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TuÇn 6
I. Aims
- Revise the tenses of verbs that they have learned since grade 6.
- Revise the vocabularies and new structures of unit 1, 2, 3 of grade 8
II. Preparations
- Ss revise the old lesson.
- T write the teaching plan.
III. Exercises
I/ Give the correct tense form of the verbs in each sentence .
1.The sun always (rise) in the east . Look , It
( rise) !
2. I do not think I (go) out tonight . I am too tired.
5. The moon (move) around the earth.
6. Mai (be) very happy when
she(receive) a letter from her sister this morning .
7. Would you like(join) my class next Sunday? We
( visit) the local museum .
8. My father (read) now . He always
( read) a book after dinner.
9. A friend of my brother
,
s (call) him last night , but he
(not be) at home . So I (take) a message for
him .
10. Are you busy this evening ? – Yes ,I (meet) Tuan at
the library at seven . We (study) together .
11. Mai ( telephone) you when she comes back .
12. When we (be) small , our family
(live) in the countryside.
13. Miss Trang is in hospital . – Yes , I know. I (visit)

a terrible noise . While I (struggle) to stop the boat , I
(wake up) , I (hear) a noise downstairs . Sue and Dennis
(come) into the house . Then I (realize) that I
could still hear the waterfall . It was the bath , of course . I
(jump) off the bed and (run) to the bathroom
. There (be) water everywhere.
24. While my sister and I (watch) a movie on TV last
night , our uncle in the USA (phone) .
25. Please continue your work ; We do not mind
(wait) .
II. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently
from the others
1. a. planet b. character c. happy d. classmate
2. a. letter b. twelve c. person d. sentence
3. a. humor b. music c. cucumber d. sun
4. a. enough b. young c. country d. mountain
5. a. sociable b. ocean c. receive d. special
6. a. dark b. father c. star d. principal
7. a. old b. socoable c. outgoing d. volunteer
8. a. my b. curly c. library d. lucky
9. a. fair b. straight c. train d. wait2
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10. a. spends b. laughs c. friends d. potatoes
III / Rewrite these sentences as directed .
1. He is strong . He can carry that suitcase . ( enough)
7. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting over a long
distance . ( Speak)
8. Mr . Phong made an to see us two o
,
clock . (Arrange)
9. Thomas Watson was Bell
,
s , was not he? ( Assist)3
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10. He fell off the bike , but his were not serious. (Injure)
11. She gave me a of the new house . ( Demonstrate )
12. The shop showed me a lot of new models . ( Assist )
13. You must read the following precautions carefully .
( Safe)
14. You should not talk about her character only through her
( Appear)
15. Let me get an form and we can fill out . ( Apply)
16. Nam likes acting and outdoor . ( Act)
VI/ Complete these sentences with the correct preposition :
1. Alexander Graham bell was born March 3
rd
, 1845
Scotland .
2. He worked deaf-mute Boston University .
3. I will come to pick her at 8 o
,
clock .

8. sister / short / does / hair / Linh
,
s / wavy / have? 9. married / fat / she / short / a / man . 10. teacher / dark / has / our / hair / straight / long . 11. Minh / use / live / farm / when / he / small boy . TuÇn 7 Ngµy so¹n: 3/ 10 / 08
Ngµy gi¶ng: 11/ 10/ 08
I. Aims
- Continue revising the knoledge of unit 1, 2, 3 and do futher practice
II. Preparation
- T write the teaching plans
- S revise the old lesson
III. Exercises
Exercise 1 Choosse the word that has underlined part pronounced
differently from the others.
1. a. safe b. refrigerator c. market d. dangerous
2. a. folder b. cover c. socket d. remember
3. a.drug b. rufg c. bus d. century
4. a.beneath b. heavy c. bread d. wear
5. a. cup b. object c. include d. place


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6. ……………………………………………
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8. ………………………………………………
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Exercise 3
Give the correct form of the words in the bracket.
1. You must read the following precautions carefully .
( Safe)
2. You should not talk about her character only through her
( Appear)
3. Let me get an form and we can fill out . ( Apply)
4. Nam likes acting and outdoor . ( Act)
5. Our teacher always us to work hard . ( Courage)
6. The Boy Scouts of America is a youth . ( Organize)
7. The scouts do the work . ( Volunteer)
Exercise 4Complete these sentences with the correct preposition :
1. Linh
,
s uncle left H C M City 2000 and went to Ha Noi .
2. A: How long are you going to stay here?

,
s ( meeting / meet ) at the front door .
5. “ Mr. Watson , come here . I want you.” Ws ( the first / the once )
telephone message.
6. Can I (leave/ live ) a message for Mr. Cuong ?
7. Manh will give us a ring when he ( will arrive / arrives ) in ha Noi .
8. Hoa has a lot of ( home work/ home works) in Math this week .
9. I can not find my glasses . – Yes, Ok . ( I am going to / I will ) help
you look for them .
10.After filling in the form , please ( bring / take ) it back to me.
11.The tourist needs ( finding / to find ) the police station because he is
lost money .
12.We are glad to tell you that we ( are going/ will go ) to have
interesting activities
13.15. He does not enjoy ( playing / to play ) basketball .
14.16. let him ( does / do ) what he wants .
Exercise 2
1. The sun ……… in the east. (rise/ rose/ rises/ rising)
2. Tome is very shy but his sister is outgoing (humorous/ reserved/ hard-
working sociable)
3. She shouldn’t get married yet: she ………. (is not old enough/ was not
old enough/ is not enough old/ was not enough old)
4. She was a very ……….child (health/ haelthy/ healthily/ healthiness)
5. That man seems ………. (happy/ happily/ happiness/ be happy)
6. What does your brother ……….? (look like/ look as/ be like/ as)
7. dave has a good ………. of humor (sense/ scene/ scent/ cent)
8. The water in the lake seldom ………. In winter. (freeze/ freezes/ froze/
freezing)
9. In Britain school always ……….in September. (begin/ begins/ began/
begining)

25.His wife ……….five years ago. (die/ died/ dies/ was dying)
Exercise 3 Choose the word (a, b,c, d) that best fits each of the blank
spaces.
(1) ………. Precaution for Older person.
You ………(2).clean up spills quickly.
You should not climb on chairs or furniture.
You must have a smoke alarm ………(3).each floor and test them ……….(4)
You must not take ………. (5)appliances into the bathroom, and never touch
electrical appliances ………. (6) wet hands.
You must not put plants or vases of flowers on a television set or other
electrical ……….(7)
You must ……….(8) smoke in bed.
You must not take other people’s medicine or let others take yours.
1. a. Safe b. Safer c. Safety d. Safely
2. a. should b. ought to c. need d. a& b9
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3. a. in b. at c. on d. to
4. a. monthly b. every month c. months d. a& b
5. a. electrical b. electrically c. electricity d. electrician
6. a. by b. with c. use d. using
7. a. devices b. object c. appliances d. a &c
8. a. must not b. need not to c. don’t have to d. a&b
Exercise 4
Hi! My name is John. I live in Liverpool. Liverpool is a large ctiy in the
north of England. I live with my parents, my two brothers and my sister.
We live in a large house.
In our house, there is a big kitchen, a dining room, a large living room,
3. We / not used / have / electricity / when / live / countryside . 4. She / have to / housework / all day / after / father / get married / new wife
. 5. When / price / find / shoe / he / decide / marry / girl / who / own / it .6. If / arrive / after / half / four / bank / close . 7. Mr. Cuong / be home / before / seven / because / want / see / 7 o
,
clock
news . 8. We / travel / overnight / Ha Noi / and / arrive / 5 o
,
clock / morning .9. They / going / visit / home village / weekend . TuÇn 9 Ngµy so¹n: 17/ 10/ 08

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9. He is badly- dressed.
………………………………………………………………………………
10.He drives very dangerously.
……………………………………………………………………………
II. Fill in each gap a suitable preposition.
1. Linh
,
s uncle left H C M City 2000 and went to Ha Noi .
2. A: How long are you going to stay here?
B : I can speak the language fluently .
3. The accident happened Monday morning when Sue was
driving to work .
4. The birds started singing haft past four this morning .
5. We will know the result of the exam three weeks .
6. Robert is going to stop work next February .
7. Does your brother really enjoy working night ?
8. Mr . Phong went to New York ten days last spring .
9. Tam works hard Monday Friday so he
sleeps the weekend .
10.You can meet me 7.15 and 8.00 .
III. Rewrite the setences
1. Bao is too young to cycle to school .
Bao
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2. I received some money from my aunt this morning .


5. Jazz/ become/ popular/ united states/ the 1920s.

6. I/ call/ you/ Friday afternoon/ about/ 2. 30.

7. The first amn/ walk/ moon/ 21 July 1969.

8. I/ used/ stay/ farm/ grandparents/ parents.
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TuÇn 15 Ngµy so¹n: 4/ 12/ 08
Ngµy gi¶ng: 9/ 12/08
I. Aims
- Help Ss to study further about the directed speech.
II. Preparation
- Ss revise the old lessons
- T write exercises.
III. Exercises
Exercise 1 Change into reported speech.
1 . “ I want my room to look nice at the festival ,” Hoa said . 2. “ We are going to the rice-cooking contest ,” said Mr. Robinson . 3. “ You have to take at least two bottles of water ,” Tam’s


12. “ Are you from Australia ?” , I said to the tourists . 13. “ My uncle is working in a building near the Statue of Liberty.” , John
said . 14. “ Will you go to Cairo on your holiday next month?” , I asked Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson .15. “ Have you ever been to My son , Mrs. Blake ?” , said Lan . 16. “ Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris !” I said to Lan .17. “ Does your sister have toy store in London ? “ Jane asked Peter . 18. “ Can you show me the way to the Sydney Opera House ?” , he asked
the policeman . 19. “ Do not go out alone at night !” , the household said to me.

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9. We / sometimes / have / go / school / very early / do / class duties . 10. We / raise / funds / by / collect / waste paper / and / break / glass .
Tuan 20 Ngaứy soaùn: 2/ 1/ 09 Ngaứy giaỷng:8/ 1/ 09
I. Aims
- Help Ss to revise the knowledge of the units of the first semester.
- Present simple tense denotes the future meanings16
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- Present progressive tense denotes the future meaning.
- Present perfect tense.
II. Teaching aids
- Reference books
III. Procedures
Exercise 1 Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. I need a favor . ( That is very kind of you / How can I help you ? )
2. My mother is busy ( to cook / cooking ) .
3. Mrs. Xuan looked very ( happy/ happily) this morning .
4 .It is ( become / becoming ) more and more dangerous to travel by air.
5. The last time we met her was ( when / since ) we left school .
6 . They ( did not work / have not worked ) in that factory since last Monday
.
7. My uncle is the same ( old / age) as hers .
8. What time ( does the train leave/ is the train leaving ) tomorrow?
9. Her brother does nor enjoy ( playing / to play ) badminton.

19.I (know) her for five years .
20. Your dog ever (bite) anyone?
21.Yes , he (bite) a policemen last week .
22.We (not see) her since we (be)
on holiday in Ha Long Bay.
23.Phuong (not finish) her homework yet .
24.Would you like some coffee ? I just (make) some.
25.She (feed) the cat yet ?
26.Yes , She (feed) it haft an hour ago.
27.The weather (become) colder and colder in
December.
28.He (cut) my hair too short .
29.Do not worry ; It (grow) again very quickly .
30.You (be) away?
Yes . I (go) to the country last Sunday .
31.They just (phone) to say that they (not
come) back till Friday night .
32.My uncle (nor visit) us since he
(move) to the new town .
Exercise 5 Rewrite the following sentences.
1. Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone .
Alexander Graham Bell was
2. Let
,
s meet inside the center , at the cafe corner.
How
3. You went to see the movie Dream City last night , didn
,
t you?
Did ?

13.It is hot today . It was hot yesterday . ( like)
The weather
14.I am Vietnamese . She is Russian . ( different)
My nationality
15.She sings more beautiful than her sister . ( as as)
Her sister
16.We started living here fifteen years ago .
We have
17.The last time she visited me was five months ago .
She has not
18.I last wrote to my uncle in July .
I have not
19.It is a long time since we became close friends.
We have
20.Minh began to collect stamps in 2000 .
Minh has
21.It is three years since I last spoke to her .
I have not
22.Tam does not type as fast as she used to .
Tam used 19
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Ngaứy soaùn: Ngaứy giaỷng:
I. Aims
- Help Ss to develop writing skill through the following type of
exercises:
Write a letter, Put the word in correct order to make meaningful
It / comfortable / than / any / other hotels . Nearest beach / less / hundred meters / away . So / we / spend / lot / time / swim / sea . It / really good / and / I wish / you / be / here .
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21. Dear Thuy An
Thank you / lovely letter / tell me / your holiday . I / be / glad / hear / you / good time / family / Tam Dao Mountain Resort . I / just / have / wonderful holiday / cousins / Ha Noi. We drive / Ha Noi / Quang Ninh / and/ visit / lots / interesting places .

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E. Smith .
II. Put the words in correct order to make meaningful sentences
1 . information / bringing / entertainment / also / is / only / but / TV / not . 2. village / the / definitely / better / life / the / changing / is / for / is . 3. look for / more money / farmers / when / family / often / other work /
their / need / they / for .

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4. trying / facilities / governments / the poor / the world / / are / provide /
over / to / all / for . 5.People / still / a / week / work / in / many / days / the country / seven . . 6.back / in . months / going / England / they / two / are / to . 7. secondary / countryside / learning / schools / many / are / higher / in /
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IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
1. In the world , millions of old papers ( thrown / are throwing / are thrown /
threw ) away every day .
2. She was very sad ( not get / not to get / to not get / not getting) good
marks in the final tests .
3. The prefix re- in the word reuse means ( against /for / no / again) .
4. Farmers collect household and garden waste to make ( compost/ floor
coverings / glassware / pipes ) .
5. I ( met / was meeting ) a friend while I ( did / was doing ) the shopping .
6. I ( turned / was turning ) round and ( saw / was seeing ) Paula .
7. She ( wore / was wearing ) a bright red coat .
8. You ( always watch / are always watching ) television . You should do
something more active .
9. I ( paid/ was paying ) for my things when I ( heard / was hearing)
someone call my name .
10. We ( left/ were leaving ) the cafe and ( said / were saying ) goodbye.
11. This time last Monday we ( took/ were taking ) the final test .
12. Mr. Blair ( always goes / is always going ) to work by bus .
13. While we ( had / were having ) a drink , a waiter ( dropped / was
dropping ) a pile of plates .
14. John is never satisfied . he ( always complains / is always
complaining ) .
15. Liz is very ( interested / interesting / interest / interests) in the water –
fetching contest .
16. How do people decide ( who do win / do who win / who winning / who
wins ) the contest ?
17. He told me that he ( had already the film seen / the film had already
seen / had seen the film already / had seen already the film ) .
18. I telephoned the station to make ( sure / true / real / right ) of the time of

31. The scouts also help the and street children . ( Old)
32. Is there anything on TV tonight ? ( Interest)
33. This form must have the of the winter . ( Sign)
34. The child should be punished because of his bad .
( Behave)
35. What is the correct of this word ? ( Pronounce )
36. His parents are very of him . ( Pride )
37. If your work is , You will get a raise . ( Satisfy)
38. We have decided to interview the best six for the
job . ( Apply)
39. Our main to export are nice , coffee and rubber .
( Produce )
40. The in this town are very friendly . ( Reside)
41. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been in the last few
years . ( Urban)
42. She received a lot of from her parents . ( Courage)
43. These shoes are smart , but they are very .
( Comfort)
44. Mr. Thanh is having for his bad back . ) Treat )
45. Years later , she passed me in the street without even the smallest sign
of ( Recognize)
46. Two from the group “ Friends of the Earth” are talking to the
students .( Represent)
47. There are more and more people concerning about
pollution . ( Environment)
48. This knife is – It can not cut anything. ( Use)
49. It is contest in which have to read two poems in English .
( Participate)