It didn’t stay on that road for very long, but turned left onto a road which went through a small bamboo forest.. Finally , the bus dropped everyone off at the parking lot ten meters [r]
Trang 1UNIT 1 : A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
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Tim: Are you hungry, Carlo?
Carlo: Yes.
Tim: Okay Let’s go to a restaurant downtown If we go through the park, we can catch
a bus on Ocean Driver
Carlo: That’s fine I really like walking in the park You’re lucky to have a place like this
close to your home It’s so beautiful with all the trees and flowers and a pond in the middle
Tim: Carlo! Be careful You’re walking the grass The park keeper is growing some
more - you’ll kill the new grass!
Carlo: Oh, sorry, I didn’t see the sign
Tim: Come on It’s time we caught the bus.
Carlo: It that our bus,Tim?
Tim: No that’s a 103 bus We want the number 130.
Carlo: Where are we going to eat?
Tim: It’s up to you There’s a new Mexican restaurant in town.
Carlo: Oh, no I can eat Mexican food at home I love American food I’d rather eat
hamburgers
Tim: Okay I know exactly where we need to go!
UNIT 2:CLOTHING
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Announcer ( on Public Announcement )
Attention please Here is a special announcement A little girl is reported missing She was last seen 20 minutes ago near the main entrance to the Car Fair Her name’s Mary and she is 3 years old She has short dark hair She’s wearing shorts - blue shorts and a long- sleeved white blouse She’s wearing a pair of shoes – brown shoes She may be carrying a large doll If you see Mary, please bring her to the Information Desk Her father’s waiting for her there Thank you
UNIT 3 : A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
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At 6.30 in the morning , the bus collected Ba and his family from their home After picking everyone up , the bus continued north on Highway Number 1 It crossed the Dragon Bridge and stopped at the gas station to get some more fuel Then , it left the highway and turned left onto a smaller road westward This road ran between green paddy fields , so the people on the bus could see a lot of cows and buffaloes The road ended before a big store beside a pond Instead of turning left towards a small airport , the bus went in the opposite direction It didn’t stay on that road for very long, but turned left onto a road which went through a small bamboo forest Finally , the bus dropped everyone off at the parking lot ten meters from a big old banyan tree It parked there and waited for people to come back in the evening
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Host : Kate , Can I introduce you to Nga ? She’s studying English here in London Kate : Hello , Pleased to meet you.
Nga : Pleased to meet you , too
Kate : Where are you from , Nga ?
Nga : I’m from Viet Nam.
Kate : Why are you studying English here ?
Nga : I need it for my job.
Kate : Really ? So , what do you do ?
Nga : I work for a bank , an international bank in Ha Noi.
Kate : Oh, I see Did you learn English at school ?
Nga : Yes , and at university , too But I’ve forget er…foreget…
Kate : Forgotten
Nga : Yes , of course I’ve forgotten a lot of it I want to improve my writing skills
You know… sometimes I have to write letter in English
Kate : What about listening , Nga ?
Nga : It’s terrible This is my biggest problem People talk very quickly and I can’t
understand them
Kate : Do you like studying English ?
Nga : Oh yes It’s an interesting language and it’s very useful ; and I can talk to people
from all over the world… And I can understand the words of my favorite songs , too
Kate : Well That’s very good Good luck to you , Nga.
UNIT 5 : THE MEDIA
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Chau : Dad , I’m doing an assignment Can you help me with the information ?
Chau’s father : What is the assignment about ?
Chau : It’s about the important dates of the media Where and when did the first printed
newspaper appear , Dad ?
Chau’s father : It first appeared in the 7th or 8th century AD , in China
Chau : And when was the telegraphy invented ?
Chau’s father : Perhaps it was in the late 19 th century Do you know what two new forms of news media appeared in the early 20 th century?
Chau : Radio and newsreels?
Chau’s father : Excellent ! And when did television become commercially viable ,
can you guess ?
Chau : In the 1940s ?
Chau’s father : No It was in the 1950s
Chau : When did the Internet become a major force in journalism ?
Chau’s father : In the mid-and late 1990s.
Chau : Thank you , Dad Now I can answer all the questions for my assignment.