English 12 – Review- Bui Thi Xuan High School WEEK 8: READING I. OBJECTIVES: Ss will practise pronunciation and reading comprehension skills II. TASKS Task 1: *Pronunciation: Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the others in the group . 1. A. peach B. teach C. measure D. meat 2. A. this B. thing C. clothing D. together 3. A. brought B. thought C. bought D. drought 4. A. utter B. customC. cutting D. use 5. A. even B. ever C. never D. essay *Stress: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the group. 6. A. retain B. moped C. lazer D. offer 7. A. manage B. preserve C. provide D. continue 8. A. employment B. logical C. horrible D. vaporize 9. A. schedule B. improvement C. elastic D. equipment 10. A. similar B. superpose C. Japanese D.teenager Task 2: Read the passage and then answer the following questions. Passage 1 Family in the Western world have changed greatly during the last two centuries. Social scientists say that this change in the family is one of the important changes from a traditional society to a modern society. Before the 19 th century, families usually arranged marriages for their children. Young people did not decide who they wanted to marry. After they got married, they usually had a lot of children. In the 19 th century, most yong people could choose the person they wanted to marry. A marriage joined two people, not two families. Two peple could get married because the loved each other, not just because their families wanted them to marry. At the same time, parents began to realize that they had to take very good care of their children. Before this, most people did not go to school. The family members all worked together at home. Later, peole realize that education was necessary for a good life. Today many parents think that they should have fewer children so they can give each one a good life. They think it is important for a mother and a father to spend as much time as possible with their children. They think parents should take care of their health and try to give them an education. Home is seen as a safe, warm place for all the family members. 1. Why do modern parents think that they should have fewer children? … … … … … … … … … …… 2. Who decided on marriage for young couples before the 19 th centuries? … … … … … … … … … …… 3. When did parents begin to realize that they had to take good care of their children? … … … … … … … … … …… Passage 2:Read the following passage and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2p) Education in Cuba One of the interesting things about Cuba is its educational (1)…… . As in many other countries schools are free. What is unusual is that schools combine study with manual work. Each school (2)……… a plot of land (3)…… children work for a few hours each day. They (4)………vegetable, which they weed and water and later they (5)…… the crop. In this (6)…. they develop good working habit and learn how important it is to produce. Usually, children do not like (7)…… vegetables such as spinach, Cuba children soon develop a taste for them. During the summer, older children also go to the country to help the farmers with the crops. In this system, the children (8)……. part of their school time studying and the rest working in the open air helping to increase the nation’s production. 1, A, school B, secondary C, children D, system 2, A, has B, had C, have D, are 3, A, which B, who C, where D, when 4, A, plant B, raise C, do D, eat 5, A, got B, has harvested C, harvest D, harvested 6, A, day B, way C, is D, time 7, A, grown B, grew C, grow D, growing 8, A, have spent B, spending C, spend D, spent III. Preposition: Fill in suitable prepositions 1. Don’t you get tired ______ watching TV every night? 2. Don’t be afraid ________ the dog. He’s quite harmless. 3. I am fond ________ gardening and growing a wide variety of flowers. 4. Mary is interested ________ gardening. She can work in the garden for hours. 5. I am keen __________ gardening 6. Iam excited _________ Vietnamese films. I have seen a lot of films. 7. Have you seen Peter lately? I’ve been looking ________ him this week. 8. She has learnt English for 3 years, and she is good _________ English now. 9. Are you interested ________ knowing all the answers? 10. The students are bored _______ learning the same subjects. 11. The students are fed up _______ learning the same subjects. 12. Many people in the world are fond __________ football. 13. He has been out of work __________ a long time. 14. How are you? I haven’t seen you _________ ages. 15. She is interested ________ being a nurse.