Tuyển tập 150 bài tập tiếng anh lớp 12 (cũ)

Hướng dẫn giải sách bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 12 ngắn gọn, chi tiết, đầy đủ cả năm giúp học sinh dễ dàng làm bài tập trong sách bài tập Tiếng Anh 12.Reading trang 5, 6, 7 SBT Tiếng Anh 12: Read the passage and circle the best answer A, B, C, or D. Đọc bài và khoanh tròn A, B, C, D...

UNIT 1: HOME LIFE

A READING trang 5 SBT

Part 1 Read the passage and circle the best answer A, B, C, or D

[ Đọc bài và khoanh tròn A, B, C, D]

Andrea - There are six of us in our family, my parents, the twins, my elder brother

Ted and me Ted is a good ten years older than me and the twins – they are girls - are two years younger than me We had a good childhood out in the countryside My parents were always busy with the farm so we didn’t get the help

with school work and things like that that children get today But my parents were very loving, especially my father I regret not helping more around the farm because now I realise that it must have been very hard for my parents, especially as my grandparents lived so far away

Bob - Both my parents were in the theatre and they had made quite a name for themselves on the stage As a child I remember our house being constantly full of

famous people, laughing and talking My two sisters and I would be brought down

by chit nanny to kiss our parents goodnight and then we would be packed off to the nursery That’s as much as we ever really saw of them at that time And I never saw

my grandparents as they had died before I was bom It’s better now, but it has left a mark on all of us - we ring each other now and again, but that’s about all I think my

father understands this, but I am not sure my mother does

Camillia - I left home when I was sixteen to live with my grandparents in Sydney -

My parents had a farm in the outback and I needed to go to college It was quite difficult for me to leave my four younger brothers and sisters behind as we were

quite a tight-knit group, even though the age gap was fairly wide - as you can

imagine there was no one else to play with out in the middle of nowhere! When I got fed up I’d give them a ring, and my dad would always put me right – a tower of strength he was My grandparents were great too- helped me with my homework, took me on trips, things like that I’ll never forget that

David - I am always telling my kids - your family is always there for you, whatever

happens You might think we don’t understand you and all that rubbish, but no one else will look after you the way the family will Family is important to me When I was young, I didn’t have much of family life We four kids were quite close in ages

so that helped enormously, but we didn’t see much of our parents In fact, we saw more of granny and grandpa as they lived with us, but they were a bit strict We all

got on and we knew that our parents cared for us But there wasn’t much in the way

of trips, treats, things that nowadays people take for granted

1 What is the best title for the passage?

A Childhood B Parents

C Family D Grandparents

2 What does the phrase “they had made quite a name for themselves” in the

second paragraph mean?

A They had changed their names for better ones

B They had become famous and respected

C They had become infamous and hated

D They had been looked down on by other people

3 What does the word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A the reason why the children only phone their parents but do not visit them

B the reason why the children didn’t see much of their parents in their childhood

C the reason why there was a mark on all the children of the family

D the reason why it is better now than before

4 What does the phrase “tight-knit group” in paragraph 3 mean?

A people who are always fighting each other

B people who are closely bound in love or friendship

C people who often do the knitting together

D people who have the same hobby of knitting

5 Which of the following is NOT true about David’s family?

A The gap in the ages of the children is small

B The children saw more of their grandparents than of their parents

C Their parents often took them out on holiday trips

D They got on well with each other in the family

6 Who lived in an extended family?

A Andrea B Bob C Camillia D David

7 Whose family has the most children?

A They lived with their grandparents

B Their parents were famous

C Their parents took good care of them

D They didn’t see much of their parents

Hướng dẫn giải

1 A 2 B 3 A 4 B

5 C 6 D 7.C 8 D

Dịch bài đọc:

Andrea- Có 6 thành viên trong gia đình của chúng tôi, bố mẹ, cặp song sinh, anh

trai – Ted và tôi Ted là người anh tốt lơn hơn tôi 10 tuổi và cặp song sinh – 2 em gái - nhỏ hơn tôi 2 tuổi Chúng tôi có thời thơ ấu hạnh phúc ngoài vùng nông thôn

Bố mẹ tôi luôn bận rộn với công việc ở trang trại vì vậy chúng tôi không được giúp

đỡ trong việc học tập và những thứ tương tự như vậy cái mà trẻ em ngày nay có được Nhưng bố mẹ rất thương yêu chúng tôi, đặc biệt là bố Tôi rất tiếc đã không giúp đỡ được nhiều công việc ở trang trại vì bây giờ tôi mới nhận ra rằng công việc rất vất vả với bố mẹ, đặc biệt khi ông bà tôi sống quá xa

Bob - Cả bố mẹ đều ở nhà hát và họ khá nổi tiếng trên sân khấu Khi còn bé tôi nhớ

nhà tôi thường xuyên đầy những người nổi tiếng, cười đùa và trò chuyện Hai chị của tôi và tôi được bảo mẫu đưa xuống và sau đó chúng tôi được đưa đến nhà trẻ Lúc đó chúng tôi không thường xuyên gặp bố mẹ Và tôi chưa bao giờ gặp ông bà

vì họ đã mất trước khi tôi chào đời Bây giờ tốt hơn rồi, nhưng vẫn còn in đậm trong

ký ức của chúng tôi – bây giờ chúng tôi thường xuyên gọi điện thoại cho nhau, nhưng

đó là tất cả Tôi nghĩ bố tôi hiểu điều này, nhưng tôi không chắc mẹ tôi hiểu

Camillia – Tôi đã rời khỏi nhà khi tôi 16 tuổi để sống với ông bà ở Sydney Ông bà

tôi có 1 trang trại ở vùng hẻo lánh và tôi cần học đại học Khá khó khăn cho tôi khi

để lại 4 em trai và em gái phía sau vì chúng tôi khá thân thiết không thể tách rời, mặc dù khoảng cách tuổi tác khá lớn – như bạn có thể tưởng tượng không còn ai khác để chơi cùng ở bất cứ nơi đâu! Khi tôi buồn chán và gọi điện thoại cho các em,

và bố luôn an ủi tôi – bó là một chỗ dựa vững chắc Ông bà tôi cũng rất tuyệt vời – giúp tôi làm bài tập về nhà, dẫn tôi đi chơi và hơn thế nữa Tôi sẽ không bao giờ quên điều đó

David – Tôi luôn nói với những đứa em của mình – gia đình của em luôn bên cạnh

các em , cho dù bất cứ điều gì xảy ra Bạn có thể nghĩ rằng chúng không hiểu bạn và tất cả chỉ là rác rưởi, nhưng không ai khác sẽ chăm sóc bạn như gia đình Gia đình quan trọng đối với tôi Khi tôi còn bé, tôi đã không có nhiều thời gian bên gia đình Chúng tôi bốn đứa trẻ tuổi tác khá gần nhau và giúp đỡ nhau rất nhiều, nhưng chúng tôi không gặp bố mẹ nhiều Thật ra, chúng tôi gặp ông bà nhiều hơn vơ chúng tôi sống với ông bà, nhưng ông bà hơi nghiêm khắc một chút Tất cả chúng tôi đều hòa đồng và chúng tôi biết rằng ông bà quan tâm đến chúng tôi Nhưng chúng tôi không

đi du lịch nhiều, không tiếp xúc nhiều những thứ mà ngày nay mọi người cho là hiển nhiên

Part 2 Circle A, B, C, or D that best completes the following passage

[ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành tốt nhất bài đọc sau]

Two years ago I went to a language school in England and stayed with a host family

At the time I was (1) at English and couldn’t understand them very well, but I could see they were more than a little mad They got angry with me when I arrived because I didn’t take my shoes (2) They were really proud of their house and afraid of (3) even a bit of dirt on their carpet But my first big problem was in the bedroom I am allergic to cats and there, sitting on the bed, which was (4) in cat hair, was the ugliest animal you have ever seen “He always sleeps here,” they said “You’ll soon get (5) to him.” I explained that I wasn’t very fond of animals but they didn’t seem to be the least bit (6) in what I said The next day, I went to the accommodation office at school and said: hat it was essential to change family

Language Focus - Unit 1 trang 8 Sách bài tập (SBT) Tiếng Anh 12

Exercise 1 Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs

from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

[ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để xác định phân được gạch chân khác so với 3 từ còn lại về phát âm trong mỗi câu sau]

1 A bags B runs C friends D banks

2 A mats B brothers C rose D reads

3 A beats B seats C dogs D caps

4 A webs B doves C deals D weeks

5 A backs B.beds C bits D briefs

6 A fans B bells C canoes D this

7 A sit B limbs C straws D wise

8 A lies B its C busy D Tuesday

9 A noise B is C house D was

10 A misty B Thursday C Saturday D Sunday

Hướng dẫn giải

1 D 2 A 3 C 4 D 5 B

6 D 7 A 8 B 9 C 10 B

Exercise 2 Circle A, B, C, or D that best completes the following passage

[ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành tốt nhất bài đọc sau]

It (1) two years ago when I (2) in Austria It was a horrible day because it (3) and I couldn’t see anything I (4) to ski but my friend said, “Come on This is our last day We must go.” So I went I (5) in conditions like that before so when my friends (6) to go right up to the top

of the mountain, I (7) them After about half an hour by myself, I (8) because I was cold and wet I (9) into the cable car to go down

to the village and my wonderful warm hotel when I (10) on some ice I (11) _ , and my skis (12) on top of me I (13) a terrible noise and (14) something bad (15) My leg was broken What a way of ending a holiday!

1 A happened B was happening

C had happened D would happen

2 A am skiing B skied

C was skiing D had skied

3 A snowed B would snow

C had snowed D was snowing

4 A don’t want B wasn’t wanting

C didn’t want D will not want

5 A didn’t ski B hadn’t skied

C wouldn’t ski D wasn’t skiing

6 A decided B was deciding

C ha d decided D would decide

7 A hadn’t join B don’t join

C didn’t join D wasn’t joining

8 A stopped B stop

C was stopping D had stopped

9 A had got B got

C would get D was getting

10 A was slipping B slipped

C had slipped D slip

11 A was falling B had fallen

C fell D am falling

12 A fell B was falling

C had fallen D would fall

13 A was hearing B heard

C would hear D had heard

14 A knew B was knowing

C had known D would know

15 A was happening B happened

C would happen D had happened

1 Everything is going well We didn’t have / haven 't had any problems so far

2 Lisa didn 't go / hasn ’t gone to work yesterday She wasn’t feeling well

3 Look! That man over there wears / is wearing the same sweater as you

4 Your son is much taller than when I last saw him He grew / has grown a lot

5 I still don’t know what to do I didn’t decide / haven’t decided yet

6 I wonder why Jim is / is being so nice to me today He isn’t usually like that

7 Jane had a book open in front of her, but she didn ’t read / wasn ’t reading it

8 I wasn’t very busy I didn’t have / wasn’t having much to do

9 It begins / It’s beginning to get dark Shall I turn on the light?

10 After leaving school, Tim got / has got a job in a factory

Answer

1 haven’t had 2 didn’t go 3 is wearing

4 has grown 5 haven’t decided

6 is being 7 wasn’t reading

8 didn’t have 9 ’s beginning 10 got

Exercise 4 Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction

in each of the following questions

[ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để xác định phần được gạch chân cần sửa lại trong mỗi câu sau]

1 Yesterday afternoon Sarah went (A) to the station to meet Paul When she was getting (B) there, Paul was already waiting (C) for her His train had arrived (D) early

2 When I got home, Bill was lying on the sofa The television was on, but he wasn’t watching (A) it He had fallen (B) asleep and had been snoring (C) loudly I turned the television off (D) and just then he woke up

3 Last night I had just gone (A) to bed and was reading (B) a book when suddenly

I was hearing (C) a noise I got up to see what it was, but I didn’t see (D) anything,

so I went back to bed

4 Lisa had to go to New York last week, but she almost missed the plane She was standing(A) in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly had realized (B) that she had left (C) her passport at home Fortunately she lives near the airport, so she had (D) time to take a taxi home to get it She got back to the airport just in time for her flight

5 I met Peter and Lucy yesterday as I was walking (A) through the park They has been to the Sports Centre where they had been playing (B) tennis They were going

to (C) a café and invited me to join them, but I arranged (D) to meet another friend and didn’t have time

Hướng dẫn giải

1.B 2 C 3 C 4 B 5 D

Exercise 5 Circle A, B, C, or D that best completes the following passage

[ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành tốt nhất bài đọc sau]

MY FIRST HOME

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture The kitchen had a (1) for washing up and a cooker, but that was all They (2) an old table and a chair from the market They borrowed

a sofa which was (3) old, but they (4) it with modem materials so it was bright and cheerful Outside, there was a small garden (5) the house, but

in front of it there was only the road Luckily the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross

it to (6) the park on the (7) side We lived there (8) I was ten and we were very happy We had to (9) house because it was too small when

my twin sisters were born We all (10) sad when we left

C SPEAKING – Unit 1 trang 5 SBT

Alan and Smith are talking about the rules in their families when they were small Complete their conversation and practise reading it

[Alan và Smith đang nói về các quy định trong gia đình khi họ còn bé Hoàn thành đoạn đối thoại của họ và thực hành đọc nó]

Smith: Housework? No, we didn’t have to do much of that as our parents thought it

was more important for us to study

Alan: (4) ?

Smith: Most of the time my mother did it, and she was very good at cooking

When she was away, we Couldn’t eat the food cooked by our father

Alan: (5) ?

Smith: No, I had to do all my homework on my own, my father never helped

Alan: (6) ?

Smith: No, they didn’t allow that They said the telephone was not for chatting with

friends

Alan: (7) ?

Smith: Yes, I was very happy with my family My parents really loved me and always

took good care of me

Answer

1) Did your parents often let you go out in the evening?

2) Did they allow you to watch TV?

3) Did you have to do the housework?

4) Who cooked / did the cooking in your family?

5) Did your father help you with your homework?

6) Did your parents allow you to chat with your friends on the phone?

7) Were you happy with your family?

D WRITING Unit 1 trang 12 SBT

Exercise 1 Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning

to each of the following questions

[ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để xác định câu gần nghĩa nhất với mỗi câu sau đây]

1 When I was small, my parents didn’t have enough money to buy me lots of new clothes

A When I was small, my parents couldn’t afford to buy me lots of new clothes

B When I was small, my parents couldn’t stand buying me lots of new clothes

C When I was small, my parents didn’t offer to buy me lots of new clothes

D When I was small, my parents weren’t allowed to buy me lots of new clothes

2 They would never let me forget to do my homework

A They always remembered to do my homework

B They always reminded me to do my homework

C They always made sure that I had done my homework

D They always asked me to do my homework

3 They told me that it was a good idea to read extensively

A They discouraged me to read extensively

B They made me read extensively

C They prevented me from reading extensively

D They encouraged me to read extensively

4 They always refused to allow me to bring friends home

A They never let me bring friends home

B They always made me bring friends home

C They always asked me to bring friends home

D They never put up with me bringing friends home

5 They told me to come home at ten o’clock every night

A They made me come home at ten o’clock every night

B They let me come home at ten o’clock every night

C They allowed me to come home at ten o’clock every night

D They suffered from me coming home at ten o’clock every night

6 I learned from my parents about respecting hard work

A My parents allowed me to respect hard work

B My parents made me respect hard work

C My parents taught me to respect hard work

D My parents trained me to respect hard work

7 My parents hope that I will be like them

A My parents permit me to be like them

B My parents believe that I will be like them

C My parents suspect me of being like them

D My parents would like me to be like them

Answer

1 A 2 B 3 D

4 A 5 A 6 C 7 D

Exereise 2 Write about your family life You should include the following points:

- your parents and their jobs

- your brother(s) and / or sister(s)

- the interest(s) that the members of the family share closely

- each family member’s responsibility in the family

some main family rules

Dịch bài:

Viết về đời sống gia đình của bạn Bạn nên bao gồm những nội dung sau:

- bố mẹ và công việc của bố mẹ

- anh em trai và/ hoặc chị em gái

- những sở thích của các thành viên trong gia đình chia sẻ với nhau

- trách nhiệm của mỗi thành viên trong gia đình

- một số nội quy gia đình quan trọng

am under a lot of pressure However, I always try my best to help my parents with housework I like meal time very much because it’s time when we gather and share everything after a hard – working day

UNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

A READING Unit 2 trang 14 SBT

Part 1 Read the passage and complete the table that follows

[ Đọc bài và hoàn thành bảng sau]

There are questions from a cross-cultural workshop which helps business people to avoid misunderstandings when they deal with people who come from different cultures Ideas about polite behaviour vary from one culture to another and it’s easy

to cause offence, or feel offended, if you don’t know what other cultures expect Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open People here change jobs and move house quite frequently As a result they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time, and they need to get to know people quickly So it’s normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as private

At the other extreme are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society

To Americans, both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society put it, it’s no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of embarrassing questions that you don’t want to answer

Cross-cultural differences aren’t just a problem for travellers, but also for the airlines that carry them All airlines want to provide the best service, but ideas about good service vary from place to place This can be seen most clearly in the way that problems are dealt with

Some societies have ‘universalist’ cultures These societies have a strong respect for rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way

‘Particularist’ societies, on the other hand, also have rules, but they are less important than the society’s unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person So the formal rules are bent to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person

This difference can cause problems A traveller from a particularist society, India, is checking in for a flight in Germany, a country which has a universalist culture The Indian traveller has too much luggage, but he explains that he has been away from home for a long time and the suitcases are full of presents for his family He expects that the check-in clerk will understand his problem and will bend the rules for him The check-in clerk, however, expects that if she explains the rules, the customer will understand If he was allowed to have too much luggage, it wouldn’t be fair to the other passengers But the traveller thinks this is unfair, because the other passengers don’t have his problem

Type of society or

culture

Distinguishing feature

Effect on behaviour

Answer

Type of society or

culture

Distinguishing feature

Effect on behaviour

Country or region

Mobile Change jobs and

move house quite frequently

Have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time know people quickly

America and Australia

Less mobile Long-term

relationships are more important

Relationships are deep

Malaysia or Mexico

“Universalis” Strong respect for

rules

Treat every person and situation in basically the same way

Germany

“Particularism” Rules are less

important than the society’s unwritten ideas

Formal rules are bent to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person

India

Dịch bài đọc:

Có những câu hỏi từ buổi hội thảo giao thoa văn hóa giúp đỡ các doanh nhân tránh những hiểu lầm khi đối mặt với những người đến từ các văn hóa khác nhau Các ý tưởng về lối ứng xử lịch sự khác nhau của nền văn hóa này và nền văn hóa khác và

dễ gây ra sự tổn thương, hoặc cảm thấy bị xúc phạm, nếu bạn không biết những nền văn hóa khác mong đợi gì

Một vài xã hội, ví dụ như Mỹ và Úc rất linh hoạt và cởi mở Mọi người ở đây thay đổi công việc và chuyển nhà khá thường xuyên Vì vậy họ có nhiều mối quan hệ thường kéo dài chỉ một thời gian ngắn, và họ cần biết mọi người một cách nhanh chóng Vì vậy rất bình thường khi có các cuộc đối thoại thân thiện với những người

họ vừa mới gặp, và bạn có thể trò chuyện về các vấn đề mà những nền văn hóa khác

sẽ xem là riêng tư

Ở xã hội khắc nghiệt khác thì những xã hội đông đúc hơn và ít linh động hơn nơi mà các mối quan hệ lâu dài quan trọng hơn Một doanh nhân Mã Lai hay Mexico, chẳng hạn, sẽ muốn biết bạn rất kỹ trước khi anh ấy hay cô ấy cảm thấy vui vẻ để bắt đầu hợp tác làm ăn Nhưng khi bạn biết về nhau, các mối quan hệ trở nên sâu sắc hơn nhiều so với trong một xã hội linh hoạt

Đối với người Mỹ, cả người châu Âu và người châu Á lúc đầu có vẻ như dễ chịu và trang trọng Ngược lại, khi một hành khách từ một xã hội kém linh động hơn, không vui gì khi dành hàng giờ bên cạnh một người xa lạ người mà muốn kể cho bạn nghe

về đời sống của anh ấy hay cô ấy và hỏi bạn tất cả những loại câu hỏi gây bối rối mà bạn không muốn trả lời

Sự khác nhau giữa giao thao văn hóa không chỉ là vấn đề của những du khách, mà còn cho các hãng hàng không vận chuyển họ Tất cả các hãng hàng không muốn cung cấp dịch vụ tốt nhất, nhưng những ý tưởng về dịch vụ tốt khác nhau từ nơi này cho đến nơi khác Điều này có thể nhìn thấy rõ ràng nhất theo cách thức mà vấn đề

đó được giải quyết

Một số xã hội có nền văn hóa “ phổ quát” Những xã hội này cực kỳ tôn trọng các quy luật, và họ đối xử với mọi người và mọi tình huống theo cùng một lối cơ bản Những xã hội “ riêng biệt”, ngược lại, cũng có các quy luật, nhưng chúng ít quan trọng hơn so với những ý kiến không được viết thành văn bản về cái đúng và sai cho một tình huống cụ thể hoặc 1 người cụ thể Vì vậy những quy tắc trang trọng được điều chỉnh phù hợp với những nhu cầu của tình huống hoặc tầm quan trọng của người

đó

Sự khác nhau này gây ra vấn đề Một du khác từ 1 xã hội riêng biệt Ấn Độ, đang kiểm tra chuyến bay ở Đức, một đất nước có nền văn hóa phổ quát Du khách người

Ấn Độ có quá nhiều hành lý, nhưng anh ấy giải thích rằng anh ấy đi xa nhà lâu rồi

và hành lý đầy những món quà cho gia đình anh ấy Anh ấy mong đợi rằng nhân viên thủ tục sẽ hiểu vấn đề của anh ấy và sẽ điều chỉnh các quy luật Tuy nhiên, nhân viên hải quan hi vọng rằng nếu cô ấy giải thích , khách hàng sẽ hiểu Nếu anh ấy được cho phép quá nhiều hành lý, sẽ không công bằng cho những hành khách khác Nhưng vị hành khách này nghĩ điều này là không công bằng, bởi vì những hành khách khác không có vấn đề này

Part 2.Complete the passage, using the word from the box that best fits each

space

[ Hoàn thành bài đọc sử dụng từ trong khung phù hợp với mỗi chỗ trống]

particular particularly fairly common suitable enough carefully naturally advisable useful important immediately acceptable finer invariable Good personal relations based on mutual trust and esteem play a

(1) important role in doing business in Japan Hospitality given and

received can (2) part in maintaining and establishing such relations While it

is (3) for the visitor to offer a meal in a restaurant or in his hotel: he is not expected to reciprocate entertaining on the Japanese scale

The Japanese do not expect foreigners to understand the (4) points of their own etiquette but they like people who try to conform Shoes are removed before entering Japnaese – style houses and restaurants

Most Japanese meals consist of a series of small dishes (5) , the polite thing

to do is to eat what one is offered but Japanese hosts are understanding if a foreigner explains that he finds a (6) dish unappetizing

In Japan it is the almost (7) custom to exchange visiting cards when one makes a new acquaintance This is useful to the foreign visitor, and it is (8) to take a substantial number of cards (say at least 100) for use in Japan The custom of giving gifts to business and personal acquaintances is more (9) than in most other countries Most of these gifts are (10) small items and it is not necessary

to reciprocate (11) although it is customary to give something back in due course for personal presents received from individuals It may be useful to take a number of souvenir items such as English china, company pens or ties to give away

on (12) occasions Very high-quality Scotch whisky also makes an (13) gift It is (14) that all gifts should be (15) wrapped

in gift wrapping paper

Answer

1 particularly 2 useful 3 enough

4 finer 5 Naturally 6 particular

7 invariable 8 advisable 9 common

10 fairly 11 immediately 12 suitable

13 acceptable 14 important 15 carefully

B LANGUAGE FOCUS unit 2 trang 16

Exercise 1 Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs

from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

[Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để xác định từ có phần được gạch dưới khác so với

Exercise 2 Choose the correct answer

[ Chọn câu trả lời đúng]

1 I at the library when you came over I there twice since Monday

A am; have been C was; have been

B have been; am D were; am being

2 I’m sure he to bring it He here tonight, isn’t he?

A will'not forget; is coming

B has not forgotten; comes

C is not forgetting; is coming

D will not forget; is going to come

3 He some stamps at the post office He says he me some stamps too

A, is buying; gets C has bought; got

A is going to buy; will get D will buy; gets

4 The child would not have fallen if you him

A haven’t pushed C hadn’t pushed

B didn’t push D weren’t pushing

5 She as if she for days

A looks; had not slept

B looked; had not slept

C is looking; isn’t sleeping

D had looked; hadn’t slept

6 The library now No one to enter it

A has cleaned; is allowed

B is being cleaned; is allowed

C has been cleaned; are allowed

D is cleaning; allows

7 She out the towel after she it in hot water for a while

A wrings; soaked C was wringing; soaked

B wrung; had soaked D wrung; has soaked

8 They always very troublesome neighbours Just last night

they a quarrel with us

A had been; were having

C have been; were having

C have been; had

D are being; had had

9 By three o’clock yesterday afternoon, we decorating the hall

A were finished C had finished

B finished D are finishing

10 Everyone in the school part in the sports meet next week The

classrooms empty then

A are taking; is C will be taking; have been

B is taking; will be D takes; is

Answer

1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 B

6 B 7 B 8 C 9 C 10 B

Exercise 3 Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense

[ Đặt mỗi động từ trong ngoặc ở thì đúng]

Ask hundreds of people what they (1 do) on a certain day in August next year,

or the year after, and there (2 be) only one reply Provided of course that the people you (3 ask) (4 belong) to the Elvis Presley Fan Club Although the King of Rock and Roll (5 die) nearly two decades ago, his fans (6 meet) every year since then outside his home in Memphis,Tennessee, to show respect for the singer they (7 love) so much Jean Thomas, who is from Catford in South London, (8 visit) Graceland, the house where Elvis (9 suffer) from his fatal

heart attack, twice in the past five years “It was the first time I (10 borrow) the money from my mom, as I (11 not work) then But two years ago I (12 get) married and since then I (13 work) in my husband Chris’s garage Chris and I (14 go) together last year, and we (15 think) of spending two or three months in the U.S.A next year I (16 always want) to visit some

of the places where Elvis (17 perform) Like Las Vegas for example.” Jean says that Elvis (18 be) her obsession ever since she (19 be) ten years old, and she (20 own) every single one of his records, good and bad

Answer

1.will be doing 2 will be 3 ask

4 belong 5 died 6 have met

7 love 8 has visited 9 suffered

10 borrowed 11 was not working

12 got 13 have worked 14 went

15 are thinking 16 have always wanted

17 performed 18 has been

19 was 20 owns

C SPEAKING unit 2 trang 19

Check the statements about cultural behaviour that are true in your country Then tell your partners about them

[ Kiểm tra các câu về hành vi văn hóa đúng với đất nước của bạn Sau đó kể với bạn của mình về chúng]

Example: In Vietnam, it is all right to ask people how much money they earn

Socialising

1 It’s OK to ask people how much money they earn

2 It’s all right to ask someone how old she/he is

3 It’s common to introduce yourself to new neighbours and give them a small gift

4 People always arrive on time when they’re invited to someone’s home

5 It’s OK to bring a friend or family member when you are invited to someone’s home

6 It’s OK to drop by a friend’s house without calling first

7 When friends have dinner out together, each person pays his or her share of the check

Out in public

1 It’s OK to blow your nose in public

2 It’s all right to chew gum while talking to someone

3 It’s common to bargain when you buy things in stores

4 If you want to smoke around other people, you should always ask if it’s OK

At work and school

1 In an office, people usually prefer to be called by their first name

2 In schools, it’s common to call a teacher by his or her first name

3 Students always stand up when the teacher enters the classroom

Dating and marriage

1 Parents often decide who their children will marry

2 Teenagers go out on dates a lot

3 A man usually gives a woman a gift when they go out on a date

4 Young people usually live with their parents after they married

Dịch bài:

Hòa nhập xã hội: 5, 6,7

1 Bình thường khi hỏi người ta thu nhập bao nhiêu

2 Bình thường khi hỏi người khác bao nhiêu tuổi

3 Bình thường khi tự giới thiệu mình với hàng xóm mới và tặng họ một món quà nhỏ

4 Mọi người luôn đến đúng nơi khi họ được mời tới nhà ai đó

5 Bình thường khi dẫn theo một ngưươ bạn hay một thành viên trong gia đình khi bạn đến nhà của ai đó

6 Bình thường khi ghé nhà ai đó chơi mà không báo trước

7 Khi những người bạn ăn ngoài cùng nhau, mỗi người tự chia thanh toán với nhau

Trong cộng đồng: 3

1 Bình thường khi xì mũi ở nơi công cộng

2 Bình thường khi nhai kẹo cao su khi đang nói chuyện với người khác

3 Phổ biến khi trả giá khi bạn mua hàng ở các cửa hàng

4 Nếu bạn muốn hút thuốc quanh người khác bạn nên luôn hỏi người khác có được

họ đồng ý không

Ở nơi làm việc và trường học: 1, 3

1 Trong văn phòng, mọi người thường thích tên nhau hơn

2 Ở trường, bình thường khi gọi tên giáo viên

3 Học sinh luôn đứng lên khi giáo viên vào lớp

Hẹn hò và hôn nhân:

1 Bố mẹ thường quyết định người mà con họ sẽ cưới

2 Thanh niên hẹn hò nhiều

3 Đàn ông thường tặng phụ nữ một món quà khi họ hẹn hò

4 Giới trẻ thường sống với bố mẹ sau khi kết hôn

D WRITING unit 2 trang 20

Exercise 1.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the

same as the sentence printed before it

[ Kết thúc mỗi câu sau đây theo cách có nghĩa giống với câu đã cho trước đó]

1 The last time I was in Prague was in 1986

I haven’t

2 This will be the team’s first match outside England

This will be the first time

3 Terry will get over his illness Then his work will be improved

9 I didn’t know about John’s departure

I didn’t know that

10 Quite a few books are missing from the class library

Several members of the class have not

Answer

1 I haven’t been to Prague since 1986

2 This will be the first time the team has played outside England

3 Once Terry gets over his illness, his work wil be improved

4 When you arrive, there will be someone to meet

5 More people than we expected attended the fair

6 It’s was a month before I received the results of my test

7 I won’t have finished my work by the end of the month

8 As soon as you arrive, go to the international ticket desk

9 I didn’t know that John had left/ departed

10 Several members of the class have not brought back their library books

Exercise 2 Below are some typical features of the American culture Write the

corresponding features of the Vietnamese culture

[Bên dưới là những đặc điểm điển hình của văn hóa Mỹ Viết những đặc trưng tương ứng của văn hóa Việt Nam]

1 Two generations (parents and children)

live in a home

2 Family relationship is not always close

3 Americans have knives, spoons, forks and

plates They in soup in the plate

4 Food is put in individual plates or on the

table They tend to pass the whole plate of

food around

5 Americans sometimes exchange

cheek-kisses to express friendliness

6 Talking directly about the main subject is

prefeable

7 Looking straightly into someone’s eyes in

conversation shows honesty and

frankness

Answer

1 Two generations (parents and

children) live in a home

Two, three or even four generations live under one roof

2 Family relationship is not always

close

Family relationship is very close

3 Americans have knives, spoons,

forks and plates They in soup in

the plate

Vietnamese use spoons, chopsticks, and bowls They eat soup in a bowl

4 Food is put in individual plates or

on the table They tend to pass the

whole plate of food around

Food is put on the table and all individuals take piece by piece The parents get food for their kids by using

their chopsticks, not by passing the whole plate

5 Americans sometimes exchange

cheek-kisses to express

friendliness

Vietnamese never exchange kisses It is a shock to most married women

cheek-6 Talking directly about the main

subject is preferable

Vietnamese talk around a subject before coming to the point

7 Looking straightly into someone’s

eyes in conversation shows honesty

and frankness

It is not respectable especially older people or to superiors

UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING

A READING unit 3 trang 22

Part 1 Read the passage and circle the best answer A, B, C, or D

[ Đọc bài và khoanh tròn A, B, C, D]

Let children learn to judge their own work A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected; if corrected too much, he will stop talking He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s In the same way, children learn to do all the other things, they learn to do them without being taught - to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride

a bike - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them We do it all for him We act

as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher Let him do it himself Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants

it, “what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.”

If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book Let him correct his own papers Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that

he can’t find the way to get the right answer Let’s end all the nonsense of grades, exams, and marks Let us throw them all out and let the children learn all educated persons must some days learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know

Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?” Don’t worry If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it

1 According to the author, the best way for children to learn things is _

A by comparing with what other people do

B by making mistakes and having them corrected

C by listening to explanations from skilled people

D by asking a great many questions

2 What does the author think teachers do what they should not do?

A They give children correct answers

B They point out children’s mistakes to them

C They allow children to mark their own work

D They encourage children to copy from one another

3 The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are

A not really important skills

B more important than other skills

C basically different from learning adult skills

D basically the same as learning other skills

4 Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by

A educated persons C teachers

B the children themselves D parents

5 The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are _

A too independent of others

B too critical of themselves

C unable to think for themselves

D unable to use basic skills

nói Đứa bé chú ý một ngàn lần một ngày sự khác nhau ngôn ngữ mà nó sử dụng và ngôn ngữ những người xung quanh nó sử dụng Từng chút từng chút một, đứa bé có những sự thay đổi cấn thiết để làm cho ngôn ngữ của nó giống với những người khác Cũng như vậy, những đứa trẻ học làm mọi thứ khác, chúng học làm những việc đó mà không cần được dạy - học nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo và đi xe đạp – so với những màn trình diễn khác của riêng chúng với những người khéo léo hơn, và dần dần tạo nên sự thay đổi cần thiết Nhưng ở trường chúng ta chưa bao giờ cho một đứa trẻ cơ hội để tự đứa bé tìm ra lỗi sai, để chúng tự sửa lỗi Chúng ta làm tất

cả cho đứa trẻ Chúng ta hành xử như thể là nó sẽ không bao giờ chú ý đến lỗi sai nếu như lỗi đó không được chỉ ra cho nó thấy, hoặc sửa nó nếu nó không bị buộc phải làm Sớm thôi nó sẽ trở nên phụ thuộc vào giáo viên Hãy để đứa trẻ tự làm Để đứa trẻ tự phát hiện ra, với sự giúp đỡ của những đứa trẻ khác nếu nó muốn, điều này có nghĩa là gì, câu trả lời là dành cho vấn đề đó, liệu đây có phải là một cách tốt

để nói và làm hay không

Nếu đó là vấn đề của câu trả lời đúng, bởi vì có thể trong toán học hay khoa học, cho đứa trẻ sách giải Hãy để đứa trẻ tự sửa sai bài kiểm tra Tại sao giáo viên nên lãng phí thời gian vào công việc thường nhật như vậy? Công việc của chúng ta là giúp đỡ những đứa trẻ khi nó nói với chúng ta rằng nó không thể tìm ra cách để có câu trả lơi đúng Hãy chấm dứt những điểm số, bài kiểm tra và những bài thi vô nghĩa Chúng ta hãy vứt bỏ tất cả và hãy để trẻ con học tất cả những người có học vấn ngày nào đó sẽ phải học, cách để đo lường sự thấu hiểu của chúng, cách để biết điều chúng biết và không biết

Hãy để chúng làm quen với công việc này theo cách có vẻ như phù hợp với chúng, với sự giúp đỡ của chúng ta như những giáo viên ở trường nếu chúng nhờ ta giúp Ý kiến cho rằng 1 người có kiến thức để học hỏi ở trường và được sử dụng cho phần còn lại của cuộc đời là vô nghĩa trong thế giới vì sự thay đổi nhanh chóng và phức tạp trong chúng ta Những bố mẹ và giáo viên luôn lo lắng nói rằng “ Nhưng giả sử chúng không thể tự học những điều cần thiết, cái gì đó sẽ giúp chúng hòa nhập với thế giới?” Đừng lo lắng Nếu cần, chúng sẽ đi ra thế giới và học nó

Part 2 Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)

[Đọc đoạn văn và quyết định xem các câu bên dưới là đúng (T) hay sai (F).]

It is difficult to write rules that tell exactly when we should apologize, but it is not difficult to learn how If we have done something to hurt someone’s feelings, or

if we have been impolite or rude, we should apologize An apology indicates that we realize we have made a mistake, and we are sorry for it It is a way of expressing our

regret for something When we apologize, we admit our wrongdoing, usually offer

a reason for it, and express regret

The simplest way to apologize is to say “I’m sorry”, but often that is not enough Let’s take a common situation Mario is late for class and enters the classroom, interrupting the teacher in the middle of the lesson What does he do? The most polite action is usually to take a seat as quietly as possible and apologize later But

if the teacher stops and waits for him to say something, he could apologize simply

“I’m sorry I’m late”, ask permission to take his seat, and sit down Naturally, more than this – a reason for the tardiness – is needed, but this is not the time or the place for it because he has already caused one interruption and doesn’t need to make it any longer or worse than it already is

After class, when he can speak to the teacher privately, Mario can apologize again, this time giving his excuse He might say, “Mr Blair, I’m sorry I was late for class this morning I overslept and missed the bus” When we give an excuse to the person to whom we are apologizing, we are admitting responsibility After the excuse there sometimes comes a promise to change, improve, or not to let the action happen again For example, after Mario gives the reason for his tardiness, he might add, “I won’t let it happen again” or “I promise I’ll be on time from now on.”

Questions

1 We can write rules that tell us exactly when we should apologize

2 When we apologize, we offer a reason for it, and express regret

3 It is enough to say “I’m sorry” when we apologize

4 In Mario’s case, the most polite way is to take a seat and apologize later

5 According to the passage, there usually comes a promise

và bày tỏ hối tiếc

Cách đơn giản nhất để xin lỗi là nói "Tôi xin lỗi", nhưng thường thì chưa đủ Chúng

ta hãy cùng nhau đưa ra một tình huống chung Mario đến lớp trễ và bước vào lớp, làm gián đoạn giáo viên vào giữa bài học Cậu ấy phải làm gì? Hành động nhã nhặn nhất thường là ngồi yên lặng càng tốt và xin lỗi sau Nhưng nếu giáo viên dừng lại

và đợi cậu ta nói điều gì đó, cậu ấy có thể xin lỗi đơn giản chỉ là "Xin lỗi em đến trễ", xin phép ngồi xuống và ngồi xuống Đương nhiên, cần phải làm nhiều hơn thế này, như nêu lý do cho sự chậm trễ là điều cần thiết, nhưng đây không phải là lúc hoặc nơi phù hợp vì cậu ấy đã gây ra một sự gián đoạn và không cần làm cho chuyện này trở nên dài hơn hay tệ hại hơn nữa

Sau giờ học, khi cậu có thể nói chuyện với giáo viên một cách riêng tư, Mario có thể xin lỗi lại, lần này đưa ra lý do.Anh ấy thể nói, "thầy Blair, em xin lỗi vì em đã trễ giờ học sáng nay Em ngủ quên và lỡ chuyến xe buýt " Khi chúng ta đưa ra lời bào chữa cho người mà chúng ta xin lỗi, chúng ta thừa nhận trách nhiệm Sau lý do này đôi khi có một lời hứa thay đổi, cải thiện, hoặc không để hành động đó xảy ra lần nữa Ví dụ, sau khi Mario đưa ra lý do cho sự chậm trễ của mình, anh ta có thể thêm,

"Em sẽ không để cho nó xảy ra lần nữa" hoặc "Em hứa kể từ bây giờ em sẽ luôn đúng giờ."

B LANGUAGE FOCUS unit 3 trang 24

Exercise 1 Practise reading the following two-syllable words, say which has the

stress on the first syllable and which has the stress on the second

[ Thực hành đọc những từ có 2 âm tiết, nói từ nào có trọng âm 1, từ nào có trọng

âm 2]

(1) (2) (3) (4)

early people believe attract

happy thorough relieve contract(v)

cookie really forgive begin

winter social complete(v) attend

Answer

All the words in columns 1 and 2 have the stress on the first syllable and all the words in columns 3 and 4 have the stress on the second syllable

Exercise 2.Rewrite these sentences in reported speech

[ Viết những câu sau ở dạng câu tường thuật]

1 “I’ve fallen in love with a beautiful girl,” he said

He said he had fallen in love with a beautiful girl

2 “I sent her a valentine card,” he said

3 “I love her very much,” he said

4 “I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said

5 “I’ve bought her a diamond ring,” he said

6 “We’re going to attend a very important meeting on Sunday,” he said

Answer

1 He said he had sent her a valentine card

2 He said he loved her very much

3 He said he was the happiest man in the world

4 He said he had bought her a diamond ring

5 He said they were going to attend a very important meeting on Sunday

Exercise 3 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech Change the time reference

[ Viết các câu ở dạng tường thuật Thay đổi trạng từ thời gian]

1 “I’m going next week,” he said

He said he was going the following week

2 “We’ll see you tomorrow,” she said

3 “I came back from the U.S.A three weeks ago,” she said

4 “We got home late last night,” they said

5 “I’m studying at home today,” she said

6 “I’m not going out tonight,” he said

Answer

1 She said they would see me the next day

2 She said she had come back from the U.S.A three weeks before

3 They said they had got home late the night before

4 She said she was studying at home that day

5 He said he was not going out that night

Exercise 4 Tom is preparing to go abroad Below is what Tom told you Read the

passage and change the numbered direct sentences into reported speech

[ Tom đang chuẩn bị đi nước ngoài Bên dưới là những điểu Tom nói với bạn Đọc bài và thay đổi những câu trực tiếp được đánh số sang câu tường thuật]

(1) I’ve had a very busy day (2) I have been making a lot of preparations (3) I woke

up early in the morning, went to the rent-a-car office, and hired a new car (4) Then after a quick breakfast, I went to John’s house and borrowed a long ladder (5) Then

I drove to work

(6) During my coffee break, I made a copy of my birth certificate, (7) and before I had lunch, I visited the bank and closed the account (8) Then on my way home from work, I bought three bottles of champagne (9) As soon as I got home, I rushed upstairs and packed all my clothes

Answer

1 He said he had had a very busy day

2 He said he had been making a lot of preparations

3 He said he had woken up early in the morning, (had) gone to the rent-a-car office, and (had) hired a new car

4 (He said) then after a quick breakfast, he had gone to John’s house and (had) borrowed a long ladder

5 (He said) then he had driven to work

6 (He said) during his coffee break, he had made a copy of his birth certificate,

7 and before he had had lunch, he had visited the bank and (had) closed the account

8 (He said) then on his way home from work, he had bought three bottles of champagne

9 (He said) as soon as he had got home, he had rushed upstairs and (had) packed all his clothes

C SPEAKING unit 3 trang 26

Exercise 1 Read the following passage then practise speaking it to yourself

[ Đọc bài sau và sau đó thực hành nói với chính mình]

Late yesterday afternoon, John ran into his old friend Frank “Hi, Frank! How are you?” he said “I’m fine now,” said Frank, “But you should have seen what happened ten minutes ago.” He proceeded to describe to his friend the strange experience he

had It seems that just as he was leaving the library, a complete stranger approached him Although he didn’t recognise the person, he greeted him as an old friend “I don’t believe it,” she said “You must be Frank Mitchell.” Frank told her that he was, but that he didn’t know who she was “I’m Miss Connell, your third grade teacher Don’t you remember me?” “Of course I do,” lied Frank He really didn’t remember her at all He just wanted to be polite “I’m not surprised that you didn’t know her,” said John “She wasn’t your teacher at all She was mine I guess she was a bit confused” “I guess I was too,” admitted Frank

Dịch bài đọc:

Chiều muộn hôm qua, John tình cờ gặp người bạn cũ Frank “ Chào Frank! Bạn khỏe không?” anh ấy nói “ Hiện tại mình khỏe”, Frank nói, “ Nhưng bạn đáng lẽ ra đã thấy cái gì xảy ra cách đây vài phút” Anh ấy đứng trước mô tả với bạn anh ấy một trải nghiệm lạ lùng mà anh ấy đã có Có vẻ như là anh ấy vừa rời khỏi thư viện một người hoàn toàn xa lạ chạm trán với anh ta Mặc dù anh ấy đã không nhận ra người

đó, anh ấy chào người đó như một người bạn cũ “ Mình không thể tin được”, cô ấy nói “ Bạn chắc là Frank Mitchell” Frank nói với cô ấy rằng đúng là anh ấy, nhưng anh ấy không biết cô ấy là ai “ Mình là cô Connell, giáo viên lớp 3 của em đây Em không nhớ cô à?”, “ À dĩ nhiên em nhớ”, Frank nói dối Anh ấy thật sự không nhớ

cô ấy chút xíu nào Anh ấy chỉ muốn lịch sự “ Mình ngạc nhiên là bạn đã không nhớ

cô ấy, John nói “ Cô ấy không phải là giáo viên của chúng ta Cô ấy là cô giáo của mình Mình đoán cô ấy đã nhầm lẫn gì đó “ Mình cũng đoán mình đã nhầm”, Frank thừa nhận

Exercise 2 Choose an appropriate response in the box to each question or statement

to complete the dialogues

[ Chọn một câu phản hồi phù hợp trong khung cho mỗi câu hỏi và câu nói bình thường để hoàn thành các đoạn đối thoại]

A I’m glad I could help Let me know if you need to borrow it again

B You’re welcome I’m glad I was able to fix it

C Don’t worry about it I enjoy helping you

D It was the least I could do! Thanks for inviting over

E Oh, it was nothing I’m glad I could help out

1 A: Huong, you’re a lifesaver! I don’t know what I would have done if you hadn’t helped me make the decorations for the party! Thanks very much!

B:

2 A: Thanks for working with me on the computer, Tuan I’d been struggling with

it for over an hour before you came along

Exercise 3 Think of all the possible ways (verbal and non-verbal) to attract

someone’s attention List them down and then speak them out

[ Nghĩ ra tất cả những cách có thể bằng lời nói hoặc phi ngôn để thu hút sự chú ý của người khác Liệt kê chúng ra và sau đó nói to lên]

Answer

- Waving ( vẫy tay)

- Jumping ( nhảy cẫng lên)

- Whistling ( huýt sao)

- Clapping ( vỗ thay)

- Shouting ( hét lên)

- Calling someone’s name ( gọi tên người đó)

- Making a loud sound ( tạo ta tiếng động to)

- Wearing something colorful ( ăn mặc lòe loẹt)

D WRITING unit 3 trang 28

Exercise 1 Use the words to make sentences Change the forms of the verbs if

necessary

[ Sử dụng các từ để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh Thay đổi dạng của các động từ nếu cần]

1 an important part / thank people / be / of every culture /

2 for many things, / include information, / invitations and complements / we thank people /

3 express / ways / our / we / gratitude / in many /

4 for something, / after you be thanked / the / common / most / response / be /

“You’re welcome” /

5 other ways / there be / respond / too, but / they / be not mention / here /

Answer

1 Thanking people is an important part of every culture

2 We thank people for many things, including information, invitations and complements

3 We express our gratitude in many ways

4 After you have been thanked for something, the most common response is

“You’re welcome”

5 There are other ways to respond too, but they are not mentioned here

Exercise 2.Put the following sentences in the right order by numbering the

appropriate box Write your answers in the space provided in the column on the right then rewrite the rearranged paragraph in the space provided below it

[ Đặt các câu sau đây theo trật tự đúng bằng cách đánh số trong ô thích hợp Viết câu trả lời của bạn ở chỗ trống đã cho trong cột bên phải sau đó viết đoạn văn đã được sắp xếp ở chỗ trống cho sẵn bên dưới]

A In my opinion, if someone sounds like a nice person and you like what they say, then you like their accent too

B I have to say this: my mother has the most wonderful voice, and she’s my favourite person in the whole world!

C It depends on what a person says

D I try to get on with people, even if their ideas annoy me

E Whereas a person with ideas you don’t agree with, would put you off I like listening to people who have genuine and friendly voices

Answer

A 2 B 5 C 1 D 4 E 3

The rearranged paragraph is as follows:

It depends on what a person says In my opinion, if someone sounds like a nice person and you like what they say, then you like their accent too Whereas a person with ideas you don’t agree with, would put you off I like listening to people who have genuine and friendly voices I try to get on with people, even if their ideas annoy me I have to say this: my mother has the most wonderful voice, and she’s my favourite person in the whole world!

UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

A READING unit 4 trang 30

Part 1 Read the following passage and then do the exercises that follow

[Đọc bài sau và làm bài tập bên dưới]

Most schools in the United States start at the kindergarten level There are some school districts that do not have this beginning phase, and others which have an additional “preschool” one There are almost always required subjects at each level

In some areas and at more advanced levels, the students can choose some subjects Pupils who do not do well often have to repeat courses, or have to have special tutoring, usually done in and by the schools Many schools also support summer classes, where students can make up for failed courses or even take extra courses

In addition to bilingual and bicultural education programmes, many schools have special programmes for those with learning and reading difficulties These and other programmes repeat the emphasis of American education on trying to increase equality of opportunity They also attempt to integrate students with varying abilities and backgrounds into an educational system shared by all At the same time, many high school students are given special advanced coursework in mathematics and natural sciences Nationwide talent searches for minority group children with special abilities and academic promise began on a large scale in the 1960s These programmes have helped to bring more minority children into advanced levels of university education and into the professions

Like schools in Britain and other English speaking countries, those in the U.S have also always stressed “character” or “social skills” through extracurricular activities, including organised sports Because most schools start at around 8 o’clock every morning and classes do not often finish until 3 or 4 o’clock in the afternoon, such

activities mean that many students do not return home until the early evening There

is usually a very broad range of extracurricular activities available Most schools, for instance, publish their own student newspapers, and some have their own radio stations Almost all have student orchestras, bands, and choirs

Many different sports are also available and most schools share their facilities - swimming pools, tennis courts, tracks, and stadiums - with the public Often the students themselves organise and support school activities and raise money through car washes, baby-sitting, or by mowing lawns Parents and local business often also help a group that, for example, has a chance to go to a state music competition, to compete in some sports championship, or take a camping trip Such activities not only give pupils a chance to be together outside normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of “school spirit” among the students and in the community

Dịch bài đọc:

Hầu hết các trường học ở Mỹ bắt đầu ở cấp mầm non Có một số quận huyện không bắt đầu từ giai đoạn này, và những quận huyện khác có thêm cấp học mẫu giáo thêm vào nữa Hầu như luôn có các môn học bắt buộc ở mỗi cấp học Ở một số khu vực

và ở cấp học cao hơn, học sinh có thể chọn một số môn học Học sinh không học tốt thường phải học lại, hoặc phải học kèm đặc biệt, thường được nhà trường thực hiện trong nhà trường Nhiều trường học cũng hỗ trợ các lớp học hè, nơi mà học sinh có thể học lại khóa đã trượt và thậm chí là học thêm

Thêm vào các chương trình giáo dục song ngữ và song văn hóa, nhiều trường học

có những chương trình đặc biệt cho học sinh có khó khăn về học và đọc Những chương trình này và những chương trình khác lặp lại sự nhấn mạnh của giáo dục Mỹ

về việc cố gắng tăng chất lượng cơ hội Họ cũng cố gắng tích hợp những học sinh với những khả năng và nền tảng khác nhau vào một hệ thống giáo dục dành cho mọi người Cùng lúc đó, nhiều học sinh trung học được bồi dưỡng đặc biệt về toán và khoa học tự nhiên Tài năng trên khắp cả nước tìm kiếm những học sinh thiểu số với