YOUR NAME: _________________________________ GRAMMAR FOCUS 1: PRESENT TENSE
GRADE: __________ / 10
LESSON 3 - HOMEWORK
I. PRESENT TENSE REVISION
Exercise 1. Complete the short
dialogues with the Present Simple or
the Present Progressive of the verbs in
brackets.
1. A: __________ you __________
(want) to go fishing with me on Sunday?
B: Thanks for the invitation, Ted, but we
__________ (have) lunch with our Aunt
Sally. We always visit her on Sundays.
2. A: I’m worried about Frank. He
__________ (seem) a bit nervous lately.
B: The problem is that he never _______
(talk) about his problems to anybody.
3. A: Liam __________ (love) spending time with his friends, but he __________ (not plan) to go out at all this week.
B: Why is that? Is he ill?
A: No, he’s OK, but he __________ (study) hard for his exams.
4. A: What’s wrong, Mary? You __________ (look) very sad.
B: It’s nothing really. I __________ (think) about my friend Fay. She __________ (move) to Florida next week and I
__________ (hate) the idea of not seeing her again.
Exercise 2. Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.
1. Our neighbour often __________ barbecues in his 6. You cannot talk to Mike right now. He’s __________ a
garden. bath at the moment.
a. hold b. holds c. is holding a. having b. have c. has
2. __________ something strange in this room? 7. Yvonne always __________ names and telephone
a. You smell b. Are you smelling c. Do you smell numbers.
3. Brian __________ of buying a big house in the a. is forgetting b. forget c. forgets
suburbs. 8. I cannot leave my job. You know it __________ a lot to
a. is thinking b. thinks c. don’t think me.
4. Gareth and Alf __________ in the poetry competition a. is meaning b. means c. mean
next Saturday. 9. I work here as a waiter at the weekends because I
a. take part b. takes part c. are taking part __________ the extra money.
5. I’m sorry, but I __________ this exercise. Can you a. need b. am needing c. needs
explain it to me? 10. Ronald __________ working late today.
a. am not understanding b. don’t understand a. not mind b. doesn’t mind c. isn’t minding
c. understand
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Exercise 3. Circle the correct answer.
Hi, Darren!
Thanks for your e-mail. I (1) study / am studying for my exams really hard at the moment, so I (2) am not having / don’t
have much free time to chat on the Internet. What (3) are you doing / do you do right now? (4) Don’t you study / Aren’t
you studying too? I (5) am imagining / imagine you’re also busy with your exams. Oh, I (6) hate / am hating them!
What about you? Fortunately, we’re near the end!
Let’s think positive! Well, Darren, (7) do you want / are you wanting to come camping with us again this summer? I (8)
am knowing / know you’re not crazy about camping, but please say yes. I desperately (9) need / am needing some
company!
Bye for now!
John
Exercise 4. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentences.
1. It doesn’t matter / isn’t mattering what you look like, but what you feel like.
2. Some of my friends don’t care / aren’t caring about fashion.
3. Suzy appears / is appearing in a TV teen show at the moment.
4. Most teens hate / are hating stupid fashions.
5. Does your best friend agree / Is your best friend agreeing with you about your taste in clothes?
6. I feel / ’m feeling that it wouldn’t be a good idea to change my hairstyle.
Exercise 5. Complete the conversation with the correct form (present simple or present continuous) of the verbs in
brackets.
Carol: So, here we are, saying hello to Tess, the lucky winner of our makeover competition! How are things, Tess?
Tess: Absolutely great! I (1) _______________ (really/enjoy) myself and everyone (2) _______________ (look after)
me really well.
Carol: You (3) _______________ (spend) five days here at the spa, having your makeover, aren’t you? What exactly (4)
_______________ (happen) every day?
Tess: Well, each day they (5) __________ (focus) on a different aspect of your appearance and (6) __________ (work)
on that: your face, hair, make-up, diet and your self-image. But the last day is the best! That’s when they (7) ___________
(bring) us loads of different clothes to try on and we (8) _______________ (have) a fashion makeover!
Carol: It (9) _______________ (sound) good, Tess! And what (10) _______________ (you/do) right now?
Tess: Right now, it’s ‘foodie’ day and I (11) _______________ (learn) how to eat all the right foods to give me all the
energy I need. At the moment, as you see, I (12) _______________ (eat) a huge salad!
Carol: What (13) __________________________ (the others/think) of the course?
Tess: Oh, one girl (14) __________________________ (always/complain) that her friends won’t know her when she
gets out of here, but I (15) _______________ (think) she (16) _______________ (just/joke)!
Carol: Really good talking to you, Tess! Enjoy the rest of your makeover!
Tess: Thanks so much, Carol.
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Exercise 6. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given.
You must use between two and five words including the word given.
1. Ned has an appointment with his accountant today. seeing
→ Ned __________________________________________ today.
2. The furniture in that shop is very cheap. cost
→ The furniture in that shop __________________________________________ of money.
3. Kelly always forgets to lock the kitchen door. remembers
→ Kelly __________________________________________ the kitchen door.
4. What are your plans for next weekend? doing
→ What __________________________________________ next weekend?
5. Uncle David rarely drives any more. often
→ Uncle David __________________________________________ any more.
6. They’re going to meet Henry outside the metro station. meeting
→ They __________________________________________ the metro station.
7. The twins aren’t very keen on cycling. like
→ The twins __________________________________________ very much.
8. Whose is that DVD player? belong
→ Who __________________________________________ to?
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II. ARTICLES
Exercise 1. Underline the correct word.
a. I don’t like that coat. The / A colour is horrible. f. She is a / an intelligent woman.
b. He doesn’t like going to see the / a dentist. g. I went to the / a bank today and they said I didn’t
c. She asked for the / a cup of coffee, but she got tea have any money!
instead. h. Who left the / a door open?
d. The / A laboratory is a place where scientific experiments i. A / An hotel is more expensive than a / an youth
are done. hostel.
e. I don’t believe he’s the / a policeman, he looks too young! j. The / A film starts at half past seven.
Exercise 2. Choose the correct form, A, B or C, to complete the sentence.
a. If you want to be healthier, think carefully about ________ f. There is a saying, ‘________ a day keeps the
you eat. doctor away.’
A. food B. the food C. a food A. The apple B. A apple C. An apple
b. If you don’t enjoy ________, do something else. g. ________ chocolate cake should only be eaten
A. the exercise B. an exercise C. exercise occasionally.
c. Try learning ________. A. The piece of B. Piece of C. A piece of
A. a new sport B. new sport C. the new sport h. Stress also makes ________ unhealthy.
d. Sometimes the food you eat is less important than ________. A. the people B. people C. a people
A. food you don’t eat B. a food you don’t eat C. the food i. If you’ve had ________, try and do something
you don’t eat nice for yourself.
e. Do you eat enough ________? A. the bad day B. bad day C. a bad day
A. fruit and vegetables j. You could visit a friend or go to ________.
B. the fruit and vegetables C. fruit and the vegetables A. cinema B. the cinema C. a cinema
★ MỞ RỘNG
We use the article THE in the following cases:
Case Rule & Examples
1. Before adjectives referring to a group the + adjective
of people the rich >< the poor , the elderly , the disadvantaged
2. Before ordinal numbers the first, the second, the third, the last, etc.
3. Before decades / certain periods of the 1980s, the 90s, etc.
time He joined the army in the 1880s.
4. Before musical instruments when play the guitar, play the piano, play the drums, etc.
talking about the ability to play them He can play the guitar.
5. Before nouns referring to the east, the west, the north, the south, the southeast, etc.
directions/regions There are a lot of mountains in the north of Vietnam.
6. Before a family name to refer to the the Smiths, the Turners, etc.
whole family
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7. Before certain nationality adjectives to the French, the Chinese, the Vietnamese, etc.
refer to a whole nation/group of people
8. Before the names of oceans, rivers, the Pacific Ocean, the Nile, the Alps, etc.
mountain ranges, groups of islands, etc.
Zero Article (Ø) – When We Do Not Use an Article
Rules Example
1. Before school subjects If you want to study physics, you have to be good at
maths.
2. Before days, months, and certain parts of the I’ll see you on Monday at midday.
day School begins in September.
3. Before continents, countries, lakes, individual
mountains, etc. Lake Geneva borders France and Switzerland.
Note: We normally use the with mountain ranges, From here you can see the Alps.
groups of islands, and some plural
geographical names.
6. with such ... for emphasis with plural or You are such noisy children!
uncountable nouns. This is such wonderful ice cream!
Exercise 1. Underline the correct option. This may include a space (--) for zero article.
a. The / -- Republic of Slovenia lies at a / the heart of the / -- Europe.
b. It is where the / -- Alps face the / -- Pannonian plains and the / -- Mediterranean meets the / -- Karst region.
c. To the north is the / -- Austria and the / -- Hungary is to the / -- east.
d. To the south is the / -- Croatia and to the west is the / -- Italy.
e. A / The / -- weather here is ideal for the / -- holidays.
f. There are approximately 2,000 hours of a / the / -- sunshine per year, and there is plenty of the / -- snow in winter.
g. There are many woods and forests covering more than half of a / the / -- country.
h. In the / -- Kocevje area in one of a / the / -- oldest forests in the / -- Europe, it is possible to walk among the trees for
days.
Exercise 2. Circle one letter to indicate the best option that completes each of the following exchanges
1. I need________ new cell phone. I’m going to the electronics store to pick one out today.
A. a B. an C. the D. ∅
2. I want to have_______apple for________lunch.
A. a-the B. an – ∅ C. the - ∅ D. ∅ - ∅
3. Quick! Someone called the police. I need________help right now.
A. a B. an C. the D. ∅
4. All she wanted was a place where she could live without________fear.
A. ∅ B. a C. the D. an
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5. It takes not only________talent, but also________ hard work to succeed in a career.
A. ∅ - ∅ B. ∅ - the C. the - ∅ D. an - the
6. It is estimated that about 640 million women remain illiterate in________world,
A. the-the B. the - ∅ C. a – ∅ D. a - the
7. It is estimated that only 1,000 pandas remain in_______wild.
A. a B. an C. the D. ∅
8. Can you give me_______little more information about the hotel?
A. a B. an C. the D. ∅
9. Janet ran into one of her old friends on her way_________home from Paris.
A. a B. an C. the D. ∅
10. You will find the image of an Asian fire dragon on_______ninth page.
A. this B. ∅ C. an D. the
11. Is [Link] going to have_______X-ray check tomorrow morning?
A. ∅ B. a C. an D. the
12. Lisa loves listening to music while David is interested in playing _______piano.
A. a B. the C. ∅ D. an
13. _______Statue of Liberty was a gift of_______friendship from France to the United States.
A. the - ∅ B. the - the C. ∅ - ∅ D. the - a
14. There are only a few seats left for_______tonight’s musical at ________university.
A. a - ∅ B. the - a C. ∅ - the D. the - the
15. It is said that scientists made an expedition to Mars during_______1990s.
A. the B. ∅ C. a D. an
Exercise 3. Complete the text with a / an, the, or leave the gap blank for zero article (Ø).
Passage 1
Something very strange happened to me the other night. As I was going home, (1) __________ man came up to me. He
had (2) __________ untidy hair and (3) __________ paint all over his clothes. He told me that he was (4) __________
head of the local council and that he was offering me a job as (5) __________ road sweeper.
He said that (6) __________ road sweeper earns a great deal of money and that I would have (7) __________
responsibility for miles of roads. Well, I just said, “No thanks,” and walked on.
When I looked back, he had stopped (8) __________ woman. He was telling her that he was (9) __________ President
of the United States and that he wanted her to be (10) __________ Defence Secretary.
Passage 2
Last summer Peter and his father went to London for summer holidays. They stayed in (1) __________ hotel next to (2)
__________ beautiful park in (3) __________ centre of the city.
Peter found everything in London very interesting and had a good time there. Only the noise was terrible and it wasn’t easy
to remember that they always drive on (4) __________ left side of the road in England.
One day, for example, Peter and his parents waited for (5) __________ bus to the zoo – and after half (6) __________
hour, a policeman said to them that (7) __________ bus stopped on (8) __________ other side of the road.
Before they caught the plane back to Germany, they were all very excited. And then something went wrong: first, their taxi
was late; and there were (9) __________ twenty passengers at the ticket desk. Suddenly Peter’s father said, “Oh dear,
where are our tickets? I haven’t got them.”
Well, can you guess where they found them? Under the clothes in Peter’s (10) __________ bag!
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Exercise 4. Read the article about video games. There are thirteen mistakes in the use of a, an, and the. The first
mistake is already corrected. Find and correct twelve more.
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III. QUESTIONS FORMATION
Exercise 1. Complete the dialogue using question words.
A: (1) __________________________ hotel do you prefer, Linda?
B: Well, I think I like the Palazzo Hotel most.
A: (2) __________________________ is it located?
B: It’s near the beach and has a lovely sea view.
A: (3) __________________________ do they charge for a double room?
B: They charge £90 per night.
A: (4) __________________________ facilities do the rooms have?
B: They have a phone, a TV, Internet access and air conditioning.
A: (5) __________________________ do you think is the best time of the year to go there, then?
B: I was thinking of next July, during our summer holidays.
A: So, (6) __________________________ are you calling them to make our reservation?
B: First thing in the morning!
Exercise 2. Fill in the questions with who, what or which and then circle the correct answers.
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Exercise 3. Write questions for the answers given. The words in bold are the answers.
1. A: ____________________________________________________________________________?
B: There are twenty-five students in her classroom.
2. A: ____________________________________________________________________________?
B: We are meeting Sandra at the shopping centre.
3. A: ____________________________________________________________________________?
B: Sally visits her aunt on Sundays.
4. A: ____________________________________________________________________________?
B: I’m going shopping with my friends today.
5. A: ____________________________________________________________________________?
B: They’re upset because they failed the test.
6. A: ____________________________________________________________________________?
B: Chemistry is Jack’s favourite school subject.
7. A: ____________________________________________________________________________?
B: Mark’s new job is in the city centre.
8. A: ____________________________________________________________________________?
B: My best friend is twenty years old.
Exercise 4. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. How much is a bottle of cooking oil?
→ How much does ____________________________________________________________?
2. What is the price of these apples?
→ How much _________________________________________________________________?
3. Does Danny’s school have forty classrooms?
→ Are ______________________________________________________________________?
4. What is the width of the Great Wall of China?
→ How ______________________________________________________________________?
5. How much is a bowl of noodles?
→ How much does ____________________________________________________________?
6. What is the price of the two notebooks?
→ How ______________________________________________________________________?
7. Does your school have over eight hundred students?
→ Are ______________________________________________________________________?
8. Does your class have twenty-five students?
→ Are ______________________________________________________________________?
9. What’s your brother’s job?
→ What _____________________________________________________________________?
10. How much are these shoes?
→ How much do ______________________________________________________________?
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IV. WORD FORMATION
Mỗi từ loại (part of speech) có một chức năng khác nhau trong câu.
PART OF SPEECH FUNCTION EXAMPLE
VERBS describe actions, events, feelings or situations. She succeeded in passing the exam.
(động từ)
NOUNS refer to people, animals, things, actions, situations or Her exam success made her parents
(danh từ) ideas. happy.
ADJECTIVES describe the qualities of nouns. She is a successful student.
(tính từ)
ADVERBS describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, phrases or She successfully passed the exam.
(trạng từ) whole sentences. successfully = một cách thành công
→ bổ nghĩa cho động từ passed
Exercise 1. Read the sentences below and decide what part of speech is missing. Then, complete the sentences with
the correct form of the words in capitals.
1. I love sitting on my new sofa. It’s so (Part of speech: ______________) __________________. (COMFORT)
2. She chose light-coloured furniture to (Part of speech: ______________) ______________ up her dull flat. (BRIGHT)
3. It’s certainly (Part of speech: __________________) __________________ to drive at high speed. (DANGER)
4. August is a (Part of speech: ___________) ___________ month in our city, as everyone is away on holiday. (PEACE)
5. The (Part of speech: __________________) __________________ held up the bank and stole £200,000. (ROB)
6. Nobody could find the (Part of speech: ______________) ______________ to the difficult Maths problem. (SOLVE)
7. Even though they had financial difficulties, they were (Part of speech: _________) _____________ married. (HAPPY)
8. I feel very (Part of speech: ______________) ______________ today. I think I’ll have some coffee. (SLEEP)
Exercise 2. Complete the passage using the correct form of the words given.
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Exercise 3. Give the correct word form of the words in brackets.
1. Did you join the English Speaking ____________________ last week? (compete)
2. I spend time ____________________ my room every two months. (decoration)
3. Do you find doing the gardening ____________________? (interest)
4. What do you often do for ____________________? (pleasing)
5. To carve eggshells, you need to be ____________________. (patience)
6. Do some hobbies teach children valuable lessons about ____________________? (response)
7. Is James a stamp ____________________? (collect)
8. My daughter is so ____________________ that she can make a dollhouse very fast. (create)
9. Do you prefer indoor ____________________ to outdoor ones? (act)
10. Playing computer games is my ____________________ hobby. (favour)
11. The tourist resort is increasing in ____________________ every year. (POPULAR)
12. Locals don’t support the ____________________ of tourism in the area. (DEVELOP)
13. I like the feeling of ____________________ you get on a backpacking holiday. (INDEPENDENT)
14. This book is an ____________________ of the different cultures in the country. (EXPLORE)
15. Jane was shocked by the waiter’s ____________________. (RUDE)
16. Tom plans to revisit the old holiday cottage from his ____________________. (BOY)
Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the to-infinitive (to V) or -ing form.
1. A: Do you want ____________________ (travel) abroad on holiday this year?
B: I’d prefer ____________________ (stay) in England.
2. A: How about ____________________ (visit) the museum?
B: I don’t fancy ____________________ (do) any sightseeing.
3. A: I’m looking forward to ____________________ (try) the local cuisine in Madrid!
B: Me, too, I love ____________________ (eat out).
4. A: We’ve decided ____________________ (book) flights to Lisbon next week!
B: That’s great! Lisbon must ____________________ (be) beautiful at this time of the year.
5. A: I enjoy ____________________ (sail) when I go on a beach holiday.
B: I’m too lazy ____________________ (do) water sports!
6. If you can’t find cheap plane tickets at the travel agent’s, try ____________________ (look) online.
7. I’ve tried ____________________ (persuade) Tom to join us on holiday, but he isn’t interested.
8. Let’s stop ____________________ (have) a snack at the next petrol station.
9. Stop ____________________ (take) photos inside the museum. It’s not allowed.
10. Remember ____________________ (give) our room key to the receptionist.
11. I remember ____________________ (fly) in an aeroplane for the first time.
Exercise 5. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.
1. Bill can’t wait until he goes on holiday.
He is looking forward ______________________________ on holiday.
2. The last time Bill travelled abroad was five years ago.
He ____________________ abroad for five years.
3. This year, he’s thinking of staying in a hotel.
This year, he wants ______________________________ in a hotel.
4. He’s having difficulty finding tickets.
It’s difficult for him ______________________________ tickets.
5. He is looking for a hotel room.
He ______________________________________________ booked a hotel room yet.
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Exercise 6. These pairs of words are easily confused. Choose the best word for each sentence.
1. When does the competition take part / take place?
2. My father usually teaches / learns me how to grow and take care of plants and flowers on Saturday.
3. Does your sister fancy doing / making models?
4. Elena is in the custom / habit of running in the morning.
5. Jane should brake / break her habit of staying up too late.
6. Do you go swimming everyday / every day?
7. Do you enjoy outside / outdoor activities?
8. My children really like swimming specially / especially when it’s hot in summer.
9. She feels / fills like going out on Sunday evenings.
10. After work, we go to the gym to keep feet / fit.
Exercise 7. Choose the correct answer.
1. My little brother is interested in __________ coins.
A. going B. doing C. collecting D. making
2. What do you do __________ your free time?
A. in B. on C. at D. by
3. Are there any __________ clubs in Ho Chi Minh City?
A. ride horses B. horse riding C. horse ride D. riding horsing
4. Do you want to __________ how to sew clothes?
A. study B. ask C. teach D. learn
5. Many women like __________ yoga because it helps reduce stress and relieve pain.
A. going B. doing C. playing D. making
6. Why do you hate __________ computer games, Phil?
A. playing B. taking C. doing D. having
7. My father __________ two hours taking care of plants in the garden every afternoon.
A. takes B. has C. spends D. gives
8. Is she interested __________ art?
A. at B. of C. on D. in
9. How __________ free time do you have a day?
A. many B. much C. some D. any
10. Gardening makes children become more and more __________.
A. responsible B. responsibly C. responsibility D. response
11. I share my hobby __________ my sister.
A. by B. with C. for D. to
12. What does your brother adore __________?
A. to do B. to doing C. does D. doing
13. How __________ does Jack go to the judo club? – Three times a week.
A. far B. often C. long D. many
14. I think carving eggshells __________ very interesting.
A. × B. are C. is D. be
15. Many people believe that a hobby will always give us __________ and help us __________.
A. pleased – relax B. pleasure – relaxed C. pleased – relaxing D. pleasure – relax
16. Why don’t you __________ playing tennis in your free time?
A. take care B. take up C. take out D. take off
17. My best friend does not join a class to learn how __________.
A. sings B. sing C. singing D. to sing
18. Emma __________ arranging flowers interesting.
A. thinks B. think C. finds D. find
19. Amy likes __________ pottery very much.
A. playing B. taking C. making D. doing
20. My cousin is a famous __________.
A. collector B. collection C. collect D. collecting
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