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Homework - Session 3: A. Grammar - Fill in The Blanks

1) The document provides a homework assignment covering grammar exercises, verb tense exercises, and a presentation task. It asks students to fill in blanks, conjugate verbs, write example sentences using progressive tense, and answer a question about Marie Curie in paragraph form. 2) Students must complete grammar and verb exercises involving topics like the invention of paper, the creation of Harry Potter, and the founding of Google. 3) The final section instructs groups of students to prepare a presentation on why Marie Curie was important or to write a paragraph describing a past sports event in Vietnam using simple past tense.

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Homework - Session 3: A. Grammar - Fill in The Blanks

1) The document provides a homework assignment covering grammar exercises, verb tense exercises, and a presentation task. It asks students to fill in blanks, conjugate verbs, write example sentences using progressive tense, and answer a question about Marie Curie in paragraph form. 2) Students must complete grammar and verb exercises involving topics like the invention of paper, the creation of Harry Potter, and the founding of Google. 3) The final section instructs groups of students to prepare a presentation on why Marie Curie was important or to write a paragraph describing a past sports event in Vietnam using simple past tense.

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HOMEWORK – SESSION 3

A. Grammar – Fill in the blanks

1. Cai Lun, a Chinese official during the Han Dynasty, ____paper in AD 105.
2. J. K. Rowling _____ Harry Potter while she was teaching English in Portugal.
3. An adult giraffe ____ about 100 pounds of leaves each day.
4. Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004, and he _____ out of Harvard University the next
year.
5. The search engine BackRub ____ Google in 1998.
6. Leonardo Da Vinci both recorded his ideas and ____ pictures of them in a notebook.
7. The National Defense Act of 1935 ____ the construction of six new air bases in the United
States.
8. On May 7, 1915, as the ocean liner Lusitania _____ near the coast of Ireland, a German U-
boat sank the ship with torpedoes.
9. In 1975, the results of a four-year study ____ that the subjects who reduced their salt
consumption lowered their blood pressure by more than 6 percent.
10. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who was born in France to Chinese parents, ____ in the United States.

B. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative

1. It was warm, so I took off my coat. (take)


2. The film wasn’t very good. I didn’t enjoy it much. (enjoy)
3. I knew Sarah was busy, so I _________ her. (disturb)
4. We were very tired, so we ________ the party early. (leave)
5. It was hard carrying the bags. They ____________ really heavy. (be)
6. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ____________ well. (sleep)
7. This watch wasn’t expensive. It ______________ much. (cost)
8. The window was open and a bird __________ into the room. (fly)
9. I was in a hurry, so I ___________ time to call you. (have)
10. I didn’t like the hotel. The room ___________ very clean. (be)
C. Write a sentence (your example) with each word or phrase in present progressive tense

1. workout a session of exercises, usually in a gym.


E.g.: Cressida found that a workout at the gym helped her de-
stress after a hard day at work.

Your example:

2. fitness programme a planned timetable of activities to help someone improve their


health and physical
E.g.: Following a fitness programme at my local gym helped me
to stay motivated as I got back into shape after having a baby.

Your example:

3. competitive involving competition; wanting very much to win or be more


successful than other people
E.g.: Danny was very competitive and trained harder than
anyone else in the effort to be the best hurdler at his county.

Your example:

4. strenuous exercise exercise that needs a lot of physical effort.


E.g.: I used to hate strenuous exercise until I took uprunning to
lose weight and now really enjoy it.

Your example:

5. martial arts fighting sports that make both your body and mind stronger such
as karate
E.g.: My cousin have practiced martial arts for 5 years, and he
has made tremendous progress.
Your example:

6. injury when part of the body is damaged or hurt


E.g.: Lena was favourite to win the golf tournament until she
picked up a shoulder injury.

Your example:

7. sports facilities places and buildings used for sporting activities such as
swimming pools and running tracks
E.g.: There are excellent sports facilities at my university which is
one reason I chose it.

Your example:

8. to set a record to achieve the best result in a particular sport


E.g.: I knew my jump was a good one, but I couldn’t believe it
when I learnt I’d set a new long jump record for my college.

Your example:
9 to break a record to do something that is better, faster, etc. than anything that has
been done before
E.g.: The crowd in the stadium went wild when Usain Bolt broke
the 200m record yet again.

Your example:

10 underdog a competitor thought to have little chance of doing well or


winning
E.g.: The British skiing team were definitely the underdogs in the
competition. So, everyone was shocked when they got third
place.

Your example:

D. Presentation Task (Ray, Sam, Jennie)

Why was Marie Curie an important person in the history of science?

Write a paragraph to answer this question (other students)

Use simple past tense to talk about a successful sports event in Vietnam.

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