PROGRESS REVIEW 1 | Tiếng Anh 9 (Friends Plus) | UNIT 2: LIFESTYLES - Lớp 9 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

I am happy with this.

I could do this better.

I can do this very well.

VOCABULARY Memories

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. There are two extra verbs.

1 I ................ an old diary yesterday.

2 I ................ the handwriting - it was mine!

3 I'll never ................ plane. the first time I flew in a

4 The diary ................ me of when I was twelve.

5 Now, I'................ to reading all of it.

6 On the front of the diary it says 'This diary ................ Marina'

READING A fact file

2 Match the first half to the correct second half of the sentence.

I can understand factual information in a text.

MY EVALUATION🙁😐🙂😆

LANGUAGE FOCUS Past perfect

3 Complete the sentences with the correct past perfect form of the verbs in the box.

1 I realised that I  ................my history book at home. 

2  ................the shop  ................ you got there? by the time

3 When I ................ the book, I returned it to the library.

4 Nina ................ a computer until her dad bought one.

5 How much ................ they before the exam?

6 I ................ the play before I went to the theatre to see it.

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

Describing objects

4 🔊1.16 Listen to the dialogue. Write true or false.

1 The genre of the dialogue is a radio news programme.................

2 The collection included a lot of very common Action Man toys.................

3 The collector had worked for a film company.................

4 The toys in the collection were unused.................

5 Some empty boxes in the collection were valuable, too.................

6 Some rare Action Man clothes sold for £5,480.................

LANGUAGE FOCUS Past narrative tenses

5 Choose the correct options.

1 Ake Viking was in the middle of some work. He was building/built /'d built a boat.

2 He was lonely. So he 'd written / was writing/wrote a letter and put it in a bottle.

3 One day, a fisherman was finding/found/had found the bottle while he 'd looked /looked / was looking through his nets.

4 The message was / was being/ had been in the bottle for a long time when the fisherman had opened / was opening/opened it.

5 Later Ake married / had married / was marrying Paolina, the fisherman's daughter.

SPEAKING Telling an anecdote

6 Choose the correct words.

Have I ¹................. you about the time I got into trouble at the shops? It was the first day ²................. the summer holidays and I was shopping in town with friends.

We were walking around a fashionable gift shop and looking at some lava lamps ³................. I suddenly knocked one of them over! It fell onto the floor and it was damaged. I remember ⁴.................  that I was in big trouble! ⁵.................  , the shop assistant quickly called the manager. As you can imagine, I felt upset and very afraid. The manager was a bit angry, ⁶................. but for it. he said that I didn't need to pay

And that's ⁷................. All in all, it ⁸................. a great experience, but I learned to be more careful in shops!

WRITING A blog post

7 Complete the text with the words.

Our family trip to Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park

It all started ¹................. 7.30 in the morning when my family got to Phong Nha town. We were all eager to visit some of the fascinating caves there. ²................. , we enjoyed the scenery of Việt Nam on our long journey. From the  town centre, we took a 30-minute boat ride on the Son River to Phong Nha cave.

³................. that we arrived, we were impressed by its rock formations and its underground river. The cave is quite well-lit with high ceilings and large dry areas. ⁴................. we climbed more than 500 steps to reach Tiên Sơn cave on the right. The inside landscape looks attractive and mysterious.

⁵................. I was walking through the stalagmites and stalactites, my brother started making a deep drumming sound by tapping on one of them.

⁶.................we were able to explore both caves in only one trip. The time spent there was evidence of the incredible power of nature.

When we ⁷................. got back, it was 9.00.

VOCABULARY Making decisions

8 Complete the words.

1 I always think t................. before I say 'yes'. I never answer immediately.

2 Lorna makes up her m................. very quickly.

3 It's best to keep your options o.................

4 Pavel waits and puts o... decisions. making

5 Do you ever rush I................. things too fast?

6 I decide things slowly. I always take my t.................

READING An online article

9 Complete the sentences with one of the words in brackets and add the suffixes -ful or -less.

1 He was once a................. doctor. Now he's decided to change his career. (fear, success)

2 Lewis and Abbie travel from place to place. They're sometimes................. for a few days, but they don't mind. (home, taste)

3 Some people in our society throw away useful things-they're really................. (skill, care)

4 Julia hasn't got a traditional job, but she's a very clever and.................  person. (skill, money)

5 If you want to travel the world alone, you need to be brave and.................(play, fear) 

6 They think that spending too long on technology is bad and................. (harm, thank) 

LANGUAGE FOCUS Present perfect

10 Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets and since or for.

1 He ................. (live) an alternative lifestyle ................. six years and he plans to continue.

2 I................. (know) my best friend ................. I was very young.

3 She .................(not listen) ................. the last hour and she still isn't listening!

4 They................. (not have) a home ................. October last year.

5 We................. (buy) any new things ................. six months.

6 It................. (rain)................. two o'clock and I don't think it's going to stop soon.

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

Personal development

11 🔊101.17 Listen to three students talking about the first afternoon of their community work at a primary school. Choose the correct options.

1 Victoria had a positive/negative experience at first, but things changed.

2 Victoria got into / got used to reading stories to the small children.

3 Mark had a very positive / quite negative experience at the school.

4 Mark got to know another helper /got together with a friend and did some sport.

5 Ellie had a mostly positive / really negative experience.

6 Ellie got into / got ready for the painting.

LANGUAGE FOCUS Present perfect vs. past simple. Adverbial clauses and phrases of concession

12 Complete the sentences with the words.

1 I................. business college two weeks ago.

2 We ................. the creative writing course and we're really enjoying it so far.

3 This is a useful lesson. We................. more confident at speaking in front of people.

4 Tanvi .................a member of the school council last year.

5 I still can't remember his house................. I have been there several times.

6 He was very fast ................. terribly overweight.

of being

7 My sister has ................. travelled abroad.

8 They arrived late ................. plenty of time. leaving in

SPEAKING Difficult decisions

13 Complete the dialogue. Then practise with your partner.

Mark 1................., Jack?

Jack I'm choosing a school club for this year. Can you help me?

Mark 2.................OK. 2

Jack Well, Friday is good for me and there's basketball club and film club on that day. I'm interested in both of them.

Mark Hmm.... 3................. 4.................? Maybe in town?

WRITING A report on an opinion survey

14 Choose the correct options.

In our survey about voting ages, we asked people 'Is sixteen old enough to vote in general elections?" Of the 25 people who took part, 59% said 'yes' and 32% said 'no'. These people had strong opinions.

However, 9% of people were ¹.................

Those ²................. commented that it's important for young people to have a voice, whereas those ³................. said that politics doesn't affect young people.

Another comment from the 'yes' side was that teenagers follow the news and know plenty about the world. In contrast, people who said 'no' ⁴................. that teenagers haven't had enough experience of life.

Most people who were undecided did not make comments, although one person said 'Everyone is different.

⁵................. the results ⁶................. that ⁷................. of people think that sixteen is old enough to vote.

Jack Yes, there's a basketball club at the sports centre on Thursdays. 5 6 is that it sometimes finishes late. What do you reckon is best?

Mark Well, the film club sounds like the best option.

Jack Yes, I think you're right. I'll choose that.