REVISION OF THE SECOND SEMESTER OF ENGLISH 9
2012-2013
1/ Language focus:
- Adjectives and adverbs
- Adverb clauses of reason
- Adjective + that clause
- Conditional sentences: type 1,2
* Connectives: and, but, so, or, therefore, however
* Phrasal verbs: turn off, turn on, look for, look after, go on
* Suggestions: suggest + V-ing
Suggest (that) + S + should
* Relative pronouns and relative clauses
*Adverb clauses of concession
Vocabulary:
Words to talk about the environment around student’s life: problems, conservation activities, solutions, to protect the environment
Words to talk about energy waste problems around student’s life and solutions to save energy
Words to talk about celebrations & festivals
- Words to talk about natural disasters: earthquakes, tidal waves, typhoons, volcanoes, tornadoes, snow storms,
- Words to talk about the weather forecast and preparations for natural disasters
B/ EXERCICES
I/ RELATIVE CLAUSES- RELATIVE PRONOUNS Exercice 1 : fill in the blank with who, whom ,when, where or whose
1. My best friend, ________ I see every day, always has something new to tell me. 2. Most students ________ live in residence find it easy to make friends. 3. The answers ________ you can find in the back of the book are sometimes incorrect. 4. The volunteers________ enthusiasm was obvious finished the work quickly. 5. The musicians ________ we heard yesterday have played together for many years. 6. Parents ________ children do well in school usually consider themselves fortunate. 7. Children ________ like music are often good at mathematics. 8. The student to ________ the prize was awarded had an impressive record. 9.The class treasurer, to ________ we gave the money, announced the balance of the account. 10. The engineers ________ designed that building received an award. 11. The townspeople, ________ pride in their community is well-known, raised enough money to build a new town hail.
12.June the 1st is the day_______.we often hold a lot of outdoors activities for our children.
13.Can you show me the place________we can park our car ?
14.Evening is the time__________people often gather in front of the TV set.
15.The village ________ My grandmother used to live has a big old banyan tree at the entrance.
Exercice 4 : Combine into one, using relative pronouns/ adverbs
Father Day is the day.Children show their love to their father on that day.
The woman is my mother. I love her best
3. The man is the chairman of the company you have just talked to him.
4. The hotel was very quiet and beautiful . Our family stayed there during the summer vacation.
5. The girl is angry. Someone has broken her camera.
6. The book is interesting. My father gave it to me on my last birthday.
7. Is that the car ? Your father wants to buy it.
8. Hoa is very good at English. She is my student.
9. These are some nice flowers. I received them some minutes ago.
10. Do you know the doctor? His son has just won the first prize in the national Math contest.
II/ CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:TYPES ONE & TWO
Type
USE
 If -clause
 Main clause

1
real at present
 S + V( S. Present)
S + will/ can..+ V

2
present unreal
S + V-ed / II ( be ( were)
S + would / could + V

Exercise1: fill in the blank with correct tense of the verb
He will come to my house if it ………………………… (not rain)
If you do that, I…………………… give you a present.
If we had time, we………………………(paint) the house.
He would tell you if he……………………………(know) the answer.
We would be late if the car ……………………………… (break) down.
If you ……………………… (speak) English there, no one would understand you.
If she has time, she …………………………………… (do) the work for you.
If he hears the news, he …………………………………… (be) shocked.
If you listen carefully, you …………………………… (hear) a noise.
If there ………………………(be) another pen like this, I would buy it.
Exercise 2 Rewrite with “ if”.
1-We don’ t have a lot of money so we can’t buy that house.-> If.......................................................
2-I ‘m not free today ,so we can’t go to the beach.-> If......................................................................
3-They have to leave the theater now because the film ‘s very boring.-> If............................................
4- Unless you pass this exam ,you won’t get the scholarship.->If.............................................................