Đề cương ôn tập môn tiếng Anh 8-học kỳ I-Năm học 2015-2016

      ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8- HỌC KỲ I

                               NĂM HỌC 2015-2016

A. GRAMMAR

1. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE        S+V-es/s        S+ don’t /doesn’t+V     Do/does+S +V ?   BE: am/is/are

EX: 1. The moon moves around the Earth

        2. Mars is near the Earth.

       3. The sun rises in the East and sets in the West

2. PAST SIMPLE TENSE :      S+Ved/C2   S+didn’t +V      Did+S+V ?          BE: was/were

  Ex: 1.Once a farmer raised chickens to get eggs

          2. She didn’t have new clothes

        3. The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was a servant and I was its master

3. NEAR FUTURE: BE GOING TO                S + is / am/ are + going to + Vinf

     Ex: They are going to see”Dream City” at Sao Mai  Movie Theater.

4.  PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

- Form: (+) I/ You/ We/ They + have + PP ( Ved/ C3)

         He/ She/ It          + has      + PP ( Ved/ C3)

   (-) I/ You/ We/ They + have not +  PP ( Ved/ C3) (have not = haven’t/  has not = hasn’t)

        He/ She/ It          + has not     + PP ( Ved/ C3)

               (?) Have  + I/ you / we/ they + PP ( Ved/ C3) 

                     Has   + he/she/it + PP ( Ved/ C3)?

  Ex: 1.You have studied English for 4 years.

        2. She has studied English since 2003

         3. I haven’t finished my homework yet

Moät soá traïng töø vaø giôùi töø thöôøng ñi keøm vôùi thì hieän taïi hoaøn thaønh : just (vöøa môùi); already (roài); recently/lately (môùi ñaây/gaàn ñaây); yet (chöa); ever (ñaõ töøng); never (chöa bao giôø); since (töø khi); for (trong khoaûng), ., before, so far, its the first/ second time, up to now, up to the present, till now(cho tíi b©y giê),.

5. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

  S+ am/is/are +Ving

* Note Present progreesive: - To talk about the future: (dự định trong tương lai)

Ex :    -  What are you going to do tonight?  -> I’m playing table tennis.

 - to show changes with “get” and “become” (sự thay đổi)

Ex: The boys are geeting taller.

6. BE +  (NOT ) ADJECTIVE  +  ENOUGH  +TO  INFINITIVE

Ex: -The water is hot enough for me to drink.

       -She isn’t old enough to be in my class

7. ADVERB OF PLACE outside, inside, there, here, upstairs, downstairs, next to ,under,……………

            Ex: The money was finally found under the boards.

8. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

            Ex:     -Be careful. You’ll cut yourself.

                       -Mary herself cleaned the floor./  Mary cleaned the floor herself.

9. MODAL VERBS

  - Form:      ( +)  S  + modal verb  + V  + ……….          Ex : I can sing very well.

          ( -)  S  + modal verb  + not  + V + ………      Ex : Hoa may not come to the party tomorrow.

          (?)  Modal verb  +  S  + V  + ………….?       Ex :  May I come in ?

- Modal verbs: must, ought to, have to, should, can, could, may

10. QUESTIONS WITH “WHY”:

   Ex: Why do you get up early? – Because I want to do exercise.

   Ex: Why do you do exercise? – To keep healthy.

11. PREPOSITION OF TIME  : at, in ,on, from…to, by, before, after, between,

12. USED TO + V(bare)              (-)S+ din’t +use to +V                        (?)Did +S +use to +V

       Ex: He used to play tennis when he was young.

13. ADVERB OF MANNER: adjective + ly = adverb

       EX: soft + ly -> softly  bad + ly -> badly careful + ly -> carefully

- This man drives carefully.

-She studies well.

        Notes                  fast, hard, early (adj/adv)       good(adj)-well(adv)

14. COMMANDS, REQUESTS AND ADVICE IN REPORTED SPEECH

                 S + asked/ told +O   + (not) to Inf

EX: 1. The teacher said to Tim: “Come into my office, please”

­           → The teacher told Tim to come into his/ her office

        2.  He asked: “Don’t go out, Nam.”

           → He asked/ told not to go out.

        3. Mrs. Jackson said to Tim: “Could you give me a hand, please?

           →Mrs. Jackson asked Tim  to give her a hand

                S1 + said (that )+S2 + should / shouldn’t +V

        4. The doctor said: “You should take a few days off.”

           → The doctor said I should take a few days off.

15. GERUND  : enjoy, like, don’t like, love, dislike, hate, stop, practice +Ving 

        Ex: I like reading books.

16. COMPARATIVE WITH AS....AS, NOT SO....AS ,THE SAME AS, DIFFERENT FROM 

      1.          S1+  V +  AS +Adj/Adv  + AS  +S2

         Ex: 1. Mai is as tall as Lan .

      2.Hoa studies as well as Nam

      2.         S2+V(not)  +AS/SO +Adj/Adv + AS +S2

         Ex:  1.Hoa is not as(so) tall as Mai

                 2.He doesn’t swim as(so) fast as his brother.

      3.  THE SAME AS           Ex :   Your shirt is the same as Ba’s. 

      4.   DIFFERENT FROM         Ex :He’s different from his mother.

17- COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES  

                    Short adj

                Long adj

Good  - better     - the best

Bad  - worse    - the worst

Little     - less  - the least

Much / many   - more  - the most.

S1 +be + adj+ER +than+S2

S1 +be +MORE + adj +than+S2

S +be + the adj+EST

S + Be+ the MOST + Adj

B.EXERCISE

I.Choose the best answer to complete these sentences  

1. I ______ a letter from my old friend last week. (sent / gave / received / took)

2. Of all the countries I visited, I like Singapore…..(best/ so much/better/more)

3. I find Peter is not communicative. He’s rather ___in public. (kind / reserved /sociable / humorous)

4. She has ______ over 30 pages since yesterday. (written / wrote / write / writing)

5. You have a bad toothache. You -----go to see the dentist.( must/ have to/ can/ ought to)

6. My farther used ______ us to the park three years ago. (took / taking / to take / take)

8. Can you fill ______ this form for me? (out / on / at / to)

9. Every year, the world’s population …………bigger(gets/will get/getting/is getting)

10. We need to finish our job _____ 4.30 pm and 5.30 pm. (before/ between/ after/ at)

11. When I was a child, I ______ follow my mum to the market. (used to / liked / hated / loved)

12. His parents are always proud ______ him. (about / of / on / with)

13. ______ have you lived in this town? – For nearly 20 years. (When / Where / How far /How long)

14. The new shopping mall is quite __ the present shopping area. (different from/ the same/ like to/)

15. They have studied ______ six o’clock. (for / at / since / to)

16. Today is ………..day of his life( the happiest/ the happy/happy/happier)

    17. This person is short and thin. She has……. hair.  (a long black/ black long/ black short/long black)

18. They have studied ______ three hours. (for / at / since / to)

19. He does morning exercises regularly in order to ______ his health. (have / improve / get / take)

20. Don’t let your child ______ with matches. (playing / to play / plays / play)

21. They ______ from Canada to America to find work. (started / demonstrated / delivered /emigrated)

22. Last night I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed ______. (together/ each other/ themselves / one another)

    23.We ought ______ the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed. ( put; push; to put; to  push)

24. He went to school late because he was stuck in the ______ this morning.(rush-hour / traffic-light / traffic-jam / cross-road)

25. Airmail is ______ expensive than surface mail. (the most / most / much / more)

27. Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an ………….for Vietnamese teenagers.   (organizational/                          organizationally/ organization/ organizatic)

28. John came ______ an old school friend in the street this morning. (with / along / across / off)

29. She asked her children ______ (to stop playing / stop to play / stop playing / stopping to play)

30. He is not ______ ride a motorbike. (enough old to / enough old for / old enough to / old enough for)

31. They wanted to know _______ she left early. (why/ what/ when/ where)

32. It’s great! What does your friend look ( likes/ likes/ like/ liking)?

33. You must look in the (advertisement / recreation / diversion / participation) section of the newspaper to find out what films are showing.

    34. The moon ................... around the earth       (went/ goes/ go/ going)

    35. The stores in the mall____a wider selection of products(sell/provide/buy/offer)

36. Don’t go ................ , it is too cold.     (inside/ outside/ downstairs/ upstairs)

37. They have waited for her (for / since / at / from) 6 o’clock.

38. This neighborhood is (different / the same / as / like) from that one.

39. What does she look like? (She look beautiful / She is beautiful / She looks like beautiful)

     40. The calendar is __ the clock, ___ the picture and the lamp.(on/ next to; under/between;

            behind/between; above/on)

     41. Did you succeed ______ the problem? (to solve; on solving; in solving; solving)

42. When my father was young, he used to (singing / sang / sings / sing) very well.

44. You should work (hardly / hard / good / badly) in order to pass the exams.

45. It is too dark (to take / take / taking / took) photographs here.

46. Jim is not old enough (read / reading / to read) this book.

47. Could you do me a favor? (What can I do for you? / Thanks a lot / It’s very kind of you / No, thank you. I’m fine)

48. I (haven’t met / don’t meet / didn’t meet / won’t) since 2008.

49.Deaf-mutes are people who can …speak….hear.(either-or/ neither- nor/ .both-and/)

50.You must keep all dangerous objects…….children’s reach.(out/out of/out off/out from)

II.Use the correct  tense or form of the verbs in parentheses.

  1. It (start)…………………. raining an hour ago.
  2. Lan.(live) ……………..in American for two years.
  3. They (not/buy)…………… this house since last month.
  4. We (visit) ……………..Hue this summer.
  5. Nam (usually/get )…………… up at 6 in the morning.
  6. They (not/work) …………..for that company everyday.
  7. I (stay)………………. in Ha Noi tomorrow
  8. My sister ( not visit )………………us since she (move)………… to the new town.
  9. It ( get )…………………….colder and colder  in  December . 
  10. My grandmother used to ( live)…………………..on a farm.
  11. We (begin) .....learning English 5 years ago. We (learn) ………….. it since we (be)…. in grade 3.
  12. My brother (graduate) ... from the university10 years ago.He (teach) ... Math in this school since then.

     14.Long hates (wash )………………………. up.                                      

     15.Tim's Mom asked him (give)……………… her his report card. 

     16.When I was young, I used to (be)……………. on a farm.            

     17.You should (improve)…………………………………………. your English grammar.  

     18.Which subject……………………. she (have)…………………….. yesterday?            

     19.Once a king (have) ……………………….a very beautiful daughter called MiNuong

     20. I hope we (have)………………………….. a wonderful vacation.  

     21.The Y&Y members raise funds by (collect) ……… used paper and bottles and broken glasses.

III. Match the sentences in column A with the ones in column B:

 

A

B

1.My sister loves cooking.

2.Nam doesn’t like to go to the Water Park

3.My sister’s taste is different from mine

5.Why musn’t children play with matches ?

6.It’s safe to keep medicine

a.because she likes sugar but I don’t.

b.Because they may cause a fire

c.in locked cupboards

d.but she doesn’t like washing dishes

e. because he went there yesterday.

 

A

B

1. Would you like to go to the cinema with me?

2. What does he look like?

3. Why does he go jogging every day?

4.Can you tell me something about the moon?

5. Do you want any help?

6. Are you going to drive your father’s car?

7. Why don’t you take a taxi?

a.No, thanks. I’m strong enough to lift the box.

b. Because he wants to have a good health.

c. Don’t be silly. I’m not old enough.

d. Yes, I’d love to.

e. Because I don’t have enough money.

f. He’s very handsome.

g. It moves around the sun.

IV.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate  form  of the words in parentheses

1.In those days, jobs were…………………………(PLENTY).

2.Quang Ngai, my hometown, is a ……………………….city(PEACE)

3.I’m pleased to hear you had a ……………………….summer vacation (ENJOY)

4.Do you know the ………………………………of that word  (PRONOUNCE)

5.You should ……………….your English vocabulary every day( RICH) (V): ENRICH

6.We often ……………in many activities of communal center in my neighborhood (PARTICIPATION)

7……………………….,she  lost all her money on the way home (FORTUNE)

8.Don’t be foolish and……………………(GREED)

9.I  was so …………………….about the football match  last night.( EXCITEMENT)

10.He was asked to………………….how to connect with the Internet.(DEMONSTRATION)

V.Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standart English.

1. The children enjoy    play soccer after school.

 A     B        C              D

2. Yesterday was the hotter day in the year.

           A     B       C          D

3.No one  isn’t    more intelligent   than Nam

 A     B.        C                        D                                                     

4. He always  eats eggs for breakfast and drink some milk.

             A             B                          C  D

5. They have  knew each other   for 2 years.

         B     C        D

6. You won’t pass the examination if you don’t work hardly      

              A                                 B         C               D

7. The answers weren’t clear enough for me understand.

 A                     B                 C  D

8. My family has lived  in this city for I was  in grade 6

              A    B           C       D

9. I would like to go away on holiday but I don’t have money enough.

 A          B                C            D

10. He lives on 26 Tran Phu Street in Ha Noi with his family.

 A        B                              C               D

VI.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:

1.A. pancake  B. stadium  C. tasty  D. change

2.A. grocery  B. money  C. month  D. comfort

3.A. effect  B. delicious  C. president  D. selection

4.A. just  B. summer  C. much  D. humid

5.A. started  B. helped  C. watched  D. decided

6.A. curly  B. directory  C. memory  D. recycle

7.A. parcels  B. discounts  C. selections  D. festivals

8.A attend  B. devide  C. ending  D. recommend

*** Find the word which has different stress from the rest:

6. A. humid  B. airmail  C. discuss  D. pancake

7. A. notice  B. effect  C. contact  D. surface

8. A. concern  B. comfort  C. product  D. market

9. A. customer  B. grocery  C. resident  D. delicious

10.A. organize  B. community  C. restaurant  D. neighborhood

****READING

I.Complete the passage about the ways to learn language , then answer the questions :

It is necessary to learn a foreign language .Learners can learn in different ways .You should practice regularly with partners.At home ,you learn words as much as possible.

You can stick the words on the wall in your house so as to learn it at any time.You can underline or highlight the words you need to learn.You can write example sentences with new words.

 You want to speak English fluently, you have to improve on your English pronunciation.You should practice speaking regularly.You should read magazines by English more .You should do exercises in the  exercise books to improve the grammar.

Questions :

1.Is it  necessary to learn a foreign language ?

2.Do the learners have the same or different ways to learn a foreign language ?

3.What can we do to learn new words at any time ?

4.What do you do to speak English well?

5.Should you do exercises more ?

         II.Reading the passage  then choose the correct answer

Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about.However,  in  reality  it  has  both  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  living  in  thecountryside. First, you can enjoy peace and quiet. Second, there is less traffic, so it is  safer for young children. Third, everything is cheaper than in the city . However,children can’t get better entertainment in the countryside. It is also difficult to have good conditions for health care and education here. Besides, people in the countryside have to work very hard to earn a living. That is the reason why more and more young people leave the country for the town to find better jobs.

  1. What do the people from the city often dream about?

A. Living in the country.  B. Living in the islands.

C. Living in the mountains  D. living in the sea.

  1. Is there less traffic in the country, so it is safer for young children?

A. Yes, it is.  B. Yes, there is. C. No, it isn’t. D. No, there isn’t.

  1. How do people in the countryside have to work to earn a living?

A. easy   B. fun   C. hard  D. dangerous

III.  Use the words given in the box to fill in the blanks to complete the  passage

                            in –moved-left-was-invention-experimenting

  Graham Bell was born (1)…………… Scotland in 1847, but when he (2)…………. a young man of twenty-three he(3)…………… with his parents to Canada .Before the year was over, young Graham had (4)…………his family and gone to Boston. Though Bell was a dreamer ,he was also a practical thinker and a man of action.In Boston ,where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into the night

( 5) …with the electrical transmission of the sound .This led to the (6)……… of the telephone

Read the passage  again and answer the questions :(1pt)

1.Where was Graham Bell born?

2.Did he work with the deaf in a hospital  in Boston?

3.Did  he emirgrate to Canada  ?

4.What did he invent?

IV.Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are True(T) or False(F)

    Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl named Cinderella. The step- mother made her  do all the work in the kitchen from early morning till night while her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went to the hall at the palace. Cinderella was left at home, and very sad. A fairy with a magic chopstick appeared and changed her rags into beautiful clothes. She went to the hall and danced with the prince, At midnight she ran back home and left one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince found the shoe. He wanted to see Cinderella again and tried to find her. At the end she and the prince were married and lived happily forever.

Questions:

1.. Cinderella was happy when she was left at home?          -----------

2. A fairy appeared and helped Cinderella .                                    ------------

3. Cinderella’s sister left one of her shoes on the dance floor             ------------

4. Cinderella danced with her sister at the hall?                                        ----------

5.The prince found the lost shoe                          -----------

6.Cinderella and the prince were married and lived happily forever  at the end of the story?--

 

        WRITING

I. Rewrite these sentences.

1. “Could you help me with my English speaking, Ba?” Minh told ………………………

2. “You shouldn’t make noise in class, Trung” The teacher said

3. “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?” Tom told………………………………….. 

4. “ Get up early to learn your lesson, Toan” Toan’s father told him ……………………….

5. “ You should improve your English pronunciation, Nga” Nga’s teacher said………………

8. Hung is strong. He can carry that heavy box. Hung is ……………………………..

9. The weather wasn’t warm. We couldn’t go swimming. The weather

 10. Jane is a skillful swimmer.               Jane

 11. Lan learns English very well.          Lan is

 12. Loan is a good swimmer.                   Loan

 13. Hung runs very fast.                        Hung is

 14. Plays are not as interesting as films. Films are

  15. English isn’t as difficult as French. French is 

 16. Jill is more intelligent than Bill.       Bill isn’t

    17. I’m lucky . I have a friend like you. I’m lucky enough

  18. My father often smoked 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t smoke any more.    My father used 

      19.She couldn’t sleep because it was too noisy .( make question with “Why “)

II. Write the full sentence using the words given.

1. Minh / use / live / farm / when / he / small  boy .

2. You / ought / study hard

3. He/ have not / finish / his homework / yet .

4. Mr John /work / Vietnam/ 2005 .

5.They/ live / Nha Trang / 5 years .

6. Tom / like / read / books / free time.

III. Read the passage and  write the telephone message

Today, September 28th, Mr Minh called Mrs Hoa at 2:50 pm. He called to talk to her, the personal manager, but  she was out on business. He said he wanted to know about the cars and drivers for the meeting. He wanted Mrs  Hoa could reach him at 0902725365. This message  was taken by Mr Lam.

Message (with  answer key)

Date :September 28th      Time     2:50 pm

For :  Mrs Hoa

Message Mr Minh called about the cars and drivers for the meeting. He wanted you to call him as soon as possible. His phone number is  0902725365

Taken by Mr Lam

IV.Write the following letter with the cues given:

         Dear Andy,

1.I / glad /to  read / your letter / this morning.

2.I / receive / first semester report card / some days ago.

3. I / get / good grades / Literature / English / but / Math result / poor.

4.My teacher / advise /me / work harder / next semester.

  1. I/be /go /Hoi An /my parents this afternoon.

6. I/ send /you / a postcard /  there .

Love,

               Lan

Answer key

Dear Andy,

1.I am very glad to read your letter this morning.

2.I received my first semester report card some days ago.

      3.I got good grades for Literature , English but my Math result was poor.

4.Teacher advised me to work hard  next semester.

5.I am going to Hoi An city with my parents this afernoon.

6.I will send you a poscard from there.

V. Make a  complete letter about the school activity that you are going to join

                                                                    Quang Ngai city

                                                                         December 15th,2014

 Dear Tim,

I / glad / tell / you / I / join /  Y& Y Green Group of my school.

The Green Group / holding/ environment month plan.We / going / clean / streets / weekends.We / going / plant trees and flowers / in the school garden / water them every afternoon after class.We / planting / young trees and plants / sell to other schools.

We / hope / we can/ give more green color to the city / earn some money / our  school Y&Y.

The program  / interesting and useful / isn't it ?

I/ tell / you / more/ group activities / later.

Love,

Minh

Answer key

1.I am  glad to tell   you that  I am going  to join the Y& Y Green Group of my school.

2.The green Group is holding an environment month plan.

3We are going to clean the  streets on weekends.

4.We are going to plant trees and flowers  in the school garden and water them every afternoon after class.

5.We are planting  young trees and plants to sell to other schools.

6.We  hope that we can  give more green color to the city and earn some money for  our  school Y&Y.

7.The program  is interesting and useful, isn't it ?

8.I will tell you more about the group activities later.

VII. Write a passage about your close friend .These questions may help you

-What is his /her name ? /-How old is he / she ?

-Where does he/she live ?

-What does he/she look like ?

-What is he/ she like ?

-What are his/ her hobbies ?

-Who are his /her best friends

                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tran Van Tra secondary school –Teacher : Nguyen Thi Nhung                                      -1-

nguon VI OLET