THCS & THPT LƯƠNG THẾ VINH TIẾNG ANH 8 LƯU HÀNH NỘI BỘ

UNIT 6: FOLK TALES

PRACTICE I: VOCABULARY, PHONETICS AND GRAMMAR

PART I: VOCABULARY
I.Match each word with its definition.
1. emperor d a. male member of a royal family
2. knight f b. female member of a royal family
3. giant g c. a woman who has magic powers, especially to do evil things
4. fairy h d. a man who rules an empire
5. ogre j e. a person whose job is cutting down trees.
6. servant i f. a man of high social rank who had a duty to fight for his king
7. witch c g. a very large strong person
8. woodcutter e h. a creature like a small person with wings who has magic powers.
9. princess b i. a person who works in another person’s house.
10. prince a j. a large, cruel and frightening person who eats people.

II. Put the words into the correct columns.

dancer considerate beast kind fairy brave greedy knight
fox cheerful witch fierce dragon determined woodcutter
emperor ogre clever wolf princess eagle wise tortoise cunning
loyal thoughtful honest mean prince

Characters Personality
Dancer, beast, fairy, knight, fox, witch, Considerate, kind, brave, greedy, cheerful,
dragon, woodcutter, emperor, ogre, wolf, fierce, determined, clever, wise, cunning,
princess, eagle, tortoise, loyal, prince. thoughtful, honest, mean.

III. Choose the opposites.

1. cheerful A. happy 6. brave A. fearful
B. depressed B. fearless
2. evil A. bad 7. wicked A. righteous
B. kind B. immoral
3. greedy A. considerate 8. cunning A. honest
B. eager B. insidious
4. fierce A. gentle 9. cruel A. good-hearted
B. violent B. brutal
5. generous A. mean 10. mean A. miserly
B. helpful B. open-handed

IV. Complete the sentences with the opposite words of the adjectives in brackets. Use the words in
the box.
brave dishonest fast generous handsome
happy lazy polite stupid wicked
1. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a king who was very generous. (mean)
2. The farmer had three sons. All of them were brave. (coward)
3. One day, a handsome prince came galloping up to the castle. (ugly)
4. The wicked witch turned the prince into a frog. (kind)
5. The stupid ogre believed what he said and released him. (clever)
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6. The tortoise knows that it cannot run as fast as the hare. (slow)
7. The tiger was dishonest: it wanted to eat the woodcutter after he rescued it from the trap.
(honest)
8. The king and the queen were very happy because the princess was rescued. (sad)
9. It was a polite knight. Everyone in the village liked him. (rude)
10. Cinderella’s stepsisters were ugly, lazy, and selfish. (hard-working)

V. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1. A fable is an imaginary short story that teaches a moral lesson. IMAGINE
2. Once upon a time there was a happy and cheerful ladybug. CHEER
3. Alice was frightened when she suddenly heard footsteps behind her. FRIGHT
4. While Cam lived luxuriously, Tam had to work very hard. LUXURY
5. Although the old and wicked fairy was not invited, she came to the celebration anyway.
CELEBRATE
6. The king and the queen were always careful to keep the princess away from spindles. CARE
7. Saint Going heard an announcement that the emperor needed brave men to protect the country.
ANNOUNCE
8. The villagers talked about the knights’ bravery when they fought against the dragon. BRAVE
9. Everyone was scared when the witch made the dog magically disappear. MAGIC
10. Tam’s stepmother and half-sister were cruel and wicked. CRUELTY

PART II: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
1. A. folk B. plot C. ogre D. golden
2. A. suggest B. cunning C. luxury D. ugly
3. A. heaven B. mistreat C. ahead D. jealous
4. A. shout B. found C. announce D. couple
5. A. brave B. fable C. castle D. tale

II. Change the following sentences into exclamatory sentences, using what. Then practise
saying these sentences aloud; pay attention to the intonation.
1.Windsor is a very old castle. What an old castle Windsor is!
2. It is a fantastic fairy tale. What a fantastic fairy tale it is!
3. Tiana is a very intelligent princess. What an intelligent princess Tiana is!
4. Cinderella has beautiful brown eyes. What beautiful brown eyes Cinderella has!
5. The weather was terrible that day. What a terrible weather that day was!
6. We’ve just learned a humorous folk tale. What a humorous folk tale we’ve just learned!
7. The Queen is wearing an elegant gown. What an elegant gown the Queen is wearing!
8. They are greedy foxes. What greedy foxes they are!
9. The monster is a great fool. What a great fool the monster is!
10. Saint Giong is a dramatic legend. What a dramatic legend Saint Giong is!

PART III: GRAMMAR

I. Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of the verbs in the box.
turn travel tell enjoy accept know ring play cry teach visit study
1.I really enjoyed the concert last night. It was great!
2. We didn’t play tennis yesterday because it was raining.
3. Last summer my friend and I travelled around the south of France.
4. Did you cry at the end of the film? I thought it was really sad.
5. He didn’t study hard for the exam, so he failed.
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6. Where did he teach before he came here?

7. My PC was making a strange noise so I turned it off.
8. Our teacher told us a very interesting legend two days ago.
9. They knew each other very well when they were kids.
10. She didn’t accept the job because the salary was too low.
11. Did your parents visit the Acropolis when they were in Greece?
12. I was playing a computer game when the doorbell rang.

II. Complete the sentences with verbs in brackets in the past continuous.
Last Saturday, we were very busy. In the morning…….
1. I (do) was doing my homework.
2. my parents (shop) were shopping.
3. my sister (chat) was chatting to her friends online.
4. my grandparents (drive) were driving to our house.
At two o’clock in the afternoon,…
5. I (make) was making tea for everyone.
6. my sister and my mum (cook) were cooking dinner.
7. my grandmother (sleep) was sleeping in front of the TV.
At five o’clock in the afternoon,…
8. we (have) were having a snack.
At six o’clock in the evening,…
9. my parents and my grandmother (drink) were drinking tea.
10. my grandfather (try) was trying to send an e-mail on my computer.

III. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Sam was playing (play) his guitar at half past seven last night.
2. Were you driving (drive) to work when the accidents happened?
3. It was raining (rain) on Monday, so we didn’t play football.
4. At 6 o’clock on Saturday morning we were travelling (travel) to the airport.
5. I wasn’t listening (not/listen) to my teacher when he asked a question.
6. In 1986 my father was living (live) in Paris. That’s where he met my mother.
7. What were they doing (do) when you arrived?
8. Greg wasn’t studying (not/study) for the test when we went to his place.
9. Was Caroline skiing (ski) when he broke her leg?
10. My parents weren’t sleeping (not / sleep) when I came home last night.

IV. Complete these sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or past continuous.
1.Last week we drove (drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.
2. At 8p.m yesterday we were watching (watch) a film.
3. Did you see (you / see) the football match yesterday?
4. James broke his arm when he was playing (play) rugby.
5. Kylie made (make) her first film when he was 21.
6. Mrs Jones didn’t know (not/know) how to open the attachment in her email.
7. What was your father doing (your father / do) when the alarm sounded?
8. When we left (leave) school yesterday, it was pouring with rain.

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9. They were walking (walk) through the forest when the storm started
10. I wasn’t queuing (not / queue) for the bus when the accident happened.

V. Choose the correct option.

1. Alice saw / was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus.
2. What were you doing / did you do when I called?
3. I didn’t visit / weren’t visiting my friends last summer holiday.
4. It rained / was raining heavily last July.
5. While people were talking to each other, he read / was reading his book.
6. My sister was eating / ate hamburgers every weekend last month.
7. While we were running / run in the park, Mary fell over.
8. Did you find / Were you finding your keys yesterday?
9. Who was she dancing / did she dance with at the party last night?
10. They were watching / watched football on TV all day.

VI. Read the following fable “The Fisherman and His Wife” and put the verbs in brackets into
the past simple or the past continuous.
A fisherman and his wife (live) lived in a little hut by the sea. One day, while the fisherman
(perform) was performing his usual work, he (catch) caught a fish who (say) said he (be) was
actually a magical prince as well as a talking fish.
The fisherman (agree) agreed to let him go.
The wife (not like) didn’t like that, and (tell) told him to go back and ask for a cottage. This
wish (come) came true, but the cottage (not be) wasn’t nice enough so the wife then (send) sent the
fisherman back to wish for a castle, then to wish that they (be) were the rulers of the country, and
then to be emperors.
Finally, the wife (want) wanted to be like God. On returning home, the fisherman (find)
found that his wife (sit) was sitting in their humble hut again.

VII. Rewrite the sentences, using the past continuous and “while” or “when”.
1. We were having dinner and they were listening to the radio.
 We were having dinner while they were listening to the radio.
2. She was sleeping and the fire started.
 The fire started when she was sleeping.
3. It began to rain and what were you doing?
 What were you doing when it began to rained?
4. The farmer started whistling and he was ploughing the field.
 When the farmer was ploughing the field, he started whistling.
5. You came and what were they doing?
 What were they doing when you came?
6. She came and what was happening?  What was happening when she came?
7. She was reading a book and the man came in.
 The man came in while she was reading a book.
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8. They were working in the field and the volcano erupted.

 The volcano erupted while they were working in the field.
9. The ship was leaving the harbor and the lava hit the town.
 The lava hit the town when the ship was living the harbor.
10. The headmaster was going to his car and someone hit him on the head.
 Someone hit the headmaster while he was going to his car.

VIII. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
1. When the villagers (have) were having a party, a dragon suddenly (appear) appeared and took
a fiery breath.
2 Yesterday Hoang (spend) spent two hours (repair) repairing his computer set.
3. We (go) are going to Ha Long Bay this weekend.
4. “We (not ride) weren’t riding horses to the beach at this time last week”, said the knights.
5. Sinbad and his men (leave) left the cave while the giant (sleep) was sleeping in his lair.
6. How does your brother (go) go to work every day? - He usually drives (drive).
7. When their parents (die) died, the older brother (take) took almost everything, and only (give)
gave the younger brother a cottage and a star fruit tree.
8. Did you (use) use to play so much when you (live) lived in the countryside?
9. While Cinderella (do) was doing the housework, her stepsisters (travel) were travelling to the
ball.
10. Trung’s father (teach) taught him how (ride) to ride a bicycle when he (be)
was 12 years old.

IX. Find the mistakes and correct them.

1. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?  Were…. studying
2. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?  doing
3. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.  was
4. Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.  turned
5. What an amazing fables they are! Most children enjoy hearing or reading them.  X
6.Legends relate to history because they are based on history events and heroes.  historical
7. Read folktales is a great way to share valuable lessons with your children and entertain them
with interesting stories  Reading
8. Snow White and Sleeping Beauty are both fascinating fairy tales, but Snow White is best. 
better
9. Despite of her misfortune, she is always cheerful and ready to play a small joke.  X
10. Little Red Riding Hood’s mother sent her to Grandma’s house with a basket of goodies and told
her to not talk to strangers.  not to