Divide the words into two columns: /e/ or /ei/.
heavy |
men |
tomato |
hence |
bell |
came |
pleasure |
later |
extend |
may |
card |
gel |
way |
cheque |
draught |
station |
heart |
dead |
guard |
away |
pray |
wait |
ten |
eight |
bread |
shell |
shade |
invader |
race |
hell |
pay |
start |
leather |
father |
sharpen |
aunt |
sense |
large |
raise |
terrace |
/e/ |
/eı/ |
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Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. gate B. sensitive C. date D. fate
2. A. rain B. they C. bread D. lake
3. A. anyone B. many C. head D. safe
4. A. translation B. dead C. tender D. measure
5. A. obey B. leather C. train D. paint
6. A. breakfast B. nation C. afraid D. preparation
7. A. stretch B. jealous C. neighbor D. November
8. A. eight B. invasion C. play D. member
9. A. liberation B. eleven C. heavy D. steady
10. A. wait B. grey C. pleasure D. weight
Exercise 2: Divide the words into two columns: /e/ or /ei/.
heavy |
men |
tomato |
hence |
bell |
came |
pleasure |
later |
extend |
may |
card |
gel |
way |
cheque |
draught |
station |
heart |
dead |
guard |
away |
pray |
wait |
ten |
eight |
bread |
shell |
shade |
invader |
race |
hell |
pay |
start |
leather |
father |
sharpen |
aunt |
sense |
large |
raise |
terrace |
/e/ |
/eı/ |
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Ex1:Check (x) the correct vowel (A or B):
/ eɪ / a /e/
0.day
1.when
2.take
3.expect
4.special
5.great
6.healthy
7.there
8.every
9.then
10.wait
ex2:Circle the two words in each line that have the same /e/ or /ei/:
1.sail set steak
2.belt break bedtime
3.head hey help
4.left next make
5.plane helicopter train
6.centre station enter
7.pavement present payment
8.never second mistake
9.indicate playground sentence
10.letter email obey
Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud
1A rest B help C garden D identify
2A trafic B pavement C plane D station
3 A sign B mistake C triangle D drive
4 A nearest B head C bread D health
5 A railway B mail C sail D captain
1. a. came b. lake c. station d. start
I. Make sentences using the words given.
1. The roads/ Vietnam/ too/ narrow/ travel/ easily.
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2. How far/ it/ your house/ the bookstore?
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3. Mai/ used/ go/ school/ foot/ when/ she/ primary school.
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4. It/ very important/ obey/ traffic rules/ when/ use/ road.
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5. It/ ten kilometres/ the town/ the airport.
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6. Two days ago/ we/ stuck/ traffic jam/ over two hours.
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7. Most streets/ city centre/ congested/ rush hour
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8. you/ use/ have/ tricycle/ when/ child?
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I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. traffic B. pavement C. plane D. station
2. A. recycle B. vehicle C. helicopter D. reverse
3. A. railway B. mail C. sail D. captain
4. A. sign B. mistake C. triangle D. drive
5. A. nearest B. head C. bread D. health
II. Find the odd once out A, B, C or D.
1. A. riding B. driving C. gardening D. flying
2. A. no cycling B. no parking C. no right turn D. sign
3. A. train B. plane C. car D. sail
4. A. by car B. on foot C. by bus D. by bicycle
5. A. rule B. ride C. reverse D. drive
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
1. Minh used to......................his homework late in the evening.
A. does B. do C. doing D. did
2. If people.....................the rules, there are no more accidents.
A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember
3. You should..................right and left when you go across the roads.
A. see B. look C. be D. take
4. Hurry up or we can't...................the last bus home.
A. keep B. follow C. go D. catch
5. Lan used to go to school...............
A. with bicycle B. by foot C. in car D. by bus
6. Public..................in my town is good and cheap.
A. transport B. tour C. journey D. travel
7. ..................is not very far from here to the city centre.
A. That B. This C. It D. There
8. When there is a traffic jam, it.....................me a very long time to go home.
A. costs B. takes C. lasts D. spends
9. Mai's dad usually drives her to school................her school is very far from her house.
A. but B. though C. because D. or
10. Yesterday Hoa and Lan......................round West Lake. It took them an hour.
A. cycle B. cycles C. cycling D. cycled
IV. Fill each blank with a word given in the box:
vehicles across did ride feels break it rules accidents after |
1. What.......................you do last Sunday?
2. I stayed at home and looked.....................my younger brother yesterday.
3. Does your bike ever..................down on the way to school?
4. We must always obey traffic.......................for our safety.
5. How far is.................from your house to the bus stop?
6. He used to.....................a tricycle when he was three years old.
7. Now there are more traffic....................than there used to be in this city.
8. There did not use to be many...................on the roads in my home town.
9. He lives in a small village in the mountains so he never........................worried about traffic jams.
10. You should remember to walk.......................the streets at the zebra crossings.
V. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give.
1. The distance from my house to school is about 500 metres. (It)
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2. My father went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes by bus. (used to)
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3. Don't drive too fast or you'll have an accident. (If)
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4. Is it possible to go to Sa Pa by motorbike? (Can)
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5. My mother is a careful driver. (drives)
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6. He had a stomachache. He didn't wash his hands. (so)
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VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.
1. What did the writer see yesterday?
A. a fire B. an accident C. a fighting D. a crash
2. The accident happened between a taxi and................
A. a bus B. a car C. a bicycle D. a motorbike
3. The boy was sent to the hospital by................
A. a police B. a car C. an ambulance D. a passenger
4. What part of his body was hurt? – His....................
A. arm B. leg C. head D. shoulder
5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very................
A. slowly B. fast C. carefully D. well
VII. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
This composition is about my aunt's (1)......... in Florida last year.
She hired a car at Miami (2)........ , and soon (3)..........lost. So, she stopped to ask a young man how to get to the hotel.
Unfortunately, the young man had a gun; he made my aunt get (4)............ of the car, and she had to give him all her money.
Luckily, a police car drove past a few minutes later and (5).......... . Then, the police arrested the thief and got my aunt's money back.
(6)........ the end, my aunt had quite a good holiday, but she said that she was happy to get back home.
1. a. holiday b. vacation c. festival d. a & b
2. a. airport b. airway c. airplane d. airstrip
3. a. took b. had c. got d. caught
4. a. in b. out c. inside d. outside
5. a. picked her up b. picked up her c. showed her around d. showed around her
6. a. In b. At c. On d. When
VIII. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given:
1. We/ used/ school/ on/ foot.
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2. about / 30km/ my town/ Ha Long Bay/.
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3. My family/ used/ go / holiday / seaside / summer/.
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4. How/ long / it / take/ you/ Ha Noi / Sa Pa/?
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5. There / used / be / a factory / town centre / but/ it / move/ the/ suburbs/.
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6. You/ must / learn / about / road safety/ before/ riding/ your/ bike/ road/.
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VII. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
This composition is about my aunt's (1)......... in Florida last year.
She hired a car at Miami (2)........ , and soon (3)..........lost. So, she stopped to ask a young man how to get to the hotel.
Unfortunately, the young man had a gun; he made my aunt get (4)............ of the car, and she had to give him all her money.
Luckily, a police car drove past a few minutes later and (5).......... . Then, the police arrested the thief and got my aunt's money back.
(6)........ the end, my aunt had quite a good holiday, but she said that she was happy to get back home.
1. a. holiday b. vacation c. festival d. a & b
2. a. airport b. airway c. airplane d. airstrip
3. a. took b. had c. got d. caught
4. a. in b. out c. inside d. outside
5. a. picked her up b. picked up her c. showed her around d. showed around her
6. a. In b. At c. On d. When
VII. Read the text carefully, then answer the questions:
Dear Santa Claus, My name is Amy. I am nine years old. I have a problem at school. Can you help me Santa ? Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy. I just want one day when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.
Love, Amy
At radio station WJLT in Fort Wayne, Indiana, letters poured in for the Christmas wish contest. The workers had fun reading about all the different presents that boys and girls from across the city wanted for Christmas. When Amy’s letter arrived at the radio station, manager Lee Tobin read it carefully. He knew cerebral palsy was a muscle disorder that might confuse Amy’s schoolmates who didn’t understand her disability. He thought it would be good for the people in Fort Wayne to hear about this special third-grader and her unusual wish. Mr. Tobin called up the local newspaper. The next day, a picture of Amy and her letter to Santa made the front page of the News Sentinel. The story spread quickly. All across the country, newspapers and radio and television stations reported the story of the little girl in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who asked for such a simple yet remarkable regular at the Hagadorn house. Envelopes of all sizes addressed to Amy arrived daily from children and adults all across the nation. They came filled with holiday greetings and words of encouragement.
1. What was the problem with Amy ?
A. She had no friends at school. C. She was a special muscular third-grader.
B. She was laughed at by her schoolmates. D. She could not run and walk by herself.
2. Radio station WJLT
A. was where Santa Claus worked
B. had a contest for children who had disability at Christmas.
C. received letters from children with problems.
D. had a service for children at Christmas.
3. Lee Tobin
A. didn’t understand Amy’s disability. C. worked for the local newspaper.
B. was a kind person. D. worked with Santa Claus at Christmas.
4. When Amy’s letter was printed in the newspaper,
A. she could have one day without teasing. C. people across the country sent letters with kind words to her. B. children from her school sent her a lot of gifts. D. Letters were sent to her from all over the world. 5. What is Amy’s full name ?
A. Amy Hagadorn . C. Fort Amy
B. Hagadorn Amy D. Wayne Amy