A.SOME IMPORTANT WORDS , PHRASES & STRUCTURES:
1/ V+V.ing: Enjoy ,dislike, detest ……+ V.ing
2/ V+ to +Vo: Like, love, hate, prefer … + To Vo // V.ing
Note: Đối với “prefer ……….to/ rather than …….”: động từ phải cùng form với nhau. ( nếu sau prefer
là V.ing thì động từ sau “to hoặc than” cũng phải ở dạng V.ing. )
3/ Phrases
Note: Nếu có “not” thì viết “not” sau động từ tobe : Không thích
Ex: She is not interested in playing sport.
4.Vocabulary:
- herd the buffaloes / herd the cattle
-Doing DIY activities
-surfing the internet
-hanging out with friends
-browse the websites
-participate in = take part in = join (v) : tham gia
-activity (n): hoạt động
-leisure activities (n): các hoạt động trong thời gian rảnh.
-outdoor activities (n): các hoạt động ngoài trời
-messaging friends : nhắn tin với bạn
5. Structures:
a/Comparatives: -short adv: S + V + ADV -er + THAN + O.
Long adv: S + V + MORE + ADV + THAN + O
b/ Connectors: - but (nhưng) , so (vì vậy), or (hoặc là) , and ( và) : đứng giữa 2 vế trong câu, phía
trước thường có dấu phẩy.
-however (tuy nhiên) , therefore (vì vậy), otherwise ( nếu không thì) : đứng đầu vế thứ 2. Phía trước có
dấu chấm phẩy (dấu chấm) , phía sau có dấu phẩy.
c/ other +Ns/es : những…..khác ( sau other dùng danh từ số nhiều)
ÔN TẬP KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ I _ANH 8 (GLOBAL SUCCESS)
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-be interested in
- Be fond of
- Be keen on + V.ing = enjoy
- Be crazy about
- be into
Ex: - Some students are mine, other students are Ms Linh’s.
B. PRACTICE
B.1. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. hospitable B. village C. around D. pagoda
2. A. supermarket B. ruler C. pollution D. urban
3. A. group B. mountain C. house D. ground
II. Choose the best option to complete each sentence.
1. Mary: “Would you like to go to the cinema with me?” - Jane: “_______________”
A. Yes. I watch films every day. B. I’d love to. Thanks. C. You’re welcome.
2. We enjoy ___________ board games.
A. playing B. play C. to play
3. ________ DIY brings you a lot of amazing benefits.
A. Doing B. Reading C. Playing
4. Are you keen _________ gardening or cooking?
A. in B. at C. on
5. While I was ________some websites, I saw an advertisement about a resort.
A. creating B. browsing C. uploading
6. People in my village are ________ and hospitable.
A. unfriendliness B. friendship C. friendly
7. Phong has to study harder; _______________, he may fail the exam.
A. or B. so C. otherwise
8. Today it is raining __________ than it was yesterday.
A. heavier B. heavily C. more heavily
9. We helped the farmers herd _________.
A. poultry B. cattle C. fish
10. Tuan tries to focus more on his studies; __________, he won’t pass the exam.
A. therefore B. however C. otherwise
11. We often post many questions to discuss on a/an __________ after school.
A. forum B. club C. market
12. My sister is a strong person. She stays _________ even in the worst situation.
A. stressed B. worried C. calm
13. Parents should give teens some freedom, __________they should also set limits.
A. so B. but C. for
14. Linh dances_______________than My does.
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A. beautifully B. more beautifully C. beautifuler
15. Look! Some children are ________ the buffaloes.
A. picking B. herding C. driving
16. Minh is not fond _________ doing puzzles because he thinks it takes a lot of time.
A. in B. about C. of
III. Choose the best answer.
1. Look! The children are …………………. buffaloes on the grass.
A. picking B. playing C. herding D. driving
2. Do you fancy ………. with your friends?
A. hanging out B. to hang out C. to hanging out D. hang out
3. I’d like ……………….Japan next year.
A. visiting B. to visit C. to visiting D. visit
4. They are blowing ……………… than it did last night.
A. more strongly B. stronger C. stronglier D. more stronger
5. He seems to be ……………. than we thought.
A. more quick B. more quickly C.quicker D. quicklier
6. Peter plays the guitar …………… than his sister.
A. skillfully B. more skillfully C. more skillful D. skillfuler
7. Nam hates …………. meals.
A. to cook B. cook C. cooking D. Both A+C are correct
8. She is …………. than any other students in my class.
A. better B. gooder C. more better D. best
IV. Put the words into the correct form:
1. The villagers were harvesting rice with a combine ______________. (harvest)
2. My sister is _______________ in doing DIY. (interest)
3. I am ___________________ in hanging out with friends . ( interest)
4. Doing DIY __________________ is my hobby. (act)
5. Many people enjoy ____________________ in outdoor activities. ( participate)
6. Besides doing DIY, I don’t like any other _________________. (act)
V: Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. Jenny’s mother often ___________ (knit) when she was a teenager.
2. Trung is very active and he dislikes ___________ (watch) TV during leisure time.
3. - What is your leisure activity? - I adore ___________ (walk) my dog around the park.
4. - Look! Who ___________ (dry) rice over there? - I think it’s Mai’s uncle.
5. Most students detest ___________ (have) homework during the weekends.
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6. Alice is fond of ___________ (create) small animals with paper.
7. After a course with a native teacher, Nam can speak English ___________ (well) than before.
8. Chi is intelligent, but she needs to study ___________ (hard) than her first semester to pass the
examination.
9. These students are learning how ___________ (deal) with pressure before the final test.
10. Parents should teach their children to be careful when ___________ (post) pictures on social
media.
B.2. WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meanings as the original ones. Use the words
given in brackets.
1. The acting in the film was good, but I didn’t like its story. (however)
=> _____________________________________________________________.
2. Tuan often gets up later than his mother. (early)
=> Tuan’s mother often gets up____________________________________________.
3. Nam loves to chat with his friends in his free time. (into)
=> Nam_________________________________________________________.
4. Linh was tired, but she still stayed up late to do her homework. (however)
=>________________________________________________________
II. Rewrite the sentences, using the words in the brackets.
1. I can’t cook as well as my mother. (better)
=> My mother can …………………………………………
2. My sister dislikes going for a walk. ( interested)
=>My sister………………………………………………………………………………
3. My students are crazy about uploading their class photos to the forum. (enjoy)
=>My students ……………………………………………………
4. Life in the countryside is not as stressful as life in the city.
Life in the city is ………………………………………………………….……
5. We like to go swimming in the river in summer.
We enjoy ………………………………………………………………………….……
III. Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences.
1. The blue car/ the red one/ than/can /faster/ run/. /
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Are / keen/ messaging/ you/ on/ your classmates? /
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Minh / run/ than/ his brother/ faster/ can/./
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=>…………………………………………………………………………………….
4.keen / hanging out / on/ you/ Are/ your friends? / with/
=>……………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Minh/ after dinner/ hanging out/ his friends / enjoys/ with/
=>……………………………………………………………………………………
B.3. READING
PASSAGE 1: Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE.
Many people think that young people nowadays don’t get enough exercise. But the survey shows that
isn’t true, only 11% say they like playing video games while 28% go for a run or go to the gym at least
once a month. It seems that people still like going to the cinema when they want to watch a film. 46%
say they go to the cinema more than once a month but only 40% rent a video or DVD.
There are 2 activities which everybody or nearly everybody says they do. Everyone who took part in the
survey says read a newspaper or magazine and 93% say they go for a walk though they don’t say if it’s a
long walk. Going to a restaurant was one of the most popular leisure activities, according to the results
of the survey. 64% of people say they regularly eat out.
It seems that many more people like listening to music than playing it. 71% say they regularly listen to
radio, but only 8% say they can play a musical instrument.
TRUE OR FALSE
1. More people watch movies at the cinema than at home. ______
2. Everybody go for a walk in the different time of a day. ______
3. 84% of the surveyed people often eat out. ______
Passage 2. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy (1)
__________in outdoor activities after school. Instead, they fancy playing computer games (2)________
surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on computer and the Internet. For
example, they prefer (3) ______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even
when people (4) ________out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web.
However, many people dislike the Internet and the virtual world. They hate to waste time on the
computer and enjoy other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.
1. A. participate B.to participate C. participating
2. A. or B. but C. so
3. A send B. sending C.to send
4. A. play B. meet C. hang
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