Ôn tập Tiếng Anh 8 (Học kì 1) - Chuyên đề 8: Writing

 UNIT 1. LEISURE ACTIVITIES
H. WRITING
I. Reorder the words to make correct sentences.
 1. to/ you/ listening/ like/ music?/ Do
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 2. in/ My/ flowers/ mother/ the/ planting/ garden./ loves
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 3. swimming/ the/ parents/ enjoy/ My/ in/ sea./ really
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 4. cycling/ Do/ fancy/ now?/ you
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 5. and/ I/ My/ playing/ adore/ chess./ brother
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 6. collecting/ dislikes/ stamps./ Rose
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 7. taking/ I/ a/ don’t/ in/ winter./ shower/ like
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 8. detests/ Laura/ pottery./ making
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 9. laboratory/ Minh Nam and I/ spending/ love/ a/ do/ hours/ to/ an experiment./ in
 ____________________________________________________________
 10.interested in/ I/ fishing/ cold/ am not/ weather./ in/ this
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II. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
 1. It takes us more than two hours to see the film “Avatar”.
 The film “Avatar”_________________________________________________
 2. She likes to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.
 She’s interested___________________________________________________
 3. She only allows her children to watch television at weekends.
 She only lets _____________________________________________________
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H. WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences keeping the same meaning.
 1. My house is bigger than your house.
 Your house _____________________________________________________
 2. The black car is cheaper than the red car.
 The red car _____________________________________________________
 3. This film is more interesting than that one.
 That film is ____________________________________________________
 4. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
 Your kitchen____________________________________________________
 5. My mother cannot cook as well as me.
 I can__________________________________________________________
 6. She has a house which is not as modern as my house.
 My house is____________________________________________________
 7. The movie was boring. I had been thought it was interesting.
 The movie was__________________________________________________
 8. He cannot play tennis as well as Jack.
 Jack can________________________________________________________
 9. I did not spend as much money as you.
 You spent______________________________________________________
 10.I didn’t think this book is expensive as it is.
 This book is ____________________________________________________
II. Put the words or phrases in the correct order.
 1. I say/ people/ it / is/ Some/ for/ better/ children/ that/ in the city/ to/ than/ grow 
 up/ in the countryside.
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 2. in/ Is/ the country/ living/ healthier/ living/ much/ in/ than/ the city?
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 3. because/ the air/ People/ living/ fresh/ the villages/ enjoy/ is/ clean/ in/ and.
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 Page | 3 The Australian athlete ______________________________________________
9. Red River is 1.149 km long. Mekong River is 4.350km long, (long)
 Mekong River ____________________________________________________
10.A horse can run 80km/h while a dog can run 50km/h. (fast)
 A horse ________________________________________________________
IV.Write a short paragraph about the advantages and disadvantages of living in 
the countryside.
 UNIT 3.PEOPLES OF VIET NAM
H. WRITING
I. Write questions for the underlined parts. 
 1. I went to the cinema with my cousins.
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 2. I stayed in New Zealand for six months.
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 3. She called the firemen because her cat stuck in a tree.
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 4. I bought two kilos of oranges.
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 5. John wrote about his grandparents.
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 Page | 5 Does ______________________________________________________
III. Reorder the words to make sentences.
1. country/ with/ Vietnam/ 54/ is/ multiethnic/ a/ groups/ ethnic.
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2. minorities/ make/ population/ Ethnic/ up/ 15 percent/ of/ the/ of/ about/ Vietnam 3
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3. Most/ live/ of/ ethnic/ in/ minorities/ the/ the/ areas/ in/ north/ the/ mountainous.
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4. Vietnam/ Tay/ second/ the/ largest/ are/ the/ ethnic/ in/ group.
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5. are/ The/ known/ Nung/ including/ music and poetry/ for/ folk-art/ richness/ 
 traditions/ their/ of.
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6. people/ a/ The/ Dao/ language/ speak/ Hmong-Dao/ of/ language system.
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7. not/ as/ The/ Nung/ costume/ is/ colourful/ of/ the/ as/ that/ of/ ethnic/ other/ groups.
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8, The/ Ede/ built/ on/ live/ in/ stilts/ in/ wooden/ villages/ longhouses/ as/ buon/ 
known.
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IV. Write a short paragraph about how to cook traditional dish you know.
 Page | 7 7. I/ have/ wear/ uniform/ when/ I/ at school./
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 8. If/ you/ see/ Pauline,/ you/ should/ polite/ her./
 ____________________________________________________________
 9. You/ should not/ smoke./ It/ bad/ you./
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 10.We/ have/ be/ on time/ the meeting./
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III. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
 1. She couldn’t afford to buy the car.
 The car is too _______________________________________________
 2. I would like you to help me to put the chair away.
 Do you mind _______________________________________________
 3. If I were you, I wouldn’t sweep the house on the first day of Tet.
 You ______________________________________________________
 4. Is it really necessary for us to finish the work today?
 Do we ____________________________________________________
 5. Learning about other cultures is one of my interests.
 I’m _______________________________________________________
 6. Unless he phones her immediately, he won’t get any information.
 If ________________________________________________________
 7. It’s very difficult to leave here after such a long time.
 It isn’t ____________________________________________________
 8. Let’s get together and talk about our presentation before we do it in class.
 Why _____________________________________________________
IV. Write a short paragraph about how people greet each other in Vietnam.
 Page | 9 1. I’m going to the bank. I need some money.
 I’m going to the bank because I need some money.
 2. I made lunch. I got home.
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 3. It’s raining. She’s going for a walk in the park.
 ____________________________________________________________
 4. She finishes her homework soon, she will fail the class.
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 5. He decided to trust Tim. He was an honest man.
 ____________________________________________________________
 6. We went to school. She decided to investigate the situation.
 ____________________________________________________________
 7. Jennifer decided to leave Tom. He was too worried about his job.
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 8. Dennis bought a new jacket. He had received one as a gift last week.
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 9. Brandley claims that there will be trouble. He doesn’t complete the job.
 ____________________________________________________________
 10. Janice will have finished the report. The time you receive the letter.
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III. Make sentences, using the words or phrases provided. You can add some 
 words or make changes.
 1.Giong Festival/ hold/ commemorate/ Saint Giong/ who/ defeat/ An invaders
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 2.The Khmer/ believe/ they/ have to/ float/ lanterns/ otherwise/ may not/ get/ good 
 luck
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 3.Lim Festival/ take place/ every year/ 13th day/ first lunar month
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