UNIT 1: MY NEW SCHOOL
A. PHONETICS
I. Put the words into the correct column.
lunch far smart study hard
sharpener compass schoolyard subject alarm
rubber Sunday month large fast
II. Choose the word whose underlined port is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. computer B. compass C. fun D. month
2. A. card B. farm C. art D. share
3. A. eat B. breakfast C. teach D. seat
4. A. grammar B. calendar C. father D. calculator
5. A. lunch B. watch C. school D. chess
B. VOCABULARY
I. Put the words into the correct group.
calculator father football textbook mother English school bag maths teacher physics judo rubber student history chess compass basketball friend ruler science classmate badminton pencil case Vietnamese
1. People:
2. Sports and games:
3. School subjects:
4. School things:
II. Put the words into the correct column.
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. I have a new _______, but I don’t wear it every day.
A. pencil case B. notebook C. bicycle D. uniform
2. You can borrow books from the school _______.
A. yard B. canteen C. library D. garden
3. My pencil is not sharp any more. I need a pencil _______.
A. sharpener B. case C. eraser D. head
4. What do you usually do _______ break time?
A. on B. in C. at D. about
5. In the afternoon, we learn to draw, swim, or do _______.
A. football B. science C. judo D. lunch
6. We study many _______ - maths, science, English, etc.
A. exercises B. grades C. subjects D. units
7. My best friend usually plays football in the school _______.
A. park B. garden C. playground D. club
8. Mary studies in _______ school. She doesn’t go home every day.
A. a boarding B. an international C. a new D. a high
9. The unit has a list of _______. It’s about 30 words.
A. lesson B. vocabulary C. grammar D. homework
10. I’m in grade 6, but that English _______ is for grade 7.
A. textbook B. schoolbag C. compass D. calculator
C. GRAMMAR
I. Complete the sentences using the present simple.
1. He usually _______ (go) to school on time.
2. _______ (Ms. Lucy, teach) English in your school?
3. Bella _______ (not remember) her new friends’ names.
4. My new school _______ (have) a judo club.
5. The students _______ (study) maths every Wednesday.
6. Every day, Susan _______ (take) her sons to school.
7. _______ (you, help) your mother to do the laundry?
8. John _______ (not like) doing homework.
9. Duy and Quang _______ (not join) our football team.
10. The sun _______ (rise) in the east and _______ (set) in the west.
II. Change the sentences into the negative form and question form.
1. Joe uses pencils with erasers on top.
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2. Henderson reads many science books.
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3. Jennifer is busy with her homework.
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4. We go to the classroom in sequence.
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5. I come straight home after school.
?
6. The playground of the school is full of people.
?
7. Albert is her classmate in junior high school.
?
8. They do experiments in the greenhouse.
?
9. The teacher gives paper to all the children.
?
10. Physics and English are your favourite subjects.
?
III. Choose the correct answer.
1. (Rarely he/ He rarely) gets up before noon.
2. She (never swims/ swims never) in the sea.
3. (Never I see/ I never see) Julia at any school festivals.
4. This cinema (often doesn’t/ doesn’t often) offer free tickets.
5. Those kids (always are/ are always) late for breakfast.
6. Michael (is rarely/ rarely is) angry at his friends.
7. Brian (isn’t usually/ usually isn’t) satisfied with his marks.
8. Simon (often leaves/ leaves often) home for school before 7 a.m.
9. She (sometimes has/ has sometimes) a walk in the evenings.
10. We (seldom write/ don’t seldom write) to our grandfather.
IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Linh _______ lunch with her best friend.
A. always have B. always has C. has always D. have always
2. Your school bag _______ heavy.
A. looks B. look C. is look D. are look
3. We _______ shuttlecock at break time.
A. often plays B. play often C. often play D. plays often
4. The food in the canteen _______ quite good.
A. usually are B. are usually C. usually is D. is usually
5. I _______ football, but my brother _______ badminton.
A. likes - like B. like - likes C. am like - is like D. like - is likes
6. Julia _______ excited when a new school year _______.
A. feels always - starts B. feel always - start
C. always feels - start D. always feels - starts
7. _______ worried about my results at school.
A. I never am B. Never I am C. I am never D. I’m not never
8. I _______ my cousin by his real name.
A. usually don’t call B. don’t call usually
C. don’t usually call D. doesn’t usually call
9. Hector _______ the last one to leave the room.
A. never is B. is never C. isn’t never D. never isn't
10. Our teacher _______ strict when he _______ a lesson.
A. is always - has B. is always - have
C. always is - has D. always is - have
V. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. How are your first day at school, Duong?
A B C D
2. Huong and Duyen doesn’t have English lessons on Tuesdays.
A B C D
3. My cousin’s school is has 7 classes and about 300 students.
A B C D
4. She always is punctual, but her friend is always late.
A B C D
5. I do my homework and watches TV every evening.
A B C D
D. SPEAKING
I. Match the sentences.
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1. What do you do after school?
2. I am John. Nice to meet you.
3. Do you wear uniform at school?
4. You can use my calculator.
5. How do you go to school?
6. Does Mary live near her school?
7. How is your first day at school?
8. What is your favourite subject at school?
9. Put on your shoes, and let’s go.
10. Where are they playing football?
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a. Yes, Mum.
b. Maths.
c. Oh, wonderful.
d. I am Mary. Nice to meet you, too.
e. Yes, I do.
f. By bus.
g. Thanks so much.
h. No, she doesn’t.
i. I practise judo.
j. In the playground.
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II. Put the sentences in the correct order to make a conversation.
___ Hi, Mai. Are you ready?
___ How beautiful! It's such a great present.
___ Yes, it is. It’s my father’s present for the new school year.
___ Thanks, Mai. Is that your new bag?
___ Yes, just a minute. Oh, you’re wearing the new uniform. You look smart, Lien!
1 Hi, Lien.
___ Thank you. Let me put on my uniform. Then we can go to school.
___ Sure, Mai.
E. READING
I. Read the passage and answer the questions.
A primary school, or an elementary school, is a school for children between the ages of about six and twelve. It comes after preschool. When children finish learning at primary school, they go to secondary school.
In the United Kingdom, a primary school usually comprises a nursery and the first seven years of a child’s full-time learning. In Australia and the United States, primary school begins with kindergarten. It lasts for six years, usually until the fifth or sixth grade.
In Singapore, primary school refers to those students who are normally between the ages of 7 to 12. Primary School is classified as Pl to P6 for Primary 1 to Primary 6 respectively. At the end of P6, students sit for a national level Primary School Leaving Exam (PSLE) which is used for placement into Secondary School. Prior to Primary School, pupils attend Kindergarten School for 2 years.
1. What is a primary school?
2. Does primary school come after preschool?
3. Where does a primary school comprises a nursery and the first seven years of a child’s full-time learning?
4. Where does primary school begin with kindergarten?
5. In Singapore, who does primary school refer to?
6. When do the students in Singapore sit for a national level Primary School Leaving Exam?
II. Fill in each blank with a word in the box.
A lesson in school is a planned period of time for (1) _______ . It involves one or more students being taught by a teacher. A lesson may be either one section of a textbook or a short period of time during which learners are taught about a (2) _______ or taught how to perform an activity. Lessons are generally taught in a (3) _______ but may instead take place in a situated learning environment.
Also, a lesson means a learner learning something he did not (4) _______ before. Such a lesson can be either planned or accidental, (5) _______ or painful. The slang phrase “to teach someone a lesson”, means to punish or scold a person for a mistake they have made to make sure that he does not make the same mistake (6) _______ .
F. WRITING
I. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. is/ school/ an/ place/ My/ interesting
2. Peter/ like/ computer science?/ Does
3. often/ Ms. Thy/ a/ pink dress/ wear/ doesn’t
4. do/ How/ you/ go/ school/ every day?/ to
5. good at/ I’m/ not/ usually/ playing sports
6. you/ Do/ play/ with/ often/ football/ your friends?
7. every morning/I/ walk/ school/ my sister/ to/ with
8. friends/ they/ nice/I/ me/ and/ are/ have/ a lot of/ to
II. Rewrite the sentences so that it has the words in brackets.
1. Do Phong, Duy and Vy walk to school? (usually)
2. Kelvin reviews the lesson in the morning. (rarely)
3. Are Gwen and Anna busy on Fridays? (normally)
4. The streets are crowded at this time of the day. (always)
5. The children have beefsteak for lunch. (seldom)
6. They don’t do exercise at the weekends. (often)
7. I forget to turn off the lights before leaving the room. (sometimes)
8. The canteen doesn’t run out of drinking water. (frequently)
Đáp án
A. PHONETICS
I. /a:/: far, smart, hard, sharpener, schoolyard, alarm, large, fast
/ ʌ/: lunch, study, compass, subject, rubber, Sunday, month
II. l. A 2. D 3.B 4. C 5.C
B. VOCABULARY
I. 1. People: father, mother, teacher, student, friend, classmate
2. Sports and games: football, judo, chess, basketball, badminton
3. School subjects: English, maths, physics, history, science, Vietnamese
4. School things: calculator, textbook, school bag, rubber, compass, ruler, pencil case
II. 1. do: judo, housework, homework, the ironing, karate, exercise
2. play: the violin, volleyball, the guitar, pop music, basketball, badminton
3. study: maths, chemistry, grammar, geography, English, physics
4. have: breakfast, lunch, dinner, friends, classmates, notebooks
III. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A
C. GRAMMAR
I. 1. goes 2. Does Ms. Lucy teach 3. doesn’t remember 4. has 5. study
6. takes 7. Do you help 8. doesn’t like 9. don’t join 10. rises - sets
II. 1. Joe doesn’t use pencils with erasers on top.
Does Joe use pencils with erasers on top?
2. Henderson doesn’t read many science books.
Does Henderson read many science books?
3. Jennifer isn’t busy with her homework.
Is Jennifer busy with her homework?
4. We don’t go to the classroom in sequence.
Do we/you go to the classroom in sequence?
5. I don’t come straight home after school.
Do you come straight home after school?
6. The playground of the school isn’t full of people.
Is the playground of the school full of people?
7. Albert isn’t her classmate in junior high school.
Is Albert her classmate in junior high school?
8. They don’t do experiments in the greenhouse.
Do they do experiments in the greenhouse?
9. The teacher doesn’t give paper to all the children.
Does the teacher give paper to all the children?
10. Physics and English aren’t your favourite subjects.
Are Physics and English your favourite subjects?
III. 1. He rarely 2. never swims 3. I never see 4. doesn’t often 5. arealways
5. is rarely 7. isn’t usually 8. often leaves 9. sometimes has 10. seldom write
IV. l. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. A
V. l. B (is) 2. A (don’t) 3. B (is) 4. A (is always) 5. C (watch)
D. SPEAKING
I. 1. i 2. d 3. e 4. g 5. f 6. h 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. j
II. -Hi, Lien.
- Hi, Mai. Are you ready?
- Yes, just a minute. Oh, you’re wearing the new uniform. You look smart, Lien!
- Thanks, Mai. Is that your new bag?
- Yes, it is. It’s my father’s present for the new school year.
- How beautiful! It’s such a great present.
- Thank you. Let me put on my uniform. Then we can go to school.
- Sure, Mai.
E. READING
I. 1. A primary school is a school for children between the ages of about six and twelve.
2. Yes, it does.
3. A primary school comprises a nursery and the first seven years of a child’s full-time learning in the United Kingdom.
4. Primary school begins with kindergarten in Australia and the United States.
5. In Singapore, primary school refers to those students who are normally between the ages of 7 to 12.
6. The students in Singapore sit for a national level Primary School Leaving Exam at the end of P6.
II. 1. learning 2. subject 3. classroom 4. know 5. enjoyable 6. again
F. WRITING
I. 1. My school is an interesting place.
2. Does Peter like computer science?
3. Ms. Thy doesn’t often wear a pink dress.
4. How do you go to school every day?
5. I’m not usually good at playing sports.
6. Do you often play football with your friends?
7. I walk to school with my sister every morning.
8. I have a lot of friends and they are nice to me.
II. 1. Do Phong, Duy and Vy usually walk to school?
2. Kelvin rarely reviews the lesson in the morning.
3. Are Gwen and Anna normally busy on Fridays?
4. The streets are always crowded at this time of the day.
5. The children seldom have beefsteak for lunch.
6. They don’t often do exercise at the weekends.
7. I sometimes forget to turn off the lights before leaving the room.
8. The canteen doesn’t frequently run out of drinking water.