The wai is the traditional of people in Thailand... When two Maori people meet, they each other’s noses.. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to 5………..for good
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I New words:
1 accept /əkˈsept/ (v) : chấp nhận, nhận
2 break with /breɪk wɪð/ (v) : không theo
3 clockwise /ˈklɒkwaɪz/ (adv) : theo chiều kim đồng hồ
4 compliment /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ (n) : lời khen
5 course /kɔːs/ (n) : món ăn
6 cutlery /ˈkʌtləri/ (n) : bộ đồ ăn (gồm thìa, dĩa, dao)
7 filmstrip /ˈfɪlmstrɪp/ (n): đoạn phim
8 host /həʊst/ (n) : chủ nhà (nam)
9 hostess /ˈhəʊstəs/ (n) : chủ nhà (nữ)
10 generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/ (n) : thế hệ
11 offspring /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/ (n) : con cái
12 oblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/ (v) : bắt buộc
13 palm /pɑːm/ (n) : lòng bàn tay
14 pass down /pɑːs daʊn/ (v) : truyền cho
15 prong /prɒŋ/ (n) : đầu dĩa (phần có răng)
16 reflect /rɪˈflekt/ (v) : phản ánh
17 sharp /ʃɑːp/ (adv) : chính xác, đúng
18 sense of belonging /sens əv bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ (n) : cảm giác thân thuộc
19 social /ˈsəʊʃl/ (adj) : thuộc về xã hội
20 spot on /spɒt ɒn/ (adj, informal) : chính xác
21 spray /spreɪ/ (v) : xịt
22 spread /spred/ (v) : lan truyền
23 table manners /ˈteɪbl ˈmænə (r)/ (n, plural) : quy tắc ăn uống trong bàn ăn, phép tắc ăn uống
24 tip /tɪp/ (n, v) : tiền boa, boa
25 unity /ˈjuːnəti/ (n) : sự thống nhất, đoàn kết
26 upwards /ˈʌpwədz/ (adv) : hướng lên trên
27 You’re kidding! /jʊə kɪdɪŋ/ (idiom) : Bạn nói đùa thế thôi!, Đùa thôi mà!
28 conical hat /kɒnɪkl hæt/ (n): nón lá
29 honor /’ɒnər/(v): thể hiện sự tôn trọng
30 manner /’mænər/(n): cách ứng xử
31 mat /mæt/(n): cái chiếu
32 respect /riˈspekt/(n, v): sự tôn trọng, tôn trọng
33 reunite /ri:ju:’naɪ/(v): đoàn tụ
34 spirit /’spɪrɪt/ (n): tinh thần
35 tray /treɪ/(n): cái mâm
II Exercises:
Ex1 Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
4 A concerned B received C attached D concealed
7 A included B received C remembered D annoyed
Trang 28 A enough B young C country D mountain
Ex2 Complete the sentences with a form of “have to” or “should” Make the verbs negative when necessary.
1 You come with me if you don’t want to I’ll go on my own
2 If you need some help with your homework, you go to the library
3 If you have a ticket, you queue You can go straight in
4 You tell lies It’s wrong
5 Nick works too much I think he take it easy
6 Your hair’s too long I think you get it cut
7 Your clothes are dirty You wash them
8 I’m going to bed I get up early tomorrow
9 I’d like to meet your best friend You invite him/ her round
10 I tell my parents where I am, then they don’t worry
Ex3 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1 My parents usually work very early
2 There is a computer the middle the room
3 Nam has to leave to tidy his room every day
4 Nga have a holiday in Da Lat next summer
A is going B will to C are going to D is going to
5 Lan isn’t to go to school today
A enough well B enough good C well enough D good enough
6 Boys and girls, you’ll have to do this experiment this afternoon
A youself B yourselves C yourself D youselves
7 We must put all the small objects such as beads out children’s reach
8 You are too thin You eat much more meat
9 I and my pen friend Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum last Sunday
10 Let us to the school’s library next Monday
11 Peter doesn’t talk much in public He’s rather
12 You must not let children play in the street because it is
13 He’ll come to pick you
A over / up B over / on C in / up D on / in
14 The sun always in the East and in the West
A rise/ set B rises/ set C rises/ sets D has risen/ set
15 He spends most of his time charity work
1 The wai is the traditional of people in Thailand
Trang 3A greeting B hello C goodbye D greetings
2 When two Maori people meet, they each other’s noses
3 Do you know the way to welcome people in Tibet?
4 The xoe dance is a spiritual of Thai ethnic people
5 In Viet Nam you shouldn’t use only the first name to people older than you
6 We are going to prepare sticky rice served with grilled chicken for the celebration
A five-coloured B five-colours C five-colour D five colours
7 A tradition is something special that is through the generations
A passed B passed to C passed down D passed out
8 According to the in England, we have to use a knife and folk at dinner
A table ways B table manners C behaviours D differences
9 We have to our shoes when we go inside a pagoda
10 In Australia, you shouldn’t on a person’s accent
Ex4 Complete the sentences with the words:
custom / tradition / sharp / table manners / cutlery / prong / generation / sense of belonging /
host / spot on
1 Your _ are awful - don’t you know how to use a knife and fork?
2 The major items of _ in Western dining style are the knife, fork and spoon
3 The extended family generally consists of at least three _ – grandparents, parents and children living together
4 The _ will offer you drinks or foods if he invites you to his home
5 It’s the _ in Japan to take your shoes off when you go into someone’s house
6 The weather forecast was _ – it rained all day!
7 Are you sure that other people have had a _ in your group?
8 My extended family has a _ of having reunions every summer
9 You shouldn’t point the _ of the fork upwards during the meal
10 Please be here at seven o’clock _
Ex5 Supply the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Last week, we (have) dinner with a French family
2 I hate eating with spoon because it (cause) trouble when I eat fish
3 In the past, ao dai (wear) by both men and women.
4 The speaker (give) a presentation on Vietnamese customs and traditions right now
5 She (travel) to six countries since she (start) the job
6 Our family (have) dinner together every Saturday night It’s our family tradition
7 I hope I (have) a chance to visit your country soon
8 When in Japan, you should avoid (eat) on the go
9 I think you should (go) to the doctor You look terrible
10 The Japanese tend (use) their mobile phones discreetly when in public
Ex6 Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage
Trang 4Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau It is typical of the (1)
………life of the Thai people In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) …… warmer
and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban
Festival is (3)……… This is a great time for everyone, (4) ……… for boys and girls The boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)……… for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (6) ………… The festival is always full of songs and prayers
1 A minor B cultural C custom D festival
2 A gets B goes C comes D runs
3 A seen B arranged C observed D celebrated
4 A largely B especially C generally D typically
5 A ask B look C pray D call
6 A fathers B relatives C families D ancestor
Ex7 Read and complete the passage with words in the box
celebrate traditional therefore served
Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam To (1) ……… Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty (2)…… ….foods The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; (3)…….… , this cake needs a lot of preparation This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers However, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be (4)……… immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home
Ex8 Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets.
1 Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food He was very poor (BECAUSE)
……… … …
2 During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets They make Chung cakes as well (SO)
……… … …
3 The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival It has become a public holiday in Viet
Nam since 2007 (HOWEVER)
……… … …
4 At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes Every child likes it
very much (THEREFORE)
……… … …
5 The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening Many people come to enjoy it
(ALTHOUGH)
………
6 The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival It has become a public holiday in Vietnam
since 2007 (NEVERTHELESS)
………