CALT - SA2001 - Language Focus (Nguyễn Thị Minh Huyền)

English language

LANGUAGE FOCUS 11 - UNIT 1

Listen and repeat

/dʒ/

jam

joke

January

dangerous

passenger

village

/tʃ/

children

changeable

cheese

mutual

church

which

Practise reading aloud these sentences

1. Just outside the village, there’s a bridge.

2. Jane always enjoy George’ jokes.

3. Two jeeps went over the edge of the bridge

4. Which picture do you think the child wants to change?

5. Do you like French salad and fish and chips?

Exercise 1. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences, writing the main verb in the present simple and making the other an infinitive with to.

1. who something eat want?

2. letters I write some have.

3. delighted hear I be the news.

4. my shopping some mother do have.

5. always much talk have you too about.

6. lovely see it again you be.

7. out cold it go too be.

8. passed exams know happy I be that you have the.

Exercise 2. Rewrite the sentences, using the words given in brackets.

1. They Slot out of the car. (The police watched)

2. They allowed him to write a letter to his wife. (They let)

3. They talked in the next room. (I heard)

4. The customs officer told him to open the briefcase. (The customs officer made)

5. The cat jumped through the window. (The boy saw)

6. Maybe the company will ask him to pay some extra money. (Do you think the company will make)

7. The animal moved towards me. I felt it. (I felt)

8. She wants to go for a picnic. (Do you think her parents will let)


 

PASSIVE VOICE

Vocabulary - Language Arts

Pilihan Ganda

1. The new policy has been implemented by the company.
A) The company has implemented the new policy.
B) The new policy is implemented by the company.
C) The company is implementing the new policy.
D) The new policy was implemented by the company.
E) The company implements the new policy.

2. The ball was thrown by John.
A) John throws the ball.
B) John threw the ball.
C) John is throwing the ball.
D) John has thrown the ball.
E) John will throw the ball.

3. The play is being performed by the students.
A) The students are performing the play.
B) The students performed the play.
C) The students will perform the play.
D) The students have performed the play.
E) The play was performed by the students.

4. The package was delivered to my doorstep.
A) Someone delivers the package to my doorstep.
B) Someone delivered the package to my doorstep.
C) Someone is delivering the package to my doorstep.
D) Someone will deliver the package to my doorstep.
E) Someone has delivered the package to my doorstep.

5. The new employee is being trained by the manager.
A) The manager trains the new employee.
B) The manager trained the new employee.
C) The manager is training the new employee.
D) The manager will train the new employee.
E) The manager has trained the new employee.

Uraian

1. Ubahlah kalimat berikut menjadi passive voice: "The teacher is explaining the lesson."

2. Ubahlah kalimat berikut menjadi passive voice: "The company has hired a new manager."

3. Ubahlah kalimat berikut menjadi passive voice: "The students are doing their homework."

4. Ubahlah kalimat berikut menjadi passive voice: "The chef is preparing the meal."

5. Ubahlah kalimat berikut menjadi passive voice: "The police officer is investigating the crime."

The Past Simple Revision

English

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with there was or there were in affirmative, negative or question form.

1. ________________ a new student in your class last week? Yes, ________________.

2. ________________ any students in the library at 3 o'clock yesterday.

3. I think ________________ a boy waiting for you yesterday.

4. ________________ any chicken left when I arrived home at lunchtime.

5. ________________ any water in the fridge last night? I don't think so.

6. ________________ any people at the museum?

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with was, were, there was or there were.

1. William Shakespeare ________________ a famous poet and playwright.

2. ________________ some people waiting for you at the door.

3. How many apples ________________ in the cupboard?

4. We ________________ very tired when we finished the PE lesson.

5. Your sister ________________ at the cinema with her friends last Friday.

6. How much milk ________________ in the fridge yesterday?

7. Miguel de Cervantes ________________ born in 1920.

8. The police ________________ investigating a crime in my area.

9. ________________ a lot of people at the concert last night.

10. We ________________ happy with the exam results.

Exercise 3: Give the past form of the following verbs.

1. meet → __________

2. do → __________

3. laugh → __________

4. help → __________

5. cry → __________

6. try → __________

7. speak → __________

8. stand → __________

9. tidy → __________

10. live → __________

11. play → __________

12. enjoy → __________

13. write → __________

14. stay → __________

15. plan → __________

16. study → __________

17. ask → __________

18. drive → __________

19. put → __________

20. sing → __________

21. sit → __________

22. stop → __________

23. agree → __________

24. buy → __________

25. run → __________

26. break → __________

27. build → __________

28. begin → __________

29. bring → __________

30. be → __________

Exercise 4: Change the given sentences into affirmative (+), negative (-), and question (?) form.

1. (+) He wrote a book.

                  (-) ___________________________

                  (?) ___________________________

2. (+) She was my boss.

                  (-) ___________________________

                  (?) ___________________________

3. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) They didn’t build a new house.

                 (?) ___________________________

4. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) I wasn’t at the concert last Sunday.

                 (?) ___________________________

5. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) Did you buy clothes in this clothes shop?

6. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) Were they born in Korea?

7. (+) He swam in the lake.

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) ___________________________

8. (+) We were at the gym last week.

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) ___________________________

9. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) She didn’t go to her office by car.

                 (?) ___________________________

10. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) He wasn’t a good person.

                 (?) ___________________________

Exercise 5: Give the past form of the verb in brackets.

1. I knew Sarah was busy, so I (not disturb) ________________ her.

2. I was very tired, so I (leave) ________________ the party.

3. The bed was very uncomfortable. I (not sleep) __________ very well.

4. The window was open and a bird (fly) ________________ into the room.

5. The hotel wasn’t expensive. It (not cost) ________________ much.

6. I was in a hurry, so I (not have) ________________ time to phone you.

7. It was hard carrying the bags. They (be) ________________ very heavy.

8. Linda (buy) ________________ that car last week.

9. She (do) ________________ doing gymnastics when she was four.

10. Last winter my family (go) ________________ on a skiing holiday in France.

11. My dad (decide) ________________ to travel around the world after university.

12. I (compete) __________ in a skateboarding competition last week.

13. I haven’t got any homework this weekend because I (do) __________ it all last night!

14. There (not be) _______________ any money in my wallet.

15. Jennifer Lawrence (become) ________________ famous after The Hunger Games.

16. Tom Schaar (start) ________________ to skateboard when he was very young.

17. We (win) __________ the school basketball match last year!

18. They (live) __________ in Paris in 2010.

19. Yesterday there (be) __________ a fire in the town centre.

20. There (be not) _______________ any eggs for breakfast this morning.

english

english

Chapter 1: ________________________

One day, young Sherlock Holmes was staying with his aunt and uncle in Scotland. He enjoyed exploring the countryside and solving little mysteries. One evening, he saw a strange light in the distance. It looked like a fire!

Sherlock ran to the scene and found a barn burning. He noticed strange footprints around the barn and some suspicious barrels. The fire brigade arrived and put out the fire, but the barn was destroyed.

Chapter 2: ________________________

The next day, Sherlock discovered that a family who lived nearby had disappeared. They were friends of his aunt and uncle. Sherlock visited their house and found it empty. He noticed that the family had left in a hurry. He found a note saying, "Meet us at the fire storm."

Sherlock was puzzled. What was the "fire storm"? He decided to investigate further.

Chapter 3: ________________________

Sherlock followed clues that led him to a nearby forest. He found a hidden path that led to a cave. Inside the cave, he discovered the missing family! They explained that they had been hiding from dangerous men who wanted to steal their land. The men had started the fire to scare them away.

Sherlock examined the cave and found more barrels like the ones he had seen at the barn. He realized the men were using the barrels to create fires.

Chapter 4: __________________________

Sherlock came up with a plan. He told the family to stay hidden in the cave. Then, he went to the police and explained everything. The police agreed to help.

Sherlock and the police set a trap for the men. They placed empty barrels around another barn and waited. Sure enough, the men came to start another fire. But this time, the police were ready. They caught the men and arrested them.

Chapter 5: __________________________

The family was safe, thanks to Sherlock's clever thinking. The police thanked him for his help, and his aunt and uncle were very proud of him. Sherlock realized that he loved solving mysteries and decided that one day he would become a great detective.

And so, young Sherlock Holmes continued his adventures, always curious, always observant, and always ready to help those in need.

 

By Andrew Lane

 

 

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