ENGLISH 8 UNIT 12 EXERCISES

Unit 12: AVACATION ABROAD
Language Focus:
Past progressive
Past progressive with when and while.
Progressive tenses with always
Vocabulary:
abroad (adv): ở nước ngoài
ticket (n): vé
include (v): bao gồm, gồm có, kẻ cả
=> consist of (v):
come over (v): đến, ghé thăm
pick up (v): đến đón, rước (ai)
bother (v): bận tâm, làm phiền
sightseeing (n): đi ngắm cảnh, tham quan
humid (a): ẩm ướt
volcano (n): núi lửa
lava (n): dung nham, nham thạch
pour (v): đổ ra
overhead (adv): phía trên đầu
go on = continue (v): tiếp tục
wharf (n): cầu tàu, cầu cảng
prison (n): nhà tù
=> prisoner (n): tù nhân
carve (v): chạm khắc
situate (v): đặt ở vị trí
valley (n): thung lũng
itinerary (n): lộ trình
brochure (n): tờ rơi, tập sách mỏng quảng cáo
wind (n): gió
=> windy (a): có gió
cloud (n): mây
=> cloudy (a): có mây
rain (v,n): mưa
=> rainy (a): có mưa
sun (n): mặt trời
=> sunny (a): có nắng
snow (n): tuyết
=> snowy (a): có tuyết









Name: …………………………………………………………. Date: 16/3/2009 Class: 8A1
Notes:
call from 3. consist of 5. pick up
That’s very kind of you. 4. come over 6. go on
7. carve into 8. include in 9. on a tour
Exercises:
Put the verbs into correct form: Past progressive or past simple.
My mother ______________ for me when I ______________ home.(wait / come)
The door bell ____________ while Tom _____________ television.(ring / watch)
It suddenly _________ to rain while Laura ___________ in the garden.(begin/sit)
Duyen _________________ dinner when Tan ________________. (have / arrive)
Thanh ___________ to music while her sister ____________ a book.(listen/ read)
He ______________ bad fall while he _______________ his roof. (have / repair)
I ______________ a shower when the electricity ______________ out.(take / go)
When Mr. Tuan ______________ for his passport, he ______________ this old photograph. (look / find)
Nhan ______________ TV when the phone ______________. (watch / ring)
What ______________ you ______________ between 7 and 8 last night? (do)
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D:
When we were in Italy, we spent a few days ______________ Venice. A. at B. on C. in D. for
They are good friends. They ______________ each other for a long time. A. know B. have known C. knew D. were knowing
How about ______________ to Dong Xuan Market? A. go B. going C. to go D. went
Can you tell me where ______________? A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she
I was reading ______________ my sister was playing with her dolls. A. while B. when C. at time D. what
At nine o’clock yesterday we ______________ on the beach. A. are lying B. have lain C. were laying D. lay
The baby ______________ his food on the floor and making his mother angry. A. always throws B. is always throwing C. always threw D. has thrown
______________ is a building or room where people can go to look at paintings A