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IMPROVING EXERCISE (Week 1) A LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / a:/ - / / - Stress in two/ three-syllable words W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive B EXERCISES I Pronunciation and stress : mother love office one family start ask father change teaching chemistry children Physics History Biology Chemistry children student professor teacher opinion semester nervous relax II Grammar A Use a suitable form of tenses A: Do you enjoy (7.be) …………….…at university ? B: Yes, I Although I often miss (8.see) ………………………… my old school friends A: Don’t you mind (9.travel) ……………… … so fast every day ? B: No, it only takes me an hour or so (10 get )………… … there Sometimes I manage (11 work)………… on the bus A: Don’t you find all the noise and people prevent you from ( 12.concentrate )……………… B: Not really I usually a bit of reading Are you still at school or have you got a job ? A: I’m still at school I hope (13 go ) ……… ………… to university next year, but I haven’t applied anywhere yet B: You should apply soon It’s getting late B : Where would you advise me (14.apply ) ………… ? A: What subject are you studying ? B: Maths and Physics I want (15 study ) …………………… Physics at university A: I would recommend (16 apply ) …………………….… to Newton University B Choose the best Wh- questions : 17 To ……………are you talking ? ( whom, who, whose, that ) 18 ……………… did you buy that car ? – In September ( When, Where, How, How long ) 19 ….is your national flag ? – Red and yellow ( What, Which of color, What color, Which ) 20 ……………….is your new school ? – It is clean and nice ( What, How, Where, When ) 21 ……………… bag are you carrying ? Judy’s ( Which, What, Who’s, Whose ) III Vocabulary A Word forms 22 The company is planning to take in another 100……………………… ( employ ) 23 He tried to make his speech more ……………………….….( entertain ) 24 The school prepares students for a wide range of …… … qualifications ( profession ) 25 The store was ……………………………….….………… with shoppers ( crowd ) 26 He lost his job because he worked …………………………( effect ) B Supply the correct preposition ( if any ) and the –ing form of the verbs in brackets 27 Thank you………………………………………( help ) me 28 My sister is good …………………………….( play ) tennis 29 He needs to practice ………….…… ( speak ) English more 30 She is afraid …………………… ……….( cross ) the street 31 She is not interested ……………… ( learn ) to speak French A B 32 John insisted ……………………………….( buy ) a new bike 33 We are thinking ……………………….…… ( study ) French 34 I have no objection ………… ………… ( carry ) out the plan 35 I don’t think he’s accused ……………….( drive ) on the right 36 Mary gets tired………………………………( ) housework IV Writing: Rewrite sentences 37 Having to get up early in the morning is awful to me.( hate) 38 May I borrow your bike ? ( Would you mind….?) 39 Didn’t your mum let you speak a word ? ( make) 40 I’ll finish the work tonight if you like ( Would you like…?) NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT (Week 2) LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / a:/ - / / - Stress in two/ three-syllable words W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive EXERCISES I Pronunciation and stress : mother love office one family start ask father change teaching chemistry children Physics History Biology Chemistry children student professor teacher opinion semester nervous relax II Grammar A Use a suitable form of tenses A: Do you enjoy 7.being at university ? B: Yes, I Although I often miss 8.seeing my old school friends A: Don’t you mind 9.traveling so fast every day ? B: No, it only takes me an hour or so 10 to get there Sometimes I manage 11 to work on the bus A: Don’t you find all the noise and people prevent you from 12.concentrating B: Not really I usually a bit of reading Are you still at school or have you got a job ? A: I’m still at school I hope 13 to go to university next year, but I haven’t applied anywhere yet B: You should apply soon It’s getting late A : Where would you advise me 14.to apply? B: What subject are you studying ? A: Maths and Physics I want 15 to study Physics at university B: I would recommend 16 applying to Newton University B Choose the best Wh- questions : 17 To ……………are you talking ? ( whom, who, whose, that ) 18 ……………… did you buy that car ? – In September ( When, Where, How, How long ) 19 ….is your national flag ? – Red and yellow ( What, Which of color, What color, Which ) 20 ……………….is your new school ? – It is clean and nice ( What, How, Where, When ) 21 ……………… bag are you carrying ? Judy’s ( Which, What, Who’s, Whose ) III Vocabulary A Word forms 22 The company is planning to take in another 100 employees 23 He tried to make his speech more entertaining 24 The school prepares students for a wide range of professional qualifications 25 The store was crowded with shoppers 26 He lost his job because he worked ineffectively B Supply the correct preposition ( if any ) and the –ing form of the verbs in brackets 27 Thank you for helping me 28 My sister is good at playing tennis 29 He needs to practice speaking English more 30 She is afraid of crossing the street 31 She is not interested in learning to speak French 32 John insisted on buying a new bike 33 We are thinking of studying French 34 I have no objection to carrying out the plan 35 I don’t think he’s accused of driving on the right 36 Mary gets tired of doing housework IV Writing: Rewrite sentences 37 Having to get up early in the morning is awful to me.( I hate having to get up early in the morning) 38 May I borrow your bike ? ( Would you mind lending me your bike?) 39 Didn’t your mum let you speak a word ? ( Didn’t your mum make you shut your mouth?) 40 I’ll finish the work tonight if you like ( Would you like me to finish the work tonight?) IMPROVING EXERCISE (Week 1) LANGUAGE FOCUS: Prepositions W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive B EXERCISES I Reading Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box Do not use the same word more than once class course education homework lessons passed primary private teacher uniforms Chantal’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state (1)………………school when she was five She enjoyed her reading and writing (2)…………………, but there were so many pupils in the (3)………………….that the teacher found it difficult to control them When Chantal was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her (4) ……………… He sent her to an expensive (5)……………….school, where the girls wore dark green (6)……………… and did two hours’ (7)……………… every evening Chantal liked her new school, and did well Because she studied hard, she (8)……………… all her exams, and went to university at eighteen She chose a history (9)………………… and was an excellent student In the end she decided to become a (10)…………………, and returned to her old primary school to teach II Writing A Complete sentences 11.I/ want/ study/ English/ because/ international/ language 12.My house/ far/ school/ so/ usually/ go/ school/ bike 13 You/ better/ avoid/ drink/ beer/ because/ bad/ liver 14 What/ he/ say/ teaching profession/yesterday ? 15 How many/ hours/ you/ spend/ learn/ English/ every day ? 16 Teachers/ usually/ have/ trouble/ remember/ tstudents’ names 17 John/ not/ often/ practice/ speak Germany/ everyday 18 Why/ not/ you/ consider/ go/ picnic/ us? B Correct mistakes 19 I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime 20 I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight 21 Why you call me so late at night ? 22 I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college 23 Trung left the room without lock the door 24 There are so much traffic : so many cars, motorbikes and bicycles 25 How long does your friend come home ? – Once a week 26 Phong is a student at Chu Van An High School and he often rides a bike to the school 27 Chu Van An High School is one of the biggest school in Hanoi 28 Education, whether it happens at school or anywhere else, is a important part in our life III Prepositions 29 We’d better ask … the bill 30 Do you suffer … migraine ? 31 Do you approve … heart transplants ? 32 Does she spent a lot time … her homework ? 33 Do you believe … ghost ? 34 Do you succeed … everything you attempt ? 35 Have you ever saved anyone … danger ? 36 Are you fairly independent, or you rely a lot … other people ? 37 Are you fairly flexible, or you always insist … having your own way ? 38 Does this bag belong ……… you ? 39 It’s very kind ……… you ……… help me solve the problem 40 John has just received a letter ……… his parents, who live abroad IMPROVING EXERCISE (Week 1) LANGUAGE FOCUS: Prepositions W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive B EXERCISES I Reading Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box Do not use the same word more than once class course education homework lessons passed primary private teacher uniforms Chantal’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state (1)primaryschool when she was five She enjoyed her reading and writing (2)lessons, but there were so many pupils in the (3class that the teacher found it difficult to control them When Chantal was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her (4)education He sent her to an expensive (5)private school, where the girls wore dark green (6)uniforms and did two hours’ (7)homework every evening Chantal liked her new school, and did well Because she studied hard, she (8)passed all her exams, and went to university at eighteen She chose a history (9)course and was an excellent student In the end she decided to become a (10)teacher, and returned to her old primary school to teach II Writing A Complete sentences 11.I want to study English because it is an international/language 12.My house is far from my school, so I usually go to school by bike 13 You had better avoid drinking beer because it’s bad for liver 14 What did he say about the/ his teaching profession yesterday? 15 How many hours you spend learning English every day? 16 Teachers usually have trouble remembering their students’ names 17 John does not often practice speaking Germany everyday 18 Why don’t you consider going for a picnic with us? B Correct mistakes 19 I decided to change jobs because my boss makes me work overtime 20 I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight 21 Why did you call me so late at night ? 22 I succeeded in finding a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college 23 Trung left the room without locking the door 24 There is so much traffic : so many cars, motorbikes and bicycles 25 How often does your friend come home ? – Once a week 26 Phong is a student at Chu Van An High School and he often rides a bike to the school 27 Chu Van An High School is one of the biggest schools in Hanoi 28 Education, whether it happens at school or anywhere else, is an important part in our life III Prepositions 29 We’d better ask for the bill 30 Do you suffer from migraine ? 31 Do you approve of heart transplants ? 32 Does she spent a lot time on her homework ? 33 Do you believe in ghost ? 34 Do you succeed in everything you attempt ? 35 Have you ever saved anyone from danger ? 36 Are you fairly independent, or you rely a lot on other people ? 37 Are you fairly flexible, or you always insist on having your own way ? 38 Does this bag belong to you ? 39 It’s very kind of you to help me solve the problem 40 John has just received a letter from his parents, who live abroad