WEEK 2

WEEK DAY 1: I LIKE THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG  GRAMMAR ► DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES (TÍNH TỪ MƠ TẢ) Tính từ mơ tả (Descriptive adjectives) từ tính chất, màu sắc, kích thước, trạng thái, người, vật việc Chỉ màu sắc: green (xanh lá), yellow (vàng), red (đỏ), etc Chỉ kích thước: big (to), small (nhỏ), etc Chỉ trạng thái: happy (vui vẻ), sad (buồn rầu), etc Positions and usage (Vị trí cách sử dụng): ► DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES (TÍNH TỪ CHỈ ĐỊNH) Tính từ định (Demonstrative adjectives) từ đứng trước danh từ để cụ thể người vật nói đến Positions and usage (Vị trí cách sử dụng): Người vật gần This Singular noun V(-s/ -es)/ doesn't V/ is/ Người vật xa That (Danh từ số ít) isn't E.g.: This cake tastes delicious (Cái bánh vị ngon.)  That man is very tall (Người đàn ông cao.) Những người vật gần These Những người vật xa Those Plural noun (Danh từ số nhiều) (don’t) V/ are/ aren't E.g.: These cups look beautiful (Những cốc trông thật đẹp.)  Those cars are expensive (Những xe đắt tiền.) ► WORD FORMATION: ADJECTIVE (CẤU TẠO TỪ: TÍNH TỪ)  fashion (thời trang)  fashionable (hợp thời trang) NOUN + -able = ADJ VERB + -ive = ADJ  create (tạo ra)  creative (sáng tạo) VERB + -able = ADJ  break (phá vỡ)  breakable (có thể vỡ) VERB + -ible = ADJ  knowledge (kiến thức)  knowledgeable (có kiến thức)  construct (xây dựng)  constructive (có tính xây dựng)  count (đếm)  countable (có thể đếm)  access (tiếp cận)  accessible (tiếp cận được) GRAMMAR EXERCISES  convert (chuyển đổi)  convertible (có thể chuyển đổi) I - Complete the following sentences using “this”, “that”, “these” or “those” (Hoàn thành câu sau dùng “this”, “that”, “these” “those”.) E.g.: I study at that school iPad was my father’s gift for my birthday two trucks belong to my father's construction company expensive camera belongs to my sister kite costed me almost $50 to purchase it from Minnie World I bought balls from an Adidas store They are made in Germany watches are luxurious My father bought them when he was in France Have you seen my wallet anywhere? wallet isn't mine Who is the owner of I want to buy clothing store? flat screen TV Mine was broken down yesterday 10 I don't know where to return package The sender's address is missing II - Rewrite the following sentences as in the example (Viết lại câu sau ví dụ.) E.g.: This girl is beautiful These girls are beautiful This house is big and beautiful  That dolphin is very clever  Is that building new?  What does that man do?  This bag isn't too expensive  II - Rewrite each sentence below so that It has the same meaning as the provided one (Viết lại câu cho nghĩa không đổi.) E.g.: This is an expensive book This book is expensive That is an empty bottle  These cherries are delicious!  Those are cheap bags  This is a cheap mobile phone  This is a luxurious car  IV - Give the correct form of the words in brackets (Cho dạng từ cho ngoặc.) E.g.: Careful! Those glasses are breakable (break) Christ can't to the internet at the moment (access) My teacher is very (knowledge) Tony's uncle has a vast of history (know) Sarah always wears clothes (fashion) Artists are very (create)  READING EXERCISES Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions (Đọc đoạn văn sau lựa chọn phương án cho câu hỏi.) HARRY POTTER: THE MAGICAL TRIO Emma Watson was born on April 15th 1990 From the age of three, she knew she wanted to be an actor, but before she got the part of Hermione in the Harry Potter films, she only acted in school plays When she is not acting, Emma loves to study and she also likes hockey Emma lives with her mother and her younger brother, Alex Her favorite actors are Julia Roberts, John Cleese and Sandra Bullock Daniel Radcliffe was born in 1989 and has no brothers or sisters He was in two films before he was chosen to play the part of Harry Potter He is not very sporty and doesn’t like studying, but he has a lot of CDs and always has his MP3 player with him He says he does not know how much money he has earned playing Harry Potter and says that being rich and famous has not changed him at all Rupert Grint was born in 1988 He is the eldest of five children Playing the part of Ron Weasley was his first acting job, but before that he was once in a school play In his free time he plays the guitar and watches football on TV His favourite actor is Jim Carey and he loves films that make him laugh, like Shrek and Ace Ventura He also loves buying things with all the money he has earned! The purpose of this text is A to introduce the main cast of Harry Potter - the movie B to show that Emma, Daniel and Rupert are famous C to focus on Daniel Radcliffe’s career D to indicate that Emma is the oldest among the trio Which sport does Emma Watson enjoy playing? A Football B Hockey C Volleyball D Basketball Who played the part of Harry Potter? A John Cleese B Daniel Radcliffe C Daniel Radcliffe D Jim Carey Who worked as an actor before being in the Harry Potter films? A Emma Watson B Daniel Radcliffe C Rupert Grint D Jim Carey Who has several brothers and sisters? A Emma Watson B John Cleese C Sandra Bullock D Rupert Grint DAY 2: I LOVE MY CAMERA  GRAMMAR ► POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (TÍNH TỪ SỞ HỮU) Tính từ sở hữu (Possessive adjectives) đứng trước danh từ để sở hữu Personal Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Examples I (Tôi) my I still ride my old Honda Dream (Tôi lái Honda Dream cũ tôi.) We (Chúng tôi/ ta) our Our new flat screen TV costs 2000 dollars (Chiếc ti vi hình phẳng chúng tơi có giá 2000 đơ-la.) You (Bạn/ Các bạn) your Your computer seems to be outdated (Máy tính bạn lỗi thời.) They (Họ) their Their apartment is very luxurious (Căn hộ họ thật sang trọng ) He (Anh his Tony loves to take his dog for a walk on the weekend (Tony thích dắt chó anh dao vào cuối tuần.) She (Cô ấy) her Mary doesn't like her new MP3 player (Mary khơng thích máy nghe nhạc MP3 ấy.) It (Nó) Its The chameleon can change its skin color (Tắc kè hoa thay đổi màu da nó.) ► POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (ĐẠI TỪ SỞ HỮU) Đại từ sử hữu (Possessive pronouns) thay cho cụm Tính từ sử hữu + Danh từ E.g.: "This is my book " = "This book is mine " (Đây sách tôi.) my book = mine This is my book This book is mine Personal Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Examples I (Tôi) mine Quan is a friend of mine (= my friends) (Quân người bạn tôi.) We (Chúng tôi/ ta) ours You (Bạn/ Các bạn) These dogs are ours (= our dogs) (Những chó chúng tôi.) yours They theirs My house is bidder than yours (= your house) (Nhà tơi to nhà bạn.) I gave them my phone number and they gave me theirs (= their phone number) (Tôi cho họ số điện thoại họ cho số họ.) (Họ) He (Anh She (Cô ấy) his Jody's car is red His is blue (= His car) (Ơ tơ Jody có màu đỏ Ơ tơ màu lam.) hers Next to his tanned face, hers seemed very pale and unhealthy (= her face) (Đứng cạnh khuôn mặt rám nắng anh ấy, khuôn mặt cô dường tái nhợt khơng khỏe mạnh.) It  (Nó) ► POSSESSIVE NOUNS (DANH TỪ SỞ HỮU) Danh từ sở hữu (Possessive nouns) diễn tả sở hữu người vật E.g.: That is Michael's cat (Đó mèo Michael.)  Do you know the price of the movie tickets? (Bạn có biết giá vé xem phim không ?) How to form possessive nouns (Cách thành lập danh từ sở hữu) Danh từ đóng vai trị làm chủ sở hữu Danh từ số Danh từ số kết thúc -s Danh từ riêng Danh từ riêng kết thúc -s Danh từ số nhiều không kết thúc -s Danh từ số nhiều kết thúc -s thêm 's thêm 's ' thêm 's thêm 's hoặc' thêm 's the girl's skirt the boss's/'wallet Tom's bike Tess's/'pen the men's hats thêm ' the cats' food váy gái ví sếp xe đạp Tom bút Tess mũ người đàn ông thức ăn mèo Danh từ đóng vai trị làm chủ sở hữu mức giá đàn ghi-ta chân núi ghế sau xe ô tô the price of the guitar the foot of the mountain the back seat of my car Danh từ vật, việc  Notes • Khi vật bị sở hữu chung cho hai danh từ riêng phía trước, thêm 's vào sau danh từ riêng cuối E.g.: This is Julian and Robert's house (Đây nhà chung Julian Robert.) • Khi vật bị sở hữu riêng cho hai danh từ riêng phía trước, thêm 's vào sau hai danh từ riêng E.g.: These are Jayden's and Julia's cars (Đây xe ô tô riêng Jayden riêng Julia.)  GRAMMAR EXERCISES I - Underline the correct answers (Gạch chân vào câu trả lời đúng.) E.g.: Did you see M ark’s/ Marks’ laptop on the table this morning? My mothers'/ mother's car was broken yesterday The policemen's/ policemen' bicycles have been stolen I have visited Emma's/ Emma' house It was huge I have lost my book again I'm using Derek's/ Derek' The cost of/ cost's healthcare in this country is too high II - Complete the following sentences with possessive pronouns (Hoàn thành câu sử dụng đại từ sở hữu.) E.g.: When our washing machine broke, our neighbours let us use theirs We were lucky The house next to was completely destroyed in the fire I was kicked out of my apartment Luckily, Kevin let me stay in Bob's tickets cost much less than We have been ripped off Here, your eyes are better than Could you thread this needle for me? The Taylors had the same suitcase as us, so we accidentally picked up III - Choose the best option (Chọn phương án nhất.) E.g.: What are doing? - I am doing homework A you - my B yours - I C you - mine D yours - me I cannot lend you laptop I'm using it A my B mine C yours D me new guitar looks the same as A Your - mine B Yours - my C My - your D Yours - mine dog often waves tail whenever he comes home A Nick's – his B Nicks' - his C Nick's - its D Nick - its The children from Briton school show special interests in paintings A its - their B its - our C their - theirs D their - our He bought car 15 years ago but still works well A his - its B my - its C our - ours D his - it IV - Complete the following passage using the suitable possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns (Hoàn thành đoạn văn tính từ đại từ sở hữu phù hợp.) Last week, we had a party at (0.) our house Many people came, and there were lots of cars parked outside At the end of the party, only three people were left: myself, Eric, and Cathy However, there were four cars One of them was a Volkswagen I didn't remember seeing it before, so I asked whose it was Eric said it wasn't (1) car (2) is a Chevrolet pickup When I asked Cathy if it was (3) , she said no - (4) car is a Ford Explorer I knew it wasn't (5) car, of course Finally, I called the police, and they came and examined it They said it belonged to a family on the next street Someone stole it from (6) street and left it on (7)  READING EXERCISES Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to fill in each of the blanks (Đọc đoạn văn sau chọn phương án để điền vào chỗ trống.) THE MATRIX Carrie-Anne Moss was lucky to get the part of Trinity in THE MATRIX She wasn’t famous at the time, but directors Larry and Andy Wachowski knew she was the right actor for (1) film Carrie-Anne had to three long days of film tests to show she could all the (2) fight scenes This included three hours of running and kung-fu on the first day In the film, the cartwheel scene (where she had to turn over and over on her hands) was the hardest thing she did During the weekend before they filmed it, she was in tears, saying, ‘I can’t it, I can’t it.’ Then just before she did the scene, she fell (3) on her foot It hurt very much but she kept her boots on and finished (4) work (5) , she couldn’t walk for days Carrie-Anne is really pleased with her work on all three MATRIX films - and her fans are too! A his B their C her D theirs A simple B easy C difficult D effortless A badly B bad C good D well B  A the C his D their A However B Afterwards C Previously D Before that DAY 3: SHE SINGS BEAUTIFULLY  GRAMMAR ► ADVERBS OF MANNER (TRẠNG TỪ CHỈ THỂ CÁCH) Trạng từ thể cách (Adverbs of manner) từ thể cách thức việc xảy hành động thực Trạng từ thể cách She speaks English perfectly (Cơ nói tiếng Anh cách hoàn hảo.) How to form adverbs of manner (Cách thành lập trạng từ thể cách) Phần lớn tính từ  bad (tệ)  badly thêm -ly  nervous (lo lắng)  nervously  happy (hạnh phúc)  happily Tính từ kết thúc -y đổi -y thành -i thêm -ly Tính từ kết thúc đuôi -ie bỏ -e thêm -y Tính từ kết thúc -ic thêm -ally  easy (dễ dàng)  easily  gentle (dịu dàng)  gently  terrible (kinh khủng)  terribly  basic (căn bản)  basically  tragic (bi kịch)  tragically Positions and usage (Vị trí cách sử dụng)  Notes • Các liên động từ (linking verbs) diễn tả trạng thái người, vật, việc theo sau tính từ danh từ khơng phải trạng từ thể cách Tính từ Liên động từ Liên động từ E.g.: The wine tastes good Tính từ E.g.: She seems unhappy today (Rượu có vị ngon.) (Hơm khơng vui.) Irregular adverbs (Trạng từ bất quy tắc) Một số trạng từ thành lập mà không theo quy tắc thông thường: Bảng trạng từ bất quy tắc Tính từ Trạng từ Tính từ Trạng từ fast (nhanh) fast good (tốt) well hard (khó, chăm chỉ) early (sớm) hard early late (muộn) late ► ADVERBS OF DEGREE (TRẠNG TỪ CHỈ MỨC ĐỘ) Trạng từ mức độ (Adverbs of degree) có chức bổ nghĩa cho động từ, tính từ, trạng từ thể cách đứng trước từ cần bổ nghĩa I nearly failed the exam (Tôi trượt kiểm tra.) Trạng từ mức độ bổ nghĩa cho động từ fail He plays the piano q uite skillfully (Anh ta đàn piano điêu luyện.) Trạng từ mức độ bổ nghĩa cho trạng từ skillfully She is very grateful (Cô biết ơn.) Trạng từ mức độ bổ nghĩa cho tính từ grateful  GRAMMAR EXERCISES I - Convert the following adjectives into adverbs and vice versa (Chuyển tính từ sau thành trạng từ ngược lại.) beautiful careful beautifully quiet easily economically 10 11 12 fast good happy terribly early hard late II - Underline the correct answers (Gạch chân vào câu trả lời đúng.) E.g.: Three people were serious/ seriously injured in the accident The main striker of the team has serious/ seriously injuries I can't tolerate your selfish/ selfishly behaviours anymore I think you behaved very selfish/ selfishly Sonia is terrible/ terribly upset about her father's death There was a sudden/ suddenly change in the traffic law Everyone at the carnival was colourful/ colourfully dressed My mother always wears colourful/ colourfully dresses Suzy fell and hurt herself really bad/ badly Christ says he didn’t well at the match yesterday as he was bad/ badly trained 10 Don’t climb that tree It doesn’t look safe/ safely III - Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the provided one Use the words given in the brackets (Viết lại câu cho nghĩa không đổi Sử dụng từ cho ngoặc.) E.g.: He is a hard worker (work) He works hard ► WORD FORMATION: NOUNS (CẤU TẠO TỪ: DANH TỪ) NOUN + -ship = NOUN • citizen (cơng dân)  citizenship (quyền cơng dân) • owner (chủ sở hữu)  ownership (quyền sở hữu) NOUN + -hood = NOUN • neighbour (hàng xóm)  neighborhood (khu vực lân cận) • brother (anh/ em trai)  brotherhood (tình anh em) ADJ + -ce = NOUN • intelligent (thông minh)  intelligence (sự thông minh) • important (quan trọng)  importance (sự quan trọng)  PRONUNCIATION ► STRESS IN THREE-SYLLABLE WORDS (Trọng âm từ có ba âm tiết) Các loại từ Danh từ Tính từ Quy tắc Ngoại lệ Nếu âm tiết thứ hai có chứa âm /ə/, /ɪ/ /i/ trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ E.g.: 'paradise /'pærədaɪs/ (n), 'resident /'rezɪdənt/ (n), 'possible /'pɒs.ə.bəl/ (adj.) Nếu âm tiết thứ chứa âm /ə/, /ɪ/, /i/ có âm tiết thứ 'visible hai chứa nguyên âm dài nguyên âm đơi (/i:/, /a:/, /eɪ/, /'vɪz.ə.bəl/ /əʊ/ etc.) trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai E.g.: dis'aster /dɪ'za:stə(r)/ (n), po'tato /pə'teɪtoʊ/ (n), e'xotic /ɪg'zɒt.ɪkl (adj.) Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai âm tiết thứ ba có nguyên âm ngắn kết thúc phụ âm E.g.: en'counter /iη'kauntə/ (v.), de'termine /di'tɜ:min/ (v.) Động từ Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ âm tiết thứ ba nguyên enter'tain âm dài nguyên âm đôi, kết thúc phụ âm trở /entə’tein/ lên E.g.: en'counter /iη'kauntə/ (v.), de'termine /di'tɜ:min/ (v.)  GRAMMAR EXERCISES I - Choose the word with a different stress pattern (Chọn từ có trọng âm khác biệt.) E.g.: A difficult B relevant C volunteer A factory B expensive C restaurant A organise B decorate C consider A government B technical C parallel A electric B computer C fascinate A decision B reference C refusal II - Give the correct forms of the words in brackets (Cho dạng từ cho ngoặc.) E.g.: James is Ronald's brother (brotherhood) Kevin is the of this computer (own) Tom is my (neighborhood) I think Sarah is very (intelligence) It is to study history and literature (importance) Harold holds dual in New Zealand and the US (citizen) III - Choose the best option (Chọn phương án nhất.) D interest D difference D practical D understand D fantastic D important the wall of my office E.g.: I have photographs of my family A on B next to C above Stephen is standing the students from the Brixton high school A on B far C among Mr Smith's jacket is the closet A between B in C at Where's John? He's over there He's standing Ellen A on B under C next to The oranges are not in the basket They are the table A in B between C next The teacher stands the class A from B at C in front of There is a map on the wall just the teacher's desk A from B above C among The drug store the bakery and the grocery store A between B in C over Our house is to the supermarket A in B on C behind "Tall" is the of "short" A to B opposite C about 10 There is a big supermarket the park A on B near C in front IV - Underline the suitable prepositions to describe the picture (Gạch chân giới từ thích hợp để mô tả tranh sau.) D in D in D among D between D on D under D between D next D next D with D next E.g: The school is b ehind/next to the police station The park is in front of/behind the supermarket The office building is next to/ opposite the hospital The hospital is between/ among the office building and the post office The lake is in the middle of/ in front of the park The restaurant is opposite/ behind the office building  READING EXERCISES Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions (Đọc đoạn văn sau lựa chọn phương án cho câu hỏi.) THE HALLOWEEN In the USA, Halloween is a popular festival It’s on 31 st October, and adults and teenagers often go to costume parties The theme of these parties is usually horror or the supernatural Restaurants and clubs often have special events too: they prepare food and drink with a Halloween theme, show horror films or invite gothic rock bands to play Children often go trick or treating They wear scary costumes and visit friends and neighbours asking for sweets and chocolate They also make Halloween lanterns with candles inside and they play traditional games The festival comes just after the apple harvest, so the games often use apples There are a lot of different beliefs about Halloween For example, some people think that the candle in a Halloween lantern keeps evil away, if the candle goes out suddenly, a spirit is in the room And if 31 st October is your birthday, that means you can see and talk to spirits! What is the theme of the Halloween parties in the USA? A Horror or the supernatural B Science fiction C Cartoons and comics D Famous people What children often make at Halloween? A Chocolate B Sweets C Lanterns D Toys Why are apples often used in the games at Halloween? A The apples are very cheap during the festival B American people like eating apples at the festival C There are no other types of fruit during the festival D The apple harvest comes just before the festival If you had been born on Halloween, what would you be able to do? A Keep evil spirits away B See ghosts C Talk to spirits D See and speak with spirits Which of the following statements is TRUE about Halloween in the USA? A Restaurants and clubs often have special events B There aren’t many beliefs about Halloween C Children visit friends and neighbours asking for money D Only teenagers go to costume parties DAY 5: I AM PLAYING THE GUITAR  GRAMMAR ► PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (THÌ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN) Structures (Cấu trúc) (+) Affirmative (Câu khẳng định) I am We/ You / They are He/ She/ It is (-) Negative (Câu phủ định) verb-ing I am not We/ You / They are not He/ She/ It is not verb-ing  Short form (Dạng rút gọn) • am = 'm • are = 're • is = 's • am not = 'm not • are not = aren't • is not = isn't E.g.: • We're playing volleyball (Chúng tơi chơi bóng chuyền.) • He isn’t studying at the moment (Thời điểm anh không học bài.) (?) Interrogative (Câu nghi vấn) Am I Are we/ you / they (!) Response (Trả lời) Yes, verb-ing? I am you/ we/ they are he/ she/ it is I’m not Is he/ she/ it No you/ we/ they aren’t he/ she/ it isn’t E.g.: • A: Are you playing tennis? (Anh chơi quần vợt phải khơng?) B: Yes, I am (Vâng, vậy.) • A: Is your father cooking in the kitchen? (Cha bạn nấu ăn bếp phải không?) B: No, he isn't (Không, vậy.)  How to add -ing to verbs (Cách thêm -ing vào sau động từ) Động từ kết thúc với phụ âm + nguyên âm + phụ âm nhấn trọng âm vào âm cuối nhân đôi phụ âm cuối thêm -ing Động từ tận -e bỏ -e thay -ing Động từ tận -ie thay -ie -y thêm -ing Những động từ lại thêm -ing Usage (Cách dùng) • swim (bơi)  swimming • commit (cam kết)  committing • make (làm)  making • write (viết)  writing • lie (nói dối)  lying • tie (buộc)  tying • go (đi)  going • watch (xem)  watching  Notes • Các động từ trạng thái người, vật, việc thường khơng sử dụng tiếp diễn Các động từ trạng thái thường liên quan đến cảm xúc, cảm giác, sở hữu, suy nghĩ, quan điểm, E.g.: • Today, I feel so unpleasant (Hơm nay, tơi cảm thấy thật khó chịu.) • He has a girlfriend now (Anh có bạn gái.) • I want a new jacket for Tet (Tơi muốn có áo khốc cho dịp Tết.) Một số động từ trạng thái thường gặp know (biết) believe (tin là) hate (ghét) forget (quên) possess (sở hữu) remember (nhớ) own (sở hữu) like (thích) want (muốn) promise (hứa) prefer (thích) hear(nghe) belong (thuộc về) agree (đồng ý) dislike (khơng thích) sound (nghe có vẻ) look like (trơng có vẻ) disagree (khơng đồng ý) seem (dường như) understand (hiểu) Signals (Dấu hiệu nhận biết) Các dấu hiệu Ví dụ  Look! The car is going so fast (Nhìn kìa! Chiếc tơ lao nhanh.)  Silent! My father is sleeping (Giữ im lặng! Cha ngủ.) Một số trạng từ thường dùng tiếp diễn: - now (bây giờ), right now (ngay bây giờ), at the moment (ở thời điểm này), at present (hiện tại), etc Đi trạng từ - today (hôm nay), this week (tuần này), this month (tháng này), these days (ngày thời gian nay), etc  I'm doing my homework at the moment (Tôi làm tập thời điểm này.)  She's going to London at p.m tonight (Cô tới Luân Đôn lúc tối nay.)  GRAMMAR EXERCISES I - Convert the affirmative sentences into the negative and the interrogative (Chuyển câu khẳng định thành câu phủ định nghi vấn.) E.g.: They are sitting around the table (-) They aren't sitting around the table (?) Are they sitting around the table? She is playing the piano (-) (?) They are visiting Tokyo next week (-) (?) He is doing homework at the moment (-) (?) I am playing video games (-) Đi với câu mệnh lệnh (?) My father is mending his sewing machine (-) (?) II - Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous (Chia động từ ngoặc đơn tiếp diễn.) It is Sunday evening and my friends and I (0 be) are at Jane's birthday party Jane (1 wear) a beautiful long dress and (2 stand) next to her boyfriend Some guests (3 drink) wine or beer in the corner of the room Some of her relatives (4 dance) in the middle of the room Most people (5 sit) on chairs, (6 enjoy) food and (7 chat) with each other We often (8 go) to our friends' birthday parties We always (9 dress) well and (10 travel) by taxi Parties never (11 make) us bored because we like them III - Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous (Chia động từ ngoặc đơn tiếp diễn.) E.g.: Run away! A strange dog (run) is running towards you He usually (go) to work late My mom often (buy) meat from that butcher My brothers (not - drink) coffee at the moment Look! Those people (climb) the mountain so fast That girl (cry) loudly at the party now These students always (wear) warm clothes in summer What (you - do) in the kitchen? I never (eat) potatoes The 203 bus (set) off every fifteen minutes 10 Tonight we (not - go) to our teacher's wedding party  READING EXERCISES Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to fill in each of the blanks (Đọc đoạn văn sau chọn phương án để điền vào chỗ trống.) JAPANESE NEW YEAR Akiko Imai comes from Japan Many young Japanese people often go away with their friends at New Year but Akiko doesn’t usually go away, she (1) at home with her family In Japan, New Year begins on 31st December On that day, Akiko watches TV and eats a special kind of pasta called soba At midnight (12 o’clock), she listens to the sound of the temple bell ringing It (2) 108 times On New Year’s Day, 1st January, Akiko and her family (3) sake, a kind of rice wine After, they all eat popular foods like rice cake and soup It is a special day for children because they (4) some money in special envelopes from their relatives Before New Year’s Day, Japanese people usually clean their houses, make a lot of food and (5) a lot of shopping Akiko often sends greetings cards to her friends New Year is one of the most important days in Japan and Akiko always enjoys it because she doesn’t go to school on that day! A lives B live C stays D isn't staying A hums B rings C tolls D chants A drinks B drink C is drinking D are drinking A spend B are spending C receive D are receiving A B go C take D get DAY 6: I ALWAYS GO OUT ON SUNDAY NIGHTS  GRAMMAR GENERAL • in Hanoi (ở Hà Nội) • in a car (trong xe tơ) IN • in April (vào tháng Tư) • in summer (vào mùa hè) • on KC Avenue (trên đại lộ KC) • on a bus (ở xe buýt) ON • on Monday (vào thứ Hai) • on June 1st (mồng tháng Sáu) • at 30 Wesh street (ở số 30 phố Wesh) • at the bus stop (ở bến xe buýt) AT • at 8.30 a.m (vào 8.30 sáng) • at dawn (vào lúc bình minh) SPECIFIC ► PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION (GIỚI TỪ CHỈ ĐỊA ĐIỂM) IN (trong, trong) Đứng trước loại phương tiện xe hơi: in a car (trong xe hơi) in a taxi (trong xe taxi) ON (trên, trên) Đứng trước số phương tiện giao thông: on a bus/ train/ plane, etc (trên xe buýt, tàu hỏa, máy bay) Đứng trước tên phố (Anh - Anh): Đứng trước tên phố (Anh - Mỹ): in Jeremy Street on Wyoming Street (ở phố Jeremy) (ở phố Wyoming) Đứng trước tên thị trấn, thành phố: in the town of Vinci (ở thị trấn Vinci) in Hanoi (ở Hà Nội) AT (ở, vị trí) Chỉ vị trí chung chung: at home (ở nhà) at school (ở trường) at the bus stop (ở trạm xe buýt) Đứng trước địa cụ thể: at 30 Kimberley Street (ở số 30 phố Kimberley) Đứng trước tên đại lộ: on Thang Long Avenue (ở đại lộ Thăng Long) Đứng trước tên quốc gia, Đứng trước số cụm từ: vùng miền rộng lớn: on the second floor (ở tầng in the countryside (ở nông thôn) 2) on the farm (ở nông trại) in the North (ở miền Bắc) on the beach (ở bãi biển) in the South (ở miền Nam) in Vietnam (ở Việt Nam) in Japan (ở Nhật Bản) in the world (trên giới) ► PREPOSITIONS OF TIME (GIỚI TỪ CHỈ THỜI GIAN) IN Thế kỷ  in the 17th century (vào kỉ 17) Thập niên  in the 1990s/ 90s (vào năm 1990/ thập niên 90) Năm  in 1991 (vào năm 1991) Mùa  in spring/ summer/ autumn/ winter (vào mùa xuân/ hạ/ thu/ đông) Tháng  in April/ May/ June/ etc (vào tháng Tư/ Năm/ Sáu/ ) Buổi ngày  in the morning (vào buổi sáng)  in the afternoon (vào buổi chiều) Khoảng thời gian tương lai  in 20 minutes (trong 20 phút nữa)  in a week (trong tuần nữa) ON Ngày lễ  on the International Women's Day (vào ngày Quốc tế phụ nữ) Ngày tháng  on the first of July/ on July 1st (vào ngày mồng tháng Bảy) Thứ tuần  on Monday/ Tuesday/ Wednesday/ etc (vào thứ Hai/ Ba/ Tư/ )  on Sunday morning/ Monday night (vào sáng Chủ Nhật, tối thứ Hai) AT Kỳ nghỉ lễ Thời điểm ngày Mốc thời gian xác Một số cụm từ  at Christmas/ New Year's (vào lễ Giáng Sinh/ Năm Mới)  at dawn/ noon/ dusk/ night (buổi bình minh/ trưa/ chạng vạng/ đêm)  at midnight (vào nửa đêm)  at midday/ at 12:00 (vào trưa/ vào lúc 12 giờ)  at midnight at 00:00 (vào nửa đêm/ vào lúc giờ)  at half past six/ at six thirty (vào 30 phút)  at 4.30 p.m./ at 8.30 a.m (vào 4:30 chiều/ vào 8:30 sáng)  at the moment (lúc này), at present (thời điểm tại), at the same time (cùng lúc đó), at once (ngay lập tức)  at first (lúc đầu), at last (lúc cuối)  PRONUNCIATION ► STRESS OF WORDS ENDING IN -FUL AND -LESS (TRỌNG ÂM CỦA TỪ KẾT THÚC BẰNG ĐUÔI -FUL VÀ -LESS) Khi thêm hậu tố -ful, trọng âm từ không bị thay đổi 'colour 'colourful Khi thêm hậu tố -less, trọng âm từ không bị thay đổi 'talent 'talentless  GRAMMAR EXERCISES I - Choose the word with a different stress pattern (Chọn từ có trọng âm khác biệt.) E.g.: A attitude B favourite C tobacco D comedy A beautiful B fabulous C pagoda D general A adventure B advantage C develop D introduce A introduce B recommend C entertain D effortless A popular B atmosphere C successful D positive A colourful B company C technical D important II - Complete the following sentences using the suitable prepositions of location (Hoàn thành câu giới từ địa điểm phù hợp.) E.g.: Mary wants to live and work in New York The use of cell phone is prohibited airplanes My mother is working the farm I am standing the crossroad When he studied university, he was an excellent student My grandparents live 456 Mountain Street Australia There is a funny cartoon TV now At present, I am home while my friends are school Everyone, open your book page 111 and we'll start the lesson III - Complete the following sentences using the suitable prepositions of time (Hoàn thành câu giới từ thời gian phù hợp.) E.g.: I will call you back in 20 minutes The Internet was invented the 20th century Let's meet two hours Do you want to go there the morning? I always go to the beach the summer He was born 1991 There is always snow the winter Henrique's birthday is December I always enjoy the parade the Independence Day I have to leave o'clock 10 Justin Bieber was born March 1st, 1994 11 We have finished the marathon the same time 12 My friends love to go to the cinema Saturdays  READING EXERCISES Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions (Đọc đoạn văn sau lựa chọn phương án cho câu hỏi.) THE CARNIVAL IN RIO DE JANEIRO London’s Notting Hill Carnival is the biggest street festival in Europe There are large festivals in Germany too, but only the carnival in Rio in Brazil is bigger It’s on the last weekend in August and more than fifty bands and discos drive through the streets on trucks playing really loud West Indian music My granddad is eighty now and he’s played in every carnival since it began forty-five years ago My dad’s in a reggae group and he’s teaching me to play the drums I want to have my own band one day Between the bands there are parades of dancers in fantastic costumes My family all dance with Dad’s band Mum starts planning the costumes a year before and my sister and I help her to make them during the school holidays This year Mum and I have pink dresses and tights, with a white belt and cap The boys have pink suits too My brother says he hates the colour but he still enjoys being in the parade My older sister’s costume is a swimsuit with lots of gold and silver decorations, and silver shoes Her head-dress is very heavy and almost a metre high - she found dancing in it difficult at first I love getting ready for the carnival That’s why I never feel sad when it ends because I know we’ll soon start to make plans for the next one! The biggest street festival in the world is in A London B Germany C Rio D Europe How many carnivals has Simone’s grandfather been in? A 45 B.50 C 80 D He has never been in any carnivals Simone hopes to A join her father’s band B learn to play an instrument C have her own band D become a dancer Simone’s carnival cap is the same colour as her A dress B belt C tights D drums How does Simone feel at the end of the carnival? A Tired after so much work B Excited about the next one C Glad that it’s finished D Sad that it’s over DAY 7: TEST - 40 QUESTIONS/ 60 MINUTES Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress is placed differently Question 1: A loyalty B successful C incapable D sincere Question 2: A carefully B correctly C seriously D personally Question 3: A piano B policeman C museum D souvenir Question 4: A guarantee B recommend C represent D meaningless Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits the space in each sentence Question 5: David’s favourite sport is football is tennis A My B Me C Mine D I Question 6: The Israelis believe that country will always be subject to attack A they B its C it D their Question 7: mother wants to become a teacher A Me - me B My - my C My - me D Me - my Question 8: I don’t think John looks well He seems A fairly tired B fair tired C fair tiredly D fairly tiredly Question 9: How does Amy like her new school? - Fine And she's doing her courses A badly B very good C extremely well D slightly bad Question 10: I can’t believe that Jim is marrying the boss' daughter It is A surprise B surprising C surprisingly D not surprising Question 11: I don't want to live in Tokyo is too high A The cost of living B Living's cost C Living' cost D The living of cost Question 12: The children are playing the garden A on B to C between D in Question 13: Cenk lives 810 Istiklal Street A on B at C above D in Question 14: I go to school by bus, not foot A on B at C above D in Question 15: Class 5B is the first floor of the school A on B at C above D in Question 16: Our house is to the supermarket A on B next C behind D in Question 17: My father usually buys a newspaper the morning A on B at C during D in th Question 18: John's birthday is August 16 A on B at C above D in Question 19: I usually visit my grandparents Sunday afternoons A on B at C over D in Question 20: We usually receive presents Christmas A on B at C between D in Choose the underlined part (A, B, C, D) that needs correction Question 21: Jimmy and I are best friends, but my mum does not like he A B C D Question 22: It's 10 p.m in the evening Are Tom studying? A B C D Question 23: The young girl not writing the letter at the moment A B C D Question 24: In the train to London, there is always a guitarist performing for free A B C D Question 25: The plane now lands at the wrong airport A B C D Read the following passage and choose the best option to fill in each blank THE PATRAS CARNIVAL The city of Patras is on the west coast of Greece Every year Patras has a carnival that starts (26) January or February Patras Carnival (27) lasts for about three weeks The carnival is a very old tradition in Patras and has more than 160 years of history It is one of the largest carnivals in the (28) Thousands of people visit the carnival every year At the carnival, you can listen to live music and see performances in the streets every day People dance in the city squares and there (29) fireworks after dark In the final week of the carnival there is a big parade with performers and music There is also another carnival just for children There is entertainment for the children, competitions and it even has its (30) parade Question 26: A on B in C to D from Question 27: A use B usual C usually D uses to Question 28: A globe B world C planet D Earth Question 29: A were B was C is D are Question 30: A own B owned C owner D ownership Read the following passage and choose the best answer each to of the questions THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS FESTIVAL It’s all over! I’ve been writing my blog from London every day during the Olympics and the Paralympics and this is my final post to look back on a wonderful couple of months Here are some of the things that were the most memorable for me: The Olympic Stadium crowd: Although the crowd cheered on the British, there was lots of support for athletes of other nationalities too like the wonderful Usain Bolt, from Jamaica, who won the 100 and 200 metres sprint to become the fastest man alive There was also Oscar Pistorius of South Africa who was the first disabled person to compete in the Olympics He went on to win two gold medals and a silver in the Paralympics New sports: I have really enjoyed being able to watch sports which are not normally shown on television Before the Olympics I didn’t expect to love watching judo or find myself screaming at the television during a game of wheelchair tennis, but I really got into them I didn’t know anything about goalball before the Paralympics but it became one of my favourite sports The organisation and the atmosphere: It took seven years of planning and 70,000 volunteers to make everything go well Many people have said that the organisation was not as perfect as that of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, but there was a much better atmosphere which spread out through the whole city The volunteers were always friendly and helpful and Londoners even began talking to each other, and visitors, on the underground trains! Question 31: How long did the Olympics and Paralympics last? A A couple of months B Two weeks C Seven years D Four years Question 32: Which athlete competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics? A Usain Bolt B Oscar Pistorius C Mo Farah D Aubameyang Question 33: Which sport was completely new to the blogger? A Wheelchair tennis B Goalball C Judo D 100 metres sprint Question 34: How did the London Olympics compare to the Beijing Olympics, according to the blogger? A It was better organised, but the atmosphere wasn't as good B It was very similar C It was not as well organised, but there was a better atmosphere D It was better organised, and there was a better atmosphere Question 35: What did the blogger say changed about Londoners during the Olympics? A They volunteered B They watched new sports C They talked to each other on the trains D They didn’t care about the event at all Complete the following sentences by changing the form of the words in brackets Question 36: I can't put up with his any longer (violent) Question 37: The last minute of the NCAA game seemed to last forever because of the tense atmosphere (champion) Question 38: Jeremy is an inspirational leader and Ezekiel is a manager (construct) Reorder the words/ phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences Question 39: at the moment/ is preparing/ My mother/ dinner/ for my family  Question 40: is driving/ at p.m./ Joanna/ to York/ tonight  ... like he A B C D Question 22 : It's 10 p.m in the evening Are Tom studying? A B C D Question 23 : The young girl not writing the letter at the moment A B C D Question 24 : In the train to London,... even has its (30) parade Question 26 : A on B in C to D from Question 27 : A use B usual C usually D uses to Question 28 : A globe B world C planet D Earth Question 29 : A were B was C is D are Question... coast of Greece Every year Patras has a carnival that starts (26 ) January or February Patras Carnival (27 ) lasts for about three weeks The carnival is a very old tradition in Patras and has more