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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT (Week 1) A LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / /, / / The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector B EXERCISES I Pronunciation and stress : A Pick out the words that is not pronounced / / or / / or whose stress pattern is different occupation opposition obligation obtain sorrow employ organize work disabled mentally retarded consuming photography exhibition professional determined sorrow passion children idea II Grammar Complete the following sentences by using the + Adj : blind, deaf, healthy, old, polite, poor, rich, sick , unemployed, young ……………….of the town gather there once a month to get the dole ……………….should share some of their possessions with …………… ……………….are those who can see nothing, and …………….are those who can’t hear There will be a great shortage of workforce in our country The number of …………is decreasing while the number of ……………… is increasing 10 ………………………… are the happiest people and have millions of wishes while ……… have only one wish; that’s to be healthy 11 ………………….always say “ sorry ‘’ and ‘’thank you’’ III Vocabulary 12 My sister has talent in ………………and she has won many prizes.(photograph) 13 Disabled children need special ………….to develop both mentally and physically.(educate) 14 The children have every reason to be proud ………… their efforts (in, of, to, at) 15 Dancing is a good way of escaping ……….stress and difficulties ( out of, from, to, without) 16 The …………… are those who can’t speak (blind, deaf, dump, sighted) 17 Children in Ms Thuy’s class are dump, deaf and ……………… retarded (normally, totally, spiritly, mentally ) 18 …………………were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance (Injuries, The injured, Injured person The injury) 19 My brother used to ………….all his spare time collecting stamps (spend, use, take, get) 20 The teacher’s ………….of adding and subtracting made it easier for the pupils to understand the lesson (demonstration, show, exhibition, display) 21 He had …………… no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer him a promotion (done, made, determined, earned) 22 To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing It is a ……….work (time-consuming, time-bargain, time-saving, time-limit) 23 Their parents seemed satisfied ……………their progress (with, to, in, at) IV Writing Rewrite sentences 24 Ann has not won the prize This disappointed her parents - ………… which ………………… 25 My father often smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t smoke any longer -……………….used to …………………………………………………………………………… 26 We had dinner in a restaurant , then we arrived home - After ………………………………… 27 There was a lot of opposition on sending the disabled children to school from their parents - The parents of the disabled children were ………………………………………………………… 28 We couldn’t drive because of the fog – The fog prevented …………………………………… 29 John and I don’t play tennis any more (USED) 30 It rained all the night That was good for gardens (WHICH) 31 It is a time-consuming work to teach the disabled children to add and subtract It takes…………………………………………………………………………………………… 32 It has been raining heavily for three days That is very bad for our crops (WHICH) NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT (Week 1) A LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / /, / / The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector B EXERCISES I Pronunciation and stress : A Pick out the words that is not pronounced / / or / / or whose stress pattern is different occupation opposition obligation obtain sorrow employ organize work disabled mentally retarded consuming photography exhibition professional determined sorrow passion children idea II Grammar Complete the following sentences by using the + Adj : blind, deaf, healthy, old, polite, poor, rich, sick , unemployed, young The unemployed of the town gather there once a month to get the dole The rich should share some of their possessions with the poor The blind are those who can see nothing, and the deaf are those who can’t hear There will be a great shortage of workforce in our country The number of young is decreasing while the number of old is increasing 10 The healthy are the happiest people and have millions of wishes while the sick have only one wish; that’s to be healthy 11 The polite always say “ sorry ‘’ and ‘’thank you’’ III Vocabulary 12 My sister has talent in photography and she has won many prizes.(photograph) 13 Disabled children need special education to develop both mentally and physically.(educate) 14 The children have every reason to be proud ………… their efforts (in, of, to, at) 15 Dancing is a good way of escaping ……….stress and difficulties ( out of, from, to, without) 16 The …………… are those who can’t speak (blind, deaf, dump, sighted) 17 Children in Ms Thuy’s class are dump, deaf and ……………… retarded (normally, totally, spiritly, mentally ) 18 …………………were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance (Injuries, The injured, Injured person The injury) 19 My brother used to ………….all his spare time collecting stamps (spend, use, take, get) 20 The teacher’s ………….of adding and subtracting made it easier for the pupils to understand the lesson (demonstration, show, exhibition, display) 21 He had …………… no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer him a promotion (done, made, determined, earned) 22 To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing It is a ……….work (time-consuming, time-bargain, time-saving, time-limit) 23 Their parents seemed satisfied ……………their progress (at, to, in, with) IV Writing Rewrite sentences 24 Ann has not won the prize This disappointed her parents - Ann has not won the prize, which disappointed her parents 25 My father often smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t smoke any longer My father used to smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day 26 We had dinner in a restaurant , then we arrived home - After having dinner in a restaurant/ we had had dinner in a restaurant, we arrived home 27 There was a lot of opposition on sending the disabled children to school from their parents - The parents of the disabled children were opposed to sending the disabled children to school from their parents 28 We couldn’t drive because of the fog – The fog prevented us from driving 29 John and I don’t play tennis any more (USED) John and I used to play tennis 30 It rained all the night, which was good for gardens 31 It takes (a lot of) time to teach the disabled children to add and subtract 32 It has been raining heavily for three days, which is very bad for our crops NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT (Week 2) A LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Reading Comprehension The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector B EXERCISES I Correct word form We should help people who can not work properly because of their ……… or ……… (sick/ disabled) A lot of people express strong ……… to the project to build a new airport in the suburb (oppose) She looked with ……… at the result of her work (proud) He is extremely ……… in his approach to his job (profession) I’ve been ……… for six months I have to find work at once (employ) ………prevented the boy from continuing his education (poor) The head injury from the car accident ……… her for life (deaf) The attacks continuing with increasing ……… (severe) II Complete the passage The New York Institution for the Blind was (9)……… in 1931, about five years after Louise Braille had (10)……… his system of writing for the (11)……… It was one of the first schools in the United States to provide an (12)……… program for children who were blind or (13)……… impaired Early in the twentieth century, the name was (14) ……… to The New York Institute for Special Education (NYISE) to better reflect the (15)……… expanded focus and commitment to children with a variety of (16)……… A, discovered B founded C located D provided 10 A developed B made C written D opened 11 A deaf B blind C mute D disabled 12 A educational B written C international D extensive 13 A visually B mentally C hearing D badly 14 A renamed B adjusted C changed D developed 15 A school’s B program’s C system’s D founder’s 16 A impairments B injuries C handicaps D disabilities III Correct ONE mistake 17 She taught me how use the photocopier.] 18 The disable children should be given a good education 19 My nephew is in the ten grade 20 The rich finds it easy to earn money 21 Did you used to go on business? 22 The students in the chemistry class wanted to find out what water is done of 23 She told me her address after I ask her twice 24 There was a fire at a nursing home in Charles Street, but none of the old who live there were hurt 25 My brother pushed James into the swimming pool which seemed to amuse people IV Writing A Write a sentence for each of the following using “used to” or ‘didn’t use to’ 26 Since we started our life in the countryside, we’ve been much happier 27 Dave gave up smoking years ago 28 When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family 29 I quite like drinking coffee in the morning although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger 30 We seem to have lost interest in our work 31 I don’t mind traveling by train now 32 Mr Michael grew tulip, but he doesn’t any more 33 I went to the church when I was a child B Complete sentences 34 I/write/ complain/ poor quality /your service/ English for Children Course 35 You/ advertise/ newspaper / there / less/ 20 children / class/ actually / more/ 30 of them / share/ stuffy room 36 Teacher/ not well-qualified / enthusiastic./ teach / my child / wrong pronunciations and spellings 37 I/ would like/you/ give refund/ otherwise/ you/ change the teacher/ reduce / number of the children 38 I/ hope / hear/ you /soon/ get/ quick resolution of this problem NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT (Week 2) A LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Reading Comprehension The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector B EXERCISES I Correct word form We should help people who can not work properly because of their sickness or disability A lot of people express strong opposition to the project to build a new airport in the suburb She looked with pride at the result of her work He is extremely professional in his approach to his job I’ve been unemployed for six months I have to find work at once Poverty prevented the boy from continuing his education The head injury from the car accident deafened her for life The attacks continuing with increasing severity II Complete the passage The New York Institution for the Blind was (9)……… in 1931, about five years after Louise Braille had (10)……… his system of writing for the (11)……… It was one of the first schools in the United States to provide an (12)……… program for children who were blind or (13)……… impaired Early in the twentieth century, the name was (14) ……… to The New York Institute for Special Education (NYISE) to better reflect the (15)……… expanded focus and commitment to children with a variety of (16)……… A, discovered B founded C located D provided 10 A opened B made C written D developed 11 A deaf B blind C mute D disabled 12 A educational B written C international D extensive 13 A visually B mentally C hearing D badly 14 A renamed B adjusted C changed D developed 15 A school’s B program’s C system’s D founder’s 16 A impairments B injuries C handicaps D disabilities III Correct ONE mistake 17 She taught me how to use the photocopier.] 18 The disabled children should be given a good education 19 My nephew is in the tenth grade 20 The rich finds it easy to earn money 21 Did you used to go on business? 22 The students in the chemistry class wanted to find out what water is done made up of 23 She told me her address after I asked her twice 24 There was a fire at a nursing home in Charles Street, but none of the old people who live there were hurt 25 My brother pushed James into the swimming pool ,which seemed to amuse people IV Writing A Write a sentence for each of the following using “used to” or ‘didn’t use to’ 26 We didn’t use to live in the countryside/ We didn’t use to be happy./ We used to be unhappier 27 Dave used to smoke years ago 28 Barbara used to be in Italy/ she used to stay with an Italian family 29 I used to be keen on drinking coffee in the morning 30 We used to be interested in our work 31 I used to mind traveling by train 32 Mr Michael used to grow tulip 33 I used to go to the church when I was a child B Complete sentences 34 I am writing to complain about the poor quality of your service at English for Children Course 35 You have advertised on the newspaper that there are less than 20 children in a class; actually, there are more than 30 of them to share a stuffy room 36 The teacher is not well-qualified and enthusiastic She/He taught my child wrong pronunciations & spellings 37 I would like you to give refund; otherwise you must change the teacher and reduce the number of the children 38 I hope to hear from you soon to get a quick resolution of this problem