VOCABULARY

UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION
1. Excursion (n) : chuyến tham quan
2. Come to an end (v) : kết thúc
3. Day off (n) : ngày nghỉ
4. On occasion (n) : vào dịp
5. Formation (n) : sự hình thành
 rock formation (n) : sự hình thành đá
6. Campfire (n) : lửa trại
7. Permission (n) : sự cho phép
8. Persuade (v) : thuyết phục
Unit 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
1. village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ (n) làng, ngôi làng à villager : dân làng
2. hardly /ˈhɑːdli/ (adv) hầu như không
3. make ends meet (idm) đủ sống
4. in need of sth (phrV) cần
5. made of (v) làm từ
6. straw /strɔː/ (n) rơm rạ
7. mud /mʌd/ (n) bùn àmuddy /ˈmʌdi/ (a) lầy lội
8. shortage of sth /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/ (n) sự thiếu hụt, thiếu thốn
9. better /ˈbetə(r)/ (v) cải tiến, làm cho tốt hơn
10. method /ˈmeθəd/ (n) phương pháp, cách thức
à farming method phương pháp canh tác
11. result in sth /rɪˈzʌlt/ (v) dẫn đến, gây ra
12. crop /krɒp/ (n) vụ màu, cây trồng
à bumper crop vụ mùa bội thu
à cash crop cây trồng thương phẩm (để bán)
13. export /ɪkˈspɔːt/ (v) xuất khẩu
à export /ˈekspɔːt/ (n) sự xuất khẩu
14. know – knew – known (v) biết
à knowledge of /ˈnɔlɪdʒ / (n) sự hiểu biết
à knowledgeable /ˈnɔlɪdʒəbəl/ (a) hiểu biết, thành thạo

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 WORD FORM (unit 6+8)
Noun Verb Adj Adv
1 Interest Interest Interested
Interesting
2 Poverty Poor poorly
3 Shortage Shorten Short
4 Introduction Introduce Introductory
5 Permission Permit Permissive
6 Manager Manage Manageable
Management
7 Science Scientific Scientifically
Scientist
8 Simplicity Simplify Simple Simply
9 Persuasion Persuade Persuasive Persuasively
10 Technique Technical
Technician
Technology Technological
11 Education Educate Educational
Educator
12 Entertainment Entertain Entertaining
Entertainer
EXERCISE

 SCIENCE
1. To prepare his ______________ works, Karl Marx often spent whole day in the library of the
British Museum.
2. She loved to be a _____________ when she was young.
3. A _____________ career is not only a duty but also a opportunity.
4. One of factors which leads her success is working ______________________.
 ENTERTAIN
1. Most children's television programmes aim to educate and ______________ at the same time.
2. His books aren't particularly well-written, but they're always _______________.
3. Ladies and gentlemen, for your _________________, we present Magic Man.
4. In New York, there are many street ______________ who tell jokes, sing or do magic etc to
entertain people.
 MANAGEMENT
1. Brit has difficulties in _______________ her time.
2. I want to speak to the ___________.
3. The project needs stronger _______________.
4. The journey is easily ____________ in half an hour.

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 Unit 8: REPORTED SPEECH
Form:
S + said + (to+O) (that) + S + V
S + told + O (that) + S + V
 Đổi động từ ở mệnh đề chính thành: said, told …  Đổi Verb tense.
 Đổi Pronouns, possessive adjectives  Đổi Adverbs (time, place)
 1. Verb tense:
Direct speech Reported speech
1. Present simple Ex: go 1. Past simple Ex: went
2. Present progressive Ex: is going 2. Past progressive Ex: was / were
3. Present perfect / Past simple going
Ex: have done/ swam 3. Past perfect
4. Past progressive Ex: had done/ had swum
Ex: was / were going 4. Past perfect progressive
5. Future simpl Ex: will Ex: had been going
5. Future in the past Ex: would
2. Pronouns, possessive adjectives:
Direct Reported
I He / she
Me Him/ her
My His/ her
We They
Us Them
Our Their
3. Adverbs of time & place:
Direct speech Reported speech
This That
These Those
Here There
Now Then
Today That day
Yesterday The day before / the previous day
Tomorrow The day after / the following day / the next day
Ago Before

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 This week That week
Last week The week before / the previous week
Next week The week after / the following week / the next week

EXERCISE
I. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.
1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”
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2. Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week”
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3. Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks”
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4. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”
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5. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”
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6. Hoa said “I may visit my parents in the summer”
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7. The teacher said “We can collect old book for the poor students”
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8. She said “She doesn’t buy this book”
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9. The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match”
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10. Her classmate said “Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class”
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11. They told us “Our friends will get the award for their highest scores”
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12. He said “I will go to school by bus tomorrow”
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13. Phong said “I need to learn more vocabulary”
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14. His brother told him “You can use my computer today”
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15. Mai said “I cannot go to the movies with you, Nam”
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16.”I must go home to make the dinner”, said Mary.
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17.”This story happened long ago” he said.
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18. The porter said to me, "I'll wake you up, when the train arrives in Leeds."
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19. My wife said to me: "While you are away, I'll do the packing."
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20. "After he leaves hospital, they'll take him to the South," the doctor said.
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21. "They'll wait for the fisherman to return until it gets dark," the local man explained to me.
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22. As soon as I hear from him, I'll let you know," my neighbour said to me.
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23. I’ll live in town till my husband returns from the expedition and when he returns, we'll go to
the seaside together," she said.
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24. "I hope they will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting," she remarked.
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25. Father said: "The taxi is coming now.
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26. Helen said, "I think I'll have to find a better job. I can't make both ends meet."
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27. Mr Brown said to his wife, "I don't feel like going out this evening.”
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28. “It's raining too hard to go out. We must stay home tonight and watch TV instead." John said.
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29. Max said: “Frank often reads these books”.
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30. Jean said: “The boss must sign this letter”.
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II. Change the following sentences into the passive voice

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4. Someone is following her.
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5. They asked me many difficult questions.
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6. They are repairing my piano.
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7. Someone has taken her bag by mistake.
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8. Students are doing a lot of homework.
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9. Can Mary tear the letter ?
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10. Do you understand this lesson?
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11. She looked after our children when we were out.
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12. Nobody has used this room for ages.
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13. The boy hit the dog in the garden yesterday.
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14. Who wrote this book?
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15. Who has cleaned this room?
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16. The fire has caused considerable damage.
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17. The committee is considering several new proposals.
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18. No one may open this letter, may they ?
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19. They bought her a present on her birthday.
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20. Someone has told him to report for duty at 6.00pm
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21. The author has written a special edition for children.
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22. They make these artificial flowers.
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23. Does John return the book he borrowed yesterday?
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24. They are pulling down the old theatre.
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25. Maria was writing poems at that time.
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