ĐỀ CƯƠNG KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ, HỌC KỲ II - NĂM HỌC 2023 – 2024

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP: 12

(Units 6, 7, 8)

I. FORM: Multiple choice tasks: 50 questions (10 points)

II. CONTENT: Number of sentences
1. Pronunciation (vowels & consonants /tʃ/; /ʃ/ & /t/) (2)
2. Stress (vocabulary of units 6, 7, 8 (in Glossary - textbook)) (2)
3. Communicative skills: common situations related to Unit 6, 7 and 8 (2)
4. Synonyms (2)
5. Antonyms (2)
6. Word form (vocabulary of units 6, 7, 8) (1)
7. Word meaning (vocabulary of units 6, 7, 8) (3)
8. Prepositions (units 6, 7, 8) (1)
9. Collocations (1)
10. Idioms (1)
11. Phrasal verbs (1)
12. Grammar:
- Past tenses (1)
- Sequence of Tenses (Present tenses, Future tenses) (1)
- Articles (a/an/the) (1)
- Expressions of quantity (1)
- Comparative sentences (1)
- Double comparatives (1)
- Reduced relative clauses (1)
- Tag questions (1)
- Causative forms (1)
- Gerunds / Infinitives (1)
For Multiple choice responses (Writing)
*Closest in meaning:
- Modal verbs (1)
- Reported speech (gerund / to infinitive) (1)
- Sentence transformation (Simple past ↔ Present perfect) (1)
* Best combine:
- Inversions (1)
- If / Wish sentences (1)
13. Cloze text (Topic: units 6, 7, and 8) (5)
14. Reading and answering the questions 1 (Topic: units 6, 7, and 8) (5)
15. Reading and answering the questions 2 (Topic: units 6, 7, and 8) (7)
 COLLOCATIONS

Verb+ noun collocations with DO

Do the housework/homework
My flatmates and I take turns in doing the housework.
After doing his homework, Brian went cycling in the park.
Do your best – to try and do something to the best of your abilities.
We should do our best to provide good quality customer service.
Do harm
Improper light can do harm to your eyes.
Do someone a favour
Will you do me a favour and close the window?
Do something right/ wrong
I hope more people want to do right and use green cars.
Those who do wrong certainly deserve punishment.
Do research
We went to the mountains to do research on the plants.
Do the shopping
Sara usually does the shopping on Sunday mornings because it’s less busy then.
Do an exam/test
I’ll go to bed now – I’m doing an exam tomorrow morning.
If I were to do the test again, I would do it better.
Do good/bad
Mary was determined to do only good when she grows up.
People who do bad usually feel bad.
Do exercise
If you do exercise regularly you’ll get fit in a month.
Do well – to be successful.
I can see from the chart that the company is doing well.
Verb + noun collocations with MAKE
Make arrangements
I would like to make arrangements for my holiday.
Make an attempt
The government is making an attempt to increase pension funds.
Make a break – to escape from something.
The thief made a break through the crowd and managed to escape.
Make a breakthrough – a discovery that enables you to solve a problem or improve something
significantly.
The drug made a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.
Make a complaint
Tenants made a complaint about pests in the building.
Make a decision
I’m sorry but I can’t make a decision before I discuss this with my husband.
Make a difference – to improve something.
Yoga can make a big difference to depression if you do it regularly.
Make a discovery – to find information, especially for the first time.
Alexander Graham Bell made some great scientific discoveries.
Make an exception – to not treat someone by the established rules.
We don’t usually serve breakfast so early but we’ll make an exception.
Make progress
I’m glad you’re making progress with your English.
Make a mistake
Steven made lots of spelling mistakes on his worksheet.
Make a promise
Whenever he made a promise, Mark tried to keep it.
 IDIOMS
(Thành ngữ có chứa các bộ phận cơ thể)

1. (Be) skin and bone(s): Rất gầy, như da bọc xương

By the end of her life she was nothing but skin and bones.
2. Lend someone a hand: Giúp đỡ ai đó
Could you lend me a hand with these books, please?
3. Save face: Giữ thể diện
Most children have a need to save face in front of their friends.
4. Give someone the cold shoulder: Cố tình phớt lờ, lảng tránh ai đó
He was upset to find his colleagues giving him the cold shoulder.
5. Get off on the wrong foot: Khởi đầu một hoạt động/ mối quan hệ không tốt đẹp
We got off on the wrong foot the first time I met him, but that’s all forgotten now.

PHRASAL VERBS
1. Get along with
I’m close to my family – I get along with my sister really well.
This phrasal verb means “to have a good relationship” with someone. This can be used interchangeably with
“get on (well) with [someone]”
2. Get over
That was a bad break up. It took me a long time to get over it.
To “get over” something is to recover from a difficult experience.
3. Get up to
What did you get up to this weekend? I went to the cinema with my friends.
Colleagues will often use this phrasal verb to make polite conversation at work. Basically, it is an informal
way to say, “to do.”
4. Get out of
I’m so glad they hired a babysitter so I got out of looking after my younger sister!
To get out of doing something means to avoid it. It’s used to talk about avoiding something you dislike. I
personally love it when I get out of doing the dishes!
5. Get through
I couldn’t get through the film – it was so boring!
To “get through” here means to finish or complete something. It can be used when talking about a task, a
project, or anything that has a beginning and an end.
6. Get through to
I tried to explain the importance of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of the virus but I just couldn’t get
through to him.
This means to make someone understand something. It implies that the person you are speaking to might not
be interested in what you have to say.