VIII. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
1. We (A) have a lot (B) of work tomorrow (C). You must (D) be late!
2. You mustn’t (A) to tell (B) anyone what (C) I just told you. It’s a secret (D).
3. We have to (A) rush. We’ve (B) got plenty (C) of time (D).
4. When (A) chew (B) food, we (C) shouldn’t talk (D).
5. My family has (A) followed this tradition (B) for many generation (C). - It’s good (D).
Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so
that it has the same meaning as the first. You must use between two and five words. DO NOT
CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN IN CAPITAL. (10 points)
1. Shall we have dinner together tonight? (ABOUT)
How _______________________________________ tonight?
2. If you don’t lend us some money, we won’t be able to go to the theatre. (UNLESS)
we won’t be able to go to the theatre _____________________________________some money.
3. June doesn’t like staying up late and Terry doesn’t, either. (NOR)
Neither ________________________________________staying up late.
4. I was surprised when I discovered the truth (FIND)
I was surprised ___________________________________the truth was.
5. They say the ice in Antarctica is getting thinner all the time. (SAID)
The ice in Antarctica _______________________________________ getting thinner all the time.
Read the text and decide T (true)/ F (false) for each statement.
Find native English speakers In certain areas it’s the hardest thing to do, but it’s the best use of your time. Talking to actual native speakers is the most effective way to improve your English skills, speaking or otherwise. So whether you have to Skype them, call them, or beg them to speak to you, do so. Your progress will be faster this way than any other.
Listen to the music of English No, not English music, the music of English - its lilt, its prosody, the sing-songy-ness of it. The intonation. Even if you speak perfect English technically, if you speak it like a robot you’re not speaking it the way it’s meant to be spoken.
Slow down Above all, if you want to be understood, slow down. The more clearly you speak, the better chance your listener has of understanding you. It’s tempting to get nervous and want to speed up to get it all over with, but you can’t do that! Clarity is key - for some native English speakers, too!
Record yourself Though we hear ourselves all the time, we really don’t know quite what we sound like. So record yourself! What are the weak and strong points you hear in your speech? And then you can concentrate on what you need to work on.
Speak English at home This is the biggest, easiest mistake to make. You go about your day, you’re on the job working partly in English, you go to your English class, and then you go home and revert back to your native tongue. While you may be making slow improvements, you’ll never get past that dreaded lingual plateau. Make a point to speak it at home, too. Have only English at the dinner table. Stick to English TV at home. Make it as 24/7 as possible.
Talking to actual native speakers is the least effective way to improve your English skills
A. True
B. False
III. Tick [ü] in front of correct sentences and [X] in front of incorrect ones and correct them.
_____ 1 We have already worked up a new way of doing it.
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_____ 2. Jim wants to be a successful writer when he grows out.
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_____ 3. We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.
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_____ 4. I can’t keep up to all the changes in technology nowadays.
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_____ 5. The nearby shop will be closed up next month.
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_____ 6. The team scored another goal and made sure about championship.
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_____ 7. Last year a research on the consequences of water pollution was carried on.
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_____ 8. Jim has come up with a brilliant idea to tackle the problem.
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_____ 9. Have you ever considered getting rid your bad habits?
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_____ 10. The teacher asked us to see through the textbook before she continued.
My father...(have) a lot of work to do every weekend
The girls ...(not/tlak) now. all of them ...... (watch)a film
She can't talk to you. She ....(have) a shower
What..she ....(already do) ?
We should (do)..... morning exercises
Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes.
We are made doing all the cleaning in the house.
A. are made
B. doing
C. the cleaning
D. in
Gạch chân đáp án đúng.
1. These books are on the wrong shelf. They shouldn’t/mustn’t be here
2. There is plenty of time. We mustn’t/ don’t have to be at the cinema until 8.00.
3. Please put the paper cups and plates in the bin. We mustn’t/ don’t have to leave the room in a mess.
4. Thanks for coming. I’m glad you can/ could make it.
5. You look really tired. You should/ mighttake a few days off and have a holiday. 6. - ‘What am I going to do about a present for the hostess?’ - ‘You can/ have to bring her some flowers’
7. I don’t know what time III be home. I can/ have to be quite late, l’m afraid.
8. Before entering a Japanese house, you may/ should take off your shoes.
9. You mustn’t/ don’t have to conduct any chemistry experiments unless you are wearing safety glasses.
10. Should/ shall show you around to see the festival preparations?
1.Work late tonight, and I'll pay you well. -> If 2.Recycle waste paper now, and you can help save money and labor. -> If 3.The air is not pure. That's why they don't feel healthy. -> If 4.They speak French to her, so she cannot help them. -> If 5.We don't enjoy our holiday because the weather is bad. -> If
Ex 10: Find and correct the mistakes.
1. Jack is going to Switzerland for a holiday; I never am there.
2. We have lived for the last five months, and just decide to move.
3. You already drink 3 cups of tea since I sat here.
4. That book has lied on the table for weeks. Do you read it yet?
5. Are you asleep all the morning? I ring the bell for the last 5 minutes.
6. She works so hard this week that she has not had time to go out.
7. He has been writing a novel for the last two months. But she doesn't finish yet.
8. My watch has gone for three days and it does not run down yet.
9. He lost his book. He has been looking for it all the morning, but it does not turn up yet.
10. He has not been here since Christmas. I wonder where he lives sine then.