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OPTIONAL LESSON 1 TENSE REVISION 1. Aims: Revise and work with exercises on present simple and past simple tense 2. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to: Language Know how to use the present simple and past simple tense correctly through some exercises and use these tenses to solve some communicative tasks Skill: reading, writing Attitude: help Sts be more interested in learning English grammar 3. Teaching Aids: handouts 4. Teaching methods: communicative approach, Game organizing, groupworking, student reports by individual… 5. Anticipated problems: There may be time left, so the teacher should prepare an extra reading exercise In case, the teacher lacks time, the teacher should reduce the time for practicing 6. Procedure Teacher’s activities WARM UP (7min) Greeting Checking students’ attendance Slap the board Write down some verbs in past simple tense on the board T speak aloud some verbs in present tense and ask Sts to run as quickly as possible to the board to slap that verb in past simple tense Which group has the quickest and most correct answer will be the winner PRESENTATION: (5min) T calls on some Sts to elicit the form, use and recognized marks of the two tenses T explains some difficult points if necessary PRACTICE (20min) Students’ activities Greeting and the monitor inform the whole class’s attendance Listen to the rule and play the game Revise the form, use of these two tenses Listen to the teacher Do the exercises Check the exercise Asks Sts to do some exercises on the two tenses Calls on some Sts to go to the board and give the answer Checks the exercise by eliciting the comments from Sts and then gives the correct answers Suggested answer: I. Put the verbs in bracket in the present simple tense I. 1. My teacher (have)……… long hair. 1. has 2. don’t want 3. is 4. build – fly 5. don’t know 6. does John go – doesn’t like – wants 7. do you often – don’t know – don’t often prepare – prepares 8. lives – always get 9. does the new chairman do – see – is 10. sets – rises 11. goes 12. drinks 13. do you often read 14. has 15. buys 16. gets 17. works 18. circles 2. They (not want )………to play the love games 3. Marry (be) …… an English person? Yes, she is 4. Birds (build) …………….their nests in the summer and (fly) …………………. to the south in winter 5. The new comers (not know)………… the rules of the club 6. How often John (go)………… to the library? No, he (not like)………….to read books. He only (want)……… to listen to music. 7. What you often ( have)………. for Breakfast? – I (not know) ………I (not often prepare)………….breakfast. My mother (prepare)……………it 8. Martin (live)……… in a small flat. He and his wife (always get)……….up early to water flowers. 9. What the new chairman (do)…………now. I (see)………… that he (be)…… very busy 10. The sun (set)………………… in the West and (rise) in the East 11. Mr. Green always (go) ………………… to work by bus 12. My little sister (drink) ………………….milk everyday 13. How often (you/read) ……………… a newspaper? 14. She (have) …………………coffee for breakfast every morning 15. She sometimes (buy) …………………vegetables at this market 16. The weather generally (get) ……………quite hot in July and August 17. Michael (work)…………… thirty eight hours a week 18. The earth (circle)……………. the sun once every 365 days II. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple tense 1. We (study)……………………… a very hard lesson the day before yesterday 2. My wife and I (travel) ……………………… to Mexico by II. 1. studied 2. traveled 3. had 4. did you do – stayed did 5. was – heard – cried air last summer 3. I (have)…………………… a little trouble with my car last week 4. What you (do) ……………yesterday? I (stay)……………. at home and (do)………………. my homework 5. She (be) ……….so happy when she (hear)…………… the news that she (cry)………… 6. The plane (stop)…………… at a small town. It then (take) …………….off immediately after refuelling 6. stopped – took 7. won 8. agreed 9. taught 10. was 11. went 12. didn’t know – was 13. did Mary come 14. did not drink 15. did you buy 7. She (win)…………. the gold medal in 1986 8. Daisy (agree)……………. with other members in the last meeting 9. Mary (teach)…………… English in this school 5 years ago 10. Tom (be) …………in Brazil last summer holiday 11. You (go) …………… to the cinema with Mary last night? 12. I (not know)……………… how to play the piano when I (be)………… young 13. What time Mary (come)……………? 14. I wasn’t thirsty, so I (not/drink)………………. anything 15. How many notebooks you (buy) ………………….last year? PRODUCTION (9min) Work in pairs and do the task Report Listen to the feedback from teacher Ask Sts to work in pairs and think of at least 5 things you often do and 5 things you did yesterday and share with their friends Calls on some Sts to report what they have been shared from their friends in front of the class Elicits comments from other Sts and give feedback Homework (2 min) Revise the two tenses: present simple and past simple tense Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 2: Part A Reading Comments (2 min) - Attendance - Participation Strong points and weak points OPTIONAL LESSON 2: PRACTICING READING SKILL 1. Aims: Practice to develop reading skills through different reading exercises 2. Objectives By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to: Skill: develop such reading micro skills as scanning for specific information, intensive reading for details, and guessing meaning in context Language: broaden their knowledge of some topics related to routine activities or school, class… Attitude: help Sts be more interested in learning English through some interesting reading exercises 3. Teaching Aids: handouts, CD, speakers… 4. Teaching methods: communicative approach, Game organizing, groupworking, student reports by individual 5. Anticipated problems: The students may not finish all the exercises in class, the last exercise should be left to do at home Students may get difficulty in pronunciation, teacher correct mistakes and help students with pronunciation 6. Procedure Teacher’s activities Students’ activities WARM UP: (10min) Greeting Checking students’ attendance Guess the song Divide class into 4 groups Ask Sts to listen to the song and find out the title of these songs Play the music for Sts to do the task The group with the fastest and the most correct answers will be the winner PRACTICE READING SKILL (30 min) Give Sts some reading exercises to practice Ask Sts to work in pairs to do the task T provides Sts with the background knowledge and Greeting and the monitor inform the whole class’s attendance Listen to the teacher and do the task 1. My heart will go on 2. Heal the world 3. Because I love you 4. Take me to your heart vocabularies to read more effectively if necessary Let Sts do the task in 10 minutes Call on some Sts to give the answers in front of the class Check and give the correct answer I. Read the following passage then do the exercises Every morning I get up at six. The first thing I do is to wash my dishes. Then I cook breakfast. I have breakfast at about seven fifteen a.m. It takes me about ten minutes to walk to school, and school begins the lesson at seven fortyfive. There are fourty pupils in my class. We study Maths, Geography, History, Music, and English. I like English best and next to that, Maths. At ten a.m we have a chance to eat an orange and some peanuts. I go home for lunch, but this time, my sister Patricia gets the meals. After lunch, I usually sleep for half an hour. In the afternoon, we play tennis. At about six or six thirty we have dinner. Either my sister or I cook it. The meal is simpler than the midday meal. We eat fruit or rice, and sometimes we have bread and tea. Then in the evening, I do my homework and go to bed at ten p.m * Decide the statements are True (T) or False (F). 1. I have breakfast at about seven fifteen minutes 2. It takes me about seven fortyfive minutes to walk to school 3. I have dinner and eat fruit or rice, sometimes bread and tea * Answer the following questions: 4. What is the first thing the girl does when she gets up? 5. Which subjects does she like best at school? 6. What does she do before going to bed? II. Read the passage about Mss Lan Phuong and then fill in the form. (1m) Lan Phuong was born on March 18th, 1975 in Ha Noi. She went to Work in pairs Do the exercise Give the answers Check the exercise Suggested answers: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. She washes her dishes 5. She likes English best 6. She does her homework Chu Van An High School and passed exams in English and French. She worked as a teacher at Luong The Vinh high school from May 2000 to September 2005. And from July 2006 to November 2010, she worked as a tourist guide. She likes listening to music and traveling Name: Lan Phuong Date of birth: (1)……………………… Place of birth: Ha Noi Education School attended: (2)……………………………………… Exams passed: English and French Previous jobs: Suggested answers: 1. March 18th, 1975 2. Chu Van An High School 3. teacher 4. November 2010 5. listening to music Job Date Date to from (3) May September 2005 …………………………… 200 Tourist guide July (4) 200 …………………………… Interests: (5)……………………………… and……………………… traveling Suggested answer: 1.A 2.A 3.A 4.B III. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage: Parents send their children to the school to prepare for the time when they grow up. Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them. Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country. They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countries’ heritage. The more foreign languages they learn, the more benefits they get. Children also learn mathematics to calculate, geography to know about nature, history to know about human beings and historical events. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life 1. Parents send their children to the school to ……………………… A. prepare for their future B. make them grow up C. learn English D. play better 2. Why do children have to learn their native language? A. To communicate fluently with other people around them B. To benefit from foreign countries’ heritage C. To know about their nature D. to learn foreign languages 3. How many school subjects are mentioned in the passage? A. Four B. Seven C. Six D. Five 4. According to the passage, children learn history to know about What’s her name? ……………………… Where does she live? A. the mankind B. people and historical events When was she born? C. events of the history D. practical uses in life …… HOMEWORK (3 min) Use information about Mrs Lan Phuong in part II to make as many questions about her as possible Give some guidance: use Wh questions: What, Where, When….Or use Yes/No questions COMMENT (2 min) - Attendance - Participation Strong points and weak points OPTIONAL LESSON 3 PRACTICE ON WRITING SKILLS 1. Aims: Revise grammatical items on verbs to develop writing skill by writing sentences, expressing ideas, making sentences 2. Objectives By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to: Skill: develop listening and writing through singing exactly the lyric of the song “Take me to your heart” and use the gerund and toinfinitive to rewrite sentences or expressing ideas, making sentences as required Language: broaden their vocabulary related to the subject of the song “love” Attitude: help Sts be more interested in learning English, be more confident in expressing ideas 3. Teaching Aids: handouts, cassette, speaker 4. Teaching methods: communicative approach 5. Anticipated problems: Students may be shy to talk about love in the song, they may lack confidence in expressing their ideas or presenting their exercises 6. Procedure Teacher’s activities WARM UP: (10min) Greeting Checking students’ attendance Deliver handouts for the students Don’t forget the lyrics Ask students to read through the song and guess the title of the song Ask Sts to fill in the blanks to complete the lyrics Play the music for Sts to do the task Ask the students to compare their answers Play the music once again for the students to check by themselves Call students to read or write their answers on the board Play the music and check the answer Comment and give mark Ask students to speak out their feeling of the song Students’ activities Greeting and the monitor inform the whole class’s attendance Listen to the teacher and do the task Work individually and then work in pairs to compare the answer Answer: Take me to your heart go street people world heart soul true forever Ask students to look at some sentences in the song: + Trying to forget but I can’t let go heart 10 + Don't need too much talking without saying anything Ask students to recall how to use some verbs: try, let, preposition “without” and make sentences using these words 11 Ex: I try to learn English well She went out without saying anything …… 12 13 MAIN CONTENT: Part 1: Revise grammatical items Ask students to do the exercise Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form (gerund or 14 infinitive) I am looking forward to (see) you He is tired of (walk) to school 15 I arrange (meet) them here I wish (see) the manager 16 Don’t forget (lock) the door before (go) to bed He tried (explain) but she refused (listen) 17 At dinner, she annoyed me by (smoke) between the courses You are expected (know) _ the safety regulations of the college He decided (disguise) himself by 18 (dress) as a woman 10 Would you mind (tell) _me the time? Ask Sts to work in pairs to compare their answers Call on some Sts to give the answers in front of the class 19 s o ul h a n d s st ar m o u nt n m o o n s k y fr ie n d s a n yt hi n g h e ar t s o ul Check and give the correct answer 20 Part 2: Writing Using what they have recalled of using verb forms in part 2 and do exercise in part 3: 21 Rewrite the following sentences using the cues given in the way that their meaning is the same as the given ones. Shall we go for a walk? What about…………………………………………? Why don’t we visit our teacher? I suggest ………………………………………………………… I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon I am looking ………………………………… It is really quite easy to learn English Learning …………………………………………… I don’t want to go to the movie tonight I don’t feel like ………………………………………………… It is not a good idea to travel during the rush hour It’s better to avoid………………………………………… Could you turn the radio down, please? Would you mind……………………………….? Call some students to write on the board their answer Others students give comments Teacher give comments and marks Ask students to make sentences using the verbs in this exercise Teacher listen, comment, give marks Homework (3 min) Use “what about, suggest, look forward to, feel like, avoid, mind, It’s + adj + toV” to write make sentences and write to their notebook Provide some guidance if necessary Comments (2 min) - Attendance - Participation Strong points and weak points 22 23 24 25 Students make sentences using “try, let, without” Part 2: seeing walking to meet to see to lock – going to explain – to listen smoking to know to disguise – dressing 10 telling tr u e f o re v er b ri n g h e ar t s o ul h a n d s Suggested answers: 1. …going for a walk? 2. going to visit our teacher 3. forward to meeting you again soon 4. English is really quite easy 5. going to the movie tonight 6. travelling during the rush hour 7. turning the radio down students raise their hands and make sentences Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets Ask Ps to work in pairs 1. I suddenly remembered I ( leave)………… my wallet on the bus 2. Yesterday I (thank)……….her for what she (do)…………… 3. When I got to the office, I (realize) …… that I (forget)……… to lock the door 4. When they (finish)……… their work, they (go)……………home 5. I ( call)………….you at 8 o’clock but you (just/ go)…………….out 6. I took my family to Paris last year, I (be)…… as a student, so I (know )…………. my way round 7. When I (listen)………….the news, I (go) …………to bed Conduct the correction Exercise 2: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets Ask Ss to work in groups 1. Yesterday I (meet)……… Lan at the station . 2. At 8 o’clock yesterday, my parents (read) ………… books 3. Two days ago, the pupils (pass)……………a difficult exam 4. I’ll introduce my girlfriend to my family when she (come) ……………to visit me 5. I (learn)…………… how to ride a bicycle when I was 5 years old 6. I met him on the stair as I (come)……up A. B. is coming C. came 7. At 6 P.m , Bill sat down at the table and began to eat. He (eat) ……… dinner at 6: 05 8. While Bill (eat)……………… dinner, Alicia (come) ……………… through the door 9. While he (walk)………… to class, he (see)…………….Mrs. Smith 10. John (write)…………… his report last night Conduct the correction HOMEWORK (1 m) - Ask each St to learn by heart the form and usage of each tense COMMENTS (2 m) - Attendance - Participation Strong points and weak points had finished went called – had just gone had been knew had listened went Suggested answers: Ps take notes met were reading passed is coming learnt was coming was eating was eating—came was walking—saw wrote OPTIONAL LESSON 15 LISTENING 1. Aims: Practice listening about modern inventions 2. Objectives By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to: Knowledge: broaden their knowledge of the topic related to inventions Language: develop listening specific and general information Attitude: help Sts be more interested in learning English and confident to talk about modern inventions 3. Teaching Aids: handouts, CD, speakers… 4. Teaching methods: communicative approach, Game organizing, groupworking, student reports by individual 5. Anticipated problems: Students may get difficulty in dealing with new words or pronunciation so teacher should be ready to help them 6. Procedure Teacher’s activities WARM UP: (10min) Greeting Checking students’ attendance Cross word puzzle about computer and Internet To revise vocabulary on computer and Internet Divide students into small groups Which group has the quickest and correct answer will be the winner Teacher give feedback Lead in the lesson Students’ activities Greeting and the monitor inform the whole class’s attendance Listen to the teacher’s instruction and play the game Work in groups Do the crossword Give the answers Computers and Internet – Crossword Clues ACROSS 2. the part of the computer that you look at 5. instructions for a computer to follow 7. a type of communications systems that sends messages via the Internet 8. person who is always using and constantly online 10. a person who uses the Internet 13. the imaginary place where electronic messages, etc. exist while they are being sent between computers 14. a place on the Internet with an address DOWN 1. making a copy of a file, program, etc 3. a person who secretly finds a way of looking at and / or changing information on somebody else’s computer without permission 4. an area on the Internet where people can communicate with each other 6. on the Internet 8. computer programs 9. a portable personal computer 11. a small problem 12. a secret computer program used to damage or to destroy other programs Answer PRACTICE LISTENING SKILL (30 min) Choose True or False. Check your answers by clicking the arrow below 1. Carey was a boss at Computer Country True False 2. Carey knew how many computers were in her store True False 3. Carey liked taking care of angry customers True False 4. Carey's husband has a new job in a new city True False 5. Carey would be able to start her new job next week Listen and do the exercise Suggested answers: I 1. T True False 6. Carey would like to work at Ms. Ballard's company True False 7. Ms. Ballard's company isn't liked by many people True False II. Listen and check v the correct pictures Play the tape and decide the answer Give support to the students with new words Call some students to present their answer Give feedback HOMEWORK (3 min) Write a paragraph about your typical evening. COMMENT (2 min) - Attendance - Participation Strong points and weak points 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F 7. T OPTIONAL LESSON 16: GERUND AND TO INFINITIVE 1. Aims: Know and practice using gerund and toinfinitive 2. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to: Language: know the use of some gerund and to infinitive verbs and use these grammatical points to solve some communicative tasks Skill: reading, writing Attitude: help Sts be more interested in learning English grammar 3. Teaching Aids: handouts 4. Teaching methods: communicative approach, groupworking, student reports by individual 5. Anticipated problems: There may be time left, so the teacher should prepare an extra reading exercise In case, the teacher lacks time, the teacher should reduce the time for practicing Sts may forget which verbs followed by gerund and toinfinitive so T should be ready to help them 6. Procedure: Teacher’s activities WARM UP (5min) Greeting Checking students’ attendance Jumble words Divide class into small groups Give each group one card containing 5 words whose letter are jumbled Ask Sts to rearrange the letters to make good words The group which finishes the task first with the most correct answer will be the winner Students’ activities Greeting and the monitor inform the whole class’s attendance Listen to the rule and play the game Revise the form, use of these two tenses Listen to the teacher Eg: 1. loohcs school 2. jeusbct subject 3. oormsscla classroom 4. retchea teacher 5. tsuntde student PRESENTATION: (5min) T calls on some Sts to elicit some verbs followed by gerund and to – infinitive and the position of gerund and infinitive in a sentence T may need to repeat the theory of this grammatical point if necessary Do the exercises Check the exercise PRACTICE (31min) Asks Sts to do some exercises about gerunds and to infinitive Calls on some Sts to go to the board and give the answer Checks the exercise by eliciting the comments from Sts and then gives the correct answers I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (gerund or infinitive): 1. I am looking forward to (see) you Suggested answer: 1. seeing 3. I arranged (meet) them here 2. walking 3. to meet 4. He urged us (work) faster 4. to work 5. I wish (see) the manager 5. to see 6. It's no use (wait) 6. waiting 7. He warned her (not touch) the wire 7. not to touch 8. to lock – going 8. Don't forget (lock) the door before (go) to bed 9. not to speak 9. My mother told me (not speak) to anyone about it 10. behaving 10. I can't understand her (behave) like that 11. to explain – to listen 11. He tried (explain) but she refused (listen) 12. smoking 12. At dinner she annoyed me by (smoke) between the courses 13. to know 14. to disguise – dressing 13 You are expected (know) the safety regulations of the 15. to wait college 16. showing 14. He decided (disguise) himself by (dress) as a woman 17. walking – catch 18. to understand 15. I am prepared (wait) here all night if necessary 19. exceeding 16. Would you mind (show) me how (work) the lift? 20. playing doing 17. After (walk) for three hours we stopped to let the others 2. He is tired of (walk) to school (catch) with us 18. I am beginning (understand) what you mean 19. He was fined for (exceed) the speed limit 20. The boys like (play) games but hate (do) lessons Suggested answer: 1. What about going for a walk? unchanged: 2. I suggest visiting our 11 Shall we go for a walk ? teacher è What about ………………………………….? 3. I’m looking forward to 12 Why don’t we visit our teacher ? meeting again you soon è I suggest ………………………… 4. Learning English is really quite easy 13 I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon 5. I don’t feel like going to è I’m looking …………………… the movie tonight 14 It is really quite easy to learn English . 6. It is not worth complaining è Learning ……………………… about the matter now 15 I don’t want to go to the movie tonight 7. It’s better to avoid travelling during the rush è I don’t feel like ……………………………… hour 16 Complaining about the matter is useless now 8. I expect him to get there by è It is …………………… lunch time 17 It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour. 9. I remember being told the è It’s better to avoid …………………… news 18 I expect that he will get there by lunchtime. 10. Would you mind turning the radio down è I expect him …………………………… II. Rewrite the following sentences with the meaning 19 I remember someone telling me the news è I remember being……………………… 20 Could you turn the radio down, please? è.Would you mind ……………………………………? Homework (2 min) Learn by heart all the verbs followed by gerunds and to – infinitive and the position of gerunds and to – infinitive in a sentence Comments (2 min) - Attendance - Participation Strong points and weak points OPTIONAL LESSON 17. PRACTICE TEST A LISTENING You will hear two tasks TWICE. After each task, you will have a tensecond pause to do Task 1. Listen to the conversation carefully and choose the best answer Who is the wedding day carefully chosen by? A. bride B. groom C. groom’s parents D. bride’s parents Where is the wedding banquet usually held? A. uncle’s home B. church C. park D. restaurant What kind of drinks is served during the reception? A. beer B. water C. fruit D. dried food Task 2. Listen to the conversation carefully and complete the table below with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS A typical day for a village woman in parts of Africa She gets up at (4) _ She spends an hour and a half preparing (5) _ After dinner, she spends an hour (6) _ B PHONETICS I PRONUNCIATION. Choose the underlined word which is pronounced differently A. gender B. degree C. ceremony D. reception A. bride B. income C. eliminate D. qualified II STRESS. Choose the word which has the different stress A. address B. perform C. affect D. income A. equal B. engage C. wedding D. women A. marriage B. proposal C. assignment D. tradition C USE OF LANGUAGE I VOCABULARY. Choose the suitable word provided in the box for each question below. Note that there is one unnecessary word in the box eliminate engagement ritual gender enrol reception Do you think that there is no _ discrimination in Vietnam? The Vietnamese government has done a lot to _ hunger and poverty After wedding ceremony, the groom and bride will give a _ for all guests Going to pagoda at the first day of Lunar New Year is considered a popular _ for Vietnamese II GRAMMAR. Read the questions carefully and choose the best answer Jack come to our wedding, but we aren't sure A. ought to B. might C. can Men and women equal rights to education and employment A. must give B. should be given C. should give given D. will D. would be Do you see ring which I have just bought? A. a B. an C. the D. ø Mr. Smith was than Mr. Long when he got married A. oldest B. elder C. older D. oldest D COMMUNICATION Read the sentence in the upper bubble and match to the lower bubble What do you think of the gender discrimination? What do you think of the gender discrimination? Good luck with your presentation! Good luck with your presentation! Sounds good Sounds good Many thanks Many thanks 2. 1. I see E READING (2 points) I see Well, I think it must be eliminated right now Well, I think it must be eliminated right now I READING COMPREHENSION. Read the passage and choose the best answer My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. If she goes to a party where she doesn't know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees and introduces herself. And yet she doesn't seem to talk about deeply important things like politics or religion. She always starts off on something very obvious like the other person's job. Very soon she's talking as if she's known the other person for years. I asked her once what her secret was She said that the most important thing in a conversation was listening. People love to talk about themselves, so if you allow them to do so, it's very easy to keep a conversation going. You have to listen very carefully and ask questions. And you have to look interested, too. So don't keep looking at other things in the room while you're talking to someone Another thing that I've noticed is that she only pays people compliments. She says: “I like your hair. Which hairdresser do you go to?” or “You look very well. Have you been on holiday?” Friendly messages like this seem to provide an easy way into a conversation According to my aunt, the most important thing in a conversation was A. speaking B. discussing C. looking D. listening At parties where she does not know anybody, my aunt normally A. feels embarrassed and stays away from people B. asks people to introduces themselves to her C. comes over to the first person and introduces herself D. sits alone and avoids talking to other people My aunt thinks that it's very easy to keep a conversation going if you A. let people talk about themselves B. let people hear about yourself C. talk about politics or religion D. ask people about their secrets What should you NOT do when you have a conversation with someone? A. Looking very interested in his or her story B. Looking at other things in the room C. Listening very carefully and asking questions D. Paying him or her compliments According to the passage, my aunt often starts a conversation by talking about A. the other person's wealth B. the other person's health C. the other person's daily activities D. the other person's job F I WRITING REARRANGEMENT. Read the words below and rearrange them in order. 1. There/ in/ many/ rituals/ are/ Vietnam/ superstitious/.// 2. There/ more/ schools/ and/ boys/ primary/ than/ girls/ in/ are/ secondary/ both/.// II REWRITING. Read the sentences below and rewrite them without changing their meaning 1. No one is happier than the bridegroom on the day of his wedding The bridegroom is 2. Scientists will discover a new planet A new planet ANSWER: B A. C 1. C C 2. D D. 3. A 1. D 4. 4:45 AM 2. B 5. food to cook E. 6. waiting the clothes 1. D B 2. C I. 1. B, 2. A 3. A II. 1. D, 2. B, 3. A 4. B C 5. D I. 1. Gender F 2. eliminate 1. There are many superstitious rituals in VN 3. reception 2. There are more boys than girls in both 4. ritual primary and secondary schools II. the happiest on the day of C will be discovered by scientists OPTIONAL LESSON 18. PRACTICE TEST I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. create B. credit C. cream D. clean 2. A. store B. absorb C. body D. organ 3. A. spine B. desirable C. supply D. single 4. A. travel B. tradition C. trash D. traffic 5. A. circulatory B. nerve C. alternative D. grocer II. Put the verbs in the correct forms 6. How much do babysitters generally earn (babysitters/ generally/ earn) ? 7. I usually work at the weekend but this week I am not working (not work) 8. The new computer system is going to be installed/ is being installed (install) next month. 9. My brother is always borrowing (always/ borrow) my CDs without asking 10. A: It’s very hot here. B: I will put (put) on the airconditioning 11. As planned, I am going to visit/ am visiting (visit) my parents for a few days and then go trekking 12. Food is stored (store) in stomach before being digested III. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. 13. …………….…system lets us breathe in oxygen with our lungs and breathe out carbon dioxide A. Digestive B. Circulatory C. Respiratory D. Nervous 14. Mr. William is responsible for the household finance. So he is the ……………… in his family A. homemaker B. provider C. parents D. child minder 15. He likes…………………………………….to see them growing A. watering the houseplants B. shopping for groceries C. cleaning the house D. doing the cooking 16. People who have bleeding problems or are taking blood related to medicine shouldn’t have the treatment. A. help B. cure C. care D. choice 17 It is the…………………… that controls all the organs in the body A. brain B. skull C. intestine D. lung 18. In Singapore today, people tend to live in nuclear families which consist………….parents and children A. with B. of C. about D. as 19. The style of architecture …………………………from the ancient Greeks A. originated B. origin C. original D. originally 20. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony…………………… ……………… next weekend A. is going to be performed B. has been performed C. will be performing D. will have perform 21. Eating an apple a day will keep you………… ……… getting Alzheimer’s disease when you get old A. away B. from C. with D. of 22. Drinking apple juice helps ……………………………… your brain’s memory function A. boost B. lose C. gain D. prevent IV. Change the sentence into the passive voice 23. They have already told him to report for duty at six. →He has already been told to report for duty at six 24. We use this room only on special occasions. → This room is used only on special occasions 25. People think the government will build a supermarket here It is thought……………………/ The government is thought to build ……/ A supermarket is thought to be built here by the government V. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 26. Some people are believing there is life on other planets A B C D 27. This class has canceled because too few students had registered A B C D 28. Most people do not realize the enormously benefits when husbands and children share the housework. A B C D 29. I need to fix the broken window. Are you going to help me? A B C D 30. One of his bad habits that he wants to stop is staying for late A B C D VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping fit. It improves your body and mind and enables you to perform better in the work place and at home Proper breathing is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also (31)………… into account your heart rate. It can be (32)………………. to do too much at one time. That is why all good fitness instructors emphasize the importance (33) "listening to your body" When you first start, you should use good judgments. It is easy to make mistakes of using the equipment incorrectly or doing too much at one time. (34)……………….slowly and build up gradually To increase your fitness (35)………………… you should exercise for 29 minutes a day, 4 to 6 times a week. Then you will see a difference both in your body and your mind in only a few weeks 31. A. take B. make C. do D. get 32. A. harm B. harmless C. harmfully D. harmful 33. A. in B. at C. of D. with 34. A. Start B. Starting C. Starts D. Started 35. A. steadily B. badly C. immediately D. difficultly VII. Read the following passage and answer the questions As working women continue to receive better and better wages, housewives still work at home without receiving paychecks. Should a woman who works at home, doing the housework and caring for children, be paid for her service? In a 1986 study at Cornell University, sociologists found that the value of the services of a housewife averaged $11,600 a year. This rate was based on a family composed of a husband, wife, and three young children. The $11,600 is what the husband would have to pay if he hired others to take over his wife's household chores. The researchers concluded that it would be fair for husbands to pay wives according to federal guidelines for minimum wages Another plan for rewarding women who work at home has been suggested by a former Secretary of Health and Human Services. He says that fulltime housewives should be allowed to pay social security taxes, with their employers contributing part of the payment. He feels that the present system is unfair. He said, "If you stay at home and raise a family, nobody will give you credit for it." 36. What is the main purpose of this passage? A To encourage women to go out to work B. To ask men to treat wives better C To suggest that housewives should be paid for their household chores D To suggest that men should share the housework with their wives. 38. Is the value of the services in a family of five people nearly $1,000 a month on average? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… 39 By whom has the plan for rewarding housewives been suggested? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 39. How does the former Secretary of Health and Human Services feel about the present social security system? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 40 The underlined word "their employers" in the passage refers to A. their bosses B. their sponsors C. their owners D. their husband ... Answer: 1. lorry driver 2. 25 3. 6:00 4. 10: 00 5. a transport café 6. 5:00 7. the pub Answer: place brighter try cry sorrow better human race lie fear 10 dream 11 joyful 12 believed 13 earth... 6/ C. sound 7/ D. image 8/ D. think 9/ A. music 10/ C. listening 11/ A. and 12/ C. list 13/ D. works 14/ B. as 15/ D. never …… 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 15/ A. year B. month ... 6. The plane (stop)…………… at a small town. It then (take) …………….off immediately after refuelling 6. stopped – took 7. won 8. agreed 9. taught 10. was 11. went 12. didn’t know – was 13. did Mary come 14. did not drink 15. did you buy 7. She (win)…………. the gold medal in 1986