Unit 5 : The media

The members disagreed strongly..........this idea

Do you find the information from the internet is very use ful..........us?

These trees are extremely useful..........giving shade from the sun

These shoes are nice, but thay aren't useful..........the rainy season 

She is interested..........listening..........the latest news

Are there any advantages..........learning a foreign language?

Have you read an article..........the media yet? It is informative

Will 7p.m be convenient..........you? Hvue you got any plans..........that time?

Mpaper focuses..........some of the differences..........Vietnamese and American cltures

Thanks..........the invention..........the computer, we can enjoy ourselves from entertaining games

All the contestants have..........least five minutes before answering the question

..........some extent I agree.............the plan. I'm not sure about some of the details

III. PREPOSITIONS

Do men and women use the internet.......... different purposes?

Have you ever been to that chat room to chat.........the internet 

Bill Gates got his frist million dollars..........software when he was 25

Nowadays we can change channels..........the push os a button 

You can tune in to your favorite programmes..........using the remote control

This electrical appliance only works..........remote control

People..........all ages can watch this flim 

The majority of young women prefer Korean flims..........Chinese ones

They prefer surfing the internet..........information..........reading books

He is yawning. He is getting bored..........this nature flim

Television has become popular.........people all..........the world

I would like to recommend this book to you. It will be a valuable source..........information

Please respond..........this question as quickly as possible 

She made no response..........his call..........help

..........my opinion, action movies are often violent

It is hard..........people to get access..........the internet at peak hours 

We live..........the countryside..........weekdays, but..........weekends, we go to see our grandparents..........the city

They succeeded..........means..........hard work

Part1:Complete each blank with ONE given word. There are more words than needed.

where   which please day so  how  lit     if     don't   after haven 't

1. "Would you like something to drink ?" "Yes,................... I'm thirsty ."

2. Mary said she would go to Binh Dinh the .................after

3. They have to clean the whole area before dark,.................they ?

4. Her husband looks................. the children while she's at work.

5. The room was ...............only by a single 40-watt light bulb.

6. Atlanta is the city...............the Olympic Games were held in 1996.

7. A man bought in a little girl , ................. hand was cut by flying glass.

8.Hoa learned ....................to a sewing machine

       I.            Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:

1.      Be quiet or you will not understand the lesson.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

2.      Study harder and you will not fail the coming exam.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

3.      Work harder or you won’t get high salary.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

4.      Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.

→ If ___________________________________________________________________

5.      The children like to walk in the rain.

→ The children enjoy _____________________________________________________

→ The children are _______________________________________________________

6.      I think surfing the Net is useful.

→ I find it_______________________________________________________________

7.      I don’t think she broke the vase accidentally.

→ I think _______________________________________________________________

8.      Watching TV consumes a lot of time.

→ Watching TV is a ______________________________________________________

9.      Can’t you control the child?

→ You ________________________________________________________________ ?

10.  “I don’t know anything about it,” he said.

→ He denied ____________________________________________________________

11.  Did they understand the problem?

→ They hardly__________________________________________________________ ?

12.  He forced me to put my hands up and quickly searched through my pockets.

→ I ____________________________________________________________________

13.  “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.

→ She reminded _________________________________________________________

14.  Mary will watch the film in three hours.

→ It will ________________________________________________________________

15.  The children are excited about going to the circus.

→ The children are looking_________________________________________________

16.  He is interested in reading detective books.

→ He enjoys _____________________________________________________________

17.  Do you find it difficult to speak English?

→ Do you have any _______________________________________________________

18.  My father needs 15 minutes to read “Tuoi Tre” newspaper every morning.

→ My father spends_______________________________________________________

19.  The floor was cleaned by Loan

→ Loan_________________________________________________________________

20.  The Browns last painted the living-room two years ago.

→ The Browns have ______________________________________________________

21.  Would you close the door, please?

→ Would you mind ______________________________________________________ ?

22.  They didn’t allow us to smoke here.

→ They didn’t let _________________________________________________________

23.  My teacher advised buying that book.         

→ My teacher advised us ___________________________________________________

24.  He has studied English for six years.

→ He began _____________________________________________________________

25.  It is necessary to master English.     

→ Mastering ____________________________________________________________

26.  He spent two hours writing the essay.          

→ It took _______________________________________________________________

27.  He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.

→ He is looking __________________________________________________________

28.  I would like you to help me (to) put the chairs away?

→ Do you mind _________________________________________________________ ?

29.  Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.

→ Please remember _______________________________________________________

30.  Don’t ask so many questions.

→ Please stop ____________________________________________________________

31.  He hasn’t smoked for 3 years.

→ He stopped ____________________________________________________________

32.  It's not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.

→ It's better to____________________________________________________________

Find out, underline the mistakes and correct them in the sentences below

Ex: 0. I enjoy fly kites.

=> flying

1. She hates cooking meals and wash clothes.

2. He enjoys playing badminton and basketball.

3. My father loves watching football matches on TV.

4. I would love hearing your beautiful voice.

5. We like travelling around the world.

6. Those burglars denied attempting to break into our house.

7. She is an honest girl, so she hates telling lies.

8. After thinking for a while, we decided taking the blue car.

9. He denies treating the little boy badly.

10. We would like coming with you.