Tài liệu bổ trợ bám sát và nâng cao Tiếng Anh 10 (Kết nối tri thức)

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TIẾNG ANH 10- KẾT NỐI TRI THỨC GLOBAL SUCCESS- HAY NHẤT 
UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE 
VOCABULARY 
1. breadwinner /ˈbredwɪnə(r)/ (n)người trụ cột gia đình 
2. chore /tʃɔː(r)/ (n) việc nhà, việc lặt vặt 
3. collaborate /kəˈlỉbəreɪt/ (v) cộng tác 
4. consider /kənˈsɪdər/ (v) xem xét, cân nhắc 
5. contribute /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ (v) đĩng gĩp 
6. divorce/dɪˈvɔːrs/ (v) ly dị 
7. divide/dɪˈvaɪd/ (v) chia, tách 
8. benefit /ˈbenɪfɪt/ (n): lợi ích 
9. breadwinner /ˈbredwɪnə(r)/ (n): người trụ cột đi làm nuơi cả gia đình 
10. chore /tʃɔː(r)/ (n): cơng việc vặt trong nhà, việc nhà 
11. contribute /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ (v): đĩng gĩp 
12. critical /ˈkrɪtɪkl/ (a): hay phê phán, chỉ trích; khĩ tính 
13. enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/ (a): to lớn, khổng lồ 
14. equally shared parenting /ˈiːkwəli - ʃeə(r)d - ˈpeərəntɪŋ/ (np): chia sẻ đều cơng việc nội trợ và chăm sĩc 
con cái 
15. extended family /ɪkˈstendɪd - ˈfỉməli/ (np): gia đình lớn gồm nhiều thế hệ chung sống 
16. (household) finances /ˈhaʊshəʊld - ˈfaɪnỉns / (np): tài chính, tiền nong (của gia đình) 
17. financial burden /faɪˈnỉnʃl - ˈbɜːdn/ (np): gánh nặng về tài chính, tiền bạc 
18. gender convergence / ˈdʒendə(r) - kənˈvɜːdʒəns/(np): các giới tính trở nên cĩ nhiều điểm chung 
19. grocery /ˈɡrəʊsəri/ (n): thực phẩm và tạp hĩa 
20. heavy lifting /ˌhevi ˈlɪftɪŋ/ (np): mang vác nặng 
21. homemaker /ˈhəʊmmeɪkə(r)/ (n): người nội trợ 
22. iron /ˈaɪən/ (v): là/ ủi (quần áo) 
23. laundry /ˈlɔːndri/ (n): quần áo, đồ giặt là/ ủi 
24. lay ( the table for meals) /leɪ/ : dọn cơm 
25. nuclear family /ˌnjuːkliə ˈfỉməli/ (np): gia đình nhỏ chỉ gồm cĩ bố mẹ và con cái chung sống 
26. nurture /ˈnɜːtʃə(r)/ (v): nuơi dưỡng 
27. responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ (n): trách nhiệm 
B. GRAMMAR 
 . P E E P E ( HÌ H Ạ ĐƠ ) 
1. ấu trúc (Form) 
 ffirmative (Khẳng định) egative (Phủ định) nterrogative ( ghi vấn) 
S + V (s/es) + (O). S + do/does + not + V (bare- 
inf) + (O). 
Do/ Does + S + V (bare-inf) + 
(O)? 
She does the housework every She doesn’t do the housework Does she do the housework 
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day. every day. every day? 
2. Cách dùng (Use) 
- Diễn tả thĩi quen hoặc hành động xảy ra thường xuyên ở hiện tại (habits or regular actions) 
 E.g: We visit our grandparents every Sunday. (Chúng tơi thường đến thăm ơng bà vào mỗi ngày chủ nhật.) 
- Diễn tả các tình huống/ sự việc mang tính chất lâu dài, bền vững (permanent situations) 
 E.g: I come from Hanoi City. 
- Diễn tả chân lý/ sự thật hiển nhiên (general truths and facts) 
 E.g: Broken bones in adults don’t heal as fast as they do in children. (Xương bị gãy ở người lớn lâu lành hơn 
ở trẻ em.) 
- Diễn tả lịch trình, thời gian biểu mang ý nghĩa tương lai (timetables: future sense) 
 E.g: The train arrives at 7 o’clock. (Tàu hỏa đến lúc 7 giờ đúng.) 
- Diễn tả tình trạng, cảm xúc, suy nghĩ tại thời điểm hiện tại. Cách dùng này thường được dùng với các động từ 
chỉ tình trạng (stative verbs) như: 
to know: biết to understand : hiểu to suppose: cho rằng to wonder: tự hỏi 
to consider: xem xét to love: yêu to look: trơng như to see: thấy 
to appear: hình như to seem : dường như to think: cho rằng to believe: tin 
to doubt: nghi ngờ to hope: hy vọng to expect: mong đợi to dislike: khơng thích 
to hate: ghét to like: thích to remember: nhớ to forget: quên 
to recognize: nhận ra to worship: thờ cúng To contain: chứa đựng to realize: nhận ra 
to taste: cĩ vị/ nếm to smell: cĩ mùi to sound: nghe cĩ vẻ to be: thì, là, ở 
 E.g: I know the answer to this question. (Tơi biết câu trả lời cho câu hỏi này.) 
- Đưa ra các lời chỉ dẫn/ hướng dẫn (directions/ instructions) 
 E.g: You turn left at the end of the road and then go straight. (Bạn rẽ trái ở cuối đường và sau đĩ đi thẳng.) 
Note: Chúng ta cĩ thể sử dụng do/ does trong thì hiện tại đơn để nhấn mạnh các hành động trong câu. 
 E.g: I do like playing football. (Tơi rất thích chơi bĩng đá.) 
 He does know quite a lot about technology. (Anh ta biết khá nhiều về cơng nghệ.) 
3. rạng từ tần suất và các cụm trạng từ ( dverbs of frequency and adverbial phrases) 
Trong thì hiện tại đơn thường cĩ các trạng từ đi kèm như always, normal, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, 
never, once/ twice a week, most of the time, every day, nowadays, these days, every now and then, etc. 
4. Quy tắc thêm “s/ es” vào sau động từ 
a. Động từ tận cùng bằng o, s, x, z, sh, ch: ta thêm “es”. 
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 E.g: miss – misses watch – watches go - goes 
b. Động từ tận cùng bằng “y” 
+ Nếu trước “y” là một nguyên âm (u, e, o, a, i) thì ta giữ nguyên “y” + “s” 
 E.g: play-plays buy-buys stay-stays 
+ Nếu trước “y” là một phụ âm thì ta đổi “ỵ” thành “i” + “es” 
 E.g: fly-flies cry-cries study-studies 
c. Các trường hợp cịn lại 
Các trường hợp khơng thuộc 2 nhĩm trên thì ta thêm “s” vào sau động từ. 
 E.g: work – works like – likes remember- remembers 
d. Trường hợp đặc biệt: have - has 
5. Quy tắc phát âm đuơi “s/ es” 
Cĩ 3 cách phát âm của động từ cĩ đuơi “s/es”: 
- TH1: Nếu động từ cĩ tận cùng là các âm: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/ thì ta phát âm là /ɪz/ 
Thường cĩ tận cùng là các chữ cái sh, ce, s, z, ge, ch, x  
 E.g: watches /wɒtʃɪz/ washes /wɒʃɪz/ 
- TH2: Nếu động từ cĩ tận cùng bằng các phụ âm vơ thanh: /ð/, /p/, /k/, /f/, /t/ thì phát âm là /s/ 
 E.g: cooks /kʊks/ stops /stɒps/ 
- TH3: Nếu động từ cĩ tận cùng là nguyên âm và các phụ âm hữu thanh cịn lại thì ta phát âm là /z/ 
 E.g: loves /lʌvz/ plays /pleɪz/ 
 ẬP Ậ DỤ Ơ Ả 
I. Put the verbs into the correct form (present simple tense). 
1. Mr. Nam often (teach) .. the dogs new tricks. 
2. We always (throw) .. our litter in the bin. 
3. The referee usually (stop) .. the game after 90 minutes. 
4. The children (hurry) .. to open their gifts. 
5. He (speak) .. English well. 
II. Make questions for the underlined part of the sentence. 
1. Daisy goes to school from Monday to Saturday. 
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2. My father has a cage in the garden. 
.. 
3. The children like dogs because they are nice. 
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.. 
4. Kelly is never late. 
.. 
5. Mike’s new mountain bike costs £100. 
.. 
III. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in the box. 
wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) - 
live(s) - drink(s) 
1. Nick . baseball very well. 
2. I never . coffee. 
3. The swimming pool . at 8.00 in the morning. 
4. It . at 9.00 in the evening. 
5. Bad driving . many accidents. 
6. My parents . in a very small house. 
7. The Olympic Games . place every four years. 
8. They are good students. They always . their homework. 
9. My students . a little French. 
10. I always . early in the morning. 
IV. Fill in the blank with only ONE suitable word. 
Mr. John gets up very early (1) .................... day. He washes his face and takes a quick shower (2) .................... 
the mornings. His best friend, Bobby, also wakes up very early. Mr. John (3) .................... the breakfast for 
both. They both (4) .................... like drinking milk but they love eating meat. Then, Mr. John (5) .................... 
Bobby out to the park. Mr. John (6) .................... a graphic designer. He (7) .................... an office worker. He 
(8) .................... from home. He designs beautiful images for an advertising company. He (9) .................... lunch 
(10) .................... half past twelve. Then he (11) .................... start work immediately. He (12) .................... with 
Bobby instead. After Bobby’s favorite time, he starts work again and (13) .................... in the evening. They 
both (14) .................... meat for dinner and rest in the front of the TV. He always (15) .................... his favorite 
TV show after dinner. He never misses it. They both go to bed late (16) .................... night. 
V. Choose the best answer. 
1. He  trying to pass his driving test but fails every time. 
 A. keeps B. kept C. is keeping D. had kept 
2. He wonders why I never  abroad by plane. 
 A. has travelled B. have been travelling 
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 C. travel D. will have travelled 
3. Kate  her dog for a walk. Her brother  it. 
 A. never takes/ always does B. never doesn’t take/ always does 
 C. never take/ does always D. never don’t take/ always do 
4. (have)  the car keys? - No. 
 A. You do have B. Are you having C. Have you D. Do you have 
5. I suppose as we live in a very rural area, we are lucky that a train service actually  here. 
 A. takes B. works C. functions D. operates 
 . HE P E E E E ( HÌ H Ạ ẾP D Ễ ) 
1. ấu trúc (Form) 
 ffirmative (Khẳng định) egative (Phủ định) nterrogative ( ghi vấn) 
S + is/ am/ are + V-ing + (O). S + is/am/are + not+ V-ing + 
(O). 
Am/ Are/ Is + S + V-ing + (O)? 
Mr. Nam is driving to work. Mr. Nam isn’t driving to work. Is Mr. Nam driving to work? 
 2. Cách dùng (Use) 
- Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra tại thời điểm nĩi hoặc xung quanh thời điểm nĩi (actions 
happening now/around now) 
 E.g: He is writing a letter now. (Bây giờ anh ấy đang viết thư.) 
- Diễn tả hành động/ tình huống mang tính chất tạm thời (temporary situations) 
 E.g: I’m studying for my exam this week. (Tơi đang học ơn cho kỳ thi tuần này.) 
- Diễn tả sự thay đổi của sự vật, sự việc; thường dùng với động từ get/ become (changing situations) 
 E.g: It’s getting darker. (Trời đang trở nên tối hơn.) 
- Diễn tả sự việc đã được sắp xếp lên lịch từ trước (future arrangements) 
 E.g: I’m going to the cinema on Monday. (Tơi sẽ đi xem phim vào thứ hai.) 
- Diễn tả thĩi quen, sự việc lặp đi lặp lại gây phiền cho người khác, thường dùng với trạng từ always (annoying 
habits) 
 E.g: Mary is always biting her nails. (Mary luơn cắn mĩng tay.) 
 He is always watching TV without doing the homework. (Cậu ấy luơn xem ti vi suốt mà khơng làm bài 
tập.) 
3. ime phrases ( ác cụm từ thời gian) 
Một số cụm từ thời gian thường đi kèm trong thì hiện tại tiếp diễn như now, right now, currently, at present, 
today, this week, etc. 
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4. Quy tắc thêm “ing” sau động từ 
Thơng thường ta chỉ cần cộng thêm “-ing” vào sau động từ. Nhưng cĩ một số chú ý như sau: 
a. Với động từ 
- Tận cùng là MỘT chữ “e”, ta bỏ “e” rồi thêm “-ing”. 
 E.g: write – writing type - typing cycle - cycling 
- Tận cùng là HAI CHỮ “e”, ta khơng bỏ “e” mà vẫn thêm “-ing” bình thường. 
b. Với dộng từ cĩ một âm tiết, tận cùng là một phụ âm, trước là một nguyên âm, ta nhân đơi phụ âm cuối rồi 
them “-ing”. 
 E.g: sit - sitting run - running put - putting 
- Note: Các trường hợp ngoại lệ: 
begin - beginning travel - travelling / traveling 
prefer - preferring permit - permitting 
c. Với dộng từ tận cùng là “ie”, ta đổi “ie” thành “y” rồi thêm “-ing”. 
 E.g: lie - lying die - dying 
 ẬP Ậ DỤ Ơ Ả 
VI. Put the verbs in the present continuous tense. 
1. He (read)  a book about American history at the moment. 
2. Why  you (laugh) ? What’s so funny? 
3. I can’t help you now. I (work)  
4. Oh no! It (rain)  again. 
5. .. you (watch)  the TV or can I turn it off? 
6. Bill (learn)  to drive at the moment. His father (teach)  him. 
7. Listen! The neighbors (have)  an argument again. 
8. Sally (wear)  her new T-shirt today. 
9. Robert! What  you (do)  here? 
10. I (not sleep)  very well at the moment. 
VII. Choose the correct answer in the bracket. 
1. Marie isn’t a Canadian. I (believe/ am believing) she comes from France. 
2. Look! Bin (jumps /is jumping) into the water. 
3. I (think/ am thinking) you’re crazy! 
4. Don’t give Jenny any cheese. She (hates/ is hating) it! 
5. I (go/ am going) to New York next Thursday. Do you want to come? 
6. Once a week, I (go/ am going) to an English class at the college. 
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7. I (have/ am having) lunch in the cafeteria every day. 
8. David is rich – he (drives/ is driving) a Mercedes. 
9. You won’t find Tom at home right now. He (studies/ is studying) in the library. 
10. It (snows/ is snowing) quite hard - perhaps we shouldn’t go out tonight. 
VIII. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense. 
1. Emily lives and works in Paris but she (have) . a holiday in England at the moment. 
2. I wonder why the neighbor’s dog (bark) . again. Maybe there is a burglar! 
3. Ann (get) . up at seven o’clock every morning. 
4. Then she (go) . to have a shower before breakfast. 
5. Then she (drive) . to the beach and stays all day. 
6. She (not/ work) . because she won the lottery last year. 
7. Why (you/ learn) . English this year? 
8. I (live) . with my sister for two months because she is pregnant and I can help her. 
9. What (you/wear) . now? In that way, I will recognize you at the airport. 
10. Kate is in the kitchen and very stressed! She (cook) . dinner for 30 people. 
IX. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense. 
1. Where’s Tim? He (listen) . to a new CD in his room. 
2. Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always (rain) . there. 
3. Emily (work) . hard all day but she (not work) . at the moment. 
4. Look! That boy (run) . after the bus. He (want) . to catch it. 
5. He (speak) . French so well because he (come) . from France. 
6. Look! The boss (come) .. We (meet) . him in an hour and nothing is ready! 
7. . you usually (go) . away for Christmas or . you (stay) . at 
home? 
8. She (hold) . some roses. They (smell) . lovely. 
9. Look! It (snow) . again. It always (snow) . in this country. 
10. Sally (swim) . very well, but she (not run) . very fast. 
X. Fill in the blank with only ONE suitable word. 
Lisa and her friends (1) . studying for their final exams. They are very excited for this exam as 
it’ll be the last exam of the term. They are studying Maths right (2) . Mary (3) 
. helping the others. She is the top student in the class. She is really good at Maths. Emily is 
also good at Maths. She (4) . studying Maths. She is (5) . a book. They (6) 
. talking loudly, because they are at the library at the (7) . Sally is (8) 
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. the net for extra exercises. They are (9) . to solve her exercises. They are all 
(10) . each other to pass the class with high marks. 
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XI. Choose the correct answer in the bracket. 
1. I have to change my shoes. These (are killing/ kill) me. I’m sure I have a blister. 
2. I feel lost. I’ve just finished a really good novel and now I (do not read/ am not reading) anything. 
3. Coming to London for Christmas was a great idea. I (love/ am loving) it here. 
4. The company (is moving/ moves) its offices to a bigger building next month. 
5. John (gives/ is giving) a lecture on social media at university every Wednesday. You should come. 
6. Sally (always interrupts/ is always interrupting) me when I speak. It’s so irritating. 
7. Can you help me with this exercise or (are you being busy/ are you busy)? 
8. I (hate/ am hating) people who never really listen to what you saỵ. 
XII. Put the verbs in the correct form (present simple/ present continuous tense). 
1. I’m in New York because I (study) . English at a language school. 
2. At the moment Linda (lie) . on the floor. 
3. I usually (work) . as a teacher. 
4. I hate living in Hue City because it always (rain) . there. 
5. I am sorry I can’t hear what you (say) . because everyone (talk) . so 
loudly. 
6. Jimmy (currently write) . about his adventures. 
7. (you want) . to come over for dinner tonight? 
8. A famous company in this country (make) . the delicious chocolate. 
9. Look, I (have) . two tickets for the film. 
10. Look, I (hold) . two tickets for the film. 
11. Compaq (make) . computers but it (not make) . cars. 
12. At present, the yen (fall) . against the dollar. 
13. Computers (become) . more and more popular these days. 
14. Everyone (need) . money. It is very necessary. 
15. This milk (not taste) . fresh. 
16. This afternoon I (see) . my doctor about my health. 
17. How is your cold today? It (sound) . slightly better than yesterday. 
18. He normally (read) . all the Harry Potter books, but right now I (think) . 
he (read) . something else. 
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19. It is strange that people (take) . some movies so seriously. 
20. What (your brother, do) . for a living? - Well he is a market consultant. 
XIII. Complete the sentence using the verbs in the box in the correct form. 
enjoy prefer play work seem know interview wait talk finish 
1. I always . badminton on Saturdays. 
2. She . her report now. She will bring it into the office when it is complete. 
3. My parents phoned me this morning. They . themselves in Hawaii. 
4. We . to entertain our guests in a local restaurant rather than the canteen. Although it is 
expensive, we can talk freely there. 
5. I . the answer to your problem. Get a new computer. 
6. “Where is Tim?” – “He . for an important telephone call in his office.” 
7. I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. I . the applicants for the sales manager’s job. 
8. My brother . for a company which makes bathroom fittings. 
9. Who . to John? Is it the new secretary? 
10. The new contract . fine to me. However, could you just check it through once more? 
XIV. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous). 
Next week, my friends and I (1. go) . camping in the woods. I (2. organize) . 
the food, because I (3. like) . cooking. Tom (4. have) . a big car with a trailer, 
so he (5. plan) . the transportation. Sam (6. bring) . the tent. He (7. go) 
. camping every year, so he (8. have) . a great tent and lots of other 
equipment. My wife (9. think) . we’re crazy. She likes holidays in comfortable hotels, so she 
(10. take) . a trip to Paris instead. 
TEST 1: 
. PHONETICS 
1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 
1. A. responsible B. homemaker C. mow D. overworked 
2. A. bathe B. finance C. program D. cat 
3. A. lifting B. routine C. split D. divide 
4. A. clothes B. fold C. groceries D. iron 
5. A. duty B. clusters C. rubbish D. washing-up 
II. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Circle A, B, C or D. 
1. A. Private B. Provide C. Arrange D. Advise 
2. A. Resurface B. Knowledge C. Technical D. Export 
3. A. Medical B. Entertainment C. Atmosphere D. Suburb 
4. A. Recipe B. Cinema C. Similar D. Expertise 
5. A. Indicate B. Forefinger C. Procedure D. Enemy 
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 
1. Match the two columns to make correct phrases. 
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1. set a. the floor 
2. mop b. the houseplants 
3. feed c. the heavy lifting 
4. water d. the baby 
5. do e. the table 
II. Choose the odd one out. 
1. A. satisfaction B. household chore C. breadwinner D. financial 
2. A. mop B. lawn C. equity D. resolution 
3. A. split B. bathe C. overworked D. tidy 
4. A. housekeeper B. housewife C. houseplant D. homemaker 
5. A. conflict B. marital C. chore D. finance 
III. Choose the best options to fill in the blanks. 
1. My mother is ____ for taking care of the home and the family. 
A. responsible B. takes the responsibility C. take the duty D. Both B & C are correct. 
2. Women usually manage ____ better than men do. 
A. household finances B. household machines C. housewives D. houseplants 
3. My parents ____. My mother usually does more housework than my father. 
A. divide chores equally B. split chores unequally 
C. don't share housework equally D. Both B & C are correct. 
4. Equal share of household duties helps increase ____. 
A. job satisfaction B. couple satisfaction C. wedding satisfaction D. marital satisfaction 
5. It's not easy to gain ____ between husbands and wives, even in developed countries. 
A. equal chore B. chore equally C. chore equal D. chore equity 
6. He decided that he wanted to be a ____ while his wife worked full-time. 
A. homemaker B. house husband C. housewife D. Both A & B are correct 
7. Negotiation and conflict ____ skills are very important to every woman in modern life. 
A. resolution B. revolution C. renovation D. communication 
8. My sunflower seeds must be ____ twice a day so that they will sprout in a few days. 
A. watered B. dried C. picked D. spread 
IV. Complete the following sentences using the given phrases. There are two phrases that you don't need. 
bathing the baby 
watering the houseplants 
take out the garbage 
mop the house 
doing the laundry 
doing the cooking 
do the washing-up 
folding the clothes 
doing the shopping 
feeding the cats 
1. My mother is not _____________________________________________ because we are eating out today. 
2. My grandfather is not ___________________________________. He'd better stay home since he's sick. 
3. She is visiting her grandparents in the countryside tomorrow, so she is _______________________________ 
and packing her stuff. 
4. It's wet in the living room. My brother is ______________________________________. 
5. Susan would like to have a washing machine. She's tired of _____________________________ every day. 
6. Sometimes, guests are expected to help ___________________________ after parties. 
7. It smells awful in the kitchen. Don't you _________________________________? 
8. It's dirty in your house. Why don't you __________________________________? 
V. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 
1. As a homemaker, ____. 
A. she does a lot of online jobs at home to earn money 
B. she spends most of her time taking care of her family 
C. she doesn't have time to look after her children 
2. She is overworked, ____. 
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A. so she doesn't earn enough money to support her family 
B. so she doesn't have time to take care of her home 
C. so she spends a lot of time with her children 
3. Sweetie, get yourself prepared for dinner. ____. 
A. You are cooking dinner today. 
B. You should help me cook dinner. 
C. Wash your hands carefully before eating. 
4. Let's lay the table. ____. 
A. It's time for lunch. 
B. We should call to reserve a table. 
C. We should do the washing-up before we leave. 
5. Look! It's raining. Hurry and ____. 
A. put away the clothes B. fold the clothes C. iron the clothes 
6. As the breadwinner of the family, ____. 
A. Sarah quitted her job to take care of her home 
B. Sarah works hard to support her family 
C. Sarah stays at home to educate her children 
7. There is chore equity in Mr. and Mrs. Brown's family. ____. 
A. They share the equal amount of housework. 
B. Mr. Brown is the breadwinner and Mrs. Brown is the homemaker. 
C. Mrs. Brown does more housework than Mr. Brown. 
8. Husbands should help do the heavy lifting such as ____. 
A. helping the children with Math problems. 
B. repairing the roof of the house 
C. cooking and watering houseplants 
VI. Choose the right words to the pictures. 
feed the cat do the shopping lay the table 
cook bathe the baby do the washing-up 
1. ____________________ 
2. ____________________ 
3. ____________________ 
4. ____________________ 
5. ____________________ 
6. ____________________ 
VII. Choose the sentence that best describes the picture. 
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1. A. Bathing a newborn baby is never an easy task as it requires skill and 
 experience. 
 B. Mrs. Laura and her ten-year-old daughter go to the swimming pool 
 every day. 
 C. Shaking a baby is believed to have bad impacts on his/her 
 development. 
2. A. The man is taking out the rubbish. 
 B. Rubbish should be thrown away every day or it may cause awful 
 smell. 
 C. The child is setting the table for dinner. 
3. A. The girl is ironing her clothes. 
 B. Clothes are being folded neatly. 
 C. Susan is putting clothes in an airing cupboard. 
4. A. Mopping the garden path is David's favourite activity. 
 B. Though David has a lot of spare time, he hardly helps his parents do 
 the gardening. 
 C. At the weekend, David usually helps his grandmother mow the lawn. 
5. A. Many children are too lazy to help their parents with housework. 
 B. The girl is doing some cleaning with her mother. 
 C. The girl is doing the cooking while her mother is sweeping the 
 kitchen floor. 
VIII. Choose the correct options to complete the following sentences. 
1. They ____ rugby twice a week. 
A. play B. are playing 
2. ____ breakfast every morning? 
A. Are you having B. Do you have 
3. It ____, so they have to cancel the horse race today. 
A. rains B. is raining 
4. Our tour guide ____ three languages. 
A. speaks B. is speaking 
5. We ____ the way. I wish we brought a map. 
A. don't know B. aren't knowing 
6. Listen! The DJ ____ my favourite song. 
A. plays B. is playing 
7. ____ the food at this restaurant? 
A. Do you like B. Are you liking 
8. I ____, I ____. 
A. am not laughing - am crying B. don't laugh - cry 
IX. Complete the sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. 
1. I (leave) __________________________ home at 7 o'clock every morning. 
2. She (work) ____________________ in the Sales Department in London, but at the moment she (do) 
___________________________ a training course in Bristol. 
3. Linda (clean) __________________________ her house every weekend. 
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4. He (try) ________________________very hard in every game that he (play) ________________________. 
5. Excuse me. I think that you (sit) _________________________ in my seat. 
6. (you, listen) _____________________________ to the radio very often? 
7. Don't talk to me now. I (write) ______________________________ an important letter. 
8. Why (they, drive) _____________________________ on the left in Britain? 
9. It usually (rain) ____________________ here a lot, but it (not rain) ___________________________ now. 
10. What are you doing? - I (bake) ______________________________ a cake at the moment. 
X. Decide whether the following sentences are correct or incorrect. 
1. He's having a bath at the moment. 
A. Correct B. Incorrect 
2. He's hating doing the heavy lifting. 
A. Correct B. Incorrect 
3. My roommate and I always share the housework equally. 
A. Correct B. Incorrect 
4 Jenny usually eats out because she is not knowing how to cook. 
A. Correct B. Incorrect 
5. I usually do the laundry, but I'm sick today so my brother does it. 
A. Correct B. Incorrect 
6. She's believing that men have to do housework as well. 
A. Correct B. Incorrect 
7. We are painting the living room for Christmas. It's really hard work. 
A. Correct B. Incorrect 
8. We get up at seven every morning, and then we are having coffee and a small breakfast. 
A. Correct B. Incorrect 
9. Sometimes I am watching American films on TV, but I'm not understanding the words. 
A. Correct B. Incorrect 
10. You do not eat much today. Are you ill? 
A. Correct B. Incorrect 
XI. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given. Use negative form if necessary. You can 
use a word twice. 
have take out take split prepare shop do 
1. I usually ________________________ the bus to school, but this morning I'm walking. 
2. My mom is not at home. She ________________________________ for groceries now. 
3. I'm very busy, so I only ____________________________ the laundry every Saturday morning. 
4. They ________________________ housework among members in Ann's family. She has to do all the chores. 
5. Kate always ________________________ her dog fed by her neighbor every time she goes on business trips. 
6. I always cook, but today is Women's Day, so my husband _______________________ dinner in the kitchen. 
7. The residents in my neighborhood _______________________ the garbage at 5 p.m. every day when the bin 
lorry comes. 
8. Mary's wrist was broken once, so now she rarely ___________________________ the heavy lifting. 
XII. Find ONE mistake in each sentence and fill in the blank with the correct word(s). 
1. As a single mom, she have to be both the homemaker and the breadwinner. 
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 
2. My younger brother is unhappy that he makes the washing-up by himself. 
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 
3. My mom is busy today, so I prepare the meal for the whole family. 
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 
4. My father drives me to school every morning, but this week I go by bus. 
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 
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5. Typically, the elderly is sent to a nursing home if they cannot take care of themselves. 
_____________________________________________________________________________________XIII. 
Choose the correct options to complete the following sentences. 
1. Why ____ you always ____ over spilt milk? I am tired of what you say. 
A. are - crying B. do – cry C. do - drink 
2. We are all in the garden for the monthly family gathering. I am preparing some omelets and eel soup for the 
whole family. They ____ us healthy. 
A. are keeping B. keep C. will 
3. Look! That girl is very attractive. - Yeah, she ____ me of an old friend of mine. 
A. reminds B. is reminding C. will remind 
4. What ____ you ____? - Nothing. I am just trying to say that Laura won't be available this Sunday. 
A. are - meaning B. do – mean C. are - meant 
5. I will go to Frankfurt tomorrow. What time ____ the train from Berlin ____? 
A. will – leave B. is - leaving C. does – leave 
6. Which one do you prefer: the red or the black car? – I ____ the red car looks better. 
A. am thinking B. think C. thought 
7. Felix is very rich. He ____ a Mercedes. 
A. is driving B. drives C. just drove 
8. Only when he ____ truly sorry can I accept his apology. 
A. feels B. is feeling C. will feel 
9. Would you like some soup? - Wow. It ____ good. Can you get me some? Thanks. 
A. is smelling B. is tasting C. smells 
10. Will you accompany me to the graduation prom next Friday? - Yes, if nothing comes up. I ____.