UNIT 2: LANGUAGE 2

I. Put the given words into the right column.
remain
sound
become
seem
grow
are
laugh
jump
feel
Action verbs
Linking verbs

run taste
climb
Both

dance
smell

II. Complete the sentences using the given words.
appears
grow
seemed
getting
become
sounds
felt
looks

A. action verb
B. linking verb
8. She is going to stay at a friend's house in Ha Long Bay for 3 days.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
9. When my daughter grows older, she will understand what I do for her.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
10. My aunt tasted this soup carefully.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
IV. Match parts of the sentences to make correct ones.
A
B
1. It is her sad story
a. That she had a date with Jim.
2. It was Peter
b. who she broke up with.
3. It was in the Italian restaurant
c. that makes me cry.
4. It was speaking skill
d. that attracts me a lot.
5. It is her small dog
e. that she found the most difficult in learning
6. It is at 8 o'clock
English.


7. It is her friend
8. It was at his wedding party

5. It is ………………….. that we play football very happily
6. It was ………………….. that blew out some roofs of houses in the village.
7. It was ………………….. that I received from my mother last week.
8. It is ………………….. that we often have picnics.
9. It is ………………….. who always stand by me when I get into some trouble.
10. It is ………………….. who takes responsibility for cooking in my family.
VI. Choose the underlined part that is incorrect in the following sentences.
1. That was Jim who went to hospital last month.
2. It was in Paris that I first meet my wife.
3. It is in 2010 that my life turned over a new leaf.
4. It was on New Year's Eve who Mary broke up with her boyfriend.
5. It was her brother who dropped out of his university and setted up his business.
VII. Choose the correct sentence that is written using the underlined part and cleft sentence
with “It”. 1. He spent his summer vacation in Da Lat.
A. It is in Da Lat that he spent his summer vacation.
B. It was in Da Lat that he spent his summer vacation.
C. It is in Da Lat that he spends his summer vacation.
D. It was in Da Lat where he spends his summer vacation.
2. Candidates all over the world took part in the competition with great enthusiasm.
A. It is great enthusiasm that candidates all over the world took part in the competition.
B. It was great enthusiasm that candidates all over the world took part in the competition.
C. It was with great enthusiasm that candidates all over the world took part in the
competition.
D. It is with great enthusiasm which candidates all over the world take part the competition.
3. He gains impressive achievements at the age of 20.
A. It is at the age of 20 that he gains impressive achievements.
B. It was at the age of 20 that he gains impressive achievements.
C. It is at the age of 20 that he gained impressive achievements.
D. It was at the age of 20 that he gained impressive achievements.
4.Mary made a great contribution to her husband's success.

remain, grow
II. Complete the sentences using the given words.
appears
grow
seemed
getting
become
sounds
felt
looks
1. She ___looks__________ so beautiful in that white dress.
2. A: What about going to the Italian restaurant?
B: That ____sounds_________ great!
3. She wants to ____felt_________ a fashion designer like Victoria Beckham in the future.
4. I ____felt_________ painful in my stomach after eating that cake.
5. It ____seemed_________ interesting that he didn't like anything except that bowl.
6. Teenagers like to make their own choice when they ______grow_______ older.
7. Turn on the fan. It is ____getting_________ hotter and hotter.
8. That Super Junior _____appears________ suddenly at the end of concert makes its fans
overjoyed.
III. Decide whether the bold part in each of the following sentences is an “action verb” or a
“linking verb”.
1. July is smelling the flowers her boyfriend has given to her.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
2. My mother appeared exhausted after a hard day working on the paddy field.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
3. Jane looks more beautiful when tying her hair.
A. action verb

my parents change their mind?
1. What is the title of the posting?
A. I forgot the curfew.
B. My parents are too strict.
C. A terrible birthday party
2. When did Maria write this online posting?
A. May 23rd, 2016
B. May 23rd, 2015
C. May 13rd, 2016
3. How did Maria feel about the incident?
A. happy
B. unhappy
C. pleased
4. What was the matter with Maria?
A. Her parents didn't like her friends.
B. She couldn't come to her friend's birthday party.
C. Her parents didn't allow her to stay out late.
5. What did she do after her parents' call?
A. She continued enjoying the party.
B. She had a serious argument with her parents.
C. She came back home without delay.
6. What did she wish for the things to be different?
A. She wished that her parents could understand her.
B. She wished that her parents would set a later time for her.
C. She wished that she hadn't attended that birthday party.
B. Analysis Steps of writing an online posting
C. Practice.
1. Task 1: Complete the outline of writing an online posting with the given words.



your friends by their appearances.
not like your friends only by their
appearances and your friends were very
sad. They had left your party before your
party ended.
4. Today, your family has a picnic but cannot
take photographs because last night, you
forgot to put a camera in your backpack.
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. a
3. Task 3: Choose one of the stories in task 2 and write an online posting of 160 - 180 words
using the following suggestions.
Suggested ideas:
1. What happened, when and where, and who was involved.
2. How you and the others felt
3. Your wish.
Sample:
Re: My parents are too busy.
By: Jerry> Tuesday, August 17 rd, 2016 at 7:23
Current mood: I'm really lonely !
My parents are too busy with their work so they don't have a lot of time for us. They start
work at 7:30 a.m. and finish it at 7:00 p.m. When they come back home, they're very tired. I know
that my parents have to work hard to make a lot of money to support my family but actually we
haven’t spent much time together for a long time. Thus, I expect that at least on weekends, they can
spend more time with us and attend our school activities as others children's parents. What should I
do now?



C. are tasting

5. What's the matter with Mary? She (seem) ________ upset.
A. seem

B. seems

C. is seeming

6. Listen! Her story (sound) _________ interesting.
A. sounds

B. is sounding

C. sound

7. She (stay) ______ at one of her penpal friends' houses when she visits Vietnam.
A. is staying

B. stays

C. stayed

8. The room (get) _______ quiet when teachers entered.
A. gets

B. got

C. is getting


 ………………………………………………………………………..
2.Mary is very depressed about the result of the examination. (who)
 ………………………………………………………………………..
3.The boys play football in the schoolyard every afternoon. (that)
 ………………………………………………………………………..
4.The poor girl won first prize in the singing competition. (that)
 ………………………………………………………………………..
5.My friend gave me a present at my birthday party. (that)
 ………………………………………………………………………..
6.We really enjoy doing volunteer work. (that)
 ………………………………………………………………………..
7.Hung is in the romantic relationship with Mai. (who)
 ………………………………………………………………………..
8.He bought two houses on Nguyen Trai Street at the age of 25. (that)
 ………………………………………………………………………..
9.Students usually ask teachers a lot of interesting questions. (who)
 ………………………………………………………………………..
10.My mom is making some cakes for our dinner. (that)
 ………………………………………………………………………..
IV. Reorder the words to make complete sentences.
1. It/ he/ his/ that/ changed/ father's/ a/ after/ was/ death/ lot./ himself//
 ………………………………………………………………………..
2. going/ to/ am/ I/ the/ Tokyo/ that/ in/ It/ is/ holiday./ spend//
 ………………………………………………………………………...
3. USA/ 2008/ got/ It/ the/ married./ in/ settled/ down/ he/ was/ that/ in/ and//
 ………………………………………………………………………...
4. that/ It/ mom/ was/ their/ gave/ on/ wedding/ anniversary/ dad/ diamond/ ring./ my/ my/ a/
 ………………………………………………………………………...
5. some/ It/ in/ boyfriend/ me/ took/ beautiful/ photos/ my/ was/ who/ for/ Japan.
 ………………………………………………………………………...


C. are tasting

5. What's the matter with Mary? She (seem) ________ upset.
A. seem

B. seems

C. is seeming

6. Listen! Her story (sound) _________ interesting.
A. sounds

B. is sounding

C. sound

7. She (stay) ______ at one of her penpal friends' houses when she visits Vietnam.
A. is staying

B. stays

C. stayed

8. The room (get) _______ quiet when teachers entered.
A. gets

B. got

C. is getting

III. Rewrite each sentence with the word in brackets to emphasize the underlined part.
1.We had a wonderful party in the garden. (that)
 It was in the garden that we had a wonderful party.
2.Mary is very depressed about the result of the examination. (who)
 It is Mary who is very depressed about the result of the examination.
3.The boys play football in the schoolyard every afternoon. (that)
 It is every afternoon that the boys play football in the schoolyard.
4.The poor girl won first prize in the singing competition. (that)
 It was first prize that the poor girl won in the singing competition.
5.My friend gave me a present at my birthday party. (that)
 It was at my birthday party that my friend gave me a present.
6.We really enjoy doing volunteer work. (that)
 It is volunteer work that we really enjoy doing.
7.Hung is in the romantic relationship with Mai. (who)
 It is Mai who Hung is in the romantic relationship with.
8.He bought two houses on Nguyen Trai Street at the age of 25. (that)
 It was at the age of 25 that he bought two houses on Nguyen Trai Street.
9.Students usually ask teachers a lot of interesting questions. (who)
 It is teachers who students usually ask a lot of interesting questions.
10.My mom is making some cakes for our dinner. (that)
 It is for our dinner that my mom is making some cakes.
IV. Reorder the words to make complete sentences.
1. It/ he/ his/ that/ changed/ father's/ a/ after/ was/ death/ lot./ himself//
 It was after his father's death that he changed himself a lot.
2. going/ to/ am/ I/ the/ Tokyo/ that/ in/ It/ is/ holiday./ spend//
 It is in Tokyo that I am going to spend the holiday.
3. USA/ 2008/ got/ It/ the/ married./ in/ settled/ down/ he/ was/ that/ in/ and//
 It was in 2008 that he settled down in the USA and got married.
4. that/ It/ mom/ was/ their/ gave/ on/ wedding/ anniversary/ dad/ diamond/ ring./ my/ my/ a/
 It was on their wedding anniversary that my dad gave my mom a diamond ring.