Giáo án Luyện tập Chuyên đề nâng cao ngữ pháp tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 4: Life in the past

 UNIT LIFE IN THE PAST
 04 (CUỘC SỐNG THỜI XƯA)
 A VOCABULARY
 New words Meaning Picture Example
 My father is the breadwinner of our 
breadwinner trụ cột về family.
/'bredwinə[r]/ kinh tế Bố tôi là trụ cột kinh tế của gia đình tôi
(n)
 This animal species died out due to 
die out biến mất overhunting.
/dai aʊt/ Loài động vật này đã biến mất do săn 
 bắn quá nhiều.
domed hình vòm This temple has a domed ceiling.
/dəʊmd/ Ngôi đền này có mái vòm.
(adj)
 I want to move to the downtown area.
downtown trung tâm Tôi muốn chuyển tới vùng trung tâm 
/,daʊn'taʊn/ thành phố thành phố.
(n) Vendor Người bán There used to be many vendors in the 
 rong streets in Vietnam.
 Đã từng có rất nhiều người bán hàng 
/'vendɔ:/
 rong trên đường ở Việt Nam.
(n)
 B GRAMMAR
I, ÔN TẬP THÓI QUEN TRONG QUÁ KHỨ VỚI “USED TO”
Cách sử “Used to” được dung để miêu tả những thói quen, hành động hoặc trạng thái đã 
dụng xảy ra thường xuyên trong quá khứ và đã kết thúc, không còn ở hiện tại.
Cấu trúc (+) S + used to + V
 (-) S + didn’t used to + V
 (?) Did + S + use to + V
Ví dụ - I used to listen to the radio. ( Ngày trước tôi thường nghe đài.)
 - They used to go swimming together. (Ngày trước họ thường đi bơi cùng nhau.)
 - He didn’t use to play marbles. (Ngày trước anh ấy không chơi bi.)
 - Did you used to ride a buffalo? (Ngày trước bạn có đi cưỡi trâu không?)
 BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG CƠ BẢN
 Bài 1: Hoàn thành các câu sau với cấu trúc “used to” và động từ trong ngoặc.
1. Do you know what (Jim/do) Jim used to do before he retired?
2. Did Mary used to be (Mary/be) a successful business woman before she went 
bankrupt? -> Men used to be the breadwinner of the family and women used to depended 
greatly on men.
3. My sister admitted that she lied sometimes in the past but now she didn’t.
-> My sister admitted that she used to lie sometimes in the past.
4. Jim asked me what I preferred to do as a child that I no longer did now.
-> Jim asked me what I used to prefer to do as a child.
5. Who took care of you when you were a toddler?
-> Who used to take care of you when you were a toddler?
6. Jim wasn’t interested in reading books when he was small but now he’s really into it.
-> Jim didn’t used to be interested in reading books when he was small.
7. I got all the attention from my parents before my little brother was born.
-> I used to get all the attention from my parents before my little brother was born.
8. Bungalows were very popular 6 years ago.
-> Bungalows used to be very popular 6 years ago.
Giải thích: Xác định đúng những thói quen, hành động hoặc trạng thái đã xảy ra thường 
xuyên trong quá khứ và đã kết thúc, không còn ở hiện tại và chia theo cấu trúc phù hợp.
 Bài 3: Hoàn thành các câu sau với cấu trúc “used to” và các động từ cho sẵn.
 Look Eat Own Earn
 Work Be Play Live
1. My whole family used to live on my father’s salary but now both of my parents work 
to support our family.
2. My brother used to look after me when my parents were at work.
3. In the past, women used to be expected to stay home, do household chores and 
farming instead of getting higher education.
4. Those farmers used to work hard but (used to) earn little money before they were 
instructed to apply technologies in their farming. BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG CƠ BẢN
 Bài 4: Chia động từ trong ngoặc sao cho thích hợp
1. Jane wish she (can/go) could go travelling at least once a year.
2. Jim wishes he (earn) earned more money so that he would live more comfortable.
3. My mother wishes she (not have) didn’t have to work for extra hours.
4. The little boy wishes it (not rain) wasn’t/weren’t raining at the moment.
5. I wish I (be) was/were healthier so that I could play some extreme sports.
6. Tim is sad because he has lost his bike. He wishes his mother (buy) bought him a new 
one.
7. I wish someone (offer) offered me an opportunity to study abroad.
8. Jim is bored as he is doing his homework now. He wish he (do) was/were not doing 
his homework.
9. My father is an officer but he wishes he (be) was/were a famous singer.
10. My mother never let me go to school on my own. I wish she (let) let me go alone.
Giải thích: 
 - Câu ước với “wish” ở hiện tại, diễn tả ao ước hoản cảnh hiện tại xảy ra theo chiều 
 hướng khác đi ở hiện tại và tương lai. Cấu trúc: “S wish(es)+ S + V-ed hoặc “S 
 wish(es) +S+could + V”.
 - Câu ước diễn tả điều ước cho một sự việc ta mong muốn nó xảy ra ngay tại thời 
 điểm nói. Cấu trúc: “S wish(es) + S + was/were + V-ing”.
 Bài 5: Dựa vào những từ cho sẵn, viết câu hoàn chỉnh.
1. Old/ man/ wish/ his/ grandchild/ visit/ him/ more/ often.
 The old man wishes his grandchild visited him more often.
2. I/ wish/ you/ can/ spend/ more/ time/ on/ study.
I wish you could spend more time on study.
3. They/ wish/ their/ team/ be/champion.
They wish their team was the champion. 5. My father is depressed that his favorite football team loses the ticket to the final.
-> My father wishes his favorite football team couldn’t lost the ticket to the final.
6. I don’t have my own house at the present.
-> I wish I had my own house at the present.
7. Mr. Brown is sad that there is no way he can get promotion this year.
-> Mr. Brown wishes he could get promotion this year
8. Peter is annoyed because there is too much noise from his neighbor.
-> Peter wishes there was not too much noise from his neighbor
 Bài 7: Đánh dấu [ V] trước câu đúng, đánh dấu [ X] trước câu sai và sửa lại 
cho đúng.
________ 1. Peter and Jane wishes they could see each other more often.
 __________wish___________________________________
 Giải thich: câu ở thì hiện tại đơn với chủ ngữ số nhiều “Peter and Jane” nên động 
 từ “ wish” không chia.
________ 2. I wish Jim were able to deal with all the problems on his own.
 __________câu đúng_______________________________
________ 3. Mrs. Brown wishes her husband were home more often and talks to her 
more.
 ________________________talked__________________________________
Giải thích: động từ “ talked” vẫn diễn tả mong ước không có thật ở hiện tại nên chia ở 
dạng quá khứ.
________ 4. They wish their work was less stressful and they have more time to 
relax.
 ______________________had_________________________________
________ 5. James wishes he had more money so that he could buy what he wants. Chị gái tôi đã từng làm một danh sách các điều ước và gửi nó cho Santa Claus
6. you/ what/ Do/ Jim/ company/ to/ for/ used/ work/ know?
Do you know what company Jim used to work for?
Bạn có biết công ty nào mà Jim đã từng làm việc không?
7. English/ my/ that/ teacher/ simple/ wish/ used/ language/ us/ understand/ to/ for/ I.
I wish that my English teacher used simple language for us to understand.
Tôi ước rằng cô giáo tiếng anh của chúng tôi dùng ngôn ngữ đơn giản để chúng tôi có 
thể hiểu.
8. they/ They/ could/ wish/ their/ by/ speaking/ with/ talking/ foreigners/ improve/ skill.
They wish they could improve their speaking skill by talking with foreigners.
Họ ước rằng họ có thể cải thiện kỹ năng nói tiếng anh bằng việc nói chuyện với người 
nước ngoài.
 Bài 9: Viết lại câu với những từ cho sẵn.
1. When I was a child, I liked watching cartoons but now I no longer like them.
-> When I was a child, I used to like watching cartoons.
Giải thích: cấu trúc “used to” dung để chỉ hành động thường xuyên xảy ra trong quá khứ 
mà bây giờ không còn làm nữa.
2. My brother is very lazy. I can’t stand him anymore.
-> I wish my brother was not very lazy.
3. I want to be a university student but I can’t.
-> I wish I was a university student.
4. When Jim was six, he dreamt of becoming a superhero but now he gives up on that 
dream.
-> When Jim was six, he used to dream of becoming a superhero.
5. Mr. Brown never allows her daughter to go to the party although she always want to. 6. Extended families used to _____be_____ very popular in Vietnam years ago.
Gia đình mở rộng thường rất phổ biến ở Vietj Nam nhiều năm về trước
7. Jane wishes someone ______gave_____ her a chance to do it over again.
Jane ước ai đó cho cô ấy một cơ hội để bắt đầu lại từ đầu
8. I wish I could __became________ a well - known artist.
Tôi ước tôi có thể trở thành một nghệ sĩ nỗi danh
9. Did your mother use to _____play_____ the role of both mother and father when your 
father was away from home?
Có phải mẹ bạn đã từng đóng vai trò của cả người cha và người mẹ khi bố bạn vắng nhà 
không?
10. Tom wishes he (not) ___didn’t have________ to learn at the moment.
 Tôm ước cậu ấy không phải học lúc này.
 Bài 11: Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng.
I have always wondered how life was twenty years ago. I (1) __________ that life in the 
past was boring and inconvenient (2) ___________ the lack of modern facilities. 
However I changed my opinion after I heard my grandfather talk about his childhood. In 
the past, although modern and convenient gadgets were not available, everyone really 
enjoyed the simple and peaceful life. In the family, the father used to be the (3) 
___________ while the mother used to just stay home and take care of the house. The 
saying” Men make house, women make home” used to be very popular that day. The 
children (4) ___________ play video games or go on extra classes after school as we (5) 
___________ today. (6) ___________, they could enjoy a variety of outdoor activities 
with other such as kite flying, rope skipping, so on. In the past, many unique customs of 
Vietnamese people were seen more vividly than today. (7) ___________, Vietnamese 
women used to (8) ___________ their teeth black and people used to chew betel nut. It is 
such a pity that I rarely see those customs today.
1. A. consumed: tiêu dùng B. presumed : cho rằng
 C. resumed: bắt đầu, tiếp tục lại D. résumé : sơ yếu lý lịch
2. A. because B. despite C. due to = because of: bởi vì
 D. as
3. A. breadwinner: trụ cột về kinh tế B. pillar