UNIT 1.

MY NEW SCHOOL
A. PHONETICS
I. Put the words into the correct column depending on the sound of the letter(s) in
bold.
father, Monday, smart, sharpener, hungry, large, rubber, art, start, brother, class, club,
garden, farm, compass, lunch, Sunday, study, subject, carton, star, someone, fast, sunrise
/a:/ /ʌ/
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II. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. compass homework mother wonderful
2. maths calculator bag classroom
3. study student music uniform
4. house playground mountain country
5. lunch subject computer summer

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Complete the words and match.
1. pe n i a.
2. b_c_c_e b.

3. _u_b_r c.

4. c_l_u_at_r d.

5. sc_o_ _b_g e.
6. c_m_a_s f.

7. r_l_r g.

8. t_ _ tb_ _k h.

9. p_n_i_s_a_p_n_r i.
10. n_t_b_o_ j.

11. p_ _c_lc_ _e k.

12. un_f_ _m l.

II. Write the school subjects

geography science maths art biology English
literature history physics music
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. Look at the pictures and name the activities.

playing the piano doing homework studying maths doing paintings
playing football doing exercise having lunch having science lessons

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

IV. Put the words into the right column

 music lessons judo football housewor homewor history lunch
k k
English aerobics vocabular exercise the piano geograph breakfast sports
y y
science drawings badminto English lesson paintings the violin
n
subjects basketbal karate maths dinner
l

play do have study

V. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

uniforms boarding library classmates
favourite smart international subjects
1. Duy looks very ________ in his new uniform.
2. Phong and Duy are in the same class at school. They are ________.
3. Most schools require children to wear school ________.
4. My favourite ________ at school are maths and science.
5. A ________ school is a school where students study and live during the school year.
6. At ________ schools, students learn subjects in English with English-speaking teachers.
7. What is your ________ teacher, Dane? ~ Ms. Harper. She teaches us history.
8. In the ________, you can read books and papers or borrow them to read at home.
VI. Fill the gaps with the correct prepositions.
1. Vy usually does her homework right ________ school.
2. Dorothy put ________ her coat and went out.
3. We have English, maths and science ________ Tuesday.
4. What do you usually do ________ break time?
5. ________ the afternoon I play football ________ the playground.
6. I go home ________ 4 o’clock every day.
7. Vy is doing her homework ________ the library.
8. Many boarders go home ________ weekends.

VII. Put the verbs into the correct form. Use Present Simple.
1. Students ________ (play) football and basketball at school.
2. My father ________ (read) the newspaper every morning.
3. We ________ (have) English, maths and science on Monday.
4. She never ________ (do) her homework.
5. I ________ (go) swimming twice a week.
6. Cars ________ (be) more expensive than motorbikes.
7. Jane always ________ (have) breakfast at 6 o’clock.
8. He usually ________ (watch) TV after dinner.
9. London ________ (be) a very big city.
10. I ________ (be) a student and my parents ________ (be) teachers.

VIII. Write negative sentences. Use short forms.

1. I’m the best in the class.
2. Mark does homework in the evening.
3. We play football after school.
4. You run fast.
5. Tim and Lucas work at weekends.
6. I like classical music.
7. These exercises are difficult.
8. She has science on Fridays.
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IX. Make questions in the present simple. Then write short answers.
1. you/ have/ an art lesson on Monday (no)
__________________________________________________? ____________________
2. they/ ride/ their bikes to school (yes)
__________________________________________________? ____________________
3. Jane/ play/ tennis at school (no)
__________________________________________________? ____________________
4. your parents/ at home now (yes)
__________________________________________________? ____________________
5. he/ have/ breakfast at 6 o’clock every day (yes)
__________________________________________________? ____________________
6. you/ a good student (no)
__________________________________________________? ____________________
7. I/ look/ well (no)
__________________________________________________? ____________________
8. Ms. Van/ a good teacher (yes)
__________________________________________________? ____________________

X. Put the adverb of frequency in brackets in the correct place in each sentence.
1. I’m late for school in the morning. (never)
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2. Do you ride your bike to school? (often)
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3. My father drinks coffee at night. (seldom)
__________________________________________________________________.
4. I go shopping with friends. (rarely)
__________________________________________________________________.
5. Do they go out for dinner? (hardly ever)
__________________________________________________________________.
6. We don’t go to the cinema on weekdays. (usually)
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7. He’s not at home on Sundays. (always)
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8. Mai studies in the school library. (sometimes)
__________________________________________________________________.

XI. Put the following words and phrases in the correct order to make sentences.
1. forgets/ Tom/ his homework/ never/ to do.
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2. rarely/ my mobile phone/ in the classroom/ use/I.
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3. football/ he/ after school/ always/ Does/ play?
__________________________________________________________________.
4. don’t/ their bicycles/ ride/ to school/ often/ The students.
__________________________________________________________________.
5. her mother/ Susan/ to do/ helps/ the housework/ sometimes.
__________________________________________________________________.
6. you/ at home/ usually/ in the evening/ Are?
__________________________________________________________________.
7. go/ Duy and Kha/ every Wednesday/ to the judo club.
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8. busy/ frequently/ cooking dinner/ is/ Her mother/ at 5 p.m.
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XII. Complete the sentences with the question words.

what when where how who how often how many how much
1. _______________ does the first lesson begin? - At seven o’clock.
2. _______________ do you live? - I live on Nguyen Trai Street.
3. _______________ do you usually bring to school? - Textbooks, notebooks and pens.
4. _______________ do you go to school? - By bike.
5. _______________ often helps you with your homework? - My sister.
6. _______________ is your favourite subject? - Maths.
7. _______________ is your first day at school? - Oh, it’s great.
8. _______________ does Phong do judo? - Three times a week.
9. _______________ students are there in your class? - Forty.
10. _______________ pocket money do you get? - Ten thousand dongs.

C. SPEAKING
I. Write questions for the underlined words.
1. Duy: __________________________________________________________.
Mai: On Friday I have English, maths, geography and history.
2. Nga: __________________________________________________________.
Huan: My mother often cooks dinner at 5.30 p.m.
3. Peter: __________________________________________________________.
Jane: My new school has four floors.
4. Susan: __________________________________________________________.
Tom: They always walk to school with their friends.
5. Nam: __________________________________________________________.
Hai: I usually play sports after school.
6. Mai: __________________________________________________________.
Tony: My brother goes to the judo club every Thursday.
7. Mary: __________________________________________________________.
Janet: We have physics on Monday.
8. Quang: __________________________________________________________.
Tuan: My friends and I sometimes play basketball in the schoolyard.

II. Ask and answer questions, using the given words.

1. you/ usually/ do/ in the evening (do my homework)
____________________________________________? ____________________.
2. Jim/ do morning exercise (every day)
____________________________________________? ____________________.
3. Mai/ live (on Tran Hung Dao Street)
____________________________________________? ____________________.
4. students/ learn English with (English-speaking teachers)
____________________________________________? ____________________.
5. you/ like (maths and physics)
____________________________________________? ____________________.
6. the children/ often/ play football (in the park)
____________________________________________? ____________________.
7. Vy/ always/ do her homework (at 8 p.m)
____________________________________________? ____________________.

III. Put the conversation in the correct order (1 - 10).

___ My form teacher is Mrs. Hien. She teaches me physics.
___ No. She’s great.
___ Very well, thank you. How was your first day at school, Mai?
___ Oh, good. Well, it’s time for me to leave. Bye.
___ Hello, Huan. Fine, thanks! And you?
___ I am sure that you’ll make friends soon. Tell me about your form teacher.
 Hi, Mai. How are you?
___ Bye, Huan. See you soon.
___ Is she strict?
___ Oh, wonderful! I met many new people. Hope I could make them my friends soon.

D. READING
I. Fill in each gap with a word from the box.

big grades elementary scared school teachers second still

Middle school often includes sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth (1) _________. It’s called
middle school because it’s in the middle of your (2) _________years. Elementary school is
behind you. High school (3) _________awaits you.
 For a kid, going to middle school is often a (4) _________change: First, it usually means
moving to a new building, which takes some time to adjust to. (5) _________, it may mean
taking a different bus, with different students. Third, the friends you made in (6) _________
school may end up going to different middle schools. And other things that probably will be
different are the (7) _________ and the work. All of that can make you feel a bit (8)
_________ on the first day of school.

II. Read the chart about the qualities of a good classmate and decide whether the
statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. A good classmate always tries his/ her best to help and support you.

2. A good classmate will never says “thank you” if you help him/ her.

3. A good classmate will ask you about your health if he/ she sees you after a long time.

4. A good classmate plays with you at break time.

5. A good classmate bullies you sometimes

E. WRITING
I. Put the words in order to make a sentence.
1. secondary/ first/ your/ at/ school/ is/ how/ week?
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2. lessons/ have/ on/ how many/ you/ do/ Friday?
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3. art/ paintings/ creative students/ the/ some/ do/ in/ club
__________________________________________________________.
4. school/ at/ English/ we/ have/ classes/ don’t/ today
__________________________________________________________.
5. in/ go shopping/ she/ often/ the afternoon/ doesn’t
__________________________________________________________.
6. children/ first/ on/ most/ school/ excited/ are/ day/ of/ the
__________________________________________________________.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. What is your favourite subject?
 What subject
2. There are 35 students in my class.
 My class
3. Mai lives near her school.
 Mai’s house isn’t
4. Mary plays the piano very well.
 Mary is good
5. Do you like physics?
 Are you interested
6. The school has a computer room and a library.
 There

TEST FOR UNIT 1

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. a. uniform b. computer c. student d. judo
2. a. subject b. sure c. surround d. see
3. a. excited b. nice c. library d. living
4. a. school b. teacher c. cheap d. watching
5. a. teach b. speak c. break d. read

II. Look at the picture and fill in the gap with a suitable word.
1. You can use a _________ to look up a new word.

2. You can use a _________ to do calculations.

3. You can use a _________ to write notes.

4. You can use a _________ to carry books, pens, etc. to

school.

5. You can use a _________ to remove pencil marks from

paper.

6. You can use a _________ to carry pencils, pens, rulers,

rubbers, etc.

7. You can use a _________ to draw circles.

 8. You can use a _________ to draw straight lines.

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. How is your first week _________ school?
a. on b. at c. for d. to
2. My brother often helps me _________ my homework.
a. at b. about c. for d. with
3. Megan _________ badminton with her friends in the schoolyard.
a. often play b. often don’t play
c. doesn’t often play d. plays often
4. Her class is going to have a _________ lesson on a farm.
a. biology b. maths c. history d. Music
5. We do _________ in the gym every afternoon.
a. table tennis b. football c. judo d. homework
6. _________ does Jane have science? ~ On Monday and Friday.
a. Where b. What c. When d. What time
7. Nowadays, students often use _________ in mathematics lessons.
a. rubbers b. calculators c. pencils d. dictionaries
8. My mother _________ morning exercise for half an hour a day.
a. does b. plays c. has d. studies
9. You look really _________ in your new uniform!
a. excited b. smart c. friendly d. interesting
10. _________ your parents give you pocket money?
a. Is b. Are c. Do d. Does

IV. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb.
1. Children _________ (often/ use) a computer for school work.
2. _________ Jane _________ (rarely/ watch) TV after dinner?
3. Mark _________ (not go) to school on Friday afternoon.
4. She _________ (teach) English at our school.
5. _________ you _________ (study) computer science at school?
6. I _________ (not like) listening to music, but I _________ (like) playing computer games.
7. It _________ (usually/ rain) a lot in summer.
8. They _________ (always/ not read) books in the library.

V. Find and correct the mistakes.

1. My father work as a teacher. works
2. I play football often on Saturdays.
3. Do she want to buy a new computer?
4. My children doesn’t like reading.
5. We have usually breakfast at six.
6. My new school are in the centre of the town.
7. Ann usually gets up at 6 o’clock and have breakfast at 6.30.
8. You don’t see often this bird in daytime.

VI. Match the questions with the answers.

____ 1. Who is that girl? a. No, they aren’t.
____ 2. What do you do at break time? b. By bicycle.
____ 3. Where are the snacks? c. To finish the breakfast.
____ 4. Do you play sports after school? d. Our new classmate.
____ 5. Are they your grandparents? e. Five days a week.
____ 6. Why is he still at home? f. I never know.
____ 7. How often do you go to school? g. Yes, I do.
____ 8. How do you go to school? h. I go out and play in the playground.

VII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

My dream school is a quiet school (1) __________ we have just two or three hours a
day, in the morning. Then, in the afternoon, we can do many (2) __________ like singing,
dancing, playing soccer, basketball, rugby. We won’t have tests and marks either. The
teachers will not (3) __________ homework, so we can do whatever we want after school. In
my dream school, we can also choose the (4) __________ we want: for example, you’re not
going to learn mathematics or physics if you hate (5) __________. So it’s a free school where
you can learn with calm and serenity and you can make (6) __________ friends during
afternoon activities!
1. a. what b. where c. when d. how
2. a. subjects b. actions c. activities d. acts
3. a. give b. take c. do d. get
4. a. class b. classrooms c. classmates d. classes
5. a. it b. them c. her d. him
6. a. much b. few c. any d. lots of

VIII. Read and answer questions.

Hi, I’m Linda. I’m in the sixth grade. Today is my first day at secondary school. In the
morning I put on my new uniform and get my new bag.
My best friend and I walk to school together. We are both very nervous and excited.
When we get to school, we are shown into our classroom with our new teacher. It is quite
scary because I don’t know most of the children. Then we go to our first lesson. We have lots
of different subjects and the lessons are really fun. My favourite subjects are art and English.
I really like my new school, all my teachers are lovely, the lessons are really interesting
and I enjoy my first day. I can’t wait to go back tomorrow!
1. What grade is Linda in?
________________________________________________________________.
2. Who does she go to school with?
________________________________________________________________.
3. How does they go to school?
________________________________________________________________.
4. Why does Linda feel scared?
________________________________________________________________.
5. What are her favourite subjects?
________________________________________________________________.
6. Does she enjoy her first day at school?
________________________________________________________________.
IX. Make sentences, using the words and phrases given.
1. This/ the first week/ my new school
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2. My new school/ big/ and it/ a large library
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3. I/ usually/ my homework/ the school library
________________________________________________________________.
4. I/ lots of friends/ and they/ all nice/ me
________________________________________________________________.
5. We/ many subjects/ and my favourite subject/ science
________________________________________________________________.
6. In the afternoon/1/ sports/ the playground
________________________________________________________________.
7. My friends and I/ often/ basketball/ Sundays
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