UNIT 8

1. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each of the following sentences.

1. At the weekend we can play a _______ of badminton or join in a football match.
A. sport B. game C. match
2. Football is an _______ game.
A. outdoor B. away C. individual
3. Kien is not very _______. He never plays games.
A. sport B. sporting C. sporty
4. Thanh likes _______ weather because he can go swimming in the river.
A. hot B. cold C. rainy
5. Vietnamese students play different sports and games _______ break time.
A. in B. on C. during
6. As it doesn’t snow in Viet Nam, we cannot _______ skiing.
A. play B. go C. do
7. Many girls and women _______ aerobics to keep fit.
A. play B. go C. do
8. It’s very _______ to swim there. The water is heavily polluted.
A. safe B. unsafe C. unpopular
9. – “_______ do you go to the gym?”– “By bus.”
A. What B. How C. Why
10. – “What’s your favourite _______?” – “I like swimming.”
A. subject B. game C. sport
2. Find the odd word in each line.
1. A. walk B. borrow C. took D. cook
2. A. went B. got C. eat D. drank
3. A. running B. driving C. skipping D. swimming
4. A. pastime B. interest C. hobby D. music
5. A. study B. play C. relax D. rest
3. Put the words / phrases in correct order to make questions.
1. you / practise / table tennis / How often / do / playing
_______________________________________?
2. the match / win / your team / Did / last Sunday _______________________________________?
3. arrive / the stadium / at / What time / you / did _______________________________________?
4. play / games / your family / Does / sometimes / together
_______________________________________?
5. you / play / Did / were / when you / marbles / usually / small
_______________________________________?
4. Put the verbs into the correct tense to finish the following passage.
The Tigers won the Gold Cup last week. They (1. play) _________ fewer matches than the Lions or
the Leopards, but they (2. score) _________ more points. In fact, the Tigers (3. lose) _________
only five matches during the season. The Zebras (4. beat) _________ the Lions and (5. take)
_________ second place. They (6. score) _________ 30 points from 22 matches. The Zebras (7.
have) _________ a very strong team. They (8. win) ___________ a lot of matches, and not many
teams (9. beat) _________ them. The Pandas (10. be)_________ at the bottom of the league. They
lost most of their matches this season.
5. What do you say in these situations?
Example: Your friend is riding his bicycle carelessly.
You say: “Ride carefully. / Don’t ride carelessly.”
1.Hung is putting his feet on the bench.
You say: “____________________________________________________________________.”
2.You don’t want your friend to tell anyone about this.
You say: “Please _______________________________________________________________.”
3.Your mother doesn’t want you to go out at night.
She says: “____________________________________________________________________.”
4. Duy doesn’t say “Thank you” to people who helped him.
You tell him: “Duy, _____________________________________________________________.”
5. Phong is sitting in his room watching TV for a long time, and he doesn’t go out for fresh air. His
mother says: “Phong, ________________________________________________________.”
C – Speaking
1. Work with a friend. Make a mini conversation to congratulate him / her on the following
situation. then change roles.
1. He / She gets first prize in the running competition at school.
2. He / She finishes the project early.
2. Read the conversation and fill each blank with a suitable word. then practise it with your
friend.
Giang: David, you look quite sporty.
David: Do I? You know I (1) _________ karate twice a week, and I go (2) _________ a dance
class, too.
Giang: Do you play any ball (3) _________?
David: Yes, I play football every Sunday. We won the last Sunday’s game 3 – 1.
Giang: Congratulations! Is there any sport you like to (4) _________ only?
David: Yes, I’d like to watch motor racing on TV. It’s really exciting.
Giang: And is there any (5) _________ you’d like to try?
David: I’d like to try horse riding.
2. Practise the conversation with a friend.
A: What’s the most popular sport in our country?
B: I think football is.
A: Do you play football?
B: Yes, I usually play football when I have spare time.
Can you extend the conversation? Now make similar dialogues using the prompts.
- the game you like to play the most
- the sport you like to watch on TV
- the sport you find the most boring
- the sport / game you never play
D – Reading
1. Read the following passage and fill each blank with a suitable word.
There are two main kinds of sports: (1) _________ sports and individual sports. Team sports (2)
__________ such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate
teams. The teams play (3) __________ each other. They compete against each other in order to get
the best score. (4) __________ example, in a football game, if team A gets 4 points and team B (5)
__________ 2 points, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.
2. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C for each gap to complete the passage.
My favourite sports star is Michael Jordan. He was a famous basketball player in American
National Basketball Association (NBA). He (1) __________15 seasons in the NBA, winning six
championships with the Chicago Bulls. The NBA website writes: “… Michael Jordan is the greatest
basketball player (2) __________all time.” The spirit of Michael Jordan (3) __________that he
never gave up. It may be one of the secrets of the success for Michael Jordan. Such a spirit makes a
diff erence in our lives, so we (4) __________ try our best if we want to be successful. He is also a
very (5) __________ and generous person because he uses his money to help those who need his
help.
1. A. played B. did C. took
 2. A. in B. on C. of
3. A. was B. had C. made
4. A. could B. should C. may
5. A. fine B. nice C. well
3. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions.
Rebecca Stevens
Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest
mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in south London.
In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She
found that life on Everest is very difficult. “You must carry everything on your back,” she
explained, “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in
the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only
snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!”
Rebecca became famous when she reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17, 1993. After that,
she wrote a book about the trip, and people often asked her to talk about it. She got a new job too,
on a science programme on television.
1. Where was Rebecca Stevens from?
A. England B. Asia C. Everest D. The South
2. Before she climbed Everest, Rebecca Stevens was a _______.
A. climber B. journalist C. traveler D. scientist
3. Why did Rebecca Stevens become famous?
A. She left her job and her family and travelled to Asia.
B. She found that life on Everest is very difficult.
C. She got a new job on television.
D. She was the first woman to climb Mount Everest.
4. Life on Everest is very difficult because _______.
A. it is very high
B. you can’t take things with you
C. there is no water there
D. there are no toothbrushes
5. After 1993, Rebecca had a _______.
A. new book B. new job C. programme D.
television
E – Writing
1. Finish the following sentences, using the past simple and the cues given. Look at the
example.
Example: I usually get up late on Sunday, but this morning I got up early.
1. We often win against class 6 D at football, but yesterday _________________.
2. I frequently write diary, but last night ________________________.
3. Those old people usually have a walk in the morning, but this morning ________________.
4. My dad always goes fishing on Saturday, but last Saturday ________________________.
5. Now my brother rarely plays badminton, but last year _________________________.
2. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before it.
1. My brother can run very fast.
My brother ____________________________________________.
2. Hien is a bad swimmer.
Hien swims ____________________________________________.
3. Nga likes table tennis the most.
Nga’s favourite _________________________________________.
4. Mike is not so interested in music as his sister is.
Mike’s sister ___________________________________________.
5. Students at our school take part in a lot of outdoor activities.
Students at our school do __________________________________.

BÀI TẬP QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN

Bài tập 1: Chia động từ

1. Last year my brother (spend) his holiday in Đà Lạt.

2. It (be) really great.

3. I (travel) around by motorbike with three friends and we visited lots of

interesting places.

4. In the evening I usually (go) to a bar.

5. One night she even (learn) some Ailen dances.

6. They (be) very lucky with the weather.

7. It (not/ rain) yesterday.

8. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (spend/ Lan) her last holiday?

Bài tập 2: Hoàn thành câu

1. Linh her maths homework yesterday. (to do)

2. Tuan to Taiwan by plane? (to go)

3. We a farm three weeks ago. (to visit)

4. Tuan and Tu their brother. (not/to help)

5. The children at home last sunday. (not/to be)

Bài tập : Use the Past form of the verbs

1. I (be).....................................a student 2 years ago.

2. He (be).................................a doctor two years ago.

3. They (be)................................farmers last year.

4. Lan and Ba (be)..........................nurses last year.

5. It (be not)............................cold yesterday.

6. She (be not).........................a pupil last week.

7. This hat (be not)...........................new yesterday.

8. My parents (be not).........................teachers two years ago.

9. He (be not)...........................a mechanic last Monday.

10.(Be)………………. he an engineer yesterday. No, he (be not)…………………

11.(Be)................It hot last week?

12.The windows (be)...................open last Monday.

13.(Be)…………….. you a teacher two years ago? Yes, I (be)……………..

14. Where (be).....................Nam from yesterday?

15. Why (be)...........................he unhappy last Tuesday?

16. I (remember).........................your trip to Nha Trang two years ago.

17. Ba (wear).............................the cap all day yesterday.

18. I (eat).........................a lot of fish yesterday.

19. Her aunt (take)...................................her to see Cham Temple last year.

20. Tuan (have)..............................a new bike yesterday.

21. She (not buy)..................................a new ruler yesterday.

22. He (not talk).................................with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last

year.

23. They (not come)..................................school yesterday?

24. The windows (not close)..............................yesterday?

25. We (not return).....................................at home at 7 pm last Monday.

26. She (not eat).............................................fish and crab yesterday.

27. Lan (not go)................................Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.

28. My parents (not take)..................................to Vung Tau last week.

29. We (not have).....................................a lot of friends in Ha Noi.

30. Lan and Hoa (be)....................................your school two years ago?

31. What they (play)...............................last week?

32. What Hoa (try)....................................................on yesterday?

33. Who (talk)..................................to about the film on TV last Monday?

34. Where they (stop)......................................on their way back last Sunday?

35. What the student (wear)........................................at school two years ago?

36. Where you (put)..................................the cake yesterday?

37. What time you (leave)...................................home for school yesterday?

38. What Ba (receive).................................from Liz last week?

39. How long he (do).............................this hat yesterday?

40. What time you (go)...................................to bed last night?

41. You (go).................................to Dalat for last tet vacation/

42. He (have)..................................a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?

43. His uncle (take).............................him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?

44. Liz (buy)..........................a lot of souvenirs yesterday?

45. They (put)...........................the fish in the big bag last Sunday?

46. They (eat)...........................meat in her meals in Vung Tau yesterday?

47.I(wear) the........................cap with a dolphin om it yesterday/

48. Liz (teach)................................Ba some English last week/

49. Bad and Tan (remember)........................their trip to Nha Trang last month?

50. Nam (return).............................to Ha Noi last week?

51. I (go).........................to Ben Thanh market last Monday

52. He (get).............................up at 7 o’clock yesterday.

53. What time you (go)......................to bed last night?

54. She ( not go).................................to work last weekend.

55. Lan (meet)................................her at the party 3 years ago.

56. Last summer vacation, Mom (not buy)................................me a new buy?

57. When he (leave)...............................for work last week.

58. What you (do).................................yesterday?

59. We (begin)..................................to learn English 3 years ago.

60. She (be).......................................an engineer last week.

61. Lan (be not)..................................at home yesterday.

62. He (wear)....................................the shirt last week.

63. They (be )...............................here yesterday.

64. You (go)..............................to school yesterday?

65. Tam (be).....................................at home last night? – Yes, he (be).

66. Where he (go)........................................yesterday?

67. I (be)......................................sick last night.

68. Why you (not come )...............................to class yesterday?

69. We (be)...............................in the library yesterday.

70. Hoa (buy)..................................a lot of things for her birthday party.

71. What time you (leave)........................................home for school yesterday?

 6. When you this wonderful dress? (to design)

7. My father into the truck. (not/to crash)

8. Tuan the basket of his bicycle. (to take off)

9. you your uncle last weekend? (to phone)

10. She milk at class. (not/to drink)

Bài tập 3: Sử dụng tổng hợp các thì trong quá khứ để hoàn
thành câu

1. I ( go) to the school last week.

2. A bird defecated on the window that I ( clean) only five minutes

before.

3. Yesterday at ten she ( sit) in front of her computer.

4. When their dad got home, the boys ( watch) TV for three hours.

5. A postman (come) to my house yesterday.

6. He (want) to repair my dishwasher that (break) a few

days before.

7. Before she (ring) at my door, she (look) for a parking

space for about five minutes.

8. While the plumber (repair) the dishwasher, I (watch)

the smartphone.

9. Suddenly, my brother (realise) that they (show) our

house on TV.

10. The reporter (say) that a motorbike (crash) into a pole

just before reaching the crossroads.

11. While he (listen) carefully to what (happen) , someone

(knock) at his door.

12. I (open) the door and (see) my teacher standing there.

13. She (ask) for the plumber.

14. As it (turn) out, it (be) my neighbor’s car that (roll)

down the street.

15. In his haste, the electrician (forget) to put the handbrake on.