NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 1 (Week 1)
LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words
Simple Present and Simple Past
EXERCISES
PHONETICS
1. A. break
2. A. children
3. A. alarm
4. A. routine
5. A. office
B. lead
B. contented
B. driver
B. house
B. drop
C. take
C. rest
C. buffalo
C. plough
C. tobacco
D. neighbour
D. friendly
D. passenger
D. without
D. plot
1. A. harrow
2. A. children
3. A. office
4. A. alarm
B. buffalo
B. contented
B. pedal
B. exactly

C. tobacco
C. kitchen
C. repair
C. transplant

D. neighbour
D. friendly
D. fellow
D. dinner

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Match the italicized verbs in column A with their meanings in column B
A
B

When did the plane take off?
The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off.
Let`s take a break. We`ll go on when you are ready.
Could you wake me up early tomorrow?
She laughed and chatted happily with other women
Did anyone see Sue getting off the bus?
Suddenly, the plane seemed to dip and we realized we were in danger.
I`ve given up trying to understand her.
We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark.
Fire fighters soon put out the fire.
a. building
b. move downward
c. made stop burning
d. leave the ground
e. talked in a friendly way
f. stopped
g. leaving
h. make stop sleeping
i. continue
j. rang

Prepositions
The alarm went ...... at 5.30 and everybody got up.
Why aren’t you usually satisfied ...... everything you’ve got?
The taxi can’t drop us ...... our office because there is a ban on vehicles ...... this street.
Mr. Lam usually helps his passengers put their purchases ...... the cyclo.
My children often chat on line ...... their daily life ...... their friends.
Simple Present and Simple Past tenses
There (1)...............(be) three adults and two children in the Bartons. The children (2)............ (be) Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four. Their parents are Andrew and Marion. The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew`s brother. He is twenty-four. They (3)........... (live) in Newcastle, a large city in the northeast of England.
On weekday mornings, everyone (4)……(get up) early. Andrew Barton (5)……(work) for a company which (6)…… (manufacture) computers. He (7)…… (leave) at seven o`clock. He (8)……(like) to avoid the rush hour, he says. Marion (9)…….(suspect) that really he (10)……(want) to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (11)……(be) very noisy.
Ben (12)............... (catch) the school bus at eight-fifteen. Leslie (13)…… (be) at university studying physics. He (14)............... (live) away from home during term-time, so he (15)……(avoid) the noise, too.
Stella (16)……(not go) to school yet, of course. Next year, she will start at the nursery school where Ben used to go. Her mother (17)……(look) forward to this, as it will mean that she can go back to work. Before her marriage, she (18)……(live) in London, where she (19)……(work) for the National Gallery. She (20)……(hope) to find the same sort of job in Newcastle.
WRITING Complete the sentences
Dear Aunt Edwina,
I/ write/ give you/ wonderful news.
Richard/ ask me/ marry him/ and/ accept.
I/ not know/ whether/ remember him/ but/ you both/ be/ introduce/ each other/ last year.
We/ get married/ September 29th/ Saint Agather’s church.
We both/ hope/ your leg/ better/ and/ able/ come/ wedding.
It/ seem/ ages/ since/ we last/ see/ each other.
Anyway/ I/ have to/ say good-bye now/ because/ have/ lot/ other invitations/ send.
Lots of love,
Sally
NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 1 (Week 1)
LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words
Simple Present and Simple Past
EXERCISES
PHONETICS
1. A. break
2. A. children
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