind if I … the window? (opened, open, opening) 5. When you … , we were watching T.V.(were phoning, phoned, have phoned) 6. Nam … grass in the garden while Ha was planting flowers. (was cutting, cut, has cut) 7. I study hard in order … the exam .(to pass, passing, not pass) 8. This house ……by my grandfather in 1990. (was build, was built, built) 9. Have you ….any new about Lan since her bike accident? (hear, hearing, to hear, heard) 10. I have known her ……two years. (for, since, with, within) 11. I am happy……all the exams. (passed, pass, to pass) 12. I’d like you … the door.( open, to open, ) Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in bracket: 1.We went to the park so as to (have) a picnic. 2. I (meet ) my mother at the airport tomorrow. 3. Hung (not / visit ) Ha Long yet. 4. He (have ) a test next Friday. 5. The hospital (build) here next year. 6. Yesterday Lan (present) a pen by her friend. 7. This dictionary (use) very often. 8. It is interesting (learn) English. 8 9. The boy (stand) next to Ha is Ba. 10. The pen (make) in Vietnam is 4000dong. 11. Would you mind (clean) the floor. 12. Would you mind if I (borrow) your pen? 13. Milk should (drink) every day. 14. The classrooms (clean) everyday. 15. He (meet) you yet? 16. They have tried (win) the match. 17. He said that he (go) to school by bus everyday. 18. Lan asked me if I (be) tired then. 19. He showed me where (go). 20. Lan (already/ be) to Ha Noi. 21. When she came, I (read) picture book. 22. She (write) while he was reading. 23. you (see) the film yet? Yes. I (see) it two months ago. Execise 3: Rewrite the sentences : 1. I want you to send this letter for me. -> Would you…………………………………………………? 2. To understand him is difficult. -> It is……………………………………………………………… 3. They will build a new bridge here next year. -> A new brige………………………………………… 4. I’m learning English in order to read books in English -> I’m………………………………………. 5. You are studying well and I’m glad about that. -> I’m glad………………………………………… 6. The cat is sitting on the table. It is wild. (PI) -> The cat……………………………………………. 7. The garden is watered everyday. It is full of flowers. - > The garden……………………………… 8. I would like you to give me some money. -> Do you mind…………………………………………… 9. “ I like music very much”. she said -> She said…………………………………………………. 10. What do you want to do after the class, Ha? - > I don’t know……………………………………… 11. “Is the exercise difficult?” he asked her. -> He asked her…………………………………………. 12. “Do you play soccer everyday?” he said to me. -> He asked me………………………………… 13. “Does your sister love reading English books?” I told Lan. -> I …………………………………… 14. “Can you speak English?” Ha asked him. -> Ha ………………………………………………. 15. They built the school last year. - > The school………………………………………………………. 16. People speak English all over the word. -> English………………………………………………… 17. “We have math on Mondays and Fridays”they said. -> They said…………………………………. 18. He was eating when I came. -> While ………………………………………………………………. 19. Ha has lived in Ha Noi since 2007. -> Ha started ………………………………………………………. 20. They have repainted the school. -> The school…………………………………………………… Exercise 4: Find and correct mistake: 1. Lan goes to Ha noi next Sunday. 2. Ha studies hard in order to getting goods marks. 3. The house painted yellow last year. 4. He will be meet at the airport by me. 5. Would you mind if I sit here ? 6. Do you mind wash my car? 7. The book writing by him is very interesting. 8. The man stood there is my brother. 9. She showed me how painting. 10. She said me if I liked milk. 11. He said he have a computer. 12. When I arrived, she played video games. 13. The phone ring while we were having dinner. 14. Ha worked here for three years. 15. He decided playing chess. Execise 5: Use the words given to make full sentences: 1. I / be / happy/ you / pass / the exam.…………………………………………… 2. He / give / a bike /by / his / parents / his 14 th birthday. …………………………………………… 3. Would /mind/ if / I / take/ photo? …………………………………………… 4. He / play football / when/ I / come. …………………………………………… 5. He / asked / me/ if / I / go / swimming/ . …………………………………………… 6. She / promise/ she/ pass/ exam. …………………………………………… 7. 6 p.m/ last night/ the Le family/ have / dinner. …………………………………………… 8. Many things/ can / reuse. …………………………………………… 9 . thank-you note of 60 - 80 words using suggested questions or word cues. - Write a set of instructions of 60 - 80 words using suggested questions or word cues. - Write a postcard of 60 - 80 words using. ENGLISH 8 - REVIEW FOR THE SECOND TERM I. TOPIC 1. A first - aid course 2. Recycling 3. Traveling around Viet Nam 4. A vacation abroad 5. Festival 6. Wonders of the world 7. Computers 8. Inventions II guidelines. - Write a paragraph of 60 - 80 words about a festival using suggested questions of guidelines. - Write an informal letter to a friend within 60 - 80 words using suggested ideas or word