UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM PEN PAL I. GETTING STARTED 1. Temple of Literature (n): Văn Miếu 3. Đồng Xuân market (n): chợ Đồng Xuân 2. Revolutionary Museum (n): Viện bảo tàng Cách Mạng B. LISTEN AND READ 4. pen pal (n) : bạn qua thư 11. mosque (n) : thánh đường Hồi Giáo 5. correspond (v) : trao đổi thư từ 12. to pray (v) : cầu nguyện, cầu khẩn -» correspondence (n): việc trao đổi thư từ -» prayer (n): lễ cầu kinh, kinh cầu nguyện -» correspondent (n): người trao đổi thư 13. peace (n) : hòa bình tín, phóng viên -» peaceful (adj): hòa bình 6. impress (v) : gây ấn tượng 14. atmosphere (n) : bầu không khí -» impressive (adj) : để lại ấn tượng -» atmospheric (adj): thuộc không khí -» impression (n) : ấn tượng, cảm giác 15. abroad (adv) : nước ngoài 7. modem (adj) : hiện đại 16. depend (v) : phụ thuộc vào -» to modernize (v) : hiện đại hóa -» dependence (n): sự phụ thuộc -» modernization (n): sự hiện đại hóa ≠ independence (n): sự độc lập 8. beauty (n) : cảnh đẹp -» dependent (adj): phụ thuộc -» beautiful (adj) : đẹp # independent (adj): độc lập -» beautifully (adv) : rất đẹp -» dependently (adv) -» beautify (v) : làm đẹp ≠ independently (adv) -» beautification (n): việc làm đẹp 17. in touch with sb: liên lạc với ai 9. friendly (adj) : thân thiện ≠ out of touch with sb: mất liên lạc -» friendliness (n) : sự thân thiện -» to keep in touch with sb (v): giữ liên -» friendship (n) : tình bạn, hữu nghị lạc với ai 10. mausoleum (n) : lăng tẩm, lăng mộ III. READ 18. ASEAN (abbr) : Association of South -» Islamic (adj) : thuộc về đạo Hồi East Asian Nations: Hiệp hội các nước 28. religion (n) : tôn giáo Đông Nam Á -» religious (adj) : thuộc về tôn giáo 19. divide (v) : chia ra 29. Buddhism (n) : đạo Phật -» division (n) : sự phân chia, phép chia -» Buddhist (adj) : thuộc về đạo Phật 20. region (n) : khu vực -» Buddhist (n) : phật tử -» regional (adj) : thuộc địa phương 30. Hinduism (n) : đạo Hin-đu 21. separate (v) : ngăn cách, tách ra 31. instruct (v) : hướng dẫn -» separate (adj) : riêng biệt, khác nhau -» instruction (n) : sự hướng dẫn -» separation (n) : sự ngăn cách, sự tách ra -» instructor (n) : người hướng dẫn 22. comprise (v) : bao gom, tạo thành 32. primary (adj) : chính, quan trọng 23. tropical (adj) : thuộc vùng nhiệt đới 33. option (n) : sự chọn lựa 24. climate (n) : khí hậu, thời tiết -» optional (adj) 25. currency (n) : tiền tệ 34. compulsory (adj) : bắt buộc, cưỡng -» unit of currency (n): đơn vị tiền tệ bách 26. official (adj) : chính, chủ yếu -» to compel (v): bắt buộc, cưỡng bách 27. Islam (n): đạo Hồi -» compulsion (n) : sự cưỡng bách SOME COMMON PREPOSITIONS 1. include = comprise = be comprised of = 8. impolite of sb : bất lịch sự với ai consist of = be composed of = be made up 9. impressed by : gây ấn tượng bời of: bao gồm 10. impression on : có ấn tượng về 2. correspond with : trao đôi thư tín với 11. In addition to : thêm vào đó 3. compulsory for : bắt buộc đối với 12. kind of sb : ai đó tốt bụng 4. depend on / upon : lệ thuộc vào -» kind to sb : tốt bụng với ai ≠ independent of : không lệ thuộc 13. pray for : cầu nguyện cho 5. divide into : chia thành 14. rich in : giàu có về 6. famous for : nổi tiếng về 15. separate from : chia tách khỏi 7. for fun : cho vui IV. LANGUAGE FOCUS 1. THE PAST SIMPLE (Thì quá khứ đơn) a. Form: Positive (+) S + was / were + A / N. S + V2- ed + O. Negative (-) S + was / were + not + A / N. S + did not / didn’t + V1 + O. Interrogative (?) Was / Were + S + A / N ? Wh- + was / were + S +....? Did + S + V1 + O? Wh- + did + S + V1 +...? b. Usage: - Thì quá khứ đơn được dùng để diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ khi đề cập đến thời điểm hành dộng đó xảy ra. - Các trạng từ chỉ thời gian thường dùng: ago, yesterday, the other day, last year, last month, last week, at that time,... Ex: (1) They bought this house two years ago. (2) The tree fell on the roof of the house last night. (3) He was at home yesterday. - Thì quá khứ đơn được dùng để diễn tả một thói quen trong quá khứ với các trạng từ như every, last, often Ex: (1) My brother often went fishing when he was young. (2) Did you cook dinner every Saturday? - Thì quá khứ đơn được dùng để diễn tả một hành động kéo dài một quãng thời gian trong quá khứ và chấm dứt hẳn trong quá khứ. Ex: (1) Bob lived in London for two years. Right now he is living in Philadelphia. (2) My father served in the army from 1965 to 1975. - Thì quá khứ đơn được dùng để diễn tả một chuỗi hành động trong quá khứ, hành động này xảy ra sau hành động kia. Ex: He stopped his car, got out of it, shut all the windows, locked the door, then entered the house. 2. CLAUSES AFTER WISH ❖ Future wish: S + wish(es) + S + would(not) + V1 Ex: (1) They will not visit their grandmother next week. -» They wish they would visit their grandmother next week. (2) Paul will make noise tonight because of his party. -» I wish Paul wouldn’t make noise tonight. ❖ Present wish: S + wish(es) + S + were (not) + S + wish(es) + S + V-ed /V2 / didn’t V1 + O S + wish(es) + S + could (not) + V1 + O Ex: (1) My life isn’t interesting now. -» I wish my life were more interesting. (2) I cannot go to the party. -» I wish I could go to the party (3) She doesn’t have enough money to buy that house. -» She wishes she had enough money to buy that house. ❖ Past wish: S + wish(es) + S + had(not) + V3/ed Ex: (1) He didn’t have time to attend the meeting yesterday. -» He wishes he had had time to attend the meeting yesterday. (2) What a pity! It rained so heavily last night. -» I wish it hadn’t rained so heavily last night. EXERCISE I. Use the simple past tense: 1. I (wake) ____________up at five minutes past seven this morning. 2. While her husband was in the army, Joyce (write) ____________ to him twice a week. 3. She (study) ____________ English for two years, but she doesn’t study it now. 4. She (not know) ____________much about Marxism-Leninism at that time. 5. When I was a boy, I often (not go) ____________fishing with my uncle Jim. 6. They (go) ____________home after they had finished their work. 7. He (go) ____________ abroad last week? 8. My elder brother (join) ____________ the army when he was seventeen. 9. When I last saw him, he (not be) ____________ in good health. 10. When I was a boy, every holiday (seem) ____________ideal. 11. My brother (serve) ____________ in the army from 1980 to 1983. 12. Men have traveled since they first (appear) ____________on the earth. 13. She was fond of him, but 1 (not believe) ____________ that she (love) ____________ him. 14. Why the old lady (fall) ____________as she was getting into the taxi? 15. Jenny (study) ____________French for a few months last year. II. Fill each gap in the sentences with a suitable word from the box. food currency religion education language climate beauty capital atmosphere vacation 1. Australia’s ____________city is Canberra. 2. ____________is the money that is used in a particular country at a particular time. 3. This is an area of outstanding natural ____________. 4. The ____________in the room was so stuffy that I could hardly breathe. 5. When we retire, we’re going to move to a warmer ____________. 6. ____________is the belief in and worship of a god or gods. 7. Have you decided where you’re going for your ____________ this year? 8. She does research into how children acquire ____________. 9. As a child, he received most of his____________ at home. 10. There was lots of ____________and drink at the party. III. Put the verb into the correct form. 1. I wish I (know) ____________how to dance. 2. Jane wishes she (go) ____________ to bed earlier last night. 3. I wish my friend (lend) ____________me his car for my date tomorrow night. 4. Jimmy wishes he (be) ____________old enough to drive a car. 5. 1 wish we (spend) ____________ our last vacation in Hawaii. 6. I wish I (lie) ____________on the beach now. 7. Ít would be nice to stay here longer. I wish we (not have) ____________to leave now. 8. I’m fed up with this rain. I wish it (stop) ____________. 9. Do you wish you (live) ____________ near the sea? 10. Sarah wishes she (can speak) ____________every language in the world. 11. Khalid wishes he (visit) ____________Big Ben when he was in London. 12. We all wish our team (play) ____________ better next time. 13.1 wish I (can go) ____________to the moon for a vacation. 14.1 wish you (not complain) ____________ all the time. 15.1 often wish I (be) ____________really wealthy. IV. Rewrite sentences, using “I wish”: Part A: 1. It won’t be fine tomorrow. I wish 2. He will leave for Ha Noi next Sunday. I wish 3. She won't take this course. I wish 4. Maryam will tell me the truth about the murder tomorrow. I wish 5. Jane wan't stop smoking. I wish Part B: 6. My friend cannot stay with me longer. I wish 7. I don’t have time to take my friend to many beauty spots in my city. I wish 8. My motorcycle is very old. I wish 9. My son plays video games during the day. I wish 10. He speaks English badly. I wish Part C: 11. He didn’t study hard last school year. I wish 12. He was late for class last school year. I wish 13. I was disappointed that the thief stole the picture. I wish 14.1 was Sony she didn’t come to the party. I wish 15. I failed my exam last year. I wish V. For each situation, write a sentence with “wish”: 1. Everybody in our village is poor. 2. It will be very cold tomorrow. 3. Henry regretted not inviting Jane to his birthday party. 4. I‘m sorry I didn’t come to the meeting yesterday. 5. I don’t like Peter at all but he lives next to my house. 6. My sister always complains about my voice. 7. My sister won’t lend me her car. 8. I regret speaking to him so rudely yesterday. 9. John would like to be a pilot when he grows up. 10. It is a pity Tom missed Mr. Baker’s class yesterday afternoon. 11. There is some red pepper in my food. 12. She doesn’t send me her recent photos. 13. I didn’t have time to see all the things we wanted to see. 14. Mary can’t sing well and she is not happy about that. 15. It is a pity that he will not attend the conference. VI. For each situation, write a sentence with “wish”: 1. I can't buy a car because I don’t have enough money. 2. I want to buy a bike but I don't have enough money. 3. I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth. 4. Mary is afraid she won’t be able to attend your wedding next week. 5. The weather in Hue is too cold and damp for us in winter. 6. Nam was sorry that he didn’t accept the job. 7. I won’t take the trip with you next Sunday. 8. The children like candy but their parents don’t allow them to eat sweet food. 9. It’s pity that you were not here last week. 10. I feel sick because I ate too much candy. 11. He cannot compose a song although he really wants to do it. 12. The exercises are long. 13. The book isn’t interesting. 14. I didn’t learn to play a musical instrument when I was young. 15. The teacher will give us a test tomorrow. VH. For each situation, write a sentence with “wish". 1. She loves her father but he doesn’t love her. 2. I’m sorry I didn’t book a seat. 3. The weather is very hot today. 4. I’m sorry he isn’t strong enough. 5. We live in a very old house. 6. He didn't work hard during the term. 7. I’d like it to stop raining. 8. My brother cannot go to the car show at the city show ground. 9. She doesn’t know the way to the mosque in Hang Bun street. 10. She is not able to pass her English test. 11. I’d like Tom to drive more slowly. 12. My students spoke English unnaturally. 13. I’d like you to wait for me. 14. I called him a liar. 15. She didn’t say goodbye to him at the airport. ----------------------------¶---------------------------- TEST 1 I. Choose the most suitable words or phrases to complete the sentences. 1. They have been pen pals and ____________at least once every month. a. speak b. stay c. take d. correspond 2. Last week. I ____________my children to the biggest zoo in the town. a. got b. brought c. fetch d. took 3. Can everyone listen carefully to my ____________, please? a. instructing b. instructive c. instruct d. instructions 4. Mathematics and Literature are ____________for children in our country. a. option b. religious c. adding d. compulsory 5. Can you tell me how many chapters this book ____________? a. consist of b. consists c. comprises of d. includes 6. My mother wishes she ____________beautiful and young forever. a. can b. can be c. could d. could be 7. The children were ____________their presents on Christmas day. a. pleased with b. pleased about c. happy about d. happy on 8. Every Sunday, they go to the church and pray very ____________ indeed. a. harder b. hard c. hardly d. a lot 9. All the students are looking forward____________ their summer vacation in the countryside. a. to spend b. spend c. to spending d. spending 10. I can’t speak English fluently. I wish I speak it fluently. a. can b. could c. couldn’t d. can’t * Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. mosque b. optional c. notice d. tropical 2. a. divide b. impress c. official d. comprise II. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting. 1. I strong believe that friends play a very important role in our life. A B C D 2. The landlady says that the house comprises of a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. A B C D III. Supply the correct tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. My parents (arrive) ____________ home while I (write) ____________a letter yesterday. 2. A: Jack didn’t come to the party. B: What a pity! I’m sure he (enjoy) ____________ it. 3. Mrs. Watson (often / go) ____________for a walk every morning before her death. 4. They (finish / build) ____________ this house before the end of October last year. 5. She (break) ____________ her leg yesterday, so she cannot now play tennis. 6. I’d like (lie) ____________on the beach today. It’s too hot to do anything else. 7. Lan suggested (go) ____________to the cinema. IV. Use the correct forms of the word given in each sentence. 1. There are some very ____________buildings in the town. (IMPRESS) 2. Thank you for a most ____________evening. (ENJOY) 3. Drug ____________led to her early death. (DEPEND) 4. She has some very ____________things to say on the subject. (INTEREST) 5. Her ____________with Jim lasted many years. (CORRESPOND) 6. No one like her because of her ____________. (FRIENDLY) 7. The flowers vase helps ____________the living room. (BEAUTY) 8. She’s always does things ____________. Everything goes wrong. (CARE) V. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage. Dear Juan, Hello! I’m your new pen friend. My name is Helen. That’s my first name. My (1) ____________ is Jones. I’m from Cardiff, in Wales. I’m fifteen years (2) ____________. The name of my school is the Central Cardiff Comprehensive. I am in Year 8. There (3) ____________ twenty-seven students (4) ____________my class. My (5) ____________singer is Justin Timberlake. Who is your favorite? Best wishes, Helen P.S: This is a (6) ____________ of me! 1. a. second name b. nickname c. middle name d. family name 2. a. age b. ages c. old d. ago 3. a. is b. are c. was d. were 4. a. in b. at c. on d. of 5. a. favorite b. interesting c. pleased d. best 6. a. photo b. photograph c. book d. a &b VI. Read the passage carefully. Then decide whether each of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE. India is a country in Southern Asia. It is shaped like a triangle. It stretches from the bottom of Asia into the Indian Ocean. India is sometimes called a subcontinent. Is this because India is big? Not really. Six countries, including Russia, Canada, and the United States, arc bigger. India is a subcontinent because it is cut off from the rest of Asia. Mountains, jungles, and the Indian Ocean make India a separated world. India’s neighbors, Pakistan and Bangladesh, also form part of the Indian subcontinent. These lands were once a part of India. 1. India is a triangle - shaped country in Southern Asia. 2. This subcontinent stretches from the bottom of Asia into the Indian Ocean. 3. Mountains, jungles, and the Pacific Ocean make India a separated world. 4. Pakistan and Bangladesh used to be a part of India. VII. Rewrite the following sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first. 1. He learned to drive when he was 18. He has 2. Why don’t we go away more often? I wish 3. It’s a pity she couldn’t attend the meeting yesterday. She wishes 4. I would like it to stop raining. I wish 5. I spent two hours doing this exercise. It took ----------------------------¶---------------------------- TEST 2 I Choose the most suitable words or phrases to complete the sentences. 1. The Sword Lake is set in beautiful ____________. a. situation b. views c. surroundings d. environment 2. They haven’t seen each other, but they write to each other frequently. They are____________. a. pen pals b. writers c. co-writer d. paper pals 3. Churches, temples and pagodas are places of____________. a. gossip b. warship c. worship d. friendship 4. Their friendliness makes a deep ____________on tourists. a. correspondence b. beauty c. recreation d. impression 5. Children in this poor village are allowed to go to school without ____________. a. education b. instruction c. tuition fee d. impression 6. In Singapore, education is free and compulsory ____________ children from 6 to 16. a. to b. at c. between d. for 7. Now I think she is____________ to living in the city. a. happy b. anxious c. accustomed d. interested 8. Is military service compulsory in your country? a. may be chosen or not b. must be done c. not requiring a payment d. give support 9. We cannot understand the ____________given in English on the label of the bottle. a. instructions b. language c. difference d. atmosphere 10. ____________English is their official language, most of them can speak Chinese. a. Although b. So c. Despite d. If * Choose the word whose main stress syllable is placed differently from the others. 1. a. region b. climate c. monster d. comprise 2. a. tropical b. religion c. primary d. Buddhism II. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting. 1. Are you sure that this amount of money include service as well? A B C D 2. Tet is considered the biggest festival in Vietnam because of its tradition meaning. A B C D III. Supply the correct tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. The train (not arrive) ____________ on time yesterday. It (be) ____________ ten minutes late. 2. They (arrive) ____________ at the meeting last Thursday on time? 3. Before help (reach) ____________us, a child had died of fever. 4. Where you (go) ____________for your holiday last year? 5. While he was getting off the train, he (fall) ____________ and (cut) ____________ his face. 6. It is over 20 years since he last (come) ____________ back to his hometown. IV. Use the correct forms of the word given in each sentence. 1. We can find a lot of ____________zones in this area. (INDUSTRY) 2. The man performed the song ____________. (IMPRESS) 3. The country has more than ten ____________ newspapers. (NATION) 4. Children are allowed much more ____________ these days. (FREE) 5. Wearing Seat belts in cars is ____________by law. (COMPEL) 6. The match is really ____________. Most people love it. (ENJOY) 7. HSBC is one of the ____________banks in Vietnam. (INTERNATION) 8. You must check if these Products are ____________. (DIFFER) V. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage. More than
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