GIÁO ÁN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 HỌC KÌ I

What bad leisure activities do some teenagers like doing these days.. What activities should teenagers do in their leisure time.. I'm fourteen years old and I live in Sydney, Australia,

100 ENGLISH EXERSIES

Grade: 8

Teacher: Nguyễn Văn Dũng

Student: ………

LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS

becom e

trở n?n

Cho vay

4. Bite bit bitten Cắn 44 Lose lost lost Thua

5. Blow blew blown Thổi 45 Make made made Chế tạo

7. Bring

brough t

brough t

Mang

Trả

9. Burn Burnt Burnt Ch?y 49 Read read read Đọc

10 Buy bought bought mua 50 Ride rode ridden Đạ xe

11 Catch caught caught bắt 51 Ring rang rung Nhẫn

14 Cut cut cut cắt tỉa 54 Say said said N?i

15 Do did done l?m xong 55 See saw seen Xem

16 Draw drew drawn R?t ra 56 Sell sold sold B?n

17 Drink drank drunk say 57 Send sent sent Gửi

18 Drive drove driven L?i xe 58 Shine shone shone Tỏa s?ng

19 Eat ate eaten Ăn 59 Show showed shown Chỉ

20 Fall fell fallen rơi 60 Sing sang sung H?t

22 Feel felt felt Cảm thấy 62 Sleep slept slept Ngủ

23 Fight fought fought chiến đấu 63 Smell smelt smelt M?i

24 Find found found t?m 64 Speak spoke spoken N?i

25 Fly flew Flown Bay 65 Spend spent spent Ti?u

26 Forget forgot

forgott en

qu?n

66 Spoil Spoil /ed Spiol / ed

Bị giật

27 Get got got c? 67 Stand stood stood Đứng

28 Give gave given được 68 Steal stole stolen Lấy trộm

29 Go went gone

Kh?ng c?

Qu?t

30 Grow grew grown mới lớn 70 Swim swam swum Bơi

31 Hang hung hung treo 71 Take took taken Lấy

32 Have had had Đ? c? 72 Teach taught taught Dạy

33 Hear heard heard nghe 73 Tell told told N?i

34 Hide hid hidden Ẩn 74 Think thought thought Nghĩ

35 Hold held held tổ chức 75 Throw threw thrown N?m

Understa nd

understo

37 Keep kept kept Giữ 77 Wake woke woken Wake

38 Know knew known Nổi tiếng 78 wear wore worn mặc

39 Lead led led Dẫn 79 Win Won Won thắng

40 Learn learnt learnt đ? 80 Write wrote written Viết

LIST OF REGULAR VERBS

1 Add Added Added Th?m 41 Mind Minded Minded T?m l?

2 Advise Advised Advised Khuy?n 42 Miss Missed Missed Bị bỏ lỡ

4 Ask Asked Asked Y?u cầu 44 Need Needed Needed Cần

5 Attend Attended Attended Tham dự 45 Open Opened Opened mở

6 Attract Attracted Attracted Thu h?t 46 Organize Organized Organized Tổ chức

7 Avoid Avoided Avoided Tr?nh 47 Paint Painted Painted Sơn

8. Behave Behaved Behaved

Cư xử

qua

9 Believe Believed Believed Tin 49 Perform Performed Performed Thực hiện

10 Borrow Borrowed Borrowed Mượn 50 Plant Planted Planted Trồng

11. Change Changed Changed

14 Cross Crossed Crossed Vượt qua 54 Promise Promised Promised Hứa

15 Decide Decided Decided Quyết định 55 Protect Protected Protected bảo vệ

16.

Decora

te

Decorate d

Decorate d

Depende d

Develope d

Đ? ph?t triển 58.

Remembe r

Remembere d

Remembere d

Discovere d

Ph?t hiện

60 Report Reported Reported b?o c?o

21. Dislike Disliked Disliked

Kh?ng th?

ch 61 Request Requested Requested

Y?u cầu

22 Enjoy Enjoyed Enjoyed Th?ch 62 Return Returned Returned Trả lại

23 Explore Explored Explored kh?m ph? 63 Seem Seemed Seemed C? vẻ

24 Fill Filled Filled Đầy 64 Smile Smiled Smiled Mỉm cười

25 Finish Finished Finished Đ? kết th?c 65 Start Started Started Bắt đầu

26 Fit Fitted Fitted Trang bị 66 Stay Stayed Stayed Ở lại

27 Gather Gathered Gathered Thu thập 67 Stop Stopped Stopped dừng lại

28 Hate Hated Hated Gh?t 68 Study Studied Studied học

29 Help Helped Helped gi?p 69 Suggest Suggested Suggested Đề xuất

30. Hope Hoped Hoped

Introduce d

Giới thiệu

71 Travel Traveled Traveled Đi du lịch

32 Invent Invented Invented Ph?t minh 72 Try Tried Tried thử

33 Join Joined Joined Gia nhập 73 Use Used Used sử dụng

34 Learn Learned Learned học 74 Visit Visited Visited truy cập

35 Like Liked Liked Đ? th?ch 75 Wait Waited Waited đợi

36 Listen Listened Listened Nghe 76 Want Wanted Wanted truy n?

37 Live Lived Lived Sống 77 Wash Washed Washed Rửa sạch

38 Look Looked Looked Nh?n 78 Watch Watched Watched xem

39 Love Loved Loved Y?u 79 Weigh Weighed Weighed C?n nặng

40.

Manag

e Managed Managed

Quản l?

80 Work Worked Worked l?m việc

UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES

A PRONUNCIATION:

I Choose the word having the underlined parl pronounced diferently in each line.

B USE OF ENGLISH

II Find which word does not belong to each group

1 A skateboarding B football C badminton D reading

3 A sports B the news C a reality show D a comedy

4 A a new language B practice C.an event D a skill

5 A Watching TV B relaxing C collecting stamps D making

origami

7 A visiting teacher B visiting relatives C going

8 A texting B going to the cinema C hanging out

D reading

III Put the correct word/ phrase in the box under each piclure.

doingyoga     makingcrafts     going tishing     listening to music

playing tootball     reading     watchingTV     surfing the Internet

flying kite     playing computer games

IV Write the activities in the box into the correct column.

acting     badminton     cards     chess    dimbing

gymnastics     handicratts     jogging     karate    puzzles

rollerblading skateboarding surting the guitar volleyball

V Use the gerund of tlie verbs iit the box to complete the sentences.

1    My sister enjoys _aerobics in the morning,

2    Lucia tancies emaiis atter dinner

3    In his free time, Quang iikes_photographs

4    Are you interested in handbail, Peter?

5    Vinh's brother loves _torelgn coins, does??t he?

6 David hates _a bike to school on rainy days

7 I preter _DVDs to going to the cinema

8 Nam detests _the dishes every day

9 We dor?t mind _to ciassical music

10   The Robinsons adore _Vletnamese food

VI Put the verbs in the braekets into infiitliive (V/to V) or gerund ing).

(V-1 John dislikes (work) _in front of a Computer all day,

2 I'd iike (visit) _the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnoiogy thisweekend

3    l'd rather (make) _cratts than iisten to music

4    Minh loves (help) _her parents with DIY projects

5    Quang hates (take) _the dog for a walk

6    We all adored (do) _aerobics when we were young

7    You should (piay) _sports to keep fịt

8    They don't need (watch) _that programme if they dor?tiike it

9 Do you fancy (socialise) _  with friends?

10  My brother preters (surf) _the Net

VII Multiple choice:

1 Does your grandma walking?

To start your speech: In fact/ Generally speaking/ Actually/ Well/ To tell the

true/ Yeah/

I think/ Hmm/ Oh/ Let me see/ Wow/ As a matter of fact/

Giving an opinion: I think that… /In my opinion

Agreeing: I agree with you.; That's so true.; Exactly

Disagreeing: I'm afraid I don’t agree.; I don't think so.; I disagree with you.

To show your surprise: Really?/ Great!/ Ugh!/ How exciting!/ Wonderful!/

Fantastic!…Phew!

To give further information: I mean that…/ Besides/ Furthermore/ In

A enjoy B enjoying C to enjoy D enjoys

2 He don’t mind _ mountain-climbing

A doing B collecting C taking D going

3 I find dancing because we can work with music

A interesting B is interesting C it is interesting

D to be interesting

4 I adore to my friend in my free time

A talk B talks C talking D is talking

5 To check out something means _ something or get more

information about it in order to be certain that it is suitable (or true, or safe)

look at

6 If something is right up your street, it is the type of thing that you are

interested in or that you _ doing

A enjoy B hate C dislike D don’t mind

7 Listening to the folk songs will help you learn Vietnamese. _

A easy B more easier C easier D more easily

8 We can buy craft kit in a

A library B bookstore C sports club D

museum

9 If your hobby is reading, you will fancy

A doing DIY B texting C looking for novels D

making origami

10 When I have time, I like doing sports to relax my mind

VIII Complete each sentence below, using the correct form of the verb

in brackets (2.5)

1 Do you think you (meet) An this weekend? – I’m not sure

2 Don’t worry I (go) _ swimming with you tomorrow

3 I enjoy (fish) because it (be) relaxing

4 My friends hate (eat) out They think it (cost) a lot of money

5 They like (fancy) in the countryside I think they (move) _

to our hometown next year

6 We (go) to the cinema twice a month We all love (watch) the latest films

C SPEAKING:

Part 1: Talk about your leisure time:

7

To start your speech: In fact/ Generally speaking/ Actually/ Well/ To tell the

true/ Yeah/

I think/ Hmm/ Oh/ Let me see/ Wow/ As a matter of fact/

Giving an opinion: I think that… /In my opinion

Agreeing: I agree with you.; That's so true.; Exactly

Disagreeing: I'm afraid I don’t agree.; I don't think so.; I disagree with you.

To show your surprise: Really?/ Great!/ Ugh!/ How exciting!/ Wonderful!/

- When I have free time, I enjoy /fancy/ like

- I really enjoy /fancy/ like in my leisure time.

2 What do you dislike doing in your leisure time? (using computer/ gardening/

hanging out )

- I dislike /hate/ detest in my leisure time.

3 Who do you like to spend your free time with the most?( my close friend

/classmate/ brother…)

- I like to spend my free time with the most.

4 Where do you spend most of your free time? ( at a soprt club/ at home /

outdoors/ indoors… )

- I spend most of my leisure time

5 How much time do you often spend on your leisure time? (one /two /three…)

- I spend about (2, 3, 4 ) hours a week on my leisure time

6 What does this activity help you? (good points/ benefits/advantages)

- This activity helps me widen my knowledge, helps me relax, keeps me fit, refreshes my mind, helps me make many friends all over the country.

7 How do you feel when you join your leisure time?

- I feel ( quite satisfied/ relaxed/ excited) after a hard school work/ day.

8 What do you think about your activities?

a - I think this activity is really (useful /unusual/ interesting /creative / cheap/

….)

b - I find / believe this activity very (unusual/ interesting /creative / cheap/

….)

Part 2: Talk about using technology:

1 What are the benefits of using the computer?

The benefits of using the computer are: widening our knowledge, training our mind and memory, improving our English, helping us relax and sharing emotions, …

2 What are the problems with using technology in your free time?

Using technology may make our eyes tired and dizzy We may have a pain in our back when we are sitting too long in front of the computers and we meet our friends less and less.Therefore, we don’t develop social skills and also weaken our real relationships and friendships because we may live in a virtualworld

3 What bad leisure activities do some teenagers like doing these days?

They take part in playing computer games too much, motorbike racing on the streets; alcohol drinking; drug taking and so on…

4 What activities should teenagers do in their leisure time?

They should take part in /join in/ participate doing a team sport; volunteering community…

5 Why do they should do these activities?

Because these activities are good for their physical health, help them totally relax, strengthen their friendships and develop social skills

D READING

I Read the passage and choose the correct answer:

Quang is watering his garden and can't wait to pick the ripe fruit He spendsmost of his spare time looking after the garden Sounds great, doesn't it? But hisgarden is a virtual one

In today's world, teenagers rely on technology more than in the past This can

be a problem because using computers too much may have harmful effect onboth their minds and bodies They prefer watching TV and playing computergames to reading books, perhaps because they don't have to think and imagine

as much They don’t join clubs or have hobbies and they don't play sports Theysit in front of the computer all the time They don't get out of the house, evenfor a walk They are in a world that doesn't exist

While Quang now knows the names of many plants, and his English seems to beimproving as he chats with his 'gaming friends from all over the world, hisparents are getting worried They want him to get out more They are eventhinking of banning him from using the computer

1 What is Quang’s leisure activity?

II Read the following passage and decide whether

the statements are True (f), False (F) or have No Information (NI).

LEISURE TIME

Hello! My name's Johnny I'm fourteen years old and I live in Sydney, Australia, Ijust want to talk about how my friends and I spend our free time My best friendsare Tom and David They are in the same class as me.

Teenagers often complain they're bored and have nothing to do I can'tunderstand them I'm never bored If the weather is nice, we go for a walk or weride our bikes All of us love rollerblading, We often play football, asketball orcricket in the park and when it is rainy, we go to the sports centre Here weusually play table tennis or go swimming If you play a musical instrument it's agood fun! I play the guitar and practise a lot At home I usually listen to music

or read magazines and books Of course, as other teenagers I often go on theInternet or play computer games - but not always! It's a pity that a lot ofteenagers live their lives on several public sites like Facebook or Twitter! Theyhad better make real friends!

In the evenings I sometimes watch TV I often invite my friends over for dinner

or a cup of tea and we play chess or cards At the weekend we go hiking, fishing

or sometimes we go to the cinema We like comedies

4/ He plays a musical instrument

5/ At home he helps a lot

6/ He likes listening to rock music

7/ He is addicted to the Internet

8/ He has a Facebook profile

9/ In the evenings he's usually at

home,

10/ He never goes out at the

weekends

III-Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below.

In the 1970s, skateboarding suddenly became very popular At first,skateboarders moved slowly on flat, smooth areas Then they began to ridequickly This is called ‘freestyle’ skateboarding Soon they were skateboardingskillfully up ramps and doing tricks in the air This is called ‘ramp’skateboarding Then they started skateboarding and doing tricks on the street.This was ‘street-style’ skateboarding – a combination of freestyle and ramp Forthis, the skateboarders needed protective clothing such as knee and elbow padsand helmets This allowed them to skateboard safely

Today skateboarding is still a very popular sport, and there are lots ofcompetitions

Note: skateboarding (n) = môn trượt ván

1 When did skateboarding become very popular?

1 People in Viet Nam spend more leisure time than Japanese do

2 This painting is not the same as that one

_

3 This picture is quite different from the picture in our room

isn’t _

4 Going to the cinema is more interesting than staying at home

6 Thai thinks skateboarding is more exciting than playing football

Thai doesn’t think

1 it’s funny and useful.

2 I feel totally relax and quite

15 Cruising in cars

16 Playing home video games

17 Playing computer games

18 Using the Internet

19 Using a computer at elsewhere

20 Playing online games

8 it builds my social skills.

9 it trains my mind and memory.

10 it helps me share my emotions with my friends and forget all my tiredness.

11 It develops our real relationships and friendships

1 I adore watching TV in my free time because it widens my knowledge

Part 1 What do you think is the best leisure activity for teenagers?

- What is the best leisure activity for teenagers?

- What might this activity conclude?

- What are the three benefits of group activity?

- What is your conclusion on this idea?

- playing a team sport

- joining a hobby group

- volunteering

community

- proud to be a member of a group

- help teenagers make friends Friendships are important.

- make friends with people who have the same interests

- develop teenagers’ confidence and esteem

self help them build new skills.

- easier to focus on their activities

Independent leisure activities are less interrupted or chatting.

- help teenagers make their own decisions! They decide what to do and when to do.

- feel relaxed and quite joyful during their favorite free time activity.

- bring family members closer

- enjoy warm family atmosphere

- show love and share emotions one other

- enhance / develop family traditions

- limit the chance for children to use drugs and alcohol.

Group activities

I believe the best leisure activity for teenagers is any group activity This could

be playing a team sport, joining a hobby group or even volunteering Firstly,teenagers like to feel proud to be a member of a group Secondly, being part of

a group helps teenagers make friends Friendships are very important toteenagers In addition, they will make friends with people who have the sameinterests as them For these reasons, I think group activities are best forteenagers

Individual activities

Family activities

Part 2 Should parents decide how teenagers spend their free time?

a) Do you agree that parents should decide how teenagers spend their free time?

b) Explain why you agree or disagree (three reasons/ benefits)

c) What is your conclusion on this idea?

Topics Agreeme

nt

Why (reasons/ benefits) Paren - Yes - guide their children to choose useful and safe

- helps teenagers avoid negative behaviours.

Without parent’s help, teenagers may become violent during their leisure time Some may be addictive to alcohol drinking.

- develop teenagers’ social skills This improves children lifestyle.

- No - understand children better than order them.

- really like to choose their own leisure activity.

Teenagers need free time to explore their own interests, be with friends or just unwind

- would like to be behaved and respected as an adult That means they have rights to do what they prefer.

- feel relaxed and quite joyful if they take part in their favorite free time activity

YES!

In my opinion, teenagers should let their parents decide how to spend their free

time Firstly, parents should guide their children to choose useful and safeactivities Parents are more experienced and wiser Secondly, this way helpsteenagers avoid negative behaviours Without parent’s help, teenagers maybecome violent during their leisure time Some may be addictive to alcohol

drinking Moreover, it also develops teenagers’ social skills This improveschildren lifestyle For these reasons / As I have noted/, I believe it is better if

parents make decision on their children’s leisure activity

NO!

In my opinion, parents should not

_

Part 3.Should teenagers spend their leisure time on outdoor activities?

a) Do you agree that teenagers should spend their leisure time on outdoor

Yes - can offer a more complete recreation and renewal

- be easier to happen than indoor activities do

- can breathe fresh air, and enjoy the complete peace that only nature brings

- provide them with renewal to / refresh the body, mind

- bring them more fun than indoor activities do

- release all their stress and tiredness

- make them feel totally relaxed/happier.

In my opinion, although many children spend most of their time indoor activities,

they should participate in outdoor activities Firstly, outdoor activities are

easier to happen than indoor activities do People can breathe fresh air, and

enjoy the complete peace that only nature brings Secondly, outdoor activities provide them with renewal to the body, mind and soul In addition, outdoor

activities give them chances to develop our social and communicative skills For

these reasons, I strongly believe that teenagers should enjoy their   leisure  timeoutdoors

Part 4 : Write a paragraph about how you spend your leisure time

- What do you like doing in your leisure time the most?

- What are the benefits of this activity? (for mental health/ for physical health.)

- How do you feel about your activities?

- What is your conclusion on this idea?

Many teenagers spend their leisure time on indoors However, I love outdooractivities best When I have free time, I enjoy hanging out with my friends Weoften go to the gym and play sports like playing soccer or badminton there I like

to spend my weekend in the swimming pool These activities help me widen myknowledge, help me relax, keep me fit, refreshes my mind Besides, I can makemany friends from other regions I think this activity is really useful, interesting,creative and quite cheap

Part 4.4: Write a paragraph about how you spend your leisure time

(see II Speaking:1,2)

- What do you like doing in your leisure time the most?

- What are the benefits of this activity? (for mental health/ for physical health.)

- How do you feel about your activities?

- What is your conclusion on this idea?

- Although some people hate……,*

- Some people dislike/ don’t mind

- I like / love / enjoy /fancy

……….……in my free/ leisure time the most/best

- However, I like / love / enjoy /fancy

………… best *

- ……… is my favourite leisure activity

- ……… is my first choice (for

my free time)

- Firstly, this activity is good for mental health because /since /as…

When / If / Each time I join in / participate in / take part in this activity, I will /Itwill………

+ fresh my mind;

+ help me forget all my tiredness

+ can / will /may bring me a lot of fun;

+ release my stress;

+ make me feel relaxed and happier

- Secondly, this activity is also good for physical health.

+ It /V-ing also makes me stronger/ improves my health/ makes my heart stronger

+ When / After = V-ing, I eat well/ sleep well

- In addition, / Moreover, / B esides , I feel very / quite /completely /totally

………… ………

- For these reasons / As I have noted / In short I believe/think ….

Although other people love spending their leisure time indoors watching TV, Ifancy playing sports in my leisure time best This could be playing a team sport,joining swimming club or even waliking Firstly, these activities are good formental health because they both help me fresh my mind and bring me a lot offun, so I can forget all my tiredness Secondly, they are helpful for physicalhealth, too Doing sports will make me stronger and makes my heart stronger

Besides, I feel totally relaxed each time I join them In short, playing sports forfreetime is so helpful and better than other activities

_

Part 5.4 Use the suggestions below to write a short paragraph of

around 100 words about the benefits of playing sports for children.

-    Topic sentence: Benefits of playing sports

-    Supporting idea 1: Playing sports is fun and exciting

-    Supporting idea 2: Playing sports keeps kids strong, fit and healthy

-    Supporting idea 3: Sports help develop teamwork and leadership skills

-    Concluding sentence: Children should play sports

UNIT 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

A PRONUNCIATION:

I Choose the word having the underlined parl pronounced diferently in each line.

B USE OF ENGLISH

I Rearrange the letters under each picture to make meaningful word.

Put the correct word in the box under each picture.

tractor

III Fill in

the blanks with the correct words or phrases matching with the verbs

Maybe some verbs can be used more than once

strawberry a bike a fence tea buds a car

a motorbike a notice postcards a memorial a donkey

3 S + Linking verbs +ADV + ADJ: He looks terribly angry

4 Short two- syllable ADJ: clever, narrow, pleasant, simple, quiet, gentle, hollow, shallow, able, angry, happy, easy, noisy, …

5 adverbs of manner:

y fast late hard careful

y early fast late hard carefully

6 Comparative forms of adverbs

1 more/less+ adverb+(than) is the form of comparative for almost all

adverbs of manner ending in ly

Examples:

Can you walk more slowly? I can’t catch up with you

Hanh acts less responsibly than anyone here

2 adverb + er + (than) is the form of comparative of adverbs of manner

with the same form as adjectives

hard →harder late → later

Example:

The rain is coming Let’s run faster

3, Some irregular forms of adverbs of manner:

well→ better; badly → worse

IV Finish the sentences below with a suitable comparative form of

hard, early, late, fast,

1 Your exam score is low I am sure you can do

2 We'll be late for the fair Can you drive ……… ?

3 On Sunday, we can get up ……… than usual

4 The farmers have to work ……… at harvest time

5 You look tired Are you feeling……… than you did this morning?

6 My mother has to get up ……… than us to milk the cows.

V Underline the correct comparative forms to complete the sentences.

1 People in rural areas of Britain talk optimistically more optimistically about thefuture than city| people

2 In India, rural areas are more popularly/popular known as the countryside'

3 A village is less densely populated/ more densely populated than a City

4 City people seem to react quickly/ more quick to changes than country

people

5 Medical help can be less easily/ more easily obtained in a City than in the countryside

6 A buffalo ploughs better/more well than a horse

VI Choose the words/ phrases that do not go with the verb.

1 ride A a donkey B a car C a horse D an

5 put

up A tents B a new fence C umbrellas D nomadic life

VII Multiple choice:

1 My English this term is _ than that of last year

2 Her math result is _ than her English result

3 Detective books are _ than science fiction ones

A more interesting B interestingly C more

interestingly D interesting

4 Lan is _ than her sister

5 He feels _ than last year because his study results are _

happier/better

6 He is _ at maths than at any other subjects

7 Phuong can speak English _ than Minh

more fluently

8 Her voice is _ than her sister’s/

A beautiful B more beautiful C beautifully D more beautifully

9 Her literature result is much _ than it was last year

10 Cinderella danced _ than any other girls at the ball

A more graceful B graceful C gracefully D more gracefully

11 Chemistry is _ than physics

12 Rabbits run _ than tortoises

13 Nam is bad at art but Minh is even _

13 She can pronounce English words _ than she could last term

correctly D correcter

14 The country is _ than the city

A quieter B more quiet C more quietly D quietlier

15 In this class , the students are talking _ than the teacher

A loudly B more loud C loudlier D louder

16 We shouldn’t be _ on any subjects

17 I can learn a subject _ if I like it and _ if I don’t like it

badlier D better/ badly

18 Lan is her _ sister

19    Nam helped his parents _ the rice onto the ox-drawn cart

A load     B collect     C dry D ride

20    In Emi's opinion, city life is more country life

A friendly     B exciting     C natural     D peaceful

21    The sky is _ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view

A tidy     B close     C dense     D    vast

22    Look! Some children are_the buffaloes

A picking     B playing     C driving     D    herding

23    Viet plays the guitar _ than Phong does

A more goodly     B more well     C better     D gooder

24 Medical help is _ easily obtained in remote areas than in towns

A more     B fewer     C less     D    higher

25    Today Peter gets up _ than he did yesterday

A earlier B more early     C    more earlily     D

more earlier

26 He seems to be _ than we thought

A more quick     B more quickly     C quicklier     D quicker

27    The wind is blowing _ than it did last night

A stronger B more strongly C stronglier D more

stronger

28    Is living in the city _ than living in the country?

A more convenient    B as convenient C most

convenient     D so convenient

VIII Use the right question words to complete the following questions.

1. do the Pathen people live?

-    In Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang

2 of your parents can speak Tay language?

- My tather can

3 . do the Khmer people hold Chaul Chnam Thmaytestival?

-    To celebrate the New Year

4 can sleep in the communa! house?

-    Slngỉe men can

5. is a costume of the Lolo peopỉe?

-    I'm not sure But I think it's quite expensive

6 do the local people go the market?

-    Almost people walk and some ride the horse

7 is the ceremony held by the Bru-Van Kieu?

-    Betore sowing seeds

8 kinds of goods are sold at the open-air market?

-    The local Products such as truit and vegetables

9 is it from the town centre to the nearest Chut village?

1    Towns are _ than villages (big)

2    A sofa is _ than a chair (comfortable)

3    Does an ox run _ than a horse? (slow)

4    Laura sings _ than her sister (good)

5,    My house is _ from the river than Nam's house, (far)

6 Minh plays the flute _ than Quang (bad)

7 Traffic in the city is always _ than that in the countryside, (busy)

8   This year the farmers work _ than they did last year, (hard)

9   Villages are _ than towns, (quiet)

10 I think people in this area live _ than those in other areas, (happy)

X Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the

adjectives in the box.

intelligen

1 An elephant is _ a mouse

2 The weather today is it was yesterday

3 A diamond costs a lot of money A diamond is a ruby

4 A lake is _ an ocean

5 A person can think logically A person is an animal

6 Good health is _ money

7 I can buy a bicycle, but not a motorbike A bicycle is _ a

motorbike

8 The last question is _ the others.

9 I think my second essay is the first There were many mistakes in the first essay

10 The food in a street market is than in a supermarket

XI Complete each sentence below, using the correct form of the verb

in brackets

1 Bill ( come) _ back from his farm last week

2 She (not work) _ hard last moth

3 Vegetarians (not eat) _ meat

4 I think it (rain) _tonight

5 They (move) _ to London in 2011

6 You never (know) _ the new students?

7 Hien often (play) _ badminton after class

8 We (not see) _ Nga on Monday

9 Who (teach) _ you English? Mr Tan does

10 The last time we (play) _ tennis was in June

11 I (do) _ my homework at present

12 She (do) _ her homework now

13 Mai (buy) _ a new dress last Sunday She (wear) it next party

14 My brother (leave) _ home 10 years ago

15 What _ you (do) _ last weekend?

16 They (start) _ to learn English when they (be) _

19 You (see) _ Nam last Sunday?

Oh, no I (not see) _ him for many days now

20 My sister (finish) _ school in 1979 and (be) _ a student at the National University since then

21 He (think) _ that She (come) _ back soon

22 I (work) _ this factory since I (be) _ young

23 When he Ivied in Manchester, he (work) _ in a bank

24 He (leave) _ home two week ago and we (not hear)

_ from him since then

25 He fell asleep while he (do) _ his homework

C SPEAKING:

Talk about your like and dislike about life in the countryside:

-People are relaxed, friendly and family-oriented

-The living costs are much low

-There are less regular trafficnoise

-The air is clean and pure

- There are fewer places of entertainment

- There are many kinds of means of tranport

- Cities are often polluled

- There are more traffic jams and accidents

- There are more crime

-The living costs are much expensive

1 What are the benefits / advantages of living in countryside?

The benefits / advantages of living in countryside are: + the country is less polluted……

2 What are the drawbacks / disadvantages of living in countryside?

The drawbacks / disadvantages of living in countryside are: + there are fewer places of

4 What are two things you dislike about life in the countryside? Explain your choice

Life in the countryside has some disadvantages I don’t like First, there are fewer places of

entertainment I don’t know spend my free time there joyfully (your reason)

In addition, I dislike travelling there There so little traffiC It is hard to catch a bus or a taxis (your reason)

be (66) and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem (67)     they are  ill or want to take children to school The city has all theservices that the country lacks, but it (68) has a lot of disadvantages.Cities are often polluled They not (69) have polluted air but also have

noisy streets Everyone is always in a hurry and this (70) that people have

no time to get to know each other and makc friends,

61    A.joy      B  enjoyment     C happiness     D disadvantagcs

62    A quiet     B  quietly     C peace     D peaceful

63    A less     B  own     C just     D only

64    A hurry     B  hurried     C hurriedly     D hurrying

65    A when     B  which     C what     D that

66    A bore     B  bored     C boring    D bores

67 A unless B because C. although  D if

II Choose    the item among A, B, c or D that best answers the question about the passage.

The country is more beauliful than a town and more pleasant to live in Manypeople think so, and go to the conntry for tlie summer holidays though Iheycannot live there all the year round So me have a cottage built in a village sothat they can go there whenever they can find the time

English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very differentfrom one another Almost every village has a church, the round or square lower

of which can be seen from many miles around Sunounding the church is thechurchyard, where people are buried

The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or coltages are builtround it Country life is now fairly comforlable and many villages haverunning water brought through pipes into each house.  Most villages are so close

to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in thevillage shops

1    When do cily people often go the country?

A At the weekends     B    Allthe year round C At Christmas    D.The summer holidays

2    What is the advantage of cily people when they have a cottage built in thevillage?

A    They can have their houses rented B    They can go to thecountỉy at weekcnds

C They can go to the country whenever they can find the time D All arccorrect

3    What is the common feature of English villages?

A    They have a church   

B    They have a church with a tall tower, and a village green

C They have a village green

D They have running water

4    What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?

A The village green B The church C Running water D TheInternet

5    What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?

A    They can go there to buy whatever they want

B    They can go there to buy cheaper things

C They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops

D They can go there to buy luxury goods

III Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Hi! My name is Marek I've been staying in England on an exchange visit and I'vefound it a very interesting experience I've been staying with a boy called Peterand his family for two weeks The first thing I learnt was how to greet Englishpeople When I met Peter and his parents at the airport, I tried to kiss them on

the cheeks His parents looked a bit shocked but let me kiss them, Peter justsmiled and said ”Hi!".

The city where they lived is very interesting, and is much bigger than my smallvillage I've never seen so many motorways, and there's a recycling bin on everycorner It's really noisy, though, and there are so many cars that they need tohave traffic lights everywhere!

I like it here but I think I still prefer the countryside There are more trees andanimals, and not so many factories

In all, I've learnt a lot from my exchange but I'll be glad to get back to Poland Iwonder what Peter will think when he comes to stay here!

1 How long has Marek been in England?

1 People in Viet Nam spend more leisure time than Japanese do

→ People in Japan don’t

_

2 This painting is not the same as that one

3 This picture is quite different from the picture in our room

isn’t

4 Going to the cinema is more interesting than staying at home

6 Thai thinks skateboarding is more exciting than playing football

Thai doesn’t think

-Houses Old, small, earthen,

wooden…

New, bigger, brick, concrete

-The roads in the

air conditioners, smart TV,the Internet…

a cinema, a park, aswimming pool

an amusement center, acultural house…

-Service No shops, no clinic, an old

A big , new school nearby every child going to school…

-Visitors No visitors… Many city dwellers, some

foreigners…

Topic sentence:

- Today my (grandparents’) village has changed a lot It is much better now

than the past

- These days life in my (uncle’s) village is quite much different from the one inthe past There are a lot of changes here

- There are a lot of changes in my (cousin’s) hometown It's not much like thevillage 8 years ago

- Nowadays life in my (aunt’s) village is much better than the one in the past It

is quite different from the one in the past

- When/ If you visit my hometown again, you will realize that my village haschanged a lot Life here is more convenient/ comfortable

Develop ideas:

Supporting idea 1: The first change is that …….

HOUSES – BUILDINGS - VILLAS:

- There are more new houses made of bricks instead of earthen ones

- Most / Many / A lot of people now live in new brick/ colorful paint houses

instead of earthen ones

- Now people no longer live in earthen houses Many new brick houses aremushrooming

- Some rich owners can have a big villa

- Most / Many / A lot of new houses are made of concrete instead of earthen /wooden ones

Supporting idea 2: A another change is that ……

ROADS AND MEANS OF TRANSPORT:

- Roads are widened and paved We/ They do not have to travel on narrow andbumpy roads.

- We now can travel faster because we use motorbikes

- Only some of us still use bike to travel to work

- More and more crossroads are installed with traffic lights

- There are fewer accidents now than 2 years ago

Supporting idea 3: Next, …

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES:

- There are no longer oil lamps, but now the villagers use electric lights instead

- There are more modern household appliances: gas stoves, fridges, electricfans, TV, washing machine, home telephones

- Some houses are even equipped with modern household appliances: smart

TV, the Internet and air conditioners

- Some/ many/a lot of houses have modern household appliances: gas stoves,fridges, air conditioners

- Modern equipment are installed in some/ many/a lot of houses such as gasstoves, fridges, air conditioners…

Supporting idea 4: Also,/ Furthermore,/ Besides,/ Moreover, ……

- ENTERTAINMENT AND SERVICE:

- In the past we did not have any cinema, park or an amusement center.However, there are now a park and an amusement center There is also someclinics in the neighbourhood, too This is more convenient for us

Supporting idea 5: In addition, / In addition to these changes, ……

- SCHOOLS AND GOING TO SCHOOL:

- Bigger schools are being rebuilt in middle of the village So/ Then/Therefore,Children can walk to school or go by bike

- There are two new schools nearby Children do not have to go a long way toschool any more

- Children no longer have to go a long way to school since / as/ because thereare two new schools nearby

- In the past/ In the old days/ Ten years ago, only some children could not go to

school In contrast, However/Yet/ but now/But today every child can do this

- They no longer stay home to help their parents/ family They do not have to dohousehold chores

Supporting idea 6: Finally, …

- My villagers live a more comfortable/ a better / an easier life at present

- We enjoy our better life now We are building a new and comfortable rural life

- I feel so happy with these changes in my village

III Write a short paragraph about the changes.

A Today life in my country is quite different from the one in the past People here are leading a better life (1) Most of villagers now live in concrete houses instead of wooden ones (2) Every house has modern household appliances: electric fans and cookers, TVs, washing machines, gas stoves Some houses are equipped with air-conditioners and the Internet (3) More and more roads are widened, concreted and installed with traffic lights Also, children no longer walk

to school, but (4) they travel by new bikes or electric bikes In short, We are building a new life/ we are having a much more comfortable life than we used to.

B.My parents’ life in the past is not much the same as the one I can see nowadays Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones (1) Our houses are better equipped with electric fans and TVs Thanks to the TV, we now know more about life outside our village We don't use oil lamps any more (2) We have electric lights which are much brighter More villagers are using motorcycles for transport (3) instead of riding a horse or walking We - village children - no longer have to walk a long way and cross a stream to get to school, which is dangerous in the rainy season Now there's a new school nearby (4) We also have more visitors from the city (5) They come to experience our way of life.

UNIT 3: PEOPLE IN VIETNAM

A PRONUCIATION:

I Choose the word having the underlined parl pronounced diferently in each line.

B USE OF ENGLISH:

II Complete the following sentences with words and phrases in the box.

heritage site stilt houses terraced field

1 In our country, it is against the law to discriminate against any ……….or religious group

2 My Son in Quang Nam Province has by recognised by UNESCO as a world

III Put the correct word/ phrase in the box under each picture

bamboos     costume     festival     pagoda    

musical instrument stilt house     temple     terracedfieds

  IV Complete the passage with the words given in the box.

The villages surrounding Sa Pa are (1) _ to several of Vietnam’s

54 ethnic minority groups, each with their own distinctive (2) _ ,customs and dialects These tribes can all be seen (3) _ the weekendmarket in Sa Pa town to trade (4) _ one another Apart from itsfascinating (5) diversity, Sa Pa is also famous (6) its trekking.With Vietnam’s highest peak, Mt Fansipan (3,143m) only 9km away the(7) _ and mountains (8) _ the perfect backdrop for some greattreks Some of the (9) now have local stays where you can stayovernight with a family in (10) _ traditional home

Grammar: Mạo từ A/ AN/ THE

Ngoại lệ: An hour: bắt đầu

bằng phụ âm H, nhưng đây là

âm câm v? khi đọc chúng ta

không đọc âm H, cho nên chữ

đầu tiên sẽ là O V? vậy, ch?

1 danh từ nào đó.

=> I saw A movie last night

=> We saw a movie last night. the movie was very interesting.

2 Trước danh từ chỉ sự duy nhất hay hiển nhiên (the sun/the moon/

the earth / the Pope/ the Buddhist / the Kinh ….) The Kinh speak

Vienamese.

3 Trước so sánh nhất : The best/ worst/

most…

The Odu have the smallest number of people.

4 Trước danh từ được miêu tả:

The festival is exciting.

The custom here is strange.

5 Với 1 số cụm từ mặc định

EX:  In the morning/afternoon/evenin

g, in the city center/ the capital city, on the right/left

BUT at night (without

"the")

C Kh?ng sử dụng THE khi:

Ngoại Lệ: the U.S/ the U.K/the

Philippines/the Czech Republic

4 "by" + (phương tiện)

EX: by car, by bus, by motorbike

5 Một số cụm từ mặc định

EX: go home, go to school, go to work, at school, at work

I Multiple choice:

1 Underline the correct article to finish the sentences.

1 Viet Nam is (a/an/the) multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups

2 Among the ethnic minorities, (a/ an/ the) Kinh have the largest population

3 (A/ An/The) ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly

4 The Lao are one of (a/ an/ the) many Thai-speak peoples

5 The Lolo women's dress is among (a/ an/ the) striking styles of clothing worn

8 The Viet (or Kinh) have (a/ an/ the) largest number of people

9 We'd like to know something about (a/ an/ the) cultural groups of Viet Nam

10 Ethnic peoples in the mountains have (a/ an/ the) traditional way of farming

11 (A/ An/ The) goods there are diverse (A/ An/ The) sight there is beautiful

12 You can also taste some specialties of (a/ an/ the) local people sold there at the market.

13 In (a/ an/ the) Central Highlands, (a/ an/ the) biggest and tallest house in thevillage is the communal house You will have (a/ an/ the) unforgettable time

2 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following

sentences.

1 No one is able to explain the……… of the old customs

A beginning B origin C reason

2 There are always regional in every country

A differs B different C differences

3 ………of your two sisters is studying in Australia?

4 Although there are cultural … between ethnic groups, they still keep the

identity of their own culture

5 The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are … , but they live peacefully

6 Which… of our country would you most like to live in?

A place B section C part

7 Most ethnic minority peoples are good …….farming techniques

8 Chaul Chnam Thmey is the biggest……… of the Khmer people

9 The US is a……… country with over 80 ethnic groups

A multi-cultural B bi-lingual C rich D ethnic

cultures

10 Among the……., the Tay people have the largest popular

A groups B majorities C ethnic minorities D ethnic

perfect S + have/ has + V 3

Since, for, just, recently, already, before, lately,once, not yet,

1 Mary likes (travel) in Viet Nam

C SPEAKING: Talk about the ethnic people groups

1.Read the outline about the Brui-Van Kieu people

 Population: about 74,500

 Regions: Quang Binh, Quang Tri,

 Thua Thien - Hue Language: Mon-Khmer group

 Production activities: growing rice, terrace fields, raising cattle and poultry

 Festivals: ceremonies held before sowing seeds

2.Pratice the dialogue:

1 What is the population of

the Bru-Van Kieu group?

2 Where do they mainly live?

3 Which group does their

language belong?

4 What do they do for a

living?

5 Who do they worship?

6 What is the most important

festivals for the Bru-Van

3 Make a short report:

The Bru- Van Kieu people have a population of about seventy four thousand fivehundred people living in the provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien -Hue Their language belongs to the Mon-Khmer group The Bru-Van Kieu growrice on terrace fields They raise cattle and poultry for their own use Their mainfood is rice The Bru- Van Kieu worship their ancestors Every year they holdceremonies, their most important festivals before sowing seeds

D READING:

I Read and answer.

In a small village in the north, there is a stilt house In the house, a Tay familyare living together; the grandparents called Dinh and Pu, the parents called Lai

and Pha, and three children called Vang, Pao and Phong Every day thegrandparents stay at home to look after the house Mr Lai and Mrs Pha work inthe fields They grow rice and other plants Mrs Pha goes to the market twice aweek to buy food for the family Mr Lai sometimes goes hunting or cutting wood

in the forests Pao and Phong go to the primary school in the village, but Vangstudies at the boarding school in the town about 15 kilometres away He goeshome at the weekend

The family live simply and they enjoy their way of life There are a fewdifficulties of course But they say they live more happily in their stilt house than

in a modern flat in the City

1 Where is the small village?

II Read and answer.

We are the Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of VietNam We live by farming - mostly rice – and fishing on the Mekong River Life issometimes hard as our work depends heavily on the weather When it is notharvest time, the men of the village go fishing from early morning and don'treturn until late afternoon By the time they return, most of the village womenwill be waiting for them on the river bank They wait to buy the fish, which theywill later sell at the local market or bring to the nearby town for a higher price

We children will be there too We love running around the beach and waiting forthe boats to come in Our most important festival of the year is the Choi ChnamThmay, which celebrates the New Year It falls inmid-April Every family tries to prepare well for these festive activities Thecommunity also visits and helps poor families so that everybody has a happyNew Year

1 Where do the Khmer Krom live?

2 _?They live in the provinces of Lai Chau and Lao Cai.

3 _?The Ha Nhi mainly worship their ancestors

4 _?They live on rice cultivation of burnt-over land or terraced fields

5 _?They use ploughs and harrows pulled by oxen and buffaloes to work in the fields

6 _? The gardens are often close to their houses

16 Pao spent three mon?ths to make this musicai ỉnstrument

II Write a paragraph about how to cook a traditional dish

1 How to make yellow sticky rice: Sample cooking steps

-This delicious dish is really easy to make First, you need to soak the rice in water for

at least five hours Then rinse the rice and drain it well Next, add the turmeric extract and mix it well Then wait for 10 minutes After that, add the coconut and salt Remember to mix it well Finally, steam the rice for about 30 minutes Check that it is

fully cooked You can serve this dish with chicken

fry: chi?nsimmer: ninh bake: nướngstew: hầm check: kiểm traserve: phục vụ

coconut: dừa salt: muốisauce: nước chấmonion: h?nh

pork: thịt heobean sprouts: giá đậufungus: nấm

sticky rice: nếpturmeric extract : nghệ chiết xuất

Cooking steps notes:

1 Soak sticky rice - water - five hours

2 Rinse rice - drain

3 Mix well w/ turmeric extract, wait -10 mins

4 Add coconut + salt - mix well

5 - Steam - 30 mins - check cooked –serve

- chicken

Introducing your dish:

Sticky rice is the perfect / traditional dish of Vietnamese people This delicious/

poular dish is really easy to make

- Signposting the cooking steps: