UNIT 8.

SPORTS AND GAMES

Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. captain B. badminton C. active D. baseball
2. A. member B. karate C. medal D. intelligent
3. A. breakfast B. spread C. ready D. stream
4. A. equipment B. tennis C. netball D. wrestling
5. A. basketball B. ticket C. result D. extend
6. A. talked B. watched C. lived D. stopped
7. A. covered B. installed C. described D. decorated
8. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. existed
9. A. carried B. looked C. managed D. opened
10. A. pleased B. smoked C. stopped D. missed
Exercise 2. Find the word which has different stress from the others.
1. A. equipment B. fantastic C. karate D. marathon
2. A. racket B. sporty C. goggles D. career
3. A. jealous B. result C. measure D. pleasure
4. A. football B. fixture C. defeat D. racetrack
5. A. regret B. fishing C. baseball D. gymnast
Exercise 2. Circle the odd one out.
1. A. aerobics B. badminton C. compete D. baseball
2. A. basketball B. fantastic C. chess D. soccer
3. A. competitive B. career C. worker D. fanner
4. A. volleyball B. tournament C. score D. serious
5. A. sporty B. racket C. ball D. gym
6. A. equipment B. fit C. football D. diving
7. A. goggles B. boxing C. sailing D. jump
8. A. last B. karate C. aerobics D. baseball
9. A. exciting B. relevant C. career D. technical
10. A. dramatic B. compete C. run D. shoot
Exercise 1. Complete the table below.
Infinite Past simple Infinite Past simple Infinite Past simple Infinite Past simple
ate speak be flew
draw kept study ride
saw gave wrote could
come swim bring sell
began thought lived get
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets
1. My sister … (cook) dinner last night.
2. I … (walk) to school this morning.
3. Josie … (carry) her mum’s bag for her.
4. We … (tidy) our rooms yesterday.
5. They … (study) hard, but they … (not pass) the exam.
6. Your grandparents … (be) delighted when they saw you last week.
7. We … (not spend) all our money at the shops.
8. You … (buy) a really nice dress for the party.
9. I was relieved when I … (not drop) that beautiful vase.
10. The teacher … (begin) the class at 8.00 a.m. this morning.
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (not be) very happy yesterday.
2. The people in the café (not be) _____________ friendly when I was there yesterday.
3. I (leave) _____________ my school bag at school this morning.
4. It (be) _____________ a great film in 2001.
5. Our teacher (tell) _____________ us to be quiet yesterday.
6. I went to the shop but I (not have) _____________ any money.
7. Susan (not know) _____________ about the exam and she did very badly.
8. I (buy) _____________ a ticket for the football match yesterday.
9. She (not do) _____________ her homework yesterday.
10. (Be) _____________ Tom a doctor two years ago?
Exercise 4. Choose the correct answers.
1. (Were/ Was) __________ the weather nice yesterday?
2. Did you (get up/ got up) __________ late this morning?
3. (Were/ Was) __________ you born in 1997?
4. Did you (have/ had) __________ a pizza for lunch yesterday?
5. Did you (go/ went) __________ to Nha Trang last summer?
6. Ba is a good friend of (me/mine) __________.
7. Was Lan at the movie theater last night? - Yes, she (was/ did) __________.
8. (Were/ Did) __________ the Browns return to Ha Noi by train?
9. We went to Hue (by/ on) __________ plane.
10. Hoa learned how (using/ to use) __________ a sewing machine.
Exercise 5. Complete the following sentences with the past form of:
close, ask, laugh, jump, rescue, start, stop, walk, try, study
1. My father __________ Maths at university.
2. We were very tired, so we __________ walking.
3. I __________ to pick the bag up, but it was very heavy.
4. The firemen __________ the woman from the burning house.
5. The cat __________ up into the tree.
6. After the film, we __________ home.
7. It was very cold so we __________ the window.
8. You are late! The lesson __________ ten minutes ago.
9. The teacher __________ a lot of questions yesterday.
10. The programme was very funny, and we __________ a lot.
Exercise 6. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. Present simple, present continuous or past simple tense?
1. Do you often (do) __________ exercise?
2. My dad (play) __________ football for the town team when he was young.
3. your mum (cook) __________ pasta last night?
4. I (not meet) __________ Susan at the party yesterday.
5. I (go) __________ to the movies twice a week.
6. Bill (play) __________ basketball now.
7. Henry (not send) __________ me an email this morning.
8. I (eat) __________ pizza yesterday.
9. We (be) __________ at home last night.
10. Harry (drink) __________ water at the moment.
Exercise 7. Rewrite the imperatives in positive and negative forms.
POSITIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE
Talk in class. Don’t open the curtain.
Don’t listen to me. Give me your toys.
Please clean the house. Don’t sing a song.
Don’t go to sleep. Make me a sandwich.
Drive on the left. Don’t play computer games.
Exercise 8. Fill in the blank with:
Turn left, Come in, Don't wait, Don't forget, Stop the car!, Help me!, Have, Don't listen, Pass, Don't be late!, open, Come, Catch, Take

1. __________ for me. I’m not coming tonight. 3. __________ a rest. You look tired.
2. __________ an umbrella with you. It’s raining. 4. __________ at the end of the street.
5. __________ I can’t swim! 6. __________ to take your passport.
7. __________ There’s a mouse in the road. 8. __________ to my cocktail party, please.
9. __________ your books at page 15.
10. __________ the salt, please.
11. __________ to that record. It’s terrible.
12. __________ The train leaves at 8 o’clock.
13. __________ and have a glass of lemonade.
14. __________ the first train in the morning.
15. __________ and take the stairs.
Exercise 9. Choose the best answers.
1. I __________ born on the first of May.
A. were B. was C. are D. is
2. The enemy __________ last night.
A. attack B. attacks C. attacked D. did attack
3. Mind __________ about what I just now.
A. said B. say C. did say D. didn’t say
4. Did you ever __________ of such a thing?
A. hear B. hears C. heard D. heart
5. He __________ some eggs to make cakes.
A. buys B. buy C. buied D. bought
6. There __________ any eggs in the packet when I __________ home.
A. was/ come B. were/ come C. was/ came D. weren’t/ came
7. I __________ an English course to improve all the skills.
A. not joined B. joined C. did joined D. join
8. We __________ to our friend last night.
A. spoke B. speak C. speaked D. spoken
9. We __________ and __________ lunch at the cafeteria with them.
A. talked/have B. talked/had C. talk/had D. talked/has
10 __________ now! You’re so close to the finish line. You have my support.
A. Don’t quit B. Doesn’t quit C. Not quit D. Don’t not quit
11. John __________ table tennis yesterday.
A. play B. played C. plaied D. plays
12. __________ Hannah watch the football match last night?
A. Did B. Were C. Do D. Does
13. Jack __________ English very fluently in the last contest.
A. speaked B. spoken C. spoke D. speak
14. Sammy __________ the answer to this question.
A. didn’t knew B. did knew C. didn’t knowed D. didn’t know
15. __________ here right now! I have to talk to you.
A. To come B. Come C. Coming D. Came
16. __________ in this class!
A. Not smoke B. Don’t smoke C. Smoke D. Doesn’t smoke
17. __________ straight ahead and the restaurant is on the left!
A. Go B. Don’t go C. Not go D. Went
18. Don’t __________ late for school!
A. is B. was C. were D. be
19. __________ carefully to avoid accidents!
A. Drives B. Drove C. Drive D. Driving
20. __________ up or you’ll miss the show!
A. Step B. Hurry C. Jump D. Listen
Exercise 10. Find and correct the mistakes
1. My sister finishing university two years ago.
2. My neighbors is bought a new car last week.
3. Did you done the laundry yesterday?
4. Dan didn’t wrote an interesting report yesterday.
5. My father bought an nice cat last month.
6.1 forgot to calling my friend yesterday.
7. Did they meeted their guests at the bus station?
8. They visit Paris three years ago.
9. We spended the whole afternoon in the park.
10. Did she participated in an interesting campaign last Sunday?

Exercise 2. Read the passage below and w rite True (T) or False (F).
Sports and games play an important role in our life. Doing sports regularly helps our bodies be strong and healthy. Chess is an
example of an indoor game. There are a lot of outdoor sports such as football, baseball, volleyball, etc. Some people think playing
sports is funnier than watching them on TV. Every year, there are some sports competitions all over the world. People play them to
win medals for their countries. Last night, there was a small marathon race in New York.
1. Sports and games play an important role in our life. 4. Doing sports regularly doesn’t make US healthy.
2. Chess is an outdoor game. 5. There was a small marathon race in the U.K last night.
3. There are some sports competitions all over the world.
Exercise 3. Read the passage and answer the questions.
This is Peter. He is twenty-four years old. He is a weight-lifter. He is tall and strong. He spends 2 hours practicing weight-lifting
every day. Weight-lifting is a hard and dangerous sport to play. Sometimes, Peter hurts himself while doing the sport. But he never
gives up. He wants to be a champion in the future. All the family members are proud of him. He will take part in a sports
competition next week. Would you want to come along and watch the match?
1. How old is Peter?
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2. What is his job?
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3. How often does he practice weight-lifting?
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4. Are family members proud of him?
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5. What does he want to be in the future?
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Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences using the structure of imperatives.
E.g: Ỵou should go to bed early. -> Go to bed early.
1. You should brush your teeth after meals.
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2. You should not play soccer in the street.
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3. You should wash and iron your own clothes.
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4. You should not eat too much candy.
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5. You should wash your hands before meals.
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6. You must prepare for the party carefully.
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7. You must fasten your seat belt while driving.
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8. You mustn’t tell lies.
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9. You must finish your homework before going to school.
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10. You mustn’t cheat in the exam.
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