UNIT 1: HOME LIFE

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A. VOCABULARY
READING
1. nurse /nə:s/ (n): nữ y tá
2. biologist /bai'ɔlədʒist/ (n): nhà sinh vật học
3. shift /∫ift/ (n): ca, kíp
4. caring /ˈkeərɪŋ/ (a): chu đáo
5. join hands (to V) /dʒɔɪn/ /hændz/ (v): cùng nhau
6. secure /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/ (a): an toàn
7. willing (to V) /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ (a): sẵn sàng làm gì đó
8. supportive ……. /səˈpɔːtɪv/(of) (a): ủng hộ, hỗ trợ nhau
9. close-knit /ˌkləʊs ˈnɪt/ (a): quan hệ khăng khít
10. possible /'pɔsəbl/ (a): có khả năng
11. lab /læb/ (n): phòng thí nghiệm
12. generally /ˈdʒenrəli/ (adv): nói chung
13. household /ˈhaʊshəʊld/ (a): trong gia đình;(n): hộ gia đình
14. make sure that….. (v) để đảm bảo/chắc chắn rằng
15. running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ (n): sự quản lý;(a): đang chảy

⟹ be responsible for /rɪˈspɑːnsəbl/ (a)

16. responsibility /ri,spɔnsə'biləti/ (n): trách nhiệm

⟹ have/take resonsibility for (v)

chịu trách nhiệm

17. suitable /'su:təbl/ (a): thích hợp

18. rush……… /rʌ∫/ (v): vội vã, đi gấp, lao tới ;(n): sự vội vàng

⟹ obedience
19. obedient /ə'bi:djənt/ (a): ngoan ngoãn, biết vâng lời
/ə'bi:djəns/ (n): sự vâng lời
20. Share /∫eə/ (v): chia sẽ;(n): cổ phiếu
21. discuss /dis'kʌs/ (v): thảo luận
22. frankly /ˈfræŋkli/ (adv): thẳng thắn
23. solution /sə'lu:∫n/ (n): giải pháp
24. safe /seif/ (a): an toàn
25. however /haʊˈevə(r)/: (adv) tuy nhiên
26. dress /dres/ (v): mặc đồ
27. Unlike +N (prep): không như
28. eel soup /iːl/ /suːp/ (n): súp lươn
29. take…… the garbage /'gɑ:bidʒ/ (v): đổ rác
30. look………. (v): trông coi
31. secondary /ˈsekəndri/ (n): trung học

⟹ ………..pressure
32. pressure /'pre∫ə(r)/ (n): sức ép
(exp) chịu áp lực
33. attempt /ə'tempt/ (n): sự cố gắng;(v): cố gắng
34. mischief (n): trò nghịch ngợm, tinh quái
35. mischievous /'mist∫ivəs/ (a): nghịch ngợm, có hại
36. hard-working (a): chăm chỉ
37. mend things (v): sửa chữa đồ đạt
38. relationship /ri'lei∫n∫ip/ (n): mối quan hệ
39. come up (v): được đặt ra
40. frankly (adv): thẳng thắn, trung thực
41. safe and secure (a): an toàn và an tâm
42. separately /'seprətli/ (adv) riêng lẽ, tách biệt nhau

SPEAKING
43. trick /trik/ (n): trò ̣bịp bợm
44. annoying /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ (a): làm khó chịu tức giận
45. decision /di'siʒn/ (n): sự giải quyết
46. make a decision (v)
47. decide (v)
48. interest (n): sở thích, đam mê
49. interested/interesting (a):
50. secret (n): bí mật
51. share Sth ……. S.O (v) chia sẽ điều gì với ai
LISTENING

52. leftover /ˈleftəʊvə(r)/ (n): thưc ăn thừa

53. flight /flait/ (n): chuyến bay
54. resevere S.T for S.O (v) =……….. đặt trước
55. spread out (v) rải ra, tản ra
56. coach (n) xe khách
57. crowded (a) đông đúc
58. rarely (adv) hiếm khi
59. excited about…….. (a) háo hức, hào hứng
60. consider (v) xem xét
61. sound + Adj (v) nghe có vẻ
62. all over the place khắp mọi nơi
63. end up V-ing (v) kết thúc với việc
WRITING
64. rule /ru:l/ (n): luật lệ
65. let SO Vbare (v) để ai làm gì
66. allow SO to V = permit (v) cho phép ai làm gì
67. be allowed to V được phép làm gì
68. have to V (v) phải làm gì
69. Prepare meals (v) chuẩn bị bữa ăn, lo cơm nước
70. Talk on the phone
71. Pen pal
72. Mine
LANGUAGE FOCUS
73. Great grandfather (n) ông cố
74. Message (n) tin nhắn, thông điệp
75. Exam result (n) kết quả thi
76. Address (n) địa chỉ
77. Middle (in the middle) (n) ở giữa

B. READING PASSAGE
I come from a family of five people: my parents, my two younger brothers and I. My mother works as a nurse
in a big hospital. She has to work long hours and once a week she has to work on a night shift. My father is a
biologist. He works from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a lab, but sometimes when there is a project, he doesn’t come
home until very late at night. Although my parents are very busy at work, they try to spend as much time with
their children as possible. It is generally believed that “men build the house and women make it home”, but in
my family, both parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
My mother is a very caring woman. She takes the responsibility for running the household. She is always the
first one to get up in the morning to make sure that we leave home for school having eaten breakfast and
dressed in suitable clothes. In the afternoon, after hospital, she rushes to the market, then hurries home so that
dinner is ready on the table by the time Dad gets home. Dad is always willing to give a hand with cleaning the
house. Unlike most men, he enjoys cooking. Sometimes, at weekends, he cooks us some special dishes. His
eel soup is the best soup I have ever eaten.
I am now in my final year at the secondary school, and in my attempt to win a place at university, I am under
a lot of study pressure. However, being the eldest child and the only daughter in the family I try to help with
the household chores. My main responsibility is to wash the dishes and take out the garbage. I also look after
the boys, who are quite active and mischievous sometimes, but most of the time they are obedient and hard-
working. They love joining my father in mending things around the house at weekends.
We are a very close-knit family and very supportive of one another. We often share our feelings, and
whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly. We always feel safe and
secure in our family. It is a base from which we can go into the world with confidence.

Task 1. Choose the sentence A, B or c that is nearest in meaning to the sentence given.
1. He doesn't come home until very late at night.
A. He never comes home late at night.
B. He comes home late at night.
C. He sometimes comes home late at night.
2. "Men build the house and women make it home."
A. Both men and women are good at building houses.
B. Men and women have to live separately.
C. Men’s responsibility is to work and support the family and women’s job is to look after the family.
3. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. Our parents work together to give us a nice house and a happy home.
B. Our parents take each other’s hands when they give us a nice house and a happy home.
C. Our parents shake hands when they give us a nice house and a happy home.
4. The boys are mischievous sometimes.
A. The boys are well-behaved sometimes.
B. The boys enjoy playing tricks and annoying people sometimes.
C. The boys miss their parents sometimes.
5. We are a very close-knit family.
A. Members of our family have very close relationships with each other.
B. Members of our family need each other.
C. Members of our family are never close to each other.

Task 2. Answer the questions.

1. How busy are the parents in the passage?
2. How caring is the mother?
3. How do the father and the daughter share the household chores?
4. What is the daughter attempting to do after secondary school?
5.Why do the children feel they are safe and secure in their family?

C. PHONETICS, VOCABULARY, READING COMPREHENSION

I. PHONETICS: THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE ENDING -S

Có ba cách phát âm chữ"-S" tận cùng
1. Chữ “-S”được đọc là |-iz] khi theo sau một trong những âm /s/, /z/, /∫/, /t∫/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/ (s, se, ss, x, sh,
ch, ce, ge, …)
e.g.: buses [bʌsiz], watches [ wɔtʃiz], roses [rәuiz],. .
2. Chữ “-S" được đọc là (-s) khi theo sau một irong những âm /θ/ /p/ /k/ /f/ /t/ (THỜI PHONG KIẾN
PHƯƠNG TÂY)
e.g.: maps [maps], books [buks], hats, laughs, months …
3. Chữ "-S" được đọc là [-z ] khi theo những âm phụ âm còn lại hay một âm nguyên âm.
e.g.: eyes, bells, plays,...
EXERCISE 1: Choose the words of which the final sound s is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. skims B. works C. sits D. laughs
2. A. fixes B. pushes C. misses D. goes
3. A. cries B. buzzes C. studies D. supplies
4. A. holds B. notes C. replies D. sings
5. A. keeps B. gives C. cleans D. prepares
6. A. runs B. fills C. draws D. catches
7. A. drops B. kicks C. sees D. hopes
8. A. types B. knocks C. changes D. wants
9. A. drinks B. rides C. travels D. leaves
10. A. calls B. glasses C. smiles D. learns
11. A. schools B. yards C. labs D. seats
12. A. knives B. trees C. classes D. agrees
13. A. buses B. horses C. causes D. ties
14. A. garages B. boats C. bikes D. roofs
15. A. ships B. roads C. streets D. speaks
16. A. beliefs B. cups C. plates D. apples
17. A. books B. days C. songs D. erasers
18. A. houses B. knives C. clauses D. changes
19. A. roofs B. banks C. hills D. bats
20. A. hats B. tables C. tests D. desks
21. A. gives B. passes C. dances D. finishes
22. A. sees B. sings C. meets D. needs
23. A. seeks B. plays C. gets D. looks
24. A. tries B. receives C. teaches D. studies
25. A. says B. pays C. stays D. boys
26. A. eyes B. apples C. tables D. faces
27. A. posts B. types C. wives D. keeps
28. A. beds B. pens C. notebooks D. rulers
29. A. stools B. cards C. cabs D. forks
30. A. buses B. crashes C. bridges D. plates
EXERCISE 2: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that, of the others.
1. a. family b. parents c. happy d. frankly
2. a. mischief b. believe c. obedience d. niece
3. a. shifts b. works c. groups d. hands
4. a. safe b. secure c. sure d. support
5. a. baths b. clothes c. enjoys d. solutions
6. a. biologist b. shift c. trick d. decision
7. a. support b. pressure c. discuss d. mischievous
8. a. thought b. threaten c. thunder d. themselves
9. a. tricks b. leftovers c. depths d- roofs
10. a. cook b. school c. soup d. noon

EXERCISE 3: STRESS
1. a. project b. support. c. secure d. believe
2. a. obedience b. mischievous c. biologist d. decision
3. a. confidence b. suitable c. responsible d. secondary
4. a. leftover b. household c. garbage d. attempt
5. a. candidate b. university c. separately d. interesting

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VOCABULARY
EXERCISE 4: Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or
substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1. My father sometimes has to be ___________a night shift at the factory.
a. in b. at c. on d. over
2. I’m afraid I’m going to be late home - something’s come _________________work.
a. over – for b. out – at c. off – to d. up - at
3. Would you like to share your experience the rest of the group?
a. with b. to c. among d. of
4. We are a very ____family and support each other through any crises.
a. old-established b. well-to-do c. low-income d. close-knit
5. _____ most men, my father enjoys cooking.
a. Not alike b. Unlike c. Unlikely d. Dislike
6. Her family and friends have given her lots of
a. support b. supporting c. supporter d. supportive
7. My mother often cooks big meals, so we have_____ for days.
a. remainders b. surplus c. leftovers d. dishes
8. His secretary was formidably________ : her minutes were works of art.
a. good b. efficient c. active d. working
9. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
a. deal with b. manage c. help together d. work together
10. Mark enjoys having fun by causing trouble. He’s a very_____boy.
a. stubborn b. mischievous c. obedient d. well-behaved
11. Can you tell me who is responsible _________ checking passports?
a. to b. in c. about d. for
12. My father hasn’t seen his older brother __________at least thirty years.
a. since b. from c. during d. for
13. She earned extra money last year _____ several young children.
a. bringing into b. caring for c. taking on d. bearing up
14. She is leaving him because she cannot _______his bad temper any longer.
a. put up with b. put away c. put off d. put up .
15. Family______later took on a much greater significance in his life.
a. relations b. relatives c. relationships d. relation
16. Some sociologists believe that the ____family of parents and children is rapidly becoming a thing of the
past.
a. joint b. closed c. nuclear d. extended
17. Many old people are still more ___________than some indolent youths.
a. active b. action c. activity d. activeness
18. It was _____ of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it.
a. caring b. uncared c. careful d. careless
19. Ann is very _________. She takes part in numerous activities outside of school.
a. enjoyable b. funny c. outgoing d. lively
20. Becoming an adult and setting up a no longer mean the same thing.
a. housing b. housework c. household d. housemate
21. He told me that he had not made any for his summer holiday.
a. plan b. idea c. project d. scheme
22. Steve is a good______man, completely devoted to his wife and kids.
a. free b. hard c. single d. family
23. Strong family ties provide us the love and ______ we need for a happy life.
a. secure b. Securing c. security d. securely
24. He’s always _________ to his father’s wishes.
a. confident b. supportive c. obedient d. expressive
25. _______ irritating they are, you shouldn’t lose your temper with your children.
a. No matter b. However c. Despite d. Because of
26. The nurse is always kind and gentle to us. She is a very _______ person.
 A. caring B. careful C. careless D. care
27. Tam is willing to help his mother with the household _________.
A. chord B. chores C. jobs D. choir
28. Pho, a kind of noodle, is one of her favorite ________ when she visits Vietnam.
A. courses B. plates C. bowls D. dishes
29. "Men build the house and women make it_________” is a popular saying.
A. family B. garden C. home D. room
30. The Internet enables users of computers to __________ information in a variety of forms.
A. share B. divide C. cut D. tell
31. Many problems have _________ since the beginning of the school year.
A. brought up B. come up C. brought out D. come out
32. The guidelines in this book can help you become a ________ speaker.
A. confide B. confident C. confidence D. self-confidence
33. The engineer admitted the failure _________ and decided to try another method.
A. frank B. quick C. always D. frankly
34. Many workers switch from the day ________ to the night _________ with difficulty.
A. light B. shift C. hour D. period
35. My mother did all the housework _________ her own.
A. by B. on C. for D. with

EXERCISE 5: Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box.
frankly shifts mischief chores confidence trick
leftovers hands close-knit laboratory
1. I come from a____________family; we never keep secrets from one another,
2. Spoiled children are often up to _______________
3. The more he fails, the more he loses____________in his abilities.
4. ___________are the, uneaten edible remains of a meal after the meal is over.
5. She speaks ______________about her broken-heart when love affairs fail.
6. It would be nice if we can join ____________to celebrate Valentine's Day.
7. Men do roughly 20 percent of household___like laundry and cleaning.
8. The thought of working night ____________put her off becoming a nurse.
9. Typical pharmaceutical scientists spend most of their time in a_________.
10. He didn't really have a serious accident - that's just a ___

EXERCISE 6: Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word in the bracket.
1. She is a very________woman. She is always helpful and sympathetic toward other people, (care)
2. If you continue to __________the rules, you will be punished, (obedient)
3. She was unable, or _____________to give me further details, (will)
4. She has been_________ involved in many human rights campaigns, (act)
5. They were seeking an ultimate_______to the city’s traffic problem, (solve)
6. The electric company admitted their____________for the blackout, respond)
7. My family has always been very ______________of what I do, (support)
8. Students now live with a lot of________________from their studies, (press)
9. Boys are considered more ____________________, and stubborn than girls, (mischief)
10. This insurance plan offers your family financial_________in the event of your death, (secure)
 EXERCISE 7: Complete each of these sentences with an appropriate preposition.
1. Will you take responsibility arranging the food?
2. As I am now in my final year _________the secondary school, I am_a lot of study pressure.
3. Can you give me a hand___________ loading the van?
4. We are a very close-knit family and very supportive ______________one another.
5. Please will you all join__________ me _______singing the national anthem.
6. Whenever problems come__________, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
7. Women’s responsibility is to look __________________the family.
8. The children are very excited ___________________their camping holiday.
9. Responsibility is shared ___________________parents and teachers.
10. She has every confidence________________ her students’ abilities.

XVII. READING COMPREHENSION

EXERCISE 8: Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
Bonding trust belong values concerns
supportive someone upbringing toughest together
Family is where we all (1) ______ to and from where our identity comes from. A person is valued based
on his family and (2) ________.We all belong to a family and it is our family that keeps us (3) through
thick and thin. Without having a family, no person is complete and the completeness comes with good family
(4) _________.
A close family bond is like a safe harbor, where we feel secure and where we trust that we have
(5)_________ always there to whom we could turn to when we need them the most. This bonding helps to
build a (6) ___________ and hope that, no matter what, we have people to be with us in our (7)
_______________ times. It is through a family that we learn the (8) _______________ of love, trust, hope,
belief, cultures, morals, traditions and every little matter that (9)_____________to us. A strong foundation for
any individual comes from being with a (10)__________family.
EXERCISE 9: Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or
false (F).
In many modern countries, people think of a family as a mother, a father and their children. But this is
not the only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world, a family group has many other members.
This kind of large family is called an “extended family” or a “joint family”.
The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother’s or the father’s side of the family. It
is made up of grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and cousins. They live together in a large
house or in huts built close together.
Early people probably lived in joint families. They had to be part of a large group in order to survive. The
members of the group helped each other hunt. They worked together to protect themselves from dangerous
animals and other enemies.
In China, people lived in joint families. When a son married, he and his wife lived at his parents’
home. Unmarried daughters remained at home until they married. Chinese children felt very loyal to their
parents. Younger members of the joint families always took care of the old ones.
In India and Africa, some people still live in joint families. The members of a joint family share their
earnings and property. If one member of the group becomes ill or has bad luck, the others help the person. As
in the past, the members of the joint family offer each other help and protection.
1. A joint family consists of a mother, a father, and their children.
2. Long time ago, people had to live in joint families in order to survive.
3. In joint families, the elderly are usually cared for by their children or grandchildren.
4. The members of a joint family in the past were more helpful and protective than those in the present.
5. A joint family is not popular in modern countries.

EXERCISE 10: Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Everybody want to have a happy family. It is a (1) ______ of all people in this earth to have a happy
family. Comforts in life are (2) ______ when your family is not happy. Here’s the ingredients of a happy
family:
Unconditional love - Unconditional love means showing love (3) _______may happens. Expressing
love through actions and words is a very important factor to have a happy family life.
Understanding - A big room of understanding is a great (4) ______ also to have a happy family life.
Understand the need of each family members. Wife should understand the need of her husband and vice versa.
Parents should understand their kids (5) _______ they are growing up.
Quality time - This is very important to have a happy family life. Most happy families have time for (6)
_____. Parents give priority to spending time with their kids during (7) ______ hours from work rather than
having fun with their friends and associates.
Honesty - Being honest to each other would also (8)_____ to a happy family life.
Care - A (9) family is a happy family. Care for the need of each other.
Patience and consideration - Consider minor differences, don’t make it a big deal. Have patience to
(10) _____ with it and this will contribute to a happy family life.
1. a. right b. dream c. way d. priority
2. a. hopeless b. meaningful c. helpful d. useless
3. a. whatever b. whenever c. wherever d. however
4. a. equipment b. fact c. tool d. result
5. a. since b. if c. because d. as
6. a. other b. each other c. each d. others
7. a. all b. for c. off d. out of
8. a. contribute b. dispense c. distribute d. concentrate
9. a. caring b. careless c. cared d. careful
10. a. manage b. apply c. divide d. deal

EXERCISE 11: Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.

The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal
than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than
we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among
different American groups.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit
the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none
still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are
single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total,
consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about 7 percent are single, usually
divorced parents, with at least one child. Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal.
Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional
one.
1. With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
a. The traditional American family b. The nuclear family
c. The current American family d. The ideal family
2. The writer implies that_____________.
a. there have always been a wide variety of family arrangement in the United States
a. racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure
b. the ideal American family is the best structure
c. fewer married couples are having children
3. The word ‘current’ in line 7 could best be replaced by which of the following?
a. typical b. present c. perfect d. traditional
4. According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or
who have no children represent about ___________.______ . .
a. 30 percent of households b. 20 percent of households
c. 7 percent of households d. 3 percent of households
5. Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
a. A single man in his twenties b. An elderly man,
c. A single woman in her late sixties d. A divorced woman
 D. GRAMMAR: TENSES
I. PAST SIMPLE : (………………………………………..)
…………………………………………
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1. Hành động xảy ra và đã chấm dứt hoàn toàn trong quá khứ.
e.g. They went to the zoo.
2. Hành động xảy ra lại mội thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ. hay có từ như: AGO. YESTERDAY,
LAST, ONCE (UPON A TIME), THE OTHER DAY, FIRST.
e.g.: People built this school over 100 years ago. (Dân chúng Xây trường nàv cách nay hơn 100 năm.)
The other day we saw them in a supermarket. (Một ngày nọ, chúng tôi thấy họ ở một siêu thị.)
3. Hành động xảy ra suốt một khoảng thời gian trong quá khứ và đã chấm dứt.
E.g They worked in a factory for 2 years. (Now they don't work there any more).
4. hành động xảy ra sau một hành động khác, hay một chuỗi hành động trong quá khứ.
e.g.: Tom entered the room and stopped. He listened carefully. (Tom vào phong và dừng lại. Anh lắng nghe
cẩn thận.)
5. một tình huống hay thói quen trong quá khứ và nay đã chấm dứt.
e.g.: Every morning his father jogged before breakfast. (Cha anh ấy từng chạy hộ trước bữa điểm tăm mỗi
sáng.)
Chú ý: Cách dùng này có thể được thay bằng USED TO + V (dạng gốc),
e.g: He used to play tennis on Saturday afternoons./ He played tennis on Saturday afternoons.
6. ở mệnh đề theo sau “ It’s (about/high) time (that)..."
e.g.: It's time they chanced the method of teaching and learning. (Đến lúc họ đổi phương pháp dạy và học.)

II. PAST CONTINUOUS / PROGRESSIVE (Thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn)

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1. Hành động xảy ra tại một giờ cụ thể trong quá khứ.
e.g.: What were you doing at 2p.m. yesterday? (Lúc 2 giờ trưa hôm qua bạn làm gì?)
2. Một hành động đang diễn liến bất chợt mội hành động khác xảy đến ngăn chặn lại trong quá khứ.
(Hành động bất chợt-ở thì đơn).
e.g.: When I was doing the exercises, my friend came in.) (Đêm qua khi tôi làm bài tập. bạn tôi bước vào.)
3. Hai hoặc nhiều hành động xảy ra cùng một lúc trong quá khứ.
e.g.: Last weekend. when I was working in the Harden, Tom was playing ball with friends at school. (Ngày
cuối tuần vừa qua, khi tôi làm việc trong vườn. Tom chơi banh với các bạn ở trường.)
4. Sự kiện dự định trong quá khứ.
e.g.: David was taking a course in French, but he had to cancel. (David dự định học một khóa tiếng Pháp,
nhưng anh ấy phải hủy bỏ.)
5. Dùng với từ'‘ALWAYS" diễn tả hành động lặp đi lặp lại thường xuyên và bao hàm ý khôn a hài lòng
trong quá khứ.
e.g.: He was always coming lo work late. (Anh ấy luôn đi đến chỗ làm trễ.)

III. SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT (Thì Hiện tại hoàn thành đơn)
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1. Hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ không rõ thời gian.
e.g.: He has met this man. (Anh ấy đã gặp người đàn ông này.)
2. Hành động xảy ra suốt một khoảng thời trong quá khứ và còn tiếp tục đến hiện tại.
e.g.: They’ve lived in this part for two years. (Họ sổng nơi này được hai năm.)
Hoặc hành động vừa chấm dứt.
e.g.: I haven’t seen you for ages. (Tôi không gặp bạn mấy năm rồi.)
- “FOR + khoảng thời gian" (FOR + a period of time): thường được dùng cho trường hợp này.
-"FOR + a period of time + NOW” hoặc “FOR + the last / past + a period of time” được dùng với Thì Hiện tại
hoàn thành tiếp diễn : “have / has + been + V-ing”.
e.g.: We’ve been studying English for a year now. (Chúng tôi học tiếng Anh được một năm rồi.)
They have been working here for the last two years. (Hai năm qua họ làm việc ở đây.)
3. Hành động bắt đầu một thời điểm cụ thể trong quá khứ và còn tiếp diễn đến hiện tại. thường trong
câu có từ “SINCE + thời điểm / một nhật kì” (a point of time or a date).
g.: He's worked in this office since last January. (Anh ấy làm ở văn phòng này từ Tháng Giêng rồi.)
He's written for this newspaper since 1998. (Anh ấy viết cho tờ báo này từ 1998.)

Thì Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn thường được dùng ở trường hợp (2) và (3) để nhấn mạnh tính liên tục.
e. g.: We’ve been studying English for two years now. (Chúng tôi học tiếng Anh hai năm nay.)
We've been living in this house since the autumn of 1990. (Chúng tôi sống ở nhà này từ mùa thu năm 1990.)
* Sau SINCE có thể là một mệnh đề. thường ở Thì Quá khứ đơn.
e.g.: Since he left school, he has worked in his office. (Từ khi rời khỏi trường, anh ấy làm việc ở văn phòng
này.)
4. Hành động lặp đi lặp trong quá khứ không rõ thời gian.
e.g.: He's been to this place many times. (Anh ẩy đã đến nơi đó nhiều lần.)
We've seen this film twice. (Chúng tôi xem phim này hai lần rồi.)
Chú ỷ: Thường có cụm từ chỉ số lần: many / several / four times,...twice,..etc...
5. Trong câu cỏ từ : recently, lately {mới đây, vừa rồi), so far (cho tới bây giờ), till/ until now, up to now,
up to the present (cho tới bây giờ), before (trước đây), all his/her/my ... life (suôt đời anh ấy /chị
ấy/tôi...).
e.g.: He has finished about half the work so far. (Cho tới bây giờ anh ấy làm xong khoảng nửa công việc.)
They have bought some new books for the library lately. (Vừa rồi họ mua một số sách mới cho thư viện.)
6. Sau so sánh tuyệt đối; từ EVER được dùng với Thì Hiện tại hoàn thành.
e.g.: This is the most interesting book I’ve ever read. (Đây lừ cuốn sách hay nhất tôi đã từng đọc.)
Is this the best restaurant you’ve ever told me about? (Phải đây là nhà hàng đỉnh nhất bạn đã từng nói với tôi)
7. Sau “ It / This is the first / second... .time...”, hoặc từ ONLY,
e.g.: This is the second time you have made that same mistake. (Đây là lần thứ hai bạn phạm cùng mật lỗi đó.)
Is this the,first time he's been to Vietnam ? (Phải đây là lần thứ nhất ông ấy đến Việt Nam không?)
8. Hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ còn hậu quả ở hiện tại.
e. g.: He's lost the door key, so he has to stay outdoors. (Anh ấy mất chiu khóa cửa, do đó anh ấy phải ở
ngoài.)
9. Trong câu với từ: ALREADY, YET, EVER, NEVER, và JUST.
a. ALREADY (rồi): diễn tả hành động xảy ra trước dự định, thường được viết giữa HAVE và P.P.
c. g.: He's already gone to the bank. (Anh ấy đi ngân hàng rồi.)
The worker has already washed the car. (Anh công nhân rửa xe rồi.)
b. YET (chưa)-. dùng trong câu hỏi và phủ định.
* Câu hỏi: ở cuối câu.
e. g.: Have you done the homework yet? (Bạn làm bài tập ở nhà chưa?)
* Câu phủ định
- Ở cuối câu hay mệnh đề.
e.g.: He hasn't finished I he report yet. Anh ấy chưa làm xong bản báo cáo.)
- Ngay sau từ NOT. e.g.: He has not yet finished the report.
c. EVER (có bao giờ): Chi sự việc từ quá khứ đến hiện tại. dùng trong câu nghi vấn và đứng sau chủ từ.
e.g.: Have you ever read any of Dickcnsnovels? (Bạn có bao giờ đọc cuốn tiểu thuyết nào cùa Dickens
không?)
d. NEVER (chưa/không bao giờ) (hao hàm ý từ quá khứ đến hiện tại) dùng trong câu xác định và
thường đứng giữa HAVE và p.p.
e. g.: He has never told a lie. (Anh ấy không bao giờ nói dối.)
e. JUST [vừa): chỉ sự kiện vừa xùy ra / chấm dứt.
e. g.: Mother has just gone to market. (Mẹ vừa đi chợ.)
They have just bought a new house. (Mọ vừa mua một ngôi nhà mới.)
Ở American English (Anh Mĩ ngữ). JUST đi với thì Quá khứ đơn.
e. g.: Mother just went to market.
Trái lại, JUST NOW {vừa, vừa rồi) đi với thì Quá khứ đơn. và được Viết ở cuối câu.
e g.: What did you do just now? (Vừa rồi bạn làm gì?)
10. "It’s + khoảng thời gian + SINCE + s + V quá khứ đơn) ..”
e. g.: It’s ten years since he went abroad. (Đã 10 năm từ khi anh ấy đi ra nước ngoài.)
It’s nearly two year since his father died. (Gần hai năm từ khi cha anh ấy mất.)

EXERCISE 12: Complete the sentence, using either the past simple or past progressive of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. When Mrs. Chu ______ (hear) a strange noise, she ______ (get) up to investigate.
2. I ____________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I _____________ (sleep).
3. At eight o’clock last night, I__________ (practice) the piano.
4. When I _________ (be) a child, we __________ (make) our own amusement
5. It _______ (happen) while I ____________(live) in Eastbourne last year.
6. I ___________ (live)in London for ten years while I ________ (be) a child.
7. As I (walk)down the road, I ____________ (see) Bill.
8. I got a package in the mail. When I _________ (open) it, I __________ (find) a surprise.
9. While Jane __________ (wash) the dishes, her brothers _____________ (watch) television.
10. I ________ (rewind) the rented video before I________ (return) it to the store yesterday.
11. When he realized I ________________ (look) at him, he _______ (turn) away.
12. Richard _________(live) in Chicago for five years when his company ______ (transfer) him to New
York.
13. He usually wears sandals but when I last__________ (see) him he _________ (wear) boots.
14. I was alone in the house at that time because Mr. Jones__________________(work) in the garage and
Mrs. Jones________________(shop)
15. Jane_________ (meet) her husband while she _________ (study) law at Harvard.

EXERCISE 13: Choose the correct answers

16. I_________ the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like.
a. finish b. finished c. am finished d. have finished
17. As you __________your car at the moment, can I borrow it?
a. don’t use b. aren’t using c. haven’t used d. won’t use
18. While her brother was in the army, Sarah _________to him twice a week.
a. was writing b. wrote c. has written d. had written
19. In a break-in last week the burglars all my jewelry but left the picture.
a. took b. have taken c. had taken d. were taking
20. Come and see me when you ___________ your report.
a. finish b. finished c. will finish d. had finished
21. I _________in the hotel twice in the 1980s.
a. was staying b. have stayed c. had stayed d. had been staying
22. Susan ______________as, a secretary for 2 years before her marriage.
a. worked b. has been working c. has worked d. was working
23. When I got home I found that water ___________down the kitchen walls.
 a. ran b. was running c. has run d. has been running
24. After he ____ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
a. has finished b. had finished c. was finished d. would finish
25. I ____________with children before, so I know what to expect in my new job.
a. worked b. have worked c. had worked d. have been working
26. How _________since we___________ college?
a. are you - left b. were you - left
c. have you been - have left d. have you been - left
27. He _____ to London three times this year.
a. has been b. was c. will be d. had been
28. When I last____________ him, he_________ in London.
a. saw - has been living b. see - is living
c. saw - was living d. have seen - lived
29. When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker __________speaking and the audience_____________
a. just finished - were clapping b. had just finished - had dapped
c. had just finished - were clapping d. just finished - had clapped
30. He _____ his job last month and since then he _____ out of work.
a. lost - was b. was lost - has been c. has lost - was d. lost - has been
31. Although we ______ all day, we haven’t managed to find a suitable applicant.
a. are interviewing b. had interviewed.
c. have been interviewing d. interviewed
32. Mark first______his wife three years ago when they_____at university.
a. met - have studied b. met - were studying
c. has met - studied d. met - had been studying
33. I much of you lately. We last ___________ three months ago.
a. didn’t see - met . b. haven’t seen - have met
c. haven’t seen - met d. didn’t see - have met
34. The team __________ a single match so far this season.
a. doesn’t win b. didn’t win c. hasn’t won d. hadn’t won
35. News _____ in of a large fire in central London.
a. is coming b. are coming c. have come d. was come
36. __________ to the language center when I saw you yesterday morning?
a. Have you gone b. Had you gone c. Did you go d. Were you going
37. They __________in that company for two years - from 2003 to 2005.
a. are working b. have worked c. worked d. had worked
38. It seems that everyone has a computer these days because in recent years, they ______very affordable.
a. have become b. became c. will become d. are becoming
39. The number of students __________ limited and a number of books available to them in library.
a. is - is b. is - are c. are - are d. are - is
40. Some people think that ‘Pericles’ ___________ by Shakespeare.
a. wrote b. has written c. was written d. had written
41. Your car is too dirty! When did you have it ____?
a. wash b. to wash c. to be washed d. washed ,
42. After the race , the celebration began.
a. had been won b. is won c. will be won d. have been won
43. She could not speak, nor______anything we said.
a. she understands b. she could understand
c. could she understand d. did she understand
44. By the age of 30, he___________ three best-sellers.
a. wrote b. has written c. was writing d. had written
45. When the power went out, the clerks __________ the reports for the meeting.
a. have copied b. copied c. were copying d. are copying

EXERCISE 14: Underline the correct answer.

1. On my last visit to Wixton I found that the village hadn’t changed /didn’t change much.
2. Mark has taken / took many trips to Asia since he has started / started his own import-export business.
3. When I was introduced to Carol, I was sure that I had met / met her before.
4. Argentina has won / won the World Cup in 1986 for the second time since the cup was / has been first
awarded in 1930.
5. When the teacher had come/ came in, all the students had stood / stood up.
6. By the time Jackson had arrived / arrived to help, we had already finished / already finished moving everything.
7. I can’t come to your party because I broke / have broken my leg.
8. As soon as I had turned / turned the ignition key, the engine had caught / caught fire.
9. When they got / had got married, they knew / had known each other for 15 years.
10. My brother has written / wrote several plays. He has just finished / just finished his second tragedy.
11. The apartment was hot when I had got / got home, so I had turned / turned on the air conditioner.
12. Ann has started / started a letter to her parents last week, but she still hasn’t finished / didn’t finish it.
13. I knew / have known Tim when he was a child, but I didn’t see / haven’t seen him for many years.
14. It was the fifth time she asked / had asked me the same question.
15. I have read / read his books when I has been / was at school. Have you ever read / Did you ever read his books?

EXERCISE 15: Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. When Glen________ (open) the book, some pages ____________ (fall) out.
2. Since she __________ (work) at the company she ________________ (not have) a day off through
illness.
3. It was the first, time I __________________ (talk) to Ellaoutside the office.
4. My boss__________ (come) into the office just as I_____________ (show) holiday photos.
5. Mozart___________(die) while he ______(compose) the Requiem.
6. At the time of the robbery, they_____________ (stay) with my parents.
7. Mr. Count_________ (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he___________( retire)
and___________(go) to live in the country.
8. The pollution problem_________________(get) worse over the last decade.
9. I ___________ (not/ see) Jane for ages. When I last _________ (see) her, she _________(try) to find a
job.
10. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister ___________ (resign) last night.
11. Alexander Graham Bell _______ (already/ invent) the telephone by the time I was born.
12. That’s the first time I______________ (see) Jan look embarrassed.
13. I didn’t know who she was. I________(never/ see) her before.
14. I _______(buy) a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor’s the jewelers, when I actually (see)
_________somebody shoplifting.
15. I ________________(not like) having Sam for my roommate last/year. He____ (always/ leave) his dirty
clothes on the floor.

EXERCISE 16: Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where
necessary.
1. Carla has not seen snow before coming to New York.
2. David ate in this restaurant several times.
3. I have met Abdul in my first English class last June. We are friends since that day.
4. Since I came to this country, I was learning a lot about the way of living here.
5. In the early part of last week, Americans everywhere have gone to the polls to vote.
6. We thought that our original plan was a good one, but we modified it a great deal over the past few
weeks.
7. While I was surfing the net yesterday, I was finding a really interesting website.
8. Since it was invented in 1879, the light bulb became indispensable in American household.
9. When I am writing, my composition last night, someone knocks on the door.
10. By the time I got to the party, most people went home.

D. WRITING
EXERCISE 17: Choose the sentence -a, b, c or d-which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
51. Don’t assume that he will help you.
 a. You should take his help for granted. b. He will certainly help you.
c. You shouldn’t take his help for granted. d. His help is not necessary.
52. It’s pointless to have this car repaired.
a. This car should be repaired. b. This car is not worth being repaired
c. This car is difficult to be repaired. d. You needn’t repair this car.
53. Hardly anybody applied for the job.
a. Nobody applied for the job because it was hard.
b. Anybody found it hard to apply for the job.
c. Few applicants were suitable for the job.
d. There were very few applicants for this job.
54. Dave had to take a cut in pay to keep from losing his job.
a. Dave’s salary was lowered. b. Dave lost his job and had to cut in pay.
c. Dave had an accident and lost his job. d. Dave was given a salary increase.
55. His irresponsible attitude is putting his career in jeopardy.
a. He is so irresponsible that he has no career.
b. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career.
c. His career is to jeopardize his irresponsible attitude.
d. He is irresponsibly putting his career in danger of ruin.

EXERCISE 18: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Steve started working for this company five years ago.
Steve has_______________________________________________________________
2. Do you have any experience of driving this kind of ear?
Have you_______________________________________________________________
3. When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more confident.
Since_______________________________________________________________
4. Nancy hasn’t come since 1999.
The last time_________________________________________________________
5. During my dinner, the phone rang.
While_______________________________________________________________
6. David left the party before we arrived there.
When_______________________________________________________________
7. We haven’t gone to a concert for ages.
It’s_________________________________________________________________
8. Sarah hasn’t seen her friends since she left for the United States.
Sarah last____________________________________________________________
9. I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.
This is_______________________________________________________________
10. In the middle of our sleep there were a knock at the door.
When_______________________________________________________________
11. My wait for a bus has lasted thirty minutes so far.
I___________________________________________________________________
12. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music before he was 35.
By the age___________________________________________________________

EXERCISE 19: WRITING ABOUT YOUR FAMILY RULES

Use the ideas below to write a letter to a pen pal about your family rules. Begin as follows.
Every family has its own rules. Mine has a few. First, ...........
let = allow = permit: cho phép
be allowed to: được cho phép
have to: phải
doing household chores (làm công việc nhà)
coming home late (về nhà muộn)
preparing meals (chuẩn bị bữa ăn)
watching TV (xem TV)
talking on the phone (nói chuyện điện thoại)
using the family motorbike (sử dụng xe máy của gia đình)
going out with friends (đi chơi với bạn bè)