Look at the pictures A-D below. Match the prepositions in the box with the actions. Say what each person is doing. Then listen and check.

around               down              off               on                   over                                      under                   up

He's walking through the forest.

Exercise 2: In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you have one minute to make some notes. Read the task card. Then match the points on the task card with the student’s notes. Use the notes in the box. DESCRIBE A PERSON WHO YOU REALLY LIKE. A. after he saw me on TV B. he’s like a member of my family C. message on Facebook, then met up D. my boyfriend, Danny E. lovely You should say: 1. Who the person is: 2. When I met him: 3. Where I met him: 4. What type of personality he has: 5. Why I like him: Exercise 3: In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you should use your notes to help you make full sentences when you speak. Read the task card and the notes the student made. Watch the video. Then complete the student’s answers using three words in each gap. 1. ... The person who I’ll describe is my boyfriend. ____________________ Danny. 2. ... a television station… asked me if I wanted to do an interview, and then _______________ me on the television. 3. He wrote ____________________ on Facebook, ... and then we met. 4. He ____________________ lovely person. 5. ... we’ve been together for three years, and he’s ____________________ family. Exercise 4: Match another student’s notes with the points on the task card. Then watch video 2 and check your answers. A. supportive B. my friend, Ahmed C. he is like my brother D. we were aged 5 and 6 E. at school 1. Who the person is: 2. When I met him: 3. Where I met him: 4. What type of personality he has: 5. Why I like him: Exercise 5: Read the student’s notes. Then watch video 2 again. Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences. 1. my / friend / is / really / I / that / the / like / person → ___________________________________________________________________________________________. 2. met / school / were / we / years / old / we / at / when / five / and / six → ___________________________________________________________________________________________. 3. up / we / together / grew → ___________________________________________________________________________________________. 4. a / speak / I / I / problem, / to / have / when / him → ___________________________________________________________________________________________. 5. part / family / a / is / my / of / he / like → ___________________________________________________________________________________________.

Part 5. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use each once only. There is one extra phrasal verb which you do not need to use. 

56. That woman certainly tried hard to ..... her abilities.

57. When I was looking through my papers, I .........this picture.

58. Did the workers ............the foreman’s instructions carefully?

59. Is the committee going to ...........his application for admission?

60. Should we ..........the lesson now or ...it .....until later tonight?

Part 6. Fill in each gap with a correct preposition. 

61. When you join a club, you have to abide ………… its rules.

62.  The student was punished for acting ………… in class.

63. It suddently came ………… her that she should become a teacher.

64. If we can’t afford a car, we’ll just have to do ………… one.

65. We all burst ………… laughing when the monitor hid his imitation of our English teacher.

Exercise 2: Complete each sentence with one correct PREPOSITION in brackets.

1. We used to write _______ each other, but now we don’t. (at/to/in/for)

2. Can I share the book _______ you? (with/for/on/to)

3. What do you want to be _______ the future? (for/on/in/at)

4. Have you found any places suitable _______ our picnic? (for/on/to/in)

5. They often complain _______ their work. (for/on/to/about)

6. The alarm went _______ (of/off/in/up) and I got _______ (up/off/in/down)

7. The farmer is pumping water _______ the field. (for/to/into/on)

8. I am contented _______ your exam result. (to/for/on/with)

9. She likes working _______ children. (on/for/with/to)

10. The street is crowded _______ people and vehicles. (on/for/by/with)

11. You can learn English _______ the help of computers. (of/with/on/in)

12. The computer is capable _______ doing various things. (of/on/at/in)

13. My class is divided _______ 4 groups. (on/for/with/into)

14. The computer can help you to interact ________ other computers. (to/with/on/about)

15. You can relax _______ (by/with/at/on) listening to music _______ the computer (in/at/on/of)

16. Computers can be used _______ entertainment. (to/with/for/on)

17. I often receive letters _______ my brother. (from/to/with/about)

18. He doesn’t understand anything ________ the computer. (about/for/on/in)

19. Take _________ your shoes before entering the room. (off/on/up/in)

20. She’s looking _________ a job, but she hasn’t found one. (into/for/up/at)

Exercise 2: Complete each sentence with one correct PREPOSITION in brackets.

1. We used to write _______ each other, but now we don’t. (at/to/in/for)

2. Can I share the book _______ you? (with/for/on/to)

3. What do you want to be _______ the future? (for/on/in/at)

4. Have you found any places suitable _______ our picnic? (for/on/to/in)

5. They often complain _______ their work. (for/on/to/about)

6. The alarm went _______ (of/off/in/up) and I got _______ (up/off/in/down)

7. The farmer is pumping water _______ the field. (for/to/into/on)

8. I am contented _______ your exam result. (to/for/on/with)

9. She likes working _______ children. (on/for/with/to)

10. The street is crowded _______ people and vehicles. (on/for/by/with)

11. You can learn English _______ the help of computers. (of/with/on/in)

12. The computer is capable _______ doing various things. (of/on/at/in)

13. My class is divided _______ 4 groups. (on/for/with/into)

14. The computer can help you to interact ________ other computers. (to/with/on/about)

15. You can relax _______ (by/with/at/on) listening to music _______ the computer (in/at/on/of)

16. Computers can be used _______ entertainment. (to/with/for/on)

17. I often receive letters _______ my brother. (from/to/with/about)

18. He doesn’t understand anything ________ the computer. (about/for/on/in)

19. Take _________ your shoes before entering the room. (off/on/up/in)

20. She’s looking _________ a job, but she hasn’t found one. (into/for/up/at)

Exercise 2. ADJECTIVE RACE. Work in teams. The teacher says an adjective from page 40. How many things can you write for each adjective in thirty seconds? You get one point for each thing. The team with the most points wins.

(Cuộc đua tính trừ. Làm việc theo nhóm. Giáo viên nói một tính từ trang 40. Bạn có thể viết bao nhiêu thứ cho mỗi tính từ trong ba mươi giây? Mỗi thứ nhận được 1 điểm. Đội có nhiều điểm nhất thắng.)

colourful - butterfly, fish, bag, notebook

(đầy màu sắc: bướm, cá, túi sách, vở ghi chép)

Exercise 10: Choose the sentence (A, B, C, or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or the best combines the two given sentences.

76. You shouldn’t point at others while talking because it is impolite.

     A. It’s better for you to point at others while talking although it is impolite.

     B. It isn’t better for you to point at others while talking because it is impolite.

     C. You had better not point at others while talking because it is impolite.

     D. You don’t need to point at others while talking because it is impolite.

77. We must finish all the homework by Thursday to meet the deadline.

     A. We are obliged to finish all the homework on Thursday to meet the deadline.

     B. It is obligatory for us to finish all the homework before Thursday to meet the deadline.

     C. We have to complete almost all the homework by Thursday to meet the deadline.

     D. The deadline is Thursday so we need to finish almost all the homework then.

78. Be on time! The water puppet show starts at 7 pm sharp.

A. Be on time! The water puppet show starts at around 7 pm.

B. Be on time! The water puppet show starts at exactly 7 pm.

C. Be on time! The water puppet show starts at approximately 7 pm.

D. Be on time! The water-puppet show starts before 7 pm.

79. You’re kidding! His current job is too good for him to quit.

A. Are you kidding me? His current job is too good for him to quit.

B. You’re joking! His current job is too good for him to quit.

C. You’re winding me up! His current job is too good for him to quit.

D. All are correct.

80. All workers are asked to follow the safety rules at the construction site.

A. All the workers must follow the safety rules at the construction site.

B. All the workers should follow the safety rules at the construction site.

C. Not all the workers are obliged to follow the safety rules at the construction site.

        D. Not all workers are asked to break with the safety rules at the construction site.

81. She hasn’t phoned home for two weeks.

A. The last time she phoned home is two weeks ago.

B.The last time she phoned home was two weeks ago.

C.The last time she phoned home was two weeks 

D.The last time she phone home was two weeks ago.

82. Nam works more lazily so he often gets worse marks than Quang.

A . Quang works  harder so he often gets better marks than Hung

B. Quang work  harder so he often gets better marks than Hung

C. Quang worked  harder so he often gets better marks than Hung

D. Quang works  harder so he often gets better marks than Hung

83. Romantic films interest me more than war films.

A. I find romantic films more interesting as war films

B. I find romantic films much interesting than  war films

C. I find romantic films more interesting than  war films

D. I find romantic films is more interesting than  war films

84. It took me two hours to walk to her village.

A. I spent two hours to walk to her village.

B. I spent two hours walking to her village.

C. I spent two hours walk to her village.

D. I spent two hours to walking to her village.

85. Hung drives more carefully than his brother.

A. Hung’s brother drives less carefully than he does.

B. Hung doesn’t drive as carefully as he does.

C. Hung’s brother drives more carefully than he does.

D. Both A and B are correct

Use the prompts to write sentences with the correct form of have something done. Then match each sentence with rule a or b in the Learn this! box.

1 Olivia / her hair / dye / red / for charity

2 Josh / his bike / steal / at the weekend

3 the house / its roof / blow off / in the storm

4 we / the carpets / clean / after the party last weekend

5 my sister / always / her nails / do / on Fridays

6 she/her visa application / refuse / last month