English 8

PERIOD : REVISION OF UNITS 7,8

Welcome to our class
Activity 1: There are different types of pollution.
Write each type under a picture:
a. radioactive
pollution
b. noise
pollution
c. visual
pollution
d. thermal
pollution
e. water
pollution
f. land/ soil
pollution
g. light
pollution
h. air
pollution
Activity 2: Complete the sentences with the types of pollution.
When ……………............. happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans changes.
2. ……………………. occurs when the atmosphere contains gases, dust, or fumes in harmful amounts.
3. When radiation goes into the land, air or water, it is called ………………………
4. Too much use of electric lights in cities may cause …………..
5. ………………….. is the contamination of lakes, rivers, oceans, or groundwater, usually by human activities.
6. ………………………… happens when human activities destroy the Earth’s surface.
7. …………..…… occurs because there are too many loud sounds in the environment.
8. The sight of too many telephone poles, advertising billboards, overhead power lines, or shop signs may case ……………………
thermal pollution

Air pollution

radioactive pollution

light pollution

Water pollution

Land / Soil pollution

Noise pollution

visual pollution

1................................
2..........................................
3..................................
4.......................................
5.........................................
6..................................
* Put the names of the countries under their flags
The USA
The United Kingdom
Singapore
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
native speaker the USA official language summer camp English speaking countries accents
1. Last year I had a wonderfull time at a ............................. in Britain
2. The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are all ................................................
3. Australians are............................... of English because they use it as their mother tongue.
4. ................. is in the mid-north of America.
5. Usually, poeple from different parts of a country speak their language with different...................
6. English is an............................... in countries like India, Malaysia, and Singapore.
summer camp
English speaking countries
native speakers
The USA
accents
official language
2. Complete the sentences with the words from the table in 1. You do not need to use all the words. The first letter of each word has been provided.
1. The p____________ chemical waste is dumped into the river
2. Do you know what p__________ cause air pollution ?
3. The d _________ fish are floating in the water.
4. Don’t drink that water. It’s c____________ .
5. The acid rain has caused d____________ to the trees in the area.
6. If we p ____________ the air, more peple will have breathing problems.
oisonous
ollutants
ead
ontaminated
amage
ollute
II. PRONUNCIATION
- Adding the suffix –ic changes the stress of a word. Stress the syllable immediately before the suffix.
Example: atom  atomic
-Adding the suffix –al to a word does not change its stress.
Example: music  musical
Note: If a word can take both suffixes: one ending in -ic and other ending in –al, both words have the stress on the same syllable.
Example: economy  economic  economical
Stress in words ending in –ic and -al
1. since/ because + clause: bởi vì
- Since the water is polluted, the fish are dead.
- Because the water is polluted, the fish are dead.
2. due to/ because of st : bởi vì
- The fish are dead because of the polluted water .
- The fish are dead due to the polluted water .
Grammar Unit 7 . CAUSE :nguyên nhân
- The water is polluted, so the fish are dead.
1. so + clause
EFFECT : kết quả
2. to cause sth / to lead to st / to result in sth
- The polluted water causes/ results in the death of the fish
3. to make sb / sth do sth
- The polluted water makes the fish die .
CAUSE
Here are some words and phrases you can use to signal the cause of a problem:
Because / since + clause
Example:
Because / Since the water is polluted, the fish are dead.
due to / because of + sth
Example:
The fish are dead due to / because of the polluted water
EFFECT
Here are some words and phrases you can use to signal the effect of a problem:
so + clause
Example:
The water is polluted, so the fish are dead.
to cause sth / to lead to sth / to result in sth
Example:
The polluted water causes / results in the death of the fish .
1. Because Hoa was rich, she could buy that house.
=> Because of __________________________________.
2. Because the rain was so heavy, I couldn`t go to school.
=> Because of __________________________________.
3. His Dad asked him to go stay at home because he was sick.
Because of _________________________________
4. Because there was an accident, I was late.
=> Because of ___________________________________.
5. Because I studied hard, I passed the exam.
=> Because of ____________________________________.
Hoa’s richness, she could buy that house.
the heavy rain, I couldn`t go to school.
his sickness, his Dad asked him to go stay at home

an accident, I was late.
studying hard , I passed the exam.
recycle
will help
will not/won’t dump
fines
travel
will be
will save
don’t waste
use
will have
Students will be more aware of protecting the environment if teachers teach environmental issues at school.
When light pollution happens, animals will change their behavior patterns.
The levels of radioactive pollution will decrease , if we switch from nuclear power to renewable energy sources.
If the water temperature will increase, some aquatic creatures will be unable to reproduce.
People will get more diseases if the water is contaminated.
were/would…. do
exercised/ would be
had/ would build
tidied/ wouldn’t be
was-were/ would grow
Unit 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES (A closer look 2)
REMEMBER!
We use the present simple with a future
meaning when we talk about schedules,
programmes, etc. (for example, public
transport, cinemas, television, schools …)

Example:

1. The train to Bristol leaves at 11.15 from
platform four.
2. Our school year starts next week, on
September 5th.
takes place
starts
finishes
holds
hosts
lasts
Unit 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES (A closer look 2)
4. Use the verbs in the box in their correct forms to complete the sentences describing other activities in 3a
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer.
1. You try ________ information about a custom or tradition.
A. finds B. find C. finding
2. ____________ happens when human activities destroy the Earth’s surface.
Noise pollution B. Air pollution C. Land pollution
3. What is the factory dumping ____________ the lake ?
A. into B. to C. of
4. If Lan wasn’t ill, She ____________ our planting activity.
A. will join B. joined C. would join
5. The ____________ chemical waste is dumped into the river.
A. poisonous B. poison C. to poison .
6. In 2010, Ha Noi____________ its 1000th anniversary.
A. celebrated B. celebrate C. celebrating
7. Last year I had a wonderful time at a ____________ in Britain.
A. summer B. accents C. summer camp
8. People cough ____________ they breathe in the fumes from the cars.
Because of B. Because C. so
9. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from that of the others
Cutlery B. accept C. social
10.Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A,B or D) in each sentence that needs correcting
It is easy from play badminton.
A B C





B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
II. Use the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.
1. My mother ____________ home at 9 p.m. tomorrow (stay)
2. Before I came, the whole family ___________ inner around a big dining table. (eat)
3. If our school had a big garden, We__________ a lot of flowers. (plant)
4. The train to Bristol ___________ at 11.15 from platform four. (leave)
plant
will be staying
had eaten
leaves
READING
In Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam. To (1) ……………..Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty (2)……..……….foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; (3)…….….., this cake needs a lot of preparation . This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet. Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Because ausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers.However, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be (4)………..immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home
I.Fill in the gaps with the words provided.

served
Therefore
Traditional
Celebrate
world
READING
II. Read the paragraph
 
1. True / False
2. Answer the questions.

 Practice at home
 
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Review all the vocabularies and structures in unit 7,8 .
Be ready for revision units 9,10.
E. AT HOME