Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Units 7: My neighborhood

Unit 7: my neighborhood
I. Find the name of these places.
E.g. rantaurest restaurant 
1. umstadi ________________
2. gsdrureto ________________
3. inswimmg lopo ________________
4. etw etkrma ________________
5. dreshairser’s ________________
6. rycegro tores ________________
7. tosp ceioff ________________
8. oppshing allm ________________
II. Complete the sentences with the suitable places above.
E. g. That restaurant serves Hue food.
1. Mrs Thanh went to the ____________ ____________ to buy some fish.
2. Please go to the _____________ _____________ and get me some sugar.
3. Susan is going to the _____________ to get her hair cut.
4. Nam want to buy a birthday present. He’ll go to the _____________ _____________ tonight.
5. Minh has a headache. He is going to the _____________ to get some medicines.
6. Mrs. Kim is at the ___________ ___________now. She wants to send a parcel to Hanoi. 
7. The children are playing football in the _____________ in their neighborhood.
8. What hot weather! Let’s go to the _____________ _____________.
III. Complete the sentences. Put for or since into each gap.
it has rained __________ lunchtime.
My boss will go away __________ the next ten days.
I haven’t seen Linh __________ my birthday.
She has been away __________ five days.
We’ve already waited __________ a year.
They have been there __________ a few minutes.
That building has been there __________ the 19th century.
Have you learnt English __________ a long time?
The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it __________ ages.
My brother works for a company called FPT. He has worked for them __________ he graduated from university.
IV. Write 2 sentences, one with for and one with since, using the sentences given and the verbs in brackets.
E.g. I moved to Hanoi in 1999 when we bought a house here. (live)
à I’ve lived in Hanoi since 1999/ since we bought a house here.
 I’ve lived in Hanoi for 6 years.
1. I last saw my friend Nga in 2001. (not see)
2. My uncle started collecting old coins in 1998, when he retired. (collect)
3. My sister met her boyfriend three year ago, when she began her study at university. (know)
4. I bought my backpack in 2000, when I was on holiday there. (have)
5. My aunt bought this motorcycle in 1995. (own)
6. Aunt Mai stopped eating meat in 1998, when a doctor told her it was bad for her. (not eat)
7. Hoa’s granddad gave up driving 6 years ago, when his eyesight failed. (not drive)
8. My eldest brother started working as a mechanic when he left school in 1997. (work)
V. Rewrite these sentences, using: (not) as  as, the same as, different from, so that they have the same meaning. 
a) The weather is still cold today but yesterday it was colder.
à The weather isn’t .. (as .. as)
b) I’m 14 years old and he’s 14 years old.
à He’s  (the same age as)
c) Your hair is dark. My hair is blond,
à My hair color .. . ( different from)
d) The examination was easier than we expected.
à The examination wasn’t . (as  as)
e) Your schoolbag was made in Korea but my schoolbag was made in Viet Nam.
à My schoolbag is .. (different from)
f) I made a grammar mistake in the English test. He made a grammar mistake, too.
à He made .......... (the same mistake  as)
VI. Read the passage about Mario and Janet. Write Qs and As. Use How long?
	Mario started teaching in 1976, and he met Janet when she visited Rome for the first time in 1978 – he gave her Italian lessons. In 1980, Janet started working as a journalist, and in 1981 she went to live and work in Rome. In 1982, she and Mario got married, and six months ago they bought a house in a village outside the city.
1. Mario/ be a teacher.àHow long has Mario been a teacher?
 He’s been a teacher since 1976.
2. He/ know Janet
3. Janet/ be a journalist
4. She/ live in Rome.
5. They/ be married
6. They/ have a house
VII. Word square. The answers are the past participle of the verbs given.
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3 leave
5 run
6 be
8 throw
10 put
12 take
13 open
16 need
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1 win
2 write
3 lose
4 see
7 break
9 want
11 go
20 have
21 drive
22 lead
23 drop
24 eat
26 steal
27 live
14 decide
15 change
17 do
18 forget
19 ride
22 land
25 tell
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