PHÒNG GD&ĐT VÕ NHAI ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP TIẾNG ANH 8
TRƯỜNG THCS CÚC ĐƯỜNG TIẾT 49 - 53 HỌC KỲ I
Năm học 2010 – 2011
I/ GRAMMAR:
1. Tenses: Simple Present; Simple Past; Used to; Simple Future, Be going to;
Present simple with future meaning; present perfect.
• Simple present tense : S + V(-s/-es)  To talk about general truths.
Examples: The earth is round. The earth goes round the Sun. The moon doesn’t go
round the Sun.
• Simple past : S + V-ed / V
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 To express an action happened and finished in
the definite past time. (yesterday; ago; in May; in 2005; last Sunday/ week/
month/ year…)
Examples: What did you do last night? – I did my homework and then I went to
bed.
• Used to : often happened in the past and now no longer occurs. (đã thường)
Examples: I used to go fishing when I was a child.
In the past there used to be a school here. Now they build a shopping
mall here.
• Simple future : S + will + bare infinitive  To express an action that will
happen in the future. (tonight; tomorrow; in 5 minutes; in 2012; next week/
month/ year..)
Examples: He will come to visit us next Saturday.
• Be going to: future of intention
Examples: What are you going to do this weekend? – I am going to visit my home
village.
Compare: I bought some food. I am going to have a party tomorrow. Would you
like to come?
Yes. I will come if I finish my report.
• Present simple: Thì hiện tại đơn mang nghĩa tương lai. (Xem bài tập 1 trang

12) What________you __________(do) last weekend? – I__________(play) golf.
13) Next Friday_________(be) thirteenth. (S. present)
14) The art exhibition_________(open) at 3 May and ___________(end) on 15
July.
15) I promise I ___________(try) my best next semester.
16) Nam always _________(get) grade A for Physics, but last semester he
________(get) B.
17) I____________(come) home next week. My sister__________(get) married
then.
18) Look! Someone____________(follow) her.
2. Structures:
• (not) adjective + enough + to- infinitive : (không) đủ……..để…
Examples: Nối 2 câu thành một, dung “enough”
a) He is not old. He can’t drive a car.  He is not old enough to drive a car.
b) This coat isn’t warm. I don’t wear it in winter.  This coat isn’t warm enough
for me to wear in winter. (Chú ý 2 câu khác chủ ngữ, dùng …adj. + enough + for +
O + to-infinitive)
c) I don’t have money. I can’t buy that house.  I don’t have enough money to buy
that house.
(Chú ý “enough” đứng trước danh từ)
• Reflexive pronouns: - selves and –self
I  myself you  yourself / yourselves
He  himself we  ourselves
She  herself they  themselves
It  itself
Examples: He cut himself. (object)
Who helps you with your homework? – Nobody. I do it by myself.
Who will do that work? – I myself do it. (emphasis)
• Modals: must / have to / ought to / should / may / can + bare infinitive
Examples: I have to / must do my chores. (obligation / duty)

“You should stay in bed, Tim” – said the doctor.  The doctor said Tim should stay
in bed.
Exercises: Put the following commands and requests and advice into reported
speech:
1) Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise.”
2) Mrs. Jackson said to Tim, “Could you give me a hand, please?”
3) She said to her son, “Go straight upstairs and get into bed.”
4) Mary said to John, “Can you carry my suitcase, please?”
5) “You should stay in bed for a few days.” – said the doctor to Tim.
6) “You ought to keep your body warm.” – said the doctor to Tim.
• Gerund: (V-ing)
After prepositions or some verbs such as: like/ love/ enjoy/ hate/ dislike/ avoid…+
V-ing.
Examples: He likes playing soccer, but he hates washing up.
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• Asking for favor/ Offering assistance and responses to them.(Xin giúp đỡ/
Ngõ ý giúp đỡ người khác và đáp lại đề nghị giúp đỡ) (see textbooks/ page
65)
Examples: Could you help me, please? – Certainly/ Of course/ Sure/ No problem
May I help you? – Yes, please./ No, thanks.
• Comparison with: like, (not) as…as; (not) the same as; different from
Examples Your hair is black; mine is black, too (the same)
Your hair is the same color as_mine
Exercises: Read the situations and complete the sentences.
1) I am tall, but you are taller. (as______as)
I am not_____________________
2) Your hair is black; mine is black, too. (the same)
Your hair is…………………..color as………………..
3) Cats aren’t friendly, but dogs are friendly. (different from)
Cats are_____________________________________

- Write a paragraph about your partner.
- Write a telephone message. (Date, Time, For, Message, Taken by)
- Write the description of a room in your house.
- Use the given words to write the story.
- Write a letter to your parents/ a pen pal/ a friend about your neighborhood. (4
sections: - - -------- Heading/ Opening/ Body and Closing)
- Write a (community) notice about your class meeting/ or your Sports Club
meeting
IV/ LISTEN
- Listen to the tape (or teacher) and fill in the missing words.
- Listen to the story and choose the most suitable title.
- Listen and fill out a report card or a song.
- Listen and choose the best answer.
SAMPLE TEST
I/ Chọn từ/ cụm từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành câu. (4.0 đ)
1. My younger brother isn’t old enough to feed____________(myself/ herself/
himself/ yourself)
2. Lan went to class late this morning because she_______up late.(gets/ got/ getting/
get)
3. _________have you lived here? – We’ve lived here since 1997. (When/ Where/
How often/ How long)
4. Our grandmother used to________us stories. (tell/ tells/ telling/ told)
5. She has learned English_________three years. (about/ in/ during/ for)
6. My brother hates________soccer. (playing/ played/ to play/ plays)
7. _______did Tim study this semester? – Very well. (What/ How/Why/ Who)
8. A black and white TV is not________a color TV. (as modern than/ more modern
than/ as modern as/ more modern as)
II/ Tìm tự/ cụm từ không cùng chủ điểm với 3 từ còn lại trong nhóm (1,5 đ)
1. a refrigerator a disk rack a wardrobe an electric stove
2. watching TV washing the dishes sweeping the floor feeding the pigs