SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
BÌNH THUẬN
TÀI LIỆU THAM KHẢO
TIẾNG ANH 8
GLOBAL SUCCESS
LƯU HÀNH NỘI BỘ
Tài liệu tham khảo Tiếng Anh 8. 2
MỤC LỤC
UNIT 1. LEISURE TIME ................................................................................................................. 3
UNIT 2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE ........................................................................................ 8
UNIT 3. TEENAGERS .................................................................................................................... 14
THE FIRST MID-SEMESTER TEST ........................................................................................... 20
UNIT 4. ETHNIC GROUPS OF VIET NAM ............................................................................... 24
UNIT 5. OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS ........................................................................... 29
UNIT 6. LIFESTYLES .................................................................................................................... 34
END-OF-TERM TEST. THE FIRST SEMESTER ...................................................................... 39
UNIT 7. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ............................................................................ 43
UNIT 8. SHOPPING ........................................................................................................................ 49
UNIT 9. NATURAL DISASTERS .................................................................................................. 54
THE SECOND MID-SEMESTER TEST ...................................................................................... 60
UNIT 10. COMMUNICATION IN THE FUTURE ..................................................................... 64
UNIT 11. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................. 70
UNIT 12. LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS ....................................................................................... 76
END-OF-TERM TEST. THE SECOND SEMESTER ................................................................. 82
HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI ........................................................................................................................ 86
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UNIT 1. LEISURE TIME
TEST OF UNIT 1
A. LISTENING
Task 1. Listen to a conversation and match Nam's hobbies and leisure activities
with different stages in his life. You will listen TWICE
Stages of life
Hobbies/ Leisure activities
1. childhood
A. volunteering
2. primary school
B. playing with toys
3. secondary school
C. playing tennis
4. university
D. reading comics
5. marriage
E. hanging out with classmates
Task 2. Listen to Tyrone calling the staff at his local swimming pool and circle
True or False for these sentences.
1. There are four different age groups that play water polo. True False
2. Tyrone wants to join the under 14s club. True False
3. The under 16s water polo team train three times a week. True False
4. The under 16s train on Monday and Thursday evenings. True False
5. Water polo matches are played on Saturdays. True False
6. You have to pay to join the water polo classes for under 18s. True False
7. You need to bring a photo to register at the swimming pool. True False
8. Training for the water polo team starts this week. True False
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Task 1. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. soup B. football C. cartoon D. school
2. A. cook B. book C. woman D. move
3. A. pool B. cool C. wolf D. group
4. A. youth B. could C. would D. should
5. A. choose B. root C. boot D. took
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Task 2. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. balance B. bracelet C. resort D. muscle
2. A. detest B. happen C. prefer D. enjoy
3. A. memory B. exercise C. snowboarding D. occasion
4. A. teenager B. volunteer C. recipe D. basketball
5. A. computer B. addiction C. internet D. museum
Task 3. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence.
1. It is very _______ to lie on the beach, and listen to the sound of the waves.
A. interested B. relaxing C. addicted D. popular
2. Many teens are hooked on _______ networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
A. leisure B. fun C. social D. boring
3. Peter promised not to get _______ to online games.
A. interested B. satisfied C. excited D. addicted
4. Many young people don’t _______ walking to school or playing active games.
A. prefer B. need C. want D. enjoy
5. Practising yoga helps improve muscle strength and _______ stress.
A. reduce B. create C. delete D. increase
6. She adores _______ out with her friends at weekends.
A. hang B. to hang C. hanging D. to hanging
7. Why don't we _______ our parents with some DIY projects? I think it is useful.
A. help B. do C. make D. give
8. The young use _______ to socialize on the internet.
A. computer games B. netlingo C. crafts D. strangers
9. Sitting too close in front of the television makes your eyes _______.
A. strong B. hurt C. exciting D. relax
10. Minh is a very hard-working boy. He doesn't mind _______ a lot of homework in
the evenings.
A. making B. reading C. seeing D. doing
11. Which activity do you like best, football, badminton or _______?
A. skateboarding B. melody C. song D. leisure time
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12. David hates _______ a bike to school on rainy days.
A. driving B. playing C. riding D. making
13. How much time do you spend _______ leisure activities?
A. in B. on C. for D. with
14. Nick has just bought a CD of Vietnamese folk songs and he thinks he'll enjoy
listening to the _______.
A. melodies B. games C. comics D. crafts
15. “My favourite leisure activity is people watching.” – “ _______”
A. That sounds so weird! B. That’s all right.
C. OK. That’s what you’ve chosen D. Sure. It’s very entertaining.
Task 4. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the
words in brackets.
1. The internet is very _______; it takes up a lot of our time. (addict)
2. My brother works as a volunteer for an animal protection _______. He really loves
his job. (organize)
3. The documentary explores some _______ ideas about addiction. (interest)
4. If you break the _______, the light won't come on. (connect)
5. The leisure activity I like the most is _______ DIY projects. (do)
Task 5. Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1. Collecting coins is exciting, but it can also be relaxed.
A. collecting B. exciting C. but D. relaxed
2. Although John and Joe wanted to go swimming, they decided staying at home.
A. Although B. to go C. they D. staying
3. Cloud watch sounds weird, but Mai adores it.
A. Cloud watch B. sounds C. but D. it
4. Sarah detests to watch horror movies during her leisure time; she prefers romantic
comedies instead.
A. to watch B. her C. prefers D. instead
5. During the summer, my favorite leisure activities includes hiking, swimming, and
picnicking in the park.
A. during B. leisure C. includes D. park
