Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9 Week 1 Date: Oct 23 rd 2008 A. CONTENT: I. Choose the correct word to fill in each of the following sentences: 1/ It was a boring weekend, I _______ anything. (did, don’t do, didn’t do, would do) 2/ Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _______ each other twice a month. (are writing, write, has written, wrote) 3/ Lan enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere _______. Maryam was praying. (when, during, while, where) 4/ I was very _______ by the efficiency of the staff. (impressed, corresponded, comprised, interested) 5/ I rarely eat ice cream now but I _______ it when I was a child. (eat, used to eat, am eating, has eaten) 6/ Nam wishes he _______ Thanh some money for her rent, but he’s broke himself. (can lend, would lend, could lend, lend) 7/ Would you like _______ and visit me next summer? (to come, coming, came, come) 8/ We must learn English at school. It’s a(n) _______ subject. (primary, compulsory, national, optional) II Complete the passage with the suitable words: It was a fine day (1) when I started out on the last part of my walk around the coast of Britain. The sun was (2) _______, and a light wing (3) _______ blowing from the south-west. I was pleased that it (4) _______ raining. I (5) v along the cliff top and then down into the lovely little fishing village of Wellburn, past a café (6) v people were having morning coffee. Three miles past Wellburn (7) _______ down for five minutes and (8) _______ a drink. Now it (9) _______ getting warmer, so I (10) _______ off one of my sweaters. I (11) _______ stop for long because I wanted to reach Seabury by lunch-time. (12) _______ I finally got there, it (13) _______ just after half past twelve. III. Make the questions for the answer in column B. A B 1. ___________________? - Last vacation I went to see my pen pal Lan. 2. ___________________? - She lives in Hanoi, Vietnam. 3. ___________________? - We have been pen pals for over two years. 4. ___________________? - We did a lot of sightseeing and visited some interesting places in Hanoi. 5. ___________________? - Yes, of course. I visited Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum twice. 6. ___________________? - Hanoi is quite old and peaceful. I was really impressed by the beauty of the city. 7. ___________________? - Yes, I enjoyed the trip very much. IV. Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Cross the mistake and then correct it. 1. The hotel were very expensive. 2. Malaysia is divided in two regions. 3. I came not to the party last night. 4. We had our dinner when the phone rang. 5. They didn’t used to like each other. 6. I wish I were be a millionaire. 7. In 1989 I left university and started work. 8. English are wide spoken in Malaysia. V. Write the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets. 1. There were lights on the spacecraft. (had) 2. I had my old coat on. (wearing) 3. It’s not true that I made a mistake. (didn’t) 4. No one told me about the change of the plan. (know) 5. When I was a child we lived in Briton. (used) 6. My friend was the winner of the competition. (won) 7. Is it a fact that Romans built this wall? (did) Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9 8. She’s sorry she can’t play the piano. (wishes) VI. With the cues given, write a letter to your pen pal. You should put them I correct order first, and then begin to write. • The trip/ be/ very interesting, and I/ be/ eager/ to tell you about it. • Walk/ around the lake/ enjoy/ the fresh cool air, we/ feel/ very comfortable. • The weather/ be/ rather cold/ night, but it/ be/ very coo/ during the day. • I/ just/ return/ four-day trip/ to Da Lat/ my parents. • We/ stay/ mini hotel/ Xuan Huong Lake. • We/ enjoy/ ourselves so much. • We/ also/ visit/ a lot of famous places/ such/ Prenne Waterfall/ Cam Ly Waterfall/ lake of sights/ Bao Dai Palaces/ Da Lat Flower Park… • Write/ me soon Dear Anne, ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ …. B. ANSWER KEYS. I. 1. didn’t do 3. write 5. used to eat 7. to come 2. write 4. impressed 6. could lend 8. compulsory II. 2. shining 5. walked/went 8. had 11. didn’t 3. was 6. where 9. was 12. When 4. wasn’t 7. sat 10. took 13. was III. 1. What did you do last vacation? 2. Where does she live? 3. How long have you been pen pal? 4. What did you do in Hanoi? 5. Did you visit HoChiMinh’s Mausoleum? 6. What’s Hanoi like? 7. Did you enjoy the trip? IV. 1. were → was 5. used → use 2. in → into 6. were be → was/were 3. came not → didn’t come 7. work → working 4. had → were having 8. wide → widely V. 1. The spacecraft had lights on it. 5. We used to live in Briton. 2. I was wearing my old coat. 6. My friend won the competition. 3. I didn’t make a mistake. 7. Did the Romans build this wall? 4. I didn’t know about the change of the plan.8. She wishes she could play the piano. VI. Dear, I have just returned from the four day trip to Ad Lat with my parents. The trip was very interesting, and I'm eager to tell you about it. We stayed in a mini hotel near Xian Hong Lake. Walking around the lake and enjoying the fresh cool air, we felt very comfortable. We also visited a lot of famous places, such as Prenne Waterfall, Cam Ly Waterfall, lake of Sighs, Bao Dai Palaces, Da Lat Flower Park, etc. The weather was cold at night, but it was very cool during the day. We really enjoyed ourselves so much. Write to me soon. With love, Lan Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9 Week 2 Date: Oct 30 th 2008 A. CONTENT: I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. took b. school c. food d. choose 2. a. clothed b. impressed c. enjoyed d. worked 3. a. please b. pleasure c. easy d. teacher 4. a. comprise b. divide c. primary d. religion 5. a. what b. who c. where d. when II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase. 6. Muslims worship in a _______ . a. temple b. church c. mosque d. pagoda 7. She moved to France, but we still keep in _______ . a. writing b. touch c. meeting d. contact 8. They visited Ho chi Minh Mausoleum. a. an impressive tomb b. a large building c. an area for recreation d. a big coffin 9. The unit of _______ used in the USA is dollar. a. currency b. money c. change d. bank-note 10. A _______ is a person whose job is to decide how to make things or decide their shape or appearance. a. sailor b. pen pal c. writer d. designer 11. Is military service compulsory in your country? a. may be chosen or not b. must be done c. not requiring a payment d. give support 12. The choreographer has drawn _______ from Japanese dance. a. experience b. inspiration c. pattern d. material 13. He used to work on a ship. He was a _______ . a. poet B. criminal c. designer d. sailor 14. In the 1990s, the sale of jeans ended going _______ . a. up b. on c. over d. into 15. We have lived in this town _______ 1998. a. for b. since c. ago d. in III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. 16. The teacher let me _______ home early because I felt ill. a. go b. going c. went d. to go 17. I _______ jeans when I was a child. a. don’t wear b. wasn’t wear c. didn’t wear d. hasn’t wear 18. The village is _______ Sheffield. It’s only six miles away. a. along b. by c. near d. next 19. Here’s my report. _______ it at last. a. I finish b. I finished c. I’m finished d. I’ve finished 20. Our friends _______ meet us at the airport tonight. a. are b. are going c. will be to d. go to 21. We can’t go along here because _______ . a. the road is been repaired b. the road is being repaired c. the road is repairing d. the road is repaired 22. The house was _______ building. a. a nice old stone b. a nice stone old c. a stone old nice d. an old nice stone 23. I prefer dogs _______ cats. I hate cats. a. from b. over c. than d. to 24. When I entered the room, the baby _______ quietly. a. is sleeping b. was sleeping c. slept d. were sleeping 25. I wish I _______ a car. It would make life so much earlier. a. have b. would have c. had d. had had IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English. 26. All the main streets in the city will be widening. A B C D 27. Christ has hurt his hand, but It’s OK now. A B C D 28. When she came, I read her letter. A B C D Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9 29. Vicky has only had that camera three days ago. A B C D 30. Would you mind to open the door? A B C D 31. Most of their farm work used to do by hand. A B C D 32. This is the first time she forgot to give me a massage. A B C D 33. The children enjoyed to watch the performing lions. A B C D 34. Would you like visiting the museum with us? A B C D 35. She wishes she is the most beautiful girl in the world. A B C D V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. It’s sometimes said that there is (36) _____ new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a well-known (37)_____ during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking (38) _____ her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (39) _____ such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (40) _____ trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties, (41) _____ , Annabelle noticed to her (42) _____ that seventies styles were fashion again. “I was planning to throw all my old clothes (43) _____” , she said “but my daughter (44) _____ to a party last week, and guess (45) _____ she was wearing – that ‘s right, some of my old clothes!” 36. a. anything b. thing c. everything d. nothing 37. a. writer b. model c. architect d. author 38. a. at b. up c. on d. after 39. a. was wearing b. used to wear c. has worn d. wears 40. a. flaring b. flare c. flared d. to flare 41. a. therefore b. consequently c. moreover d. however 42. a. amusement b. thinking c. humor d. sense 43. a. out b. in c. away d. aside 44. a. has gone b. went c. was going d. goes 45. a. how b. which c. what d. that VI. Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answers. To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “All students hate exams” may be a generalization, but it is fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known disliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in an exam you simply had to be able to predict the questions which would be asked. This was the case as regards two students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year exam neither of them got an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them. 46. Students need to do well in exams ______________________________ a. in order to do well at school. b. because they need to do well at school. c. so that to do well at school. d. therefore they have to do well at school. 47. The statement “All students hate exams” is ______________________________ a. extremely b. completely true c. quite true d. very true 48. Which of the following sentences is not true? a. All of students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair. b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked. c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams. d. “All students hate exams” is fairly true generalization. 49. Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam? a. Because the exam was really difficult. b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year. c. Because they were dull students. d. because the questions weren’t in their lessons. 50. The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to ______________________________ a. describe the importance of exam b. discuss how exams effect on students. c. explain the equality in examinations. D. criticize the exam system. B. ANSWER KEYS I. 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. b II. 6. c 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. d 11. b 12. b 13. d 14. a 15. b III. 16. a 17. c 18. c 19. d 20. b 21. b 22. a 23. d 24. b 25. c IV. 26. d 27. a 28. c 29. a 30. c 31. c 32. c 33. c 34. c 35. b V. 36. d 37. b 38. a 39. b 40. c 41. d 42. a 43. c 44. b 45. c VI. 46. a 47. c 48. c 49. b 50. d Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9 Week 3 Date: Nov 6 th 2008 A. CONTENT: I. Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks. 1. Van is a(n) _______ student in the USA a. bright b. foreign c. exchange d. intelligent 2. The weather was bad, _______ we didn’t go on a picnic. a. however b. but c. because d. so 3. My father _______ a lot but he doesn’t anymore. a. was traveling b. was used to travel c. used to travel d. has traveled 4. Ann’s birthday is _______ February 14 th . a. in b. on c. for d. at 5. This is isn’t my first visit London. _______ here before. a. I’m b. I’m going to c. I’ve been d. I was 6. There is a river _______ across the village. a. following b. running c. lying d. reaching 7. They put _______ the blanket and laid _______ food. a. in/ on b. down/ over c. down/ out d. on/ in 8. It’s very crowded here. I wish _______ . a. there were a few people. b. there weren’t so many people. c. there is no one. d. there was somebody here. II. Complete the letter with the most suitable words. Dear Khanh, I am (1)______ a great time here in England. My university term doesn’t start (2)______ the autumn, so I am taking the opportunity to improve my English. I am staying with some English friends (3)______ own a farm. On weekdays I catch a bus into Torquay to go to language (4)______ . At weekend I help (5)______ the farm. At the moment they (6)______ harvesting the corn and they need all the help they can get. It’s quite (7)______ work, but I like it. I am (8)______ the winter holiday here at the farm. It gets very (9)______ here in the winter, I think. Write me (10)______ and tell me what (11)______ are doing these days. Yours truly, III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. There is one particular (1) feeling (feel) which I find difficult to express. When I am (2)______ (anger) about something, I say nothing. Once for example, after I had bought a very (3)______ (expense) jacket, I met a friend in a café who said that the jacket didn’t fit me (4)______ (good). I was very (5)______ (annoy) but I said nothing. I didn’t feel like continuing our (6)______ (converse). My friend noticed my (7)______ (silent) and asked me what was wrong. I couldn’t tell him the (8)______ (true). I began to feel rather (9)______ (embarrass) and left without giving him an (10)______ (explain). Later I felt rather (11)______ (shame) of my behavior. IV. Read the passage, and then do the tasks below. The weekend picnic I enjoyed most was a few weeks ago. My class decided to pay a visit to the Botanical garden. It was a glorious Sunday. We assembled at the school gate punctually and traveled to the Botancal Garden by bus. It was a long way to our destination and we sang merrily all the way. The Botanical Garden is very beautiful place. We made a short tour round the garden and too some pictures of the whole class. Then we played a lot of games on a spacious piece of grassland. One of the boys brought along his guitar and we sang our favorite songs. We laughed, talked and danced, too. After a delicious meal with various kinds of food that we brought, we all took a rest. Some of us slept very soundly because it was so peaceful and quiet there. In the afternoon, we went on playing some more games. Then we packed up the left-over and started home at four. We all felt very happy. * Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false information. 1. The writer has had a picnic recently. 2. He went for a picnic with his family. 3. Everyone assembled on time. 4. it was a long way from his school to the Botanical Garden. Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9 5. Everyone went round the Botanical Garden and videoed the whole class. 6. Everyone played games on a small piece of grassland. 7. After lunch everyone started home. 8. It was an enjoyable picnic. * Answer the questions. 1. Which was the picnic the writer enjoyed most? 2. What day of the picnic was it? 3. Where did everyone assemble? 4. What did they do in the Botanical Garden? 5. What did they do after lunch? 6. When did they start home? 7. How did they all feel after the picnic? V. use the cues below to write a passage telling your recent trip to the countryside. 1. Last weekend/ my family/ two-day trip/ home village. 2. We/ start/ the journey/ very early/ morning. 3. After three hours/ travel/ bus/ we/ reach/ old banyan/ entrance/ the village. 4. Everyone/ feel/ tired/ take a rest/ the tree. 5. After that/ we/ start/ walk/ the village/ twenty minutes/ come/ my grandparents’ house. 6. We/ spend/ enjoyable weekend/ the country. 7. We/ feel/ happy and healthy/ the trip. B. ANSWER KEYS. I. 1. c 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. a 7. c 8. b II. 1. having 2.until/till 3. who 4. classes 5. on 6. are 7. hard 8.spending 9. clod 10. soon 11. you III. 2. angry 3.expensive 4.well 5.annoyed 6.conversation 7.silence 8.truth 9.embarassed 11.shamed IV. * True or False 1. (T) 2. (F) He went for a picnic with his class. 3. (T) 4. (T) 5. (F) Everyone went round the Botanical Garden and took some pictures of the whole class. 6. (F) Everyone played games on a spacious piece of grassland. 7. (F) After lunch, they all took a rest. 8. (T) * Answers. 1. The picnic the writer enjoyed most was the recent one. 2. It was Sunday. 3. Everyone assembled at the school gate. 4. They want round the garden, took some pictures, played games, sang their favorite songs and danced. 5. After lunch, they took a rest. 6. They started home at four in the afternoon. 7. They all felt very happy. V. 1. Last weekend my family had a two-day trip to our home village. 2. We started the journey very early in the morning. 3. After three hours traveling by bus, we reached an old banyan at the entrance to the village. 4. Everyone felt very tired, so we took a rest under the tree. 5. After that we started to walk into the village about twenty minutes to come my grandparents’ house. 6. We spent an enjoyable weekend in the country. 7. We all felt very happy and healthy after the trip. Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9 Week 3 Date: Nov 13 th 2008 A. CONTENT: I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. worked b. cleaned c. watched d. stopped 2. a. danger b. angry c. language d. passage 3. a. around b. how c. bought d. found 4. a. thing b. they c. there d. than 5. a. realize b. organize c. surprise d. promise II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase. 6. Working in a _______ a country takes some used to. a. capitalist b. foreign c. industrial d. developing 7. Quiet, please. The headmaster would like to _______ a few words. a. talk b. say c. tell d. mention 8. I’ve know him _______ I left school. a. when b. before c. until d. since 9. She has two children to look after, so she’s looking for a _______ job in her neighborhood. a. part-time b. full-time c. skilled d. low-paid 10. _______ we miss the train, we can get the next one. a. When b. While c. If d. Unless 11. Maria’s English is excellent. She speaks English _______ . a. very perfect b. perfective c. perfectively d. perfectly 12. _______ is a large building in a college or university where students live. a. Campus b. Hall c. Institute d. Dormintory 13. Many tourists visit the historic shrine on the mountain. a. a special holy place B. an impressive tomb c. an impressive mosque d. a large temple 14. Dicken is my _______ English novelist. a. preferable b. favorable c. favorite d. likeable 15. I’m looking _______ to hearing from you. a. at b. after c. over d. forward III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. 16. You _______ more exercises if you _______ to keep fit. a. can make/ want b. ought to do/ wanted c. should take/ want d. might do/ want 17. Please let Tom _______ with you. a. go b. going c. to go d. goes 18. The children are forced to work _______ 12 hours a day, seven days a week in the factories. a. to b. up to c. till d. during 19. Someone _______ the tickets are free. a. said me b. said me that c. told to me d. told me 20. Last week Justin said I’ll do it tomorrow. He said he would do it _______ . a. the following day b. the previous day c. the day before d. tomorrow 21. There’s going to be a big art exhibition. _______ a. A lot of visitors will be attracted to it. b. It will attract a lot of visitors. c. It will be attracted by a lot of visitors. d. A lot of visitors will attract it. 22. The police officer stopped us and asked us where _______ . a. were you going b. are you going c. we are going d. we are going 23. I _______ in heavy traffic every day. a. used to drive b. am used to driving c. get used to drive d. used to driving 24. _______ a car when they were living in London? a. Had they b. Did they c. Were they having d. Have they had 25. A: What are they going to do next year? B: I wish I _______ the answer to that question. a. knew b. know c. could know d. would know IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English. 26. Sally said she will be a teacher someday. A B C D 27. If you feel unwell, you shouldn’t stay in bed. Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9 A B C D 28. She wanted to know how long did it take to get there. A B C D 29. Why don’t we sharing the cost of accommodation? A B C D 30. My home village is on the west of the city. A B C D 31. I have passed my driving test six months ago. A B C D 32. Are you interesting in learning foreign language? A B C D 33. I’m really looking forward to work with you. A B C D 34. We arrived at London at 3 o’clock in the morning. A B C D 35. She told me to shut the door but don’t lock it. A B C D V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. I keep a vocabulary notebook. It’s organized (36) _____ . Whenever I hear or read a new word, I write it (37)_____ . Then (38) _____ I have time, I look it up in my dictionary. Then I put down some key (39) _____ about the word – you know, (40) _____ it’s a noun or a verb, and some (41) _____ of how it’s used. I (42) _____ the notebook and study the words as often as I can. I really (43) _____ that the only way to learn new words - (44)_____ in you own language – is by (45) _____ them. 36. a. alphabet b. alphabetical c. alphabetic d. alphabetically 37. a. in b. on c. down d. beside 38. a. when b. if c. while d. unless 39. a. examples b. information c. meaning d. usage 40. a. what b. where c. whether d. when 41. a. meanings b. things c. examples d. words 42. a. go after b. go through c. go on d. go up 43. a. believe b. mean c. guess d. learn 44. a. whether b. ever c. even d. though 45. a. forgetting b. memorizing c. improving d. learning VI. Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answers. Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on TV, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English. Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English. 46. According to the writer, English is learned by _______________ . a. young children b. adults c. teenagers d. all are correct. 47. Most people learn English by _______________ . a. themselves b. hearing the language on TV c. working hard on the lessons d. speaking English to their friends. 48. Where do many boys and girls learn English? a. at home b. in the office c. in the evening d. at school 49. Teenagers learn English because _______________ . a. it’s useful for their higher studies b. it’s one of their higher subjects c. they want to master it d. a and c are correct 50 Why do many adults learn English? a. Because they want to see movies in English. b. because they need it for their job. c. because they are forced to learn it. d. Because it’s not difficult to learn. B. ANSWER KEYS I. 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. d II. 6. b 7. b 8. d 9. a 10. c 11. d 12. d 13. a 14. c 15. d III. 16. c 17. a 18. b 19. d 20. a 21. b 22. d 23. b 24. b 25. a IV. 26. c 27. c 28. c 29. b 30. b 31. a 32. b 33. c 34. b 35. d Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9 V. 36. d 37. c 38. a 39. b 40. c 41. c 42. b 43. a 44. c 45. b VI. 46. d 47. c 48. d 49. a 50. b . sailor 14. In the 199 0s, the sale of jeans ended going _______ . a. up b. on c. over d. into 15. We have lived in this town _______ 199 8. a. for b. since. c 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. d 11. b 12. b 13. d 14. a 15. b III. 16. a 17. c 18. c 19. d 20. b 21. b 22. a 23. d 24. b 25. c IV. 26. d 27. a 28. c 29. a 30. c