Đề cương ôn thi giữa học kì 2 môn tiếng Anh lớp 7 năm 2022 – 2023 (Sách mới) Ôn tập giữa học kì 2 Anh 7 sách KNTT và CTST

Đề cương ôn tập giữa học kì 2 môn tiếng Anh 7 năm 2022 – 2023 Sách mới giới hạn nội dung ôn thi kèm theo một số dạng câu hỏi trắc nghiệm và tự luận. Đề cương ôn tập giữa học kì 2 tiếng Anh 7 bao gồm sách: Global Success, Friends Plus, Explore English.

Đề cương ôn thi giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 7 giúp các bạn học sinh làm quen với các dạng bài tập, nâng cao kỹ năng giải đề để đạt kết quả cao trong bài thi giữa kì 2 lớp 7 sắp tới. Vậy sau đây đề cương ôn thi giữa học kì 2 Tiếng Anh 7 năm 2022 – 2023 mời các bạn cùng tải tại đây. Bên cạnh đó các bạn xem thêm đề cương ôn tập giữa kì 2 môn Ngữ văn 7, đề cương ôn tập giữa kì 2 môn Khoa học tự nhiên 7, bộ đề thi giữa kì 2 Toán 7.

Đề cương ôn tập giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 7 năm 2022 (Sách mới)

• Đề cương ôn tập giữa kì 2 tiếng Anh 7 Global Success
• Đề cương ôn tập giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 7 Friends Plus
• Đề cương ôn tập giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 7 Explore English

Đề cương ôn tập giữa kì 2 tiếng Anh 7 Global Success

I. Giới hạn nội dung ôn thi giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 7

Ôn tập trọng tâm kiến thức ngữ pháp và bài tập Unit 7, 8, 9

II. Bộ đề ôn thi giữa kì 2 tiếng Anh 7

ĐỀ SỐ 1

A. PHONETICS.

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

(Chọn 1 từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác so với các từ còn lại)

1. A. start ed B. decid ed C. work ed D. wait ed

2. A. play ed B. clos ed C. fill ed D. need ed

3. A. frighten ed B. amazed C. disappoint ed D. terrifi ed

4. A. thr ea d B. b ea m C. br ea th D. st ea d

5. A. nak ed B. booked C. work ed D. walk ed

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

(Chọn từ có trọng âm chính rơi vào vị trí khác so với những từ còn lại)

1. A. traffic B. agree C. noisy D. student

2. A. listen B. visit C. borrow D. obey

3. A. enjoy B. agree C. attend D. student

4. A. listen B. visit C. enjoy D. open

5. A. traffic B. prefer C. noisy D. student

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences.

(Chọn 1 đáp án đúng trong số A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau)

1. Nam used to ________ morning exercise when he got up early.

A. did
B. does
C. doing
D. do

2. My father __________the bus to work every day, but I cycle.

A. catches
B. drives
C. goes
D. runs

3. I go to school __________ bike.

A. by
B. on
C. in
D. from

4. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people __________ the rules.

A. remember
B. obey
C. go after
D. take care of

5. You should look right and left when you go ________the road.

A. down
B. across
C. up
D. along

6. Bus is the main public ________in Viet Nam.

A. travel
B. tricycle
C. transport
D. vehicle

7. The play was so boring. ________, Hoa saw it from beginning to end.

A. Therefore
B. Despite
C. However
D. Although

8. She’s sure that they will find the film_________.

A. entertaining
B. entertain
C. entertainment
D. entertained

9. ____________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.

A. In spite
B. Despite
C. Although
D. Nevertheless

10. __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.

A. Because
B. Since
C. As
D. Although

11. The play was so boring. ________, An saw it from beginning to end.

A. Therefore
B. Despite
C. However
D. Although

12. – “Do you like seeing a film?” – “_________________”

A. No, I don’t like it at all
B. Sure. What film shall we see?
C. Who is in it?
D. I’m sorry, I can’t.

13. ____________ is La Tomatina celebrated? – Every August.

A. Where
B. Why
C. When
D. Which

14. My father liked the ____________ of that singer.

A.perform
B. performer
C. performance
D. performing

15. ____________ is not very far from here to the harbour.

A.There
B. It
C. This
D.That

II. Put the correct form of the verb in brackets.

(Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc)

1. Quang Hai footballer (play) ________________________ soccer beautifully last Saturday.

2. He (go) ___ to the English club every Sunday. But last Sunday he (not go) ________ there, he went to the City’s museum.

3. Two years ago, she (teach) ______________________ at a village school.

4. What __________you (do) ____________ yesterday morning?

5. We (travel) ______________________ to Hue next month.

6. My mother (not like) ______________________ riding a motorbike.

7. When my father was young, he (drink) _____________________ a lot of beer.

8. Nam (study) ______________________ homework in the living room now.

9. Be careful ! The car (come) ______________________ .

10. My mother (go) ______________________ to the supermarket yesterday evening.

C. READING

I. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap.

When you are in Hong Kong, you can go about (1) _________taxi , by bus, or by underground.

I myself prefer the underground (2) ______ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) ______ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) ______ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _______ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very well, it is difficult (6) _______ the bus you want. You can take a taxi , but it is (7) _______ expensive than the underground or a bus . On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and show you how to get to them, so that it is easy (8) _______ your way.

1. A. at B. in C. by

2. A. but B. because C. when

3. A. many B. a lot C. few

4. A. quick B. quickly C. quicker

5. A. so B. like C. than

6. A. to find B. find C. finding

7. A. less B. more C. most

8. A. to find B. find C. finding

II. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap.

Ewan McGregor was (1)_____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2)______ when he was only nine and he (3)_____his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (4)_____ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with like actresses Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (5)_______ the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.

1. A. bear B. born C. bearing D. to bear

2. A. acting B. actress C. actor D. action

3. A. made B. played C. worked D. starred

4. A. at B. on C. with D. in

5. A. to film B. filmed C. film D. filming

III. Read the text and answer the questions:

Titanic is a romantic film, which was directed by James Cameron. However, it’s also about a disaster. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

The film is about the sinking of the ship Titanic on its first voyage. The main characters are Jack Dawson and Rose Dewitt Bukater. Jack saves Rose from killing herself during the journey on board the ship. Although they are from different social classes, and Rose is already engaged, they fall in love. The film has a sad ending: the Titanic sinks and more than a thousand people die in the disaster, including Jack.

Critics say it is a must-see. I agree because the story is moving and the acting is excellent. The special effects, visuals and music are also incredible.

Questions

1. What kind of film is Titanic?

………………………………………………………………………….………………

2. Who does Titanic star?

…………………………………………………………………………………….……

3. What is Titanic about?

…………………………………………………………………………………….……

4. How is the ending of Titanic?

………………………………………………………………………………….………

5. What do critics say about Titanic ?

………………………………………………………………………………….………

IV. Read the text and choose the best answers.

SAFETY TIPS FOR BUS PASSENGERS

Always maintain a queue while waiting (1)______ a bus. Never stand on queue on the middle of the road.

At the time of boarding a bus do not try to run or chase the bus. Once you are inside the bus, (2)______ a seat and hold firmly on the handrail if you are standing.

Never try to (3)______ an overcrowded bus.

Avoid (4)______ inside of a bus because your high-pitch noise may distract the attention of the driver and it could lead to a major (5)______ accident.

1. A. for B. to C. on D. in

2. A. hold B. sit C. take D. find

3. A. choose B. go C. wait D. board

4. A. shout B. shouting C. to shout D. shouts

5. A. road B. way C. path D. street

D. WRITING

I. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.

(Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa của câu không đổi)

1. The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa city is about 100 km.

It is about…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. What is the distance between Ho Chi Minh city to Hue?

(How………..………………………………………………………….…..……..……… ..

3. My father lived in small village when he was a child.

My father used to ………………………………………………………..…………….……..

4. The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa City is about 100 kilometres.

(It is about………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Although Quang Hai -footballer is so young, he plays football.

Despite ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. I often walked to school when I was a student.

(I used…………………………………..………………………………………………………

7. In spite of being so young, Tien Dung goal keeper performs.

Although…………………………………………………………………………….………

II. Make questions for the underlined parts in each following sentence.

(Đặt câu hỏi cho từ gạch chân)

1. It’s about 8 km from your house to school.

…………………………………………………………..……………..……..……………….

2. Yesterday, I went to Hung King Festival with my friends.

…………………………………………….……………………………………………………

III. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.

1. The people watched the game. None of them will ever forget it.

A. None of the people that watched the game will ever forget it
B. The people watched the game none of whom will ever forget it
C. Nobody that watched the game will ever forget it
D. Both A and C are correct.

2. Quang is very good at drawing. His father is a famous painter.

A. Quang whose father is a famous painter is very good at drawing.
B. Quang, whose father is a famous painter is very good at drawing.
C. Quang, whose father is a famous painter, is very good at drawing.
D. Quang’s father, who is a famous painter, is very good at drawing.

3. That’s the man. I told you about him yesterday.

A. That’s the man about whom I told you yesterday.
B. That’s the man whom I told you yesterday.
C. That’s the man about that I told you yesterday.
D. That’s the man I told you yesterday.

4. He drives more carelessly than he used to.

A. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.
B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.
C. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to.
D. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.

5. No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.

A. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club.
B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.
C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.
D. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.

6. The sooner you stop smoking cigarettes the better you’ll feel.

A. As soon as you feel better, you’ll try to stop smoking.
B. You feel so much better since he stopped smoking.
C. Though you feel better, you still smoke.
D. When you stop smoking, you’ll begin to feel better.

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI

A. PHONETICS

I.

1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A

II.

1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I.

1. D 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B

6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D

11. D 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. B

II.

1. played 2. goes – did’t go 3. taught 4. did you do 5. will travel

6. doesn’t like 7. drank 8. is studying 9. is coming 10. went

C. READING

I.

1. C. by 2. B. because 3. A. many 4. B. quickly

5. C. than 6. A. to find 7. B. more 8. A. to find

II.

1. B. 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D

III.

1. Titanic is a romantic film.

2. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

3. It is about the sinking of the ship Titanic on its first voyage.

4. The film has a sad ending.

5. Critics say it is a must-see.

IV.

1. A. for

2. D.find

3. A. choose

4. B. shouting

5. A. road

D. WRITING

I.

1. It is about 100 km from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa.

2. How far is it from Ho Chi Minh city to Hue?

3. My father used to live in small village when he was a child.

4. It is about 100 kilometres from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa City.

5. Despite being so young, Quang Hai plays football beautifully.

6. I used to walk to school when I was a student.

7. Althought Tien Dung goalkeeper is so young, he performs excellently.

II.

1. How far is it from your house to school.

2. Which Festival did you go with your friends yesterday?

III. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.

1. D

2. C

3. A

4. A

5. D

6. D

ĐỀ SỐ 2

I. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với các từ còn lại. (1mark)

1. A. play ed B. lik ed C . watch ed D. finish ed

2. A. m ea l B. m ea t C. h ea d D. s ea t

3. A. bic y cle B. chemistr y C. famil y D. goodb y e

4. A. gr ou nd B. b ou ght C . h ou se D . f ou nd

5. A. plant ed B. need ed C. hop ed D. visit ed

II. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc. (2 marks)

1- My brother ( get)……………………..…..up early every morning.

2- Yesterday he was tired so he (not / come ) …………………………..to class.

3- It was a nice day so we ( decide)………………………to go on a picnic.

4- Children shouldn’t (stay)…………………………… up late.

5- It is 9 o’clock now and the children ( skip)……………………ropes in the school yard.

III. Sắp xếp các từ sau theo trật tự đúng để tạo thành câu có nghĩa. (2.0 marks)

1. Would/ like/ TV/ I/ watch/ to/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. will /with/ We /go / friends / tomorrow / camping / our

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. school / Let’s / to / go/.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. meat/ Eating/ much/ not/ good/ is/ your/ for/ health/ too.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. difficult /more /thought /The/ was/ than/ we /first / exam /at

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

IV. Mỗi câu có một lỗi sai. Gạch chân từ sai và viết từ đúng vào cuối câu. (1.5 marks)

1. I don’t like carrots and neither doesn’t my aunt . => …………………..

2. You have fewer free time than me. => …………………..

3. My father likes watching TV at night and I do, so . => …………………..

4. You should drive more careful. => …………………..

5. Our class start at 7 o’clock. => …………………..

6. Mai is fater than Hoa. => …………………..

V. Em hãy sử dụng những từ trong khung để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau. (1.5 marks)

unpleasant; symptoms; last; disease; medicines; prevent

There is only one (1)…………….. called common: the common cold. We call it the common cold because every year millions of people catch it.

Every body know the (2)……………………..: a running nose, a slight fever, coughing and sneezing. It is very (3) ……………….., but nobody knows a cure.

At a drugstore, there are usually shelves with cold “cure”. These (4)………………. don’t cure a cold but they relieve the symptoms. Whatever you do, your cold will (5)………………….for a few days and then disappear.

How can we help (6)………………..a cold? Eat well. Exercise and you will be fit and healthy.

VI / Đọc kỹ đoạn văn và trả lời các câu hỏi sau: (1 mark)

Dear Mom,

I received your letter two days ago. I am very happy to hear Dad and Mom are well. I am well, too. Four days ago, I had a slight cold. I felt very unpleasant so I went to the doctor that evening. The doctor gave me some medicines. Now I feel better. Yesterday I had a medical check-up. The doctor weighed me, measured my height, took my temperature and listened my heart and checked my eyes and ears. Every thing was normal. Don’t worry about me, Mom. I know how to take care of myself.

The recess is over now. I must stop writing here. I miss Mom and Dad so much and I miss grandfather, too. Please send my regard to everyone.

Take care, Mom. Write again soon.

Love,

Hoa.

1. When did Hoa receive her mother’s letter?

………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Why did she go to the doctor?

………………………………………………………………………………….

3. When did Hoa have a medical check-up?

………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Was every thing normal?

………………………………………………………………………………….

VII. Fill in the blank with a word/ phrase in the box. (1 mark)

to worship the Moon Genie	from a Chinese story	in the middle
through years	gradually

Mid-Autumn (Trung Thu) is the day when the moon is at its brightest in a year. In that spirit (1) __________, people in Vietnam as well as many Asian countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn’s Festival. According to legends, this holiday is originated (2) __________ in which an Emperor of Duong (Tang) Dynasty, Duong Minh Hoang, was taken to the moon by a wizard named La Cong Vien. (3)__________ of his trip to the moon, the Emperor caught a glimpse of fairies in heaven celebrating the full moon. When Duong Minh Hoang was back to earth, he taught his citizens about the celebration and it became a custom lasting (4) __________. Through times and times, Mid-Autumn’s Festival (5) __________ becomes an event providing children with a rich diversity of delightful traditional games and entertaining activities, offering great helps in promoting education as well as culture.

ĐÁP ÁN

I. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với các từ còn lại. (1mark)

1 – A; 2 – C; 3 – D; 4 – B; 5 – B;

II. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc. (2 marks)

1 – gets; 2 – didn’t come; 3 – decided; 4 – stay; 5 – are skipping;

III. Sắp xếp các từ sau theo trật tự đúng để tạo thành câu có nghĩa. (2.0 marks)

1 – I would like to watch TV.

2 – We will go camping with our friends tomorrow.

3 – Let’s go to school.

4 – Eating too much meat is not good for your health.

5 – The exam was more difficult than we thought at first.

IV. Mỗi câu có một lỗi sai. Gạch chân từ sai và viết từ đúng vào cuối câu. (1.5 marks)

1 – doesn’t thành does;

2 – fewer thành less;

3 – so thành too;

4 – careful thành carefully;

5 – start thành starts;

6 – fater thành fatter;

V. Em hãy sử dụng những từ trong khung để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau. (1.5 marks)

1 – disease; 2 – symptoms; 3 – unpleasant; 4 – medicines; 5 – last; 6 – prevent;

VI / Đọc kỹ đoạn văn và trả lời các câu hỏi sau: (1 mark)

1 – Two days ago.

2 – Because she felt very unpleasant;

3 – That evening.

4 – Yes, it was.

VII. Fill in the blank with a word/ phrase in the box. (1 mark)

1. to worship the Moon Genie

2. from a Chinese story

3. in the middle

4. through years

5. gradually

Đề cương ôn tập giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 7 Friends Plus

A. Kiến thức ôn thi giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 7

– Ôn tập kiến thức các bài Unit 5: Achieve, Unit 6: Survival

B. Các dạng bài tập ôn thi giữa kì 2 Anh 7

I. Choose the correct words

1. The average American throws out over 2 grams / kilograms / tons of rubbish every day.

2. Americans read about 10 seconds / minutes / hours a day.

3. The average American eats nearly 6 grams / kilograms / tons of ice cream per year.

4. More than half of a hundred / thousand / million people in America experience homeless one night.

5. Each family in the USA gets 2 pieces of personal mail every day / month / year.

6. The USA has got more than 1 dozen / hundred / thousand gold medals in the history of the Olympic Games.

7. Each American drinks 1 dozen / hundred / thousand litres of beer per year.

1. The average American throws out over 2 kilograms of rubbish every day.

2. Americans read about 10 minutes a day.

3. The average American eats nearly 6 kilograms of ice cream per year.

4. More than half of a million people in America experience homeless one night.

5. Each family in the USA gets 2 pieces of personal mail every month.

6. The USA has got more than 1 thousand gold medals in the history of the Olympic Games.

7. Each American drinks 1 hundred litres of beer per year.

II. Read the descriptions and complete the sentences with the words given below

1. She works in a hospital. It’s a hard job. She’s a _____________________ .

2. He works in a garage. It’s a hard job. He’s a ____________________ .

3. She works in an office. It’s a well-paid job. She’s a ____________________ .

4. She works in a café. It’s a tiring job. She’s a ____________________ .

5. He works in a school. It’s a stressing job. He’s a ____________________ .

6. He works in many places. It’s a dangerous job. He’s a ____________________ .

Gợi ý đáp án

1. nurse	2. mechanic	3. manager
4. waitress	5. teacher	6. fire fighter

III. Complete the text with comparative or superlative adjectives.

I’ve got three really good friends – Mai, Lan and Hoa. Mai is _______________ (1. old) than us – she’s fourteen and we’re all thirteen. Lan is the ________________ (2. young) she had her thirteenth birthday last week. Hoa is the ______________ (3. tall) – she’s one metre seventy. I’m only one metre fifty, but Mai is __________________ (4. short) than me – she’s only one metre fourty-five.

The ___________________ (5. intelligent) person is definitely Mai. But Lan is _________________ (6. artistic) than Mai. She can paint really good pictures. Hoa is the _________________ (7. funny) person I know. I’m ____________________ (8. quiet) than all of them, but we always have fun.

Gợi ý đáp án

IV. Read the text and mark the sentences T (true), or F (false).

Some people call Stephen Wiltshire “the human camera”. Stephen was in a helicopter for twenty minutes, above London, and then he drew pictures of the city from memory. Stephen wasn‟t bom in London and he doesn’t know the city, but in twenty minutes he memorized hundreds of buildings. His pictures weren’t perfect, but they were very detailed.

Most people haven’t got a photographic memory like Stephen. In fact, the maximum number of things people can usually remember from a list is about six or seven. But it is possible to train your brain.

For example, Mahavir Jain, from India, memorized 18,000 words and definitions from an English dictionary. His English exams were easy after that and now he owns three English schools.

People also try to memorize pi. For most people at school, 3.142 is enough, but Akira Haraguchi, from Japan, once recited 100,000 digits of pi in sixteen hours. He started at 9.30 a.m. on a Tuesday and finished at 1.28 a.m. the next day. It was a record.

There are also memory superstars. Dominic O’Brien was first interested in memory after he left school and he started to train his memory. In 1991 he won the World Memory Championships. He was World Memory Championship seven more times between 1992 and 2001. In 2002 Dominic memorized the order of cards in fifty-four packs of playing cards. That’s 2,808 cards. The world record was 2,704 cards. When he repeated the cards, Dominic was wrong only eight times.

1. Stephen Wiltshire was bom in London.

2. Stephen drew a helicopter.

3. Mahavir Jain learned 18,000 words and their meanings.

4. Akira Haraguchi learned 100,000 digits of pi in 16 hours.

5. Dominic O’Brien was World Memory Championship seven times.

Gợi ý đáp án

1. F

2. F

3. T

4. F

5. F

V. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from others. Write A, B, C or D in the blank.

1. A. worry	B. go	C. slowly	D. hello
2. A. heat	B. cheap	C. easy	D. near
3. A. source	B. reduce	C. coal	D. recycle

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VI. Choose the bold word that has a different stress pattern from the others. Write A, B, or C in the blank.

1. A. cattle	B. country	C. canal	D. cover
2. A. money	B. machine	C. many	D. mother

VII. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write A, B, or C in the blank.

1. An hour has sixty _________.

A. weeksB. minutes
C. seconds

2. Tom was too _________ to come and sit by a girl in class.

A. competitive
B. shy
C. clever

3. His height is _________ mine; we are both 1.70 metres.

A. as tall as
B. like
C. different from

4. Lucy is quite _________, so she does well at school.

A. shy
B. lazy
C. clever

5. Alisha can _________ Vietnamese.

A. speaks
B. speak
C. speaking

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1. B

2. B

3. A

4. C

5. B

VIII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of verbs in brackets

1. If I _________ (be) late again, my teacher _________ (be) angry.

2. I _________ (call) you if there _________ (be) a problem.

3. When I _________ (see) Mai, I _________ (tell) her you are here.

IX. Read the text and decide whether each statement is True (T) or False (F).

Some people call Stephen Wiltshire ‘the human camera’. Stephen was in a helicopter for twenty minutes, above London, and then he drew pictures of the city from memory. Stephen wasn’t born in London and he doesn’t know the city, in twenty minutes he memorized hundreds of buildings. His pictures weren’t perfect, but they were very detailed.

Most people haven’t got a photographic memory like Stephen. In fact, the maximum number of things people can usually remember from a list is about six or seven. But it is possible to train your brain.

For example, Mahavir Jain, from India, memorized 18,000 words and definitions from an English dictionary. His English exams were easy after that and now he owns three English schools.

People also try to memorize pi. For most people at school, 3.142 is enough, but Akira Haraguchi, from Japan, once recited 100,000 digits of pi in sixteen hours. He started at 9.30 a.m. on a Tuesday and finished at 1.28 a.m. the nest day. It was a record.

There are also memory superstars. Dominic O’Berien was first interested in memory after he left school and he started to train memory. In 1991 he won the World Memory Championships. He was World Memory Champion seven more times between 1992 and 2001. In 2002 Dominic memorized the order of cards in fifty-four packs of playing cards. That’s 2,808 cards! The world record was 2,704 cards. When he repeated the cards, Dominic was wrong only egiht times!

1. Stephen Wiltshire was born in London.

2. Stephen drew a helicopter.

3. Mahavir Jain learned 18,000 words and their meanings.

4. Akira Haraguchi learned 100,000 digits of pi in 16 hours.

5. Dominic O’Brien was World Memory Championship seven times.

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1. T

2. F

3. F

4. F

5. F

X. Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence

1. he / swim / could / the / river / in .

__________________________________________________

2. is/ high / Mount Everest / how / ?

__________________________________________________

XI. Rewrite the following sentences with the given beginning in such a way that the meanings stay unchanged.

1. He should sleep early.

He shouldn’t stay ____________________________________

2. You must be quiet.

You mustn’t make ___________________________________

3. Mary doesn’t play tennis as well as Mike.

Mike plays tennis ____________________________________

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