Finished? Think of more differences between life 100 years ago and now. Use there was, there were, was and were.
(Nghĩ thêm sự khác biệt giữa cuộc sống cách đây 100 năm và bây giờ. Sử dụng there was, there were, was và were.)
3. Complete the sentences with affirmative and negative forms of there was and there were. Use many, any or a / an.
(Hoàn thành các câu với dạng khẳng định và phủ định của there was and there were. Sử dụng many, any hoặc a / an.)
2,500 years ago... (cách đây 2500 năm)
1 ....rich footballers.
2 .... chariot races.
3 .... country called Persia.
4 .... sport called skateboarding.
3 .... messengers.
6 .... iPads.
1. There weren't any rich footballers.
(Không có bất kỳ cầu thủ bóng đá nào giàu có.)
2. There were many chariot races.
(Có nhiều cuộc đua xe ngựa.)
3. There was a country calles Persia.
(Có một quốc gia gọi là Ba Tư.)
4. There wasn't a sport called skateboarding.
(Không có môn thể thao nào gọi là lướt ván.)
5. There weren't any messengers.
(Không có bất kỳ phương tiện đưa tin nào.)
6. There weren't any iPads.
(Không có bất kỳ cái máy tính bảng nào.)
2. Complete the text with affirmative and negative forms of there was and there were.
(Hoàn thành văn bản với các dạng khẳng định và phủ định của there was và there were.)
The first marathon
2,500 years ago (1)................ a war between Greece and Persia and (2) ........................ a lot of battles. (3)..................... a big battle in a place called Marathon, which the Greeks won”. This was important news, but (4) ....................... any internet and (5) ........................ any telephones. So a man called Pheidippides ran to Athens with news of the battle. He ran about forty-one kilometres. (6).............. any good roads, so it was a difficult journey. When he arrived in Athens, he died.
*won = past of win, ran = past of run.
1. there was
2. there were
3. There was
4. there wasn't
5. there weren't
6. There weren't
The first marathon
2,500 years ago (1) there was a war between Greece and Persia and (2) there were a lot of battles. (3) There was a big battle in a place called Marathon, which the Greeks won”. This was important news, but (4) there wasn't any internet and (5) there weren't any telephones. So a man called Pheidippides ran to Athens with news of the battle. He ran about forty-one kilometres. (6) There weren't any good roads, so it was a difficult journey. When he arrived in Athens, he died.
Tạm dịch:
Cuộc đua marathon đầu tiên
Cách đây 2.500 năm đã xảy ra chiến tranh giữa Hy Lạp và Ba Tư và đã có rất nhiều trận chiến. Có một trận đánh lớn ở một nơi gọi là Marathon, quân Hy Lạp đã thắng. Đây là một tin quan trọng, nhưng không có internet và không có điện thoại. Vì vậy, một người tên là Pheidippides đã chạy đến Athens để đưa tin tức về trận chiến. Anh ta đã chạy khoảng 41 km. Không có bất kỳ con đường nào đễ đi, vì vậy đó là một cuộc hành trình khó khăn. Khi đến Athens, anh ta đã chết.
Amateur Astronomy
Many things have changed in astronomy over the past half-century. Until about 30 years ago, there was a great (1) .... of charts and catalogs. Telescopic equipment was limited and there were few books on practical astronomy. Today, the range of off-the-shelf telescopes and equipment covers almost everything one could need. Electronic calculators and computers have revolutionized almanacs and chart production, and (2) .... the analysis of observations and the publication of results.
All this must surely make this the golden (3) .... of amateur astronomy. Well, perhaps, but a great deal has been lost as well. Now one may have to travel 80 km to find a sky comparable to that found in urban areas 50 years ago. The daytime skies are now (4) .... by aircraft condensation trails which can (5) .... for hours and often spread out to form amorphous clouds, making solar observations impossible and (6) .... night-time observation too.
1 | A deficiency | B shortfall | C inadequacy | D shortage |
2 | A facilitated | B maximized | C cultivated | D upheld |
3 | A period | B age | C time | D term |
4 | A bothered | B plagued | C troubled | D badgered |
5 | A proceed | B pursue | C prolong | D persist |
6 | A hampering | B smothering | C overcoming | D combating |
1 | A deficiency | B shortfall | C inadequacy | D shortage |
2 | A facilitated | B maximized | C cultivated | D upheld |
3 | A period | B age | C time | D term |
4 | A bothered | B plagued | C troubled | D badgered |
5 | A proceed | B pursue | C prolong | D persist |
6 | A hampering | B smothering | C overcoming | D combating |
Think about traveling to a place 100 years ago and going there now. Answer the questions.
-How did people travel long ago? ____________________
-How was the trip long ago?____________________
-How do people travel now?____________________
-How is the trip now?____________________
Chỉ lấy 3 bn xog trước mik cần gấp.
bài này mn trả lời thế nào cx đc miễn là mik thấy đúng.
hãy dịch đoạn văn sau sang tiếng việt:
The first Olympic Games took place in Greece more than two thousand and seven hundred years ago Every year there was no war in five days and sports competitions took place. The games were organized for more than six hundred years. Then, for one thousand and five hundred years, nothing more was heard of them
The modern Olympic Games began again in 1896. They take place every four years. They can not take place in a country which is at war and during the two world wars there were no Olympics games. During the Olympics games there are many competitions in many knids of sports such as running, jumping, athletics, swimming, boxing, basketball, soccer and more.
Thế vận hội Olympic đầu tiên diễn ra ở Hy Lạp hơn hai nghìn bảy năm trước . Mỗi năm không có chiến tranh trong năm ngày và các cuộc thi đấu thể thao đã diễn ra. Trò chơi được tổ chức trong hơn sáu trăm năm. Sau đó, trong một ngàn năm trăm năm, không có gì được nghe về họ .
Thế vận hội Olympic hiện đại bắt đầu trở lại vào năm 1896. Họ sẽ diễn ra bốn năm một lần. Họ không thể diễn ra ở một đất nước đang chiến tranh và trong suốt hai thế chiến, không có Thế vận hội. Trong các trận đấu Thế vận hội, có nhiều cuộc thi đấu trong nhiều môn thể thao như chạy, nhảy, điền kinh, bơi lội, đấm bốc, bóng rổ, bóng đá và hơn thế nữa.
………………………any cupboards in the kitchen? A. there is B. there are C. are there D. Is there ………………………a French tourist and……………………. two businessmen at Math’s party two days ago. A. there were- there were B. there was – there were C. was there – were there D. were there- was there
e. In pairs: In what other ways do you think life was different for men and women one hundred years ago? Why?
(Theo cặp: Em nghĩ cuộc sống của đàn ông và phụ nữ khác nhau ở điểm nào một trăm năm trước? Tại sao?)
One hundred years ago, women didn’t have the right to vote, and few were allowed to pursue further education or important careers outside of their family duties.
My father was the police (inspect)_____and my mother was a primary school(teach)___. They had both grown up in the city and lived there their entire lives. Their(decide)____to move to a small town when I was a child changed my life. It was a very(peace)____place and of course, living there meant that I had much more(free)___to go wherever I pleased. The people all knew each other and were(friend)____but I missed my close friends, my school, and the (noise)___city I had lived in. As I grew up, I realized that there wasn't much for a young person to do there, expect rush into(marry)_____. When I left, my parents were sad, but they realized that staying there would only make me(misery)____. The big city I live in now is not very far away, so I can visit my parents(frequent)___and have the best of both worlds.
IX, Fill a suitable word in each sentence
Nowadays, more and more people are changing the way they use their televisions. Some years ago we (71) ……… to turn on TV and watch whatever there was. But now we choose the programs we watch (72) …………. more carefully because we have many (73) ……… interesting things to do. One result of this change is that we are also becoming (74) ………. careful about the actual television ste itself. As we watch fewer programs, we want to be sure that we will (75) ……… a really good picture, with bright color and sound. Because it will be switched off (76) ……… of the time, we also want the television to look good when we aren’t watching it. So when we (77) ……. or rent we look at the outside to make sure it is attractive and will look right (78) ………. other furniture. Of course, we have to pay more (79) ……… high quality. However, it seems that the number of people (80) …………….. are content to do so is increasing, and this should have a good result, because in the end all televisions will have better quality.
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