Worksheet for sts-E.9 U.3 - Language focus

Phu Do secondary school
Name: ……………………….. Class: 9……
Worksheet for students
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 5: Language focus (P.28-31)
Exercise 1 : List the prepositions of time you have known:




Exercise 2: Do the matching:

A
B

1. until / till
a. 10 am and 2pm.

2. at
b. Tuesday upto Sunday / morning till night.

3. in
c. dinner / 8 am

4. for
d. Monday / Friday morning / May 1st.

5. from
e. tomorrow / 9 am / Wednesday.

6. between
f. the morning / July / the winter.

7. on
g. 7 a m / night.

8. after / before
h. half an hour / a long time.


1+ .....; 2+ .....; 3+ .....; 4+ .....; 5+.....; 6+ ....., 7+ .....; 8+ ......
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with on, at, in, for.

Goodbye! See you ……. Monday.
The bus collected us ……. 5 o’clock early …… the morning.
We usually go to our home village at least once …… the summer.
We walked …… half an hour to reach the waterfall.
They planned to have the trip ….. June.
She loves to watch the stars ….. night.
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences. Use the prepositions in the box:




Mr. Thanh leaves Hanoi at 2 pm.
He arrives in Singapore …… Monday evening.
On Tuesday morning, there is a meeting …… 11 am and 1 pm.
On Wednesday, Mr. Thanh has appointments ….. 10 pm.
He returns to the hotel …… 10 pm.
He will be in Singapore from Monday …… Thursday.
Exercise 5: What do these people wish? Write the sentences:
Ba / can / have / new bicycle.
………………………………………………………………………
Hoa / can visit / parents .
………………………………………………………………………
I / pass / exam.
……………………………………………………………………...
We / wish / not rain.
……………………………………………………………………...
He / can fly.
……………………………………………………………………...
They / stay / Hue.
………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 6: Match the half- sentences:

A
B

1. Hoa worked hard, …..
a. so I turned on the air conditioner.

2. It was hot, …..
b. so she didn’t have time for breakfast.

3. Nga is sick today, …..
c. so Mrs. Robinson took it back to the shop.

4. Na woke up late, …..
d. so she won’t go to school.

5. The new camera didn’t work, …..
e. so she passed her exam.


Exercise 7: Choose the best answers to complete the sentences:

1. Lan was out when we came, ____ we left a message.
A. so B. because C. and
2. The hotel was so crowded ____ they couldn’t sleep.
A. and B. so C. that
3. Liz went to bed early ____ she was tired after the trip.
A. but B. because C. so
4. They had to wait at Ben Duc ____ a long time.
A. since B. for C. during
5. Ba took a lot of photos ____ the visit to Huong Pagoda.
A. at B. during C. in
6. Jack has gone away. He will be away ____ next Friday.
A. on B. until C. for
7. Huy wishes he ____ old enough to ride a motorbike.
A. is B. was C. were
8. I wish I ____ go with you to the countryside next week.
A. could B. will C. can
9. Thanh wishes she ____ lots of money to help street children.
A. had B. will have C. has

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