TOPIC 1; HOME LIFE Grammar; 1.Pronunciation;/s/ and /z/ 2.Revion on tenses (simple past,past continuous,and present perfect tenses ) Practice; Exercise 1; choose the best answer. 1. If she had told us about her problem, we her immediately.…… ( helped / will help / would help / would have helped ) 2. The hotel intended to stay had been booked in advance.……… ( we / which we / where we / that we ) 3. Neither Bob nor his parents wtitten to Peter since he moved to London.…… ( have / has / haven’t / hasn’t ) 4. The great Pyramid of Giza is said over a twenty-year period.……… ( to build / to be built / being built / to have been built ) 5.The sport Games in India in 1951 were the first Asian Games.……… ( hold / held / is held / is holding ) 6.The first student the report on fiction books on time will get better marks.……… ( finished / to finish / have finished / who finish ) 7.Vietnamese people driving on the right hand side of the road.……… ( used to / got used to / are used to / are used to for ) 8. I wish I more free time to take part in Lan’s last birthday party.……… ( have / had / had had /would have ) 9.I carried my umbrella round all day, but it didn’t rain.I .have taken it.…… ( mustn’t / needn’t /can’t /couldn’t ) 10. You can’t drive a car you are eighteen.…… ( after / until / when / as soos as ) Exercise 2; Rewrite the second sentences beginning with the given words. 1.When I was small,my parents didn’t have enough money to buy lots of new clothes. When I was small, my parents couldn’t afford ……………………………………… 2. They would never let me forget to do my homework. They always reminded………………………………………………………………… 3. They told me that it was a good idea to read extensively. They encouraged……………………………………………………………………… 4.They always refused to allow me to bring friends home. They never let .………………………………………………………………………… 5.They told me to come home at ten o’clock every night. They made .…………………………………………………………………………… 6. I learned from my parents respecting hard work. My parents taught .…………………………………………………………………… 7.My parents hope that I will be like them. My parents would like .……………………………………………………………… 8. She asked me, “Do you know how to get to the town center? “ She asked me if ……………………………………………………………………… 9.They spent three years building the cinemain the city centre. 1 It took ………………………………………………………………………………… 10. She said to me, “Why don’t you relax for a while? “ She suggested that……………………………………………………………………… Exercise3; Find mistakes and correct them. 1.Who does the household works in your family? 2 I am now under my attempt to win a place at university. 3. Our students are obedience and hard –working but they are mischivous sometimes. 4. My mother is the person I usually divide my secrets with. 5. We believe that the children will feel safely in their family. 6. Yesterday David crossed the street when a struck turned the corner very fast. 7. Although I am busy to study for my exams, I try to help my parents with as much housework as possible. 8. Dad is always willing to give a hand in cleaning the house. 9. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I had gone to the library. 10.Both parents join his hands to give us a nice house and a happy home. Exercise 4;Choose the word or phrase which best fit each gap of the sentence. 1 he spoke slowly, I found it difficult at sometimes to follow his argument.…… ( Although / Despite / Because / In spite of ) 2. He refused to give up work, . he ‘d won a million pounds.………… ( despite / however / as though / even though ) 3. By half past ten tomrrow morning, I .along the motorway.……… ( drive / am driving / will drive / will be driving ) 4. I asked Gill what time it was but she said she a watch.……… ( is having / doesn’t have / didn’t have / hasn’t had ) 5. I have known him . he left school.……… ( when / since / until / during ) 6. I couldn’t arrived at the airport in time . the traffic was heahy.……… ( but / despite/ because / in spite of ) 7. I’d rather you to her why we can’t go her birthday party.…… ( explained / to explain / will explain / would explain) 8. I’d have told you if I seen the book.………… ( have / had / would have /should have ) 9. We wanted to thank them for what they ……… ( do / did / are doing / had done ) 10.I sat near the window whener I a bus.……… ( take / took / has taken / am taking ) 2 Topic 2; cultural Diversity. Grammar: -Pronunciation of “ed” endings. -Review of tenses. Practice: Execise 1: Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the sentence. 1.He is a voluntary Australian teacher. He English in different countries.………… ( teaches / taught / has taught / had taught ) 2. Where do you think we .advertise our new products?………… ( should / may / ought / used to ) 3.They asked us any noise the performance.……… ( to make / not to make / don’t make / didn’t make ) 4. I am sorry I wasn’t here earlier but I came .I could.………… ( if / when / until / as soon as ) 5. Do you think I could borrow that book after you reading it?………… ( finish / finishing / have finished / will finish ) 6. She in a lot of major films before retirement last year.………… (stars / starred / have starred / had starred ) 7. Mike is on his business in London but he . back on Saturday for your party.…… ( fly / is flying / will fly / will come ) 8. If I .out late, I always a taxi home. ……… ………… ( stay/ get )_( will stay / get ) _( stay / will get )_ ( will stay / will get ) 9. Is this knife for vegetabble?……… ( lift / lifting / peel / peeling ) 10.I expected to find you hard when I get back.………… ( worked / working / be working / have worked ) Exercise 2:Find mistake and correct them. 1. It took me ages to get used to drive at speed on the high way. 2. Silk is one of the most popular material to make Ao Dai. 3. My whole family decided to come to live in this town for twenty years ago. 4. In our country it is quite normal to visit people at home without lived. 5. Although she has been cooking for many years ,Ann has know how to cook tradition English foods in the right way. 6. He works as a doctor and earns twice as much as his sister do. 7. Some students seems unable to present a topic in front of an audience. 8. I will tell Jim about the plan we have agreed on when I will meet him tomorrow. 9. Most children enjoy telling ghost stories, especially at night . 10.You shouldn’t ask someone how much they earn and how much they pay about something. 3 Exercise 3 : Rewrite the following sentences. 1. It / exciting / hear / he has won / gold medal. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. It / fightening / know / he / a criminal. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. It / hard / believe / some parents maltreat / children. ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. It / fascinating / see a spider spin / wed. ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. It / encouraging / see / more / more / young people are going / university. ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Remember to check your flight number. Don’t ………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Remember to send this letter for me. Don’t ………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Remember to check for spelling mistakes before you hand in your composition. Don’t .………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Don’t forget to water the vegetables. Remember…………………………………………………………………………… 10.Don’t forget to fulfil your task. Rememer …………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 4:Choose the best answer. 1. They ( eat ) dinner and discussed the problem at the same time. 2. I ( not enjoy ) myself at the party because there were so many strangers. 3. The train ( already/leave ) when we arrived at the station. 4. The boy is always ( misbehave), even though he has been told off. 5. It ( not stop ) raining all yesterday afternoon. It was depressing. 6. I think Japan ( win ) the World one day. 7. The bank ( announce ) that interest rates will fall next year. 8. Finally we found the shop but it ( close ). 9. How long ( learn ) English? 10.Ben ( be ) to Glassgow. He will be back next month. 11.You ( watch ) the film on television last night? 12.Ben lives in Manchester. He ( live ) there since he was born. 13.I am looking for Maria.You ( see ) her anywhere? 14.I am very hungry. I ( not eat ) anything today. 15.My grandmother ( die ) 20 years ago.I never meet him. 16.I don’t know Dick’s wife.I (never meet) her. 17.He is a famous writer but I don’t know how many books he ( write ). 18.Where have you been? You ( play ) badminton with Jane? 19.I knew my mother was busy, I ( not bother) her. 20.My teacher is good at languages. She ( speak ) four languages very well. 4 Topic 3: ways of socializing – prepered by Nguyen minh Hai Exercise 1: Choose a word or phrase which bests fits each gap of the sentence. 1. Ann warned me not any one what he had told me.………… ( tell / telling / to tell / to telling ) 5 2. It was not until she arrived at school realized she had forgotten her book.…………… ( she / when she / and she / that she ) 3.Ann drinks coffee, but this morning she is having one.…………… ( often / rarely / sometimes / occasionally ) 4.I haven’t seen her she was a little girl.……… ( as / when / since / while ) 5. Please me a favour.………………… ( take / carry / make / do ) 6. I have never any experience of living in the countryside.……………… ( had / wished / have / done ) 7. He asked me I had been waiting for him.………………… ( when / since when / how far / how long ) 8. .will it strike ? in ten minutes’ time.…………… ( When / How / how much / How fast ) 9. When I was a child, I always wanted to to play the guitar.…………… ( do / make / learn / like 10 , the sky became dark and it started to rain.…………… ( Immediately / At times / All at once / Occasionally ) Exercise 2: Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 1. It was a long time since we talked to Jonh. 2. Have you ever made any scientific research? 3. Not all films are done to tell stories or to be shown in theatres. 4. Terry asked his wife when she thought the meat was all right. 5. The girl asked him if he was online the day before. 6. The hostess did every effort to see that her guests got the foods and drinks they wanted. 7. Because they have moved away, they hardly never go to the beach any more. 8. We insist on you leaving the meeting before any further outburst. 9. Advertisements have grown because of the need for it has grown. 10.My little girl sister’s birthday is in september 5 th . Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech. 1. “ I have fallen in love with a beautiful girl,” he said. 2. “I sent her a valentine card,” he said. 3. “ I love her very much,” he said. 4. “ I am the happiest man in the world,” he said. 5. “ I ‘ve bought her a diamond ring,” he said. 6. “ We are going to attend a very important meeting on Sunday,” he said. 7. “ I am going next week,” he said. 8. “ we will see you tomorrow,” she said. 9. “I came back from the U.S. A three weeks ago,” she said. 10.“ We got home late last night,”they said. 11. “ I am studying at home today,”she said. 12. “ I am not going out today.”he said. Exercise4: Rewrite the following sentences. S + V + time = It + takes/ took + (s.o) + time + to infinitive 6 1. I accomplished this task in three months. It took…………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Jane spends three hours a week sorting out stamps. It takes .………………………………………………………………………………… 3. She wrote the letter in thirty minutes. It took .…………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Jonh finished his essay in two hours. It took . …………………………………………………………………………………… 5. I go to school in twenty minutes. It takes .………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 5: Make sentences based on the given words. 1. It / hard / me / breathe through my nose. …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. It / easy / him / translate this text / English. …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. It / difficult / them / understand this lesson. …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. It / interesting / them / play / guitar. …………………………………………………………………………………… 5. It / good / children / take exercise. …………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 6: Find mistakes and then correct them. 1. She wanted to know what company I worked for the previous year. 2. A colleague of mine told that there would be meeting the next day. 3. They wondered what Daisy would come to the party the next day or not. 4. Pointing in someone is usually considered impolite but it is acceptable when a teacher wants to get someone’s attention in class. 5. She asked me that how much I had bought my notebook. 6. If your parents object your leaving dinner to take a call, tell your friends to avoid calling at that hour. 7. My mother asked me what it was the purpose of our visit. 8. After the accident, I opened my eyes slowly and realized that I am still alive. 9. He asked me what I intended to do after I graduate. 10.My roommate came into the room and asked me why aren’t you in class. It + be + adjective + for + ( pronoun ) + to infinitive 7 Topic 4: School education system Exercise1: change the sentsnces into passive voice( 0LTA-42). 1. A group of students have met their friends at the railway station. 2. They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home. 3. The teacher won’t correct exercises tomorrow. 4. How many did they cut down to build that fence? 5. This well known library attracts many people. 6. All the students attended the meeting. 7. He can’t repair my bike. 8. This is the second time they have written to us about it. 9. Mr. Smith has taught us French for two years. 10.They didn’t look after the children properly. 11.Nobody swept this street last week. 12.People drink a great deal of tea in England. 13.People speak English all over the world. 14.Tom was writing two poems. 15.She often takes her dog for a walk. 16.She didn’t introduce me to her brother. 17.Someone had invented electric light before I was born. 18.Farmers usually milk cows twice a day. 19.Before they took the exams they had revised their lessons. 20.When he came home his father was reading a newspaper. Exercise2: Rewrite the sentences beginning with the given words( HTCTA-16). S + be + too + adj + to infinitive =S + be + so + adj + that + S + can t + v’ S + v + too + adv + to infinitive = S + v + so + adv + that + S + can t + v’ = S + be + adj + enough + to infinitve/ S+V+adv + enough+to infinitive 1. This iron bar is too cold for the workers to strike. This iron bar is so .……………………………………………………………… 2. The news is too good to be true. The new is so…………………………………………………………………… 3. He spoke too fast for anybody to understand. he spoke so .…………………………………………………………………… 4. This tea is too hot for him to drink. This tea is so…………………………………………………………………… 5. The cake was too hard for me to eat. The cake was so .……………………………………………………………… 6. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it. The water was not……………………………………………………………… 8 7. Mark is too young to see the horror film. Mark is not .…………………………………………………………………… 8. he acted so well that the audience was moved to tears. He acted well enough ………………………………………………………… 9. She isn’t very intelligent so she can’t do that exercise. She isn’t intelligent enough…………………………………………………… 10.The paper mill is very large so it can satisfy the need of the whole country. The paper mill is large enough .………………………………………………… Exercise 3: Choose the word with the diffirent pronunciation of the underlined part(THKT-40). 1. A. foot B. soon C. fool D. school 2. A. year B. bear C. near D. hear 3. A. pupil B. educate C. subject D. computer 4. A. system B. physics C. primary D. typist 5. A. tests B. grades C. terms D. teachers Exercise4: fill each gap with the correct passive form of the in blankets( THKT-38). 1. I suddenly realised that ( watch) ……………………… 2. Ten thousands cars ( make ) in our country every year.……………………… 3. Kathy ( interview ) .for the job right now.………………… 4. I ( teach ) Japanese by native speakers when I was at the ………………… school. 5. I’m sorry it’s so noisy. My living room decorate ) now.…………………… 6. You ( give ) . instructions when you arrive.…………………… 7. It ( expect ) .that the company will lose money this year.…………… 8. The building is reported to ( damage ) by the fire last night.……………… 9. Mr. Brown doesn’t want ( keep ) . waiting.…………………… 10.Jane ( give ) .a present by her colleagues when she retired.…………… Exercise5: Find mistakes and then correct them ( TNKTTA-42). 1. My younger brother, a naughty boy, doesn’t like telling what to do and where to go. 2. Preserving natural resources mean keeping them for the future generations. 3. He must have asleep because there was no light in his room when I came. 4. Inspite of he works very hard at school, he never seems to be satisfied with his results. 5. Why do you want to take an extra cource at weekend for? 6. It is so polluted a river that everyone takes water from it for use. 7. Jane practises writing skill every day in order to take part the TOEFL test next June. 8. A new bridge is being built across the river and it says that it will be called New Gate. 9. It was disappointing that almost the guests left the party earlier than I expected. 10.The plasma screen makes possible for teachers to illustrate the lesson by using colourful pictures and movies. Unit 5: higher Education 9 Exercise1: Give correct form of the verb 1. If you are kind to me, I ( be ) good to you. 2. If you ( succeed ) this time, you will have completed the exam. 3. If your statement ( be ) correct, what he has told me is untrue. 4. If I really (say) that, I am very sorry. 5. If John were here, he ( know ) the answer. 6. If he did hurt his feeling, I ( try ) to explain to him. 7. If he has lost the key, he ( have ) to buy another one. 8. If you ( finish ) your homework, you may go out. 9. If he ( have ) the money next month, he ( send) his children abroad for the summer. 10.I should always have done that if they ( explain ) it at the start. 11.The weather is not nice. I ( take ) a walk if the weather ( be ) nice. 12.My wife and i want to buy a house, but houses are too expensive. We ( buy ) a house if we ( have ) enough money. 13.Life ( be ) boring if everyone ( have ) the same opinions about everything. 14.If I ( be ) you, I ( tell ) him the truth. 15.Airline tickets are expensive. If they ( be ) cheap, I ( fly ) to Singapore. 16. If someone ( walk ) here with guns, I ‘d be very frightened. 17. I am sure he ( understand ) if you explain the situation to her. 18. He always (complain) if I am late. 19.If she spoke more carefully, I ( understand ) her. 20.If you ( ask) me I would explain it to you. Exercise 2: complete the following sentences. 1. If you want to speak English well, .…………………………………… 2. If you see an old lady acrossing the street,…………………………… 3. If you visit my hometown,…………………………………………… 4. If the weather is nice this weekend, .………………………………… 5. If you want to be a good student, …………………………………… 6. If I come first in the exam,…………………………………………… 7. Linh told me she would lend me some money if …………………… 8. The nurse told Mr.T if he took the medicines regularly,……………… 9. My teacher said the air wouldn’t be so polluted if .…………………… 10.Phuong said she would see me the day after if ……………………… Exercise 3: Make conditional sentences from given words. 1. weather / fine / go on a pinic ( type I ) …………………………………………………………………………… 2. I / be employed / invite you / eat out.( type II ) ………………………………………………………………………… . 3. mother / allow / go to your party( type I) 10 [...]... If you don’t wear your coat, you will cold 2 I’ll phone you if you don’t phone me first 3 He won’t receive the letter tomorrow if you don’t feel better 4 I can’t write to her if she doesn’t give me her address 5 Your cough won’t be better if you you don’t stop smoking 6 Joe can hear only if you shout 7 He will speak to you only if you ask him a question 8 I won’t go to school tomorrow if I don’t feel... ………………………………………………………………………… 23 REVIEW LESSON Exercise1: gap filling with a suitable preposition 1 When were you released…………prison? 2 Sometimes I wonder………….that very much 3 Keep away………… those electrical wires 4 Don’t be familiar………….him: He is a dishonest man 5 She is fond………….music 6 These facts may be familiar…………you 7 She is indifferent……… her life 8 I don’t agree…………….you at all about that 9 That... ……………………………………………………………………… 7 I don’t know much about the machine, so I can’t mend it myself ……………………………………………………………………… 8 I don’t know what time is because I don’t have the watch ……………………………………………………………………… 9 Be calm, or you will make a wrong decision ……………………………………………………………………… 10 Without the air, we will die ……………………………………………………………………… Exercise 9:Combine the following sentences using relative pronouns 1 This is... correct the form of the verb in the blanket(simple present or present continuous) 1 My father usually ( have )………….tea for his breakfast 2 Please don’t make so much noise I ( study )………… 3 Tom ( play )………… tennis every Saturday 4 The water ( boil )…………at 100 degree Celsius 5 Listen! I ( hear )………………… someone knocking at the door 6 Look! Someone ( climb )………….up that tree over there 7 They ( have )………….lunch... evening Why don’t we go for a walk?” Mary suggested ……………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 5: Choose the word with the diffirent pronunciation of the underlined part 1 A home 2 A ended 3 A effects 4 A secrets 5 A missed 6 A dates 7 A ways 8 A hands 9 A needed 10.A.painted B hour B wanted B letters B partners B failed B halves B pictures B brothers B waited B burned C honour C liked C persons C problems... waited B burned C honour C liked C persons C problems C coughed C speeds C questions C choices C pointed C assured D honest D mended D friends D employees D jumped D countries D airports D situations D considered D involved Exercise 6: Change the following sentences into the passive forms 1 They are sending him abroad on business ………………………………………………………………… 2 You must do your homework before class …………………………………………………………………... thieves run past the shop 5 They don’t let workers use the office phone for personal calls ………………………………………………………………… 6 They say that she is the best singer in town ………………………………………………………………… 7 Nobody has used this house for ages ………………………………………………………………… 8 You must clean the wall before you paint it ………………………………………………………………… 9 Don’t speak until someone asks you …………………………………………………………………… 10... )………….if they ( not come )………… tomorrow 9 If I ( not be )……………busy yesterday, I ( visit )………… you 10 I ( not do )…………….that if I ( be )………… you Exercise 8: Make conditional sentences according to the facts provided 1 I don’t know her phone number, so I don’t ring her up ……………………………………………………………………… 2 Go right now or you’ll be late for the train ……………………………………………………………………… 3 It was very cold yesterday, so we... Choose the word with the diffirent pronunciation of the underlined part 1 side / advise / polite / technical 2 date / apply / vacancy / agency 3 job / close / know / home 4 send / letter / effort / previous 5 help / hold / honest / house Execise 4: choose the best answer for each sentence 12 1 The adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain……… ranks among the greatest works in American literature... crowds, we couldn’t see what was going on. ( Beacause ) 10.In spite of the bad condition of the house, they enjoyed living there.( Although ) Exercise 3: Fill in the gap with a suitable word in the box reforms…………….investment…………… priority……………… achievement…… measures………… agriculture…………… oppoitunities………….economy………… shortages………… export……………………………………………………………… 1 Stronger…………will have to be taken to bring . 1. If you don’t wear your coat, you will cold. 2. I’ll phone you if you don’t phone me first. 3. He won’t receive the letter tomorrow if you don’t feel. cough won’t be better if you you don’t stop smoking. 6. Joe can hear only if you shout. 7. He will speak to you only if you ask him a question. 8. I won’t