2 Complete the biography using the past simple form of the verbs.
(Hoàn thành tiểu sử bằng cách sử dụng hình thức quá khứ đơn giản của động từ.)

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a writer and a university professor. He 1 ……………….. fantasy novels such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892 and 2 ……………… to be eighty-one years old. At the age of three, he 3………….. with his family to England. When the First World War 4 ………………., Tolkien 5 ……………………. a university student. He 6 ………………… the army like many of his friends because he 7 ……………………. to finish his studies first. All his life, Tolkien 8 ……………. reading and studying languages. He managed to turn his hobby into a job. He 9 ……………. on the Oxford English Dictionary and later 10 ………………… English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a writer and a university professor. He 1 was fantasy novels such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892 and 2 lived to be eighty-one years old. At the age of three, he 3 moved with his family to England. When the First World War 4 started, Tolkien 5 was a university student. He 6 didn’t join the army like many of his friends because he 7 wanted to finish his studies first. All his life, Tolkien 8 loved reading and studying languages. He managed to turn his hobby into a job. He 9 wrote on the Oxford English Dictionary and later 10 worked English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford.
Tạm dịch:
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien là một nhà văn và một giáo sư đại học. Ông 1 là tiểu thuyết giả tưởng như The Hobbit và The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien sinh ra ở Nam Phi vào năm 1892 và 2 sống đến 81 tuổi. Năm 3 tuổi, ông cùng gia đình chuyển đến Anh. Khi Thế chiến thứ 4 bắt đầu, Tolkien 5 đang là sinh viên đại học. Ông ấy 6 không nhập ngũ như nhiều bạn bè của mình vì ông ấy 7 muốn hoàn thành việc học của mình trước. Cả đời, Tolkien 8 thích đọc và nghiên cứu ngôn ngữ. Ông quản lý để biến sở thích của mình thành một công việc. Ông 9 viết về Từ điển tiếng Anh Oxford và sau đó 10 làm việc về Ngôn ngữ và Văn học Anh tại Đại học Oxford.

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Bài 1 :
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The Kate festival is celebrated to commemorate the Cham heroes,____ it's also a chance for the local to relax and meet one another.
because
although
so
and
Bài 2 :
Choose the best answer.
There _____ more than 300 steps up the hill to Hung Kinh Temple.
has
have
are
is
Bài 3 :
Choose the best answer.
The last time I went to Scotland was in May, _______ the weather was beautiful.
when
while
nevertheless
however
Bài 4 :
Choose the best answer.
One day, Mai An Tiem ____ a bird eating a red fruit.
see
saw
is seeing
was seeing
Bài 5 :
Choose the best answer.
She ______ to visit her granparents with her parents last week.
goes
gone
went
was going
Bài 6 :
Choose the best answer.
My father __________ tired when I __________ home.
was – got
is – get
was – getted
were – got
Bài 7 :
Choose the best answer.
Alice started _____ very quickly when she ____ footsteps behind her.
to run/hears
to run/heard
running/is hearing
running/hears
Bài 8 :
Choose the best answer.
If I ____ a lot of money, I would share it with you.
have
has
had
having
Bài 9 :
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
Bài 10 :
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
Bài 11 :
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Bài 12 :
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
Bài 13 :
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
Bài 14 :
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
Bài 15 :
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
Bài 16 :
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
Bài 17 :
Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning to the first ones.
Bài 18 :
Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning to the first ones.
Bài 19 :
Rewrite the following sentences using these word cues.
Bài 20 :
Rewrite the following sentences using these word cues.
Bài 21 :
Rewrite the following sentences using these word cues.
Bài 22 :
Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning to the first one.
Bài 23 :
Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its meaning stays the same.
Bài 24 :
1. Complete the table with the infinitive and past simple forms of the verbs in blue in the quiz. Then listen and check.
(Hoàn thành bảng với dạng nguyên mẫu và quá khứ đơn của động từ màu xanh lam trong bài đố. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)
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Infinitive |
Past simple |
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see |
saw
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How GOOD is your MEMORY?
(Trí nhớ của bạn tốt như thế nào?)
1. What was the last film that you saw?
2. When was the last time that you ate in a restaurant?
3. When did you last go to a circus or a zoo?
4. Where and when did you first ride a bike?
5. Who taught you English at primary school?
6. How old were your parents on their last birthdays?
7. What was the last music that you heard?
8. When did you last make something to eat?
9. What mark did you get in your last English exam?
10. At what age did you first have a mobile phone?
11. What did you do on your last birthday?
12. Who spoke to you first at school today?
13. Who did you speak to last before you left home this morning?
14. How many people gave you presents last year? What were they?
15. How many people did you buy presents for last year? What were they?
Bài 25 :
2. Do the quiz. Compare your scores with a partner. Who has got the best memory?
(Giải câu đố. So sánh số điểm của bạn với bạn bè. Ai là người có trí nhớ tốt nhất?)
How GOOD is your MEMORY?
(Trí nhớ của bạn tốt như thế nào?)
1. What was the last film that you saw?
2. When was the last time that you in a restaurant?
3. When did you last go to a circus or a zoo?
4. Where and when did you first ride a bike?
5. Who taught you English at primary school?
6. How old were your parents on their last birthdays?
7. What was the last music that you heard?
8. When did you last make something to eat?
9. What mark did you get in your last English exam?
10. At what age did you first have a mobile phone?
11. What did you do on your last birthday?
12. Who spoke to you first at school today?
13. Who did you speak to last before you left home this morning?
14. How many people gave you presents last year? What were they?
15. How many people did you buy presents for last year? What were they?
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KEY: How many things did you remember? (Bạn nhớ được bao nhiêu thứ?) 0-5: What a terrible memory you've got! Eat well, exercise and get a good night's sleep to improve it. (0-5: Bạn có một trí nhớ tệ kinh khủng! Hãy ăn uống điều độ, tập thể dục và ngủ đủ giấc để cải thiện nó.) 6-10: Not bad, but you could do more to improve your memory. (6-10: Không tệ, nhưng bạn có thể làm nhiều hơn để cải thiện trí nhớ của mình.) 11-15: Well done! You've got an excellent memory. (11-15: Làm tốt lắm! Bạn có một trí nhớ tuyệt vời.) |
Bài 26 :
3. Listen to five short dialogues about some other memories and complete the Key Phrases.
(Nghe năm đoạn hội thoại ngắn về một số kỷ niệm khác và hoàn thành các Cụm từ khóa.)
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KEY PHRASES Talking about the past When did you last 1_____________? At what age did you first 2_____________? When was the last time that you 3_____________? What was the last 4_____________ that you 5_____________? What did you 6_____________last 7_____________? |
Bài 27 :
4. Listen again. Write down the answers to the questions in the Key Phrases.
(Nghe lại lần nữa. Viết xuống câu trả lời cho các câu hỏi trong Cụm từ khóa.)
Bài 28 :
Past simple (Quá khứ đơn)
1. Complete sentences 1-5 with the words in the box. Then answer questions a-c.
(Hoàn thành các câu 1-5 với các từ trong hộp. Sau đó trả lời câu hỏi a-c.)
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bought did didn't started wasn't |
1. I ________ scared, but I was nervous.
2. I ________ some new sport clothes.
3. I ________ see you at the sports centre.
4. What ________ you do last weekend?
5. She ________ to sing professionally when she was only six.
a. Which of the verbs in the box are regular and which are irregular?
b. How do we form the past simple of regular verbs?
c. Which verbs do we use to form questions and negatives?
Bài 29 :
3. Write sentences that are true for you using the past simple and the ideas in 1-6. Add a second sentence for each one giving extra information.
(Viết những câu phù hợp với bạn bằng cách sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn và các ý tưởng từ 1-6. Thêm câu thứ hai cho mỗi câu để cung cấp thêm thông tin.)
Ex: (go) to a football match last year
(đi đến một trận đấu bóng đá năm ngoái)
I went to a football match last year. It was between Hoàng Anh Gia Lai and Hà Nội FC.
(Tôi đã đi xem một trận đấu bóng đá năm ngoái. Nó là giữa Hoàng Anh Gia Lai và CLB Hà Nội.)
1. (watch) a good TV programme last night
((xem) một chương trình truyền hình hay tối qua)
2. (listen) to music yesterday
((nghe) nhạc ngày hôm qua)
3. (meet) friends on Sunday
((gặp) bạn bè vào Chủ nhật)
4. (do) homework yesterday
((làm) bài tập về nhà hôm qua)
5. (play) video games this morning
((chơi) trò chơi điện tử sáng nay)
6. (ride) a bicycle last week
((đi) xe đạp tuần trước)
Bài 30 :
2. Write the Past Simple forms of the verbs.
(Viết dạng Quá khứ đơn của động từ.)
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1. go 2. feel 3. hear |
4. hit 5. sleep 6. strike |
7. shake 8. break 9. drive |