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S ách Tiếng Anh 8 THiNK được biên soạn theo Chương trình giáo dục phổ

thông môn Tiếng Anh (ban hành kèm theo Thông tư số 32/2018/TT-BGDĐT ngày 26 tháng 12 năm 2018 của Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo).

niên, mang tính thực tiễn và có tính cập nhật Các hoạt động đa dạng trong bài học giúp học sinh phát huy vai trò chủ động, tích cực cũng như năng lực tư duy phản biện và tính sáng tạo Bên cạnh việc phát triển các kiến thức và kĩ năng

và nâng cao nhận thức, thái độ của học sinh về các giá trị nhân cách và giá trị bản thân.

phần Culture – giúp học sinh mở rộng kiến thức văn hoá của mình về Việt Nam

và các nước trên thế giới, góp phần gia tăng sự hứng thú khám phá thế giới qua việc học tiếng Anh.

và thú vị không chỉ dành riêng cho các em học sinh, mà còn cho cả quý thầy cô giáo trong quá trình dạy và học tiếng Anh.

Nhóm tác giả

Stressed syllables in words Values: Friendship Train to Th ink: Making

decisions

Reading A special friendship

Pen pals for years

Writing A thank you note Listening Giving advice

Friends in Literature

Prepositions of placeCompound sentences with but

Parts of a house and furniture

Adjectives with –ed

or –ingWordWise: Phrasal verbs with look

Consonant sounds /tʃ/

and /ʃ/ Values: Following your dreams

Train to Th ink: Designing

your bedroom

Reading Th e 21st century

caveman

A traditional house in Việt Nam

Writing A summary / A blog post Listening My favourite room

Houses in diff erent cultures

REVIEW UNITS 1 & 2 pp 36-37

Unit 3

Travelling as a

hobby

p 38

Talking about travel and

Wh- questionsVerbs of linking

Transport and travelTravel items Sentence stress Values: Travel broadens the mind

Train to Th ink: Exploring

diff erences

Reading A world record breaker

Travelling the world from your sofa

Writing Activities I love Listening A traveller talking to a

Th e weatherWordWise: Phrases with with

Writing An email about an

extreme weather event

Listening Interview with a Kalahari

bushman

Central Việt Nam:

Th e most serious

fl oods ever

REVIEW UNITS 3 & 4 pp 60-61

WELCOME A Self-introduction B Eating habits C Experiences

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Friends forever

p 12 friendship Double genitiveCompound sentences with and adjectivesPastimes words Train to Th ink: Making decisions Writing A thank you notePen pals for years

Listening Giving advice

Prepositions of placeCompound sentences with but

Parts of a house and furniture

Adjectives with –ed

or –ingWordWise: Phrasal

verbs with look

Consonant sounds /tʃ/

and /ʃ/ Values: Following your dreams

Train to Th ink: Designing

your bedroom

Reading Th e 21st century

caveman

A traditional house in Việt Nam

Writing A summary / A blog post Listening My favourite room

Houses in diff erent cultures

REVIEW UNITS 1 & 2 pp 36-37

Unit 3

Travelling as a

hobby

p 38

Talking about travel and

Wh- questionsVerbs of linking

Transport and travelTravel items Sentence stress Values: Travel broadens the mind

Train to Th ink: Exploring

diff erences

Reading A world record breaker

Travelling the world from your sofa

Writing Activities I love Listening A traveller talking to a

Th e weatherWordWise: Phrases

Writing An email about an

extreme weather event

Listening Interview with a Kalahari

Writing An article for school

magazine

Listening Interview about a town

project

Green solutions around the world

Expressions with make

Intonation: Questions Values: Multicultural

Train to Think: Making a

spidergram

Reading Ethnic groups in

Việt NamVietnamese life in the countryside

Writing An event report Listening Vietnamese traditional

musical instruments

Đông Sơn drums

REVIEW UNITS 5 & 6 pp 86-87

discovery would make your life better?

Writing A blog entry Listening A science lesson

Amazing inventions from ancient life

have got

Consonant clusters:

/br/ and /dr/ Values: Causes and effects

Train to Think:

Predictions and intentions

Reading Today's world

REVIEW UNITS 7 & 8 pp 110-111

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No planet B

p 62 environment predictionFirst conditional

Time clauses with when / as soon asAdverbs of frequency

Train to think: Different

perspectives

EarthEnergy matters

Writing An article for school

Expressions with make

Intonation: Questions Values: Multicultural

Train to Think: Making a

spidergram

Reading Ethnic groups in

Việt NamVietnamese life in the countryside

Writing An event report Listening Vietnamese traditional

musical instruments

Đông Sơn drums

REVIEW UNITS 5 & 6 pp 86-87

discovery would make your life better?

Writing A blog entry Listening A science lesson

Amazing inventions from ancient life

have got

Consonant clusters:

/br/ and /dr/ Values: Causes and effects

Train to Think:

Predictions and intentions

Reading Today's world

REVIEW UNITS 7 & 8 pp 110-111

WORD LIST p 112

PHRASES AND COLLOCATIONS p 120

IRREGULAR VERBS p 121

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1 Read the email and complete the spider

diagram about Quang.

3 SPEAKING Work in groups Introduce yourself

to your friends using the spider diagram

Asking questions

4 1.02 Listen to the conversation between Lan and Nam Find out how these people are related to Nam and match.

My name’s Quang I got your name and email address from my teacher

I hope that we can become friends

Let me introduce myself I’m 13 years old I live in Hà Nội – the capital city of Việt Nam – with m

y father,

my mother and my younger sister I go to Hoàn Kiếm Secondary School I quite like the school, bu

t my teachers always give us too much homework I usually do it when I get home from school, but I don

't have any today, so I’m writing to you!

I love playing sports, and I’m a member of the school basketball team Our team often practises in

the morning at weekends, so every Saturday and Sunday, I always get up early, go to school and pl

ay matches with my friends I'm also interested in reading books Every night, I read at least a few pag

es before going to sleep

What about you? I hope you’ll write to me soon There are many things I want to know about you

So, please email me

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5 Complete your family tree.

6 SPEAKING Work in pairs Ask each other

about your families Use the family tree in

Exercise 5.

B HABITS

Talk about your eating habits and

table manners

1 1.03 Read the sentences Tick (✓) if

the sentence is positive or cross (X) if it is

negative Listen and check.

1 This chicken is too salty 

2 I don't have enough water to drink 

3 There are enough chairs for everyone 

4 The noodle is spicy enough 

5 The orange juice is just too hot 

2 Complete the sentences with too or enough.

1 This soup is hot to eat now Please

wait for it to cool down first

2 The milk is not warm for the baby to

drink, so you need to use the microwave to

warm it up

3 Thai food is spicy for me I can't eat

anything

4 This food is sweet It has a lot of

sugar, so it’s not good for your health

5 Don't add much salt Add a little first

and you can add more later

6 Do you think that we have meat for

the party tonight?

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs Complete the sentences with too or enough Talk about solutions to these problems.

What should we do when

1 the food is spicy?

2 the food has much salt?

3 the food is cold?

4 the food is not sweet ?

5 there is not food in the fridge?

4 Complete the sentences with the words below.

omelette | soft drinks | herbal tea |

5 Complete the sentences with must, mustn't and have to, don't have to.

Table manners – How to be polite while eating

1 When people invite you to their house for dinner, you be early but you

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C EXPERIENCES

Talk about events and festivals

1 Read the letter Put the events (a–d) in the right column

and in the correct order.

28th September 29th September

1

2

1 2

a prepare the meals

b get together to sing and dance

c join games

d decorate the houses

Hi Lan,

It’s great that you’re coming to visit us at the end of the month

You’re going to be here at just the right time! On the 29th, our town is

having a traditional festival I’m sure you will have a lot of fun

Traditionally, everybody prepares for the festival on the day before We make

our own houses more beautiful with flowers, balloons and colourful paper

Some people gather behind the townhall to prepare food for the following

day Everybody in town is busy until midnight

The main events of the festival start on Sunday During the day, there are many

contests for people to join, including a singing contest for young people,

a rice cooking contest for women, and a chess competition for men I’m

participating in the singing contest, so please come and support me In the

evening, there’s a concert in the town square and everybody is going to dance

and sing together

I’m really looking forward to seeing you here When are you arriving on

Friday? Tell me and I will pick you up

See you soon,

Minh

6 Write complete sentences using should or shouldn't.

1 drink soft drinks

2 eat more vegetables

3 drink 2 litres of water each day

4 drink milk tea every day

5 eat too much fat

1 What are some activities in the event?

When are they?

2 What do you plan to do to prepare for the event?

3 Make a prediction What will people feel in the festival?

5 SPEAKING Work in groups Present your plan to other members Vote for the best plan of the class.

6 WRITING Your best friend's birthday is

on Saturday next week, and you are going

to hold a party for him/her Plan the event and write a few sentences to describe your plan.

1 Where and when is the party?

2 Who is coming to the party?

3 What are some activities in the party?

4 What are you going to do to prepare for the party?

5 How will people feel during and after the party?

2 Read the sentences and match the

underlined verbs with their purposes (a–f)

You may use some purposes twice.

a arrangement | b action at the moment |

c intention | d prediction | e repeated action |

f fixed schedule

1 You're coming to visit us at the end of the

month

2 Our town is having a traditional festival

3 I'm sure you will have a lot of fun

4 Traditionally, everybody prepares for the

festival

5 Main events of the festival start on Monday

6 In the evening, there's a concert in the town

7 Everybody is going to sing and dance

together

8 I'm looking forward to seeing you here

3 Complete the sentences using the correct

tense of the verbs in brackets

1 Next week, we (visit) an ancient

village near Hà Nội

2 We want to visit this village because it

(have) a traditional festival next weekend

3 During the events, there (be)

many events for both adults and children

4 There (be) some games for

teenagers I really want to join them, so I

(wear) a T-shirt and shorts to run more easily

5 The weather forecast says it (be)

sunny, so I think we (have) a great

time there

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FRIENDS FOREVER

FUNCTIONS: talking about friends and friendship; writing a thank you note

GRAMMAR: possessive pronouns;

double genitive; compound sentences with and

VOCABULARY: personality; pastimes

READING

1 SPEAKING Look at the photos What is

the relationship between these people?

They’re best friends.

2 SPEAKING Which of the following types of

friends do you have?

 A good friend at school

 A good friend outside of school

 A family relative as a friend

 An animal friend

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs Look at the

activities Which people from Exercise 2

do you like doing these with? What else do

you do together?

watch a film | go for a walk | hang out |

study | talk about life | go shopping |

play sports | do nothing

4 1.04 Look at the photos and the article

on page 13 What is the article about? Read and listen to the web article to check your ideas.

5 Read the article again Then correct the wrong information in these sentences.

1 Joe had eye problems

2 After the operation, Joe was fine

3 Joe met Fonzie in a swimming pool

4 Joe gave Fonzie food with his right hand

5 Joe is now over 30 and still has a lot of problems

6 Joe’s mother opened Dolphin Plus

7 Fonzie died when Joe was 12

6 SPEAKING Work in pairs Do you know any animals like Fonzie? Discuss with your partner about what animals do to help people.

I know a special cat His name is Bon and he helps my friend to be happy every day.

There is a dog near my house He helps my neighbour to cross the street.

1

3

2

4

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Most kids are born with a healthy heart,

but Joe had problems with his After an

operation when he was three, he couldn’t

move the left side of his body Joe liked

being in the water, and Deena, Joe's

mother, thought swimming could help

him She went with Joe to Dolphin Plus

– a research and interaction centre for

people to swim with dolphins Joe met

Fonzie there, and the story really began

Joe loved playing with Fonzie and feeding

This is a story about the friendship between Joe and Fonzie Their friendship saved

a life and started a new kind of help for people with problems.

A special

friendship

2 SPEAKING Put the values from Exercise 1 in order of importance for you 1 = not important /

helps you when you have a problem

makes you laugh when you’re sad

never criticises you

is honest with you all the time

looks good

has the same interests as you

him Joe’s mother told him to always feed Fonzie with his left hand, so Joe used his left side more and more Slowly, he got better and better He’s now over 30 and very well

Deena saw that Joe’s friendship with Fonzie helped him a lot, so she opened Island Dolphin Care near Dolphin Plus for people with health problems to come and spend time with the dolphins

Sadly, Fonzie died in 2004 when Joe was 17

He wrote: ‘Fonzie was a great friend of mine.’

1 Read all these sentences from the article

on page 13 Match the words with their

references.

1 Most kids are born with a healthy heart,

but Joe had problems with his

2 He wrote: 'Fonzie was a great friend of mine.'

RULE:People use possessive pronouns to

avoid repetition in writing and speaking

My best friend is a boy, but her best friend is

a girl

My best friend is a boy, but hers is a girl

(hers = her best friend)

2 Read and choose the words from the text

to complete the table

I hang out with a group of friends, and all of

us have pets Other people can have some

kinds of smart pets, but to us, ours are always

the best Quang has a dog and he’s very big

Thảo has a dog too, but Quang’s dog is much

bigger than hers Lan and Trung have got

cats Lan’s cat is white while Trung's is black

They all love their pets a lot, just as much as

I love mine I have two special animal friends

– my lovely cats, Bon and Noo They are very

smart and sweet My love for them is as huge

as theirs for me If you also have a pet, tell us

2 Lan and I bought new dresses yesterday

My dress is pink, and is red

3 At our school, we can choose second language to study My best friend’s second language is Japanese and is English

4 Trung and I have a brother is a doctor, and is a teacher

5 This book is mine Where is , Lan?

4 Rewrite the sentences to avoid repetition of the words in bold.

1 I think you are holding my coffee This cup is not your cup.

5 WRITING Find two school items

Compare and write two sentences using possessive pronouns.

Both my classmate and I have notebooks

My notebook is blue, but hers is pink.

1 Look at the pictures Read the sentences

and write the names under the pictures.

2 Match the sentence (1–4) with its explanation (a–d).

1 Trang is very cheerful

2 Hoa is always jealous of other people

3 Bình is very helpful

4 Jack is a humorous friend

a He always helps me with difficult

questions in the homework

b Whenever I see her, she always has a

smile on her face

c When my grades are higher than hers,

she is angry with me

d He often tells jokes to make everyone

laugh happily

3 WRITING Think about your friends

Find someone who has the following qualities and explain why.

Among your friends, who is

1 intelligent?

2 confident?

3 generous?

4 easy-going?

And why do you think so?

4 SPEAKING Discuss with your partner three most important qualities of a good friend and explain why

• Nick is intelligent He knows a lot

• Amelia is cheerful She’s always got a smile on her face

• Kai is jealous He’s not happy when you talk to

other friends

• Ben is helpful He’s always ready to help you

• Ruby is confident She’s not scared to talk in public

• Liz is generous She’s always happy to share her

things with you

• Chloe is easy-going She never gets angry

about anything

• Connor is humorous He always makes you laugh

MY FRIENDS

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Making decisions

1 Draw a spider diagram.

 Write the names of people who are close to

you (friends, family, etc.)

 What are these people like? Write your ideas

people close

to me

2 SPEAKING Work in groups Imagine you

had an argument with a friend and want

to buy them a small present to say sorry

Make suggestions and decide on a present

for each person.

If you want to say sorry to your friend,

you should buy him/her some chocolate

Eating chocolate can make him/her happy.

If he doesn't like chocolate, you can buy him

a book Reading books can help him relax.

LISTENING

1 Which sentences do you agree with?

1 A real friend never calls you silly

2 You don’t have to be best friends with

someone forever

3 A real friend always forgets your mistakes

2 1.05 Listen to Trung talking to his mother

What is the real message of the story?

Don’t expect friends to always be perfect

A best friend is for life

Your parents were once young, too

3 1.05 Listen again and choose the correct answer A, B or C.

1 Who doesn't Trung want to invite to his house?

A Quang

B Minh

C Nam

2 Why is Trung upset with his friend?

A His friend said something unkind to Trung

B His friend doesn't want to be Trung's friend anymore

C His friend didn't invite Trung to his house

6 What does Trung decide to do in the end?

A wait for Nam to say sorry

B go to Nam's house and talk to him

C phone Nam and say sorry

1 1.06 Match the words with the photos

Write 1 – 8 in the boxes Then listen and check.

1 go bowling 2 go camping 3 eat out

4 do crossword puzzles 5 surf the internet

6 play musical instruments

7 do the gardening 8 play chess

2 SPEAKING Look at the activities in

Exercise 1 Work in pairs Ask and answer

about the activity you did with your best

I ate out with my best friend, Hoa,

in a Chinese restaurant last weekend

The food was delicious and we had a great time together.

a Linh and Elizabeth met in Hà Nội

b Linh and Elizabeth stopped correcting the mistakes in their emails

c Linh and Elizabeth started to write to each other over the internet

d Linh and Elizabeth travelled to England together

e Linh and Elizabeth decided to meet

1 f Linh decided she wanted to get better at English

g Linh and Elizabeth had an argument

h Linh and Elizabeth got to know each other better

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs Tell the story

Use the ideas in Exercise 2.

Linh and Elizabeth wrote to each other when they were at school.

4 Think about a time when you made a new friend Make notes.

• Who? • Where?

• When? • What happened?

5 SPEAKING In pairs, tell your story.

I met my friend Hoa five years ago

I was on holiday in Nha Trang with my family We were in a small hotel, and Hoa's family stayed in the same hotel We became friends on the first day and spent the holiday together.

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This week, Linh (from Hà Nội, Việt Nam) and Elizabeth (from London, England)

tell us about their friendship on different sides of the world.

for years

Pen pals

Life Stories

When and how did your friendship start?

Linh: Fifteen years ago, when we were both thirteen My school in Hà Nội and her school

in London started a virtual exchange programme for people to write to each other over

the internet

contacted each other At first, we just tried to correct each other’s mistakes Haha!

Linh: After a few months, we stopped worrying about writing in perfect English or Vietnamese

and just wrote to each other and talked about ourselves I began to see that she was nice and

cheerful

things like that

So, when did you actually meet face-to-face?

Linh: Last year We met in Hà Nội

five days

Which language did you speak?

Linh: She’s just being kind! But yes, we had a great time I think we’re going to be friends for life

PRONUNCIATION

Stressed syllables in words

1 1.08 Listen to the sentences.

Sarah’s funny, cheerful and helpful

Jonathan’s generous, confident and talented

Elizabeth’s intelligent, adventurous and easy-going

2 Say the two, three and four syllable words Stress the words correctly.

3 1.09 Listen and repeat Then practise with a partner.

1 Read the sentences Then choose the

correct options to complete the rule.

She’s a friend of mine

Markus is a friend of Jack’s

Her mother was a friend of my mother’s

RULE: We form the ‘double genitive’ in two ways:

noun + of + possessive 1pronoun / adjective

(mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs)

noun + of + possessive 2pronoun / adjective

(my, your, his, her, our, your, their) + noun/

name + possessive ’s

We use it to talk about ‘one of many things’ we

have (e.g., Lee is one of many friends I have.)

2 Choose the correct word.

1 She’s a friend of me / mine

2 Mr Smith is a teacher of my sister / my sister’s

3 She’s a cousin of John / John’s

4 Mrs Jones is a neighbour of ours / us

5 Lan is a friend of my mum's / my mum

3 Rewrite the underlined parts of the sentences.

1 See that man? He’s my father’s friend

4 SPEAKING Ask and answer the following

questions with your partner using double

genitive Then report your partner’s

answer to the class.

1 What is one of your favourite books?

2 What is one of your favourite songs?

3 Who is one of your best friends?

What is one of your favourite books?

"Dế mèn phiêu lưu kí" is a favourite book

of mine.

WRITING

A thank you note

1 Read the message and answer the questions.

Why is Liam writing to Trung?

What does he want to do now?

Liam

liamsmith@thinkmail.com

Dear Trung,Thank you so much for your gift You know how much I love reading I think you found me the perfect book I finished it last night It was brilliant The story was very interesting The characters in the story were very brave It is also meaningful It is about a group of friends

A friend of theirs is in danger, and they work together to save him The story helped me to understand more about friendship and love

Now I really want to read the whole series!

Liam

2 Find two more compound sentences with and in Liam's letter Underline the first independent clause and circle the second independent clause.

3 Rewrite the following sentences into compound sentences, using and.

1 London is the capital city of England

Hà Nội is the capital city of Việt Nam

2 She went to bed early She felt better when she got up

3 The song is nice Her voice is beautiful

4 He gave me some chocolate He said happy birthday to me

5 There is a party at the weekend

They will come to the party

Compound sentences and

The story was very interesting The characters in the story were very brave

The story was very interesting, and the characters

in the story were very brave

Two independent clauses withandbetween them create a compound sentence

There is a comma (,) beforeand

Thanks for your message.

You’re welcome I’m glad you liked it I thought it

was great, too I’ve got the next one in the series,

and you can borrow it if you want I’ll bring it to

school on Monday The next book in the series

is also very interesting It tells the story of those

children when they grow up I’m sure that you will

like it

1

Trung

trungtran@thinkmail.com

Thanks for your message

I’m sorry I can’t come to your birthday party on

Friday, because my family and I are going away this

weekend We’re going to a beach in Hải Phòng

We’re going to swim in the sea, play watersports

and eat seafood in some local restaurants I hope

you will have a great time anyway

2

5 Match the phrases with the photos.

a gift voucher / a box of chocolates /

a bunch of flowers

6 Imagine you received one of the presents

in Exercise 5 from a friend Write a thank

you note (80 – 100 words) to him/her and

say why you liked the present.

3

Culture

1 SPEAKING What is your favourite book?

Who is your favourite author?

Compare your ideas.

2 1.10 Read and listen to the article on page 21 and write the names of the books

in the gaps.

3 1.10 Read and listen again then complete the table.

name of friends where it is set

The Three Musketeers The Jungle Book

The Lord of the Rings Middle Earth

4 There are three highlighted words in the article Match the words with these meanings Write the words.

1 an unusual and exciting experience or activity

2 not safe

3 to get away from danger

5 SPEAKING Discuss in pairs.

1 Which of these books would you like to read most? Why?

2 What other famous fictional friends can you think of?

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Friends in

In 1844, French writer Alexandre Dumas wrote

The story is about D’Artagnan

He goes to Paris to join the musketeers (special

soldiers who protect the king) He meets Athos,

Aramis and Porthos and they become friends

They have many adventures together.

literature

There are many examples of great friends

in literature Let’s look at some of them.

(1894) by Rudyard Kipling is a story about a small human boy in the Indian jungle His name is Mowgli, and many animals want to find him because he knows how to make fire Mowgli’s great friends are

a bear, Baloo, and a black panther, Bagheera They help him to escape from the tiger, Shere Khan.

(1937–1949) by

J.R.R Tolkien is a fantasy story about

Frodo Frodo lives in the Shire in

Middle Earth and has a friend, Sam

When Frodo leaves the Shire on a long

journey, Sam goes with him They face

many dangerous situations, but Sam is

always there to help Frodo.

1 Complete the following sentences with

possessive adjectives or possessive

pronouns.

1 Is it Emily’s cup of coffee? – Yes, it’s

2 She gave him pen because he forgot

3 Is the book ? – No, it’s

4 I bought a new scarf yesterday, so it wasn’t

5 We should take coats They bring

already

Double genitive

2 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct.

1 Winnie-the-Pooh is a friend of Piglet

2 This is a cousin of me

3 Is it a cat of your? – Yes, it is

4 This isn’t hers friend It’s a friend of ours

5 Trang is one of Phong friends

3 Combine the following sentences.

1 At the party, all the boys sang All the girls

danced

2 I bought a new pen My brother bought

some new books at the bookshop

yesterday

3 Last Sunday, Mary went to the library She

borrowed some English books

4 At the weekend, I often come to visit my

grandparents My sister often comes with me

5 Next month, we are going to Đà Nẵng

beach We are also going to visit Hội An

ancient town

VOCABULARY

Personality adjectives

4 Match the words with the definitions.

1 intelligent a feeling angry when someone

is better

2 helpful b good at learning

3 generous c making someone laugh

4 funny d ready to share things with others

5 jealous e ready to help

5 Do you have any plans for this weekend?

How about bowling together?

Lastly, don’t trust strangers on the internet

You don’t know anything about them They may be good people, but they can also be bad guys pretending and telling lies, so don’t assume what they’re telling you is true

- what you did together

- how you felt about it

WRITING

9 Your best friend sent you a gift for your birthday Write a thank you note (80–100 words) to your friend You should write about:

- what the gift is

- why you like it

- how you feel when receiving it

4 What will Trung buy for Hoa?

7 Read and decide whether the following

statements are True (T) or False (F).

1 Making friends online is more

popular now than in the past

2 Online friends are always nice and

friendly

3 Bad people cannot sell your

personal information when you post

it on social media

4 Reliable groups are groups under

teachers’ control

5 People on the internet are bad

because you don’t know anything

about them

Online Friendships

Life would be very boring if you didn't

have friends around you Nowadays, when

technology exists everywhere, making

friends online is becoming more and more

popular However, it is also dangerous to

make friends online because you don’t know

anything about them, and they might try

to harm you So, how can you make friends

online safely?

Firstly, never post your personal

information on social networking sites Your

personal information is very important

Many bad people want to steal your

information to sell it or use it to hack your

account Therefore, don’t give any personal

information to anyone unless you’re 100%

sure you know them very well

1 1.12 Match the words (1–6) with

the photos (A–F) Then listen and check.

1 kitchen | 2 bedroom | 3 bathroom

4 living room | 5 dining room | 6 garden

2 Match the verbs in the list with the

rooms in Exercise 1 (Some verbs can

go with more than one room.)

cook | eat | play football | sleep

wash | watch TV

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs Have you got

the same ideas? What other activities

do you do in these rooms?

I talk to my dad in the kitchen

I sing in the bathroom

talking about things in a house

GRAMMAR: countable and uncountable nouns; articles;

prepositions of place;

compound sentences with but

VOCABULARY: parts of a house and furniture; adjectives with -ed /

- ing; phrasal verbs with look

OBJECTIVES

4 SPEAKING Look at the photos on page 25

What can you say about the house?

5 1.13 Read and listen to the magazine article

on page 25 Choose the correct option a, b or c.

1 Angelo first went to the cave house because it started to rain

a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say

2 Angelo wanted to change the cave house

a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say

3 Angelo’s parents are Italian

a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say

4 Angelo asked a friend to help him paint the house

a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say

5 There’s no internet in the cave house

a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say

6 It’s expensive to stay in the cave house

a Right b Wrong c Doesn’t say

TRADITIONAL HOUSES

WORLD

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Angelo liked the rock‒house very much It was for

sale, and in 2010 he decided to get it After that,

he started to rebuild the house

Angelo (who is English, even though his name

is Italian) finished the house in nine months

He worked for over a thousand hours from

beginning to end He planned everything himself,

including painting the house Angelo tried to

make a comfortable place to live The house has

electricity, hot water and wi‒fi, and there is

heating under the floors of the rooms

The house is not huge It is about 65 m2, with one

bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom

with a shower Angelo doesn’t live there all the

time, but he uses the house as a place to go to

sometimes, to get away from his busy city life

I n 2007, Angelo Mastropietro was in

the woods in Worcestershire, the UK

when it started to rain He looked for a

place to keep dry, and he discovered

a cave house!

Following your dreams

1 Look at what some people said about

Angelo’s project Find the sentences in

the text that support their reasons.

That’s too much work for one person.

He needs a lot more money

to get everything.

Sometimes it’s good to escape

from everyday life.

Working a lot is not good for him

Angelo needs to look after his health.

2 SPEAKING In pairs, imagine you are Angelo What do you say to the people in Exercise 1?

It’s not too much work.

It’s fun.

I’m not in a hurry, and I feel good when I finish each part of it.

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Articles

RULE: There are three articles: a, an and the

We use a/an before a noun for one thing that

is not already known to the speaker, listener, writer and/or reader A stands in front of a consonant, an stands in front of a vowel

a book - an armchair

We use the before a noun to refer to one or many things, one person or many people that are already known We use the for specific nouns These nouns can be countable, uncountable, one or many

the book - the armchair - the lamps

4 Complete the sentences using a, an or the.

1 Can you see door over there?

I leave keys there

2 We have living room and dining room in the house

3 My brother often plays sports in garden

4 Our family does everything together

in living room, such as watching TV, and playing games

5 Can you see anyone in bathroom?

5 List all the countable things and uncountable things in your house.

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

6 SPEAKING Work in pairs Describe things in your house using the information in the table

in Exercise 5.

There are many tables in my house

Each room has a table We put many things on it like keys, food, and books.

We have fresh air everywhere in our house This is because we have a lot of plants and windows around the house.

GRAMMAR

Countable and uncountable nouns

1 Put the bold words on page 25 into

two columns.

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

RULE: We can count countable nouns,

but we can’t count uncountable nouns

I have a box of chocolate, and he has three

boxes of chocolate

I have some chocolate, some bread and butter

2 Choose the correct option.

1 My house is quite small, so I don’t have so

much furniture / furnitures.

2 How many bedroom / bedrooms are there

in your house? - Three One for my parents,

one for me and one for my little brother

3 I have many light / lights in the living room

because I want to have enough light / lights

to read books

4 You should put the plants near the window

because it needs more sunlight / sunlights.

5 We use a central heating in our house to

provide enough warmth / warmths in the

2 I don’t see any mirror in this room

3 Does this lamp provide enough lights for the

room?

4 There is a sofa and some armchair in the

living room

5 I wanted to change my house a little, so I

decided to paint all the walls in the

1 1.14 Match the words with the photos

Write 1–12 in the boxes Then listen and

check.

1 armchair | 2 carpet | 3 cooker | 4 curtains

5 desk | 6 lamp | 7 mirror | 8 shelves

9 shower | 10 sofa | 11 toilet | 12 wardrobe

9 My grandfather likes sitting in the

in the living room to watch TV

10 If you want to cook food, you can use this

11 Don't study on the bed It's not good for your back When studying, you should sit

at your in the bedroom

12 My stomach hurts, so I think I need to go to

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs Discuss the functions or the purposes of the items in Exercise 1.

People use the mirror to see themselves.

4 SPEAKING Work in pairs Where are these things in your house? Tell your partner.

There are mirrors in our bathroom, in my parents’ bedroom and in our living room.

2 1.15 Listen to four people talking about

their favourite room Write the names under

the correct pictures.

Quang | Linh | Khanh | Hùng

1

2

3

4

3 1.15 Listen again Answer the questions.

1 Who does Linh’s favourite room belong to?

2 What does Linh like doing there?

3 Where is the music room?

4 What does Quang like doing there?

5 Why does Khanh like her kitchen?

6 How does she feel there?

7 Where is Hùng’s favourite room?

8 How long did he stay in it?

Designing your bedroom

1 Draw a spider diagram.

1 List all of your favourite items for your bedroom

2 Where do you want to put these items in your bedroom? Write your ideas

2 Draw a map of your favourite bedroom from the ideas in Exercise 1.

3 SPEAKING Work in groups Imagine you are redesigning your own bedroom, and you have to describe your ideas to the builders Show your spider diagrams and maps, and describe your rooms.

I want to put a mirror around the corner near the window because I want

to have enough light to see myself in the mirror.

There will be a king-size bed in the middle of the room because I want to feel comfortable when sleeping.

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VOCABULARY

1 How is Tom feeling? Write the adjectives

under the pictures One adjective isn’t used.

amazed | annoyed | bored |

interested | relaxed

2 What did Tom say about Dublin? Complete

the sentences with interested or interesting.

1 I was really in Dublin

2 The shops were very

3 Choose the correct words.

1 I get annoyed / annoying when people

ignore me

2 His painting was brilliant I was amazed /

amazing

3 Bob talks about football all the time! He’s

really bored / boring

4 A hot shower is always very relaxed /

relaxing

5 I think Maths is really interested / interesting

LOOK! We use ‒ed adjectives to say how we

feel about something

We use ‒ing adjectives to say what we think about

something or to describe something

4 Complete the sentences so that they are true for you.

1 I’m never bored when

2 I find really annoying

3 is the most amazing singer

4 I’m really interested in

5 I’m never relaxed when

5 SPEAKING Work in pairs Compare your answers.

WordWise:

1 Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.

after | at | for | into | up

1 Angelo looked the possibility of buying it

2 I love looking his trains

3 Angelo needs to look his health

4 I looked the cave house on the internet

5 He looked a place to keep dry

2 Choose the correct word in each dialogue.

1 a What’s Janet doing?

b She’s looking after / like the baby

2 a Why are you looking for / at me like that?

b Because I’m angry with you.

3 a I can’t find my pen.

b I’ll help you look after / for it

4 a Do the police know what happened?

b No, they are still looking for / into it

5 a What does this word mean?

b I don’t know Let’s look it after / up

in the dictionary

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To Vietnamese people, houses are not only a place

to live, but they also show Vietnamese culture

However, traditional houses differ across different

regions In Vietnamese villages and countryside,

ancient houses often have ’open architecture’

They are tall and close to nature with a lot of

windows, trees and outer space The main house

usually faces the south to take in the sunlight in

the winter and wind in the summer Therefore,

the house can be cooler in the hot summers and

warmer in the cold winters The materials are

also very important in the design of Vietnamese traditional houses People often use both bricks and wood to build their house: bricks for the walls and wood for the roofs They also build their houses close to others’ Vietnamese people have a strong sense of community, so they always want to live near other people Nowadays, people often build modern houses instead of traditional houses to save space However, traditional houses are still very important in Vietnamese culture

2 1.16 Read and listen to the blog

Answer the following questions.

1 What is ’open architecture’?

2 Why does the main house usually face

1 Vietnamese villages, ancient

houses often have "open architecture"

2 There is a coffee shop the

corner of the street Do you want to

go there?

3 I live 23 Nguyễn Du Street

4 Can you see these pictures

the wall? Can you take them down for

me, please?

5 Our house is the 11th floor

RULE: There are three common

prepositions of place: at, in and on

on the wall, on the floor

2 Complete the sentences with one

preposition.

1 My house is the end of the street,

right next to the supermarket

2 I love Taylor Swift, so I put a lot of her

posters the wall my bedroom

3 Where do you leave the umbrella? -

Right the door

4 I often put the lamp the corner of

the room so that I can have more space

5 There are some fruits the table

the dining room

3 Find one mistake in each sentence and

correct it.

1 My room is in the second floor, so it has a

great view over the garden

2 There is a bed on the middle of my room

and a desk opposite it

3 My house is right on the bus stop, so it’s very easy to get to school

4 I live in 34 Xuân Thủy Street This street is always busy, so it’s quite noisy, even in the evening

5 I often stay in home during the weekend I don’t want to go anywhere

4 Draw a picture of your house and its surrounding area.

Inside the house,

1 How many floors? How many rooms?

2 Where is each room?

3 What does each room have?

Outside the house,

PRONUNCIATION

/tʃ/ and /ʃ/ consonant sounds

1 1.17 Read and listen to the dialogue.

PATRICIA Welcome to the show We’re in the kitchen today with our chef, Mitchell

MITCHELL Hello In this demonstration I’m making a special Russian dish

PATRICIA Watch carefully as our Chef Mitchell makes the dish you see in this picture

MITCHELL Patricia, please put the oven at the right temperature while I chop the

cherries… now we add the sugar – but you shouldn’t use too much! And now it’s ready to bake

PATRICIA And here’s a finished one! It tastes delicious!

2 Say the words with the /ʃ/ and /tʃ/ sounds.

3 1.18 Listen and repeat the dialogue.

1 Read the blog and answer the questions.

1 What is the blog post about?

2 What does the writer want to do when

writing this post?

The Best House in Town

If you want to find a beautiful house right at the

centre of the town, you can’t miss Happy Full House

The house is in the city centre, but it’s still very

spacious and quiet There are two large gardens in

front and behind the house It has two floors with

seven rooms, including a living room, a dining room,

a kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms It

looks ancient, but the furniture such as armchairs,

sofas, beds, and desks is still very new Come and

take a look!

Compound sentences

but

The house is in the city centre It’s still very

spacious and quiet

The house is in the city centre, but it’s still

very spacious and quiet

Two independent opposite clauses with but

between them create a compound sentence

There is a comma (,) before but

2 Find one more compound sentence with

but in the blog post Underline the first

independent clause and circle the second

independent clause.

3 Rewrite the following sentences into

compound sentences, using but.

1 My hometown is Nghệ An I live in

Hà Nội now

2 My living room is huge My bedroom is small

3 My house is small It has many rooms

4 My house is far from school I walk to school

5 My mother wants to buy an apartment My

father wants to rent a house

Culture

1 SPEAKING Do you know any kinds of traditional houses in the world? Which one

is your favourite? Compare your ideas.

2 1.19 Read and listen to the article on page 33 and write the names of the houses

4 Find the opposite ideas to the following suggested ideas about a house Write complete sentences using but.

5 I want to plant trees,

5 SPEAKING List the advantages and disadvantages of your house Then work in pairs to talk about these advantages and disadvantages.

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Houses represent cultures, so in different cultures in the world, people build houses very

differently Let’s explore these different types of houses to understand how and why

various houses exist across the globe.

Stilt houses in Việt Nam

In Vietnamese mountainous areas, people often live in stilt houses Because the climate in the mountains is very harsh, people use wood to build these houses to keep them warm in winters and cool in summers Stilt houses are very high to protect people from wild animals

Cave homes in Tunisia

In Tunisia, people make cave homes by carving out of sandstone

People live in a cave, but there are enough facilities in these cave

homes to keep people comfortable all year long Today, many

cave homes become cave hotels to let tourists experience living

in these special houses

CULTURES

4 VOCABULARY There are 6 highlighted words in the article Match the words with these

synonyms Write the words.

1 equipment 4 world

2 build 5 difficult

3 show 6 examine

5 SPEAKING Discuss in pairs.

1 Which of these houses would you like to live in? Why?

2 What other special houses can you think of?

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GRAMMAR

Countable and uncountable nouns

1 Use the correct form of the words in the

box to complete the sentences.

water | electricity | heat |

light | garden | chair

1 We want to buy a new cooker because the

old one uses too much

2 No one wants to live in this area because

there is not enough to use

3 I love planting trees, so there are two

in front of and behind the house for

me to grow trees

4 This room is terrible There aren’t even

enough to sit on

5 It’s so cold here Can we get some ?

6 We need two more in this room

because it’s quite dark here

Articles

2 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct.

1 Are you coming to an party next Sunday?

2 I bought an new TV set yesterday

3 There is the armchair in the living room

4 Did you buy an new lamp for your room?

5 You can take a book from a shelves there

to read

Prepositions of place

3 Complete the sentences with in, at or on.

1 My house is the city centre

2 There is a bird nest the roof of the house

3 Please leave your umbrella the corner

4 We should put the mirror the wall

5 The statue is the corner of the

living room

4 Combine the following sentences.

1 The sofa is red I like blue

2 My house is near my cousin’s house

My house is far from my best friend’s house

3 My house is near my school It is far from

my parents' workplace

4 My bedroom is tidy My sister’s room is untidy

5 This street is busy The home is quiet

VOCABULARY

Furniture

5 Match the words with their uses.

1 cooker a to put clothes in

2 shower b to cover windows

3 wardrobe c you use it to cook

4 curtain d to cover the floor

5 carpet e to wash yourself

6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given word.

1 The party is very , but Tom is not really

4 Wow! Hạ Long Bay is I am really

at its beauty (AMAZE)

5 Drinking a cup of coffee in the morning always helps me feel (RELAX)

7 Complete the sentences with the suitable prepositions.

1 What are you looking ? – My pen

I can’t see it anywhere

2 Why are you looking the picture so long? Is there anything wrong with it?

3 My sister always looks me when

I am sick

4 The police are looking the disappearance of a little girl in town

5 Sorry I don’t remember Teacher Hoa’s

phone number Can you look it in the directory?

1 Trung’s family is moving into a new place

because the old house is very

2 Trung’s family often watch together

in the living room

3 Trung’s birthday parties often take place in

4 Trung’s new apartment has rooms

5 Trung’s new apartment is on the floor

READING

9 Read and answer the following questions.

Halls of Residence

When students get into universities, they

can choose to live in halls of residence inside

the university or rent a house outside of it

However, students should choose halls of

residence because living there brings a lot of

advantages to new students

Firstly, living in halls of residence is very

convenient because they are all near the

classrooms It may take students only a few

minutes to walk to class, so students don’t

have to get up too early in the morning

Secondly, when living in the halls, students

live and study under teachers' control

Therefore, they can focus more on their

studies instead of spending too much time

playing video games or hanging out with

friends Students can also form study groups

in the halls to study together

Finally, all people in halls of residence are

students at the university Therefore, living

there can give students opportunities to

get to know more people They can also

take part in different activities in the halls

of residence, so their university life will be

more interesting

1 Which two housing options can students choose?

2 Why is living in the halls convenient?

3 How long does it take students to walk to class from their halls?

4 Why does living in the halls help students study better?

5 Why will students’ university life be more interesting when they live in the halls?

SPEAKING

10 Role-play.

Student A: Make a conversation with your friend to buy a new armchair for your living room You should:

- ask about its price

- ask for other colours

- decide on the armchair to buy

- ask about how the shop sends the armchair

to you

- agree on what to buy and how to get it

Student B: Make a conversation with your friend to sell an armchair You should:

- offer help

- give information about the armchair

- suggest some types of armchair

- suggest how to send the armchair to the customer

- agree on what to sell and how to send it

WRITING

11 You bought a new armchair for your living room Write a blog post (80–100 words) to describe the armchair and its advantages

as well as disadvantages.

1 Tuấn is a friend of me I really like him.

2 I bought the new armchair yesterday It’s

so good

3 There is a heating central system in this room

to bring warmths in the winter

4 The party was very interested, and we felt so

relaxed Why didn’t you come?

5 I live on 63 Nguyễn Trãi Street It’s a small

house on a busy street

2 Combine the following sentences.

1 Mai is my best friend Her house is very far

from mine

2 I bought a new bed My parents bought a

new sofa for our house

3 I painted my bedroom green My parents

painted their bedroom pink

4 My sister’s bedroom is big Mine is small

5 There is a garden in my house I like planting

flowers and trees there

3 Fill one word in each blank to complete the

sentences.

1 I bought new shower and new

pair of scissors for new bathroom

2 My cats love lying my bed

3 This is not my room It’s my sister’s room

is over there

4 Trang doesn’t have so many friends, but she

is very nice, so it’s good to be a friend of

5 Don’t leave the clothes the floor It’s

so dirty

VOCABULARY

4 Complete the sentences with the words in

the list There are two extra words.

after | annoyed | annoying | cheerful |

cooker | do | for | jealous | last | make |

7 It’s a really song I really don’t like it

8 I had a great time night – thanks for everything

9 It’s a comfortable bed I don’t want to get up in the mornings

10 Be careful – the is still hot

5 Choose the correct answer to complete the conversation.

Hoa: Hi, Hùng Where are you going?

Hùng: I’m going to school Do you know that I

moved into 1 new house?

Hoa: Oh, really Where is your new house?

Hùng: It’s 2 32 Cầu Giấy Street My

house is not far from 3

Hoa: Yes, that’s right Your house is quite close

to 4 Did you buy much 5 for your house?

Hùng: Yes I bought a new 6 and I put it

7 the wall 8 my bedroom,

so I can look 9 myself every day before going to school

Hoa: It’s great Is there anything else?

Hùng: My new room is quite dark, so I need

more 10 However, I didn’t buy any new ones My sister has a lot, so I use two of 11

Hoa: Yes It’s a good way to save money.

Hùng: Do you want to come, and visit my new

apartment?

Hoa: Of course yes I will come 12 I will

bring some movies, so we can watch together

Hùng: Wonderful!

REVIEW UNITS 1 & 2

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When Vietnamese people meet their friends

on the street, they will sometimes ask some questions about your personal life It may be very annoying, but it’s just the way they care about their friends Vietnamese people shake hands They do not hug and kiss to greet friends because in Vietnamese culture, people

should avoid making physical contact with

others

Also, when eating out together, Vietnamese people will insist on paying for the meal to show their friendliness Don’t refuse it

You can pay for a meal another time

1 How do Vietnamese people build their friendships?

2 What will Vietnamese people do when their friends have problems?

3 Why don't Vietnamese people hug or kiss their friends?

4 What does the phrase 'physical contact' mean?

5 What will you do when a Vietnamese friend invites you to eat out?

SPEAKING

8 Answer the following questions.

1 Where do you live?

2 Which is your favourite room in your house?

3 Do you want to move into a new house?

Why or why not?

9 Role-play Student A: You need to buy a new item for your

house from Student B Make a conversation to buy the item

Student B: Student A wants to buy a new item

for his/her house Make a conversation to sell the item

WRITING

10 Choose one out of two following topics.

1 Your friend sent you a new carpet as your birthday gift Write a thank you note (80-100 words) to your friend

2 You moved into a new apartment a few days ago, and the new apartment is wonderful

Write a blog post (80-100 words) to describe your new apartment

5 a furniture b furnitures c a furniture

6 a mirror b carpet c shower

10 a lights b curtains c shelves

3 What is the girl’s best friend like?

a confident b shy c scared

4 What do they both like doing?

a doing the crosswords

b playing badminton

c playing tennis

5 What is the quality of a best friend?

a generous b intelligent c mean

READING

7 Read and answer the following questions

Friendships in Việt Nam

Like in other countries, in Việt Nam, people

build friendships from understanding and

care When time passes, friends become

closer and closer However, friends in

Vietnamese culture are quite different from

friends in Western countries

In some Western countries, friends can

be anyone around you However, when

Vietnamese people call you their friend, they

actually care about you, about your family

and your work They don’t care about how

much money you have, but they will stay

beside you when you have problems

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READING

1 1.22 Match the words with the photos

Write 1–6 in the boxes.

1 bicycle | 2 boat | 3 bus | 4 car | 5 plane | 6 train

2 SPEAKING Work in pairs Ask and answer

the questions.

How do you travel …

● to school? to the cinema?

● to the shops? when you go on holiday?

I usually go by bike. I often take the bus

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs or small groups

Which type of transport is:

● expensive? boring?

● exciting? your favourite?

4 Look at the photos and the title of the article

on page 39 What do you think the article is

about? Choose one of the following:

● someone who travels a lot for work

● someone who runs very quickly

someone who travels more than anyone else

5 1.23 Read and listen to the article

GRAMMAR: Yes – No questions; Wh-questions; verbs of liking

VOCABULARY: transport and travel; travel items

TRAVELLING AS A

HOBBY

c learning about history around the world

d learning about other cultures

2 SPEAKING How important are the values in Exercise 1 for you? Put them in order from 1–4 Compare your ideas in class Say why you think the values are important or not.

A WORLD RECO

She took 255 flights She filled five passports Now, her amazing adventure finished, and

29-year-old Cassie De Pecol became the fastest person to visit every country in the world,

in half the old record time

Back in 2014, Cassie decided to leave her job because she didn’t do what she really wanted

to do Then she started making plans for her great journey She spent two to five days in each

country meeting local people, travelling to remote places on her own, planting trees and

educating people students on important world problems In many of the countries she went to,

she met and talked to local students – they discussed how to use tourism to help each country

Cassie always wanted to travel When she was at school, she had a strong interest

in other cultures She wanted to find out more about where their ancestors

came from Is Cassie tired of travelling? – No, not at all She is already making

plans for her next journey And she didn’t forget Antarctica! She visited it on

the last stop of her adventure

Travel broadens the mind

1 Read what people said about Cassie De

Pecol Match the comments (1–4) with the

values (a–d).

1 She went to every country, so I think she

probably understands all kinds

of people

2 She’s probably a better person now

because she learned so many things

3 I think it’s wonderful that she educated

local children on important world

problems

4 She wanted to find ancestors, so she’s

interested in her past and

other people’s

by Tom Jenkins

RULE: When the answer to one question is

Yes or No, the question is a Yes – No question

People use Yes – No questions to check

information or to ask for confirmation

- Be / Do / Did / Will / Can / + S + V?

- Yes / No, S + be / do / did / will / can / (+ not)

Are you interested in travelling? - Yes, I am

Did you hate travelling? - No, I didn’t

1 Find one Yes - No question in the reading

a No, she doesn’t

2 Can she swim? b Yes, I had so

much fun there

3 Were they your friends

when you were small? c we go somewhere?Yes, I will Should

4 Does she study in the

same school with you? d No, she can’t.

5 Will you be free

tomorrow morning? e We had great fun Yes, they were

2 They are doing their homework now?

- Yes, they are

3 Did they go to the cinema yesterday?

- No, they did

4 Is she is going to school now?

- No, she isn’t

5 Does she likes travelling with her friends?

- No, she likes travelling with her family

4 Make Yes – No questions for the following

sentences

1 I went to Paris last year

2 The keys are on the table

3 We will stay in a house on an island

4 She is going with Minh and Trang

5 They were all very happy at the party yesterday

5 SPEAKING Write complete questions

Then work in pairs, ask and answer.

1 you / are / Hà Nội / from / ?

2 go / school / do / by / you / bus / to / ?

3 resort / you / stay / in / a / did / ?

4 sea / can / swim / in / you / the / ?

5 like / you / do / basketball / ?

6 SPEAKING Work in groups Ask and answer about your friend’s travel experience.

Transport and travel

1 1.24 Write the words under the photos Listen and check.

a minibus | a helicopter | a tram | a motorbike

a scooter | an underground train

0 a minibus 3

1

4