Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9
Week 1
Date: Oct 23
rd
2008
A. CONTENT:
I. Choose the correct word to fill in each of the following sentences:
1/ It was a boring weekend, I _______ anything. (did, don’t do, didn’t do, would do)
2/ Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _______ each other twice a month. (are writing, write, has written,
wrote)
3/ Lan enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere _______. Maryam was praying. (when, during, while, where)
4/ I was very _______ by the efficiency of the staff. (impressed, corresponded, comprised, interested)
5/ I rarely eat ice cream now but I _______ it when I was a child. (eat, used to eat, am eating, has eaten)
6/ Nam wishes he _______ Thanh some money for her rent, but he’s broke himself. (can lend, would lend,
could lend, lend)
7/ Would you like _______ and visit me next summer? (to come, coming, came, come)
8/ We must learn English at school. It’s a(n) _______ subject. (primary, compulsory, national, optional)
II Complete the passage with the suitable words:
It was a fine day (1) when I started out on the last part of my walk around the coast of Britain. The
sun was (2) _______, and a light wing (3) _______ blowing from the south-west. I was pleased that it (4)
_______ raining. I (5) v along the cliff top and then down into the lovely little fishing village of Wellburn, past
a café (6) v people were having morning coffee. Three miles past Wellburn (7) _______ down for five
minutes and (8) _______ a drink. Now it (9) _______ getting warmer, so I (10) _______ off one of my
sweaters. I (11) _______ stop for long because I wanted to reach Seabury by lunch-time. (12) _______ I
finally got there, it (13) _______ just after half past twelve.
III. Make the questions for the answer in column B.
A B
1. ___________________?
- Last vacation I went to see my pen pal Lan.
2. ___________________?
- She lives in Hanoi, Vietnam.

3. ___________________?
- We have been pen pals for over two years.
4. ___________________?
- We did a lot of sightseeing and visited some interesting places in Hanoi.
5. ___________________?
- Yes, of course. I visited Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum twice.
6. ___________________?
- Hanoi is quite old and peaceful. I was really impressed by the beauty of the city.
7. ___________________?
- Yes, I enjoyed the trip very much.
IV. Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Cross the mistake and then correct it.
1. The hotel were very expensive.
2. Malaysia is divided in two regions.
3. I came not to the party last night.
4. We had our dinner when the phone rang.
5. They didn’t used to like each other.
6. I wish I were be a millionaire.
7. In 1989 I left university and started work.
8. English are wide spoken in Malaysia.
V. Write the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in
brackets.
1. There were lights on the spacecraft. (had)
2. I had my old coat on. (wearing)
3. It’s not true that I made a mistake. (didn’t)
4. No one told me about the change of the plan. (know)
5. When I was a child we lived in Briton. (used)
6. My friend was the winner of the competition. (won)
7. Is it a fact that Romans built this wall? (did)
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8. She’s sorry she can’t play the piano. (wishes)

VI. With the cues given, write a letter to your pen pal. You should put them I correct
order first, and then begin to write.
• The trip/ be/ very interesting, and I/ be/ eager/ to tell you about it.
• Walk/ around the lake/ enjoy/ the fresh cool air, we/ feel/ very comfortable.
• The weather/ be/ rather cold/ night, but it/ be/ very coo/ during the day.
• I/ just/ return/ four-day trip/ to Da Lat/ my parents.
• We/ stay/ mini hotel/ Xuan Huong Lake.
• We/ enjoy/ ourselves so much.
• We/ also/ visit/ a lot of famous places/ such/ Prenne Waterfall/ Cam Ly Waterfall/ lake of sights/ Bao
Dai Palaces/ Da Lat Flower Park…
• Write/ me soon
Dear Anne,
___________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
….
B. ANSWER KEYS.
I. 1. didn’t do 3. write 5. used to eat 7. to come
2. write 4. impressed 6. could lend 8. compulsory
II. 2. shining 5. walked/went 8. had 11. didn’t
3. was 6. where 9. was 12. When
4. wasn’t 7. sat 10. took 13. was
III. 1. What did you do last vacation?
2. Where does she live?
3. How long have you been pen pal?
4. What did you do in Hanoi?
5. Did you visit HoChiMinh’s Mausoleum?
6. What’s Hanoi like?
7. Did you enjoy the trip?
IV. 1. were → was 5. used → use
2. in → into 6. were be → was/were

3. came not → didn’t come 7. work → working
4. had → were having 8. wide → widely
V. 1. The spacecraft had lights on it. 5. We used to live in Briton.
2. I was wearing my old coat. 6. My friend won the competition.
3. I didn’t make a mistake. 7. Did the Romans build this wall?
4. I didn’t know about the change of the plan.8. She wishes she could play the piano.
VI. Dear,
I have just returned from the four day trip to Ad Lat with my parents. The trip was very
interesting, and I'm eager to tell you about it.
We stayed in a mini hotel near Xian Hong Lake. Walking around the lake and enjoying the fresh
cool air, we felt very comfortable. We also visited a lot of famous places, such as Prenne
Waterfall, Cam Ly Waterfall, lake of Sighs, Bao Dai Palaces, Da Lat Flower Park, etc. The
weather was cold at night, but it was very cool during the day. We really enjoyed ourselves so
much.
Write to me soon.
With love,
Lan
Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9
Week 2
Date: Oct 30
th
2008
A. CONTENT:
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. took b. school c. food d. choose
2. a. clothed b. impressed c. enjoyed d. worked
3. a. please b. pleasure c. easy d. teacher
4. a. comprise b. divide c. primary d. religion
5. a. what b. who c. where d. when
II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase.

6. Muslims worship in a _______ .
a. temple b. church c. mosque d. pagoda
7. She moved to France, but we still keep in _______ .
a. writing b. touch c. meeting d. contact
8. They visited Ho chi Minh Mausoleum.
a. an impressive tomb b. a large building c. an area for recreation d. a big coffin
9. The unit of _______ used in the USA is dollar.
a. currency b. money c. change d. bank-note
10. A _______ is a person whose job is to decide how to make things or decide their shape or appearance.
a. sailor b. pen pal c. writer d. designer
11. Is military service compulsory in your country?
a. may be chosen or not b. must be done c. not requiring a payment d. give support
12. The choreographer has drawn _______ from Japanese dance.
a. experience b. inspiration c. pattern d. material
13. He used to work on a ship. He was a _______ .
a. poet B. criminal c. designer d. sailor
14. In the 1990s, the sale of jeans ended going _______ .
a. up b. on c. over d. into
15. We have lived in this town _______ 1998.
a. for b. since c. ago d. in
III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
16. The teacher let me _______ home early because I felt ill.
a. go b. going c. went d. to go
17. I _______ jeans when I was a child.
a. don’t wear b. wasn’t wear c. didn’t wear d. hasn’t wear
18. The village is _______ Sheffield. It’s only six miles away.
a. along b. by c. near d. next
19. Here’s my report. _______ it at last.
a. I finish b. I finished c. I’m finished d. I’ve finished
20. Our friends _______ meet us at the airport tonight.

a. are b. are going c. will be to d. go to
21. We can’t go along here because _______ .
a. the road is been repaired b. the road is being repaired
c. the road is repairing d. the road is repaired
22. The house was _______ building.
a. a nice old stone b. a nice stone old c. a stone old nice d. an old nice stone
23. I prefer dogs _______ cats. I hate cats.
a. from b. over c. than d. to
24. When I entered the room, the baby _______ quietly.
a. is sleeping b. was sleeping c. slept d. were sleeping
25. I wish I _______ a car. It would make life so much earlier.
a. have b. would have c. had d. had had
IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
26. All the main streets in the city will be widening.
A B C D
27. Christ has hurt his hand, but It’s OK now.
A B C D
28. When she came, I read her letter.
A B C D
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29. Vicky has only had that camera three days ago.
A B C D
30. Would you mind to open the door?
A B C D
31. Most of their farm work used to do by hand.
A B C D
32. This is the first time she forgot to give me a massage.
A B C D
33. The children enjoyed to watch the performing lions.
A B C D

34. Would you like visiting the museum with us?
A B C D
35. She wishes she is the most beautiful girl in the world.
A B C D
V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
It’s sometimes said that there is (36) _____ new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a well-known (37)_____ during the seventies.
When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking (38) _____ her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (39)
_____ such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (40) _____ trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early
nineties, (41) _____ , Annabelle noticed to her (42) _____ that seventies styles were fashion again. “I was planning to throw all my old
clothes (43) _____” , she said “but my daughter (44) _____ to a party last week, and guess (45) _____ she was wearing – that ‘s right, some
of my old clothes!”
36. a. anything b. thing c. everything d. nothing
37. a. writer b. model c. architect d. author
38. a. at b. up c. on d. after
39. a. was wearing b. used to wear c. has worn d. wears
40. a. flaring b. flare c. flared d. to flare
41. a. therefore b. consequently c. moreover d. however
42. a. amusement b. thinking c. humor d. sense
43. a. out b. in c. away d. aside
44. a. has gone b. went c. was going d. goes
45. a. how b. which c. what d. that
VI. Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answers.
To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “All students hate exams” may be a generalization, but
it is fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known disliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do
well in an exam you simply had to be able to predict the questions which would be asked. This was the case as regards two students in my
class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year exam neither of them got an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs.
The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come
up again, and hadn’t prepared for them.
46. Students need to do well in exams ______________________________
a. in order to do well at school. b. because they need to do well at school.

c. so that to do well at school. d. therefore they have to do well at school.
47. The statement “All students hate exams” is ______________________________
a. extremely b. completely true c. quite true d. very true
48. Which of the following sentences is not true?
a. All of students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair.
b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked.
c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.
d. “All students hate exams” is fairly true generalization.
49. Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam?
a. Because the exam was really difficult.
b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.
c. Because they were dull students.
d. because the questions weren’t in their lessons.
50. The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to ______________________________
a. describe the importance of exam b. discuss how exams effect on students.
c. explain the equality in examinations. D. criticize the exam system.
B. ANSWER KEYS
I. 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. b
II. 6. c 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. d 11. b 12. b 13. d 14. a 15. b
III. 16. a 17. c 18. c 19. d 20. b 21. b 22. a 23. d 24. b 25. c
IV. 26. d 27. a 28. c 29. a 30. c 31. c 32. c 33. c 34. c 35. b
V. 36. d 37. b 38. a 39. b 40. c 41. d 42. a 43. c 44. b 45. c
VI. 46. a 47. c 48. c 49. b 50. d
Lesson Plan for Improving Exellent Students 9
Week 3
Date: Nov 6
th
2008
A. CONTENT:
I. Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks.

1. Van is a(n) _______ student in the USA
a. bright b. foreign c. exchange d. intelligent
2. The weather was bad, _______ we didn’t go on a picnic.
a. however b. but c. because d. so
3. My father _______ a lot but he doesn’t anymore.
a. was traveling b. was used to travel c. used to travel d. has traveled
4. Ann’s birthday is _______ February 14
th
.
a. in b. on c. for d. at
5. This is isn’t my first visit London. _______ here before.
a. I’m b. I’m going to c. I’ve been d. I was
6. There is a river _______ across the village.
a. following b. running c. lying d. reaching
7. They put _______ the blanket and laid _______ food.
a. in/ on b. down/ over c. down/ out d. on/ in
8. It’s very crowded here. I wish _______ .
a. there were a few people. b. there weren’t so many people. c. there
is no one. d. there was somebody here.
II. Complete the letter with the most suitable words.
Dear Khanh,
I am (1)______ a great time here in England. My university term doesn’t start (2)______ the autumn, so I am
taking the opportunity to improve my English. I am staying with some English friends (3)______ own a farm. On
weekdays I catch a bus into Torquay to go to language (4)______ . At weekend I help (5)______ the farm. At the
moment they (6)______ harvesting the corn and they need all the help they can get. It’s quite (7)______ work, but I
like it. I am (8)______ the winter holiday here at the farm. It gets very (9)______ here in the winter, I think.
Write me (10)______ and tell me what (11)______ are doing these days.
Yours truly,
III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
There is one particular (1) feeling (feel) which I find difficult to express. When I am (2)______ (anger) about

something, I say nothing. Once for example, after I had bought a very (3)______ (expense) jacket, I met a friend in
a café who said that the jacket didn’t fit me (4)______ (good). I was very (5)______ (annoy) but I said nothing.
I didn’t feel like continuing our (6)______ (converse). My friend noticed my (7)______ (silent) and asked me
what was wrong. I couldn’t tell him the (8)______ (true). I began to feel rather (9)______ (embarrass) and left
without giving him an (10)______ (explain). Later I felt rather (11)______ (shame) of my behavior.
IV. Read the passage, and then do the tasks below.
The weekend picnic I enjoyed most was a few weeks ago. My class decided to pay a visit to the Botanical
garden.
It was a glorious Sunday. We assembled at the school gate punctually and traveled to the Botancal Garden by
bus. It was a long way to our destination and we sang merrily all the way.
The Botanical Garden is very beautiful place. We made a short tour round the garden and too some pictures of
the whole class. Then we played a lot of games on a spacious piece of grassland. One of the boys brought along
his guitar and we sang our favorite songs. We laughed, talked and danced, too. After a delicious meal with various
kinds of food that we brought, we all took a rest. Some of us slept very soundly because it was so peaceful and
quiet there. In the afternoon, we went on playing some more games. Then we packed up the left-over and started
home at four. We all felt very happy.
* Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false information.
1. The writer has had a picnic recently.
2. He went for a picnic with his family.
3. Everyone assembled on time.
4. it was a long way from his school to the Botanical Garden.