80 ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH TIẾNG ANH VÀO 10 SỞ GD – ĐT THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH NĂ...
Countries and nationalities
1. Country Nationality
Afghanistan an Afghan
Albania an Albanian
Algeria an Algerian
Andorra an Andorran
Angola an Angolan
Argentina an Argentinian
Armenia an Armenian
Australia an Australian
Austria an Austrian
Azerbaijan an Azerbaijani
Bahamas a Bahamian
Bahrain a Bahraini
Bangladesh a Bangladeshi
Barbados a Barbadian
Belarus a Belorussian or a
Byelorussian
Belgium a Belgian
Belize a Belizian
Benin a Beninese
Bhutan a Bhutanese
Bolivia a Bolivian
Bosnia-Herzegovina a Bosnian
Botswana a Tswana
Brazil a Brazilian
Britain a Briton
Brunei a Bruneian
Bulgaria a Bulgarian
Burkina a Burkinese
Burma (official a Burmese
nameMyanmar)
Burundi a Burundian
2. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
1 ) AT - IN - ON
General Information:
AT ON
We use at for a point: We use on for a surface:
at the window - at the entrance - on the wall - on the ceiling - on the floor -
at the door on a page
at the end of the street - at the
on a cover
station - at the top
Bill is waiting for you at the bus Have you seen the notice on the notice
stop. board?
IN
We use in for an enclosed
space:
in the garden - in the house - in
London - in the water
in her bag - in a row - in a town
There is nobody in the room. She
lives in a small village.
Special Information:
AT
2. We say at with buildings when we
1. We say that someone is at
say where the event (film,
an event:
concert,...) takes place:
at a party - at a pop concert - at Where were you yesterday? At the
a conference - at a meeting cinema.
The meeting took place at the
Tom is at a party.
headquarters.
4. We say at for a place which is a part
3. We say at someone's house:
of our journey:
We were at Bill's house last We stopped at a very nice village. Does
Thursday. the train stop at Nashville?
ON
2. We say that a place is on the coast /
1. We use on with small islands:
on a river / on a road:
3. She spent her holiday on a small
London is on the river Thames.
island.
Portsmouth is on the south coast of
England.
IN
1. We say in when we talk 2. We usually say in with towns and
about a building itself. villages:
The rooms of Tom's house are
His parents live in York.
small.
Note these expressions:
AT
at home - at work - at school - at university - at college - at the station - at
an airport - at the seaside - at sea (on a voyage) - at reception - at the
corner of a street - at the back / front of a building / cinema / group of
people, etc. - arrive at with other places or events
IN
in the newspaper - in bed - in hospital - in prison - in the street - in the sky -
in an armchair (sit) - in a photograph - in a picture - in a mirror - in the
corner of a room - in the back / front of a car - arrive in a country or town
ON
on a farm - on the left - on the right - on the ground floor - on the first,
second,... floor - on the way - on the chair (sit) - on the radio - on television
- on a horse - on the corner of a street - on the back / front of a letter /
piece of paper etc.
5. My house is very small but very comfortable. I love to receive my friends there and we always get
together on Saturdays. We like to watch movies and play cards.(Minha casa é muito pequena, mas muito
confortável. Eu amo receber meus amigos lá e nós geralmente nos reunimos aos sábados. Nós
gostamos de assistir filmes e jogar baralho).
Parts of the house – partes da casa
Basement – porão
Bathroom – banheiro
Bedroom – quarto
Dining room – sala de jantar
Hallway – corredor
Garage – garagem
Garden – jardim
Kitchen – cozinha
Living room – sala de estar
Library – biblioteca
Yard – quintal
Ex.:
My bedroom is blue. There is a double bed on it. (Meu quarto é azul. Tem uma cama de casal nele).
My attic is very neat. I generally use a ladder when I have to go there. (Meu sótão é muito organizado.
Eu geralmente uso uma escada quando tenho que ir até lá).
I bought a beautiful couch to put on my living room. (Eu comprei um sofá lindo para colocar na minha
sala de estar).
My kitchen is very clean. I always prepare a lot of delicious dishes there. (Minha cozinha é muito limpa.
Eu geralmente preparo deliciosos pratos lá).
On my bathroom there is a big bathtub. I love to take a bath when I am very tired. (No meu banheiro há
uma banheira grande. Eu amo tomar banho de banheira quando eu estou muito cansada).
There is no basement on my house. (Não há nenhum porão na minha casa).
I am planning to build a library on my house. I need a calm place to study and to put all my books. (Eu
estou planejando construir uma biblioteca na minha casa. Eu preciso de um lugar tranquilo para estudar
e para colocar todos os meus livros).
THERE IS/THERE ARE
forma forma
exemplos significados
longa contraída
there is there’s There is Há um homem no carro.
a man in the car.
há, existe
6. There’s
a fly in your soup. Há uma mosca na sua sopa.
There is Há uma loja nova aqui.
a new store here.
There are
40 students in my class.
Há 40 alunos na minha classe.
there are
There are
— Há dois cães na casa.
two dogs in the house.
há, existe
Há 10 pessoas na família.
There are
10 people in the family.
Veja que em português falamos na conversa de todo dia “Tem um homem no carro” ou “Tem
40 alunos na minha classe” ao invés de usar há. No inglês, não se usa o verbo have (ter)
para isso.
There is a man in the car. e não Has a man in the car.
There are 40 students in my class. e não Have 40 students in my class.
Veja como fica a negativa de there is e there are:
negativa negativa negativa
afirmativa
(forma (forma (forma
longa) contraída) contraída)
There is There is not There’s not There isn’t
There are There are not — There aren’t
Alguns exemplos:
afirmativa negativa
There is not
There is a man in the car.
a man in the car.
[Não há um homem no carro.]
There’s not
There’s a fly in your soup.
a fly in your soup.
[Não há uma mosca na sua sopa.]
There isn’t
There is a new store here.
a new store here.
[Não há uma loja nova aqui.]
There are There are not
40 students in my class.
7. 40 students in my class.
[Não há 40 alunos na minha classe.]
There aren’t
There are two dogs in the house.
two dogs in the house
[Não há dois cachorros na casa.]
There aren’t
There are 10 people in the family.
10 people in the family.
[Não há 10 pessoas na família.]
Usa-se there isn’t any ou there aren’t any para se dizer não há ‘nenhum’. Veja os exemplos:
There isn’t any milk in the refrigerator [Não há (nenhum) leite na geladeira]
There aren’t any apples in the basket [Não há nenhuma maçã no cesto]