UNIT 5: STUDY HABITS
I. Match the word or phrase in column A to its definition or meaning in column B.
A
B
1. habit
a. the language that one first learn to speak as a child.
2. report card
b. to become or make something better.
3. improve
c. one of the two periods of about 18 weeks that the school year is divided into.
4. proud
d. to say the sounds of letters or words.
5. mother tongue e. feeling or showing pride.
6. semester
f. something that you do often or regularly, often without thinking about it.
7. pronounce
g. a document written by a teacher giving details of a student’s work in a school.
II. Choose the right word in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. Our team won the game because we played very well . (good/ well)
2. I tried on the shoes and they fitted me_____________ (perfect/ perfectly)
3. He had an accident because he was driving too___________(fast/ fastly)
4. Tom drove___________ along the narrow road, (careful/ carefully)
5. Do you usually feel___________before examinations? (nervous/ nervously)
6. Her English is quite___________ (fluent/ fluently)
7. She fell and hurt herself ___________(bad/ badly)
8. You look___________Are you all right? (terrible/ terribly)
9. He look at me___________when
I interrupted him. (angry/ angrily)
10. I always feel ___________when the sun is shining, (happy/ happily)
III. Complete these sentence. Put one of the adverbs formed from these adjectives.
quick - clear - patient - careful - fluent - good - lucky - serious - hard - heavy



=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. I’ve got a bad cough, (smoke)
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
V. Put a form of have to or should into each gap.
1. Your hair’s too long. I think you__________ get it cut.
2. You smell, and you’ve got a cough. You__________smoke.
3. I’m going to bed. I__________be up early tomorrow.
4. I’d like to meet your best friend. You__________invite him round.
5. I __________ tell my parents where I am, then they don’t worry.
6.You__________come with me if you don’t want to. I’ll go on my own.
7. If you need some help with your homework, you__________go to the library.
8. You __________tell lies. It’s naughty.
9. Thanks for a lovely evening! We__________go now or we will miss our bus.
10. If you’ve got a ticket, you __________queue. You can go straight in.
VI. Put the following commands and requests into reported speech.
1. The teacher said to Tim, “Come into my office, please.”
=> The teacher asked Tim.......................................................................................................
2. The teacher said to Tim “Study more about your spelling”.
=> The teacher told Tim..........................................................................................................
3. Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise.”
=> Their mother asked them...................................................................................................
4. The traffic policeman said, “Show me your driving licence, please.”
=> The traffic policeman told me............................................................................................
5. Mrs. Jackson said to Tim, "Could you give me a hand, please?”
=> Mrs. Jackson asked Tim.....................................................................................................
6. The lifeguard said, “Don’t swim out too far, boys.”
=> The lifeguard told the boys................................................................................................
7. Nam said to the taxi driver, “Please turn left at the first traffic light.”
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6. “You should take a little hot milk before sleeping.”
=>...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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8. “You should stop smoking right now.”
=>...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
VIII. Put these sentences into directed speech.
Ex: I told Tim to hurry up. => “Hurry up!” I said to Tim.
1. The teacher asked Susan to go to the blackboard.
=>...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2. He told me not to leave the door open.
=>...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. My mother asked me to help her with that heavy box.
=>...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4. Mrs. Jackson said Tim should improve his Spanish pronunciation.
=>...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5. They asked their mother not to worry about them.
=>...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6. Nam's mother advised him not to drive too fast.
=>...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7. The policeman told me to move my car.
=>...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8. The doctor said I should stay in bed for a few days.
=>...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
IX. Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. Hoa’s teacher wants her_____________ (spend) more time on Math.
2. I promise I _____________(try) my best next semester.
3. Sandra needs _____________(improve) her English writing.
4. They didn’t try _____________(learn) all new words they_____________(come) across.
5. You should_____________(underline) the word you want_____________(learn).
6. Can you help me _____________(move) this table?
7. Nam always _____________(get) grade A for Physics, but last semester he _____________(get)

4. Talking to a native speaker can be a good way to speak English well.
5. Language learners can make their English perfect without practice.
TEST FOR UNIT 5
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from that of the others
1.
A. proud
B. hour
C. your
D. sound
2.
A. tongue
B. word
C. come
D. love
3.
A. hour
B. house
C. heart
D. how
4.
A. promise
B. revise
C. stick
D. visit
5.
A. need
B. read
C. really
D. teach
1. She asked her children______.

D. not being
8. He does morning exercises regularly______ improve his health.
A. in order for
B. so as to
C. so that
D. in order that
9. His doctor said he ______ in bed that week.
A. will stay
B. has to stay
C. can stay
D. should stay
10. The movie was so
that we couldn’t sleep last night,
A. excite
B. exciting
C. excited
D. excitedly
III. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box.
take not increase own special need words which
In the twentieth century with the remarkable (1)________in scientific and other knowledge,
(2)____ dictionaries have to be made for a group of (3)________. There are some very large
dictionaries (4)_______ contain all the words in the English language, but they are
(5)________convenient to use: They are too heavy and (6)________up too much room. Students of
a foreign language (7)________ a dictionary which contains all the words in common use in their
(8)________language and the ones they are trying to learn.
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct word form.
1. What is the correct_______________of this word?
(pronounce)
2. There is room for further_______________in your English.(improve)
4

D
4. She asked we to write new words on pieces of paper.
A
B
C
D
5. He offered to help me in a very loudly voice.
A
B
C
D
6. Some learners write example sentences with each new word in order remember how to use the
word.
A
B
C
D
7. Language learners should trying different ways of learning words.
A
B
C
D
8. When I’ll arrive in Hue. I’ll send you a postcard.
A
B
C D
9. Tom had to do his homeworks again because he made so many mistakes.
A
B
C D

D. most teachers give old homework.
3. Students ________
A. can do their homework better in a quiet room.
B. can not do their homework without their parents’ help.
C. can do their homework better in a noisy room.
D. do not have any homework now.
4. Only a small number of people ________
A. can help their children with their homework.
B. take interest in their children’s homework.
C. agree that homework is unnecessary.
D. think that homework is fair.
5. According to the passage, teachers should________
A. advise parents about how to work together with their children at home.
B. plan the homework tasks more carefully.
C. allow students to stay at school to do their homework.
D. not give their students too much homework.
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Try your best to improve your pronunciation, Tim,’ Miss Jackson said.
=> Miss Jackson asked............................................................................................................
2. I learn English so that I can communicate with foreigners.
=> I learn English so as...........................................................................................................
3. "Don’t make so much noise." my father said.
=> My father told.....................................................................................................................
4. They are good teacher at Maths.
=> They teach..........................................................................................................................
5. He actively participates in outdoor activities.
=> He is....................................................................................................................................
6. ‘You should practice speaking English every day,’ said my teacher.
=> My teacher said..................................................................................................................
7. We intend to join in an English club.