Language focus – Unit 4 trang 26 SBT Anh lớp 10: Compare what Carol said five years ago and what she says today.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Exercise 1. Choose the word with the italicised letter(s) pronounced differently from those of the others.

Chọn từ có phần in nghiêng phát âm khác với các từ còn lại

1. D      2. D      3. A      4. C       5. C

Exercise 2. Choose the option (A or B) that best completes each sentence.

Chọn câu trả lời đúng để hoàn thành các câu sau 

1. The article can be used to__________ discussion among students.

A. stimulate                                                          B. exhibit

2. The spelling of the word can show its____________________ .

A. opposition                                                       B. origin

3. The museum has special facilities for____________________ people.

A. time-consuming                                               B. disabled

4. He expressed his ________________ at the news of her death.

A. sorrow                                                        B. origin

5. He dealt with the problem in a highly_________________ way.

A. disabled                                                     B. professional

6. Delegates expressed strong_________________ to the plan.

A. opposition                                                  B. sorrow

7. Correcting the writing tasks of the students is always__________

A. professional                                               B. time-consuming

8. He decided to   his paintings in a small gallery.

A. exhibit                                                        B. stimulate

1. A        2. B         3. B        4. A

5. B        6. A         7. B        8. A

Exercise 3. Choose the option (A, B or C) that best completes each sentence.

Chọn câu trả lời đúng để hoàn thành các câu sau

1. It is said that we should never speak ill of__________ .

A. the dead                    B. the unemployed                      C. the rich

2. Buildings should be specially designed so they can be used by__________

A. the poor                     B. the disabled                           C. the unemployed

3. It is only fair that_________ should pay higher taxes than__________ _.

A. the blind – the rich       B. the rich – the poor                  C. the poor – the disabled

4. In St John’s Park there is a special garden for__________ with strongly scented

flowers.

A. the blind                     B. the unemployed                     C. the poor

5. Life is bound to be difficult for___________ .

A. the rich                       B. the dead                               C. the unemployed

1. A       2. B       3. B       4. A       5. C

Exercise 4. Compare what Carol said five years ago and what she says today.

So sánh những gì Carol nói 5 năm trước đây và những gì cô ấy nói bây giờ

Now write sentences about how CaroI has changed. Use used to / didn’t use to / never used to in the first part of your sentences. The first sentence has been done for you as an example.

Bây giờ viết câu về việc Carol thay đổi như thế nào. Sử dụng used to / didn’t use to / never used to ở vế trước của câu. Câu đầu tiên đã được làm mẫu cho bạn

Example: She used to travel a lot but she doesn’t go away much these days.

She used to play the piano but she hasn’t played (the piano) for years.

She used to be very lazy but she works very hard these days.

She didn’t use to like cheese but she eats lots of cheese now.

She used to have a dog but it died two years ago.

She used to be a hotel receptionist but she works in a bookshop now.

She used to have lots of friends but she doesn’t know many people these days.

She never used to read newspapers but she reads a newspaper every day now.

She didn’t use to drink tea but she likes it now.

She used to go to a lot of parties but she hasn’t been to a party for ages.

Exercise 5. Match the sentence pairs and join them with “which”.

Nối các cặp câu bằng từ “which”

1. e          2. f          3. h         4. c

5. b          6. g         7. d         8. a

1. My phone is out of order, which is a real nuisance.

2. Rachel’s mother paid for the meal, which was very kind of her.

3. My brother is disabled, which means he can’t get about very easily.

4. You left the keys in the car, which was rather careless of you.

5. Vicky didn’t get the job, which made her very depressed.

6. The police blocked off the road, which caused a traffic jam.

7. The woman prayed aloud all night, which kept us awake.

8. She said that the men were thieves, which turned out to be true.