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LESSON 1 Lesson summary
VOCABULARY – CD2-11
boarding pass (n)
/ˈbɔːrdɪŋpæs/
a card that you must show before getting on a plane or boat
May I see your boarding pass?
passport (n)
/ˈpæspɔːrt/
an official document that shows who you are and you must show when you enter or leave a country
You can’t travel abroad without a
passport.
customs (n)
/ˈkʌstəmz/
the place at a port or an airport where some officers check your luggage before you enter or leave a country
They check people’s luggage
carefully at the customs.
baggage claim (n)
/ˈbæɡɪdʒ rɪkleɪm/
the place at an airport where you get your bags, cases, etc after your flight has landed
We should get our luggage back at
the baggage claim.
suitcase (n)
/ˈsuːtkeɪs/
a case with flat sides and a handle for storing clothes and other items for longdistance travel
This suitcase looks heavy, but it is
actually quite light
backpack (n)
/ˈbækpæk/
also rucksack
/ˈrʌksæk/
a bag that you carry on your back I’m carrying this heavy backpack on
my next vacation
luggage (n)
/ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/
also baggage
/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
bags, cases, and other containers used to transport clothes and other items
Please do not leave your luggage
here
Trang 2Possessive Pronouns
-Is that John’s backpack?
Whose suitcase is this?
No, it’s mine (= my backpack)
Is it yours? (= your suitcase)
Ordering adjectives
When we use more than one adjective to describe a noun, these adjectives must be used in the proper order as in the example
PRONUNCIATION CD2-12
Stress in two-syllable nouns Stress in two-syllable verbs
Most two-syllable nouns have stress on the first
syllable
• brother /ˈbrʌðər/
• table /ˈteɪbl/
• printer /ˈprɪntər/
• father /ˈfɑːðər
But: mistake /mɪ'steɪk/
Most two-syllable verbs have stress on the second syllable
• forget /fərˈɡet/
• escape /ɪˈskeɪp/
• enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/
• relax /rɪˈlæks/
But: cancel /ˈkænsl/; copy /ˈkɒpi/
Note
Some words have more than one stress patterns
record /ˈrekərd/ (n)
record /rɪˈkɔːrd/ (v)
object ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ (n)
object /əbˈdʒekt/ (v)
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Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
1 A customs B police C country D system
2 A passport B power C advice D nature
3 A moment B suitcase C baggage D machine
4 A finish B decide C control D become
5 A worry B welcome C return D answer
Vocabulary
a Read the descriptions and write a suitable word or phrase from Lesson Summary on each line.
1 You need this to enter another country _
2 You show it and your ID card before getting on a plane _
3 An officer will check your luggage here before you get on the plane _
4 You pick up your luggage in this place at the airport. _
5 You should bring it instead of a suitcase to go camping. _
b Complete the conversation with the words or phrases in the box.
A boarding pass
B backpack
C passport
D customs
E suitcase Officer: Please show me your ticket and your 6) _, please
Passenger: Here they are
Officer: Thanks Please put your 7) _ on the scale
Passenger: Do you have to weigh my 8) _?
Officer: No, you can carry it to the 9) _for security checks
Passenger: Thanks
Officer: This is your 10) _ You’re leaving at gate 10 Please be ready at the
gate by 10:30 to get on the plane
Passenger: Okay Thanks a lot!
Officer: You’re welcome
Trang 4a Choose the best options.
1 This is their / theirs problem, not our / ours.
2 My / Mine room is bigger than her / hers, but her / hers is nicer.
3 Her / Hers phone isn’t working, but my / mine is She will call you right away.
4 Their / Theirs books are different He / His book only has 150 pages while her / hers has 189 pages.
5 Give me your / yours phone number, and I will give you my / mine.
b Choose the best options.
6 I’m not going to wear that _ shirt to the wedding
A brown ugly large old B old brown large ugly
C ugly large old brown D large ugly old brown bottles
7 Please recycle those _ bottles
A awful old small yellow B awful small old yellow
C small old awful yellow D awful small yellow old
8 She is packing her clothes in a(n) _ suitcase
A American beautiful new big blue B beautiful big new blue American
C big beautiful blue new American D new big beautiful blue American
9 He is carrying this _ backpack to go on a trip to the mountains this weekend
A cool large new brown Vietnamese B cool new large Vietnamese brown
C large new cool Vietnamese brown D Vietnamese cool large new brown
10 My sister bought a _ handbag last week
A new small pink French cute B cute small pink new French
C cute small new pink French D French cute small new pink
Listening
a Listen to two friends, Vicky and John Write T (true) or F (false) CD2-13
1 They’re at the customs _
2 John’s luggage is a big backpack _
3 Vicky’s suitcase looks the same as her father’s _
4 The other friends are in the waiting room _
5 They are going to the hotel by taxi _
Trang 5b Listen again Match the people with their belongings There is one extra CD2-14
6 John 7 Vicky 8 Annie 9 Tina 10 Kat
Speaking
Complete the conversations with the sentences in the box There are two extra sentences.
A I don’t know what hers looks like
B Mine? Let me check Ah! It’s in my jacket pocket
C She can find hers later
D I can’t find our passports
E Do you have our passports?
F No Mine is dark red
G Yes But we need to go to the baggage claim first
Nick: Do we need to go through the customs again?
Phoebe: 1)
(Three minutes later)
Nick: Now, let’s look for our luggage Oh! Is this suitcase yours?
Phoebe: 2)
Nick: I can’t see where it is
Phoebe: Oh, my dark red suitcase is over there Can you see Helen’s luggage?
Nick: 3)
Phoebe: She has a light green suitcase
Nick: Here it is
Phoebe: 4)
Nick: Yes, I have ours in my backpack, and Helen keeps hers
Phoebe: Good! I have my boarding pass right here Where’s yours?
Trang 6Nick: 5)
Writing
a Put the words in the correct order to make complete sentences.
1 bag / the / one / old / small / is / green / My
2 suitcase / Ann / uses / large/ her / old / rarely
3 big / the / yours? / Is / old / handbag / white
4 My / like / has / black / big / old / a / suitcase / yours / father
5 brown / is / a / new / medium-sized / dark / backpack / He / carrying
b Write sentences about five objects in your house.
(Ex) I like my small new gray smartphone.
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UNIT 7: TRANSPORTATION
LESSON 2 Lesson summary
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frequent (adj)
/ˈfriːkwənt/
common or happening often He is a frequent visitor to the
museum
comfortable (adj)
/ˈkʌmftəbl/
giving a pleasant feeling or not causing physical problems
Comfortable seats are available on
Bus 5
reliable (adj)
/rɪˈlaɪəbl/
dependable, or able to be trusted The car rental service in the area is
reliable.
ticket (n)
/'tɪkɪt/
a piece of paper or a card that allows you to get on a bus or pass through a gate
A return ticket to the island is not
available now
eco-friendly (adj)
/ˌiːkəʊ ˈfrendli/
not harmful to the environment The eco-friendly bus service in the
city starts on January 1st
public (adj) /ˈpʌblɪk/ available for people to use Some people don't feel comfortable
using public transportation.
convenient (adj)
/kənˈviːniənt/
near or easy for people to get to or use
Our new apartment is very
convenient for the children.
GRAMMAR
Comparison with (not) as/so as
to show how similar things are as + adj + as New train stations are as convenient as
the old ones
to show how different things are not as/so + adj + as Buses are not as/so comfortable as taxis
PRONUNCIATION
Pronouncing the consonant clusters with st CD2-15
/st/ • star /stɑːr/ • start /stɑːrt/
Pronouncing /k/ and /s/ CD2-16
carton /ˈkɑːrtn/ cycle /ˈsaɪkəl/
clue /klu:/ circle /ˈsɜːrkəl/
crop /krɒp/ circus /ˈsɜːrkəs/
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a Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1 A clear B eco-friendly C recycle D suitcase
2 A public B evidence C comfortable D convenient
b Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
3 A public B pleasant C upset D frequent
4 A classical B reliable C convenient D delighted
5 A fantastic B excited C dramatic D comfortable
Vocabulary
a Complete the sentences using the words from the boxes.
ticket reliable comfortable public eco-friendly
1 These means of _ transportation are popular with everyone
2 You have to show your _ before getting on the train
3 People prefer using these _ vehicles to protect their health and the environment
4 You should stay in this _ bed to have a good sleep
5 Katha Airlines is one of the most _ airlines because it is rarely late
b Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1 I’ll pay for our movie _ ( TICKET )
2 The students have a _ ride to the countryside every weekend ( FREQUENCY )
3 Traveling by bus is not as _ as traveling by motorbike ( COMFORT )
4 Traveling by bus is not always _ because buses might be late during rush hours ( RELY )
5 Traveling by train in this country is _ Train stations are everywhere ( CONVENIENCE ) Grammar
a Fill in the blanks with (not) as/so as.
1 The subway is the bus (not/frequent)
2 Bicycles are motorbikes in Vietnam (not/popular)
3 The old motorbike is the new motorbike (not/eco-friendly)
4 The blue car is the red car (fast)
5 Bus tickets are train tickets (not/expensive)
Trang 9b Write the words from the text in the correct columns.
6 Traveling by train is by plane
A as comfortable B comfortable as
C not as comfortable as D not comfortable
7 Buses to Ayun Hạ Lake are those in the city
A as frequent B frequent as C as frequent as D not frequent
8 On rainy days, a bicycle is a bus
A not reliable B as reliable not C as not reliable as D not as reliable as
9 Getting around a city by car is by motorbike
A as convenient as B not as convenient
C not convenient as D as convenient
10 Traveling by taxi is by bus
A as not cheap as B not as cheap as
C as not cheap D not as cheap
Reading
a Read the text about means of transport Give short answers to the questions.
Traveling by plane is convenient because it allows US to save time A regular passenger airplane can travel Ó00 kilometers for just about an hour Although air travel is fast, the waiting time before departure can be a problem An airplane ticket could be expensive, too
Driving is not as fast as flying It can take a driver about 17 hours to travel
600 kilometers That's too long for a drive Although it is not as comfortable
as going by air, driving can be a great experience on a long journey You can
place you like or even stay as long as you want to
Trains can be as convenient as planes Although traveling by train is not as fast as traveling by airplane, a train can be reliable Trains don't often go through the city center, so they rarely get into traffic jams Besides, trains usually go through beautiful countryside, so passengers can relax and enjoy themselves with a fantastic view
Trang 10Going by motorbike cannot be as comfortable as driving, but a motorbike can be as reliable as a car or even an airplane A young Vietnamese man started to travel the world only on his motorbike He visited 50 countries and returned to Vietnam in June 2017
1 How far can a typical passenger airplane fly in an hour? _
2 What might be a problem when traveling by airplane? _
3 How long would it take to travel 600 kilometers by car? _
4 What can a passenger experience when traveling by train? _
5 How many countries did the man visit on his motorcycle? _
b Read the text about traveling in Hong Kong Write Y (yes), N (no) or NG (not given).
Hong Kong is a great place to visit because there is a lot to see and do Although it is an island, Hong Kong has a convenient transport system So, exploring the city is not a problem.
Most buses are double-deckers A double-decker is a two-floor bus A bus
ticket costs from HK$2.70 ($0.34) to HK$58 ($7.39), depending on at which
station you want to get off Hong Kong buses are frequent and reliable
Usually, a bus leaves every eight or twelve minutes
The Mass Transit Railway is popular in Hong Kong, so getting around the city is
very convenient Hong Kong MTR has 10 lines, with over 90 stations An MTR
leaves every two or four minutes, from 6:00 a.m to 1:00 a.m the next
morning People can use Octopus Cards or Tourist Day passes to pay for
tickets
Hong Kong taxis are very convenient but expensive Red Taxis (in the cities),
Green Taxis (in the New Territories), and Blue Taxis (on Lantau Island) are
here, there, and everywhere in Hong Kong, uber is also
6 All buses in Hong Kong are double-deckers _
7 Hong Kong buses leave at 8:00 or at noon _
8 Hong Kong MTR is easy for everyone to use _
9 People can use the MRT using Octopus Cards _
Trang 1110 Taxis in Hong Kong are difficult to take _
Speaking
Complete the conversation using the sentences in the box There is one extra sentence.
A It takes about 8 hours
B Alright I'll book two bus tickets
C OK Let’s book two tickets
D It takes more than 9 hours It's slower than by train
E Well, we can take the train or the bus
F It’s about $50 Going by bus is not as expensive as going by train; it’s only $20
Jane: How can we travel to Nha Trang from Ho Chi Minh City?
Thảo: 1) _
Jane: How long does it take if we travel by train?
Thảo: 2) _
Jane: That’s a long time How about the bus?
Thảo: 3) _
Jane: How much is a train ticket?
Thảo: 4) _
Jane: I think it’s better to go by train It’s not so cheap as bus, but it’s safer and faster
Thảo: 5) _
Jane: I can’t wait for the trip
Writing
a Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings using (not) as/so as.
1 My bag is bigger than yours
2 Your suitcase is newer than mine
3 Traveling by plane and train are both safe
4 Bicycles are slower than motorbikes