Teaching plan for excellent students grade 8
WEEK 10
Lesson 1 +2
Preparing date:25/10/08
Teaching date:28/10/08
I/ Aim
-Help the students to know how to use the structure “enough+N, adj +enough” and the present
simple tense, the future simple.
- Teach them how to change the part of speech,Revise the structures which has the same
meaning
.II/ Proceduce
1/The structure “enough+ N”
(+)S +have/ has+ enough+N +to +Vinf +
Ex:I have enough money to buy this dictionary.
2/ The structure “ adj + enough “
*S + be+ (not) +adj + enough +(for sb) +to +Vinf +
* Note: Cut “ it/ them” (if in the sentence has)in the 2
nd
sentence if that sentence we use “for
sb”
3/The near future “be going to”
*(+) S + be +going to +Vinf +
(-) S + be +not +going to + Vinf +
(?) (Wh) + be +S +going to +Vinf +
* We use the near future when the speaker has prepared the work but the future simple hasn’t.
Ex: I bought a ticket Yesterday .I’m going to see the movies
4,The part of speech
curl (v) → curly(adj)
Love (v) → Lovely (adj)
Luck (n) → Lucky (adj)
Unluckily (adv)

g,Mai (be) very happy when she (receive) a letter from her sister this morning
7/Exercises in the reference book
II/14; VI/9 in the book 1, I/5 in the book 2
8, Rewrite these sentences
a,Theory.
* Let’s + V inf = How about +Ving
Ex: Let’s eat ice-cream
* Question tag change into interogative
Ex: You enjoy reading novels,don’t you?
→ Do you enjoy reading novels
* Near to> <Far from
Ex: My house is near the school→ My house isn’t far from the school
*Telephone sb = Give sb a ring
*Because of + pocessive pronoun +N  Because S +be +adj
Ex: Lan failed the exam because of her laziness
*To be necessary for sb to +V nt <=>S(sb) +need/have to + Vinf +
(change “sb” into" subject ")
Ex: It’s necessarry for her to work harder in this term
→ She has to work harder in this term
*No one help one’s self
Ex: No one helped me sew the skirt
→ I sew the skirt myself
*It is + adj +to +Vinf + <=>Ving/To Vinf + +is +adj
*Take sb + to sw/home
* Bring sb to sw/home
* Look forward to +Ving
Exercises:X/18, X/26 in book 1;IV/22 Read and fill words

Lesson 3 + 4
Preparing date:9/11/08

* Receive> < send
Ex: I received a pen yesterday
* Interjection: How + adj + S+ be!
= What + a/ an + adj +N(sing)! /What + adj +N(plu) !
*(When using how We have to change a/an (if it has) into the before N)
Ex: What a new car! /How new the car is!
* It + takes + sb + time + to + Vinf + / S(sb) + spend + time +Ving +
Ex: I spend an hour playing football everyday
It takes me an hour to play football everyday
(When rewriting them we have to change S into O and vice vasa)
* What + be + possesive adj/ possesive pro +N(name,age,measure)?
= How +adj(name, age, measure) +be + Pre. Pro/ N?
Ex: What is Lans height?/How tall is Lan?
Some nouns and adjectives that often used ( Age Old; Length Long; Height Tall/
High; Depth Deep)
Ex: V/6 (rewrite the sentences )
III/9 (read then answer the questions)
* To belong to sb: Thuộc về ai
* owner(n)sở hữu/ own(v): sở hữu
Ex: Who does this hat belong to?
Who is the owner of this hat?/ Who owns this hat?
* To look after + To take care of
* To be born:Đợc sinh ra /Birthday(n): Ngày sinh
* To ride a motorbike/ bike to SW =To get to SW by+(mean of transport)
* Would you like me to +Vinf+ ?<=> Ill + Vinf + if you like.
*Used to + Vinf (mention an action that usually happen in the past but now it doesnt.)
* In spite of / Despite + Ving/N <=>Although/ Though / Even though +S +V +
*Đại từ phản thân (reflexive pronoun)
myself ourselves
yourself yourselves

e, I used to have a cat
f, Who is the owner of this shoe?
g, We used to have friends when we lived in the country
h, You should take care of the pet dog carefully
i, My sister was born on July 1
st
.
f, Miss Lien gets to work by motorbike every day
*Other exercises:VI/20 VI.24 in book2
Key to the exercise
VI/20 1, Because it rained heavely, we were late for school.
2, The ladder isn’t long/ high enough to reach the window.
3, Do I have/ need to clean this table?
4, It’s dangerous to ride a bicycle so fast.
5, My family used to live in Hai Phong when I was small.
VI/24 1. of his weakness ; 2. buy another ; 3.isn’t large enough to ;
4. old is your ; 5.although we have different
*Complete the sentences:VII/20,VII/25 inbook2
1.My brother usually has some rice for dinner, but this evening he had instant noodle.
2. Nam didn’t play a lot of sports when he was a child.
3. Lan got good marks because she worked very hard for the final exam.
4. We are going to travel to Ho chi Minh by train on/ next Sunday.
5. The flat is not big enough for a family of eight people to live in.
VII/25 1.The weather wasn’t warm enough for the children to go swimming.
2. My brother is going to attend a stamp collectors’ meeting tomorrow morning.
3. We ought to put the closet on the right side of the room.
4. Hoa used to cook the meals when she lived with her cousin.
5. I couldn’t answer all the questions because some of them were too difficult.
*Fill in the bank:IV/19, in book 2
1.on-in ; 2.without-of ; 3. through ; 4.from ; 5.at ; 6.with ; 7.on-after

+ good
→
well
+ fast/ hard / late
→
fast /hard/ late
+ happy
→
haqppily
*Rewrite the sentence
S + be + ( a / an) + adj + N(s)
= S + V + Adv
Ex:a, I am a good student
→
I study well
b, She is a fast runner
→
She runs fast
V. Exercises:
IV/35, V/35, II/37, III/ 37 in book 2
II/39, VI/41, X/43 in book 1
Key to the exercises:
IV/35 1, The teacher asked me to show him/her my homework
2. My mother told me (that) I should keep my room tidy.
3.Tom asked me to buy him some stamps.
4. The teacher told / asked us not to read the answer keys before we finished the task.
5.My brother asked me to open the window for him.
V/35 1.by; 2.for; 3.on; 4.into-of-in; 5.for-from; 6.on-for
II/37 1.cooking- washing; 2. begins ; 3.tojoin ;4. doesn’t want-togo-visited ;5.Did you enjoy-
watching ; 6.are going to collect

7.We hired a boat and sailed (around) Ha Long Bay to visit beautiful caves.
8.We took a lot of photographs.
9. Now I am ready for the new school year.
10. I look forward to seeing you and all the classmates.
Lesson 6 +7 : The present perfect tense
Preparing date:
Teaching date:
1, Structure.
* Usage:
- Thì HTHT diễn tả một hành động vừa mới xảy ra
Ex: I have just seen my sister in the park
She has finished her homwork recently
- Diễn tả một hành động lặp đi lặp lại nhiều lần ở quá khứ
Ex: Daisy has read that novel several times.
I have seen " Titanic" three times.
- Diễn tả một hành động bắt đầu trong quá khứ mả còn kéo dài đến hiện tại và có khả năng tiếp
tục ở tơng lai.
Ex: Mary has lived in this house for ten years
- Hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ mà không rõ thời gian
Ex: I have gone to Ha Noi
He has done his housework
* Form
(+) S + have/ has + Vp.p +
(-) S + have/ has +not + Vp.p +
(?) (Wh) + have/ has + S +Vp.p +
*Adv:
+ Since (a point of time),
+ For +( a period of time)
+, Already: (stand before Vp.p,used in positiveform)
+, Just : ( // ,used in positive and negative form)

5, Do you mind correcting this math exercise for me?
6, The natural program shown on TV last night was about wildlife around BaBe Lke
7, I suggest leaving at 7 o’clock and having dinner at a roadside restaurant
8, Andrew likes mountain-climbing and he climbed on Phanxipang last year
9, John wants to visit the place where President HCM left VN in 1911
10, Would you mind if I gave some advice on stufying English
VI/80 Rewrite these senteces.
1, What’s the weather like?
2, Our accommodation is included in the ticket price
3, Mount Rushmore can be seen from more than 100 Kms
4, Facilities in Atlantic Hotel are not as good as those in Revere Hotel
5, Frank left early in order to catch the last train
VII/90 1, It’s difficult to find accommodation at busy times in Da Lat
2, Do you mind taking me to Ha Long Bay to dee the magnificent caves?
3, Can I get you a glass of cold orange juice?
4, In order to ease the pain, the nurse covers the burn with ice.
5, I haven’t gone skiing for ten years.
VI/83 Rewrite these sentences use suggested words
1, Tom is always going home late so his mother is angry
2, Would you mind if I borrowed your car?
3, It is necessary to cool the burn immediately
4,Compost can be made from house hold and garden waste.
5, Flight 7:10 to chicago will take off in ten minutes
Lesson 8+9 : Comparations
Preparing date:25/2/09
Teaching date: 3/3/09
1 So s¸nh ngang b»ng
S + V + as + {adj/ adv} + as + {noun/ pronoun}
My book is as interesting as yours.
His car runs as fast as a race car.

Her address is the same as Rita’s.
Their teacher is different from ours.
She takes the same course as her husband.
1.1.1 2 So s¸nh h¬n kÐm
Trong loại so s¸nh n y ngà ười ta chia l m hai dà ạng: tÝnh từ v pho tà ừ ngắn (chỉ cã một
hoặc hai ©m tiết khi ph¸t ©m) v tÝnh tà ừ, phã từ d i (3 ©m tià ết trở lªn). Khi so s¸nh
kh«ng ngang bằng:
• Đối với tÝnh từ v pho tà ừ ngắn chỉ cần cộng đu«i -er. (thick – thicker; cold-
colder; quiet-quieter)
• Đối với tÝnh từ ngắn cã một phụ ©m tận cïng (trừ w,x,z) v trà ước đã l mà ột
nguyªn ©m, phải gấp đ«i phụ ©m cuối. (big-bigger; red-redder; hot-hotter)
• Đối với tinh từ, pho từ d i, thªm à more hoặc less trước tinh từ hoặc phó từ đã
(more beautiful; more important; more believable).
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• Đối với tÝnh từ tận cïng l phà ụ ©m+y, phải đổi y th nh à -ier (happy-happier; dry-
drier; pretty-prettier).
• Đối với tÝnh từ cã hậu tố -ed, -ful, -ing, -ish, -ous cũng biến đổi bằng c¸ch thªm
more cho dï l tÝnh tà ừ d i hay ngà ắn (more useful, more boring, more cautious)
• Trường hợp đặc biệt: strong-stronger; friendly-friendlier than = more friendly
than.
• Chó ý khi đã dïng more th× kh«ng dïng hậu tố -er v ngà ược lại. c¸c vÝ dụ sau l à
SAI: more prettier, more faster, more better
Chó ý:
1. Chỉ một số pho từ l cã à duoi –er, bao gồm: faster, quicker, sooner, latter.
2. Nhớdïng dạng thức chủ ngữ của đại từ sau than, kh«ng được dùng dạng t©n ngữ.
VÝ dụ về so s¸nh kh«ng ngang bằng:
John’s grades are higher than his sister’s.
Today is hotter than yesterday.
This chair is more comfortable than the other.

He worries more than was good for him.
(Incorrect: than it/what was good for him).
• C¸c t©n ngữ cũng co thể bị loại bỏ sau c¸c động từ ở mệnh đề sau THAN v AS:à
Don’t lose your passport, as I did last year.
(Incorrect: as I did it last year).
They sent more than I had ordered.
(Incorrect: than I had ordered it).
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Le ss on 11+ 12 - Th e tenses
Preparing date:
Teaching date:
I/ Supply the correct verb form.
(I/5)
1.My grandparents (visit)………us next Sunday.Would you like (meet)……. them?
2.The moon (go)………around the Earth, and the Earth (revolve) ……… around the Sun.
3. Paul (be)……… born in France, but now he (live)…………in America with his uncle.
4. What Miss Lan (look)…………like?
-She (be)………slim, and she (have)…………wavy hair.
5. Ihope my sister (send)…………me a letter soon.
1. Trung’s father (teach)………… him how (ride)…………a bicycle when he (be)
………….twelve years old.
2. How your brother (go)……… to work every day?
-He usually (drive)……………
3. We (go)…………to Ha Long Bay this weekend.
4. You (used)…………to play so much when you (live)…………in the country?
5. Yesterday Hoang (spend)…………two hours (repair)…………his computer set.
.(I/22)
1. They (work)…………very hard when they (be)…………young.
2. We (have)…………a small party next Sunday.Would you like (come)…….?
3. It always (rain)…………a lot at weekends.

1. Your son (get)…………taller and taller, Mrs. Mai.
2. Hung (not visit)…………his grandparents since he (go)………… to university.
3. You (be)…………to Phong Nha before?
- Yes.I (spend)…………my holiday there last summer.
4. My sister always (do)………. the washing-up, but I (do)……… it tonight because she is
sick.
5. We (have)…………a very nice weekend in the country. but we (not want)…………(live)
…………there permanently.
I/46
Roert Wilson (be)………… apolitician. He (go)………… to Oxford University in
1960, and in 1976 he (become) a Member of Parliament .He (be)………an MP since then.He
(be)…………Minister of Education from 1980 to 1985.He (write) many books.He (be)
married and (have)…………two children. His family lived in Oxford for 15 years,then they
(move)………… to London in 1980.They now (live)…………in a house in Kensington Street,
London
(I/50)
1. My uncle (not be)………out of his house since he (buy)……… a color TV.
2.Look! A man (run)………… after the bus. He (want) ………… (catch) …… it.
3. Our grandparents (live)…………there for over 60 years.
4. Tom hopes he (meet)…………many interesting people when he (go) ………on holiday in
Hawaii next month.
5. Mai and her sister (wark) …………to school now.
II/58
Paul Carrack (be)……… in the music business for over 20 years. He (start) playing
professionally while he (be) at his first hit record in 1974. So far he
(make) a lot of records. Young people in America and Britain (know) his
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name and they never (forget) his number one song “The Living Years” .He
(write) this song some years ago.

2. Jane came to London last week. She (stay) with her sister at the moment until she
(find) somewhere to live.
3. Tea or coffee? I (make) both now, so just say which you (prefer)
4.Martin (look) forward to a peaceful weekend when his brother arrives with all his
friends from the football club.
5. Why ((you, wear) that thin dress? You (freeze) to death in this cold
wind!
6. John Blake (be) born in London in 1959. He (go) to work in Frace when
he was nineteen.
(III/89)
1. Compost (make) from vegetable matter (consider) a wonderful naturaal
fertilizer.
2. Now we (look) forward to (see) you hear in two weeks.
3. The doctor is relieved (know) that the girl (fall) off her bike is still
conscious.
4. Foreigners often see children (play) kites on the fields when they (pass)
the countryside.
5. Mybicycle (not, be) here any more. It (take)
IV/93
1. A strange man (walk) into the room. He (wear) red pants and pink shirt.
2. Three thieves (rob) the museum last night. Five paintings (steal)
3.What you (buy) Paula for her birthday?
-A CD
-She (not have) got a CD player
-OK. I(buy) a book, then.
4. His new novel (publish) in two months.
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5. She (say) that she would phone me this morning, but it’s now 12.00 and she (not,
phone) yet.

e, Yes, it was very good , did you?
f, You don’t look very well. Are you ill?
g, No, she was tired, so she didn’t come. I think she’s got a bad cold.
h, His sister’s a good player, too.
i, Did you enjoy the party last night?
j, I don’t remember her very well. Was she at school with us?
k, Yes, very much, John played the piano really well, didn’t he?
l, You’ve got a good memory.
IV/ Form of word.
1. His ( able ) to solve the puzzle within such as short time span amazed everybody.
2. The ( dark ) of the room frightened her.
3. At the father’s ( encourage ), she finally joined the basketball team.
4. At the end of the day, everybody complained about their ( tired ).
5. The flowers are meant to ( beauty ) the room not turn it into a forest!
6. If the ambulance does not come immediately, the wounded man will certainly
( blood ) to death.
7. The impostor tried to ( false ) the signature of the businessman.
8. The hotel serves ( continent ) breakfast every morning.
9. He is a ( habit ) latecomer. He should be given a stern warning.
10. I’ve never heard such a ( humor ) story in my life.
V/ Writing.
1. I’ll be busy working while you are on holiday. ( During )
2. I haven’t seen my old school friends for ages. ( It’s ages )
3. The mother said to Nam “ Please give your note book to me”
- The mother told Nam
4. I worked very hard in those days. ( I was a )
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5. “ Close due to illness” said the notice on the office door. ( We found out that )
6. In spite of the heat it was an easy climb to the top of the hill. ( We managed )

1, what is the weather like in London according to the general opinion abroad?
=>
2, What was the weather like on the day the wrinter arrived in London?
=>
3, Which season was it when he visited London?

4, How were the trees in the gardens ?
=>
5, What was the strange thing in the Kensington Gardens that he saw?
=>
II/Complete the following sentences by choosing A,B,C or D (1,5 ps)
1, We should use cloth bags of plastic bags.
A.instead B.besides C.apart D.without
2, In the world, millions of old papers away everyday
A.thrown B.are throwning C are thrown D.thew
3, She was very sad good marks in the final test
A.not get B.not to get C. to not get D.not getting
4,The prefix “re” in the word “reuse” means
A.against B.for C.no D.again
5, Farmers collect household and garden waste to make
A.compost B.floor coverings C.glassware D.pipes
III/Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition (3ps)
1,The canoe overturned and everyone fell the deep water.
2,Can I help you your bag, Mrs Hoa?
3,Do you mind if I sit the front seat the car?
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4,Mr Jones is very interested the history Viet Nam.
5,Donna is thinking importing flowers Viet Nam
6, Would you mind if I had a look your luggage?

5, Please don’t make any noise; I’m very tired.=> I’d rather
VIII/ Rearrange these words into meaningful sentences. You can make some change or
add words if it is necessary. Start a sentence with a capital word.
1, different/ think/ will/ The journey/ quite/ I / be/ from/ what/ be/ it.
=>
2, We/ enjoyable/ It/ have/ vacation/ be/ most/ ever/ the.
=>
3, brother/ especially/ sports/ play/ swim/ My/ soccer/ like/ and.
=>
4, tomorrow/ with/ go/ Hue/ celebrate/ re.atives/ We /the/festival/ be. our.
=>
5, beacause/ semester/ parents /study/ Tom’s/ very sad/ bad/ be/ he.
=>
Test 3
Preparing date:
Teaching date:
I/ Circle the best answer (4ps )
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, 300
kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is a well-known city (1) all the people
who have been there once. Da Lat is known (2) a city of pine trees, waterfalls and
flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with (3) colors and various species.
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Flowers can be found (4) and in any season. We can see flowers in Da Lat in the parks
(5) of the houses, in the gardens ete. Da Lat has the widest range of orchid varieties
in the country. Da Lat has (6) rivers and canals but it has many picturesque waterfalls.
It takes tourists sevral days (7)
all the waterfalls in the area. The toun center.Cam Ly Falls is only 3 kilomets in the south of
Da Lat people are water (9) down like a white shde. Da Lat people are very
(10) of it. They always boast to tourists about it in the first plate. Aroun the Prenn

so he didn’d see the animals well. When the performaces were (4) he came out of the
(5) and met two big boys (6) his school. They decided to go (7)
the tent whrer the cages of the (8) were and looked at the animals.
V/ Fill in each blank with a suitable word
my best friend
My best friend is Pamela. We met thirty years ago when we were (1) five years old. It
was my first day at school. I was a very unhappy (2) I wanted my mother. Pamela
gave me a sweet and we became friends immediately. we went to school together nearly
everyday (3) we left school twelve years (4)
Then I went to university (5) Pamela didn’t. She married when she was just
eighteen and had three children. I studied for eight years beacause I wanted to be an
accountant. I had a lot of new friends, so I didn’t see Pamela very often. Sometimes we didn’t
meet (6) months, but we often talked (7) the telephone.
Now I’m married too. I live near Pamela and we meet every week. She’s a student now and I
have a baby, (8) we can give each other a lot of advice.
VI/17 Fill in each blank with a suitble word
my brother
I have two brothers, Tim and Tom. They (1) very similar and a lot of people
don’t know which is which They (2) have blond hair and blue eyes, and they always
wear jeans and T-shirts.
They like (3) the same things, too. For example, they both like jazz and they’re
crazy about football. They (4) to a football match once a week. Tim doesn’t like
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dancing or discos and Tom doesn’t like them, (5) Although they’re twins, they’re not
exactly the (6) at everything. Tim works hard at school (7) he wants to go
to university, because Tom is a bit lazy.
Our mother is often away (8) home because of her job, so we all work together in
the house. Most of the time is fine, but sometimes we fight a bit.
VII/25 I have just (1) a letter from my brother, Dave. He is in Australia.He

Today is their first day at schhol. Many boys and girls have flowers in their hands. Their bags
are new, and the children liik “new” too. They are ready (6) begin their first lesson.
The day is very nice. The sky is blue, the sun is bright, and it is warm (7) at school
looks bright and clean. The boys and girls meet their (8) and teachers in front of the
school or in the schoolyard.
VI/ 39 Today is the first day of the college term. I have just got my new timetable. The
first lesson (1) Englist. This lesson begins at nine o’clock and finishes at ten to ten.
The break lasts from twenty to eleven until five to eleven. The two lessons (3)
the breaks are Spanish and Maths.
Tomorrow we have Physics before the break (4) then History and English
(5) Thursday we have my favourite (6) between ten fifty-five and twelve
thirty-five . There (7) twenty lessons each week but they are all (8)
the morning.We are all very tired by lunchtime.
I/ 39 This small country is mostly farmland. The animals seen most often (1)
cows and sheep. Most farms have a few geese, too. There are donkeys, but not (2)
horses. There’s a lot of wheat and potatoes, and there are tomatoes on the south side of the
hills. In the men, women and children work together in the (3) seven days a week. The
people work hard all their lives.
The only two factories in the country are in the capital. (4) makes toys and ganes,
and the other makes knives and forks. All (5) things are for export.
The east of the country is thick forest, the home (6) wild ponies, deer and wolves.
Photos of the cliffs along the coast show (7) beautiful the country is.But not many
tourists (8) it because the airport is too small for most aircraft.
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I/44 Fill in each blank with a suitable word ,use suggested words below
actress- best- better- built- for- native- poet- staged- theatrical- until.
The great English playwright and (1) William Shakespeare was baorn on April 23,
1564 in the small town of Stratford- upon- Avon, about seventy- five miles from London.
Shakespeare lived in stratford- upon- Avon (2) he was twenty- one he left Stratford-

Arsenal have beaten Liverpool (5) thirdplace and they have scored 65 points from 38
matches. This seanson, Arsenal have had a very strong (6) team. They have drawn a lot
of matches but not many teams have (7) them. Barnsley are at the (8) of the
table. They have lost almost every match this season
VI/77
trouble- polite- great care- many- prefer- life- much- knows- village- beacause- friently- hates
I live in a small (1) called Henfield. Thewre are about 600 people here. I love the
village is always clean- people look after it with (3) the air is always clean, too. It is
much more (4) heere than in a city beacause everyone (5) everyone, and if
someone has a problem, there ae always people who can help.
There are only a few things that I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that we have not
(6) things to do in the evening. We have not got any cinemas or theatres. The other
thing is that people always talk about each other, and everyone knows what everyone’s doing.
But I still (7) village life to (8) in a big city.
VII/ COFFEE
Coffee grows on trees (1) tropical countries. The trees are not very tall. They are less
(2) four metres high. They have shiny leaves (3) white flowers. Fruit stars to
gtow when the trees are five years old. Each fruit (4) two seeds in it. We call the seeds
coffee beans.
Coffee came from Ehiopia in East Africa. People saw animals eating the leaves and fruits of
coffee Plants. The (5) stayed awake all night. Then People started eating the fruit
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REVISION
Preparing date:
Teaching date:
A/ Aims
- By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to use: Pasive voice, requests with “mind”, past
progressive,
- Teach Ss to rewrite sentences, to read and answer the questions.

7. She advised me to reuse milk bottles.  I was advised to reuse milk bottles.
8. My sister cleans these rooms everyday.  These rooms are cleaned every day by
9. Wastes from chemical factories have caused a lot of pollution.  A lot of pollution has been
caused by wastes from chemical factories.
10. When does he usually do his homwork?  When is his homework usually done?
2/ Rewrite these sentences as directed.
1. May I turn on the television?  Do you mind if I turn on the television? (mind)
2. Please don’t play your music so loudly.
 Would you mind not playing your music so loudly? (playing )
3. Will you permit me to use your dictionary?
 I hope you don t mind me/ my using’ your dictionary. (mind)
4. Would you mind not using the office phone?
 I’d rather you didn t use’ the office phone. (use)
5. Is it all right if I close this window?
 Do you mind me / my closing this window? (closing)
6. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework .  Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
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7. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.  Do you mind helping me to put the
chairs away?
8. Please don’t make any noise: I’m very tire.  I’d rather you didn t make any noise; I m very’ ’
tired.
9. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.  It is very interesting to have a vacation
abroad.
10. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
 The water was not warm/hot enough for the children to swim (in).
3/ Supply the correct verb form
1. While my sister and I (watch) were watching a movie on TV last night, our uncle in the USA
(phone) phoned.
2. Please continue your work; We don’t mind (wait) waiting.

among - efficiently - grow - keep - larger - machines - more
scientists - vegetables - with
On the farm of today, (1) provide almost all the power. Modern farmers now have
mechanized “hired lands” and (2) horses only for pleasure. Besides developing new
machinery, (3) and engineers have helped the farmer in many ways. For example.
they have developed stronger fertilizers, (4) effective insectisides, and hybrid seeds
which prodkuce larger, tastier fruits and (5) Some farmers even have computers which
help them use their resources more (6)
As a result, the farm of today are able to produce much more food (7) the same
amount of labour. This means fewer but (8) farms and fewer but more prosperous
farmers.
IV/ Rewrite these sentences as directed (4ps)
1. This shirt is too dirty for me to wear.
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 This shirt isn’t
2. Boiling an egg is not difficult.
 It’s
3. They should book early if they want tickets for the concert.
 They’d better
4. The ancient egyptians built the Pyramids.
 The Pyramids
5. Cairo is much hotter than London in July.
 London isn’t
6. It’s two years since I was last in Hanoi.
 I haven’t
7. She is overweight because she eats so much chocolate.
 If she
8. I get a lot of pleasure from reading cookery books.
 I enjoy

C. can hardly
C. among
C. politeness
C. something
C. their team
D. has played
D. During
D. because
D. can’t hardly
D. beteen
D. politeliness
D. anything
D. themselves
team
VI/ Fill in each blank with a suiltable preposition ( 2 ps)
1. Ther are some difference British and American English.
2. I’m soory being late. It was good you to wait for me.
3. When I saw Mary, I congratulated her success in the exam.
4. They’ve known each other they were at school.
5. He didn’t move the table himself. He got someone help him.
6. We have a good relationship our neighbors
VII/ Find mistakes and correct them. (2 ps)
1. Not only her parents but her brothers and sisters also live in London.
2. The house is dirty. We haven’t cleaned it since ages.
3. We won’t go for a walk if it won’t be fine tomorrow.
4. There were not people enough to have the meeting.
5. Ann prefers going for a swim than playing table tennis.
6. Her mother requested her don’t come home late.
7. Were those cars made of Japan or Germany?
8. You don’t need to iron that shirt. It doesn’t need to iron.

8. After (leave) school, John (find) it very difficult to get a job.
9. It was a nice day, so we decided (go) for a walk.
10. I’m busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the sitting-room.
III/ Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
When he (1) a boy at school, Edison asked a lot (2) questions. The
teacher thought he was stupid and she sent (3) home . Edison’s mother taught her son
(4) home and he began to carry out a lot of experiments. He earned (5)
for his experiments by gardening. Later he worked (6) a train and continued to
experiment (7) Unfortunately in (8) of his experiments, he set fire to
the train.
IV/ Rearrange these words into a suitable sentence
1. I’ve/ interesting/ that/ seen/ most/ film/ ever/ the/ is//.

2. done/ farm/ machines/ is/ the / by/ of/ work/ most//.
3. why/ absent/ nobody/ quite a long/ been / knows/ time/ has/ for/ he//.
4. a girl/ going/ to / if/ Julia/ we’re/ her/ is/ name/ the baby//.
5. a key/ so that/ them / in/ gave/ they/ our house / let/ I/ themeselves/to/ would//.

V/ Find a word which is different with other ones
1. noisily
2. clever
3. been
4. author
quietly
ceaner
gone
tractor
lovely
cheaper
seen

7. I wish I an engineer. (be)
8. This milkmaid is the worker on their farm. (good)
III/ Rewrite these sentences as directed.
1. It isn’t as warm in Canada as it is in Mexico. 
Mexico
2. I feel sick if I eat too much ice cream. 
Eating
3. I’ve never seen that play before. 
It’s
4. They’re watching my father’s new car.  My father’s new
car
5. I’m sorry Hoa isn’t coming with us.  I
wish
6. It’s such a heavy box that I can’t lift it.  The
box
IV/ Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (44)
actress - best - better - built - for - native - poet - staged - theatrical - until.
The great Englist playwright and (1) William Shakespeare was born on Aprl 23,
1564 in the smalltwon of Stranford-upon-Avon, about seventy- five miles from London.
Shakespeare lived in Stranford-upon- Avon (2) he was twenty- one he left Stratford-
upon –Avon (3) an actor and a playwright. In the late 90s a new theatre called “The
Globe” was (5) on the bank of the Thames. it (6) than any other theatre. It
was in “The Globe” that most of Shakespeare left London and returned to his (8)
twon of Strantford- upon-Avon. Three years later, on April 23, 1616, he died and was burried
there.
One of my favorite movies (1) E.T: The Extra- Terrestrial, a touching
science- fiction story about the frienship of a young boy and a (2) from outer space.
It kakes place in (3) 1980s in a small American town. (4) E.T’s spaceship
leaves without him, he meets Elliot, a boy who becomes his friend. E.T likes Elliot , but he is
veryhomesick, so Elliot decides (5) him contact his friends. This is not easy

7, Suggestions
How about + Ving + ?/ Let’s + Vinf + / Why don’t we + Vinf + ?
8, Adverb clause of reason
Although + a clause In spite of + Ving +
9, Requests
Would you mind+ (not) + Ving + ?  I’d rather you (didn’t ) Vinf +
10, Offers
Do you mind if I + V( present simple)?
Would you mind if I + V( past simple)?  May I + Vinf + ?
11, Present perfect tense and past simple tense
- S + last + V(past simple) +  S + haven’t/ hasn’t + Vpp + +since/for
- The last time + S + V(past simple) + was  It’s + time +since + S +last +V(past
simple)
-This is the + superlatives + N + S have/has ever seen
 S have/has never seen + a + comparison + N+ than this
 S + have/has never seen such a + adj + N + before
- S + started/began + Ving +  S + have/has + Vpp + + since/for
act(v) actress(n)/ actor appear(v) appearance(n) perform(v) performance(n)
anxious(adj) anxiety(n) offshore(adj) shore(n) mountain(n) mountainous(adj)
arrive(v) arrival(n) crowd(adj) overcrowding(n) please(v) unpleasant(adj)
blood(n) bleeding(n) use(v) reuse(v) ocean(n) oceanic(adj)
chemist chemistry destroy(v) destruction(n)
Invent(v)
Invention(n)
cloud(n) cloudy(adj) wind(n) windy(adj) hospitality(n) hospitable(adj)
complete(v) completely(adv) certainty(n) certain(adj) wonder(n) wonderful(adj)
end(v) endless(adj) intelligent(adj) intelligence(n) expense(v) expensive(adj)
entertain(v) entertainment(n) religion(n) religious(adj) inhabit(v) inhabitant(n)
friend(n) friendly(adj) weight(n) weigh(v) advertise(v) advertisement(n)
inform(v) information(n) taste(v) tasty(adj) sign(v) signature(n)