REVISION 8: CITIES OF THE WORLD

I. Vocabulary:
1. Continents: ( Châu lục)
+ North America
+ South America
+ Europe
+ Asia
+ Africa
+ Australia
+ Antarctica
2. Adj for describing: ( Tính từ để miêu tả …)

* City * Food * People * Building * Weather

+ famous + delicious + beautiful + famous + warm
+ well - known + great + friendly + well - known + hot
+ old + awful + unfriendly + old + cool
+ historic + tasty + kind + historic + cold
+ ancient + greasy + helpful + ancient + windy
+ new + spicy + hospitable + new + sunny
+ modern + bitter + open + modern + snowy
+ beautiful + sweet + nice + beautiful + cloudy
+ peaceful + soft + interesting + big + stormy
+ noisy + humourous + small + rainy
+ jummy
+ fantastic + generous + high/tall + dry
….. + salty + sociable + new + wet
+ sour ….. + strange + perfect
+ fragrant: có …. + nice
hương thơm ......

II. Write: A holiday postcard ( Thiệp khi đi du lịch)

* Form: (Cấu tạo)
Heading: Date...... ( Ngày viết)
Opening: Dear......,
Body ( How is the place? / What has the weather been? / What did you do? / What are
you going to do?)
Closing : Wish you were here.
Love, / Best wishes

August 28th 2021

Dear Lan,
I’m in Ha Noi now. It’s very beautiful and modern. ……………
August 28th 2021
Dear Mom,
I'm in Hanoi now. It's very beautiful and noisy. People in Hanoi are very friendly.
The food is fragrant and great. I'm eating dinner now. Tomorrow I will go to the
Mykingdom to buy the beyblade.
Wish you were here.
Best wishes,
Tuan Anh

August 28th 2021

Dear Linh,
I'm in Ha Long Bay now. It's very fantastic and touristy. I'm having a perfect time
here! The sun is shinning all the time; The beaches are so clean: blue sea and white
sand! I've eaten crabs today. They're delicious and healthy! Tomorrow I'll go to Tuan
Chau island.
Wish you were here.
Best wishes.
Nga

August 28th 2021

Dear Mom,
the people in Ha Noi are very friendly . there are many trees here . the food here is
delicious . you can come and enjoy them.
wish you could come here and enjoy.
I'm waiting for your response . I wish you good health always.
III. Grammar: The Present Perfect Tense ( Thì Hiện tại hoàn thành)
1. Form: ( Cấu tạo)
+) S + have/has + V-PII …

-) S + have/has + not + V-PII …

?) Have/Has + S + V-PII..?

V-PII = Past Participle ( Quá khứ phân từ)

2. Use: ( Cách sử dụng)
- Announce an action that has just happen. ( Thông báo 1 sự việc vừa mới xảy ra ..)
- Actions happening from the past until now ( Hành động từ quá khứ kéo dài đến hiện
tại)
- Actions happening in the past but result now ( Hành động ở quá khứ nhưng kết quả ở
hiện tại)
- Experience ( Kinh nghiệm, trải nghiệm..)
* Notes: ( Chú ý)
- Time Expression: ( các từ chỉ thời gian)
+ just: vừa mới
+ recently / lately: dạo này, gần đây
+ for + 1 khoảng thời gian
+ since + 1 mốc thời gian/ 1 mệnh đề ở quá khứ đơn.
+ so far/ up to now/ up to present/ until now/ before/ for the last./ for the past .: cho
đến nay
+ already/ yet: rồi/ chưa
+ several times, once …../ ever/ never ..

IV. Exercises:
1. Write the Past Participle:
1 2
V-infinitive Past Participle V-infinitive Past Participle
- go - send
- be - speak
- have - make
- swim - invite
- run - introduce
- receive - drink
- dislike - draw
- eat - take
- show - learn
- write - become
- buy - do
- see - live
- visit - sing
2. Put the verbs in the Present Perfect::
1.I(work)................... with him since 1970.
2.She( study)................... English for three years now.
3.I ( not see ).................... you for ages.
4.They ( live)................... there for the whole life?
5.You (meet)................. him since we said goodbye?
6. How long she ( know) ………………..him?
7. They ( take) …………………us to the circus several times.
8. Would you like a cup of coffee? I ( just make) ………………….some.
9. You (do)…………….your homework yet?
- Yes. We (already do) ……………it.
10. Nice to meet you again. We (not see) ……………….each other for a long time.
 TEST FOR UNIT 7, 8, 9
A – PHONETICS
Which word has the underlined part pronounced difrerently from those of the
others?
1. A. soul B. about C. account D. sound
2. A. birthday B. both C. than D. earth
3. A. dear B. wear C. nearby D. appear
4. A. changes B. causes C. noises D. articles
5. A. travelled B. produced C. played D. confused
6. A. how B. rose C. know D. remote
7. A. divide B. anything C. description D. animal
8. A. there B. theatre C. together D. then
9. A. decided B. stayed C. questioned D. smiled
10. A. washed B. laughed C. stopped D. wanted
B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I/ Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. ________ the film is late, I will wait to watch it
A. Because B. Although C. When D. But
2. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish ________ on earth for ages and
ages.
A. will exist B. are existing C. existed D. have existed
3. In England, children ________ go to school between the ages of 6 and 18. It’s
compulsory.
A. should B. want C. need D. must
4. My favourite ________ is swimming.
A. activity B. sport C. game D. match
5. I ________Tom and Jerry many times.
A. see B. saw C. have seen D. are seeing
6. The mother told her son: “________ swim in the lake. It’s very dangerous”
A. Do B. Don’t C. Not D. Can’t
7. My father is fond of sport. He goes to the Sports Clubs to watch ________ every
Saturday.
A. racing horses B. race horse C. horse races D. horsing race
8. Teddy is excited about his neew laptop. That’s all he _________ about lately.
A. talks B. talked C. has talked D. have talked
9. We ________ to Ho Chi Minh City for our last summer vacation.
A. go B. went C. are going D. have gone
10. Amsterdam is one of the ________ cities in the world.
A. peacefullest B. peacefuller C. most beautiful D. more
beautiful
11. All of us ________ at home yesterday evening.
A. were B. was C. did D. are
12. You have to throw the ball into the net when you play ________.
A. basketball B. football C. tennis D. badminton
 13. When you are going on a holiday, you ________ check the weather forecast
first.
A. should B. need C. may D. can
14. Mrs. Nga doesn’t have ________ experience of working as a librarian.
A. much B. many C. an D. the
15. I’m meeting John tonight. It will be the first time I ________ him since
Christmas.
A. saw B. have seen C. had seen D. see
II/ Match the first halves in column A with the second ones in column B to make
sentences.
A B
1. The hotel where we’re staying is small a. and my close friend’s mother likes
2. Although the weather is cold here sports, too.
3. My mother likes sports b. or you can stay at home to watch it.
4. You can go to the stadium to watch the c. because I got a high temperature.
football match d. but it is comfortable
5. I didn’t go to school yesterday e. I like it.
1 - ______ 2 - ______ 3 - ______ 4 - ______ 5 -
______
III/ Find the mistakes in the following sentences, underline and write the
corrects ones.
Your correction
1. Many people say that Da Nang is one of the more 1. .....................................
beautiful cities in the Southest Asia.
2. Did you ever tasted Vietnamese noodles called Pho? 2. .....................................
3. Last summer my parents buyed me a lot of different 3. .....................................
gifts.
4. The food was delicious, but most things didn’t cheap. 4. .....................................
5. Oxford University is oldest unviversity in Britain. 5. .....................................

IV/ Complete the following sentences with comparatives and superlatives, add
THAN or THE when necessary.
1. I think Bangkok is (modern) ____________________ Manila.
2. Many people say that Hue is (historic) _______________________ city in
Vietnam .
3. The weather in Cairo is (bad) ____________________ that in Berlin.
4. It’s (good) ____________________ service we’ve ever had in New York.
5. Shanghai is one of (noisy) ____________________ cities in the world.

C – READING
I/ Read the passage and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F)

SPORTS IMPORTANT
Sport is beneficial to our life. It helps us to keep fit and be healthy. So if you
want to be healthy, you should do sports. It also helps people to lose weight and
avoid many diseases. There are many kinds of sports such as: swimming, running,
 riding the bicycle, tennis, wrestling, etc. I like swimming very much. It makes me
healthy and strong. I like tennis too. It makes me feel energetic. It is obvious that
many of us want to stay at home, watch TV and eat snacks. But it is an unhealthy
life-style. Only sport will help us be healthy and happy. That’s why I think sport is
very important in my life.
N0 Statement True/ False
1. Sport helps us be healthy and keep fit.
2. People can play sports to avoid some diseases.
3. The write only likes swimming.
4. There are many people just wanting to watch TV and
eat snack instead of playing sports.
5. The writer thinks that besides sports, there are many
ways to be healthy and happy.

II/ Read the passage and answer the questions.

ANN’S JOURNEY TO MANCHESTER
In May, I go to Manchester because my friend has a wedding party. I speak to
my friend about the journey and she gives me the directions. She says that I can
travel either by train or by bus. I choose to go by train because I know that it is
quicker and more comfortable., even though I pay more money. I buy a return
ticket and I take a train from Stoke station. I spend an hour on the train. I sit by the
window and read an interesting book. The conductor is very kind and tells me when
it is time to get off. The train comes on time and I get to Manchester four hours
before the wedding. I go shopping and find a lovely present for my friend. I think it
is a very nice day.
1. Why does Ann go to Manchester in May?
___________________________________________________________________
2. How does she travel to Manchester?
___________________________________________________________________
3. How long does Ann spend on the train?
___________________________________________________________________
4. Who tells Ann when it is the time to get off?
___________________________________________________________________
5. What does Ann buy for her friend?
___________________________________________________________________
D – WRITING
I/ Make question for the underlined parts.
1. Linh is reading books in the library.
__________________________________________________________________?
2. Many girls do aerobics at the weekend.
__________________________________________________________________?
3. There are 13,6 million people in Mexico City.
__________________________________________________________________?
4. They had bread and milk for breakfast this morning.
__________________________________________________________________?
5. An apple is 2000 dong.
__________________________________________________________________?

II/ Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.

1. Sydney/ the/ cleanest/ the/ is/ and/ the/ most/ in/ city/ world/ beautiful.
___________________________________________________________________
2. I/ cannot/ because/ my/ sleep/ neighborhood/ very/ noisy/ is.
___________________________________________________________________
3. After/ John/ clean/ his/ washed/ car/ , / looked/ it/ very.
___________________________________________________________________
4. Tea/ is/ in/ most/ drink/ the/ London/ popular.
___________________________________________________________________
5. Turtles/ and/ move/ snails/ do/ quickly/ not/ . / They/ both/ slow/ are/ animals.
___________________________________________________________________

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