* - UNIT MY NEW SCHOOL A PHONETICS a Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined Read the words aloud A activity B compass C thank D have A come B someone C brother D volleyball A lunch B computer C calculator D uniform A picture B minute C bicycle D listen A repeat B wearing C teacher D meat b Put the words with the underlined part in the box into two groups rose month money come brother homework /au/ photo judo /A/ post lunch B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR c Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form a Find the odd A, B, C or D My sister (go) to school at o'clock every morning A rubber B ruler C engineer D pencil D A mother B teacher C brother father D A between B under C behind large D A evening B writing C playing teaching D A apartment B bedroom C bathroom b Circle A, B, C, or D for each picture kitchen A: What you (do) _Hoa? B: I'm helping my mum with the housework We can't go out now It (rain) very hard 4. How you (go) to school every day? 5. My sister likes (cook) very rpuch _your sister (listen) _to music in her free time? Someone (knock) at the door Can you answer it? Minh usually (do) his homework in the evening Our school (be) _surrounded by mountains d Fill each blank with a suitable word in the box 10.1 (like) _maths but I (not like) English A cooking dinner A going B singing C teaching B watching TV C doing experiment D playing D listening to music Ml homework have physics canteen subjects English international study judo teaches 1.1 never my _at school I it at home Can you name some of your school ? There is an _school near my house but I don't study there 4.1 usually meat and vegetable for my lunch My father is a teacher He _ at a secondary school in my village 6.1 can sing some _songs A writing A at school B playing B at home C talking C in the library D singing D in the playing field My favourite subject is I like doing experiment My sister and I want to in the same school 9.1 go to the _club every Sunday I like this sport 10.1 never eat lunch in the school _ I eat at home c Put READING a a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage has students classrooms floors comes windows school in gets blackboard Minh's new school is (1) the city It is big His school has four (2) _and twenty four (3) There are nine hundred and sixty (4) in his school Every day, Minh (5) up at six thirty He gets dressed, brushes his teeth and washes his face He (6) breakfast at seven He goes to (7) at seven fifteen Today, he is on duty He comes to school very early He opens all the (8) _ He cleans the floor and the (9) Everything is ready when the teacher (10) _into the room b Read the conversation and answer the questions Mrs Hoa: What's your new school like? Is it big? Minh: Well It's very big Mrs Hoa: How many classrooms are there in your school? Does he know all his classmates? What are Minh's teachers and classmates like? Did Minh have a nice first day at his new school? c Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following letter Dear Minh, Hi I'm your exchange student (1) England My name is George and I'm 12 years old I (2) with my parents and my two sisters in Bournemouth, a town on the south coast of England I am a student at Lidborough School It's small (3) it is very dean and nice My best (4) is probably computer studies and my worst is maths What about you? What are your (5) _subjects at school? I am really looking forward (6) visiting you in Viet Nam and meeting your family What kind of (7) _ you go to? What's your school like? Please write soon and send me a (8) _of your school Minh: Let me see There are twenty twenty four Best wishes, Mrs Hoa: How many students are there in your classroom? George Kelp Minh: There are forty All of my classmates are new to me A in B from Mrs Hoa: Are they friendly to you? A live B come Minh: Yeah And my teachers are nice to me too A with B as A subject B lesson A favourite B like A at B in A class B school A painting B drawing Is his classGood big or Where small? is your classroom? Mrs Hoa: Minh: Well, it is on the second floor Mrs Hoa: Did you enjoy your lessons today? Minh: Oh, yes They were very interesting Questions: D WRITING Does Minh like his new school? a c of c like c but c play c dislike c to c classroom c photo Make sentences using the words and phrases given Example: I/have/new/friend/ 10 11 MY HOME He All // subjects wear excited / a//about his new/ new / /uniform his/ /school first / today / day / interesting //.school / / He / have / new / notebooks / textbooks / pens and pencils / in / his / backpack / A PHONETICS a Find the word which has a differerft sound in the part underlined ' He / study / English / Vietnamese / and / maths / Tuesday / Read the words aloud A lamps —► A tables A clocks A brother A between B beds C desks D phones B matches C watches D houses B villas C chairs D fans B mother B behind C sofa C next D honey D me b Put the words in the box into three groups villas brothers fridges photos windows caps houses docks lunches watches sinks cupboards I have a new friend b Can you correct the punctuation in these sentences? this is the first week at my new school my new school is very nice and it has a large playground i am doing my homework in the library i have lots of friends and they are all nice to me you play any sports with your friends in your free time B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR c Can you correct the passage? Write the correct version a Find the odd A, B, C or D hi my names linh im from quang binh province i am a student of grade my school is small it has two floors it is surrounded by green trees and blue sea every day i go to school at i often go on foot i wear my uniform to school on monday my english teacher is ms hoa she is very nice i like english very much /5/ 11 /z / A villa B house C apartment D attic cupboard A living room B bedroom D kitchen C /iz/ 11 A lamp C chair D bed A bathroom C air conditioner D dishwasher A living room b Circle A, B, C, or C bathroom O kitchen c Look at the bedroom below Complete the passage, using is / are / isn't/aren't B hall B ceiling fan B wardrobe D for each picture The The cat is the window A behind white cat B in is lying C between the sofa This is my bedroom It is small There (1) two wardrobes and a bed There (2) a computer on the table There (3) _a television There (4) _two pillows on my bed There (5) _a lamp on the small wardrobe There (6) _ a chair but there (7) _ any stools My bedroom is cool in summer because there (8) _a big window There (9) any pictures on the wall and there (10) _a clock in the room I like my bedroom very much because it is very clean and quiet A D under under B on C next to D behind d Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box garden bathrooms cupboard apartment cousins house rooms in front of country house living room There is a big garden my house We plant a lot of trees in it Is there a behind your house? How many are there in your house? We usually watch television in the _ The dog is the computer The dog is the umbrella A between A in front of B under B between C in front of C next to D behind D under Hoa's house is very big There are 10 bedrooms and five _ My grandparents live in a We sometimes visit them on Sundays There is a big _in our kitchen We are buying two new ceiling fans and three standing lamps for our new _ It's on the third floor My uncle lives near my house and I can play with my when I have free time 10 My _is in the city centre so it's very noisy 3 a a word from the box in each gap to complete the C.Put READING following passage bedrooms television country chairs likes rooms bookshelf window How many rooms are there in Mai's house? Is there a television in Mai's living room? What's Mai's bedroom like? Does Mai like her bedroom? are cooi Mai's house is in the (1) _ It is big and clean Her house has six (2) _ There is a living room, two (3) _, a bathroom, a kitchen c Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following e-mail and a toilet There is a cupboard, a table and six (4) _in the living room There is a (5) on the cupboard From: mai@qmail.com To: Mai's bedroom is small In her room, there is a big (6) _so it's light Subject: My bedroom and (7) There is a computer on the table There are many books Hi Mary, How are you? Now Iii tell you about my bedroom on the (8) _ There (9) _some pictures on the wall Mai (10) her bedroom best in the house b Read the conversation and answer the questions Marv@vahoo.com My bedroom is very (1) There are two (2) , a bed, a wardrobe and a table in my bedroom The table is (3) the window Nick: What's your house like? Is it big? There are some books and an Engiish-Vietnamese dictionary on the table There are also some pens and (4) Mai: Yes It's very big Nick: How many rooms are there in your house? The bed is on the (5) of the room There are some stories and (6) Mai: There are six rooms clothes My clothes are all in the wardrobe The bookshelf is on the Nick: What are there in the living room? (7) Mai: There is a cupboard, a table, six chairs and there is a television on the cupboard me about your bedroom _ on the bed The wardrobe is near the bed I have many There are many books (8) it What about you? Tell Nick: Is your bedroom big? Write to me soon Mai: No It isn't It's small But it is light and cool Best wishes, Nick: Why? on it Mai: Because there is a big window in my bedroom Mai A near B largeC right Nick: Do you like your bedroom? A stool B desk C chairs Mai: Oh, yes Very much Questions: Is Mai's house big or small? 14 15 C READING A near B next C on A pen A right B pencils B down C eraser C up A magazines B newspaper C notebook A wardrobe B wall C door A in B at C on How many rooms are there in Mai's house? D WRITING a Make sentences using the words and phrases given Example: That/house/look/big —> That house looks so big 1.1 / can / see / nice picture / behind / you / They / move / to / new / apartment / next / week / There / is / bed / and / wardrobe / in / my / bedroom / The / clock / is / between / pictures / The / cat / is / in front of / computer / b Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the sentence above Example: I don't have a television in my bedroom —>There isn't a television in my bedroom There are many flowers in our garden Our garden _ The garden is behind Linh's house Linh's house _■ My favourite room in the house is my bedroom 14 16 VI Complete one sentence with Temperatures average minus 20 degrees should and one sentence with The lake freezes for five months or more shouldn't (1.0 pt) of the year The ice is 1.2m thick, and GARY: I always feel tired these days What you think I should do? trucks drive across the lake when it freezes The lake has more than 1,200 species ANNE: _(1) a of animals and 1,000 species of plants It holiday. (2) work is home to the world's only freshwater seal, the nerpa There are approximately so hard GARY: I've got a hole in one of my teeth What you think I should do? ANNE: _(3) to 50.1 nerpas in the lake Nerpas can dive down 300m to catch fish! Giant lakes The world's largest lake is the Caspian Sea in south-west Asia It is the dentist (4) so many sweets GARY: I've got a terrible headache again What you think I should do? ANNE: (5) an aspirin (6) _without your glasses GARY: Bruno wants to borrow my car for the weekend, but he's a terrible driver What you think I should do? ANNE: _(7) him you need it (8) it to him VII Read the text quickly and complete the information in the table (1.5 pts) GREAT LAKES OF THE WORLD The oldest lake in the world Lake Baikal is 25-30 million years old - the oldest lake in the world It holds 20 percent of the planet's surface freshwater It is 650km long and nearly 2km deep Lake Baikal is in eastern Siberia where the winters are very cold 3 370.1 sq km It is salt water and not Walking is gooder than travelling by car The all the time freshwater world's largest freshwater lake Walking is more cheap than travelling is Lake Superior, one of by car The roads in some countries are badder Lake / Seathan in others Lake Baikal Location IX Use a superlative to write each of the sentences (0.5 pt) Caspian Sea eg The London Underground / is / old / metro system / the world / / Lake Superior Loch Ness Lake Nicaragua Read the text again and answer the questions New York/ is/ one/ busy/ cities/ the world/ / the Great Lakes of North America These lakes are the biggest mass of freshwater in the world Stories about lakes Scotland's Loch Ness is famous for its 'monster', and is only 230m deep But Lake Nicaragua in Central America is home to the dangerous bull shark, which is more than 3m long The sharks swim up and down the San Juan River into the The London Underground is the oldest metro system in the world What/ is/ quick/ way/ the airport/? / 6 How old is Lake Baikal? How long is Lake Baikal? Le Louvre/ is/ one/ famous/ art galleries/ the world/ / Where/ is/ good/ restaurant/ this town/? / What happens to Lake Baikal in the winter? What is the name of the seal that lives in Lake Baikal? 10 Why does the seal dive deep into the lake? 11 Is Lake Superior freshwater or salt water? 12 What is Loch Ness famous for? VIII Correct the mistake in each sentence (1.0 r Motorbikes are faster than bikes Motorbikes are faster bikes i c;hin«i are biaer than boats Cars are comfortabler than buses A — Air travel is exoensive than bus travel Cars are more small than lorries * ANSWER KEY b Questions: Does Minh like his new school? UNIT MY NEW SCHOOL Yes, he does Is his class big or small? It's big A PHONETICS a B compass r hirvcle D volleyball Does he know all his classmates? A lunch No, he doesn't B wearing What are Minh's teachers and classmates like? They are friendly and nice /A/ Was Minh having a nice first day at his new school? /9U/ rose month photo money come post homework Yes, he was c B from A favourite C to a lunch judo a C engineer B teacher d b A: are doing? is raining cooking listen ? is knocking He is excited about his first day at school He studies English, Vietnamese and maths on Tuesday qoes homework C photo He has new notebooks, textbooks, pens and pencils in his backpack C in the library is B school All the subjects at his new school are interesting D large A evening A apartment C teaching C doing experiment A writing c A subject He is wearing a new uniform today B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR b C but D WRITING brother ê A live Does does My new school is very nice and it has a large playground I am doing my homework in the library 4.1 have lots of friends and they are all nice to me 10 like don't like subjects international English 9- Ju go This is the first week at my new school physics have study teaches 10 canteen Do you play any sports with your friends in your free time? c Hi, my name's Linh I'm from Quang Binh Province I am a student of grade My school is small It has two floors It is surrounded by green trees and blue sea Every day, I go to school at I often go on foot I wear my uniform to school on Monday My English teacher C READING a _ i in floors 3- classrooms has school windows students gets blackboard 10 comes is Ms Hoa She is very nice I like English very much 65 * UNIT MY HOME A PHONETICS D phones C A tables C sofa next villas fridges brothers photos windows lunches /s/ l_zj clocks villas cupboards photos brothers caps sinks B houses caos windows VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR a D attic C cupboard A bathroom B wardrobe h* C in front of c are is is aren't isn't is d 6 in front of garden rooms country house cupboard apartment READING * a country rooms bedrooms window cool bookshelf b It's very big c are There are six rooms A clocks Yes, there is It's small but it is light and cool docks cupboards watches sinks Yes, she does, c B large C chairs iz / near B pencils fridges A right A magazines houses wall8 C on / A B lunches watches B hall D WRITING a 1.1 can see a nice picture behind you They are moving to a new apartment next week There is a bed and a wardrobe in my bedroom The clock is between the pictures The cat is in front of the computer D under b Our garden has many flowers b Linh's house is in front of the garden 3.1 like my bedroom best in the house There are six chairs, a table, a television, and a ceiling fan in our living room There isn't a computer in my bedroom, c From: mai@gmail.com To: Marv@vahoo.com Subject: My bedroom bamhoo Hi Mary, ping bjke pong How are you? Now I'll tell you about my bedroom My bedroom is very large There are two chairs, a bed, a wardrobe and a table in my bedroom The table is near the window There are some books and an Engllsh-Vietnamese dictionary on the table There are also some pens and pencils on it boy The bed is on the right of the room There are some stones and magazines on the bed The park basket wardrobe is near the bed I have many clothes My clothes are all in the wardrobe The bookshelf is on the wall There are many books on it What about you? Tell me about your bedroom B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR a Write to me soon Best wishes, Mai UNIT MY FRIENDS A PHONETICS a B winter C school D want A engineer D tables 68 C READING b a T V Mark is from Holland V Mark's wife is from Milan in Holland V They can speak languages C playing football Their daughter has friends from France, Switzerland, Austria and A sending letter F South Africa Their children don't go to school with other children from all over the world V V b C whispering B a teacher D By bus D go to D At a restaurant C coffee B Five days a week C He doesn't have any son C both A and B B He goes to the cinema or theatre c 10 A one Mai has two friends Their names are Binh and Nam Binh likes English and he can C painting speak it well Nam doesn't like English because it is difficult for him He likes maths Nam A having dinner is a clever boy in class He always gets good marks in maths and physics Binh and Nam like playing football and they always play it after school They are good friends c D WRITING B don't B are playing C goes B don't go B Does C is C jogs C are watching What is your father doing at the moment? C doing 10 A is/is shinning Does Mary the housework? a What you every afternoon after school? Do they like listening to music? d cool clever creative talkative What are they reading? confident My friend, Peter has short fair hair What is your sister's hair like? It is straight, long, black hair Her lips are red My sister understands things quickly and easily A to share c D lived Suggested answer: Lena is a lovely girl She has an oval face Her eyes are brown She has T thin red lips She has long fair hair She looks very clever She is a hard-working girl so everybody loves her so much V There are six people in Peter's family V There are nine rooms in Peter's house TEST YOURSELF I II Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined (1.0 pt) B desks D new A lamp C town C describe Find the activity in the box and write it under each picture (1.0 pt) F Peter is a student at the Law University V Peter's school is far from his house V V Peter likes his family very much IV Choose A, B, C, or D for e (2.0 pts) D spent A live 10 C are going following dialogue, then practise it B to go B Is C spending C am listening (4) riding (5) big/large VI Match the first halves in column A with the second ones in column B to make sentences (1.0 pt) V Put a word in each gap in th with a partner (1.0 pt) (1) moving (2) be (3) in cooking swimming III Read the text and mark the sentences as True (T) or False (F) (1.0 pt) :h gap in the following sentences B have 7 VII 2-e 3-a 4-b 5-c Look at the picture and read the description of my best friend Find the five mistakes, underline the mistakes and write the correct /«:/ /1 / sleepy leaves reaction picnic illegal picture bean cigarette words (1.0 pt) D VUllcyucjn VIII short hair long hair chubby thin music sports dress the T-shirt, shorts volleyball piano sweet e minute Write full sentences B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR to make a paragraph, using the suggested a words and phrases given (2.0 pts) Quang is my new friend B rights D beauty A larger B convenience C weather He is 11 years old and he is in class 6A b He lives on Hai Ba Trung Street He has a younger sister Her name's Lan He likes sports and music very much He has short black hair and round eyes We first met on the first day at school We often ride our bicycles to school together This Sunday, we are going to judo club I usually ride a bicycle around the paddy fields in my neighbourhood at the weekends 10.1 hope we will have a good time then Mary is shorter than Peter UNIT MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Is there a A PHONETICS Temple of a D biology A important C camera B museum B crowded Jane likes playing the piano She plays it very beautifully b reaction cigarette illegal picnic sleepy picture bean leaves sweet c B in Literature in your neighbourhood? B more exciting A more convenient C cheaper minute 7 B in A the youngest i C at B better b high A funnier The brown sweater is better than the blue sweater The chocolate looks worse than the candy The radio is newer than the DVD player The CDs are older than the DVDs These apples are fresher than those apples F V V V She has a quick and small breakfast She goes to school at half past seven The shoes are nicer than the boots T Every morning, Nga gets up at six thirty d The red jacket is cheaper than the blue jacket The pink socks are more expensive than the white socks exciting noisy D 10 C heavier quiet She has lessons from half past seven to twelve o'clock * V arH In the evening, she does her homework and goes to bed at ten c hot This dress is more beautiful than that dress а My brother and I went to see the football match between the Eagles and Hawks team READING last night a Where is the house? My brother always says the Eagles are faster, stronger, and smarter than the H \Nks The house is near the sea The Hawks played a lot better than the Eagles How old is the house? One thing I didn't like was that the goalkeeper of Hawks was not as active as the The house is about 20 years old goalkeeper of Eagles What is in the front of the house? There is a garden in front of the house b„ Many of his friends work in the city, so they often stay with him because they want to Because of many reasons: the garden, the flowers in summer, the fire in the winter, but the best thing is the view from his bedroom window I was surprised that Eagles lost by 2-nil б Driving home, I was excited because my team was better than the Eagles team Why does the owner of the house have so many visitors? relax Why does the owner like the house? green WRITING 10 Those green tomatoes are sweeter than the red tomatoes C beautiful dry V The photocopy store is on the left of the bookstore I A the longest The stadium is in front of the museum Hue's house isn't far from the river There is a small yard in our school My house is behind the hospital, C shorter B better C faster * A the biggest 10 D worse C READING b Student's answer а UNIT NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD * Height: 3,143 metres « Location: in the Lao Cai Province in Northwest Viet Nam, km southwest of Sa Pa sr Township in the Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range A PHONETICS Its another name: the Roof of Indochina b least thirsty top boot table best plaster lost stall 10 boat Reason for the name: its high elevation The best time to travel: between October and March б Total of floral species: about 2,024 c C island Total of faunal species: about 327 D valley B forest A weather C diverse B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR a 78 79 Things travelers can do: climb through the trails to the peak of the mountain and obserse the sunset It is in the Bo Trach and Minh Hoa Districts of central Quang Binh Province in north-central Viet Nam It is famous because it has cave systems b There are 300 caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang It is in the Bo Trach and Minh Hoa Districts of central Quang Binh Province in north-central Viet Nam The park also has many fascinating rock formations and Ke Bang Forest It is famous for its cave systems They should take a boat ride through underground rivers to experience nature and enjoy fresh air Vietnamese and British scientists have surveyed only a few caves a * B greatest c forms There are 300 A in ' No, they haven't c flows Student's answer ** Suggested answers: Yes, I Because there are many beautiful caves Or No, I don't because it's too far ** Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is a UNESCO Heritage site D eraser A weightlifter C map b„ is wearing finishes are / are watching doesn't shine must must must d C younger Do enjoy T A the strongest mustn't mustn't mustn't5 A see must 10 mustn't B from mustn't B hear A the cleverest discovered B more exciting c F to send am going / watching has c= must B hotter C mountain Northest -> Northwest -T F in the world -> in Indochina T g T T gF for all people -> for those/people who are fond of exploring Yes, it does б What is the weather like in Sa Pa? It flows through a wide valley The Han River flows through Da Nang City They think it is one of the most beautiful sights in the world We mustn't drive on the left in Viet Nam Yes, they can David Livingstone discovered it The falls were named Victoria in honor of Queen Victoria D Who is the strongest in your family? 10 There are not many trees in my neighbourhood ** Viet Nam has many beautiful lakes WRITING Many tourists want to visit Sa Pa because its air is fresh а Ho Chi Minh City is the largest of the three cities June is hotter than May but July is the hottest There aren't any deserts in our country Students must keep their schools clean and beautiful Vinh is the tallest in our class Remember to bring essential travel items for your holiday Reading books is not as/so interesting as watching TV Mr Phong wants to explore the coast by boat Or I think Nha Trang has the nicest beaches to visit Reading books is more boring than watching TV 78 80 My home village is located near the foot of a mountain 81 79 b Nam is Mr Hung's student r~ You must your homework visit Or eating wish lucky new watch shouldn't should should shouldn't 10 shouldn't trees shopping flowers 10 have You must remember to your homework 10 c Minh sits shouldn't should shouldn't should behind Quang, c shouldn't Student's answer d UNIT OUR TET HOLIDAY B cooks e B eat c buy D presents D gathering c READING They hold it on the New Year's Eve A PHONETICS They usually wear new clothes, visit their grandparents and relatives with their parents a D flower B like D prepare C make A celebrate T B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR a A banh chung A few days before Tet comes, the family does a lot of work D plants F V V They don't decorate the house V The writer helps the mother to cook the meal The family invites the guests to have food and drinks when V they come V The writer feels tired to help the parents They are often given lucky money in red envelopes They feel very happy, h c peach blossom c festival decorate reunion tidy lucky money a It usually takes place between the end of January and the beginning of February D WRITING a Every Vietnamese family buys or cooks banh chung or banh tetd!t Tet Japanese people believe that the ringing bells can remove their bad actions from the previous year In the USA, when the clock strikes at midnight, everybody is cheering and singing happily The Scottish believe that the first footer on the New Year's Day decides the family's luck for the rest of the year After getting up on the first day of the New Year, the Chinese children dress beautifully in red a (1) will (2) will (3) will (4) will (5) ... airport/? / 6 How old is Lake Baikal? How long is Lake Baikal? Le Louvre/ is/ one/ famous/ art galleries/ the world/ / Where/ is/ good/ restaurant/ this town/? / What happens to Lake Baikal in... gathering a Circle A, B, c, or D for each picture A banh chung B banh tet A lucky money B balloons c c c c c c c c c c c c c banh day D banh bao A swimming pool B decorating house C cleaning... parents Year''s Eve Every member of the family is eager to attend this family feast The feast usually consists of banh chung or banh tet, spring rolls, chicken and some other c Read the passages