UNIT 8 and UNIT 9

on the first night of Passover: vào đêm đều tiên của ngày Lễ Vượt Qua 7.. Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne?. For auld lang syne, my dear , for auld lang syne

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS A) LISTEN & READ:

I) New words :

1 Celebrate(v) : - > celebration (n): Sự cử hành lễ

2 Easter (n): Lễ phục sinh

3 Although (conj.): cho dù, mặc dù,

4 Throughout the year: suốt năm

5 To occur= to happen: xảy ra

6 To decorate: trang hòang, trang trí

7 Special food: món ăn đặc biệt

8 Sticky rice cake: bánh tét

9 Apart( adv) cách xa

10 Passover(n): lễ Vượt Qua, lễ Quá Hải

11 Jewish people: Người Do Thái

12 Freedom: (n) sự tự do

13 Slavery: (n) chế độ nô lệ

14 Ancient(a): cổ xưa

15 Mid- Fall festival: Tết trung thu

16 Joyful (a): vui mừng

17 Parade (n):cuộc diễu hành

*useful prepositions :

1 in late January: vào cuối tháng giêng

2 to live apart: sống xa nhà

3 at Tet: vào Tết

4 on this festival: vào dịp lễ này

5 freedom from slavery: sự tự do thóat khỏi ách nô lệ

6 on the first night of Passover: vào đêm đều tiên của ngày Lễ Vượt Qua

7 on Easter Day: vào lễ Phục Sinh

II) Fill in blanks :

1 The houses are ………with many colorful lights.

2 Tet is a festival which ……… in late January or early February.

3 ……… is a joyful festival which is celebrated in many countries

4 ………is in late March or early April.

5 Christmas and Easter are the main Christian ………

6 ………… the night before Christmas, Santa Claus enters each house by coming down the smoke hole of the fireplace.

7 He didn’t get a job…………everyone thought he was the best man for it.

8 On National Day there is usually a ………… in Ba Dinh square.

III) TRUE or FALSE :

1 They decorate their houses with sticky rice cakes before Tet.

2 Easter always happens on Sunday.

3 People try to live apart their families at Tet.

4 There are many colors in the parades on Easter Sunday.

5 Adults give children chocolate and boiled eggs on Easter.

6 Tet occurs before the Lunar New Year.

7 All of the children receive sugar eggs even though they are bad.

8 Passover is celebrated all over the world

9 There are colorful parades on Christmas Day.

10.Sticky rice cakes is a special in Israel.

B) SPEAK:

I )New words

1 A compliment ( n) : Lời khen ngợi

2 Active student : hoc sinh năng động

3 Charity (n) : lòng từ thiện, bác ái

4 - > charity activity: hoạt động nhân đạo

5 To nominate: (v) đề cử, bình chọn

6 Effective (a) hiệu quả,

7 Activist (n) người , nhà hoạt động,

8 Program: (n) chương trình

II)Fill in blanks:

1 Most of my friends are raising money for ………

2 Tony is the most …………activist in our town

3 We can watch your favorite ……….by selecting different channels.

4 Students should take part in ……… in Summer.

5 I congratulate him ………… passing his exam.

6 He has been ……… as the representative of his company.

C) LISTEN :

AULD LANG SYNE.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear , for auld lang syne, we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne?And here’s a hand, my trusty friend and gie’s a hand o’ thine We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet For auld lang syne.

* Auld Lang Syne = Old long since , old long ago

4 Tears (n) những giọt nước mắt

5 Towards: ( prep.) về phía, về huớng

12.To distinguish: phân biệt, làm khác biệt 13.In a word: Tóm lại

14.Terrific ( adv) tuyệt vời

15.Quality ( n) chất lượng, phẩm chất

16.Image (n) hình ảnh,

* Useful prepositions:

1 with tears in your eyes: nước mắt rưng rưng

2 walk towards : đi về phía

3 a moment in time: giây phút đó

4 think about: nghĩ về

5 the best person in the world: người tốt nhất trên thế giới

6 sense of humor: óc hài hước, tính hài hước

7 distinguish… from….: phân biệt … với ….

8 Be proud of: tự hào, hãnh diện

II)

Fill in blanks :

1 I was so ……… that my son had been chosen for the national team.

2 When he received his mid- term exam result, he burst into ………

3 “Would you like to help us?”………… a word, no.

4 It was very ………of you to lend me enough money to buy this bike.

5 I sometimes have difficulty ……… Chinese from Vietnamese.

6 It was their twenty – fifth …….anniversary last week

7 What I like best about my uncle is his …… of humor.

8 There are many occasions for him to ……… his feelings to his girlfriend.

9 It was very …….of you not to play the piano when my child was sleeping 10.Although she ………… the robber, the police couldn’t catch him.

III)

TRUE or FALSE :

1 These are letters written by the children to their teachers.

2 Bob’s father likes sense of humor.

3 His consideration annoyed Bob much.

4 Jane’s living with her father in a house in USA.

5 Rita’s father often makes him cry and laugh.

6 His father asked him not to lose heart.

7 Jane always wants to live with her father.

8 Bob’s father is proud of him and love him so much.

E) WRITE :

I)New words:

1 To share : chia sẻ, phần,

2 To enhance : đề cao, nâng cao

3 Whether or not : có hay không

4 Nationwide : (a / adv) khắp nước, cả quốc gia

II)Complete sentences:

1 It/ necessary/ have/ a day / celebrate / mom.

2 These / occasions/ us / express / feelings/ love / gratitude/ parents

3 Everyone / love / parents/ want/ happy

4 I hope / idea / supported / days/ celebrated / nationwide

5 Father’s Day / children/ send cards/ gifts / fathers.

6 Despite / a little boy / he/ help / mother / housework

7 Do/ agree / me?

F) LANGUAGE FOCUS :

I)

New words :

1 To compose: soạn nhạc, sáng tác nhạc

2 Western folk song: dân ca phương Tây

3 Culture (n): văn hóa - > Cultural house: Nhà văn hóa

4 To satisfy: làm thỏa mãn, hài long

5 Though = although = even though: (conj.) cho dù, mặc dù

6 National Day: Ngày Quốc Khánh

7 Due to = because of: vì, bởi vì

8 To predict: tiên đóan, dự đóan

9 Gift = present : món quà, quà tặng

II)

RELATIVE CLAUSES ( Mệnh đề quan hệ)

1 Định nghĩa:

Mệnh đề quan hệ là mệnh đề được bắt đầu bằng các đại từ quan hệ

( relative pronouns) như : who , whom , which, whose, that, hoặc trạng từ quan

hệ (relative adverbs) where, when và why.

The man who helped me last night is a famous singer

Trong câu trên , mệnh đề “ who helped me last night” là mệnh đề quan hệ trong

đó “who” là đại từ quan hệ được dùng để thay thế tiền vị từ ( antecedent) “the man” và mệnh đề còn lại “ The man is a famous singer” là mệnh đề chính.

Thí dụ:

+ The man is a famous singer He helped me last night.

== > The man who helped me last night is a famous singer.

+The man is a famous singer You saw him at the airport.

== > The man whom you saw at the airport is a famous singer

+ The car is very expensive It is made in Japan.

== > The car which is made in Japan is very expensive

+ The car is very expensive He bought it last month.

== > The car which he bought last month is very expensive.

+ That is the man His son won the first prize

== > That is the man whose son won the first prize

+ The tree should be cut down The branches of the tree are dead.

== > The tree whose branches are dead should be cut down

2 Cách dùng:

WHO: thay cho người làm chủ ngữ.

WHOM : thay cho người làm túc từ.

WHOSE: thay cho người hoặc vật chỉ sở hữu.

WHICH: thay cho vật làm chủ ngữ hoặc túc từ.

3 Áp dụng :

I)Using who , whose or which:

1 My friend ……… is now in the hospital was injured in a car accident

2 The dentist examined a child……… teeth are causing some problem.

3 The minibus goes to Ben Thanh market serves every 15 minutes

4 My sister works for ABC company makes this shirts, trousers and coats

5 The waitress was served me was pretty and always smiled

6 Yesterday I saw Mr Clare was enjoying dinner in Spice restaurant

7 There was a terrible car crash killed a woman and her child

8 The man …………son is a doctor is living next to my house.

9 The Lunar New Year brings us new things is the most important festival in Vietnam

10.Yesterday I met her boy friend was wearing a a black hat

11.This is my old house in I was born and grew up

12.She’s the journalist………… Article was on the front page of The Times 13.Ha’s wedding is on April was celebrated by the bride’s colleagues was

II)Combine these sentences using who or which:.

1 This is the lady She phoned you last night

2 My friend is in New York He has just come here

3 We like enjoying our meals in the restaurant It is opposite your school

4 Tomatoes and beans are good for our health We should eat them

5 My aunt is a vegetarian She never eats meat and fish

6 We should protect forests They are our lungs

7 I was careless and broke the vase My mother has just bought it

8 My dad hates smoking He can’t bear the smoke

9 My sister’s doll is very wonderful It can cry as well as smile

10.I met Hoa She asked me to give you this gift

11.My mother has a white cat She loves it much

12.My brother worked in the field all day He is tired

13.My friends lit a big fire It dried my clothes

14.Tim and Shannon felt very excited They rowed a boat across Saigon river 15.Do you see a film? It was shown on TV last night

16.The hotel is very large We visited it last week

17.The police arrested the man He painted advertisements on that wall

III)ADVERB CLAUSES OF CONCESSION :

( mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ sự nhượng bộ)

- thường được bắt đầu bằng :

though, although, even though + S + V….

in spite of/ despite + noun / V-ing

- có thể đứng trước hoặc sau mệnh đề chính.

-Trong câu có though….thì không dùng but, however

Thí dụ :

1/ Na is very tired However, she has to finish her homework.

== > Na has to finish her homework although she is very tired ( bỏ however)

== > Although Na is tired, she has to finish her homework

2/ I like playing volleyball but I have to complete an assignment.

== > I have to complete an assignment though I like playing volleyball.( bỏ bu t)

== >Though I like playing volleyball, I have to complete an assignment.

Áp dụng:

1 She didn’t like coffee She drank it ( although) ->

2 Don’t forget to treat him well You don’t like him ( though) ->

3 They throw trash on the school yard.There are many garbage bins around there ( although) ->

4 He is not rich He is generous ( though ) ->

5 Carol had a headache, but she still read until late - > Although

…….

6 They are not good at English , but they are glad their teacher - > Although

7 Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied. > In spite of ……

8 We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy. - > Despite ….

9 Though the traffic was bad, I arrived on time - > In spite of …

10.I enjoyed the film although the story was silly - > Despite ………

F) IRREGULAR VERBS:

1 To stand/ stood / stood : đứng

2 To draw / drew /drawn: vẽ

3 To think / thought / thought: suy nghĩ

4 To make / made / made : làm chế tạo

5 To hold / held / held : tổ chức, cầm

G) WORD FORM:

Act Activity/Activist

/ actor/ actress

nhà họat động

Consider Consideration Considerate Considerately Ân cần, chu

đáo

Decorate Decoration Decorative Decoratively Trang trí

rỗi Generosity Generous Generously Rộng lượng Humor/

humorousness

Humorous Humorously Hài hước

Meaningless

Meaningfully Meaninglessl y

Có nghĩa, không có nghĩa

Satisfy Satisfaction Satisfactory/

Using correct form of the word:

1 He was nominated as the most effective ……… in this city ( activity)

2 Nothing ……… her; she is always complaining ( satisfy)

3 Can I use the phone? “ Please, feel ……… “ ( free)

4 Could you turn your music down and show a little …… For the neighbors? ( considerate)

5 His success was the ………… of his whole family ( proud)

6 She laughed ……… in the reunion of all the family ( joy)

7 The tablets work more ……….if you take them with a hot drink ( effect)

8 We are increasingly ……… by modern science and technology ( slavery)

9 He looks happy after a ……… meal ( satisfy)

10.“We are getting married!” _ “………… !” ( congratulate)

11.The ……… of the house had taken months to complete ( decorate)

12.We often go to the town ……….house.( culture)

13.I love my mother for her ……… ( generous)

14.We met her on that ………….occasion ( joy)

15.She looks back on her career with great … ( satisfy)

16.It’s an extremely ………… cure for a headache ( effect)

17.Millions of Africans were sold into ……….during the century ( enslave) 18.The children’s faces were ……… With chocolate (stick)

19.Hung Vuong festival is a recent……… (celebrate)

20.Are you ………… with our decoration?( satisfy)

21.The consumers want products they buy to work …… ( effect)

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PRACTICE TEST I) Multiple choice:

1 When did the accident ………?(celebrate/ crowd / occur/ nominate)

2 They ……… the living room with colored lights and flowers two days before their

daughter’s wedding.(decorated/ composed/ consumed / mentioned )

3 Students are always the main force in different ………… activities in our city (festival/ priority/ charity / compliment)

4 The man was famous for his fight against ………… all his life.( humor/ culture / charity /slavery)

5 Could you ……… the boy who broke my window? ( describe/ compose/ support /

decorate)

6 Did you notice the ………… in her eyes when she talked about her old friend?

( concessions/ tears/ spam / appliances)

7 ……… a word, I think he’s a fool ( in /on / at/ about)

8 People make a lot of ……… for Tet every year ( readiness/ working / preparation / housework )

II)Give the correct form of the verbs:

1 Passover is ……….in Israel and by all Jewish people ( celebrate)

2 Tet is a time for us to clean and ………….our houses ( decorate)

3 Nam has been ……… as a leader.( nominate)

4 Christmas is a great holiday which ……… on December 24 th ( occur)

5 The baby ………… crying when she saw that toy ( stop)

6 They ……… out all the comic books since last week ( sell)

7 It’s not easy…….(get)used to ……… (eat) with chopsticks.

8 He’s very busy ……… care of her( take)

9 ……… (look) at me and………… (answer) my question.

10 He gave up ……… years ago ( smoke)

III)ERRORS:

1 My father is a consideration and generous man who is loved by his family and friends.

2 My friend usually goes to school by the bicycle.

3 Mr John is interested in working as a teacher because he enjoy teaching.

4 The stories what I have told you are all true.

5 She saw me and stopped to talk to me while she is going shopping this morning.

6 There are many occasions for you to express your feelings for others

7 Passover is the festival which is celebrated on late March or early April

8 Auld Lang Syne is a song it is sung on New Year’s Eve

IV) CLOZED TEST:

1)In America, Thanksgiving Day is observed every year on the fourth Thursday of

November It was first celebrated by native Americans in the early 17 th century to celebrate a plentiful harvest

A big party with family and friends is the most popular activity on this day They often have turkey, bread, potatoes and pie Many people even watch football match on television while eating In some regions, people decorate their churches and houses with fruits, flowers and vegetables

Thanksgiving Day is also an official holiday in Canada; however , it always falls earlier

in Canada than in United States Since 1957, Canadian Thanksgiving Day has been observed

on a fixed day: the second Monday of October.

TRUE or FALSE

1 Thanksgiving Day sometimes happens on Thursday in America.

2 They used fruits, bread and flowers to decorate their houses.

3 It happens on the second Monday of October in USA.

4 Nowadays, in Canada Thanksgiving Day is a fixed day

2) Vietnamese Teacher’s Day is always …………(1) on 20 th of November every year On this day, all schools organize very formal meetings for both teachers and ………….(2) The most popular gifts students often give their teachers on the day are…………(3) flowers and best wishes on health The students normally don’t have………… (4) on this day but spend all the class time for celebration activities such as singing,(5) or meeting Some of the classes even open parties or go on a picnic with their teachers They always feel tired for all the

preparation they have made for the day ……… (6) very happy that they can do something to show their ………….(7) for what the teachers have………….(8) for them

1/ a celebrate b celebrated c celebrating d celebrates

2/ a works b labors c students d children

3/ a beautify b beauty c beautifully d beautiful

5/a dancing b dances c danced d dance

7/a gratefulness b pride c consideration d priority

3/ DRAGONS TO GREET HANOI FOR 1,000 th BIRTHDAY.

Music, acrobatics, dance, and spectacular fireworks by Spanish and Vietnamese artists were on display October 2 to celebrate Hanoi’s millennium anniversary.

The festival of Dragon show was held at My Dinh stadium Nineteen artists from Spain and 18 artists from the Vietnam Circus performed The show started with a blue

dragon waking up from a long slumber in the northeast of the country It breathed

fireballs into the sky and created the islands in Ha Long Bay The islands became green and more beautiful, waking up the Gods, including the Fire God, who is considered to be closely connected with the lives of human.

The festivities reach a climax with the gods deciding to seek out the other dragons, like the fire dragon, air dragon, and land dragon , to congratulate the dragon for the city’s millennium anniversary.

TRUE or FALSE :

1 Ha noi was formed thousands of years ago.

2 There were thirty sevens artists performing in this festival.

3 Air God is nearer the lives of human than Fire God.

4 A blue dragon woke up in the northeast of the country.

V) Using Relative Pronoun : Who / Which :

1 I bought some pencils They are in different colors

2 She got married with a man He was from another country

3 I thanked the woman She helped me

4 The girl is happy She won the race.

5 The book is mine It’s on the table

6 I’m using a sentence It contains an adjective clause

7 The building belongs to my father It was built on the side of the hill

8 The mechanic is my uncle He’s repairing my bike

9 The scientist is well – known for his research He met you yesterday.

10 The students explained their absence to the teacher They didn’t come to class

yesterday

11 Miss Loan thanked the students The students had given her some beautiful flowers

12 The river is not safe for swimming The river is polluted

VI)DO AS DIRECTED:

1 He ate hot dog and drunk too much Coca Cola He’s on a diet - > ( Even though )

2 Trang’s birthday was very happy Some of her friends could not come ( Though )

3 Hoang has sun burnt skin but she is very charming ( Although )

4 Mr Hoan took many pictures The sky was cloudy ( Though )

5 The children are very tired The children go on their work ( Though)

6 The old man has a terrible cough The old refuses to take medicine ( Although )

7 The boy has a decaying teeth The boy likes enjoying sweets ( Even though )

Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS

A ) LISTEN & READ:

I)New words:

1 Disaster (n): tai họa, thảm họa > natural disaster: thiên tai

2 Snowstorm (n): bão tuyết

3 Earthquake (n): động đất

4 Typhoon (n) bão nhiệt đới

5 Volcano(n): núi lửa

6 Weather forecast (n) dự báo thời tiết

7 To turn up: vặn lớn lên, mở lớn lên

8 Volume (n) âm lượng

9 Area (n): vùng , khu vực

10.Temperature (n) nhiệt độ

11.Coast(n) : bờ biển - > south central coast:bờ biển nam trung bộ 12.Expect(v): mong đợi, sẽ đón nhận

13.Thunderstorm: (n) bão có sấm sét, mưa to

14.Experience (v) : kinh qua, trải qua

15.Highlands (n) : vùng núi, cao nguyên

Turn up : mở lớn lên =/= turn down: vặn nhỏ xuống

Talk to : nói chuyện với ai

Talk about : nói về vấn đề gì