Find all the examples of the past simple and the present perfect in the article. Complete the rules in the Learn this! box below with present perfect or past simple. Then underline an example of each rule in the article.

LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple

a. We use ¹___________ to talk about a specific occasion in the past.

b. We use ²___________ to talk about a specific period of time that is still continuing.

c. We use ³___________ to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or how long.

d. We use ⁴___________to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the present, often with just, already, or yet.

e. We use ⁵___________to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past, often with ever or never.

VI)-Read the passage, and write the correct form of each verb in brackets. Use the past perfect, or the simple past (active or passive). Typhoon Linda in Viet Nam During the night of November 2, 1997, Typhoon Linda (44. hit) __________South Viet Nam, and (45. affect)___________ all the Southwestern provinces. Before the disaster (46. occur)____________, the Government of Viet Nam (47. warn) _________ populations in the areas. Moreover, the government (48. instruct) ___________ the provinces to combat the effects of the typhoon. Thanks to these efforts, more than 3,500 fishermen (49. rescue)____________. However, 464 people (50. kill) _________, over 3,000 boats (51. sink)_____________, and about 100,000 houses (52. destroy) _____________. The Government also (53. take) ___________ all measures to provide health and other services to the affected population. VII)-Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. Drought Drought occurs when there is a (54)______________ of rainfall over a long period of time, resulting in water shortages for groups of people, activities or the (55) _____________. Droughts have a significant effect (56)___________ agriculture and can harm the economy. Water vapour needs to rise high through the atmosphere in order to form (57) _____________. However, in (58)____________ of high pressure, water vapour does not rise and no rain or clouds will form. When the high pressure stays in an area for a prolonged length of (59)____________, the result is drought,.

* Some of the sentences below are correct but the others are incorrect. Put a tick (v) in the space at the beginning of the sentence if it’s right and underline and correct the mistake at the beginning of the sentence if it’s wrong. Two examples have been done for you.
…………v……………… 0. He laughed because the girl was funny.
…………so……………… 00. I was hungry because I ate a lot of food.
…………………………… 31. Don’t to forget to bring me the book.
…………………………… 32. It was necessary that he came on time.
…………………………… 33. However she is not rich, she is generous.
…………………………… 34. She suggested to go to the dancing club tonight.
…………………………… 35. In spite of he is a good singer, he is not famous.
…………………………… 36. Who is taking after your mother in the hospital?
…………………………… 37. Although it was raining, they went out for a drink.
…………………………… 38. The teacher requested that all students left the room.
…………………………… 39. Could you turn on the light, please? I want to read this magazine.
…………………………… 40. They went on to look for the missing child when it started to get dark.

Complete the Learn this! box with the tenses below. Then underline an example of each of the rules (a-d) in the text in exercise 2.

past continuous       past perfect              past simple

Put the verb into the correct form ,present simple or past simple, active or passive.

1. It’s a factory. Five hundred people .........................................( employ) there. 

2. Water ......................(cover) most of the Earth’s surface.

3. Most of the Earth’s surface ..............................(cover)  by water. 

4.The park gates ......................( lock) at 6.30p.m every evening. 

5. The letter .......................(post) a week ago and it ..................... (arrive) yesterday .

6.The boat ..........................( sink) quickly but fortunately everybody ................ ( rescue)

7.Ron’s parents .................................( die) when he was very young .He and his sister .......................(bring) up by their grandparents.

8.I was born in London but I ..............................( grow) up in the north of England 

9.While I was on holiday, my camera ..............................( disappear) from my hotel room.

10.While I was on holiday, my camera.............................( steal) from my hotel room

Put the verb into the correct form ,present simple or past simple, active or passive.

1. It’s a factory. Five hundred people.........................................( employ) there. 

2. Water......................(cover) most of the Earth’s surface.

3. Most of the Earth’s surface..............................(cover)  by water. 

4.The park gates......................( lock) at 6.30p.m every evening. 

5. The letterd.......................(post) a week ago and it ..................... (arrive) yesterday .

6.The boat..........................( sink) quickly but fortunately everybody................ ( rescue)

7.Ron’s parents.................................( die) when he was very young .He and his sister .......................(bring) up by their grandparents.

8.I was born in London but I ..............................( grow) up in the north of England 

9.While I was on holiday, my camera ..............................( disappear) from my hotel room.

10.While I was on holiday, my camera.............................( steal) from my hotel room

7. Look at the highlighted examples of non-defining relative clauses in the text. Circle the correct words below. 

(Nhìn vào các ví dụ được tô sáng về mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định trong văn bản. Khoanh tròn các từ đúng dưới đây.)

LEARN THIS! Non-defining relative clauses

a. In non-defining relative clauses, we use who, which, where and whose, but we do not use that.

b. A non-defining relative clause: 

comes immediately (1) before / after a noun and gives us information about that noun.

adds extra information to the sentence; the sentence (2) makes sense / does not make sense without it.

(3) has / doesn't have a comma at the start. It has a comma or a full stop at the end.