ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP GIỮA HỌC KỲ I

Trường THCS Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, TP Đà Nẵng, 2025 - 2026

PART A: USE OF LANGUAGE

I. PRONUNCIATION: Sounds /u:/, /u /, /i/, /ǝ/, /uǝ/, /ɔɪ/

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

1. A. sugar        B. move       C. woman

2. A. push         B. cool          C. soup

3. A. garden      B. farmer      C. harvest

4. A. pasta        B. cottage     C. orchard

5. A tourist        B. avoid         C. toy

II. STRESS: Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.

1. A. canal        B. balance        C. message 

2. A. connect     B. harvest        C. enjoy 

3. A picturesque      B. parental     C. supportive 

4. A. account    B. upload     C. bully

5. A. tolerant     B. sensitive       C. historical

* VOCABULARY: Review words of units 1,2,3

Vocabulary of the topic: Leisure time, Life in the countryside, Teenagers

* GRAMMAR:

[1] UNIT 1

- Verbs of liking/disliking:

a. S + Verbs of liking/disliking + V-ing: adore, enjoy, fancy, mind, detest...

b. S + Verbs of liking/disliking + V-ing/To-Vinf: love, like/dislike, hate, prefer…

- to be keen on, be fond of, be crazy about, be interested in, be not into, be good/bad at... 

[2] UNIT 2-Comparative form of adverbs:

a. S1 + Verb + Short adverb + ER + than + S2.... fast, early, high, late, soon, hard...

b. S1 + Verb + more/less + long adverb (LY) + than + S2.... happily, slowly, carefully, peacefully.

c. S1 + Verb + irregular adverb + than + S2.... well/good, badly/bad, little, much/many, far...... 

[3] UNIT 3 - Simple sentences and compound sentences:

a. Simple sentences:

S+ V.... / S+V+O.../ S+V+A..../ S+V+C....

Ex: I play football every day.

b. Compound sentences: coordinating conjunctions: And, but, or, so, for, yet

S + V + O, but S + V + O

c. Compound sentences: conjunctive adverbs: However, moreover, therefore, otherwise, nevertheless,

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences

1. Kelly is so keen ______ comedies.

A. at    B. on     C. in      D. with

2. Why are you interested _______ doing DIY projects?

A. at    B. on     C. in      D. with

3. Sue is crazy ________ dancing.

A. on      B. into     C. in      D. about

4. Are you fond ________ Halloween?

A. of       B. off        C. at       D. on

5. I am not _______ doing DIY in my free time.

A. in     B. into      C. onto      D. about

6. The visitors are expected to arrive _______ than the scheduled time.

A. more early      B. earlier       C. earlyer     

7. I think you should speak ______ than you did in the last meeting.

A. clearer      B. more clearly      C. clearlier

8 He plays the guitar _______ now than he did a year ago.

A. better       B. more well      C. weller

9. I'm afraid that I can't let James drive because he drives _______ than I do.

A. more carelessly       B. carelesslier     C. carefuller

10. She performed _________ on the exam than she did last month. 

A. badlier       B. worse      C. more badly

11. We must hurry, _______ the train leaves in ten minutes.

A. but        B. and        C. for

12. I have finished my work; _______, I will go out with you tonight.

A. so      B. therefore       C. and

13. I wanted to buy the shoes, ________ they were too expensive. 

A. but     B. however      C. and

14. You must submit the form today; _______, you won't be allowed to join the trip. 

A. moreover     B. therefore    C. otherwise

15. You can fly to Ho Chi Minh City, _______ you can go there by train.

A. but      B. or     C. and

16. Playing sports improves my muscle strength and helps reduce ______ 

A. stress      B. health       C. balance

17. They need many people to help them ______ rice onto a truck.

A. load       B. harvest     C. plough

18. Children in the countryside often help their parents herd _______ 

A. poultry        B. rice         C. cattle

19. My teacher _______ a video in our forum for students to see.

A. browsed    B. connected      C. uploaded

20. Phong's mother has high ______ for his study.

A. bullying      B. expectations       C. notifications

21. Nam doesn't enjoy _______ the net because he thinks it's not good for his eyes.

A. surfing      B. knitting      C. playing

IV. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. 

1. We often play ___________ games like dragon snakes. (tradition) 

2. Mary likes the __________ atmosphere during her stay in the valley. (peace)

3. The paddy field in the countryside is very _____________ (picture)

4. Visitors come to this village because of its ___________ and cultural values. (historical)

5. This village is full of _____________ sights, such as traditional houses, a lighthouse, etc. (fascinate)

6. Members can improve ____________ skills and teamwork skills too. (practice)

7. We checked all _____________ yesterday. (notify)

8. She's giving her best to study because her parents have high _____________ of her. (expect) 

9. The ___________ are harvesting their crops. (farm)

10. We have ____________ from our exams, peers and parents. (press)

V. Complete each sentence with the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets.

1. They love (go) __________ on a picnic at the weekend.

2. She hates (do) __________ housework on weekends.

3. They enjoy (hike) ____________ in the mountains during the fall.

4. She likes (read) __________ mystery novels before sleeping.

5. My brother doesn't fancy (eat) ________ vegetables.

6. We dislike (wait) ________ in long queues at the supermarket.

PART B: READING

I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the box

Leisure time is simply a free time when we don't have to study or work. In leisure time, some of us might watch TV, go to the cinema or hang (1) ________ with friends. Painting is one of my hobbies and I love to draw in my free time. When I have some free time, I (2) ________ paint different things. I also go to a painting (3) _________. My instructors are two artists, and they encourage me to draw anything I like. Painting helps me develop my (4) _______ and sense of beauty. I think we should have some hobbies in life. We can try gardening, playing (5) _________ instruments, doing DIY, reading books or going cycling.

II. Read the passage and answer the questions.

Many people enjoy living in a big city because they think life is more exciting there. However, I come from a small village and in my view, there are lots of benefits. I prefer village life because it's very quiet, so I always feel calm when I'm here. Another reason is that the air is so fresh and clean. We have more green spaces and bigger gardens, too. In addition, I think the people here are friendlier. I'm interested in wildlife photography, so the countryside is perfect for me. The only thing I don't like here is that the transportation is not good.

1. Where does the writer come from?

__________________________

2. Are there many advantages in the countryside?

__________________________

3. What does he think about the people in his village?

__________________________

4. According to the writer, what is the disadvantage of living in a village?

__________________________

5. What do you think about life in the countryside?

__________________________

PART C: WRITING

I. Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentences.

1. fruit/ cattle. / Children/ herd/ and/ their parents/ sometimes/ pick/help/

__________________________

2. into/ My sister/ cooking/ herself. / because/ burns/ she/ isn't / often/

__________________________

3. Tom/ to/ participate/ in/ a/ chess / club, / for / he / decided/ loves / playing chess.

__________________________

II. Complete the sentences using the given words

1. People / Asian countries/ often / work / long / than / Western countries.

→ ___________________________

2. Mai / always / fancy/ eat/ out / her friends

→ ___________________________

3. I/ interested/ play/ all / kinds / musical instruments.

→ ___________________________

4. My brother / enjoy / drink / coffee / milk.

→ ___________________________

III. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.

1. She talks less than her sister during meetings. (more)

→ ___________________________

2. She solved the puzzle more carefully than her brother. (carelessly)

→ ___________________________

3. Vinh prefers to hang out with friends. (interested)

→ ___________________________

IV. Use the conjunctions provided to connect the sentences.

1. She studied very hard. She didn't pass the exam. (However)

→ ___________________________

2. Mai studied very hard, so she could get high scores on tests. (Therefore)

→ ___________________________

II. Complete these sentences.

1. I fancy ___________________ because ____________

2. Helen is very fond ________________, so she _____________

3. He studies very well at school, but ___________________

4. You should develop social skills; otherwise, _________________

PART D: LISTENING

Teachers let students listen to the language, and topics that they have learnt: Leisure time, Life in the Countryside and Teenagers

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