Bài tập unit 1 2 3 tiếng Anh 9 (Thí điểm)

This area is home to one of Somerset ' s oldest traditional crafts - willow basket making.. Basket making.[r]

LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

1 Look at the sentences below Put the underlined words into the correct column according to whether they are normally stressed or unstressed in a sentence.

Stressed Unstressed

1 My village is famous for making drums

2 Hand-embroidered tablecloths are very expensive 2

3 What is your favourite place of interest in the city? 3

4 This park isn't attractive to young people 4

5 When will you finish weaving the basket? 5

6 The artisans are carving the eggshells carefully 6

2 Underline the content words in the sentences Practise reading the sentences aloud.

1 My carpets were woven by a famous artisan

2 In his free time, my brother often goes for a walk in the park

3 They didn't make this table by hand

4 People love going to museums to widen their knowledge

5 Where can I find similar vases?

6 We changed the design of our traditional products to attract more customers

1 Complete each sentence with a word/phrase from the box There is one extra word/phrase.

basketspaintings pottery drum silk lacquerware conical hats

1 These products are called because they are decoratively covered with lacquer

2 These are made ofthin bamboo strips that are woven together

3 To play this you should use your hands, not sticks

4 This vase is a beautiful piece of It's made from clay dug from our river banks

5 Lots of Vietnamese girls like wearing and 00 dai.

6 When Igo somewhere on holiday, Iusually buy . as souvenirs because I loveworks of art

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2 Choose A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.

1 The flower was out of a single piece of valuable wood

2 In this town, they all the frames in steel

3 She is skilled at cloth

4 If you like, I can flowers on the cushion covers for you

5 Is it true that you this woollen hat yourself?

6 The doll has been out of clay

3 Complete the passage by filling each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

Some people ask me if I like living in my hometown The answer is certainly 'yes'

The simple reason is that it has lots of (1.interest) places If you want

to widen your knowledge of the past, you can go to the museum It's a (2 history)

building, with a big collection of valuable artefacts There is also a

craft village in my hometown There, the (3 village) make drums

Their drums are not only famous in the (4 local) , but also nationwide

You can visit the old workshop, where drums are still made in the traditional way

Some of them are huge! Another (5 attract) in my hometown is the

local library It's an (6 educate) place where anyone can borrow

books and take them home to read Besides, it also has a (7.read)

club I'm one of its members, and we gather once a week to discuss what we've

read together My hometown is also a (8.culture) centre, with many

traditional festivals and activities I love it very much

4 Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.

1 I love going to this place it's the quietest place in the city

2 They keep changing the decoration of the shop they can attract more young people

3 she's young, she's the most famous artisan in the village

4 Do you know who's his pottery workshop?

A.bringing out B.taking over C.passing down D.turning down

5 I've the product catalogue and decided to buy this table

A.found out B.closed down C.looked through D.lived on

6 This sports centre is so small that it cannot the demands of local residents

A.keep up with B.face up to C.deal about D.set up

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5 Make a complex sentence from each pair of sentences Use the subordinator provided in brackets and make any necessary changes.

1 There are modern knitting machines The artisans in my village like using traditional looms.(although)

2. Many children like to go to BatTrang Ceramic village They can make their own pottery there (as)

3 We have to follow more than ten stages We can make a simple conical hat (so that)

4 Sinhpaintings are special.They are burned after worship (since)

5. We'll have to phone you first.Then we'll organise the trip (before)

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-6 We were visiting an old building They were going to a traditional market (while)

6 Complete each sentence using a verb from A in the correct form and a particle from B You can use any particle more than once.

1 What time does your mother usually in the morning?

2 We must the train times so that we can take the earliest

train to Hai Phong

3 My favourite writer has another best-seller

4 We're Iots of complaints from customers about the quality of

these shirts

5 Why did you your workshop? I thought that it was

running quite well

6 I had to their invitation to take part in

the trip because my father didn't allow me to go

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A Shirts, ties,scarves, handbags, and some other things.

B Well, they are of high quality and very versatile They make thewearers feel cool in summer and warm in winter

C It's well-known for silk and silk products We're very proud to

be one of the most famous silk villages in Viet Nam

D Yes,we do We still use traditional looms to weave the silk

E We have to change the designs of our products and improvetheir quality all the time There's a lot of competition from theother silk villages

F Yes,of course.A lot of households open their own shops in thevillage We also export our silk products to other countries

G It depends If you buy a silk scarf with hand-embroidereddecoration, it'll be very expensive Otherwise, I think the pricesare reasonable

Could you tell us what your village is famous for?

reasons why it is famous

its special characteristics

any challenge it faces

whether people can live on producing/making it

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1 Choose the correct answer A, 8, C, or 0 to complete Mi's email to her new friend, Elisa.

mi /astmail.com

To: elisa" quickmail.com

Subject My favourie places of interest

~ Arial • to • '"'/ B I Y a: It =I

Dear Elisa,

Thanks very much for your email It was

interesting

I 1) like going to museums in my

my city,but I like the Museum of Fine Arts IJ

the most.I love art,so(2) 1have free

time, I go to this museum.There's a great

mix (3) art from across the eras,

including some really impressive modern

Vietnamese paintings.What I especially like about the museum is

that (4) of its galleries have an introduction in Vietnamese,

English,and French.It (5) that I can learn lots of English

while enjoying the art works

Another place of interest that I love is the (6) park.It's near

my house,so I go there almost every day.Sometimes I go for a walk

around the park with my mother Sometimes I choose a beautiful

place in it to sit and draw some sketches And sometimes I just sit

(7) a bench, doing nothing, just watching people passing

by.It's really relaxing

Ihope someday I'll have a(8) to visit your National Portrait

Gallery and Hyde Park

Until the next email,

Mi

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2 Fill each blank with a suitable word from the box to complete a passage about Doi Tam Drum-making village.

with a diameter of 1.5 metres To make a drum, the craftsmen have

Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are

the USA

introduced

3 Read a passage about the Somerset Levels and do the exercises that follow.

began in the area a long time ago At the beginning of the 19th century, more than three thousand acres

of willow trees were planted commercially there because the area provided an excellent natural habitatfor their cultivation

I'd seen willow baskets before I visited the Levels, but I was still amazed at the variety of products made

by the basket makers there They make lobster pots, bread trays, and even passenger baskets for hotair balloons

Although the arrival of plastics in the 1950s caused the basket making industry to decline, willow growing

Willow growers and basket makers have dealt with this challenge by

finding new markets and innovative ways of using willow They make

a Match the words with their definitions.

a black substance made by burning wood slowly in an oven with little air, usedfor drawing

a tree with long branches and long thin leaves that often grows near water

b Decide if the sentences are T (true) or F (false).

industry in the area in the 1950s

C Answer the questions.

, Make sentences using the words and phrases below You can add extra words or make changes.

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2 Complete each complex sentence using your own ideas.

2 My mother goes to Bat Trang Ceramic Village every month so that

3 You receive an email from Elena, your pen pal in the UK She asks you to write to her about your favourite places of interest in your area.

Write an email telling her about these places

When you come to my city, I hope I'll be able to show you some of these places

Bye for now,

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village, famous, making for

2 tablecloths, expensive are

6 artisans, carefully are

2 1.My carpets were woven by a famous artisan

2 In his free time, my brother often goes for a walk in the park

3.They didn't make this table by hand

4 People love9 Qlng to museums to widen their knowledge

5 Where can I find similar vases?

6 We changed the design of our traditional products to attract more customers

4 Sinh paintings are special since they are burned after worship.

3a 1.F 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.E

b 1.F (It's one of the oldest.) 4.F (It still plays an important role in the area now.)

3.F (It made the basket making industry decline 6.T

C 1.They're in South West England

2.More than three thousand acres

3.He was amazed by the numerous products created by the basket makers

4.Charcoal for artists, bower seats for gardens, lobster pots, balloon baskets,or willow coffins

5.Yes, it is

I 1.There are some famous pottery villages in Viet Nam such as Chu Dau, Bat Trang, and Bau True

2.Bau Truc is one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia

3.lt is located about ten kilometres from Phan Rang City

4.There, young girls from twelve to fifteen years old begin to learn how to make pottery

5.They know how to make pottery products from pots to small jars

2 Chau: You don't seem happy about the new gym being buit.

Duong: 1don't What about you?

3 Daughter: Everybody's going to the party.What about ~ mum? Shall we go, too?

Mother : 1won't But you can go

4 Nick : They live in the inner city, but they're homeless

Phong: Are they? Where do they sleep at night?

2 Mark the underlined words as W (weak) or S (strong) Then act out the conversations with a partner

1. A: Look at those people over there Do you know them?

B: I know her,but I don't know him

2. A: Who broke that vase?

B: You did!

A: No1didn't you did!

3. A: Are you feeling all right?

B: 1am, but my dog isn't

4. A: She said she knew the way

B: But she's not here now

3 Work with a partner Create a similar conversation in which there are pronouns pronounced in strong and weak forms.

3 Whentheair,water,etc.

is dirty and dangerous

4 People who live by

asking others for

money or food

where living conditions

are very bad

6 A situation where too

many people live in

one place

7 Having no home or nowhere to live

8 An act that goes against the public good

1 Complete the following puzzle.

Across

1 The noun form of the

word 'poor'

2 A long line of cars that

moves very slowly or

doesn't move at all

featurekeep up with

1 Some people believe that skyscrapers are a _ of big cities

2 We have to more schools to meet the demand of the increasing numbers

of children in the area

3 Ho Chi Minh City is like a of people from different areas

4 While visiting Da Nang, we all the World Heritage Sites nearby

5 The is a kind of circular junction, where traffic flows continuously around

a central island

O It is difficult to the rapid pace of change in big cities

7 The _ area includes the city itself, and the surrounding suburbs or otherurban areas

8 During the morning and evening rush hours, cities often become withpeople and vehicles

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3 Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to finish the sentences.

1 Our city has some fashionable shops, but they are not very (afford)

2 Many people move to the city because they enjoy the (pleasure)

and(convenience) lfe there

3 New York is a multi-(culture) city Ithas people from all

over the world living in it

4 City authorities are spending (much) and (much) _

money on public transport to make it(good)

5 -What's the (small) country in the world?

- I think it's Monaco

1 When I turned up, the town hall was already_ of teenagers

2 She turned the newjob in New York because she didn't want to move

3 This city has one of the most underground rail networks in the wo d

A.efficient B.fashionable C.cosmopolitan D.fascinated

4 This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs the other one

A.so much as B.as many as C.twice as much as D.wice as many

5 Today's cities are than cities in previous times

A.lots larger B.much larger C.as large D.the largest

6 After I found all the information I needed,1 the computer

A.turned off B.switched on C.looked for D.put off

7 Japan is the developed country in the world

A.most second B.second in most C.second most

8 Factories and offices should be built in areas only

A.rural B.coastal C.cultural

D.two most

D.urban

1 That's enough for today - let's go A the foreign visitors arou dhis family's workshop

2 Tam had a good opportunity to show B on well with the people she works with

3 Our class are really looking C on with it tomorrow

4 He'd like to have more time to think D up with the others any more

5 Janet is very friendly and generally gets

6 Halfway through the race, Phong

found that he couldn't keep

E forward to having a trip to the National Park

F over everything before he makes a decision

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6 Complete each sentence with the correct form of a verb from the box You don't need to use all of them.

live

breaktake

getfind

givegoturn

1 -Has Phuc arrived yet?

3 It's not easy to up smoking My uncle has tried to do it lots of times without success

4 Sorry,I don't mean to interrupt you Please on and finish what you a,e saying

5 I enjoyed living in London, but it didn't really up to my expectations

6 I'm sorry I'm late,but the car down on the way here,so I had to phone for a taxi

7 Read the text and underline the six phrasal verbs Match each of them with a synonym/definition given, according to its meaning in the text.

try to find or getincreasing

write (down)reject

realise the truthgave time and attention

When Laura was a university student in the city, she found it very

difficult to live on her grant when prices were going up all th~ _-

time, so she decided to look for a part-time job When she saw an

advertisement in the paper for snack bar staff, she sat down to applY

forthejob Shewasn't sure how bestto present herselfon paper, so she

just put down the details of her education and experience The owne

of the bar rang some days later to ask her to come for an interview th

following day When she arrived, she was nervous

because she felt sure he could see through her

claims to have worked as a waitress before, and

would turn her down But finally the interview

was over, and he shook hands with her and

said,'See you next week, then!' _

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