Complete the paragraph. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Yichai is my pen pal. He_____ (1)____ (be) 14 years old. He____ (2)___ (live) in a town house with his family in Bangkok, Thailand. Yesterday I______ (3)___(receive) his letter. In the letter he said “I usually __________ (4)_____ (have) boiled rice for breakfast, and chicken with fried rice or a bow of noodles for lunch. In the evening, I_____ (5)__ (eat) the food my mother_____ (6) (cook). Her food_______(7)______ (be) the best in the whole world”. Last week, I_____ (8)_____ (write) a letter to him. I_______ (9)_____ (introduce) myself and_____ (10)_____ (send) him a photograph of my family.
2. Correct the following sentences. Write two correct sentences each time.
Example:
The sun rises in the west.
The sun doesn’t rise in the west.
It rises in the east.
a)The moon goes round the sun.
b) It is hot in winter.
c) Mice catch cats.
d) Water boils at 50 degrees Celsius.
e) Spiders have six legs.
f) The Red River flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
g) Gold is cheaper than silver.
h) Carpenters make things from metal.
3. Look at the people in the pictures. What do they look like? What are they wearing? Write sentences describing them, using the words in the box.
| young | not very old | tall | short | slim | fat |
| short (long) hair | a dress | a skirt | a suit | a T-shirt and jeans | |
| pretty | beautiful | handsome | ugly | ||
Example:
Thu is young.
She is slim.
She has long hair.
She is pretty.
She is wearing a dress.
a)
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b)
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c)
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4. Complete the dialogue using the words in the box.
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Loan: Hello, Hoa.
Hoa: Hi, Loan. Where were you last Sunday?
Loan: I went to Ha Long Bay.
Hoa: Who did you go with?
Loan: With some of my classmates and Paul.
Hoa: ____ (1)____ is Paul?
Loan: One of my friends. He’s from France. Now he’s studying at the United Nations
International School of Ha Noi
Hoa: ____ (2)____ does he look like?
Loan: He is ____ (3)____ , with ____ (4)____ hair and big brown eyes. He is very
friendly.
Hoa: Can he speak English?
Loan: His English is____ (5)____ !
Hoa: Really? I hope to see him one day. I ____(6)___ talking to him in English.
5. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence, using (not) adjective + enough.
Example:
He is strong. He can carry the box.
He is strong enough to carry the box.
a) The weather wasn’t very warm. We couldn’t go swimming.
b) He wasn’t very experienced. He couldn’t do the job.
c) The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.
d) The tea isn’t strong. It won’t keep us awake.
e) The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil the kettle.
f) The ice is quite thick. We can walk on it.
g) It wasn’t very warm. We couldn’t sit in the garden.
6. Complete each of the following sentences using enough as an adjective (before nouns) or adverb (after adjective) with one of the words in the box.
| strong | experience | old | chairs warm | money cups |
| experienced | time | well | room big | qualifications |
Examples:
* Bob can’t drive because he is not……………….
Bob can’t drive because he is not old enough.
* I’d like to go on holiday but I haven’t got………………..
I’d like to go on holiday but I haven’t got enough money.
a) There weren’t…………… for everyone to sit down.
b) The little boy is not……………… to lift the suitcase.
c) Nam didn’t finish the exam because he didn’t have
d) Smith didn’t feel ……………. to go to work this morning.
e) It ‘s only a small car, so there isn’t ……………. for all of us.
f) Do you think I’ve got ……………. to apply for the job.
g) Try this jacket on and see if it’s ………………………. for you.
h) She couldn’t make coffee for everybody because there weren’t
i) He wasn’t…………….. for the job.
j) Are you……………. …or shall I switch on the heating?
k) Steve didn’t get the job because he didn’t have
7. Write a paragraph about your close friend or pen pal. Use the following questions as prompts.
a) What is his/her name?
b) How old is he/she?
c) How did you know him/her?
(Where and when did you meet him/her?)
d) Where does he/she live?
e) Who(m) does he/she live with?
f) What does he/she look like?
g) What is he/she like?
h) What does he/she like doing in his/her free time?
i) Who is/are his/her close friend(s)?
j) Does he/she often vvrite to you? etc.
8. Fill in each gap in the following sentences with a word from the box.
| doing | meet | pleasure | introduce | allow |
| like | before | excuse | let | myself |
a) May I ________ myself?
b) How do you do? I don’t think we’ve met ________ .
c) Hello.How are you ________ ?
d) Allow me to introduce ________ . My name’s George Mallows, a friend of Sally.
e) ________ me, my name is Phuong Dieu Linh.
d) I’d like you to ________ Ann Parker.
e) ________ me to introduce my teacher, Ms Hoang Nga.
f) I’d like you to ______ Ann Parker.
g) ________ me to introduce my teacher, Ms Hoang Nga.
h) i ‘d ________ to introduce my team leader, Thanh Nam.
Hello! Tom,_______________ me introduce my fellow student, Wyne.
j) It is great________________ that I introduce my school principal, Mr. Tran
Anh.
9. Write sentences about these people’s approximate age. Use the expressions in the box.
| in his/her early… | in his/her mid… | in his/her late… | |
| teens | thirties | forties | fifties |
| sixties | seventies | eighties |
Example:
Mrs. Lan was bom between 1967 and 1969,
In 2005, Mrs. Lan was in her late thirties.
a) Giang was bom between 1962 and 1964.
b) Kim Anh was bom between 1927 and 1929.
c) Van was bom between 1969 and 1971.
d) Quang was bom between 1986 and 1987.
e) Hai was bom between 1941 and 1944.
f) An was bom between 1918 and 1922.
g) Ngoc was bom between 1947 and Í950.
h) Vinh was bom between 1966 and 1968.
Your sentences:
In 2005, Mr. Giang_________________________.
In 2005, Mrs. Kim Anh______________________.
In 2005, Mr. Van __________________________.
In 2005, Quang ___________________________.
In 2005, Mr. Hai ___________________________.
In 2005, Mrs. An ___________________________.
In 2005, Mrs. Ngoc _________________________ . .
In 2005, Mr. Vinh ___________________________ .
10. Read the conversation between a policeman and an eye-witness and then fill in each gap with one word from the box.
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Policeman: How ___ (1)___ do you think the man was?
Eye-witness: Well, he was quite young. In his ____ (2)___ twenties, I’d say.
Policeman: And was he___ (3)___ ?
Eye-witness: Yes, quite tall, ____ (4)____ than me anyway. He must be about 180 cm.
Policeman: What about his build?
Eye-witness: Well, he was rather ___ (5)__ . Maybe a bit skinny.
Policeman: And what did he___ (6)___ like?
Eye-witness: Not very___ (7)___ . He had dark hair, but I can’t really remember if it was___ (8)___ or short.
Policeman: And did you notice what he was _____ (9)_____ ?
Eye-witness: Oh, yes. He was wearing____ (10)____ and a_ dirty sweater. And he was wearing sport ____ (11) ____ .
Policeman: Anything else?
Eye-witness: No, I don’t think so. Oh, wait. He had an________ (12)___ . In his left ear, I’m sure.
Policeman: Right, thank you. You’ve been very helpful.
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1. Complete the paragraph. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. (Trang 5 sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8
| 1. is | 2. lives | 3. received | 4. have | 5. eat |
| 6. cooks | 7. is | 8. wrote | 9. introduced | 10. sent |
2. Correct the following sentences. Write two correct sentence each time. (Trang 5-6 sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8)
a)
The moon doesn’t go round the sun.
It goes round the earth.
b)
It isn’t hot in winter.
It is cold in winter.
c)
Mice don’t catch cats.
Cats catch mice.
d)
Water doesn’t boil at 50 degrees Celsius.
It boils at 100 degree Celsius.
e)
Spiders don’t have six legs.
They have eight legs.
f)
The Red River doesn’t flow into the Atlantic Ocean.
It flows into the East Sea/ the Pacific Ocean.
g)
Gold isn’t so/ as cheap as silver.
It is more expensive than silver./ Silver is cheaper than gold.
h)
Carpenters don’t make things from metal.
They make things from wood.
3. Look at the people in the pictures. What do they look like? What are they wearing? Write sentences describing them, using the words in the box. (Trang 6-7 sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8)
a)
Mr. Long is not very old.
He is short and fat.
He has short hair.
He is ugly.
He is wearing a suit.
b)
Nam is young.
He is tall.
He has short hair.
He is handsome.
He is wearing a T-shirt and jeans.
c)
Lan is young.
She is tall and slim.
She has short hair.
She is beautiful.
She is wearing a skirt.
4. Complete the dialogue using the words in the box. (Trang 8 sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8)
| 1. Who | 2. What | 3. good-looking |
| 4. dark | 5. excellent | 6. like |
5. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence, using (not) adjective + enough. (Trang 9 sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8)
a. The weather wasn’t warm enough (for us) to go swimming.
b. He wasn’t experiences enough to do the job.
c. The ladder wasn’t long enough to reach the window.
d. The tea isn’t strong enough to keep us awake.
e. The fire isn’t hot enough to boil the kettle.
f. The ice is thick enough (for us) to walk on it.
g. It wasn’t warm enough (for us) to sit in the garden.
6. Complete each of the following sentences using enough as an adjective (before nouns) or adverb (after adjective) with one of the words in the box. (Trang 10-11 sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8)
a. enough chairs
b. strong enough
c. enough time
d. well enough
e. enough room
f. enough qualifications/ experience
g. big enough
h. enough cups
i. experienced enough
j. warm enough
k. enough experience/ qualifications
7. Write a paragraph about your close friend or pen pal. Use the following questions as prompts. (Trang 11-12 sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8)
Lan is my close friend. She is 13 years old. I met/ knew her when I started Grade 6. She lives with her parents at 15 Hung Vuong Street, Hue. She is tall and slim. She’s pretty and warm. She likes listening to music in her free time. Nga and Lan are her close friends. She often writes to me once a month.
8. Fill each gap in the following sentences with a word from the box. (Trang 12-13)
| a. introduce | b. before | c. doing | d. myself | e. excuse |
| f. meet | g. allow | h. like | i. let | j. pleasure |
9. Write sentences about these people’s approximate age. Use the expressions in the box. (Trang 13-14 sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8)
a. was in his early forties.
b. was in her late seventies.
c. was in his mid thirties.
d. was in his late teens.
e. was in his mid sixties.
f. was in her late eighties.
g. was in her late fifies.
h. was in his late thirties
10. Read the conversation between a policeman and an eye-witness and then fill in each gap with one word from the box. (Trang 14 sách Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8)
| 1. old | 2. late | 3. tall | 4. taller |
| 5. thin | 6. look | 7. handsome | 8. long |
| 9. wearing | 10. jeans | 11. shoes | 12. earing |
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