PHÒNG GD & ĐT QUẬN ĐỐNG ĐA ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP GIỮA KÌ I – TIẾNG ANH 8

Trường THCS Nguyễn Trường Tộ Năm học: 2022-2023

I. Vocabulary: From Unit 1 to Unit 3

II. Pronunciation:
All the clusters from Unit 1 to Unit 3: /br/ and /pr/; /bl/ and /cl/; /sk/, /sp/ and /st/.
IV. Grammar:
-Verb Tenses: Simple Present, Simple future, “will” to express intentions, Present Continuous for Future, Past Simple, past
continuous, Present Perfect
- Verb Forms: Verbs of liking + gerunds
Verbs of liking + to-infinitives
- Articles: a, an, the
- Questions
- Comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs.
- Compound and complex sentences.
V. Skills: Reading – Writing
Topic
1. Leisure activities
2. Life in the countryside
3. Peoples of Viet Nam
VI. Forms of exercises:
1. Choose the best answer.
2. Pick out the word whose underlined part isn’t pronounced the same as that of the others.
3. Word forms
4. Give the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets.
5. Rewrite the sentences, keep the same meaning as the original
6. Write sentences using the words given.
7. Correct the mistakes.
8. Read the passage and then answer the questions, T/F statement, fill in the blanks with suitable words.

ENGLISH 8 - REVISION
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose stress is different from the others.
1. A. bookstore B. improve C. goldfish D. novel
2. A. satisfy B. average C. volunteer D. cultural
3. A. origami B. delicious C. community D. technology
4. А. pеаceful B. paddy C. harvest D. expect
5. A. buffalo B. incorrect C. countryside D. populate
6. A. convenient B. traditional C. electrical D. entertainment
7. A. cultural B. tradition C. curious D. mountainous
8. A. majority B. alternative C. exhibition D. economy

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. library B. protection C. primary D. probably
2. A. breakfast B. surprise C. zebra D. brother
3. A. abroad B. provide C. princess D. problem
4. A. umbrella B. brilliant C. broccoli D. professor
5. A. climb B. close C. clay D. blind
6. A. blossom B. classic C. clever D. clearly
7. A. close B. blanket C. o'clock D. classroom
8. A. block B. blast C. click D. blame

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

I. Choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D.

1. Nam is very________ . He takes part in many school activities.
A. sociable B. society C. social D. reserved
2. My younger sister has found a kit in the storage.
A. CD B. stamp C. craft D. book
3. Most students are interested in sports.
A. to play B. playing C. play D. plays
4. Nick does leisure activities in his free time which makes him feels .
A. clever B. stress C. boring D. relaxed
5. People in Britain love tea with milk.
A. drinks B. drunk C. drink D. drinking
6. Peter enjoys origami with his friends at recess.
A. making B. make C. to make D. makes
7. Some parents are thinking of banning children from the computer.
A. to using B. to use C. use D. using
8. Lan is hooked K-pop.
A. at B. on C. in D. to
9. When you do ________ such as football, or volleyball, you develop team spirit.
A. outdoor activities B. team sports C. indoor activities D. individual activities
10. Life in cities is and than in the countryside.
A. fastest / the most convenient B. faster/ more convenient than
C. faster/ more convenient D. fastest/ more convenient than
11. The air pollution in cities is in the countryside.
A. serious than B. seriously than C. more serious than D. more seriously than
12. I wonder who live , country folk or city people?
A. happier B. more happier C. happilier D. more happily
13. My father and I enjoy kites and in the west.
A. fly/watch B. flying/watch C. flying/watching D. fly/watching
14. The Sun in the East and in the West.
A. rises/sets B. sets/rises C. set/rise D. rises/set
15. I am _______ on visiting my grandparents on the weekend.
A. fond B. keen C. interested D. bored
16. When my family goes camping, the most interesting part is to the tent.
A. put up B. get up C. take up D. make up
17. Farmers who are working on herd the buffaloes skillfully.
A. paddy fields B. companies C. factories D. construction sites
18. is often the hardest but the most important time to people living in the countryside.
A. Tet holiday B. Harvest time C. Daylight D. Travelling time
19. Their farms produce rice, crops, and dairy ___________.
A. facilities B. comfort C. products D. cargo
20. Some large cities have to find measures to protect them from air _________.
A. rubbish B. garbage C. wastes D. pollution
21. The streets in cities are than those in the countryside.
A. crowded B. more crowded C. crowdeder D. less crowded
22. City drivers have to drive than country ones.
A. more careful B. more careless C. more carefully D. more carelessly
23. Ger can be put up then and transported.
A. take down B. take up C. taken up D. taken down
24. color is the symbol of luck in the New Year?
- Red/Red is.
A. When B. Which C. Why D. How
25. will go to the Central Highlands, An?
- Mai will.
A. Why B. While C. Who D. When
26. season in the year do Vietnamese people celebrate Tet?
- In Spring.
A. Which B. While C. What D. How
27. is New-rice festival held in Vietnam?
- In Lunar October.
A. When B. How C. What D. Why
28. Nomads usually move to get food and find land to set up .
A. farming B. farmers C. farms D. farmer
29. Urban areas are than rural ones, while the mountainous areas are _________ than cities.
A. more noisiest/ quiet B. more noisy/ more quiet
C. noisier/ quieter D. noisier/ more quiet
30. does Hoa Ban Festival introduce?
 - The beauty of the unique culture of the ethnic groups and cultural products in Dien Bien.
A. When B. While C. What D. How
31. Tet is an occasion for people to show their to their ancestors.
A. respect B. society C. remember D. reserved
32. Visitors find the Central Highland .
A. attraction B. attractive C. attract D. attractively
33. Most ethnic minorities live in areas.
A. mountainous B. city C. urban D. modern
34. are very friendly and hospitable.
A. village B. villager C. villagers D. villages
35. My grandfather owns a valuable of stamps.
A. collection B. collector C. collects D. collect
36. Ha Long Bay has been considered as a world .
A. scene B. landscape C. sightseeing D. heritage
37. In Vietnam, Festival is known as a festival for children.
A. Hoa Ban B. Mid-Autumn C. Tet D. Vu Lan
38. "Khen" is a instrument of the Central Highland.
A. traditionally B. tradition C. traditional D. trade
39. Hmong is an ethnic .
A. minority B. area. C. nation D. region
40. Each nation tries to work hard to protect the world .
A. peacefully B. peaces C. peaceful D. peace

II. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. Lan Anh (A) enjoys (B) to watch (C) cartoons (D) on TV.
2. (A) What many (B) students (C) are there (D) in Long's class?
3. There (A) is (B) the beautiful (C) clock (D) on the wall.
4. Tuan (A) are lucky (B) to enjoy (C) a British festival when (D) coming there.
5. The 54 (A) ethnic peoples (B) of Vietnam (C) live (D) peaceful.

C. READING
I. Read the text:
Advantages of mobile phones for students
It's very clear to all that mobile phones are really useful for students. If students have a mobile phone, then it's easy to contact
anyone at their needs. For example, if a student has some problem in school or on the street after school, he can contact their
parents immediately. So, the mobile phone is one of the best solutions for any emergency situations. And mobile phone also is a
great equipment in order to improve knowledge and communicate with the world. Early morning it works as an alarm clock.
Also, it works as a reminder if you put some notes on it. You can take photos or listen to music anywhere you like. You can
manage your spending or receiving money with the help of money management apps. You can use the mobile phone as your
personal diary. For these reasons, each student should have a mobile phone.
Choose the correct answer.
1. The text is about on .
A. advantages of mobile phones for students.
B. disadvantages of mobile phones.
C. students use mobile phones all day.
2. According to the passage, for emergency situations, students can .
A. take some photos.
B. contact their parents immediately.
C. take a taxi home.
3. Mobile phones can work as in early morning.
A. alarm clock
B. reminder
C. money manager
4. Should students use mobile phones?
A. Mobile phone is very useful.
B. Yes, they should.
C. No, they shouldn't.
II. Read the following passage and then answer the questions.
Ao Dai
Nowadays, the Vietnamese usually wear clothing in Western styles in their daily life. However, Ao Dai, a traditional costume is
always the first choice for Vietnamese people to wear on special occasions. It can be said that all the Vietnamese are proud of their
traditional clothing. Ao Dai is considered as the most popular and widely-recognized Vietnamese national costume. The traditional
costume concludes a long gown with trousers. It has an elegant style and people are often comfortable wearing it. The white Ao Dai
is the required uniform for girls in many high schools across Vietnam. Some female office workers are also required to wear the
traditional costume. Ao Dai was once worn by both genders, but nowadays it is worn mainly by women, but men do wear it on some
culture-related and special occasions such as weddings, Tet, and so on. Thanks to Ao Dai, the beauty of Vietnamese women is
honoured, so it is hard to think of any outfit better-suited the Vietnamese than Ao Dai itself. Therefore, it is an ideal souvenir for
foreign tourists upon leaving Vietnam, to remind them of a beautiful country that they have been to.
1. The text is about .
A. introduction about Ao Dai B. how to make Ao Dai C. the white Ao Dai
2. When wearing Ao Dai, people often feel .
A. uncomfortable B. comfortable C. funny
3. The white Ao Dai is the required uniform for girls in many nowadays?
A. primary schools B. high schools C. secondary schools
4. When do Vietnamese men wear Ao Dai nowadays?
A. everyday B. on the weekend C. on special occasions
5. In the text, Ao Dai is an ideal souvenir for upon leaving Vietnam.
A. foreign tourists B. foreign journalists C. foreign managers
III. Read the text and choose the correct answers.
Mid-Autumn Festival
There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1) Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous
festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2) .
The Mid-Autumn festival is (3) on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in
the middle of (4) , and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called (5)
cake, along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-Autumn celebration is an
opportunity for (6) members to reunite. Young people (7) their gratitude to the elderly.
1. A. the B. therefore C. besides D. so
2. A. children B. child C. girls D. boys
3. A. held B. remember C. hold D. celebrate
4. A. spring B. autumn C. summer D. winter
5. A. sun B. star C. moon D. cloud
6. A. royal B. club C. school D. family
7. A. see B. express C. strengthen D. have

D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words.
1. No one can fly kites better than Hung in my village.
Hung flies kites _______________________.
2. Vinh really loves to hang out with friends.
Vinh really enjoys _________________________________________________________________ .
3. It is more difficult for people to find jobs in the countryside than in the cities.
People find it ________________________.
4. His house is the biggest one in the village.
None of houses in the village _________________________________________________________.
5. More and more people love to live in the countryside than in cities.
More and more people prefer ______________ ________________________.
6. Jenny finds reading poetry boring.
Jenny dislikes ______________________________________________________________________.

II. Write questions for the underlined parts in the following sentences.
1. Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups.

2. The other 53 ethnic minority groups mainly inhabit in mountain areas.

3. Among ethnic minorities, the most populated groups are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung…

4. The least populated group is Odu with several hundred people.

5. The Yao people are always proud of their elaborate costumes.

6. The traditional cultural indentities of ethnic groups are diverse and unique.