THSC ĐIỆN BIÊN - TIẾNG ANH 8 TUẦN 7 TỪ 18/10/ 2021 ĐẾN 22/10/ 2021

UNIT 4: OUR PAST

(Period 3: READ)
A. VOCABULARY:

WORD PRONUNCIATION MEANING EXAMPLE

1 cruel (a) /ˈ kruː .ə l/ độc ác, ác nghiệt He treated his pet cruelly,
=> cruelty (n) he wouldn’t feed them
=> cruelly (adv) cruel.mp3 daily.
2 upset (a) /ʌ pˈ set/ buồn phiền, thất She feels upset that her
vọng husband didn’t tell her the
upset.mp3 truth.
3 festival (n) /ˈ fes.tə .və l/ lễ hội London has a series of
street festivals during the
festival.mp3 summer.
4 harvest (n) – (v) /ˈ hɑ ː r.və st/ vụ mùa, thu hoạch The farmers harvest many
types of vegetables.
harvest.mp3

5 poor (a) – (n) /pʊ r/ (người) nghèo, tội He came from a poor
nghiệp immigrant family.
poor.mp3

6 fairy (n) /ˈ fer.i/ bà tiên, cô tiên Cinderella, Snow White,

Sleeping Beauty are the
fairy.mp3 most popular fairy tales in
US.
7 magically (adv) /ˈ mædʒ .ɪ .kə l.i/ phép thuật, một Disneyland is a magical
=> magic (n) cách thần kì, kì place.
=> magical (a) magically.mp3 diệu
8 drop (v) /drɑ ː p/ đánh rơi, thả rơi As Little Pea ran to the
festival, she dropped one
drop.mp3 of her shoes and lost it.
9 rag (n) /ræɡ / giẻ rách, quần áo I use these rags for
rách cleaning the floor.
rag.mp3

10 owner (n) /ˈ oʊ .nɚ / sở hữu, người sở Mrs. Loan is the owner of

=> own (v) hữu this company.
owner.mp3

11 decide (v) /dɪ ˈ saɪ d/ quyết định, sự He decided to marry the

=> decision (n) quyết định girl who helped him in the
=> decisive (a) decide.mp3 accident.
12 immediately (adv) /ɪ ˈ miː .di.ə t.li/ tức thì, ngay lập He came home
=> immediate(a) tức immediately when he
immediately.mp3 heard the bad news

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* Unscramble letters to make meaningful word:
1.
fe va l s t i
2.
st r v e a h
3.
ma c al g i ly
4.
l e u c r
5.
f r y a i

B. READING:
I/ Read the passage and then decide the statements followed are TRUE or FALSE:

TRUE FALSE
1. Little Pea’s father was a rich farmer.
2. Her stepmother made Little Pea and Stout Nut do chores all day.
3. A fairy magically changed Little Pea’s rags into new beautiful clothes.
4. Stout Nut ran to the festival, dropped her shoe and lost it.
5. The prince decided to marry a girl who owned the shoe.

II/ Read the passage P.41 in your book and answer the questions below:
1. Which reason led to the death of Little Pea’s father?
A. broken heart B. worry C. the lucky D. All are correct
2. When did the village hold its harvest festival?
A. fall B. summer C. spring D. winter
3. How did everyone feel when the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village?
A. upset B. nervous C. excited D. nothing
4. Who helped Little Pea to get beautiful clothes?
A. a teacher B. a fairy C. a friend D. none
5. What happened when Little Pea ran to the festival?
A. returned home immediately B. fell in love with the prince
C. decided to marry the prince D. dropped her shoe and lost it

III/ Complete the sentences with the words from the story:
1. Little Pea’s father was a ____________.
2. Little Pea’s mother ____________ when she was young.
3. Little Pea ____________ to do the housework all day after her father got married ____________.
4. The prince wanted to ____________ a girl from the village.
5. Stout Nut’s mother did not make ____________ ____________ for Little Pea.
6. The prince found Little Pea’s ____________ shoe.

IV/ Read the passage again and answer these questions below:

1. Who was Little Pea?

2. What did Stout Nut’s mother make Little Pea do all day?
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3. How did Little Pea get her new clothes?

4. Who did the prince decide to marry?

V/ Choose the most suitable word that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

immediately magically dropped unfortunately

festival fairy upset cruel

Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea. Little Pea’s mother died when she was young.
Her step- mother was very (1) ______ to her. Little Pea had to do the housework all day. Her father
soon died of a broken heart because he was very upset. In the fall harvest (2) ______, the prince
wanted to marry a girl from Little Pea’s village. Stout Nut, her step- mother’s daughter, had new
clothes; but Little Pea had none. However, a (3) ______ appeared and (4) ______ changed Little
Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes. When running to the festival, she (5) ______ one of her shoes and
lost it. The prince found it and decided to marry the girl who owned it. Of course the shoe fitted
Little Pea, and the prince (6) ______ fell in love with her.

VI/ Rearrange the words given to make meaningful sentences:

1. named Little Pea / Once / daughter / a poor farmer / had a //.
=> ______________________________________________________________.
2. wanted to / his wife / the prince / choose / In the fall, / from the village //.
=> ______________________________________________________________.
3. new clothes / into / A fairy / magically / her rags / changed //.
=> ______________________________________________________________.
4. decided / the girl / who / the shoe / fitted / The prince / to marry //.
=> ______________________________________________________________.

C. PRACTICE: Summarize the other folktales that you know (80-100 words)

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 UNIT 4 – Our Past
Lesson 5: Write
I. Vocabulary
New Part of
Pronunciation Meaning Example
word speech
the ability to use your knowledge I certainly hope to gain a
Wisdom noun /ˈ wɪ z.də m/ and experience to make good little wisdom as
decisions and judgments. I grow older.
a strip on the surface of
The zebra is a wild African
something that is a
Stripe noun /straɪ p/ horse with black and white
different color from the
stripes.
surrounding surface
the dried, yellow stems of crops s
uch as wheat, used
as food for animals or as The calf was sitting, quite
Straw noun /strɔ ː /
a layer on the ground for animals still, on bed of straw.
to lie on and for
making traditional objects

Graze verb /ɡ reɪ z/ to (cause animals to) eat grass. The cows are grazing.

With careful training, a

the person who owns, cares for,
Master noun /ˈ mæs.tɚ / dog will obey its master
and controls an animal.
completely.
a person who is employed in
another person's house,
She has servants to do all
Servant noun /ˈ sɝ ː .və nt/ doing jobs such
her work for her.
as cooking and cleaning, especiall
y in the past.

II. Writing
 Structure: Using past simple in writing a story.
Rearrange the words into the correct order to make meaningful story using past simpe tense.

1. One day/ I / field / buffalo/ graze/ tiger/ come

______________________________________________________________________
2. It/ ask/ why/ strong buffalo/ my servant/ and I/ its master.
______________________________________________________________________
3. I / tell/ tiger/ I/ have/ wisdom/ tiger/ want/ see/ it.
______________________________________________________________________
4. I/ tell/ it/ I/ leave/ wisdom/ home
______________________________________________________________________
5. Then I/ tie/ tiger/ tree/ rope/ I/ didn’t/ want/ eat/ buffalo
______________________________________________________________________
6. I/ go/ get/ straw/ and/ burn/ tiger/ tiger/ escape/ still have/ black stripes.
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 TEST FOR UNIT 4
I. Find the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.(0.5pt)
1. A. appeared B. escaped C. grazed D. owned
2. A. wife B. deaf C. leaf D. of

II. Find the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress. (0.5 pt)
3. A. magician B. vegetarian C. historian D. musician
4. A. procession B. companion C. production D. celebration

III. Choose the best answer. (2.5pts)

5. My father will have a meeting …………7:30 a.m to 10 a.m.
A. At B. from C. in D. on
6. We like to watch the stars …………..night.
A. In B. on C. at D. after
7. Cinderella was very happy with the ………….of the fairy.
A. Escape B. precaution C. talk D. appearance
8. She feels ………….that we didn’t tell her the truth.
A. Cruel B. upset C. happy D. greedy
9. My father ………us to the zoo when he was alive.
A. Use to take B. used to taking C. used to take D. was used to taking
10. My grandma looked……….us when my parents were away from home.
A. for B. after C. at D. up
11. The prince immediately fell ………love with Little Pea.
A. Out B. on C. in D. of
12. He soon died of …………heart.
A. Break B. breaking C. broke D. broken
13. Last year, we used to……………………there.
A. stayed B. staying C. stay D. stays
14. We must be there………………….. 9.30 and 10.15.
A. Before B. between C. at D. after

IV. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign (0,5 pt)

15. What does this sign mean?

A. You ought to bring your cat here.
B. You mustn’t bring your cat here.
C. You have to keep your cat here.
D. Be aware of the cats.

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 16. This sign says:
A. Touch here.
B. Please wash your hands carefully.
C. Don’t touch here.
D. Don’t wash your hands here.

V. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are True or False and
choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions 21 and 22. (1,5 pts)

Long time ago there was a clever boy whose name was Cuội. He did nothing with his cleverness
but to play trick on people around him. He lived with his uncle and aunt who were usually
suffered from his cheats. Once day Cuội came to the field and broke the bad news to the uncle
that his wife had fell down from the ladder and bled. The man was so frightened that he ran to
his home without saying a word. Cuội at that time reached the house before his poor uncle by a
short cut then broke another bad news to his aunt that her husband was collided by the buffalo
and was going to died. The poor woman was scared and immediately ran out to the field.
Suddenly she bumped to a man and recognized that it was her husband who was painting and
sweating like her. The poor couple came back with anger and decided to imprison him into a
bamboo cage then drifted him in the river.

17. Cuội plays trick on people around him. …………………..

18. Cuội’s uncle was afraid when he heard a bad news from Cuội. …………………..
19. Cuội’s wife was collided by the buffalo. …………………..
20. Cuội was imprisoned by his uncle and aunt. ………………….
21. Who did Cuội live with?
A. his uncle B. his aunt C. his parents D. his uncle and aunt
22. The word “him” in the tenth line means
A. Cuội’s uncle B. Cuội C. A stranger D. A buffalo
VI. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits blank space in the following passage. (1,5pts)

One day, as the farmer was in his field and his buffalo was ……(23)…….nearby, a tiger
………..(24)……..The tiger wanted to know ………(25)……….the strong buffalo was the servant
and the small man was the master. The farmer said he had something ……….(26)……..wisdom, but
he left it at home that day. He went to get wisdom, but …….(27)……….that he tied the tiger to a
tree with a rope …….(28)………he didn’t want it to eat the buffalo.
23. A. graze B. grazing C. grazed D. to graze
24. A. appear B. appeared C. disappear D. disappeared
25. A. how B. what C. which D. why
26. A. call B. called C. calling D. to call
27. A. before B. after C. while D. when
28. A. So B. but C. however D. because
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VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pt)

29. Our life is much better with the help of modern ……………….…. (equip)
30. His sudden …………………surprised all of us. (appear)
31. “The lost shoe” is one of the ………………. stories I like best. (tradition)
32. The boy fell off his bike and ……………….…. broke his arm. (unfortunate)
33. The train ……………….. half an hour late last night. (arrive)
34. John is used to ………………. fishes in the river. (catch)

VIII. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)

35. was excited/ as the prince/ to choose his wife/ from the village/ Everyone/ wanted/./
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36. had to do/ without / Mom/ the help of modern equipment/ everything/./

IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same
as the sentence printed before it. (1.0 pt)
37. He no longer comes late for class.
 He used _______________________________________________________________
38. Jack is not old enough to ride a motorbike.
 Jack is too _____________________________________________________________
39. Mary doesn’t spend as much money as she used to.
 Mary used _____________________________________________________________
40. Driving on the left makes me feel difficult.
 I am not ______________________________________________________________