UBND QUẬN TÂY HỒ HƯỚNG DẪN ÔN TẬP HỌC KÌ II

TRƯỜNG THCS PHÚ THƯỢNG MÔN: ANH - LỚP 8

Năm học 2021 - 2022

A. VOCABULARY
UNIT TOPIC PHONETICS
7 Pollution Stress in words ending in –ic, -al
8 English speaking countries Stress in words ending in –ese,-ee
9 Natural disasters Stress in words ending –logy,-graphy
10 Communication Stress in words ending –ity,-itive
11 Science and technology Stress in words starting with –un, -im
12 Life on the other planet Stress in words ending in –ful,- ness
I. Phonetics
Ex 1. Mark (’) the stress in the following words, then practise saying them.
interactive attractive opportunity creativity quality
talkative active sensitive community generosity
Ex 2. Find the word that has the different stress pattern in each line.
1 A. unkind B. kindness C. impure D. machine
2 A. imbalance B. unable C. unhealthy D. impolite
3 A. unexplored B. unforeseen C. untidy D. immature
4 A. impossible B. unnatural C. unrelated D. unbearable
5 A. unlimited B. undeveloped C. unsuccessful D. unaffected
II. Vocabulary
Ex 1. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words from the box.
pollute legend poison die attract contaminate explore damage
1. Our cars pump out thousands of tones of _________ fumes every year.
2. Air ___________ has risen above an acceptable level.
3. The village’s drinking water was __________ with poisonous chemicals.
4. Yuri Gagarin was one of the pioneers of space ________.
5. Building a new road in this area could be environmentally _______.
6. Many animals were burnt to _____________ in the forest fire.
7. Buckingham Palace is a major tourist __________.
8. This hill is the __________________ home of King Arthur.
Ex 2. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each sentence.
1. A person who _______ the bagpipes is called a piper.
A. plays B. performs C. entertains
2. Don’t drink that water. It’s _______.
A. damaged B. dumped C. contaminated
3. The team’s success was largely _________ to her efforts.
A. because B. due C. since
4. I often drink coffee, but today I _________ tea.
A. am drinking B. drink C. drank
5. By the time we got to the cinema, the film ________.
A. started B. had startedC. starting
6. All our English teachers are ________ speakers.
A. native B. original C. foreign
7. If you ________ the president, what would you do to help environment?
A. are B. had been C. were
8. Eating too much sugar can _____ to health problems.
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 A. cause B. lead C. make
9. Emergency teams are still removing the ______ from the plane crash.
A. dirt B. debris C. dust
10. The heavy rain has caused __________ in many parts of the country
A. storms B. floods C. drought
11. I intented _____ to New York next month.
A. flew B. to fly C. fly
12. I prefer ___ a nine-to-five job to working shifts.
A did B doing C do
13. She said she choose _____ for one year before entering university.
A to work B worked C working
14. He told his classmate that he __________ a bicycle when he was ten years old.
A role B would ride C could ride
Ex 3. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences..
1. People from other planets may use _____ to communicate, which is not possible for
human beings.
A landlines B letters C chat rooms D telepathy
2. Teenagers often use abbreviations when _________.
A texting B video conferencing C sending letters D talking
3. People who cannot hear or speak often communicate using _______.
A pictures B sounds C codes D signs
4. _____ is popularly used to enable people from different countries to have meetings. People
can watch, and listen to each other through a screen.
A Chatting B Video conferencing C Emailing D Texting
5. The _____ in technology allow astronomers to know more about outer space.
A developments B science C exploration D discovery
6. _____ system use several different ways of giving information with sounds, pictures, and
texts on a screen.
A Emailing B Telephoning C Multimedia D Chatting
7. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference ____‘science’ and ‘technology’.
A. among B. of C. between D. for
8. The teacher ____ me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as
physics.
A. said B. talked C. spoke D. told
B. GRAMMAR
UNIT CONTENT Page (in text book)
7 Conditional sentence type 1,2 10
8 Present simple for the future 20
9 Passive voice (Review)
29
Past perfect
10 Future continuous (Review)
41
Verb  to infinitive
11 Future tense (Review)
51,52
Reported speech (statement)
EXERCISE
Ex1. Make the conditional sentences type 2 from the clues.
1. If/ I/ be/ you/ ,I/ plant/ vegetables/ garden.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. More/ tourist/ come/ here/ if/ beach/ be/ cleaner.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
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 3. What/ happen/ if/ there/ be/ no/ car/ world?
………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. If/ I/ be/ his mother/ ,I/ ask/ tidy/ room/ every day.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. If/ there/ be/ no/ war/ ,people/ live/ more/ happy.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Soil/ not/ be/ so/ polluted/ if/ farmers/ not use/ much/ chemical/ fertilizer.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
Ex 2. Read the letter ad write the correct form of each verb. Use the past perfect, or the
simple past.
Dear Lisa
Thanks for your letter. I (1. just leave) ______ for school when I saw the postman, and he gave it
to me. It was really funny! I (2.read) ______ it during maths and it made me laugh. I almost got
in trouble! Anyway, I’m excited because I (3.have) _____ my first judo lesson yesterday. I was
late for the lesson because when I (4.get) ______ there, I suddenly realised I (5.leave) _____ my
judo uniform at home! So I (6.go) _____ all the way home, and when I got back, the lesson
_____ already (7.begin) _____. The instructor was really nice, though, and I (8.learn) ______
how to do some basic throws. Can’t wait till next time!
What about you and your taekwondo? The last time I (9.speak) _____ to you, you talked about
giving it up. What ______ you (10. decide) ______?
I think that’s all for now. My mum and I are going shopping shortly, so I’d better post this.
Speak to you soon.
Love,
Charlotte
Ex 3. Complete the text with the past simple, present continuous, or future continuous.
When I was studying in England 10 years ago, it (1. be) _________ very expensive to make
long-distance telephone calls. That is why I (2. call) __________ home to talk to my parents only
on special occasions. But today communication has become much easier. Emails, video chatting,
and video conferencing (3. help) ________ millions of people to connect to each other in such a
quick and cheap way. Now, from Sweden we (4. use) ______ Skype to ‘meet’ our parents every
week. In 15 years I think I (5. communicate) ___________ with my children by telepathy and
holography when they study away from home!

Ex 4. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. Did you enjoy (watch) ________ the film?
2. He has decided (go) _______________ to work in a school in a quite remote area.
3. He intends (stay) ________________ there for at least three years.
4. We’ll need (call) ________________ him more often!
5. You should avoid (use) _______ too much shorthand in formal online communication.
6. We plan (have) _________________ a picnic this Sunday. Would you like to join us?
7. They didn’t mind (work) __________________ late to complete the task.
8. Anna plans (contact) ______________ the doctor early tomorrow morning.
Ex 5. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to finish the sentences.
1. Our teacher says that new technology (make) _____ many worker jobless in the future.
2. If you use robots to do the housework, you (become) _______ lazy and you (not get) ______
enough exercise.
3. People say that technology (change) _____ our lives, but not all the changes are good for the
environment.
4. Computers that once (take) _____ up entire rooms are now small enough to put on desktops
and into wristwatches.

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5. Look at those clouds - I think it (rain) ______ .
6. I (watch) _______________ a science fiction film on TV at 9.00 tonight.
7. This time next week, I (lie) ______________ in a beach on Phu Quoc Island.
8. Thomas Edison said that none of his inventions (come) __________ by accident. They (be)
____________all the result of hard work.
Ex 6. Change these sentences into reported speech.
1. ‘I like to do physics experiments.’
He said that _____________________________________________________________
2. ‘You have to keep quiet if you want to stay here.’
She told me that _________________________________________________________
3. ‘I will hand in my assignment to the teacher tomorrow.’
She said _______________________________________________________________
4. ‘The film will begin at seven o’clock.’
They announced that _____________________________________________________
5. ‘We have never seen this species of lizard before.’
Biologists said that _______________________________________________________
Ex 7. Find a mistake in each sentence and then correct it.
1. The teacher told us that we would have a lesson in the language lab yesterday.
___________________________________________________________________
2. Nick said that he wants to stay in Viet Nam longer.
___________________________________________________________________
3. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman exploration who flew into space in 1963.
___________________________________________________________________
4. It is predicted that all students have had e-books by 2050.
___________________________________________________________________
5. Mike said that he has to delay his visit to the dentist.
___________________________________________________________________

Ex 8. Write meaningful sentences, using the words and phrase given.

1. the club/ we/ ask/ Dr. Nelson/ questions/ concerning/ life/ the future.
__________________________________________________________________
2. all/ housework/ do/ by robots. 20 years’time.
__________________________________________________________________
3. Duong/ say/ he/ like/ study/ home/ the Internet
__________________________________________________________________
4. Dr. Nelson/ say/ flying/ cars/ solve/ problem/ traffic jams.
__________________________________________________________________