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UNIT4 : SPECIAL EDUCATION

I Vocabulary

 deafening (a) : (âm thanh) chói tai

5 Retarded (adj) : chậm phát triển về tinh thần và thể chất.

8 Schooling (n) : học vấn, sự giáo dục

 attendant (n) : người tham dự, người hộ tống

14 Consume (v) : tiêu thụ

 time-consuming (adj) : tốn thời gian

 Continuity (n) : sự tiếp tục

 demonstration (n)

 demonstrative (adj)

HANDOUT 1:

HANDOUT 2:

HANDOUT 3:

HANDOUT 4:

II Prepositions:

1 What he said is quite different what he did

2 The flood prevented me _ returning home

3 My house is opposite _ the store

4 He doesn’t have any friends all

5 Science has opened a new horizon

6 My parents are proud _ me.

TEST

I Pronunciation

A Which of the following words in each group has the main stress on a different syllable from the others?

1 a condition b retarded c education d

immediately

2 a continued b gradually c believe d subtract

B Which of the following words in each group has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the other?

4 a determination b mentally c education d demon

II Vocabulary and Grammar

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank, or that best explains the underlined part in each sentence

6 Most young children often speak with a lisp

a very quickly b unclearly and imperfectly

c very slowly d clearly and well

7 Billy can’t read yet He seems retarded for a child of ten

c slower in development d nasty

8 She taught in a school for the deaf and dump

a people who are unable to see b people who are mentally ill

c people who have a bad memory d people who are unable to hear and speak

9 She watched the ship moving gradually farther away

a slowly b hurriedly c obviously d

continuously

10 His uncle was _ in the war; he lost his left arm

a broken b disabled c smashed d retarded

11 Teaching children who are _ retarded needs a lot of patience

a mental b mentally c mentality d mindful

12 She was given an award for her services to

a disabled b disable c the disable d the disabled

13 His roommate usually comes back home very late at night, _ is very annoying

14 _ eat a lot of ice-cream when you were a child?

a did you used to b were you used to c were you using to d did you use to

15 Brenda told me about her new job, very much

a she’s enjoying b she’s enjoying it c which she’s enjoying d that she’s enjoying

16 It is normally said that have the future in their hands

young

17 I found it difficult at first, but now I _ working on the computer

a use to b used to c am use to d am used

to

III Choose the item (a, b, c, d) that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage.

Louis Braille was born in the nineteenth century When he was three years old, a tragic accident at his father’s workshop left him blind permanently As a young boy, Louis was hardworking and intelligent His teachers suggested that he should be enrolled in the National Institute for Blind Youths At that time, this was the only school for the blind in France

At the institute, Louis wanted to develop an easier reading system for the blind His idea of such a system came from Charles Barbier, a French army officer Barbier had invented a system called “Night Writing”, which was made up of dots and dashes Soldiers used this system to communicate with one another during the night Louis adapted this system for his own use He got rid of the dashed and produced a simpler system based on dots For example, ‘A’ is represented by a single dot Many students found this system much easier to use

This came to be known as the ‘Braille’ system Today millions of blind people are able to read, thanks to the work of a dedicated, young blind man

18 Louis Braille tried hard to develop

A a system called ‘Night Writing’

B a system made up of dots and dashes

C a reading system for French soldiers

D a reading system base on dots

19 Louis Braille was blind

A when he was born

B when he was teaching at the institute

C at the age of three

D while he was studying at the institute

20 We can infer from the passage that Louis’s father was _

A a teacher B a worker C soldier D a doctor

21 Which of the following is NOT true ?

A Louis Braille attended an institute for the blind

B Louis became blind after an accident in his father’s workshop

C Charles Barbier adapted Louis’s system for his own use

D ‘Night Writing’ was used by French soldiers

22 The word ‘permanently’ in the first paragraph mostly means

A for a short time B For ever C Temporarily D Instantly

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank, or that best explains the underlined part in each sentence

23 It is difficult to treat people with a mental illness

a very bad b of the mind c of the body d very serious

24 She bought me some pairs of shoes, none of fitted my feet

25 “ Do you often play tennis now?” “I _, but I don’t any more now.”

a am used to b was used to c used to d used to be

26 _ work as hard as you do now?

a Were you used to b did you use to

27 At first it was rather difficult for her, but now she taking care of the baby herself

a used b is used to c used to d were used to

28 She gave the beggar all the money

a which she had it b which had it c she had it d she had

29 Peter told me his new address, on a piece of paper

a I wrote down b I wrote it down c that I wrote down d which I wrote down

Choose the item (a, b, c, d) that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage.

Helen Keller was born in Alabama in 1880 When she was twenty months old, she got an illness After her illness Helen could not hear or see She was deaf and blind Helen was a difficult child Her parents did not know what to do

Finally, when Helen was seven years old, her parents got her a special teacher Her name was Miss Anne Sullivan Miss Sullivan worked with Helen all day She took Helen’s hand and spelled a word in her hand Helen soon learned to say what she wanted in this way

In 1900 Helen entered Radcliffe College Miss Sullivan sat next to Helen in class She spelled all the words into Helen’s hand Miss Sullivan also read to Helen all the time At that time there were only a few books for the blind These were Braille books They had

a special alphabet made with dots that blind people could read with their fingers Helen graduated from Radcliffe with honors

Helen wrote books like The Story of My life and Midstream – My later life She also wrote magazine articles and spoke all over the country She learned to speak It was not easy to understand her Miss Sullivan repeated what Helen said Helen spoke about the deaf and blind People everywhere became interested There was new hope for the deaf and blind

30 How did Helen learn at Radcliffe College?

a She listened to the lectures and wrote them down

b Miss Sullivan spelled all the words into her hand

c She read books and wrote essays by herself

d Her friends in class helped her understand the lectures

31 We can infer from the passage that Miss Anne Sullivan was _

a a young and beautiful teacher

b a nice and easy teacher

c an intelligent, impatient teacher

d a helpful and patient teacher

32 Which of the following things had Helen Keller NOT done in her life?

a giving lectures to people throughout the country

b making a film about her own life

c writing magazine articles

d writing two books about her own life

33 It is possible to infer from the passage that Helen was deaf and blind _

a but she was an excellent student at the college

b and she found it impossible to understand the lectures

c but she was a nasty and lazy student at the college

d so she only graduated with very humble grades

34 How did Helen Keller speak in public?

a She could make herself understood by everybody

b Miss Sullivan had to repeat what Helen said

c She used her hands to make everybody understand

d She wrote her speeches on a board

Read the text and circle the letter that best completes each of the sentences which follow:

If parents bring up a child with sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster This is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.

However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed

in doing very well-especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.

Do An Duc is very lucky He is carzy about music, and his parents help him

a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him Although Duc’s parents know very little about music, they have tried their best to help their son with his interest However, they never him enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

Duc’s friend, Vu Hoang Duy, however, is not so lucky Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Duy They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win “When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Duy’s father tells him Duy is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

35 One of the biggest mistakes any parents can make is to _.

A neglect their child’s education

B push the child into trying to achieve too much

C make their child become a musician

D help their child to be a genius through constant support.\

36 Parent’s ambition for their children is not wrong if _

A they push the children into achieving a lot

B they understand and help their children in difficult times

C they themselves have been very successful

D they arrange private lessons for their children

37 Do An Duc is fortunate because _.

A he is very interested in music

B his parents are very famous

C his parents are good at music

D his parents help him in a sensible way

38 Vu Hoang Duy’s parent push their child so much that _.

A he is unhappy because he is afraid he may not be successful

B he has passed a lot of competitions

C he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them

D he has already become a better musician than his father

39 The two examples of Do An Duc and Vu Hoang Duy show that _.

A it is important to let children develop in the way they want

B successful parents often have unsuccessful children

C parents who want their child to be a musician should also be good musicians

D the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do.

GRAMMAR 1

a.who b.whom c.which d.whose e.where f.when

g.that

1 Do you know the girl Tom is talking to?

2 Can you suggest the time it will be convenient for us to meet?

3 Isaac Newton was one of the greatest men ever lived

4 There are many countries people travel on the left

5 He is the man the police are seeking for

6 The factory John works in is the biggest in the town

7 All foreigners you met yesterday are fromAmerica

8 The policeman stopped our car wasn’t friendly

9 The film is about the man wife lost her memory

10 He was the last soldier left Viet Nam 1975

11 A café is a small restaurant people can get a light meal

12 He finally married the girl he loved

13 There is nobody can help me at the moment

14 It was the worst film I’ve ever seen it

15 The place We spent our holidays was really beautiful

16 The subjects we talk about are interesting

17 I enjoyed meeting the people I talked to at the party

18 The neighbour window I broke got angry

19 Did you see the woman husband was taken to hospital?

20 Do you remember the day We first met?

21 Did you remember the year The second world war ended ?

22 Give the book John asked for to him

23 His illness was caused by undernourishment prevented him from work

24 How is your son had an operation last night?

25 My brother is the best student of the university of Economy this school-year had a

scholarship for overseas study

26 She gave them all the money She found in her pocket

27 That road leads to my village is lined with bamboo trees

28 The director is making a film in cooperation with a foreign film company is well-paid

29 This dress doesn’t fit her very well.Mary bought it

30 The girl lives opposite my house is my classmate

31 The hotel We stayed was excellent

32 The other day I met the girl brother I went to school with

33 John told me about the students have taken the entrance exam 3 times

34 You need to talk to the man you can trust

35 The problems Tom has those problems seem to be too dificult

36 Bob is the kind of person to One can talk about any thing

37 This is the place The accident happened

38 The man I introduced him to you last night may be the next president of the company

39 A cafée is a small restaurant People can get a light meal there

40 I showed my farther the picture of the car I am going to buy as soon as I get enough money

GRAMMAR 2

USED TO

Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it

1) I walked to work.

I used

2) I never made so many mistakes

I never used

3) The accounting department was on the 18th floor

The accounting department used

4) Tom was a good employee and worked hard

Tom used

5) I bought all my clothes in that store

I used

6) This building was occupied by a large insurance firm

This building used

7) Gary played the violin

Gary used

8) Laura went to the concert every week

Laura used

9) She often played with dolls when she was a little girl.

She used

10) There were some trees in this field.

There used

11) He never did his work poorly

He never used

12) He took a great interest in his piano lessons

He used

13) All the meetings were held in the auditorium

All the meetings used

14) Mr Brown worked in this office

Mr brown used

15) I never caught a cold

I never used

16) When I was six, I spent all my spare time with my friends

I

used

17) My father managed a small business in the city but doesn’t any more

My father

used

18) People believed the world was flat

People used

19) We lived in a small village but now we live in London

We used

20) Tom drank a lot of coffee but now he prefers tea

Tom used

21) There was a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago

There

used

22) When we were children, we went swimming every day

We used

23) I don’t normally go into town by car.

I used

24) She doesn’t live there any more.

She used

25) My father doesn’t smoke cigarettes any more.

My father used