SPEAKING: TOPIC 1: MY NEW SCHOOL

1.What is the name of your school ? My school is ……………..secondary school.

Is it big or small ? It is big./ It is small.
3.What do you like best about your school ?
The best thing about my school is that there are some fascinating teachers who help me to study
better./ It has a stadium.
4.What subjects do you like ? Why ?
I like studying physics because I understand anything about life when I study it
*Talk about your school where you study?
Hello, My name is …………… .Now ,I am going to talk about my school.
UNIT 1: MY NEW SCHOOL
A. Give the correct form of verbs
1. They (not/ have) ………… ………….. breakfast every morning
2. (not/ forget) ……………………….……to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it
always (rain) ……… …………. in England.
3. He (speak) ………German so well because he (come) ………… ………..from Germany
4. ………………. ….. (you/ usually/ go) ………… ……… away for Christmas or you
(stay) ………………………………….. at home?
5. Mary (swim) …… ……….. very well, but she (not run) ……… …………… very fast.
6. I (think) ………………….. your new hat (look) ………… …………nice on you
7. How many lessons …………………… ………… (she often /have) ……… ………. a day?
8. ………… …. Jim and Joe ………… ……. the flowers every week? (water)
9. Kathy usually (sit) ……… ………….. in front of the window during the class.
10. Dogs (love) ………… …… bones, but they (not love) …… …………..cheese.

B. Put the adverb of frequency into the correct place. Then give the correct form of verbs.
1. My brothers (sleep)on the floor. (often)
=> ……………………………………………………………………..……………….
2. He (stay) up late? (sometimes)
=> ……………………………………………………………..………………………….
3. Why Johnson (get) good marks? (always)
=> ………………………………………………………………..………………….
4. You (go) shopping? (usually) => …………………………………………………… …….
5. They watch TV in the afternoon (never)
=> …………………………………………………………………..………………….
6. My brother, Tony, is late for interview. (rarely)
=> ………………………………………………………………..………………….
C. Put do, don’t, does, doesn’t, am, is, are, have into the gaps.
1. How ……… ……….. you go to school every day?
2. ……… …….. you hungry?
3. ……… ……. your brother like pop music?
4. Where …… ……… you go shopping?
5. We often ………… ………… Maths lessons on Monday.
6. Mr. Minh ………… ………. our favorite teacher. He teaches Science.
D. Find a mistake and correct it.
1. What do his father do?
2. I go to school five days a week excepts Saturday and Sunday
3. She learns different subjects in school
4. How many windows is there in her classroom?
5. My brothers sleeps often on the floor.
E. Put the words in the correct order to make the right sentences
1. always/ at nine o’clock/ out of the garage/ in the morning/ drives/ his car/ he.
=>………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. a parking place/ near the shops/ they/ find/ rarely.
=>………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. fly/ with my parents/ to Florida/ sometimes/ I/ in spring.
=>………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. late/ comes/ she/ often/ to school/ in winter.
=>………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. meet/ at the sports ground/ they/ after dinner/ always/ their friends.
=>………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 PRACTICE 1 FOR UNIT 1
MY NEW SCHOOL

PART I: PHONETICS
I. Find the words which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. activity B. compass C. thank D. have
2. A. come B. someone C. brother D. volleyball
3. A. lunch B. computer C. calculator D. uniform
4. A. picture B. minute C. bicycle D. listen
5. A. repeat B. wearing C. teacher D. meat
II. Put the words with the underlined part in the box into two groups.
chart draught money monkey guard come

brother among laugh lunch crap

/a:/: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
/ʌ/: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Find the odd in A, B, C or D.

1. A. rubber B. ruler C. engineer D. pencil
2. A. mother B. teacher C. brother D. father
3. A. between B. under C. behind D. large
4. A. evening B. writing C. playing D. teaching
5. A. apartment B. bedroom C. bathroom D. kitchen

PART II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. What are these things? Write the words / phrases in the spaces.
1. It is a long seat for two or more students to sit on in the classroom. ______________________
2. They are of different colours. You draw and colour with them. ______________________
3. It has two wheels. Many students ride it to school. ______________________
4. It has many letters and words. You use it to look up new words. ______________________
5. It is a small book of blank paper for writing notes in. ______________________
6. It is a small electronic device for calculating with numbers. ______________________
7. It is a room at your school where there are books, newspapers, etc. for you to read, study, or
borrow. You can read books or study there. ______________________
8. It is a large picture printed on paper and you put it on a wall as decoration. ___________________
IV. Fill each blank with a word / phrase in the box.
ball games have English lessons share

international housework subjects study

1. Do you have ______________ on Monday? – No, on Tuesday.
2. My brother wants to ______________ film and photography.
3. Children like to play ______________.
4. My sister sometimes helps my mother to do the ______________.
5. – What do you usually ______________ for breakfast? – Bread and milk.
6. A good friend is ready to ______________ things with his / her classmates.
7. There are ______________ schools in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City.
8. We have some new ______________ in this school year: science, IT, etc.

V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. I sometimes _________ to the cinema.
A. go B. goes C. going C. to go
2. Tom _________ football every weekend.
A. studies B. has C. plays D. does
3. 1. We enjoy our summer camping _________ foreign friends.
A. with B. of C. in D. at
4. What _________Ba often do on Sundays? He plays soccer.
A. is B. does C. do D. would
5. Minh often goes _________ in the mountains on the weekend.
A. walking B. walks C. walk D to walk
6. My father is _________ man.
A. a old B. an old C. not young D. not very young
7. He doesn’t have _________ money.
A. a B.an C. some D. any
8. “_________ books are they?” ___ They’re mine.
A. What B. Who C. Whose D. Which
9. Don’t buy _________bread at the shop. There’s a lot of in the kitchen.
A. any B. some C. a D. many
10. He _________ the cinema often.
A. don’t goes B. doesn’t goes C. doesn’t go D. don’t go
11. Are there many tall trees in the park? ___ “_________”
A. Yes, there is B. Yes, there are C. Yes, it is D. Yes, they are
12. How often do you surf on the Internet? __ “_________”
A. Yes, a lot B. Every day C. Yes, I do D. In my free time
13. How _________ your father _________to work?
A. do – travel B. is - travel C. are – travel D. does – travel
14. At lunchtime, you can _________ lunch in the school canteen.
A. be B. go C. do D. have
PART C: READING
I. Read and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F).
My name is Elena and I’m a pupil of Green School. My school is in Orange Street. I am twelve years
old. I would like to tell you a few words about my school life. I go to school five days a week except
Saturday and Sunday. Classes in my school start at 8 o’clock in the morning and end at 15.30. I often
have 6 or 7 lessons a day. I study a lot of different subjects: English, History, Geography, Biology,
Physics, Chemistry, Math, etc. I like English because I can learn lots of interesting things in England.
I usually receive good marks in this subject. I wish to become an English teacher in the future. This is
my school. It was built about ten years ago. My classroom is on the third floor. Its windows face the
school-yard. There are two large windows in my classroom; a great amount of flowers grow in pots
that stand on the window-sills. Pupils in my class are responsible for watering the flowers several times
a week. And I all do it with great care and pleasure. On the walls of my classroom there are different
colour maps, portraits, and wall newspapers. My school has a stadium, a library, a gym and a computer
room, too. I love my school so much
F
1. Elena is a pupil at Blue School. ..........................
2. She goes to school five days a week. T
..........................
F
3. Her school starts at 8.00 a.m. and finishes at 3.00 p.m. ..........................
T
4. She learns different subjects at school. ..........................
5. Math is her favourite subject. ..........................
F

II. Read then answer the questions:

This is my friend. Her name is Linh. She goes to school from Monday to Saturday. Her school
is on Nguyen Cao Thang Street and it is big. It has five floors. Linh’s classroom is on the third floor.
She is in grade 6 class 6A. There are thirty-two pupils in her class.
Linh starts her classes at 2 o’clock in the afternoon and finishes them at 4:30. On Monday, she
has Math, Literature and English. After school, Linh plays badminton, but her friend, Lien doesn’t
play it; she plays volleyball. Linh goes home at 5:30.
1. Where is Linh’s
Linh's school is on Nguyen Cao Thang Street.
school=> ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. How many floors does her school have?
Her school has five floors.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Which class is she in?
She is in grade 6 class 6A.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………..
4. What time does she start her classes? afternoon
Her class starts at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………..…………
5. Does Lien play badminton?
No, she doesn't.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………..
PART E: WRITING
I. Put the following words and phrases in correct order to make sentences.
2. celebrate / my birthday / I / usually / with my friends /.
I usually celebrate my birthday with my friends.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. speak / We / our / in / Vietnamese / English class / hardly ever /.
We hardly ever speak Vietnamese in our English class.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. always / The / six forty-five / arrives / school bus / at /.
The school bus always arrives at six forty-five.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. What is your favorite subject?
Which subject do you like?
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. There are 35 students in my class.
My class has 35 students.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Mai lives near her school.
Mai's house is near her school.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Mary plays the piano very well.
Mary is good at playing the piano.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Do you like physics?
Are you interested in physics?
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. The school has a computer room and a library.
There is a computer room and a library in the school.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

UNIT 1: MY NEW SCHOOL adj + N

D. WORD FORMS
I. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.

actor
1. He is certainly the finest …………………………….. in Hollywood today. (ACT)
adj
artist
2. He is a serious ……………………….., and totally committed to his work. (ART)

creative on the design front.

3. She’s very …………………………….. (CREATE)
adj
4. No special ……………………………..
equipment is needed. (EQUIP)
exciting
5. I still find the job …………………………….. (EXCITE)
N
national identity.
6. They are afraid of losing their …………………………….. (NATION)
Interviewers rarely ask about his personal life.
7. …………………………….. (INTERVIEW)
S
 8. He’s the …………………………….. of a successful cartoon series. (CREATE)
9. There is increased volcanic …………………………….. in the region. (ACT)
10. She’s the highest-paid …………………………….. in Hollywood. (ACT)
11. History is an ……………. subject. (INTEREST)
12. They have ……………. in finding a suitable apartment. (DIFFICULT)
13. The company has only 60 ……………. (EMPLOY)
14. The ……………. way to travel is by plane. (FAST)
15. Her English is ……………. than mine. (GOOD)
16. What a ……………. party! I’d like go to home. (BORE)
17. Few students like him. He is an ……………. teacher. (POPULAR)
18. Some people play sport to be ________, not because they like it. (HEALTH)
19. My aunt works as a ________ at a university. (CHEMISTRY)
20. Students of our school are ________ with one another. (FRIEND)
21. The ________ of the experiment is 20 minutes. (LONG)
22. Be ________! The ground is very wet and slippery. (CARE)
23. When foreigners talk to him, he can speak English ________ with them. (EASY)
24. I like the fried chicken in our school canteen: it's really ________. (TASTE)
25. Sometimes we are bored and ________ with his long lectures. (SLEEP)

II. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following text.
Dear Lena,
How are you? I want to tell you about our school tradition. Birthday is a (1.WONDER)
________ holiday for everybody, isn’t it? Every month, we celebrate birthdays of our classmates. We
organize birthday parties for them. First, we decorate our classroom. Then we think of the sincere (2.
CONGRATULATE)_________ for our classmates. I want to tell you about the last (3.
CELEBRATE) _____________. That time we organized funny (4.COMPLETE) _________. We recited
poems and sang songs. We baked a big and (5. TASTE) _________ cake. All were happy. I liked disco
most of all. Tell me more about your school traditions.
Good bye! I’m looking forward to (6. HEAR) ___________ from you soon.
Yours truly,
Alex