UNIT 5 STUDY HABITS

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>UNIT 5 STUDY HABITS I. Match the word or phrase in column A to its definition or meaning in column B A 1. habit 2. report card 3. improve 4. proud 5. mother tongue 6. semester 7. pronounce. B a. the language that one first learns to speak as a child. b. to become or make something better. c. one of the two periods of about 18 weeks that the school year is divided into. d. to say the sounds of letters or words. e. feeling or showing pride. f. something that you do often or regularly, often without thinking about it. f. a document written by a teacher giving details of a student’s work in a school.. 1.......... 2............. 3........... 4............. 5.............. 6............ 7.............. II. Choose the right word in brackets to complete each sentence. 1. Our team won the game because we played very ..................(good/ well) 2. I tried the shoes and they fitted me ..................(perfect/ perfectly) 3. He had an accident because he was driving too ..................(fast/ fastly) 4. Tom drove ..................along the narrow road. (careful/ carefully) 5. Do you usually feel ..................before examinations? (nervous/ nervously) 6. Her English is quite ..................(fluent/ fluently) 7. She fell and hurt herself ..................(bad/ badly) 8. You look ..................!Are you all right? (terrible/ terribly) 9. He looked at me ..................when I interrupted him. (angry/ angrily) 10. I always feel ..................when the sun is shining. (happy/ happily) III. Make questions with “How often?” and write the answers, using the cue words. Ex: you/ have math/ three times a week. How often do you have Math? I have Math three times a week. 1. Hoa/ return home/ twice a year. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ 2. they/ take holiday/ four times a year. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ 3. you/ late for school/ never. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ 4. he/ go to work/ five days a week. .................................................................................................................................................

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> ................................................................................................................................................ 5. you/ have good marks/ every day. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ 6. Nga and Hoa/ go to the English club/ every Saturday morning. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ 7. Nam/ absent/ school/ rarely. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ 8. you/ visit your grandparents/ every weekend. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ IV. Give advice with “should” or “shouldn’t”. Ex: I feel sick. (see a doctor) You should see a doctor. 1. Tim’s Spanish pronunciation is so bad. (practice speaking more often) ................................................................................................................................................ 2. I always have difficulty getting up. (go to bed so late) ................................................................................................................................................ 3. Mai’s room isn’t interesting. (put some picture on the walls) ................................................................................................................................................ 4. What a beautiful view! (take a photograph) ................................................................................................................................................ 5. My sister has a bad cold. (go to school) ................................................................................................................................................ 6. Her parents was very kind to us. (write them a letter of thanks) ................................................................................................................................................ 7. Mai is putting on a lot of weight. (eat too much fatty food) ................................................................................................................................................ 8. My first semester report is not good. (study harder next semester) ................................................................................................................................................ V. Put the following commands and requests into reported speech. Ex: The teacher said to Tim, “Come into my office, please.” The teacher asked/ told Tim to come into his/her office. 1. Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise.” ................................................................................................................................................ 2. The traffic policeman said, “Show me your driving license, please.” ................................................................................................................................................ 3. Mrs. Jackson said to Tim, “Could you give me a hand, please.” ................................................................................................................................................ 4. The lifeguard said, “Don’t swim out too far, boys.” ................................................................................................................................................ 5. Nam said to the taxi driver, “Please turn left at the first traffic light.”.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> ................................................................................................................................................ 6. She said her son, “Go straight upstairs and get into bed.” ................................................................................................................................................ 7. The policeman said, “Don’t touch anything in the room.” ................................................................................................................................................ 8. Mary said to John, “Can you carry my suitcase, please? ................................................................................................................................................ VI. Yesterday morning Mr. Robinson was ill. He went to the doctor and the doctor gave him some advice. Report the doctor’s advice. Ex: “You should take a few days off.” The doctor said he should take a few days off. 1. “You should stay in bed for a few days.” ................................................................................................................................................ 2. “You should take these medicines every four hours.” ................................................................................................................................................ 3. “You ought to keep your body warm.” ................................................................................................................................................ 4. “You shouldn’t drink alcohol or smoke.” ................................................................................................................................................ 5. “You ought not to eat fatty food.” ................................................................................................................................................ 6. “You should take a little hot milk before sleeping” ................................................................................................................................................ VII. Put these sentences into directed speech. Ex: I told Tim to hurry up. “Hurry up!” I said to Tim. 1. The teacher asked Susan to go to the blackboard. ................................................................................................................................................ 2. He told me not to leave the door open. ................................................................................................................................................ 3. My mother asked me help her with that heavy box. ................................................................................................................................................ 4. Mrs. Jackson said Tim should improve his Spanish pronunciation. ................................................................................................................................................ 5. They asked their mother not to worry about them. ................................................................................................................................................ 6. Nam’s mother advised he shouldn’t drive too fast. ................................................................................................................................................ 7. The policeman told me to move my car. ................................................................................................................................................ 8. The doctor said I should stay in bed for a few days. ................................................................................................................................................ VIII. Complete the passage, then answer the questions..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> Learning a language is, in some ways, like (1) ...................how to fly or play the piano. There (2) ...................important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do things needs lots (3) ...................practice. It is never enough simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ...................know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ...................to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ...................can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if you only read a book and then try to (7) ...................without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ................... The same is true of (9) ...................the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) ...................first? Questions: 1. Is learning a language completely like learning how to fly or play the piano? ................................................................................................................................................ .............. .................................................................................................................................. 2. What is the similarity between them? ................................................................................................................................................ .............. .................................................................................................................................. 3. According to the author, what will happen if you fly without lots of practice first? ................................................................................................................................................ .............. .................................................................................................................................. 4. What is the meaning of the passage? ................................................................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................................

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