The first semester examination school year: 2008-2009

………
a. the earth will not be destroyed	b. the earth is not destroyed	
c. the earth would not be destroyed	d. the earth would not have been destroyed
Because I don’t know her name, I can’t tell you.
If…………………………………………………………………………………………
I knew her name, I would have told you.
I knew her name, I would tell you.
I know her name, I will tell you.
I know her name, I won’t tell you.
If / Lan / be / you / she / help / them.
If Lan is you, she will help them.
If Lan was you, she would help them.
If Lan were you, she would help them.
If Lan were you, she would have helped them.
We didn’t hurry, so we missed the train. 
If we had hurried, ……………………………………………………………….
we would miss the train.
we wouldn’t miss the train.
we would have missed the train.
we wouldn’t have missed the train.
Keys to the questions:
b
d
a
b
a
b
c
b
c
d
2. Conditional in Reported speech
Review: (5ms)
1. She said” If I have time, I will visit you tomorrow”
-> She said I she had time, she would visit me the day after.
2. He said ”If I had time , I would go to Japan last year”
-> He said if he had time , he would go to Japan the year before.
Exercise: (10ms)
 Change into Reported Speech
“If he had dropped the vase, it would have broken.” She said to me.
“If we don’t get tickets for the concert, we’ll stay at home,” they said to me.
“ We’d go by bus if we didn’t have a car,” he said
“ If you have to do the washing up, I will help you,” her husband said to her.
Keys to the questions(5ms)
She said to me that if he had dropped the vase, it would have broken.
They said to me that if they didn’t get tickets for the concert, they’d stay at home.
He said they’d go by bus if they didn’t have a car.
Her husband said to her that if she had to do the washing up, he would help her.	
Homework(5ms)
Asks Ss to review: 
Asks Ss to prepare part Reading: 
Self-evaluation:
_______________________________________________________________________
 Date of teaching: Dec th 200 
 Period : 53
REVISION
 (Reading)
Language content
To develop Ss’ reading skill
Language function
To practise reading 
Educational aim
To help Ss gain a strategy of reading skill 
To remind Ss of some basic knowledge to do the first semester examination
Content of the lesson:
Exercise 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer (20ms)
In America, there is no national television as there is in some countries. All the stations are run commercially. Advertisers sponsor game shows, they interrupted the shows every few minutes to advertise the things they are selling. Television is criticized for its crime shows; actually there are many other special shows of real value.
There are also educational television stations which are trying out new types of high quality programs. They give courses in foreign languages and in literature, which viewers can follow and even take examinations later. Some schools have a regular class on T.V, such as science, several hours a week.
In America, ……………………………………… 
there is no national television.	b. there is only one T.V station.
there is a lot of national television.	d. there are no T.V viewers.
Which of the following statements is true?
Every school in America has classes on T.V every week.
Some schools state that T.V is not useful in education.
Some schools give Ss the lesson on T.V.
Some schools give foreign languages courses on T.V.
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
There are many special shows of real value on T.V
There are educational programs on T.V.
There is advertising on T.V.
There is a lot of violence on T.V.
In America, who sponsors game shows?
Educationists	b. Advertisers 	c. Sales managers	d. Viewers
Keys to the questions:
1.a	 2.d	 3. d	 4. b	 
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Exercise 2: Choose the best answer among a, b, c, d to fill in each blank. (20ms) 
Many people have recognized T.V as a type of (1)___ that exits in many countries. Nowadays, people usually (2)___ most of their spare time (3)___ T.V. Films of all kinds are the favourite programs of many viewers, young and old alike. However, T.V (4)___ us on the native way, too. We have seen a lot of movies about (5)___ on T. V every day.
1. a. basement	b. achievement	c. entertainment	d. accomplishment
2. a. spend	b. take	c. pay	d. use
3. a. to watch	b. watch	c. watching 	d. watched
4. a. makes	b. efforts	c. affects	d. bring about
5. a. violence	b. violent	c. violently	d. violate
Keys to the questions:
1.c	 2.a	 3. c	 4. c	 5. a
Homework(5ms)
Asks Ss to :
+ review all that they’ve learnt from unit 1 to unit 8 
+ prepare well for the first semester examination
Self-evaluation:
____________________________________________________________
 Date of teaching: Dec th 200 
 Period : 53
REVISION
 (Writing)
Language content
To help Ss revise some basic knowledge of writing 
Language function
To practise the language
Educational aim
To help Ss gain a deeper insight into the language
To prepare Ss good knowledge to do the first semester examination
Content of the lesson
Writing about a friend
Writing a personal letter to describe a past experience
Writing an information letter of invitation
Writing a formal letter expressing gratitude
Describing chart
Writing a letter of reply
Describing a celebration’s activities
Practice:
Suggested topics:
“In your opinion, what are the best qualities for true friendship?.”
“Write a letter to your pen friend telling her/ him about one of your most memorable past experiences”
“Write a letter to invite one of your friend to your birthday party”
“You have just received a book that you have dreamed of from one of your friend in England. Write a letter to acknowledge him/ her”
“Write a short paragraph describing the information in the table”
“You have joined the E.L speaking Competition at your school. Write a letter to your pen friend to describe the competition”
“Write a description of one of the popular celebration in V.N or the world”
Asks Ss to write one of them, the others are written at home
Gives feedback
Homework
Asks Ss to prepare the first semester examination
Self-evaluation:
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Period : 54
THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Aim and Objectives: To check Ss’ basic knowledge from unit 1 to unit 8 in English 11
After the first semester examination, Ss are able to draw their own strategies of learning English
Content of the test
THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
SCHOLL YEAR 2007-2008
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
THE 11th FORM
TIME: 60 MINUTES
I. Phonetics
Choose one word whose underlined parts is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. children	b. which	c. chips	d. chemistry 
2. a. stopped 	b. looked	c. needed	d. laughed
3. a. dangerous	b. passenger	c. village	d. singer
Pick out one word that has the stress pattern different from the rest
a. anniversary 	b. strategy	c. windowpane	d. maximum
a. annual	 	b. marathon	c. performance	d. stimulate
II. Vocabulary and Grammar
A. Choose the best answer among a, b, c ,d
Everyone was asleep when the enemy ……………….
a. was attacking 	b. attack	c. to attack	d. attacked
I told her …………… so many mistakes.
a. not to make	b. not make	c. to make not	d. make not
Do you think her parents will let her ……… for a picnic?.
a. going	b. went	c. to go	d. go
It is generous of him …………… to pay for both of us.
a. to offer	b. offer	c. offering	d. offered	
The programme “Road to Mount Olympia” is ……….by L.G .
a. made	b. given	c. helped	d. sponsored
The doctor advised him ………….the medicines and go to bed early .
a. taking	b. for taking	c. to take	d. take
If someone ………..into the store, smile and say” May I help you?”.
a. came	b. had come	c. comes	d. could come
13. Did ………..happen? – No, nothing happened.
a. nothing	b. anything	c. any	 d. a thing
Children will work hard if the lessons …………….interesting.
a. were	b. is 	c. are	d. had been
………..of the students in my class could solve the problem yesterday.
a. None 	b. Neither	c. Either	d. Not much
If we could speak English, we ……………next year studying in America.
a. had spend 	b. would have spent 	c. will spend 	d. would spend
…………interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
a. Should I	b. Were I 	c. If I was 	d. If I am
Don’t waste time …………..computer game.
a. playing	b. to play	c. played	d. play
I look forward to ………from you soon.
a. hear	b. hearing	c. heard	d. being heard
If she catches you ……….her diary, she’ll be furious.
a. to read	b. read	c. reading	d. is reading
She………….him when he called her.	
a. pretended not hear	b. pretended to heard not	
c. pretended not to hear	d. did not pretended hear
Pasteur ………..in the 19th century.
a. was living	b. has lived	c. had lived	d. lived
………..their work, they went home.
a. Finishing	b. Having finished	c. Finish	d. Being Finished
A ……..is a person who has been chosen or appointed on behalf of another person or a group.
a. representative	b. member	c. represent	d. leader
We insisted …………..a refund of the full amount.
a. at 	b. on 	c. in	d. to
B. Choose the underlined part among a, b, c, d that needs correcting.
If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess fight now.
 a b c d
Peter’s boss doesn’t want him having the habit of using the office phone for personal calls.
 a b c d 
If the question is not so difficult, I would be able to answer it.
 a b c d
Why didn’t you came to my party last night?
 a b c d
Mary’s mother ordered her going to bed immediately.
 a b c d 
C. Choose the best answer among a, b, c, d which has the same meaning as the given one.
“Don’t come back home late, John” his sister said.
a. John’s sister told him to come back home late.
b. John’s sister told him not to come back home late.
c. John’s sister told him to come back home late.
d. John’s sis