REVIEW 2 SKILLS: READING AND WRITING Exercise 1: Match each English word on the left with a suitable Vietnamese meaning on the right. To earn money a. thực tế Qualification (n) b. kiếm tiền Practical (Adj) c. tiến bộ To get ahead d. trình độ chuyên môn Exercise 2: Read the text and decide whether the statements are true or false. Write T or F and the evidence next to each statement. THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION Around the age of seventeen, you have to make one of the most important decisions in your life. Do you stay on at school and hopefully go to university later? Or do you leave school to start work or a training course? This is your decision, but you should remember two things: there is more unemployment among young people who have not been to university, and people with the right skills have a big advantage in the job market. If you make the decision to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training. While you are earning, you can also take evening classes to gain qualifications, which will help you to get ahead in your career more quickly. Another possibility is that you start work and take a break to study when you are older. This is the best way to save up money for your studies, and get practical experience. ________1. You have to make one of the biggest decisions in your life when you are 18 years old. ________2. People who haven’t been to university are more jobless. ________3. Getting a job more easily is one of the benefits of having the right skills. ________4. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are more opportunities for earning money. ________5. Starting work and taking a break to study is the best way to help you gain practical experience. Exercise 3: Look at the sign on the left side in each question. What does it say? Choose the correct explanation next to it by circling the letter A, B or C. LUGGAGE CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT A RECEIPT 1. A. You must show a receipt if you want to remove luggage. B. When you remove your luggage, you are given a receipt. C. You can leave your luggage here without charge. Will the last person to leave please switch off the lights 2. A. Don’t turn off the lights on until it’s necessary. B. Switch the lights on when you are in the room. C. Don’t leave the lights on if the room is empty. TAKE ONE TABLET THREE TIMES A DAY AFTER MEALS. FINISH THE PRESCRIPTION 3. A. Take the tablets regularly until the bottle is empty. B. Take one tablet everyday until they are finished. C. Take three tablest after meals until you feel better. Louise, Before you go out, don’t forget to video the science fiction film tonight. It comes on after the six o’clock news. Thanks, Michael 4. Why has Michael written this note? to recommend a film for Louise to watch tonight. to remind Louise to tape a film for him tonight. to ask Lousie to return the video he borrowed. English Library All books are arranged in A-Z order Please put them back correctly. 5. A. The books are easy to find because they are all arranges by level. B. You should replace books in the order that you found them. C. You should return your books to the assistant in the correct order. Exercise 4: You saw an advertisement for an English language course provided by ABC English Language Center. You want to attend to improve your English. ABC ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTRE Why not learn to speak English with native speakers? We have well-qualified teachers and offer classes in the evening and at weekends. For more information, write to Ms. Helen Smith,2 18 Tay Son St. Hanoi Write a letter to the center to ask for more information about the course. You can ask about the starting date, course duration, teachers’ experience, fees and course certificate. Exercise 5: Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions 1. A. advantage B. practical C. hopeful D. market 2A. unemployment B. possibility C. qualification D. university 3A. opportunity B. decision C. tuition D. certificate Indicate the word whose underline part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 4A. course B. four C. your D. colour 5A. experience B. remember C. weekend D. centre indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 6. Chi is proud of being selected to take part in the English speaking Contest in Da Nang. A. talks into B. takes pride in C. reconciles with D. drop out 7. My friend is a very famous and talented film director. A. well- known B. indifferent C. gifted D. shocked Rewrite the following sentences, using the cues in the brackets. 8. It’s amazing that Tina can speak three foreign langguages. (Use the given noun and to infinitive: ability) Tina’s 9. I am making a chocolate cake for my best friend’s birthday party. ( Use cleft Sentence) 10. Students are not permitted to cheat in the examination room. ( Use a modal verb) .
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