Unit 9: THE POST OFFICES<br />
A. THEORY<br />
1. Pronunciation: /sp/ /st/ /sk/<br />
2. Grammar: Defining relative clauses and non-defining relative clauses<br />
3. Speaking: Talk about the services at the post office<br />
4. Writing: Writing a lettr to express satisfaction or dissatisfaction about a service<br />
B. PRACTICE<br />
I. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer<br />
1. The hotel staff are friendly and_______<br />
a. unhelpful<br />
b. courteous<br />
c. discourteous<br />
d. impolite<br />
2. A person who receives something is called________<br />
a. receive<br />
b. receipt<br />
c. recipe<br />
d. recipient<br />
3. The post office offers the_______ Mail Service which is particularly fast<br />
a. Secure<br />
b. Efficient<br />
c. Express<br />
d. Reliable<br />
4. There was no mention of the incident in the national press<br />
a. television<br />
b. newspapers<br />
c. Internet<br />
d. radio<br />
5. You can choose to send your letters by air or surface mail<br />
a. have<br />
b. like<br />
c. select<br />
d. get<br />
6. Prices are going ________ in a worry way<br />
a. up<br />
b. over<br />
c. away<br />
d. off<br />
III. Grammar: Choose the best answer<br />
1. The girl _______ photo was in the local paper lives near my house<br />
a. which<br />
b. whose<br />
c. whom<br />
d. whoever<br />
2. It’s the best film________ has ever been made about madness<br />
a. that<br />
b. whom<br />
c. whose<br />
d. when<br />
3. The year ______ we came to live here was 1975<br />
a. when<br />
b. where<br />
c. that<br />
d. which<br />
5. The fans ________ crowded the stadium roared their approval<br />
a. who<br />
b. which<br />
c. whose<br />
d. what<br />
6. I can answer the question ________ you say is very difficult<br />
a. which<br />
b. whom<br />
c. where<br />
d. whose<br />
7. He has just gone to his friend’s house, _________ there is a party today<br />
a. who<br />
b. whom<br />
c. where<br />
d. which<br />
8. Most folk songs are ballads________ have simple words and tell simple stories<br />
a. What<br />
b. Whoever<br />
c. which<br />
d. Whichever<br />
III. Join pair of the sentences, using Preposition+ a relative pronouns ( 1 mark)<br />
1. Mrs Jason apologized for the mistake. We complained to her<br />
………………………………………………………………………………………………<br />
2. Lan’s party is next Sunday evening. We are all invited to it<br />
……………………………………………………………………………………………..<br />
3. He gave me a lot of advice. Much of them was very useful<br />
……………………………………………………………………………………………...<br />
4. The girl is John’s sister. I introduced you to her<br />
……………………………………………………………………………………………..<br />
III. Speaking: Complete the dialogue ( 1,5 marks)<br />
Clerk: Good morning. Can I help you?<br />
Customer : Yes , I would like to subcribe to Lao Dong daily newspaper<br />
Clerk : ____________________________________________________<br />
Customer: For a year, please<br />
Clerk: _____________________________________________________<br />
Customer: At home<br />
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Clerk: ____________________________________________________<br />
Customer: I live at 222 Huynh Thuc Khang street.<br />
Clerk: Ok. The price is VND 200,000. Can you fill in this form, please?<br />
Customer: That’s fine.<br />
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UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER<br />
A. READING:<br />
a. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word: survive, endangered, coexist, scattered, protect<br />
1. It is possible for local wildlife to _____ with industry.<br />
2. Many birds didn’t ____ the severe winter.<br />
3. The government should do more to ______ environment.<br />
4. The explosion _____ a flock of birds roosting in the trees.<br />
5. The health of our children are being _____ by exhaust fumes.<br />
b. Choose the best answer:<br />
1. The society was set up to _____ endangered species from extinction.<br />
a. prevent<br />
b. distinguish c. preserve<br />
d. survive<br />
2. Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.<br />
a. powerful<br />
b. significant c. disastrous d. detectable<br />
3. The Earth will be a planet where human beings, animals and plants live in peaceful _____.<br />
a. cooperation<br />
b. coordination<br />
c. corporation<br />
d. coexistence<br />
4. Some people have a more ______ attitude towards animals than they do towards children.<br />
a. human<br />
b. humane<br />
c. humanized<br />
d. humanistic<br />
5. We continue to ______rainforests and increase the dangers of global warming.<br />
a. cut off<br />
b. cut in<br />
c. cut out<br />
d. cut down<br />
6. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the _____ species.<br />
a. dangers<br />
b. danger<br />
c. dangerous d. endangered<br />
7. The war brought death and ______ to the city.<br />
a. destruction<br />
b. destruct<br />
c. destroyed d. destroy<br />
8. Are there any ______ rivers left in the world?<br />
a. pollutions<br />
b. unpolluted c. pollutant<br />
d. polluted<br />
9. The mystery of her _____ was never solved.<br />
a. disappearance b. appearance c. appearing d. appearances<br />
10. My friend is a keen amateur ______.<br />
a. natured<br />
b. natures<br />
c. natural<br />
d. naturalist<br />
B. SPEAKING, LISTENING & WRITING:<br />
Match the reasons in column A with the measures in column B:<br />
Reasons (A)<br />
Measures (B)<br />
1. Killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food<br />
Animals should not be hunted or captured for recreation<br />
or entertainment.<br />
2. Keeping animals as pets<br />
Planting trees should be encouraged<br />
3. Hunting or capturing animals for recreation or<br />
All kinds of plants should be protected.<br />
entertainment<br />
4. Burning forest<br />
Keeping animals as pets should be discouraged.<br />
5. Cutting down trees for wood<br />
Using fertilizers and pesticides for cultivation should be<br />
prohibited.<br />
6. Using fertilizers and pesticides for cultivation<br />
Decreasing the use of fertilizers and pesticides for<br />
farming should be encouraged.<br />
7. Discharging chemical pollutants into the environment<br />
Killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food should<br />
be banned.<br />
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C. LANGUAGE FOCUS:<br />
1. Pronunciation: /sl/, /sm/, /sn/, /sw/<br />
2. Grammar: Relative pronouns with preposition:<br />
a. Theory: ( đại từ quan hệ đi với giới từ)<br />
Example: The man was killed. You told me about him. The man about whom you told me was killed<br />
yesterday.<br />
Form: N + preposition + whom/ which + S + V + V<br />
Note: Khi đưa đại từ quan hệ lên trước phải kéo theo cả giới từ<br />
b. Practice:<br />
Combine the following pairs of sentences by means of relative pronouns, making any changes if<br />
necessary:<br />
1. Her father died last year. She looked after him for over 20 years.<br />
______________________________________________________<br />
2. The bed has no mattress. I sleep on this bed.<br />
______________________________________________________<br />
3. I was sitting on a chair. It suddenly collapsed.<br />
______________________________________________________<br />
4. There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box.<br />
______________________________________________________________<br />
5. Her many friends have her encouragement. I like to be considered among them.<br />
____________________________________________________________<br />
Choose the one that need repairing:<br />
1. The radio program to whom I listened last night was so interesting.<br />
A<br />
B C<br />
D<br />
2. Nancy’s mother, to who I talked in the party, has a big restaurant.<br />
A<br />
B C<br />
D<br />
3. Visitors were not permitted entering the park because of the lack of security.<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
4. The manager about which Mary told was wealthy.<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
D<br />
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UNIT 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY<br />
Vocabulary:<br />
Writing: Describe the chart.<br />
Grammar: relative clause replaced by participles and to infinitives.<br />
1. The man speaking to John is my brother. (………………………………….)<br />
2. They live in a house built in 1890. (…………………………………………)<br />
3. Yuri Gagarin was the last man to fly into space. (………………………)<br />
1/ Vocabulary and Grammar:<br />
1. at present, most of our energy comes from fossil fuels.<br />
a. recently<br />
b. now<br />
c. that<br />
d. in fact<br />
2. however, such reserves are strictly limited<br />
a. slightly<br />
b. slowly<br />
c. severely<br />
d. easily<br />
3. because power demand is increasing very rapidly, fossil fuels will be exhausted within a short time.<br />
a. enabled<br />
b. tired<br />
c. bushed<br />
d. emptied<br />
4. therefore, people must develop and use alternative sources of energy<br />
a. hold up<br />
b. build up<br />
c. grow up<br />
d. stand up<br />
5. however, it is only possible in few places in the world.<br />
a. potential<br />
b. available<br />
c. skillful<br />
d. able<br />
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6. It’s known that a …….. is a person or group competing in a final.<br />
a. final<br />
b. finally<br />
c. finalize<br />
d. finalist<br />
7. Do you know the girl ……… a long white dress?<br />
a. wears<br />
b. to wear<br />
c. wear<br />
d. wearing<br />
8. The house ………… 40 years ago is still in good condition.<br />
a. which built<br />
b. to build<br />
c. built<br />
d. building<br />
9. I like the food ……….by my mother.<br />
a. was cooked<br />
b. cooked<br />
c. which cooked<br />
d. cooking<br />
10. The man ……….. at the back board is our teacher.<br />
a. stood<br />
b. stands<br />
c. standing<br />
d. to stand<br />
11. Armstrong was the first astronaut ………….. onto the moon<br />
a. to step<br />
b. stepping<br />
c. stepped<br />
d. steps<br />
12. The car ………… toward us looks modern.<br />
a. comes<br />
b. coming<br />
c. came<br />
d. to come<br />
13. The bank manager was the second person ………….. by the robbers<br />
a. to be killed<br />
b. who killed<br />
c. killing<br />
d. kills<br />
14. The trees …………. Our village are bamboo ones<br />
a. to surround<br />
b. surrounding<br />
c. surrounded<br />
d. surround<br />
15. I’m the last one ……….. of the news<br />
a. Informing<br />
b. to inform<br />
c. to be informed<br />
d. inform<br />
16. Tom was the last ………… the classroom yesterday.<br />
a. to leave<br />
b. leaving<br />
c. left<br />
d. leaves<br />
17. The man ………… the bank is a millionaire<br />
a. is entering<br />
b. entering<br />
c. to be entered<br />
d. enters<br />
2/ Speaking: Arrange the following sentences into conservation plentiful<br />
a. Why do you think so?<br />
b.Because it’s plentiful and infinite.<br />
c. I think solar energy can be unlimited alternative source of energy.<br />
d.I know it’s also clean and safe, but it’s possible only during sunny days.<br />
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Unit 12: THE ASIAN GAMES<br />
A. THEORY<br />
1. Pronunciation /str/ /skr/ /skw/<br />
2. Grammar: Relatives clauses and omission of relative pronouns<br />
3. Speaking: Talk about The Asian Games<br />
4 Writing: Write a paragraph of 120 words to describe the preparations for the Aisan Games<br />
B. PRACTICE<br />
I. Fill in the missing words<br />
II. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer<br />
1. The Vietnamese participants always take part ________ sport events with great enthusiasm<br />
a. in<br />
b. on<br />
c. at<br />
d. to<br />
2. The Asian Games _________ every four years<br />
a. take place<br />
b. took place<br />
c. takes place<br />
d. taken place<br />
3. Football fans gathered around the TV in the corner of the club to see the final<br />
a. assembled<br />
b. collected<br />
c. warned<br />
d. reached<br />
4. The World Cup is a football_________ which is open to all countries<br />
a. participation<br />
b. involvement<br />
c. occasion<br />
d. competition<br />
5. Scuba-diving and windsurfing arte both aquatic sports<br />
a. field<br />
b. water<br />
c. combat<br />
d. individual<br />
III. Grammar: Tick the sentences in which the relative pronouns can be omitted<br />
1. We talked about the party which Sarah wants to organize for my birthday<br />
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2. Who was that boy who you were with this morning<br />
3. The fish which we had for dinner was really delicious.<br />
4. The church our class visited is 200 years old<br />
5. I don’t like the tie that John is wearing<br />
6. Don is a friend who we stayed with in Australia<br />
7. The couple who live next to us have six grandchildren<br />
8. Mrs. Brown, who you met at the meeting yesterday, works in television<br />
9. He received a low mark for his essay, which was only one long page<br />
10. In the shop window there’s a sign that says “ Ten per cent off ”<br />
IV. Grammar: Choose the best answer<br />
1. Bill Gate, _______ is the president of Microsoft Company, is a billionaire<br />
a. who<br />
b. whom<br />
c. whose<br />
d. that<br />
2. Experts ________ feel that they are related to the deep wishes and fears of the dreamer<br />
a. study dreams<br />
b. who dream study<br />
c. whose dream study<br />
d. who study dreams<br />
3. The severe drought ________ occurred lat summer ruined the corn crop<br />
a. that is<br />
b. which is<br />
c. it<br />
d. that<br />
4. Florida, ______ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year<br />
a. is<br />
b. known as<br />
c. is known as<br />
d. that is known as<br />
5. Laura’s marriage has been arranged by her family. She’s marrying a man ______<br />
a. that she hardly knows him<br />
b. who she hardly knows him<br />
c. she hardly knows<br />
d. she hardly knows him<br />
V. Speaking: Compete the dialogue<br />
A:______________________________________________?<br />
B: The second Asian Games were held in the Philippines in 1954<br />
A: _________________________________________________?<br />
B: 18 countries took part in the Games<br />
A: _________________________________________________?<br />
B: There were six sports at the Games<br />
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UNIT 13: HOBBIES<br />
A. READING:<br />
a. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word: accomplishments, indulgence, occupied, discarded,<br />
profitably<br />
1. We need something to keep the children _____ in their summer holiday.<br />
2. You could spend your time more _____ with a good book.<br />
3. The room was littered with ______ newspaper.<br />
4. Drawing and singing were among her many ______.<br />
5. My doctor advised me to avoid excessive ______ in sweets and canned drinks.<br />
b. Choose the antonym of the underlined word:<br />
1. There are number of things I like to do in my free time.<br />
a. pleasure<br />
b. precious<br />
c. busy<br />
d. idle<br />
2. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.<br />
a. unimpaired<br />
b. unskilled<br />
c. ill-educated<br />
d. unqualified<br />
3. Now I can play a few simple tune.<br />
a. compound<br />
b. plain<br />
c. easy<br />
d. complicated<br />
4. He advised me to practise playing the guitar regularly.<br />
a. unusually<br />
b. commonly<br />
c. freely<br />
d. completely<br />
5. I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of small fish.<br />
a. limited<br />
b. excessive<br />
c. conceited<br />
d. moderate<br />
6. I always remove the stamps before discarding the envelopes.<br />
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