Give the correct form ( -ing/-ed ) of the verbs in brackets :

1. I seldom visit art galleries. I'm not very ___________ in art. (interest)

2. We went for a very long walk. It was very __________ (tire)

3. He's one of the most __________ people I've ever met. He always makes everyone laugh (interest)

4. She likes him because he never says anything __________ (bore)

5. I was ________ when I heard they were getting divorced (astonish)

6. I'm starting a new job next week. I'm quite _________ about it (excite)

7. Did you think it was an ________ play ? (amuse)

8. The children are _______ by the animals (frighten)

9. The book I'm reading is really _______ (interest)

10. I'm really ________ in reading this novel (interest)

3. Find all the -ed and -ing adjectives in the text in exercise 2. Complete the rules in the Learn this! box.

(Tìm tất cả các tính từ có đuôi -ed và -ing trong bài đọc bài 2. Hoàn thành các quy tắc trong hộp Learn this!)

LEARN THIS! -ed/ -ing adjectives

Many adjectives ending in (1) _____ describe how peoplefeel. Adjectives ending in (2) describe something whichmakes them feel that way. Pairs of-ed / -ing adjectiveslike these are formed from verbs, e.g. disappoint.

I'm disappointed. My exam result is disappointing.

Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives of the verbs in brackets:

1) Little Joe was getting ... during the class. (bore)

2) He reckoned that the class was ... . (bore)

3) It's so ... when the elevator breaks down. (annoy)

4) George gets so ... when the elevator breaks down. (annoy)

5) What an ... sight! (amaze)

6) Felix was ... at the news. (amaze)

7) What an ... time we had! (excite)

8) Hans gets very ... when there's a concert in his university. (excite)

9) It was a ... story. (shock)

10) He was very ... with his results. (please)

11) It was very ... when I saw them together. (embarrass)

12) I loved the book and found the film very ... . (dissapoint)

13) The dinner was ... . (disgust)

14) It was really ... with him for turning up late. (annoy)

Complete the sentences with the suitable ed or ing form the word in bracket

1.This movie is so_____. I'm very ___ in it ( interest)

2.the lesson was really____. I nearly fell asleep ( bore)

3.my farther worked hard all day on the farm. He felt very____(tire)

4.there's nothing more___ than drivinh through the jungle at night. I'm very ___ about it (excite)

5.than noise is too ___. Where does it come from ( annoy)

6.his sister had an accident and her situation is quite____ (worry)

7.Larry had received so many compliments on her performace that he was very _____ (encourage)

8.My mother was____ by the news. She didn't expect it ( surprise)

9.the litter boy was _____ by my presents ( fascinate)

10.My trip to spain has been cancelled. I'm really ___. I really wanted to go ( disapointed)

Wh question

1.i hope that you....... a good time tomorrow

A/ wil have b/ are having c/ shall have D/ are going to have

2/ im learning english..... english songs

A/ in order sing b/ so that sing c/ for sing d/ to sing

4/ i got .....envelop this morning there was 1000000$ in.... envelop

A.the/the b.the/a c.0/the d.an/the

5/ it was not until his father came home that the boy..... up the house

A/ cleaned b/had cleaned c/ cleans d/ has cleaned

6/ germany was defeated by razil in the final . Germany was the .... winner

A/ second rank b/ champion c/winner d. Runner

7.i prefer love story film .... detective ones

A. With b. To c. Than d. Into

8/..... did you spend your holiday? For two day

A. Hơw far b. Hơw long c. Why d. What

9.london is famous ...... many things

A. As b. With c. Of d. For

10/ folk music is a ..... music of a country

A. Tradition b. Traditional c. Classical d. Modern

11/ i can't believe it! My mortobike .... last night

A. Stolen b. Steal c. Was stealing d. Was stolen

12/.......... " i like pop music"

A. Why do you like pop music

B. Do you like pop music

C. Which do you prefer

D. What kind of music do you like

14/ there is ... orange on ..... table

A. An/ the b. A/ the c. The / the d. The /a

15/ the film contains of explicit ..... of violence

A. Scenes b. Scent c. Sceneries d. Screens

I. Supply the correct form (V-ing or – ed) for the verbs in brackets.

1. That it is hotter and hotter makes us …...… (tire)

2. Are you.....… (excite) when you see new films?

3. She's always …... while going out with him. (embarrass)

4. It's a …………………… (bore) work, so you'll get …………… (tire) of it.

5. His …………………… story causes great fun. (amuse)

6. Our encouraging words made him …………………… (please)

7. His view on movie rather …………………… (surprise)

8. The explanation was ……………………. I got …………………(confuse)

9. We were all.......when we heard about the disaster. (horrify)

10. I enjoyed the football match. It was quite …………………… (excite)

complete the following sentences with the conpound adjectives in exercise

1. We have to produce..............machines so that everybody can use them

2. To me, learning a language is a...................process

3. Do not talk with that................dog. It can't hear you

4. This river is only.................. You can walk across it

5. That is a..............exam. All cities have to hold it

6. These goods are............... We don't need to pay any extra money for them

7. That............car is John's. He's crazy for white

8. He's just a.............man. He never changes his way of doing things enven though it may not work

9. I'. feeling................, especially whẹn thề Tết holiday is around

10. Look at that.....................lake. The water's never been in this color before. How gorgeous!

Match the sentences pair and join them with " which " as a connector :

A B

1 . My phone is out of order . a . It means he can't get about very easily .

2 . Rachel's mother paid for the meal . b . This was good for the garden .

3 . My mother is disabled . c . It's made her very depressed

4 . You left the key in the car . d . That was very kind of her .

5 . Vicky didn't get the job . e . This surprised everybody .

6 . The police blocked off the road . f . That seemed to amuse everyone .

7 . It rained all night . g . That was rather careless of you .

8 . David helped me clear up . h . That caused a traffic jam .

9 . Tom pushed Nick into the swimming pool . i . It's a real nuisance .

10 . Jim passed his driving test . k . That was very kind of him .

V. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form.

1. Why didn’t you your bed this morning?

2. I can’t come out now. I’m the cleaning.

3. Could you the dishwasher and put the things away, please?

4. It’s not fair. I breakfast yesterday. Nam should it today.

5. Look at this bin! Please the rubbish out now.

6. Mum, I’ve my room. Can I go out now?

7. Phong, the table. It’s nearly dinnertime.

8. A: Where’s Dad?

B: He’s the car. He always the car on Sunday morning.

V. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Ms Lan is not in the office today. She (work) at home today.

2. “Where (you/come) from?” “I’m Italian - from Rome.’

3. “(you/ speak) French” “Just a little.”

4. Don’t forget your umbrella. It (rain) again.

5. “Can you help me with the dinner?” “Not now. I (watch) TV.”

6. In Viet Nam, children (look) after their old parents.

7. “Hi! What (you/do) here” “I (wait) for a friend.”

8. Can I look at the newspaper now? (you/read) it?

9. Can I phone you back? We (have) dinner.

10. Mr Long (work) in an office every day, but now he (help) his wife to prepare dinner.

C. READING

I. Read the passage, and decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).

Career of the Year

Fourteen-year-old Ed Bond from London is this year's winner of the Young Career of the Year Award.

When he’s not at school. Ed looks after his mother, who is disabled and in a wheelchair. He also looks after his ten-year-old sister. He helps to do the washing and the cooking. ‘Ed’s great,’ says his father. ‘I have to go to work at six in the morning, so Ed has to help his mother a lot. He doesn’t have to do the housework but he does it anyway. We worry because he doesn’t have much free time, but he doesn’t complain.’ ‘I want to help.’ says Ed, ‘and anyway I don’t have to do so much at weekends because my dad’s at home.’

T F NG

1. Ed helps to look after his mother.   

2. Ed’s mother can’t walk.   

3. Ed’s father is also ill.   

4. Ed is an only child.   

5. Ed does all the shopping for the family.   

II. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Family types vary in different countries and among different cultures. In Western, industrialized societies, the nuclear family ranks as the most common family type. It consists of a father, a mother and their children. But nuclear families exist together with many other types of family units. In the single-parent family, for example, a mother or a father heads the family alone. A blended family is formed when a divorced or widowed parent remarries. As divorce rates have risen, the number of single-parent and blended families has increased.

In many parts of the world, parents and children live together with other family members under the same roof. These complex families usually contain several generations of family members, including grandparents, parents and children. They may also include brothers or sisters and their families, uncles, aunts and cousins. Even when relatives do not live together, they still consider themselves members of the same extended family includes grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.

1. The nuclear family ranks as the most common family type .

A. an many industrialized countries B. in countries with nuclear weapons

C. that consists of more than two generations D. that leads to the divorce of parents

2. In the single-parent family, .

A. there are often no children

B. only one parent lives with his or her child or children

C. the number of blended children has increased

D. children live with their grandparents

3. Grandparents, parents and children are mentioned as .

A. the three typical generations of an extended family

B. three branches of a family tree

C. the closest and happiest relatives in family units

D. a complex combination

4. The second paragraph is about .

A. American culture B. relatives and family members

C. the relationship between family members D. the extended family

5. The word “blended” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .

A. complex B. married C. mixed D. formed

III. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The American family unit is in the process of change. In the first half of the 20th century, there were mainly two types of families: the extended and the nuclear. An extended family includes mother, father, children and some other relatives, living in the same house. A nuclear family is composed of just parents and children livingunder the same roof.

As the American economy had progressed from agricultural to industrial one, people were forced to move to different parts of the country to get good jobs. These jobs were mainly in the large cities. Now, in fact, three-quarters of Americans live in urban areas which occupy 2.5% of the national total land mass. Of the 118 million in the labour force, only 3 million still work on the farm.

Since moving for better jobs has often divided the extended family, the nuclear family became more popular. At present, 55% of the families in the US are nuclear families. But besides the two types of traditional family groupings, the family is now being expanded to include a variety of other living arrangements because of divorce. There is an increase in single-parent families, in which a father or mother lives with one or more children. Divorce has also led to blended families, which occur when previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriage into a new family. There are also some couples who do not want to have children to form two-person childless families.

1. A nuclear family is one that .

A. consists of father, mother, and children living in the same house

B. relatives live with

C. there are only grandparents, parents and their children living in

D. is bigger than extended family

2. The expression “under the same roof” means

A. a house with one roof B. a house with the roof the same as the wall

C. in the same building D. under the house

3. The nuclear family becomes more popular because of .

A. more divorces B. the division of the extended family

C. fewer jobs in big cities D. an increase in single-parent families

4. How many types of families have there been in the US since the first half of the 20th century?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

5. A blended family is a newly-formed family .

A. with the combination of children of the two previously married father and mother

B. that has only father or mother living with children

C. in which there are no children

D. that there is only one couple living in with their newborn children

IV. Read the passage carefully, and do the tasks that follow.

The Role of the Japanese Mother

The focus of the mother is her home and family, with particular attention to the rearing of children. While most Japanese believe that a woman's place is in the home, women make up almost 40 percent of the labor force. More than half of these women are married. Many mothers with small children work only part-time so they can be home when their children are not in school. The extra income earned by the mother is often used to meet the cost of their children's education.

Japanese mothers take the responsibility of their child's education and upbringing very seriously. They seldom confront their preschool children because they want to foster an intimate, dependent relationship. The purpose of this approach is to get the child to obey willingly with the mother’s wishes and to shape the child's behavior over a long period of time. The close nature of the mother-child relationship and the strong parentalcommitment help to provide a strong foundation for the child's entry into elementary school.

Mothers are involved directly in with the child's school. Each day a notebook is sent back and forth between mother and teacher remarking on the child's mood, behavior, health, and activities both in school and at home. Mothers attend PTA meetings usually twice a month and are involved with school committee's working on special projects such as gardening and hot lunch preparation. School is a very stressful and competitive process so the Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children through so they can get accepted into the appropriate universities.

Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.

Task 2: Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

T F

6. Most Japanese women are housewives.  

7. Taking care of children and bringing them up are of great importance to  

Japanese mothers.

8. Japanese mothers tend to be very strict to their children at home.  

9. Japanese mothers and teachers work together for the children's study  

progress and comfort at school.

10. The Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children  

through, so the atmosphere at home is very stressful.

D. SPEAKING

Rearrange the sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation, writing the letter (A-H) in each blank.

1. ___ A. Nam: It’s not only for our mother's benefits but it also makes us more independent when we have grown up.

2. ___ B. Nam: Besides cleaning and cooking, my mother also does a lot of other things around the house although she goes to work.

3. ___ C. Nam: I agree with that saying. All of us take it for granted that our mother is responsible for doing all the housework.

4. ___ D. Nam: Besides the relationship, we enjoy a friendlier atmosphere in our home all the time when we attend to each other.

5. ___ E. Mai: So does my mother. My father, my brother and I try to share the burden so that my mother can follow her own interests.

6. ___ F. Mai: I’ve just read a saying about household chores, Nam. It’s “Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it.”

7. ___ G. Mai: It’s very useful for our future life. And I think we will have better relationship when we share household chores with one another.

8. ___ H. Mai: Yeah, when we come home from school, our house is clean and tidy and lunch or dinner is ready for us to eat.

2. Read the descriptions of two events and check your ideas for exercise 1. What do you think of each prank? Use the adjectives below or your own ideas.

childish   clever   cruel   funny   predictable

Sarah_B: Tell us about pranks you played on friends or family members! 

Dave338: When I was about nine years old, I bought an enormous plastic spider from a joke shop. I couldn't wait to play a prank on my sister with it. One morning, I put it in the shower just before my big sister went into the bathroom. I waited outside the door. I heard a really loud scream and my sister ran out of the bathroom. I thought it was really funny, but she was really cross when she found out, and chased me round the house. I feel bad about it now, it took her ages to get over it because she was so shocked.

Kate44: Last February, I sent my brother a Valentine's card. In the card, I wrote 'Be my Valentine! With love from ???’, and I tried to disguise my handwriting. When he opened it, he looked carefully at the writing, and I thought for a moment he realised it was from me. But there was a girl in his class who he liked, and he thought the card was from her. He seemed really pleased and he decided to ask her out, and now they're going out! Eventually, he found out she didn't send it. He immediately suspected me, so I owned up. He was a bit cross, but he forgave me because of the happy ending.