Bài tập tiếng Anh lớp 8 Unit 8 English Speaking Countries

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A. PHONETICS

I. Circle the word marked A, B, C or D with a different stress pattern from the others.

II. Mark the stress in the underlined words.

1. I can’t speak Japanese but I love this country.

2. My uncle is a famous referee. He is very severe with player.

3. I have just bought a new laptop. It has three-year’s guarantee.

4. There are over twenty applicants for the job but he is the interviewee for this position.

5. All Vietnamese people love peace because they have undergone many aggressive wars.

B. VOCABULARY &GRAMMAR

I. Choose the right word/phrase and then write it under each picture

II. Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.

1. I like going to England to study English because I can practice English with ………. speakers. (non-native)

2. English is an ……… language in this country. (officially)

3. People in the south of my country speak the language with ……… accent. (differ)

4. Last summer holiday, my family went to Da Nang and Hoi An. We had a ………… time there. (wonder)

5. Why has she improved her English a lot? – Ah, she’s just come back from an English ……… country. (speak)

III. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. Singapore is famous for its …………. And green trees.

2. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are ……………. with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.

3. In the United State, there are 50 …………… and six different time zones across the country.

4. I once tried to ………… apple pie when I was in London. It was really delicious.

5. You should go to Canada in summer because it is the most popular time for visitors to ………….. Niagara Falls and see the beautiful sights there.

6. Nowadays you still see the ……….. men wear kilts (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions.

7. The USA has a population of about 304 million, and it’s the third ……… country in the world.

8. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ……….. food at Christmas.

9. New Zealand ………… lovers of nature and fans of dangerous sports.

10. Queenstown in New Zealand has got beautiful ……… and a dry climate, so it’s ideal for outdoor activities.

C. READING

I. Read the following paragraph and complete it which one suitable word in each blank.

I was very excited to know that I was going to Australia for a study tour (1) ……… four months. I didn’t think (2) …………… the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first, I couldn’t communicate (3) ………… them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all because we didn’t have real practice at school. Even (4) …………. my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is pronouncing “I’ and “n”. For (5) …………, I wanted to tell them that “I have lots of homework today,” but I said “I have nots of homework today,” so they misunderstood me. My host mum (6) ……….. me a lot by correcting my bad pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to (7) …………… when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months, my English was (8) …………. Better. Apart from English, I learnt to make my (9) ……….. breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bicycle to school every day. I went swimming and tried sailing. Sometimes I also tried skiing. It was wonderful. But (10) ……….. most valuable thing was that I learnt to be by myself and to be independent.

II. Read the text and answer the questions below

In Canada and the United States, one of the most popular days in the year is Halloween. Halloween is on October 31^st. It’s a day when some people dress up in strange or unusual costumes. For example, they may dress up to look like an animal, a person from a book or movie or a famous person from history. In some places, children go to school in their Halloween costumes. After dark, many young children put on their costumes and visit their neighbours. They knock on the door and shout “Trick or treat!”, then the neighbours give them some candy or chocolate, and the children go on to the next house. Adults also enjoy dressing up for Halloween. There are usually Halloween parties in the evening and usually there is a prize for the best or most unusual costume.

1. What is one of the most popular days in the year in Canada and the United States?

2. Who do some people dress up to look like on Halloween?

3. What do some children in some places in Canada and the United States wear when they go to school on Halloween?

4. What do many young children do in the Halloween’s evening?

5. What are usually there in the Halloween’s evening?

III. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

Ball Games

It’s summer and a stadium in the USA is full (1) ……… 40,000 excited fans. Suddenly everyone stands up and sings the American (2) ………. anthem. The game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox is going to (3) ………… soon. The game? Baseball of course!

Modern baseball (4) ………… in the USA and the sport is an important part of American life. Traditionally people go to a game with all their family. It’s very (5) ………, sociable and noisy, and spectators eat, drink and sing during the game.

The Yankees and the Red Sox are (6) ………… teams. There are also professional baseball leagues in Asia and Latin America. It’s an Olympic sport, too.

In England, a few thousand supporters are sitting in the rain. There aren’t any players on the pitch. They’ll continue the match (7) …………… it stops raining. If it doesn’t stop, neither team will win or lose-it’ll be a draw. What’s the sport? Cricket!

Although England is the (8) ……….. of cricket, the places where cricket is most popular are hot and sunny – Australia, South Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean. A cricket match (9) ………. for a long time – sometimes five days – and each day there are breaks for lunch and tea! However, now there is few, faster version of cricket called Twenty20. There’s pop music and the (10) ………. at the ground is more exciting. Some people think that Twenty20 will replace traditional cricket one day.

IV. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There are four seasons in our country. They are spring, summer, fall and winter. In the spring, the weather is usually warm. In my city, there are a lot of flowers in this season. In the summer, the days are long, and the nights are short. The people often go on vacation in this summer. Fall is a nice season. The weather is often cool. The winter is usually very cold, so we always wear warm clothes in the winter.

1. How many seasons are there in the country?

A. four B. five C. three D. seven

2. What is the weather like in the fall?

A. cold B. hot C. warm D. cool

3. Are the days long in the summer?

A. Yes, they do.

B. No, they don’t.

C. Yes, they are.

D. No, they aren’t.

4. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?

A. There are many flowers in the spring.

B. In the summer, the days are short.

C. In the summer, they often go on vacation.

D. They always wear warm clothes in the winter

D. WRITING

I. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given

Example: every year/ students/ many/ countries/ learn/ English.

Every year students in many countries learn English.

1. USA/ enormous/ country/,/ more/ than/ 2 times/ the size/ of/ European Union/.

2. USA/ is/ land/ of/ extremes/./ It’s/ both/ one/ of/ hottest/ and/ coldest/ places/ world/.

3. about/ half/ of/ Australia’s population/ go/ to/ one/ of/ fantastic/ events/ on Australia Day/.

4. the/ other/ half/ of/ Australia’s population/ celebrate/ Australia Day/ home/ or/ beach/ with/ their/ family/ and/ friend/.

5. they/ have/ barbecues/ and/ they/ watch/ Australian of the Year Award/ television/.

II. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.

1. I have one new American friend. At the first days, I didn’t understand what he asked me but now it’s OK. (found)

2. Have you made any friend from English speaking countries? (acquaintance)

3. Australians use English as their mother tongue so they are native speakers. (because)

4. Can you name the countries that speak English as their official language? (What)

5. New Zealand and Australia both have coasts around their countries. (surrounded)

III. There are ten mistakes in this passage. Can you find and correct them?

IV. Fill in each blank in the following passage with ONE word.

English is the ………………….. (1) language of the Philippines. English-medium education ………………….. (2) in the Philippines in 1901 after the arrival of some 540 US teachers. English was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing. The latest results from a recent survey suggest that about 65% of the ………………….. (3) of the Philippines has the ………………….. (4) to understand spoken and ………………….. (5) English with 48 person stating that they can write standard English. The economy is based on English, and successful workers and managers are fluent ………………….. (6) English. ………………(7), many schools know that their ………………….. (8) must be fluent in English to be successful.

V. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

________________________________________

2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

________________________________________

3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

________________________________________

4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

________________________________________

5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

________________________________________

ĐÁP ÁN

A. PHONETICS

I. Circle the word marked A, B, C or D with a different stress pattern from the others.

1 - D; 2 - B; 3 - C; 4 - D; 5 - B;

II. Mark the stress in the underlined words.

1 - Japa'nese; 2 - refe'ree; 3 - guaran'tee; 4 - interview'ee; 5 - Vietna'mese;

B. VOCABULARY &GRAMMAR

I. Choose the right word/phrase and then write it under each picture

1 - parade; 2 - Canada; 3 - the USA;

4 - monument; 5 - loch; 6 - cattle station;

II. Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.

1 - native; 2 - official; 3 - different; 4 - wonderful; 5 - speaking;

III. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1 - A; 2 - A; 3 - D; 4 - B; 5 - D;

6 - A; 7 - B; 8 - C; 9 - A; 10 - D;

C. READING

I. Read the following paragraph and complete it which one suitable word in each blank.

1 - for; 2 - about; 3 - with; 4 - though; 5 - example;

6 - helped; 7 - myself; 8 - much; 9 - own; 10 - the;

III. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

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

6.C 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.B

IV. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

1 - A; 2 - D; 3 - D; 4 - A;

D. WRITING

I. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given

Example: every year/ students/ many/ countries/ learn/ English.

Every year students in many countries learn English.

1. The USA is an enormous country, more than 2 times the size of European Union.

2. The USA is a land of extremes. It's both one of the hottest and coldest places in the world.

3. About half of Australia's population go to one of the fantastic events on Australia Day.

4. The other half of Australia's population celebrate Australia Day at home or at the beach with their family and friends.

5. They have barbecues and they watch Australian of the Year Award on television.

II. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.

1. I have one new American friend. At the first days, I didn’t understand what he asked me but now it’s OK. (found)

I have one new American friend. At the first days, I found that it is difficult to understand what he he said but now it's OK.

2. Have you made any friend from English speaking countries? (acquaintance)

Have you made any acquaintances from English speaking countries?

3. Australians use English as their mother tongue so they are native speakers. (because)

Because  Australians use English as their mother tongue, they are native speakers.

4. Can you name the countries that speak English as their official language? (What)

What countries that speak English as their official language?

5. New Zealand and Australia both have coasts around their countries. (surrounded)

Both New Zealand and Australia are both surrounded by coasts.

III. There are ten mistakes in this passage. Can you find and correct them?

1 - has show thành has shown

2 - on the day thành of the day

3 - Can chose thành can choose

4 - many healthier thành much healthier

5 - one piece thành one portion

6 - as well like thành as well as

7 - chocolate bar thành chocolate bars

8 - have increased thành has increased

9 - criticize thành instruct

10 - can easy develop thành can easily develop

IV. Fill in each blank in the following passage with ONE word.

English is the …………official……….. (1) language of the Philippines. English-medium education ………began/ started………….. (2) in the Philippines in 1901 after the arrival of some 540 US teachers. English was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing. The latest results from a recent survey suggest that about 65% of the ………population……….. (3) of the Philippines has the …………ability……….. (4) to understand spoken and ………written………….. (5) English with 48 person stating that they can write standard English. The economy is based on English, and successful workers and managers are fluent …………in……….. (6) English. ……Therefore…………(7), many schools know that their …………students……….. (8) must be fluent in English to be successful.

V. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

1. English

2. Because it is an effective medium of international communication.

3. The written English, because it’s not phonetically-based./ it is not systematically phonetic

4. The UK, the USA, and Australia

5. Because China has the largest population in the world.

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