GRADE 8

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II– ENGLISH 8
I. in order to / so as to
...in order (not) to + V-bare inf : talk about the purpose
...so as (not) to
Ex: He studies English in order/so as to go abroad.
I get up early in order/so as (not) to be late for school.
*Exercise: Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the words given in the brackets
Minh does morning exercises regularly. He wants to be healthy. (so as to)
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You have to wear arm clothes. You won’t catch a cold. (in order to)
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She said nothing. She didn’t want to make him angry. (in order to)
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He hurried up to the station. He didn’t want to miss the train. (so as to)
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She called me last night. She told me her decision ( in order to)
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II -ed / -ing participles (Quákhứphântừ / Hiệntạiphântừ)
-ing participle: (Khicónghĩachủđộng)
Ex: The man walking up the stairs is Mr.Quang.
-ed participle: (Khicónghĩabịđộng)
Ex: The old lamp made in China is five dollars.
*Exercise: Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the present participle or past participle
The house belongs to my uncle. It is built of wood.
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The boy is my neighbour’s son. He is playing in the front yard.
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The man was taken to the hospital. He was injured in the accident.
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The musician is internationally famous. He appeared in the concert last night.
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All the people can speak French and English. They live in this village.
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III. …adjective followed by - an infinitive / a noun clause
( …tínhtừ + độngtừnguyênmẫucó “to” / tínhtừ + mệnhđề “that”…)
Ex:
- We are going to clean the environment. We are ready(We are ready to clean the environment.
- You are interested in protecting environment. He is delighted. ( He is delighted that you are interested in protectingenvironment.
*Exercise: Combine each pair of sentences into one, using “… adj + V-to inf” or “… adj+ that-clause”
The factory is producing more and more pollution. We are afraid.
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They burnt the plastic waste. It’s not good.
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He didn’t pass the driving test. He was very sad.
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You have paid attention to recycling. He is delighted.
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She is very glad. She becomes a member of the group “Friends of the Earth”
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He won the first prize in the environmental protection contest. We were surprised.
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IV. Compound words (từghép)
a) It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire. ( It’s a fire-making contest.
b) It is a festival in which people have their bulls fight against each other. ( It is a bull-fighting festival.
*Exercise: Rewrite sentences, using compound word
1. Japan is the country which exports lots of cars
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2. Her father has just bought a machine which is used to wash dishes.
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3. Our school is going to hold a contest in which students just speak English.
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4. The USA has a big industry that makes cars.
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5. It is a festival in which participants have to make fire.
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V. Reported speech ( Lờinóigiántiếp)
- When the main verb of the sentence is in the past tense, the tense in the reported statement is change
Speaker’s words
Reported statement

Will
shall
can
must
present simple
present continuous
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would
should
could
had to
past simple
past continuous
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- As well as tense changes, other words in directed speech need to be changed when they are reported
Speaker’s words
Reported statement

tomorrow
next week
here
today
tonight
now
this
these
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 the following day/the day after
the following week/ the week after
there
that day
that night
then/at once
that
those
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- Note that these changes generally occur, but they are not automatic. They depend on when and where the statement is reported
- Some verbs do not change (would, could, might, should, ought to)
Ex:
a) ‘I will see you tomorrow’. She said
=> She said she would see me the following day
b) ‘I am very tired now’. He said
=> He said he was very tired then
c) The plumber said to the woman: “You must pay me now”
=>