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Trang 1Unit 4 : SPECIAL EDUCATION
* Pronunciation: / / - / /
* Grammar and vocabulary : 1 The + adjectives
2 Used to + infinitive
3 Which as a connector
4 Special education
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1 a proper b opposite c biology d continue
2 a quarter b although c want d tall
3 a aunt b broad c bought d draw
4 a airport b forty c sorrow d normal
5 a watching b quantity c smallest d wander
II/ Read the explanations carefully and try to guess what the words are The first letter of each word has been given
1 less mentally developed than other people for a particular age : m_ _ _ _ _ _ _ r_ _ _ _ _ _ _
2 that takes or needs a lot of time : t_ _ _-c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 visit : d_ _ _ b_
4 the act of showing and explaining how to do something : d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5 unable to hear : d_ _ _
6 unable to speak : d_ _ _
7 the quality of having firmly decided to succeed in doing sth even if it is very difficult : d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8 unable to use a part of his / her body properly : d_ _ _ _ _ _ _
III/ Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses :
1 I found the visit the most _ ( education )
2 There should be parking places for the _ ( disable )
3 I was _ composing the letter I would write later ( mental )
4 They gave a clear _ of their intentions ( demonstrate )
5 I live alone and I don’t have many _ ( visit )
6 She answered the teacher’s question almost _ ( immediate )
7 My father has been _ for six months He’s trying to find a new job now ( employ )
8 Her _ include tennis and paintings ( active )
9 The buildings have been designed to blend in with their _ ( surround )
10 There is more than one _ of “ garage “ ( pronounce )
IV/ Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets :
A: Do you enjoy ( be ) _ at university ?
B: Yes , I do , although I often miss ( see) _ my old school friends
A: Don’t you mind ( travel ) _ so far everyday ?
B: No , it only takes me an hour or so ( get ) _ there Sometimes I manage(work ) _ on the bus A: Don’t you find all the noise and people prevent you from (concentrate ) _ ?
B: Not really I usually do a bit of reading Are you still at school or have you got a job ?
A: I’m still at school I hope (go ) _ to the university next year , but I haven’t applied anywhere yet
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A: Where would you advice me ( apply ) _ ?
B: What subjects are you studying ?
A: Physics , chemistry and biology I want ( study ) _ physics at university
A: I would recommend ( apply ) _ to Newton University first of all , but why don’t you apply to one or two universities as well ?
V/ Rewrite the sentences, using the + adjective instead of the underlined phrases.
1 People who have lots of money have comfortable lives
- The rich have comfortable lives.
2 We live near a special school for people who can’t hear
3 The old soldiers were holding a service for those who had died
4 The government should do more for people who do not have enough money
5 I’m doing a course on caring for people who are mentally handicapped
6 We need to provide more shelters for people who are without place to live
7 People with severe disabilities need full-time care
8 Life must be hard for people who do not have a job in our society today
9 What can we do to feed people who do not have enough to eat ?
10 Braille is a reading system for people who are unable to see
VI/ Match the sentence pair and join them with “which”:
1 My phone is out of order It means he can’t get about very easily
2 Rachel’s mother paid for the meal This was good for the garden
4 You left the key in the car That was very kind of her
6 The police blocked off the road That seemed to amuse everyone
9 Tom pushed Nick into the swimming pool It’s a real nuisance
10 Jim passed his driving test That was very kind of him
1 My phone is out of order, which is a real nuisance.
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VII/ Write a sentence for each of the following using used to or didn’t use to.
1 Dennis gave up smoking two years ago
- Dennis used to smoke a lot.
2 When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family
3 I quite like drinking coffee in the morning, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger
4 We seem to have lost interest in our work
5 I don’t mind traveling by train now
6 I went to the church when I was a child
7 Since we’ve lived in the countryside, we’ve been much happier
8 Mr Micheal grew tulips but he doesn’t any more
9 I prefer listening to classical music now, although when I was young I couldn’t stand it
10 My sister looked so fat when she returned from Paris
VIII/ Make the correct choice :
1 Delegates expressed strong _ to the scheme
2 Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines
a taking much time b taking little time c odd d not affected by time
3 I have been fascinated by _ since I was at secondary school
4 He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age He’s _ child
a mentally ill b mentally retarded c mentally alert d mentally restricted
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6 He invented a new kind of wheelchair for the _
7 She displayed some of her paintings at the local _
8 He earns his living by taking photographs He’s a/ an _ photographer
9 In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well
a inability speak b inability to see c inability to hear d mentally impairment
10 The aim of the LIVE project is to train students from developing _
11 _ he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic keyboard instrument called the Hammond organ
12 _ the storm, I would have been home before eight
13 The government is doing nothing to help _
14 It rained all the time, _ was a great pity
15 _ you really need is a long holiday
16 I _ like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager
17 Rick left the party early because he _ a headache
18 Claude didn’t _ in Canada
19 I remember you You to school here
20 One day last March, I _ a very strange letter
21 Can you show me the film in this camera ?
22 I didn’t like the noise in the city at first But now _ here
a I got used to living b I’m used to living c I used to live d I used to living
23 Galileo his first telescope in 1609
24 Last summer, we had _ holiday in Spain
25 _ at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone
26 _ were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance
a Injuries b Injured person c The injured d The injury
27 The _The _ are those who cannot speak
a blind b deaf c dump d sighted
28 Disabled children with special _ needs are taken good care to develop both mentally and physically
a educate b education c educator d educational
29 He makes money by raising poultry and cattle
a creates b earns c produces d spends
30 Low _of animal fat generally leads to risk of heart diseases
a consume b consuming c consumption d consumer