Bài tập bổ trợ 4 kĩ năng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Unit 9: Natural disasters (Có file nghe và đáp án)

 35. fear (n) /fɪər/ sự sợ hãi
 36. in fear /ɪn fɪər/ trong sự sợ hãi
 37. violent (adj) /ˈvaɪələnt/ mạnh, hung bạo
 38. violently (adv) /ˈvaɪələntli/ một cách hung bạo
 39. slight (adj) /slaɪt/ nhẹ
 40. move (v) /muːv/ di chuyển
 41. move in a circle /muːv ɪn / di chuyển theo hình trịn
 42. towards (pre) /təˈwɔːdz/ theo hướng, về phía
 43. affect (v) /əˈfekt/ làm ảnh hưởng đến
 44. cause (v) /kɔːz/ gây ra
 45. hurt (v, n) /hɜːt/ làm bị thương, vết thương
 46. missing (adj) /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ mất tích
 47. suddenly (adv) /ˈsʌdənli/ đột nhiên, bỗng nhiên
 48. fortunately (adv) /ˈfɔːtʃənətli/ thật may mắn, may thay
 49. rock (n) /rɒk/ đá, tảng đá
 50. mud (n) /mʌd/ bùn
 51. hide (v) /haɪd/ trốn, ẩn nấp
 52. ash (n) /ỉʃ/ tro
 53. layer (n) /ˈleɪər/ lớp, tầng
 54. a thick layer of ash /ə θɪk ˈleɪər əv ỉʃ/ một lớp tro dầy
 55. shelter (n) /ˈʃeltər/ nơi trú ẩn
 Word form
 Verb Noun Adjective Adverb
 accommodate accommodation
 erupt eruption eruptive
 evacuation
 evacuate
 evacuee
 storm storm stormy
 volcano volcanic
 sudden suddenly
 B. GRAMMAR
I. PAST CONTINUOUS
 Past Continuous (Quá khứ tiếp diễn)
 Cơng thức 
 (+) S + was/ were + V-ing
 (-) S + was/ were + not + V-ing
 (?) Was/ Were + S + V-ing?
 Cách dùng 
 - Hành động diễn ra tại thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ 
 Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) 2 A. PHONETIC
Exercise 1: Mark the stress in the following words.
 1. musical 2. humorous 3. national 4. poisonous 5. personal
 6. dangerous 7. predict 8. practical 9. property 10. marvellous
Exercise 2: Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the 
others.
1. A. mud B. numerous C. thunderstorm D. suddenly
2. A. tsunami B. tropical C. victim D. violent
3. A. south B. strengthen C. breathe D. theology
4. A. rescue B. effect C. marvelous D. tremble
5. A. tornado B. property C. volcanic D. crop
6. A. authority B. fortunately C. try D. property
7. A. towards B. disaster C. destroy D. circles
8. A. violent B. whistle C. practical D. lightning
9. A. wave B. landslide C . damage D . natural
10. A. emergency B. litter C. suddenly D. system
Exercise 3: Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose main stress is different from the others in the group.
1. A. develop B. marvelous C. funnel D. damage
2. A. government B. landslide C. lightning D. effect
3. A. fortunate B. donate C. pacific D. tornado
4. A. destroy B. emergency C. government D. disaster
5. A. rescue B. strengthen C. system D. towards
6. A. practical B. numerous C. property D. tsunami
7. A. whistle B. victim C. authority D. violent
8. A. litter B. mountainous C. worker D. volcanic
9. A. example B. circle C. matter D. humour
10. A. nation B. person C. resident D. scientific
 B. VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR 
Exercise 1: Choose the correct meaning of the following words and phrases. 
1. flood
 A. a large amount of money in the bank
 B. a large amount of water covering an area.
 C. a wide range of home-made products
2. tsunami
 A. an extremely large wave in the sea caused by an earthquake
 B. strong winds and rain, and often thunder and lightning
 C. a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle
3. Fahrenheit
 A. a measurement of length
 B. a measurement of speed
 Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) 4 11. The _________ workers tirelessly searched for survivors in the aftermath of the disaster. 
 A. delivery B. saving C. recovery D. rescue
12. The forest fire _________ for eight hours, killing all of the animals. 
 A. burst B. occurred C. raged D. spread
13. Thousands of buildings and houses were completely destroyed when the earthquake ________ the city. 
 A. fought B. struck C. happened D. arrived
14. New Zealand rescue services carried out several searches for _________.
 A. movers B. helpers C. rescuers D. survivors
15. What can be done to protect people from _________ disasters? 
 A. environment B. environmental C. environmentally D. environmentalist 
16. The _________ from the plane crash was scattered over a wide area, making the search and recovery 
 efforts challenging for the rescue teams. 
 A. debris B. dust C. piece D. waste
17. She is good ___________ meteorology. 
 A. on B. in C. at D. for
18. Last night, volcano Maui ___________ and the large areas of land were affected. 
 A. erupts B. erupted C. erupting D. erupt
19. When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot ___________ pours downhill. 
 A. ash B. smoke C. dirt D. lava
20. Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was __________. 
 A. evacuated B. killed C. died D. injured
21. The earthquake ___________ have been sent humanitarian aid by many countries. 
 A. victims B. elders C. rescuers D. soldiers
22. When there is a plane crash, a lot of ___________ is left. 
 A. dust B. debris C. waste D. piece
23. A powerful ___________ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high wave and killed at
 least 113 people. 
 A. earthquake B. tornado C. tsunami D. landslide
24. A ___________ often occurs in the mountainous areas because many trees have been cut down. 
 A. forest fire B. flood C. tornado D. landslide
25. ___________ often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam. 
 A. Droughts B. Storms C. Floods D. Sandstorms
26. Deforestation leads to ___________ which can be defined as the changes in the average temperature. 
 A. flood B. climate change C. sandstorm D. erosion
27. I _________ a documentary on TV when suddenly we all the power. 
 A. was watching – lost B. watched – lost
 C. was watching - were losing D. watched - were losing 
28. When he _________ a suitcase, he dropped it on his foot. 
 A. was carrying B. carried C. had carried D. is carrying
29. What _________ at this time yesterday? - I was asleep. 
 A. were you doing B. did you do C. do you do D. would you do
30. How fast _________ when the accident happened? 
 A. were you driving B. did you drive C. would you drive D. were you driven
31. They __________ on the lake when it started to rain so they went home. 
 Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) 6 A. calm B. scared C. happy D. excited
2. Fortunately, there wasn’t any damage to the property.
 A. Frequently B. Normally C. Unluckily D. Luckily
3. Tornado is a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle.
 A. toxic B. weak C. slight D. strong
4. Many houses collapsed in the landslide last month because it happened suddenly.
 A. interestingly B. slowly C. expectedly D. unexpectedly
5. My family were watching TV when the tornado came.
 A. went B. saw C. happened D. erupted
Exercise 7: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the 
underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences:
1. I need to strengthen my knowledge about natural disasters by reading more books on the subject.
 A. weaken B improved C. shortage D. purchased
2. There have been numerous reports of: floods and landslides in the region due to heavy rainfall.
 A. plentiful B. limited C. various D. abundant
3. The storm damaged several houses and uprooted trees in the neighbourhood.
 A. spoiled B. hurt C. broke D. repaired
4. Developed countries have better infrastructure and resources to handle natural disasters effectively.
 A. Undeveloped B. Indeveloped C. Imdeveloped D. Irdeveloped
5. It is important to have a personal emergency kit prepared in case of a natural disaster.
 A. private B. individual C. public D. unique
Exercise 8: Put the verbs in brackets in the past continuous.
1. Our dog _______________ (not, run) after your cat at that time.
2. My mother _______________ (tell) a bedtime story.
3. He thinks you _______________ (drive) too fast.
4. We _______________ (not, do) anything wrong!
5. The children _______________ (listen) a fairy tale.
6. _________________________ (the princess, walk) in the garden?
7. The brave girl _______________ (hide) in the tree house.
8. ____________________________ (you, sleep) during the last lesson?
9. She _______________ (go) to the bookstore at this time yesterday.
10. At 7 o’clock this morning I _______________ (have) breakfast.
Exercise 9: Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous. 
1. _____________________ (you, swim) when someone _______________ (steal) your wallet?
2. The dragon _______________ (fly) over the castle when he _______________ (hear) a girl crying.
3. Cinderella _______________ (hear) the chimes of midnight while she _______________ (dance) with the 
prince.
4. Snow White _______________ (sing) softly beside the well when suddenly she _______________ (see) a 
dwarf.
5. While the hunter _______________ (pass) near by the hut, he _______________ (notice) the wolf.
6. As the Queen _______________ (bathe), a frog _______________ (jump) out of the water and 
_______________ (talk) to her.
7. The princess _______________ (try) to tell the prince the truth but he _______________ (not, listen).
8. While Mendel _______________ (revise) his lesson, his sister _______________ (read) fables.
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5. What is the main cause of the drought in the Mekong Delta region?
 A. Rising sea levels B. Rampant development C. Weather extremes D. All of the above
Exercise 2: Listen carefully, and then decide which statements are true or false.
1. A flood is land covered by water that is not usually covered by water. _______
2. A flood is only considered significant if it causes financial damage or loss of life. _______
3. Floods are among the most catastrophic of natural disasters. _______
4. Floods only cause physical damage, not emotional or psychological damage. _______
5. Floods can make farm land unusable by bringing salt water. _______
 B. SPEAKING
Exercise 1: Choose the correct response. Then practice the short exchanges in pairs. 
1. A: An earthquake struck the north-east of Japan a/ The ground starts moving and shaking in an 
 B:
yesterday evening. earthquake.
 b/ Really? Was there any early warning for 
 that?
2. A: Many people were injured in the storm B: a/ That’s shocking.
 b/ Well done!
3. A: Mary’s house was destroyed in the hurricane. B: a/ I hope she’s okay.
 b/ I wasn’t sure!
4. A: How can we foresee a landside? B: a/ The ground became unstable, and it moved.
 b/ It happens after a few days of heavy rain.
5. A: I think there are more natural disasters than 
 B: a/ Certainly, because of human activities.
there used to be.
 b/ That’s awful. It does nothing to me.
6. A: I don’t think we can prepare for natural a/ I agree with you. People should be informed 
 B:
disasters at all. about them in advance.
 b/ I don’t think so. We have the advance 
 warning systems.
7. A: The storm had not weakened when it hit the a/ Right. The area will be rain-free over the next 
 B:
region yesterday. few days.
 b/ And there wasn’t any damage to property.
8. A: Strong winds will come to our region soon. B: a/ I think we should fic the water pipes first.
 b/ I think we should fix the roofs first.
9. A: the local government provided shelter for the 
 B: a/ Permanent accommodation is good.
victims.
 b/ Good news. They need a helping hand.
10. A: why is the death toll in the earthquake is high? B: a/ Debris were cleared by rescue teams at once.
 b/ Rescue workers did not arrive in time.
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