I.         Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1.    Would you go to his party if he (invite)                                             you?

2.    I (help)                                    you translate this text into French if we had a dictionary.

3.    We (email)                              her if we had her address.

4.    If(have)                                   the answer, I wouldn’t need to ask.

5.    I’d probably buy a laptop if it (be)                             cheaper.

6.    Where would you like if you (have)                          a choice?

7.    If they (make)                         a film of grandfather’s life, which actor would play him?

8.    If the rooms were bigger, we (buy)                            larger furniture.

9.    If you (have)   20 brothers and sisters, think how many birthday presents you (get)               !

10.  If my father (not work)                                  , we (not have)                               enough money to live.

Five Ways To Improve Your Spoken English At Home

       First, you should improve your English pronunciation because good pronunciation will help people understand your spoken English clearly, even if you don’t know many words. Second, most English learners read too much and listen too little. If you want to improve your English speaking, spend more time listening! Listen to the audio while you read the text, then read the text out loud, trying to imitate the pronunciation you hear in the audio.

       Then, reading English texts out loud will train your mouth and lips to pronounce English words more naturally. I suggest reading every text out loud twice. The first time, read slowly and focus on pronouncing each word correctly. Circle the words that are difficult to pronounce and repeat each one ten times. The second time, read faster and focus on making your English flow, speaking each sentence with a natural rhythm.

       In addition, whenever you learn a new word, try saying it in a complete sentence. If you do this with every new English word you learn, it will help you speak English in complete sentences more naturally.

       Finally, if you don’t have contact with native English speakers, watch TV shows and films in English with English subtitles to learn English conversation patterns.

Task 1. Answer the following questions.

1.  Why should we improve our pronunciation?

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2.  What should we do while listening to English?

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3.  What are the functions of reading the text our loud twice?

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4.  What is the best way to learn a new word?

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5.  Which films should we watch to develop speaking skills?

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III.   Choose the best answer.

1. My dad doesn’t mind               my mom from work every day.

    A. pick up          B. picked up      C. picking up     D. picks up

2. Using computers too much may have harmful effects ... your minds and bodies.

    A. on                 B. to                  C. with              D. onto

3. I love the people in my village. They are so                and hospitable.

    A. friendly         B. vast               C. slow              D. inconvenient

4. Among the             , the Tay people have the largest population.

    A. groups          B. majorities      C. ethnic minorities        D. ethnic cultures.

5. People in the countryside live           than those in the city.

    A. happy           B. more happily C. happily         D. less happy

6. Viet Nam is             multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

    A. a                   B. an                  C. the                D. A and C

7. We         to the countryside two months ago.

    A. go                 B. have gone     C. went              D. will go

8. What will you do if you            the final examinations?

    A. will pass       B. would pass    C. pass              D. passed

9. It rained hard.                 , my father went to work.

    A. Therefore      B. However       C. Because        D. So

10.    Your sister writes poems and stories,             she?

    A. does              B. doesn’t          C. will               D. won’t

11.    Laura fell asleep during the lesson                 she was tired.   

    A. so                 B. but                C. because D. therefore

12.    How much                  do you want?

    A. bananas        B. eggs              C. candies         D. sugar

13.    Tomorrow the director will have a meeting             8:00 am to 10:00 am.

    A. between        B. from              C. among           D. in

14.    We will start our trip            6 o’clock           the morning.

    A. in / in            B. at / in            C. in / at            D. at / at

15.    We                    anything from James since we left school.

    A. haven’t heard B. heard             C. don’t hear      D. didn’t hear

16.    You have lived in this city since 1998,          ?

    A. haven’t you   B. didn’t you     C. did you         D. have you

17.    My students enjoy                English very much.

    A. learn             B. learnt            C. learning        D. to learn

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Dùng cấu trúc với too hay either để điền vào chỗ trống.

1. We often go swimming in the summer, and they

2. She can speak English very well. I

3. Nam didn’t come to the party last night, and Minh

4. Hoa will buy some oranges and pineapples. I

5. They don’t want to go out tonight, and we

6. The pineapples aren’t ripe, and the bananas

7. Nam is hungry and his friends

8. Jane won’t come. Peter

9. Hoa had a medical check-up yesterday morning. We

10. He can’t swim and his brother

             I.         Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following

passage.

       When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly (1)               a word - “hello”, “good bye”, “thank you” was just about it! I went to classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at how quickly I (2)                       progress. (3)                the course we learned lots of vocabulary and studied grammar  rules. (4)                              thing I enjoyed most was being able to practise speaking with the other students in my class.

       After two years I went to England to a (5)     school. It was in Cambridge.I did a(6)                      course at a very good school and I stayed with a local family. It was a fantastic experience and I (7)                  up a lot of things from speaking with my host family and with other students from (8)                the world. I really improved my pronunciation as well. When I got back (9)                      my home town, I was so much more confident. I(10)         actually hold a conversation with my teacher in English.

1.       A. talk                                B.speak                         C.say          D.tell

2.       A. do                                  B.make                          C.did          D.made

3.       A. During                          B.After                          C.Before          D.While

4.       A. That                              B.A                               C.The          D.Those

5.       A. science                          B.language                    C.art          D.finance

6.       A. three-weeks                  B.third-week                 C.threes-week          D.three-week

7.       A.picked                            B.looked                       C. got          D.stood

8.       A.all                                   B.over                           C.over all          D.all over

9.       A.the                                  B.to                               C.in          D.on

10.     A.had to                             B.used to                       C.could          D.would

             I.         Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

      1. I spent only two months learning Korean, but I had little problem with my Korean when I was in Seoul last summer.

        Although I spent only two months learning Korean, I could     .

      2.Paul’s father is English, and his mother comes from Italy.

I think Paul________________________ in English and Italian.

3.Many people now speak English as a second or foreign language.

For many people, English is not________________________                                                                                                                      .

4.When you live in London, you can soon learn how to speak the language.

In London, you can _________________  the language.

5. If you are Vietnamese learning English, you can copy a native English speaker.

If you are Vietnamese learning English, you can____________________                                                                                                               .

          II.         Use the words or phrases given to write meaningful sentences.

1.       English/ play/ important role/ everyday life.

2.       English/ widely used/ international communication/ everyday work.

3.       Students/ want/ go abroad/ education/ have to/ learn/ English well.

4.       It/ language/ science/ and/ you/ need/ know English/ good/ science.

5.       English/ main language/ instruction/ international students/ universities/ colleges.