Bài luyện tập thêm môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Unit 1: Family life

more practice – Unit 1: family life 
Aim: At the end of the lesson, Sts master vocabularies related to the topic family life, pronounce words with clusters : /tr/, /kr/ and /br/ and the uses of the present simple + the present continuous tense. 
A. Phonetics
I. Write the words in the box into the correct column
Trash
True
Create
Breath
Brother
Traffic
Broad- minded
Tree
Crowded
Credit
Brown
Browse
Cricket
Cream
Train
Bridge
Trousers
Brick
Truck
Try
/tr/
/kr/
/br/
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 
a. breadwinner 	b. responsible 	 c. homemaker 	d. garbage 
a. finance 	b. laundry	 c. heavy 	d. solution
a. consist	b. divorce	 c. relationship	d. partner
B. Vocabulary and Grammar
I. Complete the sentences with a verb in the box in the correct form.
 do make x3 empty take lay tidy wash x2
1. Why didn't you .. your bed this morning?
2. I can't come out now. I'm . the cleaning.
3. Could you .the dishwasher and put the things away, please?
4. It's not fair. I ..breakfast yesterday. Nam should .it today.
5. Look at this bin! Please .the rubbish out now.
6. Mum I've .my room. Can I go out now?
7. Phong, ..the table. It's nearly dinner time.
8. 	A: Where's Dad? B: He's ..the car. He always .the car on Sunday morning.
II. Fill in each blank with the correct word/ phrase from the box. 
solution shared split relationship do breadwinner divorce
contributed create homemaker impression single- parent consisting
1. The money was equally among the three sisters.
2. The teacher the children (up) into three groups.
3. I've got to  (= wash) my laundry.
4.  is the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs
5. is someone who has a child or children but no husband, wife, or partner who lives with them
6. It's a simple dish to prepare,  mainly of rice and vegetables.
7.  is a person who manages a home and often raises children instead of earning money from a job
8. Her family has  $50,000 the fund.
9. It's important to a good when you meet a new client.
10. rate is on the increase.
Her isn't good with her father, but she's very close to her mother.
When you finish doing the crossword, theis on the back page.
III. Fill each gap with one suitable word with the first letter given.
My father also c to household duties. 
We never complain about doing household c.
She also helps in tcare of the younger brothers or sisters.
Being the brof the family, she works hard to provide for her children.
My brother is always very c of things about me. He often says bad things about my activities. 
She manages the home and raises the children instead of earning money from a job. She’s the hof the family.
He has bread and ice-cream for br before going to work.
According to psychologists, most people do not realize the enormous b that come to a family when husbands and children share the housework.
IV. Fill in each blank with a correct preposition
I’m responsible the household chores finances. 
I’d like to ask him out  a game  tennis. 
My sister often does the washing- and takes  the rubbish in family. 
the moment, my mother is watching her favourite programme on TV. 
They divide the duties in the family. She looks  the children, and her husband works to earn money. 
Children who share the housework their moms and dads do better school.
My husband cares about me and he doesn’t want to put all the housework  me. 
Working together on household chores creates a positive atmosphere for the family and sets a good example the children. 
If mum and dad find a way to work well together, they will not be critical each other. 
How do children benefit sharing housework?
V. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Tim (live) .in Manchester but he (spend) .this month in Wales.
2. A: What . (Josephine/do)?
 B: She (be) .a teacher but she (not teach) at the moment. She (look) .for a job. 
3. A: Can I have that paper or . (you/read) it? 
 B: No, I (not read) .it. I never (read) .that paper. I (prefer) .the Daily News.
4. A: . (This bag/belong) to you?
 B: No, It .but I (know) .Anita (look) .for her bag.
5. I (not smoke) .but my husband (do).He (try) .to stop at the moment but it’s not easy.
6. . (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) .with me at the moment
7. A: . (you/speak) German? 
 B: No, I .but I (want) .to learn. I (look) .for a coursebook. 
C. Reading : Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life. She was only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family alone. Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings. Although she had much responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student. She went on to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in 1953.
While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in Alamo; and they were quite taken with each other. Over the next few years, their love for each other blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school. At the time, Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months.
Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area. To help make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego. In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives. Jean remembered how her mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so she left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother.
Before Jean's father passed away, her mother used to _______.
a. work outside the home 	 b. be a housewife c. support the family alone 	d. work as a secretary
Which is not referred to Jean?
a. She was a responsible girl. b. She never helped her mother with household chores.
c. She often did well at school. d. She went to high school.
Jean's husband was a _______.a. teacher 	b. dancer 	c. soldier 	d. servant
Jean _______.
a. served in the military 	b. lived in Korea for fifteen months
c. had a daughter 	d. got married when she was a student
Which is not true about Jean? a. She disliked staying at home and taking care of her child.
b. She worked outside the home before she had a child.
c. She was very happy when she got a baby. d. She quit her job to look after her baby.
more practice – Unit 1: family life 
Aim: At the end of the lesson, Sts master vocabularies related to the topic family life, pronounce words with clusters : /tr/, /kr/ and /br/ and the uses of the present simple + the present continuous tense. 
A. Phonetics
I. Write the words in the box into the correct column
trash
True
Create
Breath
Brother
Traffic
Broad- minded
Tree
Crowded
Credit
Brown
Browse
Cricket
Cream
Train
Bridge
Trousers
Brick
Truck
Try
/tr/
/kr/
/br/
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 
/ˈbredˌwɪn.ər/ rɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl /ˈhəʊmˌmeɪ.kər/ /ˈɡɑː.bɪdʒ/
/ ˈfaɪ.nổns/ /ˈlɔːn.dri/ /ˈhev.i/ /səˈluː.ʃən/ 
3. /kənˈsɪst 	 	 b. /dɪˈvɔːs/	 c. /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/ 	 d. /ˈpɑːt.nər/ 
B. Vocabulary and Grammar
I. Complete the sentences with a verb in the box in the correct form.
do
empty
lay
make
make
make
take
tidy
wash
wash
1. Why didn't you make.. your bed this morning?
2. I can't come out now. I'm doing. the cleaning.
3. Could you  empty .the dishwasher and put the things away, please?
4. It's not fair. I made..breakfast yesterday. Nam should make.it today.
5. Look at this bin! Please  take .the rubbish out now.
6. Mum I've  tidy .my room. Can I go out now?
7. Phong, lay..the table. It's nearly dinner time.
8. A: Where's Dad? B: He's washing..the car. He always washes.the car on Sunday morning.
II. Fill in each blank with the correct word/ phrase from the box. 
solution shared split relationship do breadwinner divorce
contributed create homemaker impression single- parent consisting
1. The money was shared equally among the three sisters.
2. The teacher split the children (up) into three groups.
3. I've got to do (= wash) my laundry.
4. breadwinner is the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs
5. Single- parent is someone who has a child or children but no husband, wife, or partner who lives with them
6. It's a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly of rice and vegetables.
7. Homemaker is a person who manages a home and often raises children instead of earning money from a job
8. Her family has contributed $50,000 to the fund.
9. It's important to create a good impression when you meet a new client.
10. Divorce rate is on the increase.
Her relationship isn't good with her father, but she's very close to her mother.
When you finish doing the crossword, the solution is on the back page.
III. Fill each gap with one suitable word with the first letter given.
My father also contributes to household duties. 
We never complain about doing household chores.
She also helps in taking care of the younger brothers or sisters.
Being the breadwinner of the family, she works hard to provide for her children.
My brother is always very critical of things about me. He often says bad things about my activities. 
She manages the home and raises the children instead of earning money from a job. She’s the homemaker of the family.
He has bread and ice-cream for breakfast before going to work.
According to psychologists, most people do not realize the enormous benefits that come to a family when husbands and children share the housework.
IV. Fill in each blank with a correct preposition
I’m responsible for the household chores finances. 
I’d like to ask him out for a game of tennis. 
My sister often does the washing-up and takes out the rubbish in family. 
At the moment, my mother is watching her favourite programme on TV. 
They divide the duties in the family. She looks after the children, and her husband works to earn money. 
Children who share the housework with their moms and dads do better at school.
My husband cares about me and he doesn’t want to put all the housework on me. 
Working together on household chores creates a positive atmosphere for the family and sets a good example for the children. 
If mum and dad find a way to work well together, they will not be critical of each other. 
How do children benefit from sharing housework?
V. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Tim (live) lives.in Manchester but he (spend) is spending.this month in Wales.
2. A: What does Jose. do. (Josephine/do)?
 B: She (be) is.a teacher but she (not teach) is not teaching at the moment. She (look) is looking.for a job. 
3. A: Can I have that paper or are you reading. (you/read) it? 
B: No, I (not read) am not reading .it. I never (read) read.that paper. I (prefer) prefer.the Daily News.
4. A: Does this bag belong. (This bag/belong) to you?
B: No, It doesn’t.but I (know) know.Anita (look) is looking.for her bag.
5. I (not smoke) don’t smoke.but my husband does.He (try) is trying.to stop at the moment but it’s not easy.
6. Do you remember. (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) is staying.with me at the moment
7. A: can . you/speak German? 
 B: No, I can’t.but I (want) want.to learn. I (look) am looking.for a coursebook. 
C. Reading : Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life. She was only ten 1 when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family alone. Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings. 2Although she had much responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student. She went on to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in 1953.
While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in Alamo; and they were quite taken with each other. Over the next few years, their love for each other blossomed and 4they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school. At the time, Chuck was serving his 3 country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months.
Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area. To help make ends meet, 5bJean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego. In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their son, 5cChuck, who brought great joy into their lives. Jean remembered how her mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so 5dshe left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother.
Before Jean's father passed away, her mother used to _______.
a. work outside the home 	 b. be a housewife c. support the family alone 	d. work as a secretary
Which is not referred to Jean?
a. She was a responsible girl. b. She never helped her mother with household chores.
c. She often did well at school. d. She went to high school.
Jean's husband was a _______.a. teacher 	b. dancer 	c. soldier 	d. servant
Jean _______.
a. served in the military 	b. lived in Korea for fifteen months
c. had a daughter 	d. got married when she was a student
Which is not true about Jean? a. She disliked staying at home and taking care of her child.
b. She worked outside the home before she had a child.
c. She was very happy when she got a baby. d. She quit her job to look after her baby.