Unit 4 : Learning a foreign language

1. to him / encouragement / The teacher’s / words / were a great /. /

The teacher’s

2. are necessary for / and doing grammar exercises / language learners / Both studying vocabulary / in mastering a new language /. /

Both studying vocabulary

3. from modern technologies / It is very / a foreign language / and well-qualified teachers / useful to learn /. /

It is very

4. on campus / Nowadays, / living in a dormitory / most of students / are fond of /. /

Nowadays,

5. in this area / We hoped / would know / this advertisement / that a large number of learners / our school through /. /

We hoped

6. I believed that / Unlike my sister, / was very useful / mastering a foreign language /. /

Unlike my sister,

7. to make a plan right now / to pass an International Examination / If you want / you have / like IELTS /. /

If you want

8. to her / the Seattle School / neither contacted phone / She said that /nor sent any emails, /. /

She said that

9. for beginner / provides various places / or intermediate students / Our school / at all levels /. /

Our school

10. Paola hopes / around the world / she can communicate / through learning English / with people from /. /

Paola hopes

1. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets:

He___________________(forgive) you if you tell him the truth

We ___________________ (not pass) the exam unless we study harder

If she___________ (take) a painkiller, she___________(feel) much better soon

If your mother________________(ask) me, I will tell  her you went for a walk

___________________ (you/buy) the T-shirt if she has got it in your size?

If they______________(be) here tomorrow, they will try to go to Susan’s party.

___________________ (you/go) to the wedding if she sends you an invitation?

If Mark and Sally_______(cut) the red wire, the bomb____________(explode)

I ___________________ (receive) a prize if my composition wins the contest

If my boss__________(not give) me more work, I_______(arrive) home early

Will she come if Jason__________________________ her? (call)

If Sarah were rich, she_____________ in an expensive hotel. (stay)

1. “All of you have to hand in your paper now.” the teacher said to his students.

→ The teacher told his students ______________________________________________

2. Phong said that “My parents are proud of my good marks.”

→ Phong said (that) _______________________________________________________

3. Her father said to her: “You can go to the movie with your friends.”

→ Her father told her that ___________________________________________________

4. “I have to go to the school library now.” John said.

→ John said that ___________________________________________________________

5. “I’m studying Japanese for my job.” Peter said.

→ Peter said ______________________________________________________________

6. “I must do it now” said the little girl.

→ The little girl said that ____________________________________________________

7. Lan said to me: “I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready.”

→ Lan said that _________________________________________________________

8. “Do you like English, Ba?” said Mr. Lam.

→ Mr. Lam asked ___________________________________________________________

9. “Will you go to Dalat next month?” said Long.

→ Long asked me __________________________________________________________

10. “Is there a post office near here?” The boy asked me.

→ The boy _______________________________________________________________

11. “ Can you use a computer, Lan?” said Mr. Hung.

→ Mr. Hung _____________________________________________________________

12. “Are you a new student?” the boy said to the girl.

→ The boy _______________________________________________________________

13. He asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper?”

→ He asked me ____________________________________________________________

14. Jason asked me, “Are you coming with me?”

→ Jason asked me __________________________________________________________

15. “Where are you from?” the teacher said to me.

→The teacher asked _________________________________________________________

16. “Why are you late for class?” the teacher said to me.

→ The teacher asked _________________________________________________________

17. “How many students are there in your class?” said the teacher.

→ The teacher asked Lan _____________________________________________________

18. “Why do you choose that kind of food, Lan?” said Tuan.

→ Tuan asked Lan__________________________________________________________

19. “How do you go to school, Mai?” I said.

→ I asked Mai _____________________________________________________________

20. “Which grade are you in, Nam?” She said.

→ She asked Nam _________________________________________________________

21. She wants to attend the course. She has to pass the written examination.

→If _____________________________________________________________________

22. You do morning exercises regularly, and you’ll lose weight

→If ______________________________________________________________________

23. Study hard, or you will fail the test.

→If ______________________________________________________________________

24. Keep calm or you’ll fail in your driving test.

→If ______________________________________________________________________

25. Do the test carefully or you will make mistakes

→If __________________________________________________________________

26. Come soon or you will miss the bus

→If ______________________________________________________________________

27. “ Don’t be lazy or you will fail the exam “

→If ___________________________________________________________________

28. Try to recycle things and we will save natural resources.

→If _______________________________________________________________________

29. Come soon or you will miss the bus

→If ______________________________________________________________________

30. You’ll avoid waiting by booking a table in advance

→If _______________________________________________________________________

II. Conditional Sentence (type 1)

a)     Verb form

1.      If the weather …………. good next weekend, we …………… away somewhere. (stay / go)

2.      Come on ! If we ……………, we ………………… the bus. (hurry / catch)

3.      There …………… big floods every year if the cutting down of trees continues. (be)

4.      If there ……… too much litter in the streets, the environment will become polluted. (be)

5.      If the sea level ………………, there will be many floods in many parts of the world. (rise)

6.      They will be late for the meeting if they ………………… now. (not leave)

7.      If you aren’t careful, you …………………. the plates. (drop)

8.      If anyone ……………… me, please tell them I’m out. (phone)

9.      If crops ………………… with pesticides, they …………… by insects in soil. (spray / destroy) 

10.   If he ………………. too much pesticide on vegetables, they will become edible. (not use)

b)     Rewrite with IF

1.      Recycle and we’ll save natural resources.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2.      Be careful or you will fall over the rocks.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3.      Working too much can make you feel tired.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4.      Don’t be careless or you’ll break the vase.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5.      Ha can pass the exam, she has to work hard.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6.      He can do a part to save the environment by buying recycled products.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

7.      Putting garbage into the bins is one answer to minimize pollution.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

8.      We should take the map with us or we will lose our way on the street.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9.      Ellen can borrow it, but she must give it back next week.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

10.  The authorities are thinking of raising the petrol prices. I will have to cycle to work.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

VII.     Read the situations and write wishes you want to make for them.

1.Many schools are overcrowded because there are so many children in Viet Nam.

I wish_______________________________________________________________________________

2.My school has no playground equipment or extra activities.

I wish_______________________________________________________________________________

3.In the Mekong Delta, small children go through some foot bridges in order to get to school.

I wish

4.Kindergarten teachers don’t have training courses in making handmade teaching materials.

I wish_______________________________________________________________________________

5.Children from poor families can’t go to school because they have to earn money to support their families.

I wish 

1.“ My brother lives in London .” Lan said to Nam. 

Lan told Nam ________________________________________________________ 

2.“ I’ll phone the office from the airport, Lan.” He said 

He told Lan that_______________________________________________________ 

3.She said, “ I really like this furniture.” 

She said that__________________________________________________________ 

4.“ My parents  are arriving tomorrow.” She said 

She said _____________________________________________________________ 

5.They said to him,” We are learning English now.” 

   They ________________________________________________________________ 

“6. I must finish these works on time” he said to me. 

He _________________________________________________________________ 

7.She said to me,” I will go to China next week” 

She ___________________________________________________________________ 

8.“ I’ m having a good time here.” Said Maryam. 

Maryam_________________________________________________________________ 

9.‘ Who put salt in my coffee?” he asked 

He asked _______________________________________________________________ 

10.“ Who is going to live in the big house? “ An old man said 

An old man asked__________________________________________________________ 

VIII. Write complete sentences, using the words/ phrases given in their correct forms. You can add some more necessary words, but you have to use all the words given.

1.With/ whiteboard/ classroom/ every student/ take part/ lessons.

____________________________________________________________________________________

2.Mistakes/ which/ made/ during guided practice/ easily erased.

____________________________________________________________________________________

3.Nowadays/ smart boards/ provide/ students/ interactive learning environment.

____________________________________________________________________________________

4.Students/ see more diagrams/ charts/ videos/ Internet.

____________________________________________________________________________________

5.Smart boards/ also/ help/ students/ use/ fingers/ write directly/ them.

____________________________________________________________________________________

11.The folk                 of top spinning still attracts city children despite the popularity of modern games such as bowling, skateboarding, billiards and video games.

A.pastime              B.ceremony                       C.activity                          D.enjoyment

12.Although spinning tops are among the simplest of toys, children             it one of the most vivid and exciting games.

A.allow                 B.let                                  C.make                              D.keep

13.Women have walked dozens of kilometres to market                   twenty- or thirty-kilogram loads in shoulder poles for generations.

A.carry                  B.to carry                          C.to be carried                  D.carrying

14.Cyclo, a sort of tricycle rickshaw,             the most popular means of transport in Viet Nam in the past.

A.was                    B.used to                           C.used to be                      D.would be

15.We wish LCD projectors               still expensive.

A.haven’t been      B.are not                           C.were not                        D.hadn’t been

6.They like playing tug-of-war and cat and mouse game                  because playing these games with the friends is                     .

A.almost - funny   B.almost - fun                   C.most - fun                      D.most - funny

7.Traditional games                an important role in children’s intellectual life.

A.play                   B.take                                C.bring                              D.make

8.Whenever                 Vietnamese village festivals, you will have a chance to watch a traditional game - human chess - which is the favourite to a great deal of Vietnamese people.

A.participating      B.taking place                   C.taking part                     D.taking    part in

9.Traditional games                as an effective but simple educational method for centuries.

A.were used          B.used to used                   C.had used                        D.have been used

10.Raising roosters for cockfighting              heavy investments in time and labour.

A.requests             B.requires                          C.satisfies                         D.asks