Unit – English Teacher: Bùi Mến UNIT FOLK TALES – TRUYỆN DÂN GIAN I VOCABULARY: brave /breɪv/ (adj) : dũng cảm, gan buddha /ˈbʊdə/ (n) : Bụt, Đức phật cruel /ˈkruːəl/ (adj) :độc ác cunning /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ (adj) : xảo quyệt, gian xảo dragon /ˈdræɡən/ (n) : rồng emperor /ˈempərə(r)/ (n) : hoàng đế evil /ˈiːvl/ (adj) : xấu xa mặt đạo đức fable /ˈfeɪbl/ (n) : truyện ngụ ngôn fairy /ˈfeəri/ (n): tiên, nàng tiên 10 fairy tale /ˈfeəri teɪl/ (n) : truyện thần tiên, truyện cổ tích 11 folk tale /fəʊk teɪl/ (n) : truyện dân gian 12 fox /fɒks/ (n) : cáo 13 generous /ˈdʒenərəs/ (adj) : hào phóng, rộng rãi 14 giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ (n) : người khổng lồ 15 glitch /ɡlɪtʃ/ (n) : mụ phù thủy 16 hare /heə(r)/ (n) : thỏ 17 knight /naɪt/ (n) : hiệp sĩ 18 legend /ˈledʒənd/ (n): truyền thuyết 19 lion /ˈlaɪən/ (n) : sư tử 20 mean /miːn/ (adj) : keo kiệt, bủn xỉn 21 ogre /ˈəʊɡə(r)/ (n) : quỷ ăn thịt người, yêu tinh 22 princess /ˌprɪnˈses/ (n) : công chúa 23 tortoise /ˈtɔːtəs/ (n) : rùa 24 wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ (adj) : xấu xa, độc ác 25 wolf /wʊlf/ (n) : chó sói 26 woodcutter /ˈwʊdkʌtə(r)/ (n) : tiều phu, người đốn củi 27 Cheerful /'tʃjəful/ (adj) Vui mừng 28 Eagle /'i:gl/ (n) Đại bang 29 Fierce /fiəs/ (adj) Dữ dằn 30 Genre /ʤỴ:ɳr/ (n) Thể loại 31 Greedy /'gri:di/ (adj) Tham lam 32 Imaginary /i'mædʤinəri/ (adj) Tưởng tượng 33 Moral /'mɔrəl/ (adj) Thuộc đạo đức 34 Plot /plɔt/ (n) Cốt truyện 35 Witch /wɪtʃ/ (n) Phù thuỷ II EXERCISES: Ex1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others a fable b brave c dragon d tale a scream b read c reach d hear a walked b filled c swallowed d screamed a giant b witch c knight d kind a eyes b ogres c stories d cakes a sticky b fairy c story d reply a honest b human c hero d historian a looked b stopped c screamed d missed Unit – English Teacher: Bùi Mến a character b church c choose d cheerful 10 a procession b confusion c production d tradition 11 A folk B plot C ogre D golden 12 A brave B table C castle D tale 13 A suggest B cunning C luxury D ugly 14 A heaven B mistreat C ahead D jealous 15 A shout B found C announce D couple Ex2 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets Sam _(play) his guitar at half past seven last night you (drive) to work when the accident happened? It _(rain) on Monday so we didn’t play football At o’clock on Saturday morning we _(travel) to the airport I _(not listen) to my teacher when he asked a question In 1986 my father _(live) in Paris That’s where he met my mother What _ they (do) when you arrived? Greg _(not study) for the test when we went to his place Caroline _(ski) when she broke her leg? 10 My parents _(not sleep) when I came home last night Ex3 Complete these sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or past continuous Last week we _(drive) through the Alps into Switzerland At 8p.m yesterday, we _(watch) a film _(you/ see) the football match yesterday? James broke his arm when he _(play) rugby Kylie _(make) her first film when she was 21 Mrs Jones _(not know) how to open the attachment in her email What _(your father/ do) when the alarm sounded? When we _(leave) school yesterday, it was pouring with rain They _(walk) through the forest when the storm started 10 I _(not queue) for the bus when the accident happened Ex4 Choose the correct option He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun What did they / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy? When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new course My parents lived / were living in Berlin for ten years They lived / were living that when the Berlin wall came down in 1999 How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland? The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner 10 When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it 11 We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch 12 When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question Ex5 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense Unit – English Teacher: Bùi Mến Last night I (read) when suddenly I (hear) a shout The postman (come) _ while I (have) lunch When we (go) out, it (rain) (you/watch) TV when I (phone) you? We (meet) Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear) _ a lovely white dress The boys (break) the window while they (play) football I was home late, but my friends (wait) when I (arrive) He said that he (not drive) _ fast when the accident (happen) _ Tom (fall) _ off the ladder while he (paint) the ceiling 10 What (you/do) _ at this time yesterday? Ex6 Put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous or Simple Past When I last (see) them, they (try) _ to find a new flat near the office I (walk) _ along the street when I suddenly (feel) _ something hit me in the back When we (drive) down the hill, a strange object (appear) in the sky How fast (she/drive) _ when the accident (happen) ? My mother (wait) for me when I (come) home? Mrs Smith (invite) _ Mrs Quyen to have dinner while Mrs Quyen (visit) _ the USA I (not want) _ to go with him because I (wait) for a phone call The doorbell (ring) _ while Tom (watch) TV It suddenly (begin) _ to rain while Linda (sit) in the garden 10 The lights (go) _ out while we (have) _ dinner Ex7 Combine ach pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets Hoa and I came My parents were preparing to decorate our house for Tet (WHEN) Hai was in Thailand to enjoy the Loy Krathong Festival Tuan was participating in his local festival (WHILE) My grandmother does not like festival so much Festival is too noisy (BECAUSE) Da Lat is quite far away from my house My parents and I often travel to Da Lat at Tet (ALTHOUGH) The weather is bad Jonny still decides to participate in the Bedford River Festival (DESPITE) Ex8 Read the passage then answer the questions The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization was founded in Vietnam on March 26th, 1931 It builds character, and encourages good citizenship and personal fitness The Y & Y has many plans to help the community It encourages all members to take part in different programs Unit – English Teacher: Bùi Mến The recycling program can help people save natural resources The “Rosy Smile" program helps raise fund for the poor children The “Green Sunday” program makes the city more beautiful with clean streets, plenty of trees and flowers It gives more green color to the city and it is done on Sunday so it has the name “Green Sunday” There are some more helpful programs such as “helping the elderly and street children”, “supporting cultural-sport”, “young scientists”, etc When was the Y & Y founded? What does it build? What does it encourage? Why is it named “Green Sunday”? What does the recycling help? Ex9 Use the gerund of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences play; listen; eat; do; collect; ride; take; wash; watch; write My sister enjoys aerobics in the morning Lucia fancies emails after dinner In his free time, Quang likes photographs Are you interested in handball, Peter? Vinh’s brother loves foreign coins, doesn’t he? David hates a bike to school on rainy days I prefer DVDs to going to cinema Nam detests the dishes every day We don’t mind to classical music 10 The Robinsons adore Vietnamese food Ex10 Choose the words that have the underlined part pronounced differently from the others A sound B cloud C found D favourite A tool B noon C door D school A know B show C now D low A crafts B comics C streets D stamps A mention B question C action D education A leisure B pleasure C ensure D measure A minority B ethnic C tradition D religion A recognised B designed C displayed D entered A country B cloud C loudly D mouse 10 A camel B cattle C paddy D buffalo 11 A populated B loaded C harvested D lived ... was founded in Vietnam on March 26th, 1931 It builds character, and encourages good citizenship and personal fitness The Y & Y has many plans to help the community It encourages all members to... _(travel) to the airport I _(not listen) to my teacher when he asked a question In 19 86 my father _(live) in Paris That’s where he met my mother What _ they (do) when you... week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun What did they / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy? When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking