UNIT 3

MY FRIEND

Cách thêm ING

- hầu hết các động từ, ta thêm “ING”
Đặc biệt:
1. Động từ kết thúc là “E” ta bỏ “e” thêm “ING” (e câm)
Eg: live>> living, write>> writing
Ngoại trừ: singe>> singeing (cháy xém), dye>> dyeing (nhuộm), age>>ageing (già đi)
2. Động từ kết thúc là một phụ âm (trừ phụ âm: W, X, Y) mà trước là một nguyên âm; ta
nhân đôi phụ âm, rồi thêm ING
NGUYÊN ÂM+ PHỤ ÂM>>>PHỤ ÂM+ PHỤ ÂM+ ING
Eg: run >> running, swim >> swimming
3. Ba động từ kết thúc là IE, bỏ IE, và thêm ING
die>>> dying, lie>> lying, tie>> tying
4. Động từ kết thúc là một phụ âm (trừ phụ âm: W, X, Y) mà trước là một nguyên âm; ta
nhân đôi phụ âm, rồi thêm ING (Đối với động từ hai âm tiết, trọng âm HAI)
Eg: begin (bì gin) ì_in_2 >> beginning
- travel >> travelling/ traveling
- quarrel >> quarrelling/ quarreling
5. Động từ kết thúc là “C” thì ta thêm “K”+ ING
Eg: panic >>> panicking
- traffic >> trafficking

5. Một số động từ không có dạng V-ing.

Những động từ sau đây chỉ dùng ở dạng đơn, không thêm đuôi V-ing.

Chỉ trạng thái: be, cost, fit, mean, suit. VD: We are on holiday.
Nói về sự sử hữu: belong, have VD: Sam has a cat.
Chỉ cảm giác: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, VD: He feels the cold.
touch
Nói về cảm xúc: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, VD: Jane loves pizza.
regret, want, wish.
Nói về nhận thức: believe, know, think (nghĩ VD: I believe you.
về), understand.

Một số tính từ miêu tả người

1. Ngoại hình

tall cao young trẻ

short thấp middle-aged trung tuổi
slim mảnh dẻ bald hói
thin gầy bald-headed đầu hói
fat béo beard có râu
obese bép phì moustache có ria
well-built cường tráng long hair tóc dài
overweight béo short hair tóc ngắn
medium height cao trung bình straight hair tóc thẳng
well-dressed ăn mặc đẹp curly hair tóc xoăn
smart gọn gàng fair-haired tóc sáng màu
scruffy luộm thuộm blond-haired tóc vàng
hoặc blonde-haired
good-looking ưa nhìn brown-haired tóc nâu
attractive hấp dẫn dark-haired tóc sẫm màu
beautiful đẹp ginger-haired tóc nâu sáng
pretty xinh blonde tóc vàng
handsome đẹp trai brunette tóc nâu sẫm
ugly xấu redhead tóc đỏ
old già

1. My grandfather ____________ (buy) some fruits at the supermarket.

2. Hannah ___________ (not study) French in the library. She’s at home with her classmates.
3. _________ (she, run) in the park?
4. My dog ______________ (eat) now.
5. What _____________ (you, wait) for?
6. Their students __________ (not try) hard enough in the competition.
7. All of Jack’s friends _____________ (have) fun at the concert right now.
8. My children _____________ (travel) around Asia now.
9. My little brother _____________ (drink) milk.
10. Listen! Our teacher _____________ (speak).
Khoanh tròn vào câu trả lời đúng
. Jack (wear) _________ suit today.
A. is wearing B. are wearing C. am wearing D. wears
3. The weather (get) _________warm this season.
A. gets B. are getting C. is getting D. are gets
4. My kids (be) _________ downstairs now. They (play) _________ chess.
A. am/ am playing B. is/is playing C. are/are playing D. be/ being
5. Look! The train (come) _________.
are coming B. is coming C. are coming D. is coming
6. Alex always (borrow) _________me cash and never (give) _________ back.
is borrowing/ giving B. are borrowing/ giving C. borrows/ giving D. borrow/ giving
7. While I (do) _________ my homework, my sister (read) _________ newspapers.
A. am doing/ is reading B. are doing/ is reading
C. is doing/ are reading D. am doing/ are reading
8. Why _________ at me like that? What happened?
A. do you look B. have you looked C. did you look D. are you looking
9. I _________in the bathroom right now.
A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am
10. It _________ late. Shall we go home?
A. is getting B. get C. got D. has got
11. “Are you ready, Belle?” _____ “Yes, I _________”
A. am coming B. come C. came D. have came
12. Look! That guy _________to break the door of your house.
A. try B. tried C. is trying D. has tried
BÀI TẬP NÂNG CAO
Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại tiếp diễn hoặc thì hiện tại đơn
1. It often ________________ in Ireland (rain).
2. _____________ there now (rain)?
3. Susan ______________ to her parents every Sunday night (write).
4. Stop at once! You ___________ the flowers every time the ball _________ in the garden (break,
land)
5. Where is Kevin? He __________ tennis with Sue. (play)
6. She normally __________ in Northbridge but she _________ with friends at the moment. (live,
stay)
7. Hurry up, the teacher _______ to begin (wait).
8. I ________ a word Tim says (not believe).
9. The new lawnmower _______ well at the moment (work)
10. What _____________ do for a living? (you, do)
11. As a secretary I ___________ hundreds of letters every week (write).
12. My boss ______________ to change jobs soon (want)
13. Look! She __________ in the non- smoking area (smoke)
14. We ___________ our break now, Mr. Smith (take)
15. The well-known actor ___________ a lot of fan mail (get)
16. Dorothy ____________ to read a good novel in her holidays (love)
17. My brother __________ Italy the very moment I speak (tour)
18. Such bad behaviour __________ me mad (make).
19. He usually _______________ out on Saturday night. (go)
20. She ___________ by train to Liverpool today. (depart)
21. Let’s go out. _______________ (it/not/rain) now.
22. Julia is very good at languages. She _________ (speak) four languages very well.
23. Hurry up! _______________ (everybody/ wait) for you.
24. ____________________ (you/listen) to the radio. “No , you can turn it off”
25. ____ (you/listen) _____to the radio every day? “No, just occasionally”
26. The River Nile _____________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
27. The river _______________ (flow) fast today – much faster than usual.
28. ___________ (we/ usually/grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year ____________ (we/
not/ grow) any.
29. How is your English?
Not bad. I think _______________ (it/ improve) slowly.
30. Can we stop walking soon? __________ (I/start) to feel tired.

PRACTICE 1 FOR UNIT 3

MY FRIEND
PART A: PHONETICS
Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in
each group.
1. A. best B. part C. pie D. pen
2. A. bow B. pie C. back D. baby
3. A. copy B. happy C. beast D. pull
4. A. bed B. job C. pass D. bull
5. A. ban B. pet C. peach D. pier
6. A. bat B. beer C. bye D. prize
7. A. pig B. chubby C. pin D. pole
8. A. better B. Bobby C. birthday D. provole
9. A. pencil B. pocket C. boy D. postcard
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. Why ___________ we go to the movie? - Good idea.
A. do B. don’t C. are D. aren’t
2. My grandfather ___________ fishing in his free time.
A. does B. do C. goes D. go
3. ___________ your friend like hot drinks?
A. Do B. Does C. Is D. Will
4. What ___________ your favourite sport?
A. do B. does C. is D. are
5. They are ___________ aerobics now.
A. play B. playing C. doing D. do
6. Lan and Nam ___________ tennis on the playground.
A. plays B. are playing C. is playing D. play
7. They ___________ fishing in the winter.
A. not go B. don’t go C. doesn’t go D. aren’t going
8. He usually ___________ in the morning.
A. is jogging B. jog C. jogs D. jogging
9. We ___________ the news at the moment.
A. watch B. is watching C. are watching D. watches
10. The weather ___________ fine today. The sun ___________
A. is / is shining B. to be / shining C. are / shines D. am / shine
11. My best friend is kind and ________. He often makes me laugh.
A. funny B. nice C. shy D. boring
12. My brother has _________short _________ hair.
A. a - straight B. ∅ - long C. ∅ - curly D. a – black
13. Next summer I am working as a _________ teacher in a village near Hoa Binh City.
A. good B. nice C. favourite D. volunteer
14. The Summer Camp is for students ________ between 10 and 15.
A. age B. aged C. aging D. ages
15. We are visiting a milk farm to see _________ they ________milk, cheese, and butter.
A. why - do B. ∅ - do C. how - make D. how – do
16. “Is the boy strong or weak?” ___ “_________is weak.”
A. He B. She C. It D. They
17. _________the boxes light or heavy?
A. Am B. Is C. Are D. Be
18. _________ color is your shirt?
A. How B. What C. Where D. When
19. What _________ is your bag? - It's green.
A. size B. color C. date D. money
20. Is she old or _________?
A. tall B. weak C. young D. short
21. “What color are the cups?” ____ “_________ white.”
A. They are B. It is C. Are they D. We are
22. What color _________ the armchairs?
A. am B. is C. are D. does
23. Is her face round _________ oval?
A. and B. but C. or D. so
24. What color are her eyes? – They are _________.
A. thin B. full C. brown D. tall
25. The room _________full of heavy, ugly furniture
A. be B. are C. am D. is
27. He _________a keen ear for dialogue
A. has B. having C. to have D. have
28. I am too tired even _________.
A. think B. to think C. thinking D. thinks
29. He _________a round face with a high forehead.
A. have B. has C. to have D. having
30. He _________a good head of hair
A. have still B. still have C. has still D. still has
II. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it
1. My friends, Hoa have good sense of humor. ………………………
2. My teacher is very humorous or clever. ………………………
3. I have a good memory, if I can remember everything for a long time ………………………
4. My father are tall and fat ………………………
5. My sister have long fingers ………………………
IV. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.
1. John (play) …………………… football at the moment.
2. Look! Mandy and Susan (watch)……… ……………..…a film on TV.
3…………………… Olivia (visit) ……………… her uncle every weekend?
4. Now the sun (shine) …………………………
5. They sometimes (read) ……………………….. poems in the lessons.
6. Listen! …………………..The band (play) …………………….the new guitar?
7. Every morning, my mother (not get) ……………………up at 6 o’clock. She (get) ……………….. up at 5.
8. My father (not smoke) …………………….., but my uncle smokes too much.
9. …………………… she (have)………….………. breakfast at the moment?
10. She (not play) …………..………… the guitar, but she (play) ……………………..………… the piano now.
V. Circle A, B, C, or D for each picture

A. sending letter A. playing chess A. learning

B. writing letter B. playing cards B. talking
C. reading letter C. playing football C. whispering
D. painting the mail box D. playing volleyball D. listening to music

A. singing A. having dinner A. writing

B. dancing B. cooking dinner B. reading
C. jumping C. watching TV C. painting
D. jogging D. preparing for school D. typing
PART C: SPEAKING
Match the questions (A) and the answers (B).
1. Who is this? 1. a. Yes, sure.
2. Who’s she? 2. b. They’re blue.
3. What do you see in the photo? 3. c. We’re taking part in an art workshop.
4. What sort of hair does she have? 4. d. It’s my cousin, Jane
5. Can you pass the pen, please? 5. e. The students from your class are
playing beach volleyball
6. What color of the eyes does Tom have? 6. f. It’s curly.
7. Would you like to have a picnic on 7. g. She has a round face and short black
Sunday? hair.
8. What are you doing tomorrow? 8. h. Sorry, we can’t. We’re visiting our
grandparents.
9. What does your new friend look like? 9. i. This is Minh, my best friend. He is kind
and clever.
10. Does she have a round face? 10. j. Of course not. She has an oval face

PART D: READING
I. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Jack is my best friend. He is a teacher. HE is teaching in a school in London. Every morning, he gets
up at about 7 o’clock, has breakfast and a cup of coffee. Then he leaves for work. The school is far
from his home, so he can’t walk there. He must go by bus. He has lunch at a restaurant nearby. In
the afternoon he works until 5 or 5.30 and then he goes home. He doesn’t work on Saturdays or
Sundays. He goes to the cinema or theatre. He is married and he has a son. He loves his family.
They are very happy.
1. What is Jack’s job?
A. a student B. a teacher C. a writer D. a doctor
2. What does “leaves for” mean?
A. run to B. swim to C. fly to D. go to
3. What’s his favorite drink?
A. milk B. tea C. coffee D. lemonade
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?
A. He doesn’t have lunch at home C. He doesn’t have any son
B. He works in a school D. He goes to work by bus
5. What does he do at the weekend?
A. He teaches his students C. He comes back home
B. He goes to the cinema or theatre D. He watches television
I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below.
Hello. I’m Elsa. I’m from Chicago. This ______ (1) the picture of Alice, my best friend. She lives
_______ (2) Los Angeles. You can see she is really fit. She _________ (3) oval face, brown eyes and
straight nose. She’s very kind and creative. We have been pen pals ________ (4) more than five
years. This summer vacation, she’s going _______ (5) me. We are going to the Ho Chi Minh
mausoleum to visit Uncle Ho. I’m so excited to see her soon.
1. A. is B. are C. be D. being
2. A. at B. on C. in D. to
3. A. has B. makes C. goes D. does
4. A. of B. in C. since D. for
5. A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visits
PART E: WRITING
I. Put in order
1. in/ photos/ summer. / take/ We/ always
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. reads/ often/ comics. / He
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. never/ is/ boy/ That/ happy.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. chocolates. / usually/ I/ eat => ……………………………………………………………………..…………
5. to/ sometimes/ I / jazz. / listen
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. here? / often / Do / come / you => ……………………………………………………………………………………
7. into / usually / go / their / easily / sheep / The / box.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. late / never / school. / for / I / am / => ……………………………………………………………………….
9. they / don’t / Sometimes / want / cooperate. / to
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. always / I / am / nice. => ………………………………………………………………………………………
Complete the sentences using the suggested words and phrases.
1. My friend / Peter / have / short / fair / hair.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. What / sister / hair / like?
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. It / straight / long / black / hair.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. her lips / red.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. My sister / understand / things / quick / and easy.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

PRACTICE 2 FOR UNIT 3

MY FRIEND
glasses helpful long black lazy
funny the mall friends play video game badminton
games
1. Phong’s hair is straight and _____________________.
2. Teenagers would go hang at _____________ after school.
3. Where is your brother? That is the one with _______________ .
4. I like to ________________ with my friends. My mom only lets me play after I finish my
homework.
5. Jack’s mother shouts at him because he is _______________ and he doesn’t clean his room.
6. The doctors are_____________ because they help the patients treat their illnesses.
7. Lily is one of my best _______________ in the secondary school.
8. His grandfather has a _______________ , grey beard.
9. I usually play ______________ with my friends at school. I can hit the shuttlecock really hard.
10. My classmate is very ________________ he loves to tell jokes in class.
II. Match the question in column A with the correct answer in column B
A B
1. Are they having dinner? a. Yes, she is.
 2. Are you making a cup of tea? b. He is cooking pasta
3. Is she making a cup of coffee? c. No, he isn’t.
4. What are you doing? d. I’m going to Korea.
5. Is it raining? e. No, they aren’t.
6. What is he cooking for dinner? f. My brother.
7. Where are you going on holiday? g. No, it isn’t.
8. Are we going into town? h. Yes, we are.
9. Who is going to England? i. I’m looking for a number in the
phone book.
10. Is your father taking a bus to the kinder garten? j. Yes, I am.
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. I like reading "Muc Tim" very much. It's my __________ magazine.
A. nice B. quick C. funny D. favourite
2. Linda has __________hair and big __________eyes.
A. blonde – small B. a black - blue C. blonde - blue D. black – long
3. The chief engineer__________ all the workers of the plant now.
A. is instructing B. are instructing C. instructs D. instruct
4. It’s __________to go home. It’s so late.
A. now B. sure C. time D. like
5. Daisy is very __________to take the rest. She is a very good student.
A. kind B. confident C. friendly D. talkative
6. They__________ the artificial flowers of silk now?
A. Are... makeing B. Are... making C. Is... making D. Is... making
7. Could you turn the television__________? I want to watch the news.
A. on B. off C. down D. up
8. Tom__________ two poems at the moment?
A. are writing B. are writeing C. is writeing D. is writing
9. The school year in Viet Nam starts __________ September 5th.
A. in B. on C. at D. since
10. He__________ his pictures at the moment.
A. isn’t paint B. isn’t painting C. aren’t painting D. don’t painting
11. She __________ English at the moment.
A. study B. is studying C. studies D. studying
12. We__________ the herbs in the garden at present.
A. don’t plant B. doesn’t plant C. isn’t planting D. aren’t planting
13. She is __________ hard for her A levels.
A. having B. playing C. studying D. doing
14. Andrew has just started evening classes. He__________ German.
A. are learning B. is learning C. am learning D. learning
15. Our class is going to ________a picnic at the zoo on Saturday. Would you like to come with us?
A. have B. take C. pass D. go
16. She __________ to be an architect.
A. study B. studies C. studying D. is studying
17. Your father__________ your motorbike at the moment.
A. is repairing B. are repairing C. don’t repair D. doesn’t repair
18. Look! The man__________ the children to the cinema.
A. is takeing B. are taking C. is taking D. are takeing
19. ______ explain this grammar for me, please? ~ Sure.
A. Can you B. Could you please C. Would you like D. Would you mind
20. Would you like to come for dinner tonight? - __________
A. Yes, certainly. B. I’d love to. Thanks. C. Not at all. D. No, thanks.
21. My Mum always asks me to wash my ________ before meals.
A. fingers B. arms C. hands D. face

22. We should brush our ________ after meals and before bedtime every night.
A. tooth B. teeth C. hair D. teeths
23. The part between the head and the body is the ________
A. neck B. shoulders C. hip D. chip
24. Everyone has 10 ________and 10 ________
A. hands – feet B. arms – legs C. fingers – toes D. finger – toe
25. There are two lights ________the ceiling.
A. in B. at C. on D. between
26. There ________four chairs and a table ________the middle of the room.
A. are – in B. are – at C. is – on D. is – in
27. They are moving ________ a new apartment ________the city centre soon.
A. at – at B. from – in C. to – in D. to – from
28. There are some dirty dishes ________the floor.
A. on B. with C. in D. for
29 My bedroom is ________the bathroom.
A. under B. in C. on D. next to
30. Mary has ________hair and big ________eyes.
A. blonde, small B. a black, blue C. blonde, blue D. black, long
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
1. Alexander ___________ for his exam at the moment. (study)
2. She ______________ goft tomorrow. (not play)
3. They _______________ dinner now. (make)
4. The company ______________ dinner now. (have)
5. She _________________ oysters for lunch right now. (eat)
6. David ________________ to Chicago next week. (not fly)
7. I ________________ on a special report today. (work)
8. We _______________ dinner this evening because we’re eating out. (not cook)
9. ________________ to work right now? (Tom drive)
10. They ________________ for the science exam at the moment. (not prepare)
11. When ______________ lunch tomorrow? (you/ have)
12. ________________ party this weekend? (they give)
13. Susan ______________ the decision at 3 o’clock this afternoon. (make)
14. What _______________?! (you do)
15. Which motel ________________ now? (they stay)
PART C: READING
Choose the word or phrase that best fit each of the blank spaces.
My clever little sister
My (1) ______sister is only eight but she is very intelligent. She is one of the (2) ______ students
in the school, but she is also very good (3) ______ sports, which is unusual. What is more, she (4)
______ a talented musician. We are very proud (5) ______her because she came (6) ______in a
music competition. She already plays the violon very (7) ______ and she wants (8) ______a
professional musician. The house is very (9) ______ when she is practicing and it is a bit annoying
when I (10) ______my homework.
1. A. small B. little C. young D. tiny
2. A. good B. better C. best D. well
3. A. at B. of C. in D. by
4. A. is B. has C. was D. had
5. A. about B. in C. of D. with
6. A. last B. first C. next D. finally
7. A. good B. better C. well C. best
8. A. be B. to be C. being D. is
9. A. noise B. noisy C. noisily D. noiseless
10. A. do B. did C. doing D. am doing
Order the words to make sentences.
1. going/ on/ we/ to/ the shopping mall/ Saturday/ are.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. me/ please/ can/ dictionary/ lend/ you/ a?
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. like/ join/ for/ would/ us/ dinner/ you/ tonight/ to?
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. at/ I/ spending/ week/ a/ camp/ am/ a/ summer.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. mother/ black/ hair/ straight/ has/ my/ long.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. friendly/ because/ don’t/ I/ Joana/ she/ like/ isn’t.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..