B.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1. Write the words which contain the sound /i/ in column A and those which contain the sound /i:/ in column B.
Viết những từ chứa âm /i/ vào cột A và từ chứa âm /:i/ vào cột B
A [x]
B[i:]
contented
split
kitchen
lead
drink
tea
appeal
continue
children
beat
Đáp án:
A [I]
B [i :]
contented
contented
split
split
kitchen
kitchen
lead
lead
drink
drink
tea
tea
appeal
appeal
continue
continue
children
children
beat
beat
Exercise 2. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Điền đúng dạng động từ vào chỗ trống.
A man from Newcastle was working in London and he [1. hear] _____that his wife [2. be] _____about to have a baby, but in Newcastle, not in London. So the man [3. stop] _____what he [4. do] _____, [5. rush] _____off to the railway station and [6. jump] _____on the train. He [7. start] _____chatting to the woman [8. sit] _____next to him and [9. tell] _____ her about the baby. "Well, thats wonderful," said the woman. "And your wifes in Edinburgh, [10. Be] _____she?" "No," said the man, "Shes in Newcastle." "But the train [11. not stop] _____in Newcastle," said the woman. "This [12. Be] _____the fast train to Edinburgh." The man [13. shock] _____. He rushed [14. talk] _____to the driver. "I cant do anything," said the driver. "Well, what I can do is this. I can slow down when we go through Newcastle and my big strong friend here can hold you outside the train. You start [15. run] _____and when he thinks your legs [16. move] _____fast enough, he [17. drop] _____you on the platform." So thats what they [18. do] _____. They opened the door, the drivers big strong friend held the man over the platform and when he thought his legs [19. move] _____fast enough, he [20. drop] _____him on the platform.
Đáp án:
1. heard
6. jumped
11. doesnt stop
16. are moving
2. was
7. started
12. is
17. ll/will drop
3. stopped
8. sitting
13. was shocked
18. did
4. was doing
9. told
14. to talk
19. were moving
5.rushed
10. isn't
15. running
20. dropped