Culture is usually 8 … from parents to children for many generations, so people sometimes 9 … that their culture is the only correct way to live.. are Reading2: Most young couples have
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I-Phonetics: a) Put these words, which has the sound of the past ending into 3 columns: 1:/t/ 2:/d/ 3:/id/ Moved, carried, educated, watched, confided, concerned, attracted, agreed, coughed, changed, hoped, knocked, arrested, arrived, rained, helped, washed, stopped, jumped, missed, raised, cooked, passed, fixed, wished, laughed, waited, burned, produced, searched, called, affected, employed, relieved, decided, operated, tipped b) Choose the word that has a different stress pattern:
3 A physical B appearance C partnership D sacrifice
7 A acquaintance B symbolize C etiquette D socialize
9 A compliment B circumstance C cultural D equivalent
10 A untrustworthy B mechanize C delicious D mechanic
II-Vocabulary: a) Fill each gap with one word from the box:
supposed, maintain, partnership, preceded, diversity, attitude, ceremony, equal, generation, love
11 Mr Smith finds it difficult to … friendly relations with his thoughtless neighbors
12 My father likes most of sports but football is his 1st …
13 No one seemed to notice the phenomena that … the volcanic eruption
14 Students are … to do their homework before class
15 There is a need for greater … and choice in education
16 Although Susan looks taller than her friend, they are of … height
17 Today’s award … took place at the British Embassy in Tokyo
18 People retiring today are wealthier than the previous …
19 People in this company have a more relaxed … to their work
20 They have been in … for 5 years
b) Fill each blank with the correct form of the word in parentheses:
21 For the … of their rights, the workmen must struggle (maintain)
22 Their … is planned for December next year (marry)
23 She showed us her passport as … of her identity (prove)
24 There’s been a lot of … on the stock exchange (act)
25 Many teachers have … academic links with this university (value)
26 The Christmas lights gave the house a festive … (appear)
27 We must come to a … about what to do next by tomorrow ( decide)
28 That’s one of the less … aspects of her personality (attract)
29 The vast … of our cheeses are made with pasteurized milk (major)
30 They took … of noise levels inside the building (measure)
c) Choose the best answer:
31 Students are asked to read the article and write a … of it
A summarize B summary C summarizing D summarized
32 He has made a … to retire early, which surprises everyone in his company
33 A … of young people today seem to prefer chatting on the Internet to face-to-face communication
34 She looks … in a black dress A attraction B attractive C attractiveness D attractively
36 The audience … to his suggestion with a big clap
A response B responded C responsive D responding
37 The scales in the front door of the court … justice
A symbolize B recognize C realize D remember
38 He made a strong … on her by taking her to the airport
A impression B attraction C decision D expression
39 My sister was reunited with us after many years’ …
Trang 2A separation B appreciation C attention D astonishment
40 -We should be careful about …-honest traders in the tourist area They sell faulty goods
–I agree with you Some traders are …-trustworthy
41 Malaysian lecturers use English when … their Malaysian students in Kuala Lumpur
A addressing B speaking C talking D saying
42 Nodding your head is … to saying yes A equivalent B coincide C unequal D antonymous
43 He sometimes gives a … punishment to his mischievous son
A soft B stiff C severe D B&C are correct
44 In order to show … to a superior, a Japanese often lowers his/her eyes
A respectful B disrespectful C respect D disrespect
45 In some African cultures, people often have a prolonged look, but prolonged eye contact from a person
of a lower status is a sign of …
A respectful B disrespectful C respecting D disrespect
46 Some people … express their anger by widening their eyes Others regard this expression as a sign of …
A polite/astonish B politely/astonishment C politeness/astonishing D impolite/astonished
47 A person’s widened eyes may be … differently in different cultures
A interpreted B translating C misinterpreted D interpreting
48 In our country, people do not give glasses to a bride and a groom because “glass” means … in Vietnamese
A separate B separated C separable D separation
III: Grammar focus: Tenses (cont)
Ex1: Simple present and Present progressive:
1 Jim (watch) television every evening
2 Water (consist) of hydrogen and oxygen
3 Please shut the windows The rain (come) in now
4 I go to sleep easily when the radio (play)
5 We (leave) for Ha long bay early next month
6 The sun (not rise) in the west; it (rise) in the east
7 Where the Scotts usually (stay) when they (come) to Manchester City?
–At a hotel But tonight they (stay) with their close friend’s family
8 Father (go) mountaineering at the moment He (go) mountaineering twice a week
9 My sister usually (not quarrel) with anyone
10 Be careful! The teacher (look) at you
11 The baby falls sleep while its mother (sing) a lullaby
12 You (look) for Bob? I think he (read) in the library
13 She (speak) English well, but she (not understand) Spanish
14 Nothing (be) faster than the speed of light
15 Listen to those people What language they (speak)?
16 I (meet) Tom for lunch tomorrow
17 She (come) to see me next week
18 Let’s go out now It (not rain) any more
Ex2: Past simple and Past progressive:
19 While his mother ( be) in London, he (e-mail) to her twice a week
20 He (work) for a construction company for 3 years, but now he doesn’t any more
21 “What were you doing at 8 o’clock last night?” - “I (prepare) my Mathematics lessons.”
22 Was it still raining when you (come) in?
23 While my father (read) a book, my mother (do) the needling
24 I looked out of the window Some children (play) in the park
25 When I (open) the box, I (see) a spider
26 She was fond of him but I (not believe) she (love) him
27 The old man (fall) as he (get) into the bus
28 They (arrive) at any decision at the meeting last Monday?
29 I (read) when the light (go) out
30 She (rest) all the evening
Ex3: Present perfect and Present perfect progressive:
Trang 331 We (walk) ten kilometers.
32 We (walk) for three hours
33 You (walk) too fast That’s why you are tired
34 I (make) sausage rolls for the party all the morning
35 The drive (drink) I think someone else ought to drive
36 -What you (do)? -we (pick) apples -How many you (pick)? -We (pick) ten basketfuls
37 I (sleep) on every bed in this house and don’t like any of them
38 He (sleep) since ten o’clock It’s time he woke up
39 He (ride); that’s why he is wearing breeches
40 I (ride) all the horses in this stable
41 What a lovely smell! -Mary (make) jam
42 I only (hear) from him twice since he went away
43 I am sorry for my dirty hands because I (grease) my car
44 I (polish) this table all the morning and she isn’t satisfied with it yet
45 I (work) for him for 10 years and he never once (say) “Good morning” to me
46 I (teach) hundreds of students but I never (meet) such a hopeless class as this
47 I (pump) up three tyres Would you like to do the fourth?
48 I (look) for mushrooms but I (not find) any
49 -You (hear) the news? Tom and Ann are engaged! -That’s not new; I (know) it for ages!
50 I (try) to finish this letter for the last half-hour I wish you’d go away or stop talking
51 He (hope) for a rise in salary for six months but he (not dare) to ask for it yet
52 Mr Smith, you (whisper) to the student on your right for the last five minutes You (help) him with his exam paper or he (help) you?
53 Why you (make) such a horrible noise?
-I (lose) my key and I (try) to wake my wife by throwing stones at her window
-You (throw) stones at the wrong window You live next door
IV-Negative prefixes: in-, im-, ir-, il-,
1- im- + root word – adj (beginning with “m” “p”) e.g.: immature, impatient, improbable,
2- ir- + ( “r”) e.g irregular, irreplaceable, irresponsible
3- il- + ( “l”) e.g illegal, illiterate
5- un- + Adj E.g ungrateful, unemployed,
Un + verb e.g undo, undress, unfold, unload, unlock, unwrap, unzip, unveil
6- dis- + root word (v) e.g dislike, disappear, disapprove, disbelieve, disconnect, disprove, disqualify,
dis + adj e.g disloyal, disrespectable, disable, disadvantageous
*Other prefixes are used in English
Prefix
Anti
Auto
Bi
Ex
Ex
Micro
Mis
Mono
Multi
Over
Post
Pro
Pseudo
Re
semi
Sub
under
Meaning Against
Of or by oneself
Two, twice
Former
Out of
Small
Badly/wrongly
One/single
Many
Too much
After
In favor of
False
Again or back
Half
Under
Not enough
Examples Anti-war, antisocial, antibiotic Autograph, auto-pilot, autobiography Bicycle, bi-monthly, biannual, bilingual Ex-wife ex-student ex-president
Extract exhale excommunicate Micro-computer microwave microscopic Misunderstand mistranslate misinform Monotonous monologue monogamous Multi-national multi-purpose multi-racial Overdo overtired oversleep overeat Postwar postgraduate post-revolutionary
Pro-government pro-revolutionary Pseudo-scientific pseudo-intellectual Retype reread replace rewind Semicircular semi-final semi-detached Subway submarine subdivision Under-worked underused undercooked
Ex: Write the opposite of these adjectives and complete these sentences using one of them:
Trang 4Honest consistent graceful formal happy honorable perfect
1 That’s completely … to the subject under discussion
2 He was accused of being … to the government For years he had been betraying state secrets to the enemy.
3 These new facts are … with the earlier information
4 I don’t like him, and it would be … of me to pretend otherwise
5 It’s such a bore having to learn these lists of … verbs
6 The essay suddenly switches from a formal to an … register
7 I was very angry at/about his a … deed at that time I will never forgive him
8 He was not accepted because he was … in his service
9 She copied her friend’s answers when doing the test I wondered whether she felt very …
10 He is … because he is very selfish and mean
What is culture? Culture (1) … the way of living of a (2) … group of people People from different cultures (3)
… up with different customs, (4) … and values For example, if you travel from one country (5) … another, you will probably (6) … the people do some things very differently to the ways you are (7) … with in your culture Culture is usually (8) … from parents to children for many generations, so people sometimes (9) … that their culture is the only correct way to live
Do you think everyone in the world should do things as you do them in your culture or (10) … you open-minded about other customs? Many people believe that learning about other cultures can be educational and rewarding
1 A means B defines C studies D has
2 A special B normal C particular D any
3 A grow B come C bring D fed
4 A trusts B beliefs C knowledge D answers
5 A or B and C to D about
6 A feel B think C meet D find
7 A familiar B popular C bored D concerned
8 A given B passed C put D run
9 A say B know C believe D study
10 A have B do C will D are
Reading2:
Most young couples have meals regularly in their parents’ home with little or no pay, and give their children to the care of old couple free of charge
Investigations have shown that parents of many young couples don’t mind providing meals and caring for their children However, this practice should not become an accepted social custom
The old couples’ expense on food has already increased while young couples spend more on clothing and furnishing and less on food If this trend continues, many young couples might take these privileges for granted and become more dependent
It is not right for young couple to make use of the old couples’ love, not only because our nation is well-known for its special respect paid to the elderly, but also because the young must become independent
What young people should do is to become more considerate towards their old parents After long years of hard work, they are worthy of such consideration
11 Most married couples …
A live with their parents B have meals regularly in their parents’ home for they have little or no fees
C have not become independent completely D pay no respect to the elderly
12 The writer thinks it is … for old couples to provide meals or care for their married children
A wrong B an accepted social custom C right D understandable
13 According to the passage, young couples should …
C be less demanding and more caring towards their old parents D pay for the meals they have in their parents’ home
14 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A What’s troubles young people most is that no one will look after their children except their own parents
C Old couples should give money to their children instead of providing meals or caring for them
D it would be natural that young couples went on depending on their old parents they would have to provide meals and care for their children when they get married
15 This article is particularly written for …
A old couples B both young and old couples C young couples D young couples’ children
Trang 5I b: 11maintain,12love,13preceded,14supposed,15diversity,16equal,17ceremony,18generation,19attitude, 20partnership