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TIẾNG ANH 10 (CB)
(HỌC KÌ I)

Biên soạn:

LÊ NGỌC THẠCH

TÀI LIỆU LƯU HÀNH NỘI BỘ

English 10 Period 1

middle department, and the senior department.
We have seven periods from eight to one. We study Maths, Geography,
History, Music, Art and Crafts, and English. I like English best and next to
that, Maths. At ten we have a chance to eat an orange and some peanuts. At
noon, we do not rest. At one we clean up our classroom and close the school.
I go home for lunch, but this time, my sister Patricia gets the meals. We often
eat yams with soup and other dishes. After lunch, I usually sleep for half an
hour. In the afternoon, we play netball. I sometimes skip, run, and jump with
the other girls.
At about six or six thirty we have dinner. Either my sister or I cook it. The
meal is simpler than the mid-day meal. We eat fruit or rice, and sometimes
we have bread and tea. Then in the evening, I do my homework and go to
bed at about ten.

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Task 2. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the first thing the girl does when she gets up? 2. Do members of her family eat bread with butter and rice for breakfast?
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3. Twelve o’clock can be called mid-day. What other word does the girl use
to mean the same thing?
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In the afternoon
6:00(6:30) In the
evening
10:00

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Task 4. Work in groups. Talk about your father’s (mother’s/brother’s/
sister’s) daily routines.

English 10 Period 2
LESSON 2: WRITING (Write a Narrative)

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Task 1. Pelmanism. Choose each verb and its correct past form.

Be Find Take Move Bump Fall Apologize Shout

Bumped

Took Shouted

Was Apologized


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d. I went to school for the first time when I was only six years old.
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e. When I told him my “story”, the teacher punished the boys.
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f. The next morning, I woke up early. Then my father took me to school.
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g. I was really happy to be in school on the first day. It is indeed a
memorable day.
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h. The day before my school opened, my father asked me to keep my
books ready.
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i. I was frightening and began to cry. My teacher asked me why I was
crying.
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j. I was taken to a classroom, and it did not much time for me to be
friendly with other students.
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Task 3. Write the story from the given prompts.
1. My first day/ high school/ be very embarrassing.
 My first day in high school was very embarrassing.
2. September 5. 2000/ be my first day/ high school.
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3. My father/ take me/ school/ motorbike.
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4. There/ be a lot of traffic/ move slowly.
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Task 4. Work in pairs. Swap your paper and correct each other’s
mistakes.
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English 10 Period 3
LESSON 3: THE PRESENT SIMPLE, THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
AND THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

I. The Present Simple Tense
1. Form to be
- Affirmative: S + V1…. S + am/is/are……
- Negative: S + do/does + not + V… S + am/is/are + not…
- Interrogative: Do/Does + S + V….? Am/Is/Are + S ….?
2. Use
a. Diễn tả một hành động hoặc một thói quen ở hiện tại (always, usually,
often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, every…….)
Ex: I usually go to school in the afternoon.
b. Diễn tả một chân lí, một sự thật lúc nào cũng đúng.
Ex: The earth moves around the sun III. The Present Perfect Tense
1. Form
- Affirmative: S + has/have +V3/ed….
- Negative: S + has/have + not + V3/ed…
- Interrogative: Has/Have + S + V3/ed….?
2. Use
a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ và kéo dài đến hiện tại
(never, ever, not…yet, since, for, so far, until now, up to now,…….)
Ex: We have learnt English for 5 years.
b. Diễn tả một hành động vừa mới xảy ra (just, recently, lately).
Ex: She has just gone out.
c. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ không xác đònh rõ thời
gian (already, before)
Ex: Have you seen this movie before?
3. Notes
a. Cách dùng của since và for
- SINCE: chỉ mốc thời gian (2000, September, I last saw you, …)
- FOR: chỉ khoảng thời gian (3 months, a long time, ages, …)
b. S + has/have +V3/ed…… since + S + V2/ed….
Ex: We have known each other since we worked in this factory.
c. Các trạng từ: never, ever, just, already thường đứng giữa trợ động từ
(has/ have) và động từ chính (V3/ed).
Ex: I have already finished my homework.

EXERCISES
Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense:

18. Listen to those people! What language they (speak)___________?
19. It (not rain)______________ much in our country in winter.
20. I never (talk)_____________ to such an interesting person.
English 10 Period 4
LESSON 4: READING (SCHOOL TALKS)

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Task 1. Work in groups. Write the activities you usually do at school. reading books Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
Reading is Fun
Have you ever shared or talked about your favorite books with your friends?
If you join a book club, you’ll have very rewarding experience. By reading
and discussing good books with your friends or classmates, you can go into
the depth of the books and find them more interesting. When you are
scheduled to attend the club regularly, you can’t say that you are too busy to
sit down with a book. Some students become more confident by leading a
Activities at school

1. rewarding
2. scheduled
3. effective
4. viewpoint
5. background
6. heterogeneous
a. opinion.
b. successful.
c. consisting of different kinds of people or things.

d. planned to happen at a particular time.
e. (someone’s) family and education.
f. worth doing.

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Task 3. Decide whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
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1. Reading and discussing books with other students help us understand
the books better.
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2. We don’t have much time for reading if we join a book club.
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3. Giving a book report in a club can be rewarding experience.
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4. We can make friends with members of our book club.
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5. Shy people are not willing to express their ideas in a small club.
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Ex: - I enjoy playing soccer.
- My uncle kept talking about his farmlife.
b. Thường theo sau các giới từ: in, on, at, of, for,……
Ex: - The children are interested in playing soccer.
- He has the trouble with doing this research.

2. To-Infinitive (to-V)
Thường theo sau các động từ như: want, decide, try, fail, pretend, prove,
hope, agree, promise, happen, tend, plan, expect, threaten…
Ex: - We all want to become better students.
- She decided to live in HCM city.
3. S + V + 0 + to-inf….
Thường theo sau các động từ như: ask, want, get, tell, advise, allow,
persuade, order, invite,…
Ex:- My parents always want me to be a doctor.
- Nga asked Lan to return her book.

4. Notes
- stop + V-ing: dừng hành động đang
làm.
Ex: Stop making noise, please!
-stop + to V: dừng lại để làm việc
khác.
Ex: She stopped to talk to him.
- try + V-ing: thử làm điều gì
Ex:He tries writing with his left hand.

- try + to V: cố gắng làm việc gì
Ex: We try to get high marks.
- remember +V-ing: nhớ đã làm đ.

A. to work B. working
4. Reading stories in English helps us____________ our writing skill.
A. improve/ to improve B. improving
5. I hope____________ better grades in English next semester.
A. to get B. getting
6. Minh considers_______________ a French course next semester.
A. to take B. taking
7. You should try_____________ if you feel stressed at work.
A. to relax B. relaxing
8. I certainly don’t regret____________ in our team.
A. to work B. working
9. I wish_____________ a doctor when I grow up.
A. to be B. being
10. We’ve planned_____________ a vacation this year.
A. to take B. taking

II/ Write the correct form of a verb from the box in each blank.
help learn work take play
use operate switch off bring not cry
1. Do you like_____________ in a team.
2. When did you start_______________ French?
3. I’ve decided____________ a temporary job at a supermarket.
4. I don’t mind_____________ you if you’re tired.
5. Lam enjoys_____________ for his school’s soccer team.
6. I could see she was very sad. When talking to me, she tries____________.
7. Why did your uncle stop______________ his business?
8. Don’t forget_____________ your dictionary to our English class tomorrow.
9. Remember____________ the lights before you leave the classroom.
10. Teacher to students: You are not allowed__________ this door.
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c. the President of the USA.
d. the Italian artist.
e. the general manager of the Microsoft.
f. the leader of the Vietnamese Communist party.
g. the German music composer.
h. the famous English playwright.
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Task 2. Read Albert Einstein’s background and fill the information in the
form.
Albert Einstein was born on March 14
th
, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. His interest
in science began when he was only five years old.
When his family moved to Milan, Italy, Albert decided to study Physics at
the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He passed
and entered in 1896. He graduated in 1900. Then he became a private
physics and mathematics tutor for two years.
In 1902, Einstein took a job in the Swiss Patent Office in Bern. In 1909,
Einstein finally left his job at the Patent Office and began his belong career
in the academic world. His genius had begun to be recognized, and by 1914
he was at the top of his profession as a member of the Royal Prussian
Academy of Science in Berlin. In 1921, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physics.
In 1933, when Hitler came into power, Einstein moved to the USA. He
became a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study and remained there
until his death on April 18
th
, 1955.

Name: Linda Pascal Mr. / Ms
Date of birth: 1973
Place of birth: California, the USA
Education:
School attended: University of California.
Exams passed: Master of Bachelor in 2002.
Jobs: a sales manager for her uncle’s trading company.
a house manager of Stevenson Hotel.
Interests: an ambitious businesswoman.
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Task 4. Exhibition. Stick some finished paper on the board.
English 10 Period 7
LESSON 7: THE PAST SIMPLE, THE PAST PROGRESSIVE, THE
PAST PERFECT AND THE FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE

I. The Past Simple Tense
1. Form to be
- Affirmative: S + V2/ed…. S + was/were……
- Negative: S + did + not + V… S + was/were + not…
- Interrogative: Did + S + V….? Was/Were + S ….?
2. Use
a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ xác đònh rõ thời gian
(yesterday, ago, last……, in the past, in 1990)
Ex: - My father bought this house 10 years ago.
- Mr. Nam worked here in 1999.

- Affirmative: S + had + V3/ed….
- Negative: S + had + not + V3/ed…
- Interrogative: Had + S + V3/ed….?
2. Use
a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước một thời điểm trong quá khứ.
Ex: By the end of last month, she had made 4 skirts.
b. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra và hoàn thành trước một hành động khác
trong quá khứ (before, after, by the time). Hành động xảy ra trước dùng thì
Past Perfect, hành động xảy ra sau dùng thì Past Simple.
Ex: - After Nam had done his homework, he went to bed.
- They had lived in Dong Thap before they moved to HCM city.
IV. The Future Simple Tense
1. Form
- Affirmative: S + will/shall + Vo….
- Negative: S + will/shall + not + Vo…
- Interrogative: Will/Shall + S + Vo….?
(will not = won’t; shall not = shan’t)
2. Use
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moment.
16. They (not contact)_______________ to each other for a long time.
17. Nothing (be)______________ done since I moved here.
18. I used to walk to school when I (be)_______________ in primary school.
19. He (go)_______________ to that book shop tomorrow.
20. Lan (drink)_____________ two bottles of water every day.
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21. Lan (be)__________ a Vietnamese student. She (be)___________ born
in Ho Chi Minh city. She (go)______________ abroad last year to study
English. She (learn)______________ French before she began to study
English. She (make)_____________ great progress since she
(get)______________ there. Next month, she will take the final exam. She
(be)_____________ able to get a good job when she (return)_____________
to Vietnam.
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Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special

School
School School
School

for the Blind
for the Blindfor the Blind
for the Blind November 25, 20
November 25, 20November 25, 20
November 25, 2006
0606
06 Dear Mom and Dad
Dear Mom and DadDear Mom and Dad
Dear Mom and Dad It has been four (1)____________ since I left home. Life in this (2)
It has been four (1)____________ since I left home. Life in this (2)It has been four (1)____________ since I left home. Life in this (2)
It has been four (1)____________ since I left home. Life in this (2) ____________ school has been all right as ever. I have many new friends now
____________ school has been all right as ever. I have many new friends now ____________ school has been all right as ever. I have many new friends now

voice, and she is very kind and (10)____________ to us, the (11) _____________ to this
_____________ to this _____________ to this
_____________ to this school. She (12)____________ us like her young
school. She (12)____________ us like her young school. She (12)____________ us like her young
school. She (12)____________ us like her young
brothers and sisters. I will come back home on the (13)_____________
brothers and sisters. I will come back home on the (13)_____________ brothers and sisters. I will come back home on the (13)_____________
brothers and sisters. I will come back home on the (13)_____________
holidays and stay with you all for ten days. I love you, Mom and Dad. Send
holidays and stay with you all for ten days. I love you, Mom and Dad. Send holidays and stay with you all for ten days. I love you, Mom and Dad. Send
holidays and stay with you all for ten days. I love you, Mom and Dad. Send
my regards to our (14)_____________, and particularly, to (15)
my regards to our (14)_____________, and particularly, to (15)my regards to our (14)_____________, and particularly, to (15)
my regards to our (14)_____________, and particularly, to (15)

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_________. _________.
_________.
Tell her I love her and miss her, too.
Tell her I love her and miss her, too.Tell her I love her and miss her, too.
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a. on the Tet holidays.
b. Braille.
c. for four months.
d. a nice lady with a sweet voice.
e. her regards to her relatives and
grandma.
f. her friends’ faces.

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Task 4. Work in pairs. Now you a TV reporter. Interview Linh Lan.
Ex: Interviewer: Where are you staying now?
Linh Lan: At Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School for the Blind.
English 10 Period 9
LESSON 9: WRITING (Write a letter of complaint)

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Task 1. Work in groups. Match the outline of a letter of complain with the
correct expressions.
A B
1. Greetings

CompanyCompany
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431 Le Loi 431 Le Loi
431 Le Loi Boulevard
BoulevardBoulevard
Boulevard HCM City.
HCM City. HCM City.
HCM City.
the ground after their refreshments. When the trucks leave the place, the
after their refreshments. When the trucks leave the place, the after their refreshments. When the trucks leave the place, the
after their refreshments. When the trucks leave the place, the
ground is covered with trash.
ground is covered with trash.ground is covered with trash.
ground is covered with trash. D.
D. D.
D. I would suggest that your company should tell the drivers to clear up
I would suggest that your company should tell the drivers to clear up I would suggest that your company should tell the drivers to clear up
I would suggest that your company should tell the drivers to clear up
all the trash
all the trash all the trash
all the trash on the ground before leaving.
on the ground before leaving.on the ground before leaving.
on the ground before leaving. 1:_________ 2:__________ 3:___________ 4:____________

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Task 3. Write a letter to the principal to complain about some students
using motorcycles to school. (the age, the noise they cause, the speed they
ride… )
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1. __________

2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
7. __________
8. __________
9. __________
A. Oh, I see. And I have a question for you.
Do you know when the color television was invented?
B. It was invented by Peter Carl Goldmark.
C. He was American.
D. Your color television looks very nice. Is it new?
E. What’s his nationality?
F. I know this question. In 1950, wasn’t it?
G. Yes. My father has just bought it.
H. I’m sorry I don’t know.
I. You’re right. And who invented it?
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Task 2. Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century A.D. The art of
papermaking took 700 years to reach the Muslim world and another 700
years to get to Britain (via Spain, Southern France and Germany).
Most paper is made from wood. When the trees are cut down, they are
carried by land or water to paper mills. Here they are cut up and the wood is
broken up into fibers, mixed with water and chemicals. This wood pulp is

5. Why may there be a shortage of paper before the year 2020?
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Task 3. Work in groups. Discuss on one of the following topics.
* How can television help our life?
* How can paper help our life?
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English 10 Period 11
LESSON 11: READING (AN EXCURSION)

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come home in the evening.”
Sally: “ I want a holiday with lots to see and do – I love walking, climbing,
riding. I don’t like sitting around doing nothing. I’m quite energetic.”
Stephen: “ I love driving, finding new places, staying in a different town
every night. I like meeting new people and eating different food. I’m very
independent!”
Below are the different holidays offered by a travel company.
1. Enjoy a week in the sun in Majorca. Miles of beach, nothing to do if you
don’t want to, plenty of night-life if you like it.
2. Spend a week horse riding and climbing in the South of France and enjoy
the outdoor life with our qualified guides.
3. Let us show you your own area. Join one of our local centres and we can
show you everything you want to see near you.
4. Hire a car and make your own holiday! You can hire any size of car from
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us for seven days for the price of five.
Help these students choose the best holiday for each of them.
Jane: ________; David:_________; Sally:_________; Stephen:__________ English 10 Period 12
LESSON 12: WRITING (A confirmation letter)

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Task 1. Work in pairs. How do you respond to these situations?
1. Could you join me in the trip this summer? (accept)
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2. Let’s go camping next Sunday! (refuse)
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3. Would you like to go to the movies with me? (accept)
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4. How about watching a football match on Wednesday? (refuse)
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ten mangoes, and bring them to my
en mangoes, and bring them to my en mangoes, and bring them to my
en mangoes, and bring them to my
house an hour before the party.
house an hour before the party.house an hour before the party.
house an hour before the party. Yours,
Yours,Yours,
Yours, Lan
LanLan
Lan
Dear Lan,
Dear Lan,Dear Lan,
Dear Lan, I’m very happy to (1)__________
I’m very happy to (1)__________ I’m very happy to (1)__________
I’m very happy to (1)__________
this Saturday. Of course, I will
this Saturday. Of course, I will this Saturday. Of course, I will
this Saturday. Of course, I will

invitation.

Dear Tuan,
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Task 4. Exhibition. Students read some finished letters in front of the
class.
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English 10 Period 13
LESSON 13: READING (THE MASS MEDIA)


motion pictures.
1. A. importance B. important C. unimportance D. unimportant
2. A. from B. at C. in D. to
3. A. speak B. speaking C. speech D. spoken
4. A. fight B. find C. found D. fought
5. A. bring B. brought C. bringing D. to bring
6. A. viewers B. seers C. lookers D. watchers
7. A. add B. edit C. addition D. editor
8. A. made B. designed C. did D. built
9. A. many B. much C. more D. most
10. A. sport B. sporting C. sported D. sportier