Name: _ Class: _ UNIT 1: MY FRIENDS Part 1: Getting Started and Listen - Read To receive /ri'si:v/: nhận Ex: I received a letter from my friend Nien last week Next – door (adj): Kế bên, bên cạnh Neighbor / 'neibə/ (n): người hàng xóm  Neighborhood (n): Láng giềng Ex: She was my next – door neighbor in Hue To smile / smail/: mỉm cười  smile (n): nụ cười Ex: What a lovely smile! Enough / i'nʌf/ (adj): đủ Ex: She wasn’t old enough to be in my class Part 2: Speak - Listen Slim / slim/ (adj): mảnh mai Ex: Miss Lien is slim Straight / streit/ (adj): thẳng Ex: She has straight hair Curly / kə:li/ (adj): quăn  curly hair (n): tóc quăn Ex: She has curly hair Blond / bɔnd / (adj): vàng hoe Ex: Ann has short, curly blond hair Bald / bɔ:ld/ (adj): hói, trọc Ex: Mr Lai is bald Part 3: Read Character / 'kæriktə/ (n): tính cách, cá tính Ex: His character is different from mine Differ / 'difə / (v): Khác  different / 'difrənt /(a): Khác biệt  difference / 'difrəns /(n): Sự khác biệt Sociable / 'sou∫əbl / (adj): hòa đồng, dễ gần gủi Ex: Bao is the sociable Extremely / iks'tri:mli/ (adv): rất, Ex: Bao is extremely kind and generous Generous / dʒenərəs/ (adj): rộng lượng, rộng rãi Ex: - He is also extremely kind and generous Volunteer /,vɔlən'tiə/ (a):tình nguyện Volunteer (n): người tình nguyện, Orphanage / 'ɔ:fənidʒ/ (n): trại mồ côi  Orphan (n): Trẻ mồ côi Ex: He spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage Hard- working (adj): siêng năng, cần cù Reserved / ,rezə've/ (adj): kín đáo Ex: Khai and Bao are quite reserved in public 10 Outgoing (adj): Thân thiện, vui vẻ = sociable (a): 11 Joke / dʒouk/ (n): chuyện đùa,  To joke (v): nói đùa, nói chơi -1- Ex: Sometimes, my jokes annoy them 13 Humor /'hju:mə/ (n): khôi hài, tính hài hước  Sense of humor: Óc hài hước  Humorous (a): hài hước Ex: My friends usually enjoy my sense of humor 14 To annoy /ə'nɔi/: làm khó chịu, bực Ex: My jokes sometimes annoy them Part 4: Write - Appearance / ə'piərəns/ (n): diện mạo, ngọai hình Part 5: Language focus I The Simple Present Tense: (Thì Hiện Tại Đơn) - Khi có trạng từ: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, everyday / week /… - Động từ to be: (+) S + am / is / are (-) S + am / is / are + not (?) Am / Is / Are + S…? Ex: I (be) is a student He (not be) isn’t a doctor Are you (be) a teacher? - Động từ thường: (+) S + V (s/es) (-) S + don’t / doesn’t +V (?) Do / Does + S + V ? Ex: I go school everyday She doesn’t like football Do you often visit your grandmother? - My father often watches TV They don’t often play soccer Does Lan always get up early? * Notes: Thì đơn dùng để diễn tả thật hiển nhiên Ex: The sun rises in the East - The Earth moves around the sun II CÁCH DÙNG ENOUGH: Đối với câu chủ từ: S + V (not) + Adj / Adv + ENOUGH + To V1…… Ex: Nam is rich He can help the poor children  Nam is rich enough to help the poor children - My brother is short He can’t reach the top shelf  My brother isn’t tall enough to reach the top shelf Đối với câu khác chủ từ: S + V (not) + Adj / Adv + ENOUGH + for (s.o) + To V1 … Ex: The songs are very simple We can learn them easily  The songs are simple enough for us to learn easily * Notes: Trường hợp danh từ sau ENOUGH: S + V (not) + ENOUGH + Noun + To V1 … Ex: Mr Brown has money He can buy a new car  Mr Brown has enough money to buy a new car -2- EXERCISES - UNIT I Odd one out * Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others a annoy b enough c lucky d.reserved a humor b orphan c receive d.curly a appearance b annoyance c outgoing d.character a extremely b generous c orphanage d.humorous a sociable b volunteer c photograph d.beautiful * Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others a planet a.letter a humor a enough a sociable a dark a old a my a fair 10 a spends b character b twelve b music b young b ocean b father b sociable b curly b straight b laughs c happy c person c cucumber c country c receive c star c outgoing c library c train c friends d classmate d sentence d sun d mountain d special d principal d volunteer d lucky d wait d potatoes II Multiple choice : I ………… a letter from my old friend last week A sent B gave C received D took “Would you …………to go to the movies with me?” – “I’d love to.” A like B want C love D mind C old enough to D old enough for C is leaving D will leave He is not …………get married A enough old to B enough old for Her mother …………this city two years ago A left B leaves I find Peter is not communicative He’s rather …………in public A kind B reserved C sociable D humorous C telling D told They enjoy …………jokes A to tell B tell ‘Which girl is Celis?’ ‘She’s the one with…………………’ a long curly black hair b curly long black hair c long black curly hair d curly black long hair Tom is very shy but his sister is -3- a generous b reserved c hard-working d sociable 10 No, you can’t go to holiday by yourself! You aren’t ! a very old b too old c old enough d enough old b healthy c healthily d healthiness b happily c happiness d be happy c like d as 11 She was a very child a health 12 That man seems a happy 13 What does your brother ? a look like b look as 14 Dave has a good of humor a sense b scene c scent d cent 15 ………… does Hoa look like? ~ She’s beautiful A Who B What C Which D How 16 My brother isn’t old enough …………… to school aloner A going B go C to go D went 17 Bao spends his free time …………… volunteer work at a local orphanage A to B C to doing D doing 18 Lan is getting tired …… … doing the same thing every day A with B of C in D by 19 The sun ……….… in the East and ………… in the West A goes / sets B moves / goes C rises / moves D rises / sets C our D ourselves 20 Each of ………… has a different character A we B us III Supply the correct form of the verbs : Each of us _ (have) a different character I would like _ (make) a big cake for my father The sea _ (cover) two-third of the world Vegetarians _ (not eat) meat or fish Oranges _ (be) rich in vitamin C When I am tired, I enjoy _ (listen) to music The river Amazon _ (flow) into the Atlantic Ocean We don’t have enough money _ (go) by taxi Water _(boil) at 100 o C 10 The sun _(rise) in the east -4- IV Supply the correct form of the words : People in my country are very warm and _ (friend) An _ is a child whose parents are dead (orphanage) L.A Hill is a _ writer (humor) I’m _ sorry for the delay (extreme) She looks more than her sister (beauty) I am _ enough to have a lot of friends (luck) They love the _ of summer evenings in the countryside (peaceful) Those cats look _ (love) It was of him to offer to pay for us both (generousity) 10 Role-play is _ in developing communication skills (help) V Choose the words or phrases that are not correct : Everyday, my father spends about one hour to read the daily newspaper A B C D We didn’t be at the seaside with our old friends last week A B C D I have time enough to help you with your homework A B C D Henry always eats eggs and drink milk for breakfast A B C D Do you enjoy chatting with friends or write e – mails in your free time? A B C D This boy is clever enough to tell the story different A B C D Ba’s friends sometimes get rid of listen to his jokes A B C D They will going to have an outdoor party this weekend A B C D Every Sunday, Nam and Hoa plays badminton with An and me A B C D 10 Each of us have different characters but we are close friends A B C D VI Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false: Do you have any close friends? I think everybody at least has one close friend in their life And so I I have two close friends, Hanh and Mai We are in the same class at the primary school, and then secondary school We are also neighbors so we spend most of our time in learning and playing together Hanh is a beautiful girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face She is an intelligent student who is always at the top of the class She likes reading, and she often goes to the library whenever she has free time Mai isn’t as beautiful as Hanh, but she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy Mai is very sporty She spends most of her free time playing sports Mai is a volleyball star of our school She is also very sociable and has a good sense of humor Her jokes always make us laugh I love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship will never die The writer formed her close friendship at primary school …… The writer lives far from her friends …… Hanh always spends her free time in the library …… Mai is good at sport …… Mai’s friends sometimes get tired of her jokes …… The writer hopes to have a lasting friendship …… -5- VII Guided cloze test : Ba is talking about his friends I am lucky enough to have a lot of friends Of all my friends, Bao, Khai, and Song are the ones I (1) ………… most of my time (2) ………… Each of us, however, has a different character Bao is the most sociable.He is also extremely kind and generous He spends his free time (3)………… volunteer work at a local orphanage, and he is a hard-working student who always gets good grades Unlike Bao, Khai and Song are quite (4)…………… in public Both boys enjoy school, but they prefer to be outside the classroom Song is our school`s star soccer player, and Khai likes the peace and quiet of the local library I am not as outgoing as Bao, but I enjoy telling jokes My friends usually enjoy my sense of (5) ……………… However, sometimes my jokes annoy them Although we have quite (6)……… ……… characters, the four of us are very close friends a waste b spend c spends d spending a with b to c together d in a b to c to doing d doing a reserved b reserving c reserve d to reserved a humor b humorous c humors d humorously a difference b differ c different d differently VIII Sentences transformation : My sister is old She can drive a car  My sister The radio isn’t small You can’t put it in your pocket  The radio This coat isn’t warm I don’t wear it in winter  This coat She is beautiful and intelligent She can become Miss World  She The exercise was easy I could finish it in 10 minutes  The exercise Those apples aren’t ripe We can’t eat them  Those apples The boy is too young He doesn’t understand this  The boy The dresses are very lovely  What The story is very interesting  What 10 The room is very dirty  What UNIT 2: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS Part 1: Getting Started and Listen - Read To arrange / ə'reindʒ/ Sắp xếp, đặt  arrangement / ə'reindʒmənt/ (n): xếp Fax machine / fæks mə'∫i:n/ (n): Máy fax -6- Public telephone / 'pʌblik 'telifoun/ (n): Điện thọai công cộng Address book / ə'dres buk/ (n): Sổ ghi địa Telephone directory / 'telifoun di'rektəri/ (n): Danh bạ điện thoại Answering machine / 'ɑ:nsərin mə'∫i:n/ (n): Máy tự động trả lời Downstairs / 'daunsteəz/ (adv): Ở tầng # Upstairs / ,ʌp'steəz/ (adv): Ở tầng Ex: She is downstairs Hold on / hould on/ (v): Chờ máy Ex: Hold on a minute, please to make the call = phone = telephone: Gọi điện thoại Ex: Nga made the call 10 To introduce / ,intrə'dju:s /: giới thiệu  introduction / ,intrə'dʌk∫n/ (n): Sự giới thiệu Ex: Can you introduce yourself? 16 To invite / in'vait/: mời  invitation (n): lời mời, thiệp mời Ex: Nga invited Hoa to the movies 17 To agree / ə'gri:/: Đồng ý  agreement / ə'gri:mənt/ (n): Sự đồng ý Ex: Do you agree with me? Part 2: Speak – Listen Concert / 'kɔnsət/ (n): buổi hòa nhạc  Pop concert (n): Buổi hòa nhạc pop Ex: I’m going to a pop concert at the City Concert Center Kid /kid / (n): trẻ = Child Ex: The Kids in town Corner / 'kɔ:nə/ (n): Góc  at the Café corner: góc đường quán ăn Ex: Let’s meet inside the corner center, at the café corner Junior / 'dʒu:njə / (n): Trường THCS Principal / 'prinsəpl / (n): Hiệu trưởng Ex: Mr John who is talking to Tom is a principal Part 3: Read To emigrate / 'emigreit/: di cư  emigrant / 'emigrənt/ (n): Người di cư Ex: He later emigrated first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s Deaf – mute / def mju:t/ (n): Người vừa câm vừa điếc Ex: In America, he worked with deaf – mutes at Boston University To experiment (v) / iks'periment/: Làm thí nghiệm  experiment (n): Cuộc thí nghiệm To transmit (v) /trænz'mit/: Truyền, phát tín hiệu  transmitting (n): Sự phát (thanh), truyền (hình) Speech / spi:t∫/ (n): lời nói Ex: A.G Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance To invent / in'vent/: Phát minh  Invention (n): Sự phát minh  Inventor (n): Nhà phát minh Ex: - This led to the invention of the telephone To assist (v) /ə'sist/ : Trợ giúp, giúp đỡ  assistant (n): Người phụ tá Ex: Thomas Watson is Bell’s assistant To conduct / 'kɔndʌkt/: Tiến hành, thực thiện Ex: A G Bell conducted many experiments To come up with: nghĩ Ex: A G Bell finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876 10 Device / di'vais / (n): Thiết bị Ex: At the exhibition, Bell presented his device to the public 11 To demonstrate / 'demənstreit /: Mô tả, trình bày, trình diễn  Demonstration (n): mô tả -7- Ex: He succeeded in demonstrating his invention 12 To exhibit / ig'zibit/: Triển lãm  exhibition (n): Cuộc triển lãm 13 Countless / 'kauntlis/ (adj): Vô số Ex: A G Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions 14 Commercial / kə'mə:ʃl / (adj: Thuộc thương mại Ex: The first telephone was in commercial use 15 Patient / 'pei∫nt/ (n): Bệnh nhân Ex: A G Bell worked with deaf – mutes patients in a hospital in Boston Part 4: Write Furniture / 'fə:nitʃə/ (n): Đồ đạt nhà To deliver / di'livə /  delivery / di'livəri / (n): Sự phân phát Ex: Mrs Lien called about her furniture delivery Customer / 'kʌstəmə / (n): Khách hàng Service / 'sə:vis / (n): Dịch vụ Ex: A customer called the Thang Loi Delivery service Stationary / 'steiʃnəri / (n): Văn phòng phẩm order / 'ɔ:də / (n): Đơn đặt hàng Ex: Mr Nam called about his stationary order To reach / ri:t∫/: đến, tới, liên lạc với Ex: Mrs Van could reach him at 8634082 To leave s.o a message: Để lại cho tin nhắn Ex: Would you like to leave her a message? EXERCISES - UNIT I Odd one out * Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others a annoy b enough c lucky d.reserved a humor b orphan c receive d.curly a appearance b annoyance c outgoing d.character -8- a extremely a sociable b generous b volunteer c orphanage c photograph d.humorous d.beautiful * Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others .a patient b address c assistant d distance a message b arrange c emigrate d stationery a conduct b customer c upstairs d introduce a upstairs b fair A c straight d downstairs a face b.city c center d commercial II Multiple choice : The little boy was very surprised to look at _ in the mirror a himself b him c his d he Mr Ha was out, so Mr Tam a message for him a left b took c got d made A G Bell successfully demonstrated his in 1876 a invent b inventor c inventions d inventing _ did he go to the dentist? – Because he had a toothache a What b How c Where d Why The water is warm enough for us a swam b to swim c swimming d swim It was a lovely holiday and we really enjoyed _ very much a us b ourselves c ours d themselves You must uniforms when you are at school a to wear b wear c wore d wearing A G Bell was born in Scotland, but later he _ to Canada a moved b lived c emigrated d studied Where is the film “Up” _? – At Galaxy Theater a in b on c at d by 10 A G Bell worked with deaf – mutes at Boston a school b hospital c factory d university 11 They _ from Canada to America to find work a emigrated b started c left d delivered 12 Mrs Lien wanted to know about her _ delivery a furniture b wood c iron d paper 13 A G Bell _ demonstrated his invention a happily b busily c luckily d successfully 14 they first introduced the telephone a By 1847 b On 1877 c At 1876 d In 1876 15 A G Bell was born _ the USA (in / at / on / over) 16 Bell experimented with ways of transmitting speech _ a long distance a from b over c to d with 17 I speak to Lan, Please? a Do b Can c Am d Have 18 He showed his invention at a lot of a performances b shows c public d exhibitions 19 The telephone is a/an _ that helps you communicate over a long distance a machine b device c instrument d tool 20 Look! They _ up the fence a climb b climbing c are climbing d will climb -9- III Supply the correct form of the verbs : They usually go (fish) at weekend I (see) _ a movie tonight – Would you like (come) _? A G Bell and his assistant (introduce) the telephone in 1876 She is not tall enough (touch) the light I prefer (walk) to (go) _ by bike Don’t (make) much noise! The baby (sleep) Her mother (give) _ me a book yesterday When I (be) young I usually (play) _ with a kite He started (do) his homework hours ago 10 She is interested in (read) _ books at a local library 11 She wanted (know) about her furniture delivery IV Supply the correct form of the words : I’ll make for the meeting tonight (ARRANGE) A G Bell _ the telephone in 19th century (INVENTION) The _ of telephone has changed our lives a lot (INVENT) Nobody likes him because he often talks to everyone in a _ way (FRIEND) People in Ho Chi Minh City are very _ (FRIEND) Our grandparents want to live in the countryside (PEACE) We’re thinking of _ to Australia (EMIGRATE) Each of my friends has a character (DIFFER) Mary is more _ than her sister (BEAUTY) 10 He was _ in demonstrating his invention (SUCCESS) V Choose the words or phrases that are not correct : A G Bell were born in Edinburgh on March 3, 1847 A B C D Sorry, my mom is out Would you like to take the message? A B C D Mr Ha could reach the customer as 38479079 after lunch A B C D Let meet the outside of the theater at 6:30 A B C D It rains heavily Why don’t you go outside? A B C D The telephone was the famous inventor of A G Bell A B C D What’s your new next – door neighbor look like? A B C D They didn’t have money enough to buy what they needed A B C D Unlucky, he was ill in three weeks and couldn’t enter the race A B C D 10 I hope Mr Robinson teaches us English next term A B C D VI Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false: - 10 - Ex: That will be very convenient, especially during the hot and humid summer Comfort / 'kʌmfət / (n): Sự thoải mái  Comfortable (a): Thoải mái Ex: Customers will shop in comfort and won’t notice the weather Business / 'biznis / (n): Việc kinh doanh, mua bán Owner (n): Người chủ Ex: The owners of small stores on Tran Phu Street thinks the mall will take their business To offer: Đưa Ex: The stores in the mall will offer a wider selection Product / 'prɔdəkt / (n): Sản phẩm  Production (n): Sự sản xuất 10 To select / si'lekt /: Lựa chọn  Selection (n): Sự lựa chọn Ex: The stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products 11 Resident / 'rezidənt / (n): Cư dân 12 To be concerned about: Quan tâm, lo lắng Ex: The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few months 13 To discuss / 'diskəs/: Thảo luận  Discussion (n): Cuộc thảo luận Ex: They have organized a community meeting in order to discuss the situation 14 To organize: Tổ chức  Organization (n): Sự tổ chức Ex: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization 15 Situation (n): Tình huống, tình hình Part 4: Write Effect / i'fekt / (n): tác động  Effective (a): Hiệu  Effectively (adv): Một cách iệu To hold – held – held: tổ chức Contest / kən'test / (n): Kỳ thi Ex: The school English speaking club is going to hold a speaking contest To contact / 'kɔntækt/ : Liên hệ Ex: The person to contact is Tran Thi Thu Hang of clas 8H Part 5: Language focus I Present perfect Tense with for and since: (Thì hoàn thành với for since) - Công thức: S + Has / have + V3 / Ved… - Trạng từ nhận biết: + For (trong thời gian)  for ten years, for two months… + Since (kể từ)  since 1975, since last week… a Thể khẳng định: (Affirmatives): S + has / have + V3 / Ved… - He / She / It + has + V3 / Ved ……… - I / You / We / They + have + V3 / Ved………… Ex: I (study) have studied English for five years b Thể phủ định: (Negatives): S + has / have (not) + V3 / Ved… - He / She / It + hasnot (hasn’t)+ V3 / Ved ……… - I / You / We / They + havenot (haven’t) + V3 / Ved………… Ex: She (not meet) hasn’t met her old friends for a long time c Thể nghi vấn: (Interrogatives): Has / Have + S + V3 / Ved……? - Has + he / she / it + V3 / Ved ……… ? - Have + I / you / we / they + V3 / Ved…………? Ex: Have you (live) lived in this town for over 20 years? II Comparison with LIKE / (NOT)THE SAME AS / (NOT) AS …….AS / DIFFERENT FROM: (SO SÁNH VỚI LIKE / (NOT)THE SAME AS / (NOT)AS …AS/ DIFFERENT FROM) LIKE: (Như) Sau like danh từ, đại danh từ - 35 - Ex: He is like his father THE SAME AS: (Giống như) Dùng để diễn tả đồng Ex: Her dress is the same as yours – No, It isn’t the same as mine It is new DIFFERENT FROM: Khác với Ex: This computer is different from that one AS … As: (Như) Được dùng để diển tả lòng Ex: He drives as carefully as you - She is not as beautiful as her sister EXERCISES - UNIT I Odd one out * Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others a notice b surface c contact a humid b airmail c discuss a area b comfort c market a customer b delicious c grocery a organize b discussion c restaurant d effect d pancake d concern d resident d neighbor * Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others a stadium b contact c thanks d pancake a effect b delicious c exhibition d selection a concern b customer c contact d convenient a organized b 1ived c concerned d established a discount b resident c serve d tasty II Multiple choice : Let me get an application form and we can _ it out a fill b write c sign Playing football and camping are activities a outside b outhouse c outdoor Could you _ me a favor? a make b give c We can raise fund by waste paper a recycle b recycled c recycling He wanted to take in the competition a place b park c part The man got when traveling to Paris a lose b lost c shouted A boy helped and that he was a Scout a explains b is explaining c explained We hope _ more green color to our school - 36 - d d out d bring d to recycle d role d scouting d explaining a to give b give c giving Nga wants to enroll this activity a to b on c for 10 Were you born 1989? a on b at c in 11 We can save resources if we recycle waste products a nature b nation c natural 12 I think you should learn words _ heart a in b by c with 13 Scouting began in in 1907 a America b England c France 14 The Y & Y is having a plan to help the children _ a rich b poor c community 15 She is studying hard pass the final exams a for b in order c so to 16 Why don’t we participate _ this activitiy a.in b at c from 17 Can you fill this form for me? a out b on c in 18 Talking with him is really a interest b interesting c interested 19 What awful weather! You must _ cold, Ann a be b is c are 20 There is a big difference British and German schools a between b from c with d gave d with d for d naturally d on d Vietnam d children d so that d with d of d interests d were d of III Supply the correct form of the verbs : He’s getting too much fat about 60 kilos He ought (eat) less What time _ the bank (close) everyday? – It (close) _ at 4:00 It’s wonderful (visit) many places in Vietnam You shouldn’t spend more time (play) _ with friends on the Internet I phoned him but he (not be) at home three hours ago My little brother wants (listen) _ to some folk tales before going to bed Children are often excited about (have) _ some days off The Prince decided (marry) _ the girl who owned the lost shoes It will only take you half an hour (finish) _ these exercises 10 Which subjects you (have) _ at school yesterday? IV Supply the correct form of the words : I’ll make for the meeting tonight (ARRANGE) A G Bell _ the telephone in 19th century (INVENTION) Nobody likes him because he often talks to everyone in a _ way (FRIEND) People in Ho Chi Minh City are very _ (FRIEND) Our grandparents want to live in the countryside (PEACE) Your order is ready for (DELIVER) We’re thinking of _ to Australia (EMIGRATE) Each of my friends has a character (DIFFER) Mary is more _ than her sister (BEAUTY) 10 He was _ in demonstrating his invention (SUCCESS) - 37 - V Choose the words or phrases that are not correct : We must arrange a convenience time and place for the meeting A B C D It is too late to going to the cinema A B C D We arrived early in order to buying our tickets A B C D She has won many tennis matches since she move from Slovakia A B C D I’ d like sending these postcards to America A B C D The new shopping mall is quite different with the present shopping area A B C D I’ve studied English since I’ve started high school A B C D Shopping in the mall is more comfort than in the market A B C D Everyone in the neighborhood are pleased with the new mall A B C D 10 My uncle and aunt lived in this village for over twenty years A B C D VI Guided cloze test : We live in the suburbs, and it’s just too (1) _! There aren’t (2) shops, and there are certainly (3) _clubs or theaters (4) _ a lot of parks, good schools, and very (5) crime; but nothing ever really happens here I would really love (6) _downtown suburb (n) : ngoại thành a noisy b noisily c.quiet d quietly a much b many c.more d a lot of a not b nothing c.none d no a Has b Having c.There is d There are a little b less c.many d lots of a to live b living c.to living d a & b VIII Sentences transformation : The last time we saw her was on Christmas Day  We haven’t I haven’t eaten this kind of food before  This is It started raining an hour ago  It has _ We haven’t visited my grandparents for two months  The last time _ I have studied English for three years  I began _ When did you start learning English ?  How long _ My brother hasn’t seen his best friend for nearly five years  It’s It’s nearly two years since we saw Peter - 38 -  We haven’t When did you begin to learn English ?  How long _ 10 The last time I saw him was in 1985  I haven’t UNIT8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE Part 1: Getting Started and Listen - Read Fresh / fre∫/ (a): mát mẻ, lành  Fresh air (n): Không khí lành  Fresh food (n): thực phẩm tươi Traffic jam / træfik dʒæm/ (n): nạn kẹt xe, ùn tắc giao thông View (n): Quang cảnh Ex: We enjoy the beautiful views in the country Relative / 'relətiv/ (n): Bà con, họ hàng Ex: Some of my relatives live in Kim Lien village peaceful / 'pi:sfl / (a): yên bình Ex: The country is very quiet and peaceful Permanent / 'pə:mənənt / (a): Vĩnh viễn, thường xuyên  Permanently (adv): Một cach thường xuyên Ex: I don’t want to live there permanently Remote / ri'mout/ (a): xa xôi, hẻo lánh  Remote area (n): Khu vực xa xôi Ex: Many remote areas are getting electricity Information / ,infə'meinʃn / (n): thông tin Entertain /,entə'tein / (v): giải trí  entertainment (n): giải trí, khu giải trí 10 Not onl…… But also: Không … mà còn………… Ex: TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment 11 Facility / fə'siliti / (n): Phương tiện, sở vật chất 12 Medical (a): Thuộc y tế 13 Accessible / æk'sesəbl / (a): Có thể tiếp cận Ex: The medical facilities are more easily accessible 14 Definitely / 'definitli/ (adv): Nhất định Ex: Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better 15 Prefer …………… to: Thích ………………… hơn…………… Ex: I prefer the country life to the city life 16 Opinion / ə'pinjən / (n): quan điểm, ý kiến Ex: What is her opinion of the countryside? 17 To mention / 'men∫n /: Đề cập Ex: What are some of the changes that Hoa mention? Part 2: Speak – Listen - 39 - Busy / 'bizi / (a): nhộn nhịp, bận bịu Ex: The City is very busy modern / 'mɔdən / (a): đại Ex: The town is more modern dirty / 'də:ti / (a): dơ, bẩn Ex: The air in the city is very dirty Expensive (a): đắt tiền # cheap (a): rẽ Ex: The cost of living in the city is very expensive - The cost living in the country is very cheap Part 3: Read Rural / 'ruərəl / (a): Thuộc nông thôn  Rural area (n): Khu vực nông thôn Tradition (n): Truyền thống  Traditional (a): Thuộc truyền thống Ex: Many people from rural areas are leaving behind their traditional way of life Plentiful (a): Nhiều, dồi Well – paying (a): Trả lương cao  Well – paying job: Công việc trả lương cao Ex: They believe that well – paying jobs are plentiful in the city Struggle / 'strʌgl / (n): Cuộc đấu tranh  Struggle (v): Đấu tranh Nature (n): thiên nhiên  Natural (a): thuộc thiên nhiên Ex: At home on the farm, life is always a struggle with nature Typhoon / tai'fu:n / (n): Cơn bão Flood / flʌd / (n): Lũ lụt Drought / draut / (n): hạn hán 10 To destroy / di'strɔi /: Tàn phá  Destruction (n): Sự tàn phá 11 Harvest / 'hɑ:vist / (n): Mùa thu hoạch Ex: Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily destroy a harvest 12 Overcrowding (a): tình trạng dân cư đông đúc Ex: The increase population has led to overcrowding in many cities 13 Strain / strein /( n) = pressure / 'pre∫ə(r) / Sự căng thẳng Ex: This puts a strain on schools and hospital 14 Supply (v): Cung cấp  Supply (n): Sự cung cấp Ex: This put s a strain on schools and hospitals, as well as water and electricity supplies 15 Tragedy / 'trædʒədi / (n): bi kịch, thảm kịch Ex: There is also a human side to this tragedy 16 Urban / 'ə:bən / (a): Thuộc đô thị  Urban area (n): Khu đô thị 17 To provide: Cung cấp 18 Migrant / 'maigrənt/ (n): Dân di cư 19 Government / 'gʌvnmənt/ (n): Chính quyền, phủ Ex: Governments all over the world are trying to provide facilities for these migrants Part 4: Write Heading (n): tiêu đề bao gồm ghi địa người gửi ngày tháng Opening (n): mở đề Body of letter: phần thư Closing (n): phần kết thúc Part 5: Language focus I Comparative And Superlative Adjectives: (So Sánh Tính Từ Hơn Nhất) Comparatives: (So Sánh Hơn) - 40 - a) Đối với tính từ ngắn: (short adjectives) S1 + V + Adj + er + than + S2 Ex: He is younger than his friend * Notes: big bigger fat fatter happy happier lucky luckier Ex: She is happier than her sister b) Đối với tính từ dài: (long adjectives) S1 + V + more +Adj + than + S2 Ex: This house is more beautiful than that one - She is more careful than her brother Superlatives: (So Sánh nhất) a) Đối với tính từ ngắn: (short adjectives) S + V + the + Adj + est + noun … Ex: He is the strongest man in the world - Mr Hai the youngest student in my class b) Đối với tính từ dài: (long adjectives) S + V + the most +Adj + noun Ex: She is the most intelligent girl in her group - This is the most beautiful garden in the city * Notes: Các tính từ sau: good better bad worse many more much more little less Ex: This computer is better than that one - That is the best computer in the shop the biggest the fattest the happest the luckiest the best the worst the most the most the least Exercises: Cho hình thức tính từ ngoặc: Nam is (young) _ student in his class These toys are (expensive) _ in the toystore Nile River is (long) river in the world This book is (interesting) of three books Ho Chi Minh City is (big) city in Viet Nam Orange juice is (good) coffee Hanh is (clever) student in the class Cars are (expensive) motorbikes Mai is (beautiful) girl of the three sisters 10 The blue dress is (cheap) the red one 11 Watching TV is (interesting) reading books 12 This apartment is (suitable) for your family 13 Mount Everest is (high) _ mountain in the world 14 London is (old) than New York 15 Of the three cities, Ho Chi Minh is (big) _ one - 41 - EXERCISES - UNIT I Odd one out * Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others a away b facility c migrant d nature a urban b po1lution c ruler d supermarket a supply b typhoon c facility d try a strain b.air c rain d entertainment a drought b although c cough d neighbor * Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1.a traffic b relative c tragedy d jam 2.a apartment b offer c prefer d another 3.a nature b pressure c urban d supply 4.a create b peacefuI c increas d easily 5.a accessible b pressure c illness d success II Multiple choice : 1. is a longtime when there is not enough rain a Storm b Drought c Typhoon d.Flood 2.That child is getting _ every day a big b bigger c biggest d biger I’ve lost my keys Can you help me to look _ them? a for b at c after d forward The heavy rain has caused _ in many parts of the country a storms b droughts c typhoons d floods The climate is getting _ a warmer b warmly c warmness d warming The CD is _ than the cassette a more expensive b much expensive c expensive d expensiver The film was _ than the book a more exciting b more excited c the most exciting d the most excited He went to school late because he was stuck in the this morning a rush-hour b traffic-light c traffic-jam d cross-roads - 42 - Farmers often _ other work when they need more money a look for b look at c look after d look over 10 Minh _in this town since 1987 a lives b has lived c lived d is living 11 We _ a party next Saturday Can you come ? a have b will have c are having d are to have 12 Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily a harvest a destroy b finish c provide d defeat 13 I often spend my weekends through pleasant open countryside a travel b to travel c to traveling d traveling 14 Thank you ! That’s _ I’ve ever received a the nicer gift b the nicest gift c a nice gift d nicest gift 15 You’re always at home You _go out more often a should b can c must d ought 16 Excuse me ! I’m doing my homework turn down your radio a bit ? a Would you like b Why don’t you c Could you d Would you mind 17 The store owners in the neighborhood have been about the new mall for a few months a interested b excited c surprised d concerned 18 We are playing a game Why don’t you ? a join in b come in c get in d break in 19 I prefer city life _ country life a than b against c to d over 20 I’m not very good repairing things a at b for c in d about III Supply the correct form of the verbs : We (have) a party next Saturday Would you like co come ? He promises he (leave) before the sun (rise) _ When I (see) Mr Pike tomorrow, I (give) _him your message We (phone) you as soon as we arrive in HaNoi Mr Quang (teach) _Math in this school since he (graduate) _ from the university in 1989 I (do) _ all the housework The flat is really clean now He (write) a novel for two years, but he (finish) _it yet My brother (leave) home 10 years ago I (never meet) him again since then IV Supply the correct form of the words : The victim needs an anti-tetanus _.(inject) She is very _ about her mother’s health.(anxiety) Linda is one of the _ from Friends of the Earth.(represent) The country’s _ resources included forests, coal and oil.(nature) Every week, there are two _ from Ha Noi to Nha Trang.(fly) It’s difficult to find _ at busy time.(accommodate) 7. _, dark cloud soon appeared and it began to rain.(fortunate) There are flights _ fron HCM City to Nha Trang.(day) My family live in a northern _ region.(mountain) - 43 - 10 He received the ward in _ of his success over past year (recognize) V Choose the words or phrases that are not correct : People are becoming increasingly anger about the delay A B C D He worked hard in order to getting good grades A B C D She actually prefers things by herself A B C D She actually prefers things by herself A B C D They have just phoned to say that they don’t come back till midnight A B C D They often look after other work when they need more money for their family A B C D The governments tried providing facilities for these migrants A B C D It was kind to you to take me to the station A B C D I don’t enjoy to go on vacation as much as I used to A B C D 10 Tim’s mother said that she was proud about her son A B C D VI Guided cloze test : We live in Yorkshire, (1) a farm in the country The farmhouse is quite an old (2) It’s about 250 years old, I think There aren’t many houses near us There’s a pub in the village about three miles (3) _, but we’re over twenty miles from the (4) town That,can (5) _ difficult for shopping, but we love it here It’s very (6) , there’s no traffic, and the view is wonderful a on b in c.at d a&c a flat b apartment c room d building a apart b away c far d from a near b nearer c nearest d most near a be b.is c are d was a quite b.quiet c peaceful d b&c VII Sentences transformation : The question is very easy All of us can answer it  The question is ………………………………………………………………………… Playing with matches is very dangerous  It’s ……………………………………………………………………………………… Why don’t you go to the zoo? - 44 -  Let’s ……………………………………………………………………………………… Mr Pike usually smoked cigarettes when he was young  Mr Pike used ………………………………….……………………………………………… The girl is very clever She does all exercises  The girl is ……………………………………… ……………………………………………… Talking to your children everyday is necessary  It’s ……………………………………………….……………………………………………… Do you love reading books?  Are you ………………………………………………………………………………………… “Please tell me about him”  She asked me …………………………………………………………………………………… She studies hard  She is …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 The coffee was bad We couldn’t drink it up  The coffee was …………………………………………….…………………………………… - 45 - IRREGULAR VERBS (Bảng động từ bất quy tắc) awake Awoke awoken đánh thức, thức be was/were been thì, là, bị, bear bore borne mang, chịu dựng become Became become trở nên begin Began begun bắt đầu bend bent bent bẻ cong bind Bound bound buộc, trói bleed bled bled chảy máu blow blew blown thổi 10 break Broke broken đập vỡ 11 breed bred bred nuôi, dạy dỗ 12 bring Brought brought mang đến 13 broadcast Broadcast broadcast phát 14 build Built built xây dựng 15 burn burnt/burned burnt/burned đốt, cháy 16 buy Bought bought Mua 17 catch Caught caught bắt, chụp 18 choose Chose chosen chọn, lựa 19 come Came come đến, đến 20 cost Cost cost có giá 21 crow crew/crewed crowed gáy (gà) 22 cut Cut cut cắt, chặt - 46 - 23 deal Dealt dealt giao thiệp 24 dive dove/ dived dived lặn; lao xuống 25 drew Drew drawn vẽ; kéo 26 dream dreamt/ dreamed dreamt/ dreamed mơ thấy 27 drink Drank drunk uống 28 drive Drove driven lái xe 29 eat Ate eaten Ăn 30 fall Fell fallen ngã; rơi 31 feed Fed fed cho ăn; ăn; nuôi; 32 feel Felt felt cảm thấy 33 fight Fought fought chiến đấu 34 find Found found tìm thấy; thấy 35 flee Fled fled chạy trốn 36 fly Flew flown Bay 37 forbear Forbore forborne nhịn 38 forbid forbade/ forbad forbidden cấm đoán; cấm 39 forecast forecast/ forecasted forecast/ forecasted tiên đoán 40 forget Forgot forgotten Quên 41 forgive Forgave forgiven tha thứ 42 freeze Froze frozen (làm) đông lại 43 get Got got/ gotten có 44 give Gave given Cho 45 go Went gone Đi 46 grow Grew grown mọc; trồng 47 hang Hung móc lên; treo lên 48 hear Heard heard Nghe 49 hide Hid hidden giấu; trốn; nấp 50 hit Hit hit đụng 51 hurt Hurt hurt làm đau 52 keep Kept kept giữ 53 kneel knelt/ kneeled knelt/ kneeled quỳ 54 know Knew known biết; quen biết 55 lay Laid laid đặt; để 56 lead Led led dẫn dắt; lãnh đạo - 47 - 57 learn learnt/ learned learnt/ learned học; biết 58 leave Left left đi; để lại 59 lend Lent lent cho mượn (vay) 60 let Let let cho phép; 61 lie Lay lain nằm 62 light lit/ lighted lit/ lighted thắp sang 63 lose Lost lost làm mất; 64 make Made made chế tạo; sản xuất 65 mean Meant meant có nghĩa 66 meet Met met gặp mặt 67 pay Paid paid trả (tiền) 68 put Put put đặt; để 69 read Read read đọc 70 ride Rode ridden cưỡi 71 ring Rang rung rung chuông 72 rise Rose risen đứng dậy; mọc 73 run Ran run chạy 74 saw Sawed sawn Cưa 75 say Said said Nói 76 see Saw seen nhìn thấy 77 seek Sought sought tìm kiếm 78 sell Sold sold Bán 79 send Sent sent gửi 80 sew Sewed sewn/sewed May 81 shake Shook shaken lay; lắc 82 shine Shone shone chiếu sáng 83 shoot Shot shot bắn 84 sing Sang sung ca hát 85 sink Sank sunk chìm; lặn 86 sit Sat sat ngồi 87 sleep Slept slept ngủ 88 slide Slid slid trượt; lướt 89 sling Slung slung ném mạnh 90 smell Smelt smelt ngửi - 48 - 91 speak Spoke spoken Nói 92 speed sped/ speeded sped/ speeded chạy 93 spell spelt/ spelled spelt/ spelled đánh vần 94 spend Spent spent tiêu sài 95 spill spilt/ spilled spilt/ spilled tràn đổ 96 spoil spoilt/ spoiled spoilt/ spoiled làm hỏng 97 spread Spread spread lan truyền 98 stand Stood stood đứng 99 steal Stole stolen đánh cắp 100 swear Swore sworn tuyên thệ 101 sweep Swept swept Quét 102 swim Swam swum bơi; lội 103 swing Swung swung đong đưa 104 take Took taken cầm ; lấy 105 teach Taught taught dạy ; giảng dạy 106 tear Tore torn xé; rách 107 tell Told told kể ; bảo 108 think Thought thought suy nghĩ 109 throw Threw thrown ném ; liệng 110 understand Understood understood hiểu 111 wake woke/ waked woken/ waked thức giấc 112 wear Wore worn mặc 113 win Won won thắng ; chiến thắng 114 write Wrote written viết - 49 -