tUNIT 3

A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE

WORD MAP

ITEMS PRACTICE

1) JOIN (V) The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge.

I’m sure they will join me __in_____ wishing you a happy birthday.
I felt so unfit that I decided to join a gym.
2) They usually go windsurfing at the weekends. (UK)
THE WEEKENDS They usually go windsurfing on the weekends. (US)

3) ENTER(V) The police entered the building by the side door.

At the entrance to the zoo, he was dancing.
All entrant complete two three-hour papers.
The burglars gained entry by a top window.

4) CROSS( v) It’s not a good place to cross the road.

They’re building a new bridge across the river.
5) REACH (V) Reach a decision/an agreement/a conclusion.
We won’t reach Miami till five or six o’clock.

6) TIRED(ADJ) We were tired of doing the same thing every day.

I am tired of walking all day.

7) HUNGRY Swimming is a hungry work.

(ADJ) Journalists were hungry for details.
8) VILLAGE Thousands of villagers have left the village.
(N)
9) RIVER(N) Let’s swim in the river.
Let’s go boating on the river.
10) SNACK(N/V) Fresh or dried fruit makes an ideal snack.
I’ve been snacking all day.
11) EXCHANGE Van is an exchange student in the USA.
(N) They were given food in exchange for work.
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 I exchanged those trousers for a larger size.
Goods are exchangeable as long as they are returned in good
condition.
12) LIVE (V) Mr. Jackson lived on pop music.
Little pea had to live up to her cruel stepmother.
You must live with flood this season.
She lives on a farm/ in the mountains/ on the seaside.
Nowadays, many young people live together before they get
married.
13) NEAR Which bus stop is nearest from your house?
(ADJ/ADV/PREP) Is there any post office near here?
It’s been nearly three months since my last haircut.
She works in a near town.
She is the same age as my brother.
14) AGE(N) The age often get up early.
15) HELP(v) Let’s help the flood victims with money.
She often helps me doing tests(do)
16) SENSE Van often watches peter plays baseball.(play)
VERBS I saw Truyen dances while I was jogging.(dance)
I smell something burnt there.(burn)
17) FEEL Van feels like a member of the family.
LIKE(V) She feels like swimming now. (swim)

LANGUAGE FOCUS

WISH & ITS RELATED STRUCTURES

A. Fill in the blanks with “would/ wouldn't/ could/ couldn't”:
1. I wish Andreas would help me sometimes.
2. If only I could have a holiday!
3. Gavin wishes he could visit his uncle in Paris.
4. I wish I could win the prize.
5. I wish they would stop shouting.
6. Judith wishes she could go to London.
7. If only the baby would be quiet for a moment.
8. If only you could get the job you want.
9. If only you wouldn’t be so lazy.
10. I wish you wouldn’t look at me like that.

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—> Remember:
+ WISH (THAT) Sb COULD DO St (a wish about the future)
+ WISH (THAT) Sb WOULD DO St (a complaint/ St we'd like to happen)
B. Other related forms:
 If only Sb would do/ could do/ did/ had done St (for emphasis)
 It's time/ It's high time Sb did St (similar to a second conditional)
 I'd rather Sb did St (similar to a second conditional)
Practice:
0. It would be nice to be able to play the piano.
—> I wish I could play the piano.
1. Please stop eating in the classroom.
—> I'd rather you stop eating in the classroom.
2. I think we should leave now.
—> I think it's time we leave now
3. What a pity my husband isn't at home now.
—> If only my husband was at home now.
4. It's a shame that we cannot speak French.
—> We wish we could speak French
5. Don't shout all the time.
—> I wish you would stop shouting.

PREPOSITION 1
1. _at_______ 6:30
2. ____in____ the morning
3. ___on_____ Friday morning
4. __on____ New Year
5. ___on___ New Year’s Eve
6. ___on___ 19 May 2006
7. __in__ January 2007
8. __in_ the afternoon
9. __on_ Saturday afternoon
10.___on__ Christmas
26. __on_ the occasion 51. __in___town
27. ___on____ Easter Day 52. ___on___ the wall
28. __on____ Easter 53. ___on__ the sky
29. ___in____ the air 54. __in_ the train
30. ___at____ the same time 55. __in__ the country
31. __at___ the airport 56. ___on__ the phone
32. ___at___ the party 57. __on__ channel
33. ___on___ TV 58. ___in___ front of
34. ___in__ the theater 59. __in___ the garden
35. __at___ home 60. __on___ the way
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 11.__on__ Christmas Day 36. ___in___ the village 61. __in__ the forests
12.___on___ vacation 37. ___on___ a farm 62. __in__ the kitchen
13.__at__ noon 38. _at_ the ground floor 63. __in__ the hospital
14.___on___ foot 39. ___at__ school 64. __in__ the store
15.__in___ the mountain 40. __at____ the bus stop65. __in__ time
16.__at___ the entrance 41. _at_ the end of the street 66. __on__ time
17.___at___ midnight 42. __in___ the USA 67. _at___ times
18.__in___ the future 43. __on___ the seaside 68. __at___ the beach
19.__at___ night 44. __on__ the world 69. _at__ the river bank
20.__on___ summer 45. all _around___ the world 70. boating _on_ the
river
21.__on____ weekend 46. ___on___ the radio 71. _on_ Christmas Eve
st
22.___in___ 21 century 47. __on__ the ceiling 72. _at_ the end of this week
23.___in___ my opinion 48. ___on___ the bus 73. _on_ the newspaper
24._at_ 108 Trang Thi street 49. __in___ the meeting 74. _at_ the corner of the room
25.__on__ the street 50. ___in__ his free time 75. __on__ the moon

PREPOSITION 2
1. compare St __to_ St 21. worry __of_ 41. be crowded _of_
2. look forward _to___ 22. be helpful _in__ 42. be full _of__
3. be interested _in___ 23. impression _in__ 43. be important _for_
4. be different _for_ 24. be late _for__ 44. difficult _to___
5. be covered __in__ 25. in addition _of_ 45. difficulty _with__
6. depend __on___ 26. be amused _at_ 46. prevent sb _of_ sth
7. be fond ___of___ 27. laugh _at__ 47. turn _on_ the radio
8. be named ___after__ 28. interact __in__ 48. turn _off_ the radio
9. be afraid ____of__ 29. be satisfied _of_ 49. turn _____ the radio
10. divide ___in____ 30. as a result _in__ 50. turn _____ the radio
11. consist ___of___ 31. succeed __on__ 51. arrive _at_ the airport
12. join ___in_____ 32. be surprise _of__ 52. arrive __in___ the city
13. take part __in__ 33. take care _of__ 53. look __at_ the picture
14. participate __in___ 34. be kind _in__ 54. look __after___ babies
15. be proud _of__ 35. be excited _in__ 55. look __for___ a pen
16. take pride __of__ 36. be good __at__ 56. equal _in_ many ways
17. percent __in__ 37. be similar _with_ 57. equal _to__ other persons
18. amazed __of___ 38. be famous _for___ 58. congratulate sb __for__ sth
19. wait __on___ 39. prepare __for_ 59. agree _to___ sb
20. be bored _of__ 40. communicate _with__ 60. agree with sth

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 SHORT TEST 3

I/ Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1. After working hard, he _______________ with a cup of coffee and a newspaper.

A. relaxes B. passes C. raises D. makes

2. Did you use to do a ____________ when you were at the university?

A. full-time B. full-time job C. part-time D. part-time job

3. They need to have a (n) __________ ideas and information.

A. talk B. discuss C. exchange D. fight

4. The weather is bad, ______________ we didn’t go on a picnic.

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

5. After doing his homework, he _____________ the chicken’s eggs.

A. collects B. has C. takes D. picks

6. After an hour travelling by plane, we _______________ Hue.

A. went B. reached C. got D. came

7. Everybody felt tired and hungry, so they stopped and had a ____________.

A. supper B. lunch C. snack D. breakfast

8. To reach to the beach, they have to cross a small bamboo __________ .

A. plant B. shrub C. brush D. forest

9. There are some cottages at the ______________ of the mountain. It’s very peaceful
there.

A. leg B. foot C. shrine D. feet

10. The first man walked on the moon _____________ 21st July 1969.

A. on B. in C. since D. for

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II/ Use the correct form of the words in parentheses.

11. We are going to send some __exchange___ students for the program. (change)

12. There is a _parking_ lot near my house. (park)

13. The __entrance__ to our school is always crowded. (enter)

14. She chooses to work ____part-time__ so that she can look after her children. (time)

15. I have just ____exchanged___ some US Dollars for VND. (change)

16. I felt _relaxed_ after I had finished the task. (relax)

III/ Rewrite the sentences so that they are the nearest in meaning to the ones printed
before them.

17. Nhi got good grades in her exam because she worked very hard.

→ Nhi worked very hard, so _she got good grades_____.

18. Kiet lives in the country. It is so boring there. He doesn’t like it.

→ Kiet wishes _he didn’t live in the country_.

19. Tri woke up late, so he didn’t have time for doing exercise.

→ Tri woke up so __late that he didn’t have time for doing exercise__.

20. You must turn off the phone by 24:00.

→ I’d rather you _turning off the phone by 24:00__.

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