I.Match the questions and answers

1.what time did they arrive? a)He started learning english when he was in high school

2.How much did it cost? b)I don't know why she did it

3.where did you buy it? c)I bought it in Van Phuc Silk Village

4.Why did she do it? d)It took a couple of hours to do

5.How long did it take you to do that work? e)He went there by bus

6.Who told you? f)They arrived at 11o'clock

7.How far was it from Ha Noi to your house? g)Linh told me

8.What did he study at university ? h)He studied modern arts

9.When did he start learning english? i)It was about 40 km

10.How did he get there? j)It cost 100,000 dongs

1: Read and answer the questions.

In the first year of lower secondary school I had some difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. One afternoon after school, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and show me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English – English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “ Now I think you know what you should do,” she said. I did not know that only one year later I would win the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my home town.

* Answer the questions

1. Did he have some difficulties in learning English?

-....................................................................................

2. Which subject did he need to improve?

-....................................................................................

3. Where did his teacher take him to?

-....................................................................................

4. Did the teacher tell him how to use an English – English dictionary?

-....................................................................................

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Read the passage then choose the true (T) of false (F) statements.

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills Kelt in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. "Now I think you know what you should do", did she. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English speaking contest held for secondary school. Students in my home town.

1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?

A. The pronunciation C. Both pronunciation and grammar

B. The grammar D. The way of improving his pronunciation

2. How was his English pronunciation?

A. It was really bad C. It was wonderful

B. It was really good D. It was very interesting

3. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after lesson?

A. His teacher B. One of his friends C. His father D. His mother

4. What did he win in the English speaking contest one year later?

A. The first prize B. the second prize C. the third prize D. fourth prize

1. He began to give up smoking last year.

-> He has...

2. They begn to live in Ho Chi Minh City in 2000.

-> They have...

3. He started to learn how to play the piano in 2005.

-> He has...

4. When did you start learning English?

-> How long...

5. How long have you learnt English?

-> When...

6. When did you first know Maryam?

-> How long is

7. When did people first use the telephone?

-> How long is...

8. When did you start saving money?

-> How long...

9. The last time i wrote to her was 2 years ago.

-> I haven’t...

10. It hasn’t rained for 2 months.

-> The last time...

11. I last talked to her in 2004.

-> I haven’t...

12. It has been a long time since Lan lelf her school.

-> Lan...

13. He hasn’t written to me for 2 months.

-> it has been...

14. She last heard that song three years ago.

-> It’s three...

15. It’s 2 years since I saw her.

-> I haven’t...

16. It’s ten years since Nam stopped playing the piano.

-> Nam hasn’t...

17. Mary was last seen 20 minutes ago.

-> Mary hasn’t...

18. The last time I saw David was in 1995.

-> I haven’t...

HELP MEEE!!!

1.

Paola: Hey Lan! Have you finished your exam?

Lan: Yes,... I have

Paola: Were the questions diffcult?

lan: Well, they were quite hard

paola: did you pass?

lan: I'm not sure. The examiner didn't tell me

paola: what questions did she ask you?

lan: first, she asked me what my name was, and where I came from

paola: they were easy for you, weren't they?

lan: ...then, she asked me why I was learning english in my country. And she asked how I would use english in the future.

*Questions:

a) Who have finished the exam?

b) Did she pass it?

c) Did she attend oral examination or written examination?

d) What the firts question did the examiner ask lan?

2. Van is an exchange students in the USA. he's living with the Parker family in the american state of ohio now. Mr. parker is a farmer and Mrs.parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. they have 2 children, peter and sam. van often does chores after school. sometimes, he also helps them on the farm. the family ralaxes on saturday afternoon, and they watch peter play football. van likes the parkers and he enjoys being a member of their family.

* true or false

a. The parker is so nice

b. Mr.parker is an afficer

c. The parker family lives in the USA

d. van thinks he enjoys being a son of the parkers

*Answer

a. who is van?

b. how many children are there in the parkers?

c. where does mrs.parker work?

d. does she parkers relax on saturday afternoon?

VIII. During the weekend I traveled by air for the firsr time in my life. I generally travel by train or bus. It í both cheaper and safer. But this was the short journey. At the beginning I did not feel verry happy. This feeling didn't last long. The trip was very exciting. I was soon high up in the sky among the clouds. The view of mountains, fields and rivers was interesting and unusual. I enjoyed my short and comfortable journey very much

1.When did he first travel by air?

2.How does he generally travel?

3.Was the trip exciting?

4.What did he see from the sky?

X. Rewrite the sentences

1.How high is the Big Ben Clock Tower?

What....................................?

2.He tooks after the sick people

He takes................................?

3.You shouldn't make noise in hospital

You had.............................

4.She knows how to draw well

She is good............................

Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think. I remember when I went to a big city, I was really scared because so much graffiti on the building's wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt unsafe since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city.

I also remember the time when I was a student at a university. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not want to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my thing in their proper places. I also bought a small plants and placed it in a corner of the room. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning

Questions.

1. How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?

2. Why did she have that feeling?

3. What was she busy with?

4. What happened when she looked the messy room?

5. What did she do for her room?

1. Reading the passage and do exercise TRUE or FALSE

In the first year of high school, Nam had some difficulties in learning English. His pronunciation of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse. He did not know how to improve them. One afternoon after the lesson, his teacher of English took him to the school library and showed him comettes of pronunciation drills keep in a glass bookcase. She also told him how to use an English. English dictionary help him to improve his English grammar. “ Now I think you know what you should do ”, said she. He made much progress and only one year later he won the first prize in the English speaking contest.

 1.Nam’s pronunciation of  English words was good         => ……………

 2. His teacher of English took him to the school library         =>………………..

 3.His English grammar was worse.                                         =>……………

 4.A year later he won the second prize in the English speaking contest. =>………