recent (adj) gần đây, mới đây enormous (adj) lớn, nhiều to reduce (v) giảm, làm giảm đi plumber (n) thợ sửa ống nước crack (n) vết nứt.. pipe (n) ống nước shower (n) vòi sen faucet (n) v[r]
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Vocabulary
to save (v) tiết kiệm
energy (n) năng lượng
to worry (v) lo lắng
worried (adj) lo lắng
bill (n) hóa đơn
recent (adj) gần đây, mới đây
enormous (adj) lớn, nhiều
to reduce (v) giảm, làm giảm đi
plumber (n) thợ sửa ống nước
crack (n) vết nứt
pipe (n) ống nước
shower (n) vòi sen
faucet (n) vòi nước
to waste (v) làm lãng phí
a dripping faucet (n) vòi nước bị rò rỉ
advice (n) lời khuyên
amount (n) lượng, khối lượng
Grammar:
1/Connectives (liên từ): and, but, or, so, therefore, however
Eg The shop was closed so I couldn’t get any milk.
She’s been learning English for five years but she doesn’t speak it very well.
2/Phrasal verbs: turn off (tắt), turn on (mở), look for (tìm kiếm), look after (chăm sóc,
trông coi), go on (tiếp tục)
Eg Don’t worry about me – I can look after myself.
Please turn off the television before you go to bed./Please turn the television off before
you go to bed
3/Make suggestions: Đưa ra lời đề nghị
-suggest + V-ing
-suggest (that) + S + should + V
Eg Kate suggested going out for a walk.
Kate suggested we should go out for a walk.
Getting started
I suggest turning off the faucets
I suggest you should turn off the lights, the stereo and the television
Trang 2True or False?
1 True
2 True
3 False (Mrs Ha will have a plumber check the pipes in her house.)
4 False (Mrs Mi suggests getting a plumber to check cracks in the pipes.)
5 True
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with and, but, because, or, so, or although
1 They didn’t go out for a walk _ it was raining
2 She felt very tired _ she went to bed early
3 He stopped bought some flowers
4 Work hard you will pass your examinations
5 He doesn’t like music his wife does
6 She stayed up late watching TV _ she was tired
7 Would you like to sit here next to the window?
8 Don’t drive so fast you’ll have an accident
9 She accepted the job _the salary was rather low
10 Do it slowly _carefully
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with on, out, up, down, off, away, or up.
1 The factory turns _ 900 cars a week
2 Come _! Everybody is waiting for you
3 Look ! There’s a car coming!
4 The plane took _ 20 minutes late but landed on time
5 I often wake _ in the middle of the night
6I Casey was very late because his car broke _
7 I can’t hear you Can you speak _ a bit?
8 I know it’s difficult but don’t give _
9 These apples are bad Shall I throw them ?
10 We set _ very early to avoid the traffic
Exercise 3: Make suggestions
1 go in my car (suggest + V-ing)
I suggested
2 go out to eat (suggest that we + should + V)
I suggest ?
3 take the bus to school (suggest that you + should + V)
I suggest