Nick likes pop music.. ...music is not as exciting as rock and roll.. The music festival this year is as good.... arts stages films music go Glastonbury is the largest performing arts fe
Trang 1Ex1 Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
Ex2 Choose one of the words/phrases below to match each description.
staying in shape - obesity - hobby - community -
calories - donating
1 a disease from eating too much
2 people living in an area
3 the energy you need for daily activities
4 keeping fit
5 giving things to help people in need
6 a thing you enjoy doing
* Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below hobby - mountainous areas - taking photos chapped lips - coloured vegetables – community 1 Eating ……… and exercising can help you keep fit and stay healthy 2 The Donate a Book event helps children in ……….
3 My brother spends a lot of time making models That’s his ………
4 If you have ………, use lip balm 5 There are many things you can do to help your ………
6 I love ……… of the sunset
Ex3 Circle the best answer.
1 People between 1,600 and 2,500 calories a day to stay healthy
2 The room smells bad Somebody in here
3 In that area, it difficult to find enough food in winter
4 He ate a lot of junk food, so he fat quickly
5 In the history of mankind, people _ for new foods
A always look B always looked C have always looked
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Ex4 Put the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1 He often (read)……… books in dim light, so his eyes hurt
2 …………you (do)……… the gardening at the weekend?
3 My friend (ring) ………… me yesterday and (invite) ……… me to his party
4 What (you/ watch) ……… on TV last night?
5 When my father (be) ……… young, he (use to) ……… be the most handsome boy in the village
6 Ordinary people (need) ……… about 2,000 calories a day to stay healthy
7 I (cannot) ……… ride a bicycle when I was 6
8 Jack and Jill (not speak) ……… Vietnamese well
9 My younger sister (not be) ……… fond of seafood
10 John (not get) ……… up early on Sundays
11 Last summer Phong (not volunteer) ……… to teach maths to street children 12.We (join) ……… the project Plant a Tree in 2019 to make our area green
13 They (have) ……… an allergy, so they choose food and drink very carefully
14 Anna doesn't feel well She often (feel) ……… sick and weak
15.To prevent the flu, you should (eat) ………… a lot of garlic and keep your body warm
16 Eating too much (be) ……… bad for your health
Ex5 Match the beginnings in A with the endings in B.
1.These people live in the mountains,
2.To help your community, you can join
in Be a Buddy,
3 Don’t eat too close to your bedtime,
4 My dad can make beautiful pieces of art
from empty eggshells,
5 Place a bin here and there,
A or you will get fat
B and people will throw rubbish into them
C but he never sells them
D so they have a lot of fresh air
E or you can start your own activities
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Unit4:
Ex1 Read the conversation and do the following tasks.
Making plans for the weekend Nick: Hi Duong How are things?
Duong: Good Oh, have you visited the Crazy Paint art gallery recently?
Nick: No, I haven’t I heard that it’s not as good as it was before
Duong: Oh no! It’s great! I went there last weekend The paintings are excellent! So what
shall we do this weekend?
Nick: Let me see The La La Las are playing at the Young Club, let’s go!
Duong: But we can watch the concert live on TV
Trang 3Nick: Oh, come on! It’s quite different to be there in person - the musicians, the crowd, the
colourful lights, the atmosphere … it will be fantastic!
Duong: I don’t like so much noise, Nick Loud pop music really isn’t my thing
Nick: Come on, Duong It will be exciting!
Duong: How about going to the cinema? I like films
Nick: Me too OK, we can go to the cinema if I get to choose the film!
a Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Duong and Nick are making plans for their weekend
2 The art gallery isn’t as good as before
3 Nick likes pop music
4 Duong wants to be at the pop concert
5 Nick will let Duong choose the film
b Finish the following sentences by writing one word / phrase from the conversation 1 Crazy Paint art gallery is ……… before 2 Duong says it is very at pop concerts 3 Nick thinks pop concerts are ………
4 Nick says it’s more exciting to be at pop concerts ………
5 Duong and Nick have decided to go to the ………
Ex2 Complete the sentences with words in th box camera - portrait - paintbrush - microphone - museum - painting - crayons - art gallery - opera - musical instruments 1 The painter’s exhibition, ‘Hidden Flower’, begins today at the city
2 Bui Xuan Phai is my favourite artist I love his of the old Ha Noi streets 3 In Barcelona, Spain, you can visit a dedicated to the life of Picasso 4 I think photography is an interesting art form Of course, having a good is important 5 I rarely listen to at home I can’t understand the words they sing, and I prefer modern music Ex3 Match a word in A with a word in B. A B C 1.play 2.draw 3.write 4.work 5.take a a song b a portrait c a photo d as an actor e the guitar 1
2
3
4
5
Ex4 Put one of theses words in each gap to complete the sentences singer - draw - instrument - painter - puppet - pop 1 My father’s friend is a great
2 .music is not as exciting as rock and roll
3.The I like most is Karen Carpenter
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5 Many tourists to Viet Nam come to see the water show
6 In Viet Nam, the Dan Bau is a traditional musical
Ex5 Put as, or from in the gaps
1 The music festival this year is as good it was last year
2 The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comes on TV at the same
time it is performed
3 This camera is not as expensive I thought at first
4 Your taste in art is quite different mine
5 Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring Spider-Man 1.
6 My mother is always as busy a bee
Ex6 Put one of these phrases in each gap in the passage
friendly as - different from - the same as - as quiet as as narrow as
MY HOMETOWN TODAY
My hometown has changed a lot – it’s definitely not (1) it wasbefore It’s not (2) it was 5 years ago It’s much noisier, but I prefer itnow There are more shops and restaurants The restaurants are (3) _ theones we had before Now we can eat many different kinds of food – Italian, French, andeven Mexican! There have been so many changes Even the streets are not (4) they were before They are wider now to make space for the extra traffic.One thing hasn’t changed though The people here are as warm and (5) _before That’s one thing that’s (6) _ it was before
Ex7 Complete the following sentences with ‘too’ or ‘either’
1 My friend likes photography, and I like it
2 My mother doesn’t enjoy horror films, and my sister doesn’t _
3 I was not allowed to go to the show, and my classmates were not
4 I love country music, and I like rock and roll _
5 When I finish painting my room, I’ll do the kitchen
1 Who is the composer of Viet Nam’s national anthem Tien Quan Ca?
2 Which of the following is Korean?
3 Who is famous for the song Top of the World?
A Karen Carpenter B Celine Dion C Susan Boyle
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5 Which of the following is sung in the film Titanic?
A Que Sera B My Heart Will Go On C Yesterday Once More
6 Which of these bands originated in Liverpool, England?
Ex8 Read the text and answer the questions.
Have you ever seen a water puppet show? It is so special and fantastic It's a unique
Vietnamese tradition Children love the performance, and tourists who come to Viet Nam greatly enjoy this kind of art
Water puppetry (Múa rối nước) is a traditional art form It began in the 11th century It
originated in the villages of the Red River Delta of North Viet Nam The show is
performed in a pool The puppets are supported by strings under the water and controlled
by the puppeteers behind a screen, so they appear to be moving on the water The puppets are made of wood and then painted
The themes of the puppet shows are rural: the performances show everyday life in the countryside and folk tales There are stories about rice farming, fishing and Vietnamese village festivals
1 When did water puppetry begin?
Ex9 Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the passage.
arts stages films music go
Glastonbury is the largest performing arts festival in the world It is organised every year inthe village of Pilton, near Glastonbury, Somerset, England It is well-known for itscontemporary (1) It’s also known for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, andother performing (2) too
The first festival was held in the 1970s Since then, it has taken place almost every yearand has grown in size Different (3) are arranged for the performances Thefestival takes place for three or four days in the open air All kinds of people from all overthe world (4) to the Glastonbury festival It is now attended by about 150,000people The festival has also produced (5) _ and albums
Ex10 Put the words/phrases from the box in the gaps to complete the sentences.
artistic sung art gallery in person films
1 You can see many interesting portraits in that _
2 My friend is very good at drawing things, but I am not as _ as he is
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4 I love to watch music _, not on TV
5 Do you know that the most _ song in the world is Happy Birthday?
Ex11 Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
1 The painting is bigger than the photograph (not as … as)
→
2 This painting is more expensive than my painting (not as … as)
→
3.I think action films are more interesting than comedies (not as … as)
→I think ……… ………
4 This picture is the same as the picture in our room (not different from) →
5 This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week (not as … as) →
6 Our maths homework is more difficult than our history homework (not as … as)
→
7 The journey was shorter than we thought at first (not as … as) →
8 Plays are usually longer than films (not as … as) → ……… ……
9 This year’s music contest is different from last year’s (like) → This year’s music contest is not ………
10 The characters in the film are not the same as the ones in the play → The characters in the film are ………
11 This picture is brighter than that picture → That picture is not ………
Ex12 Complete the following sentences with “ too” or “ either”. 1.Teenagers in Korea listen to K-pop, and those in Viet Nam do
2.These photos are not clear, and those aren’t
3 I never watch horror films and my brother doesn’t
4 Peter studies music at school, and Alice does
5 Duong is interested in reading books, and Chau is
Unit 4
Extra-exercises
Ex1 Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
3 A question B tradition C exhibition D action
Trang 77 A mus ic B s o C s axophone D expensive
15 A delicious B special C concentrate D pension
Ex2 Rewrite the sentences using “not as as”
1 Football is more exciting than rugby
->Rugby isn’t
2 Indonesia is hotter than Viet Nam
->Viet Nam isn’t
3 French is easier than German
-> German isn’t
4 Anita is friendlier than Alice
-> Alice isn’t
5 The hotel in London was better than the hotel in Paris
-> The hotel in Paris isn’t
Ex3 Complete the sentences by using as as; the same as, different from.
1 Ms Hoa is Mrs Lan.(attractive)
2 Her daughter is her.(beautiful)
3 That dog it looks (not dangerous)
4 Living in Valencia living in Paris is (not expensive)
5 Schools in Viet Nam are schools in the USA.(different)
6 Learning French is learning English.(difficult)
7 These trees are those.(same)
8 Vios Peroli (not luxurious)
9 His appearance is what I have expected.(different)
10 His job is mine.(important)
Ex4 Complete the sentences using the correct comparative, superlative form of the adjectives or “as as”.
1 Some people think that Music isn’t (important) Maths or science I don’t agree
2 The guitar is one of the (popular) instruments among young people
3 It’s (easy) to play an instrument after you’ve been practising for a while
4 I play the piano (good) than I play the violin
5 Guitars aren’t (expensive) many other instruments
6 Saxophones are (heavy) than a lot of instruments
7 Traditional pianos are (suitable) than keyboards for beginners
8 Mai is (good) singer in our class
Ex5 Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Trang 8School of Rock
Have you seen the film School of Rock ? It’s about a rock musician who became a teacher.
The film is based on a real music school which is run by Paul Green Paul Green started
the first School of Rock in 1998 in Philadelphia in the USA He gave students rock music
lessons after school, but he wanted to do more Now he gives them the chance to play inrock concerts “ Some of our students have never played in front of a real audience before
We teach them how to do it,” he says He has already taught hundreds of young people to
be rock performers, and now there are over 30 schools of rock in different towns in theUSA
1 How many schools of rock are there in the USA?
Ex6 Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1 Trà Giang is one of the most famous of Viet Nam Many people love her.(ACT)
2 The she gave last night was marvelous (PERFORM)
3 The Đàn Bầu is a Vietnamese traditional instrument
(MUSIC)
4 I don’t like pop music because it is not as as rock and roll.(EXCITE)
5 Mai wanted to share her with other people (PLEASE)
6 Trần Văn Cẩn is my favourite He is famous for the painting “Little sister
7 is the art or taking and processing photographs (PHOTOGRAPH)
8 Water puppetry in the villages of the Red River Delta (ORIGIN)
9 Peter has received a letter of to see a water puppet show this Sunday.(INVITE)
Ex7 Combine the sentences Use the word in brackets
1 Her picture is not like mine
Her picture is
2 Mai is a better painter than Nam
Nam can’t
3 I much prefer country life to city life
I think living in the country is
4 Her picture is not the same as her brother’s
Her picture is
5 This year’s performance is not very good Last year’s was better
Trang 9This year’s performance is not
*Fill in the gap with a suitable word given in the box
1 We are going to the ……… to listen to our idol’s latest music hits
2 I have learnt to play the ……….for about 2 months and now I can perform well
in front of a large audience
3 Can you adjust the lens of the ……… ? I want to take a photo of the field over there
4 The music ……… this year is as good as it was two years ago
5 Let’s go to the art ……… to see our favorite paintings now
6 This is the best ………I have ever seen
7 That ………has old paintings by different artists in the world
8 Do you know any famous………in the concert tonight?
8 Fill in each blank in the passage with a word from the box.
songs - write - languages - musicians - popular - compose
I’m sure that you have heard the name Trinh Cong Son many times He was one of themost famous 1) and songwriters of Viet Nam in the 20th century He wasborn in 1939 in Dak Lak Province As a child he grew up in Hue Later he went to Sai Gon
to study He began to (2) songs and became well- known in 1958 Hecontinued to 3) _ music all his life He wrote about 600 songs in all Amonghis best songs are Noi vong tay lon (Circle of Unity), Ha trang (White Summer) and CatBui (Dust) His 4) are mostly about love, human condition, and nature Hedied in Ho Chi Minh City in 2001 His songs remain (5) among theVietnamese all over the world today Many have been translated into English, French,Japanese, and other 6)
Ex9 Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question below.
Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, director, producer, and composer He is known asthe greatest comic artist of the screen and one of the most important figures in motion-picture history
Chaplin was born in London in 1889 He learned to perform onstage and became aprofessional entertainer at eight as a clog dancer In 1908 he joined the Fred KarnoPantomime Troupe and quickly became well-known In 1910 he began to performpantomime in the United States He first appeared on screen in 1914 He created his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films duringhis career He also composed background music for most of his films In 1972 Chaplinreceived an Honorary Academy Award for "making motion pictures the art form of thiscentury" Chaplin died in 1977 at his home in Switzerland
1 At eight, Chaplin became a professional entertainer as a
2 When did he start appearing in films?
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3 In about how many films did he play the Tramp?
4 Charlie Chaplin is very famous for
A his short plays B his background music C his character the Tramp
5 Which of the following is NOT true?
A Charlie Chaplin was an English artist
B He played classical music
C He received an award in 1972
Ex10 Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
1 This movie is not more interesting as the one we saw last week
1 I like pop music but my brother likes rock music
different My taste in music
2 Neither Mary nor her sister studied arts at school
either Mary never studied arts at school and
3 I think Vinh acted better than Quang in that play
as I think Quang didn’t
4 Both Anna and her brother are fond of watching water puppet
too Anna is fond of watching water puppet and
5 My hobby is drawing and John’s hobby is also drawing
same My hobby Ex12 Choose the correct answer.
1 Her hobbies are ……… photographs and collecting coins
2 A funny man or woman in a film is a ………
3 .I don’t like the new soap opera on VTV6 now - I don’t like it………
4 The music festival will be at the ………time as last year
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5 A……… is a person who plays a musical instrument or writes music, especially as a job
6 His daughter wants to become a well-known ……… but she has no talent at all
7 My sister’s personality is very different ………mine
8 Please eat ……….much……….you like
A as/from B the same/as C different/ from D as/as
9 Duong can draw animals, and Duy can do it………
10 This painting is prettier, but it costs……… the other one
A so much as B as many as C twice as much as D twice as many
11 Mozart was one of the most famous ……… of classical music
12 The music festival this year is as good ……….it was last year
13 My friend likes photography, and I like it………
14 Bui Xuan Phai is my favourite artist I love his……… of the old Ha Noi street
15 I think photography is an interesting art form Of course, having a good……… is important
A paintbrush B microphone C crayons D camera
16 ……… music is not as exciting as rock and roll
17 This camera is not as expensive ……… I thought at first
18 Your taste in art is quite different ……… mine
19 My mother doesn’t enjoy horror films, and my sister doesn’t………
20 You can see many interesting portraits in that ………
Ex13 Give the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.
1 We like (come)………….to school by bus, but we hate (stand)……… and (wait)
………in the rain
2 The new painters (decorate)……….my house last week
3 There is nothing like (walk)……… as a means of (keep)………fit