Đề cương ôn tập kiểm tra học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2019-2020 - Trường THCS Lê Hồng Phong

 PHÒNG GD&ĐT THỊ XÃ NINH HÒA CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
 TRƯỜNG THCS LÊ HỒNG PHONG Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc
 ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020
 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
A. GRAMMAR
I/ Tenses:
1. The present simple tense( Thì hiện tại đơn )
 S + is /am /are + O
 S + V1 / V- s /es + O
Adv: always / usually / often / sometimes / everyday / today
2. The present progressive tense( Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn )
 S + is / am / are + V-ing + O 
Adv: now, at the present, at the moment 
3. The future simple tense : 
 S + will + V1 + O
Adv : Tomorrow , next week , next Sunday...........
4. The past simple tense ( Thì quá khứ đơn)
 S + was / were + O
 S + V-ed / V2 + O
Adv : yesterday, last week, last Sunday, ago, in 2007 .....
5 .The present perfect tense ( Thì hiện tại hoàn thành )
 S+ have/ has +p.p (V-ed /V 3 ) +O 
Adv: since, for
6. Near future :Be going to (Tương lai gần )
 S + am/is/are + going + to -V1 + O.
II. Modal verbs 
 S + can/could/ought to/must/ have to/ has to +V1 + O.
III. Comparison:
IV. Adjective & adverb:
V. Prepositions 
VI. Adverb of place: ( trạng từ nơi chốn)
 Here, there, inside, outside, upstairs, downstairs
 • adverb of place = preposition + N 
 ex: I live in Ninh Trung = I live here
VII. Asking for favors and respond:
-Could you help me, please? * Yes, of course/ certainly.
-Could you do me a favor/ I need a favor? * No problem
-Can/ Could you * How I can help you?
 * What can I do for you?
 * Sure./I’m sorry, I can’t/ I’m busy.
-Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.
VIII. Offering assistance & respond:
-May I help you? +Yes, thanks.
-Do you need any help? +Yes, that’s very kind of you.
-Let me help you? + No, thanks. I can manage.
IX. Reported speech
X. Some structures:
 S + be + enough +to + V1  ______________________________________________________________________________
 5. She started school seven years ago. (change into present perfect tense)
  ___________________________________________________________________
 REVISION 1 – English 8
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
1. A. between B. green C. thirteen D. volunteer
2. A. enough B. cough C. night D. laugh
3. A. wanted B. started C. helped D. needed
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. between B. report C. happy D. enough
5. A. enjoy B. uncle C. Sunday D. different
III. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
6. We must be there _____ 7.30 and 8.15.
 A. at B. before C. between D. after
7. Dad stayed at the office _____ he finished the report.
 A. between B. until C. for D. at
8. Vietnamese language is different _____ English language.
 A. as B. like C. from D. with
9. Tom is 16. He isn’t _____ to drive a car.
 A. enough young B. young enough C. enough old D. old enough
10. When my uncle was young, he used _____ fishing on Sundays.
 A. go B. went C. going D. to go
11. Mary likes _____ the piano.
 A. playing B. plays C. played D. play
12. She told me _____ you that present.
 A. giving B. to give C. gave D. given
13. Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet”. In the end, they killed______.
 A. himself B. herself C. themselves D. ourselves
14. Jane is _____ beautiful than her sister.
 A. as B. like C. the most D. more
15. London is _____ capital city in Europe.
 A. large B. larger C. most large D. the largest
IV. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting. 
16. My uncle and aunt lived in this village for over twenty years 
 ABCD
17. You should take a taxi although it’s raining hard. 
 ABCD
18. I’m not very good on repairing things.
 ABCD
19. I prefer the city life than country life.
 ABCD
20. We haven’t seen each other since a long time. 
 ABCD
V. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
 Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I started working for this 
company in 2004. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company is 
producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the road department, but this month I am 
working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I 
normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this new 5. How many do tourists come to Loch Ness?..................................................................................
 REVISION 2 – English 8
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
6. A. although B. sidewalk C. along D. all
7. A. volunteer B. century C. Sunday D. fund
8. A. enroll B. both C. program D. quote 
9. A. group B. loud C. shout D. scout
10. A. school B. else C. secretary D. position
II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
11. Many learners put into the new words the meaning of their_________.
 A. mother tongue B. mother’s tongue C. language D. tongue mother
12. Some people try to learn new words and phrases_________heart.
 A. with B. in C. by. D. from
13. Before the festival started, a fairy appeared and_________changed the poor girl’s rags into 
beautiful clothes.
 A. magical B. magic C. magically D. magician
14. The step mother was very_________to the little poor girl.
 A. sad B. nice C. cruel D. happy
15. She used_________all the chores when she was young.
 A. do B. to do C. doing D. did
16. She told me that you didn’t learn English very_________.
 A. good B. well C. badly D. fast
17. Mr. Jackson told me_________this machine to your office.
 A. bring B. to bring C. bringing D. brought
18. My mother hates_________the dishes after meals
 A. wash B. to wash C. washing D. to washing
19. The prince immediately fell_________love with the kind girl.
 A. to B. in C. into D. from
20. Could you_________me a favor? - How can I help?
 A. make B. give C. do D. take
21. Let’s meet _________the cinema
 A. outside B. out C. outside in D. out side 
22. He often gets his salary_________the fifth of the month. 
 A. in B. since C. at D. on 
23. My mother always_________. She is a good cook. 
 A. makes cooking B. sets the cooking C. does the cooking D. gets to cook 
24. Life in the_________is definitely changing for the better. The living conditions in the country 
are getting better. 
 A. urban B. district C. provinces D. rural 
25. Tim promised_________in learning Spanish.
A. to work better B. to work his best C. to do his well D. to try his best 
III. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
26. I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life.
 A B C D 
27. We are having a birthday party in Saturday night. Would you like to come?
 A B C D 
28. There are a lot of books in the library but you ought buy some more from the bookshop. 
 A B C D 
29. The armchair is in the livingroom, among the television and the sofa.
 A B C D REVISION 3 – English 8
I. Read the passage then choose the best answer for each question.
 Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teacher made children sit still 
for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on 
repeating things until they knew them by hearted. Today, many teachers wonder if it is possible 
to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let 
children learn and discover things for themselves.
1. How is children’s education changing today?
A. quickly B. slowly C. small D. large
2. What did teacher make children do in the past?
A. stand in hours B. memorize everything 
C. repeat their homework D. sit for days
3. Children in the past were made to learn everything.
A. by head B. by hand C. by hair D. by heart
4. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only
A. give children more homework B. make children learn
C. help children learn D. teach children at home
5. Today, the modern learning method is.
A. letting children play computer games B. making children read a lot of books
C. giving children less homework D. letting children discover things for themselves
II/ Read the passage then choose the best answer for each question.
 Last week, my friend and I spent a weekend in the countryside. We visited my uncle’s 
farm. I had been to the farm several times before, but this was the first time for my friend. 
Naturally, it was a great event for him. Finally, the days came. It was a fine morning. We got up 
very early because we want to leave home after breakfast. We made the journey by bus. We 
reached my uncle farm at noon. After lunch we spent many hours walking round the village to 
see the sights and walking through the wood to look for the bird’s nests.
 In the next morning, we had a big breakfast with plenty of farm products. After breakfast, 
my uncle took us to a small lake not far from home. There we finished and had a nice lunch with 
the fish we caught. 
 The weekend was short; however, we enjoyed it very much. The country air was fresh and 
pure. We felt healthy and strong when we came back the city for our school work.
 1. How long did the writer and his friend spend in the country?
 A. a day B. two days C. a few days D. a week
 2. What was the weather like on the day they started the journey?
 A. It was bad B. It was rainy C. It was groomy D. It was good
 3. When did they reach the farm?
 A. at 9 a.m B .at 12 o’clock C. at 4 p.m D. at 8 p.m
 4. What did they do on the first day?
 A. go fishing B. go sightseeing C. go hunting D. go swimming
 1. How did they feel when they come back for their school work?
 A. healthy B. enjoyable C. fresh D. tired 
III/ Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
1. The last time we saw her was on Christmas Day.
We haven’t .
2. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
This is 
3. It started raining an hour ago.
It has..
4. We haven’t visited my grandparents for two months