Complete the conversation with the sentences from the box.

Sounds great! I wish I could join …

Hi Thang. It’s Tony. How is your stay there?

Two hours? Wow! It must be fun.

I’m so envious of you! I wish I could ride that cart

But where can you fly kites?

What are you doing?

Have you got lots of new friends there?

Really? Who did you go swimming with? __________________________________

PART 1

Thang: Thang speaking.

Tony: (1) …

Thang: Hi Tony! It’s very exciting here. I’m having a wonderful time.

Tony: (2) …

Thang: Lots of interesting things. Yesterday we went swimming in a river.

Tony: (3) …

II. Complete the conversation with the sentences from the box.
Sounds great! I wish I could join...
Hi Thang. It’s Tony. How is your stay there?
Two hours? Wow! It must be fun.
I’m so envious of you! I wish I could ride that cart.
But where can you fly kites?
What are you doing?
Have you got lots of new friends there?
Really? Who did you go swimming with?
Thang: Thang speaking.
Tony: (1)________________________________________________________
Thang: Hi Tony! It’s very exciting here. I’m having a wonderful time.
Tony: (2)________________________________________________________
Thang: Lots of interesting things. Yesterday we went swimming in a river.
Tony: (3)________________________________________________________
Thang: My cousins and their friends. We played and swam for 2 hours.
Tony: (4)________________________________________________________
Thang: Yeah. Then we rode a buffalo cart to home. Fantastic!
Tony: (5)________________________________________________________
Thang: Tomorrow afternoon we’re going to fly kites together. It’s even more exciting, I think.
Tony: Sure. (6) ___________________________________________________
Thang: Yes. I made friends with many local boys. They’re very friendly.
Tony: (7)________________________________________________________
Thang: There are lots of open fields nearby. They’re great places to fly a kite.
Tony: (8)________________________________________________________
Thang: Well, I wish you were here Tony.

M.n ơi, giúp mk với. Tiếng anh 8 thí điểm unit 2 Getting Started nha!

1. What is the conversation about?

2. Which season is harvest time in?

3. What do you think the countryside is like at harvest time?

4. What do the farmers do?

5. What do the children do?

• Nguyen: Nguyen speaking
• Nick: Hi Nguyen, how`s your stay there?
• Nguyen: Hi Nick! Well, it;s more exciting than I expected.
• Nick: What are you doing?
• Nguyen: Lots of things. It`s harvest time, so we help load the rice onto buffalo-drawn carts, ride it home and dry it. Have you ever ridden a cart?
• Nick: No, but I`d like it.
• Nguyen: And sometimes I go herding the buffaloes with the boys.
• Nick: You`ve made new friends?
• Nguyen: Yeah - right on my fiest day. They came and we went flying kites together.
• Nick: Where can you buy a kite in the countryside?
• Nguyen: The people here don`t buy kites - they make them. My grandfather`s made me the largest, most colourful kite I`ve ever had. It looks great up there in the sky.
• Nick: Oh, I`m so envious!
• Nguyen: Ha...ha...I guess. I live more happily here, and there`s still a lot more to explore.
• Nick: Sounds great!
• Nguyen: And everything seems to move more slowly here than in the city.
• Nick: I wish I could join...

In my class, I have several best friends like Tony, Tú, Nick and Hằng. We have quite different hobbies. Tony is very sporty, so he likes participating in sports _____________ like playing badminton, playing soccer or swimming. Tú is very _____________. She usually _____________ to do general labour in her neighborhood. She thinks that those __________________ can benefit her community and help her to be more independent and _____________ her social skills a lot. Nick likes computers and the Internet. In his free time, he usually _____________ the Internet to get new knowledge around the world. Apart from that, he also likes _____________ with others in the class. The last one I want to introduce is Hằng. On an _________________, Hằng usually spends an hour _________________, her favorite hobby. She likes indoor activities like doing yoga or playing the piano. She does yoga and plays the piano every day. And you? What do you usually do in your free time? How many hours do you spend for your favorite hobby in _____________? Write to share, please! 

I. Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (1.25p)
1. She likes to watch cartoons on TV.
- She fancies……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Mary drives more carefully than Tony.
- Tony drives……………………………………………………………………………………...
3. Mr. Lam was very busy; however, he spent the whole day at the La Mat Village festival.
- Although………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Some students love riding bicycles around the lake in their free time.
- Some students are keen………………………………………………………………………..
5. It takes me 2 hours to do my homework.
- I spend ……………………..………….………………………………………………………

1. Wouldn’t you prefer to get a takeaway rather than have to cook tonight? (sooner) →Wouldn’t you _______________________________have to cook tonight?

2. If we stay longer, we can spend more time sightseeing. (the) → The _______________________________time we can spend sightseeing

3. I’d rather go home than go to the cinema. (than) →I’d prefer _______________________________go to the cinema.

4. In some countries men and women are paid the same. (as) →In some countries women _______________________________ men.

5. Crisps are not as nutritious as nuts. (less) →Crisps _______________________________nuts.

6. No other job is as well-paid. (best) →It _______________________________job.

7. John and I have received the same number of job offers. (many) →I have received _______________________________John.

8. Last night I felt more tired than ever. (as) → I have _______________________________I did last night.

9. Tony finds history easier than geography. (not) →Geography _______________________________history for Tony.

10. As he gets older, he becomes less tolerant. (the) →The _______________________________tolerant he becomes.

11. I love going to football matches but my sister prefers going to tennis tournaments. (whereas) → I love going to football match _______________________________to tennis tournaments.

12. Helen had twice as much work as Janet. (half) →Janet had _______________________________Helen.

13. I like being self-employed. It’s better than working for someone else. (to) → I prefer _______________________________for someone else.

14. My grandfather is getting less and less patient as he gets older. (impatient) →My grandfather is getting _______________________________as he gets older.

15. Laura is a less sensitive girl than her sister. (such) →Laura isn’t _______________________________her sister.

16. Airships are not dangerous as they used to be. (than) →Airships _______________________________they used to be.

17. My father is spending less time at the office now he’s nearing retirement. (as) →My father is _______________________________at the office now that he’s nearing retirement.

18. Martha and Julie have the same views. (as) →Martha’s views _______________________________Julie’s.

19. I think I would prefer to leave rather than wait until he comes. (sooner) → I think I _______________________________until he comes.

20. If we climb higher, the view will be better. (the)→The _______________________________the view will be

Nhờ các bạn nhé !!!
 

Complete this e-mail. Choose ONE word from the book for each space.

( Went - ate - about - last - moved - are - very - for - joined - from - play - leave - meet - changed - got - on - ago)

Dear Lenny,

Hi! How (0) __are__ you ? I'm writting to tell you (1) ____ my last year at school. It was a (2) ____ busy and exciting year (3) ____ me. First, you know that my family and I (4) ____ to the city. I was very sad to (5) _____ my friends, so my parents (6) ___ a pet to cheer me up! He's a cute little dog! His name's Lulu. I (7) _____ a soccer team at school and made some new friends. Then (8) _____ summer, we (9) _____ on a trip to the U.S. We (10) _____ American food everyday. It was great!

Write to me soon.

Lisa