UNIT 4: FESTIVALS AND FREE TIME ❶ LISTENING Listen to a movie review I Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the questions What kind of movie is Sing? A a musical B a comedy C Both are correct How many companies are involved in producing the movie? A one B two C It is not mentioned What is the movie about? A animals B a competition C music How many animals appear in the movie? A 60 B 16 C It is not mentioned How much did the movie earn? A 634 million dollars B 644 million dollars C 600 million dollars II Listen again and fill in the blank with ONLY ONE WORD from the recording The movie Sing was produced in the year _ Buster Moon is the owner of a _ All the characters' stories are very _ Songs in the movie are from famous _ 10 According to the reviewer, the movie is _ and meaningful ❷ PHONETICS I Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group A special B celebrate C excited D center A Thanksgiving B thinking C there D thin A positive B negative C tug D future A puppet B funny C schedule D sunny A milk-shake B fashion B talent C candy A town B fowers C show D cow A celebrates B foods C fireworks D points A festivals B weekends C Saturdays D gifts A activities B timetables C performances D roles 10 A decorated B watched C worked D danced II Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group 11 A market B puppet C parade D magic 12 A excite B costumes C lantern martial 13 A festivals B decorate C important D family 14 A location B apartment C tradition Halloween 15 A restaurant B traditional C participate activity D D D ❸ VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR I Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences Some stories feature robots that can talk and have feelings like humans A horror B romance C science fiction D documentary Susan: Was the movie on Channel last night good? Tommy: No , A it was awesome B it was awful C it was fantastic D it was happy Toby: guitar is it? Amanda: It's Simon's A Who B Which C Whose D Whom There are two kinds of cai luong One is about Vietnamese history and the is about modern Vietnam A another B other C others D different I watched a horror movie Insidious last night A called B calling C call D to call What kind of movie they all agree ? A about B on C with D in There is a romance at p.m I remember it's Me Before You A in B up C on D with Emma Thompson is a talented actress both in drama in comedies A or B but C and D so Opera singers who perform Mozart's works often wear historical A clothing B dress C customs D costumes 10 I enjoy listening and dancing jazz with my friends A with B to C in D about 11 At the end of this tour, we will visit a monument in Ba Dinh district A historic B history C historian D historically 12 The house is quite for the shops It’s about 30 minutes’ drive A convenience B convenient C inconvenient D conveniently 13 We found a place with a long sandy beach and blue sea about a mile away A fantasy B fantasize C fantastically D fantastic 14 Ho Chi Minh city is famous its nightclubs and busy streets A for B with C as D to 15 Narrow streets in Hanoi are the main reason for traffic The government needs to build larger ones A big B huge C heavy D large 16 People often prefer to live in the suburbs and travel to work by subway Suburb means A city center B downtown C outside the city D village Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences 17 The new theme park is dead boring There aren’t many things to there A uninteresting B exciting C sad D fantastic 18 I love walking down the narrow streets in the Old Quarters at the weekends A broad B huge C wide D thin Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences 19 I’ve just had a terrible thought He may never come back from the battle field A awful B horrible C fantastic D dreadful 20 The law protects ancient monuments and old churches A modern historic B old C traditional D II Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences 21 Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice 22 Be quiet! John (sleep) 23 Don’t forget to take your umbrella It (rain) 24 I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) 25 I’m sorry I can’t hear what you are saying because everybody (talk) so loudly 26 Jane (go) to bed at 10 o’clock on weekdays 27 Our train (leave) at 9.25 28 The bus sometimes (arrive) in the morning 29 Archie (not use) his computer at the moment 30 Susan (study) hard for his exams next week III Supply the correct forms of the given words to complete the sentences 31 Did you watch the horror on Channel last night? It was really (BORE) 32 Cai luong has a long history, starting at the of the 20th century (BEGIN) 33 You must be over 15 to enter the hip-hop (COMPETE) 34 Cai luong originally comes from Vietnam (SOUTH) 35 The teacher the children with songs, stories and drama (ENTERTAINMENT) ❹ READING I Read the following passage and decide whether each of the statements is TRUE or FALSE A female pig with a pink face dressed in a pink dress Fans of the Peppa Pig series are probably familiar with this image Peppa Pig is a cartoon series First, it was on Channel in the UK in 2004 and now it is shown in more than 170 countries Each episode is around minutes long The show is about Peppa with her family and friends The series shows Peppa's everyday activities such as playing with friends, visiting her grandparents or going swimming The show is very popular with children around the world There is even a Peppa Pig World Theme Park in Hampshire, UK with play zones and a water park Statements Peppa Pig often wears a pink dress True/ False Peppa Pig is only shown in the UK Each episode lasts minutes The show is mainly about Peppa's activities at school A theme park is named after the cartoon series II Choose the option (A, B, or C) that best completes each numbered blank in the passage Hi John, (6) _ for asking me to the cinema, I'm sorry to say that I'm not really into action films I think they are (7) _ heavy for me Why (8) _ we watch a cartoon? How about The Secret Life of Pets? I love cartoons and this one (9) _ really funny Let me (10) _ what you think Your friend, Tammy A thanks B thanking C thank D to thank A too B to C enough D so A don’t B didn't C aren't D isn’t A seemed B seems A seem D to seem 10 A knowing B to know C know D knew III Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word I love jazz ever since I first listened (11) it when I was 16 years old For me, jazz is not only music - it offers a way to (12) stories People often play jazz in small clubs or coffee shops My favorite jazz singer is Louis Armstrong, who (13) _ born in New Orleans (14) 1901 He was an important figure in the world of jazz He died at the (15) of 70 ❺ WRITING I Rewrite the following sentences with the given beginnings in such a way that the meanings stay unchanged Let's watch a musical together! → Why _ This area has three cinemas → There are _ What you plan to this Sunday? → What are _ The name of the movie I watched was Kitty Cat → I watched a movie I don't want to watch drama → I don't like II Rearrange the given phrases to make a complete sentence played/ didn't know/ Sarah/ who/ in that band./ the drums what happened/ She/ was/ in the movie./ confused/ about of/ is/ What/ Who wants to be a millionnaire?/ kind/ show the main/ Tom Cruise/in Mission Impossible./plays/ character 10 is/ one/ Country music/ the most/ in the States./ of/ popular ❻ SPEAKING Match each question in A with a correct response in B There is ONE EXTRA response A B What kind of movie is Home a At 8.30 p.m every Sunday Alone? b It's a comedy How was the horror IT? c Great idea! Why don't we watch The Polar d I love pop music more than any Bears? other kind What is your favorite kind of e Oh, I couldn't stop laughing! It was music? so funny When is the show on? f It was really scary _The end _ ... umbrella It (rain) 24 I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) 25 I’m sorry I can’t hear what you are saying because everybody (talk) so loudly 26 Jane (go) to bed... grandparents or going swimming The show is very popular with children around the world There is even a Peppa Pig World Theme Park in Hampshire, UK with play zones and a water park Statements Peppa... favorite jazz singer is Louis Armstrong, who (13) _ born in New Orleans ( 14) 1901 He was an important figure in the world of jazz He died at the (15) of 70 ❺ WRITING I Rewrite the following