các chủ đề thi B1(BEA)

COURSE OUTLINE describing people 3 Daily life Present simple daily activities 5 Leisure time Present simple/ Adverbs of frequency sports, hobbies 6 Home there is / there are places; thi

BEA GENERAL ENGLISH

ELEMENTARY

CONTENT

COURSE OUTLINE ……… 1

INTRODUCTION ………2

UNIT 1: FAMILY ……… 3

UNIT 2: LOOKS ……… 9

UNIT 3: DAILY LIFE ……… 16

UNIT 4: WORK ……… 23

UNIT 5: LEISURE TIME ……… 28

UNIT 6: HOME ……… 34

UNIT 7: FASHION ……… 40

UNIT 8: ABILITY ……… 48

UNIT 9: FOOD AND DRINKS ……… 55

UNIT 10: TRAVEL ……… 61

UNIT 11: EXPERIENCE ……… 67

UNIT 12: FAMOUS PEOPLE ……… 73

UNIT 13: PLANS ……… 79

UNIT 14: CITIES ……… 85

UNIT 15: THE FUTURE ……… 91

REFERENCES ……… 97

COURSE OUTLINE

describing people

3 Daily life Present simple daily activities

5 Leisure time Present simple/ Adverbs of

frequency

sports, hobbies

6 Home there is / there are places; things;

11 Experience Present perfect Text related vocabulary

12 Famous

people

Simple past/ Past continuous Text related vocabulary

14 Cities adjectives / adverbs /

comparison forms

Text related vocabulary

15 The future Simple future tense Text related vocabulary Test 2

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BEA Team

My father’s name is Frank and my mother’s name is Maureen I have got a younger brother, Michael He is married His wife’s name is Ulrike She comes from Sweden and she has got long blond hair They have got a baby daughter called Anna So my parents have got four grandchildren - two grandsons and two granddaughters My husband has got an older sister Her name is Millie She is still single

Are these sentences True (T) or False (F)? (Các câu sau đúng hay sai theo n i dung bài đ c?)

1 Frank is Alan’s grandfather

2 Peter’s wife’s name is Susan

3 Bob is Alan’s brother

4 Millie is married

5 Michael’s wife is from Scotland

6 Frank and Maureen’s grandsons are twins

7 Michael is Bob’s uncle

8 Anna’s mother has got blond hair

9 Anna is Susan’s sister

10 Alan is Millie’s nephew

He / She / It is in the living room

We / You / They are from England

- Negative (-):

He / She / It is not (isn’t) in the living room

We / You / They are not (aren’t) from England

- Question (?):

Is he / she / it in the living room?

Are we / you / they from England?

b Use

The verb TO BE is used when:

- asking and talking about who people are: What’s your name?

- asking and talking about age: How old are you?

- asking and talking about nationality: What is your nationality?

1 Complete the sentences, using the verb TO BE ( i n đ ng t TO BE

d ng thích h p vào các câu sau)

1 What your friend’s name?

2 Where your house?

3 I from China

4 My name Peter

5 Hello, I Johann

6 Where your book?

7 This my friend Pete He an engineer

8 Bruno and Maria Rodrigues from Sao Paulo in Brazil They doctors

9 How much a kilo of oranges, please?

10 There some big cupboards in the kitchen

2 Match the questions and the answers (Ghép m i câu h i v i m t câu tr l i)

a/ 1 Where's he from? a Her name's Fatima

2 What's her name? b She's a doctor

3 Where are they from? c His name's Andrew

4 What's his name? d He's from Brazil

5 What's her job? e They're from Argentina

b/ 1 Is he American? a No, there aren’t

2 Is his first name Pete? b Yes, he is

3 Are you a student? c Yes, they are

4 Are they friends? d Yes, I am

5 Is she from New York? e No, she isn't

6 Is there a library in your school? g Yes, there is

7 Are there any plants in your classroom? h No, it isn't

3 Choose the correct sentence (Ch n câu đúng trong m i c p câu sau)

1 a His from Brazil

b He's from Brazil

2 a Their from Argentina

b They're from Argentina

3 a He's name is Andrew

b His name's Andrew

4 a Their name's Rodrigues

b They're name is Rodrigues

5 a She's a teacher

b She's teacher

6 a Where she from?

b Where's she from?

7 a What's her name?

b What's she name?

8 a I'm 18 year olds

b I'm 18 years old

9 a There are two pictures on the wall

b There are two picture on the wall

10 a They from Japan

b They're from Japan

11 a It's a Spanish orange

b It's an Spanish orange

12 a He's name's Bruno

b His name's Bruno

13 a Her name is Paola

b Her name it's Paola

B Listen again and fill in the blanks (Nghe và đi n vào các ch tr ng)

1 The interview is in room ……(1)……

2 Her first name is …….(2)………

3 Her surname is …….(3)………

4 She is ………(4)……… years old

5 Her address in London is …….(5)…… Canada Street

6 Her phone number is 0181…….(6)………

Audioscript

Receptionist: Good morning

Martina: Hello I’m a new student

Receptionist: Well, welcome to the Gordon Language School! Now, you need

to have an interview first That’s in room 16

Martina: Room 16?

Receptionist: Yes It’s over there

Martina: Thank you

Paul: Come in

Martina: Hello I’m a new student

Paul: Oh, right Well, come in and sit down What’s your name?

Martina: It’s Martina Martina Echevarria

Paul: Pleased to meet you, Martina I’m Paul Barton

Martina: How do you do? Are you a teacher here?

Paul: Yes, I am Well, we just need to complete the form first Now, it’s

Martina Is that M-A-R-T-I-N-A?

Martina: Yes, that’s right

Paul: And how do you spell your surname? Eche, er…

Martina: Echevarria It’s E-C-H-E-V …

Paul: E-C-H-E-V… Yes …

Martina: A-double R-I-A

Paul: A-double R-I-A Thank you And where are you from?

Martina: I’m from Argentina

Paul: How old are you?

Martina: I’m twenty

Paul: And what do you do?

Martina: I’m sorry I don’t understand

Paul: Oh, er, what do you do? What’s your job?

Martina: Job? Oh, I’m a student

Paul: And what’s your address?

Martina: My address? In Agentina?

Paul: No, your address here in London

Martina: Oh, It’s 62 Canada Street

Paul: 62 Canada Street Like the country, Canada?

Martina: Yes, and that’s London SW12

1 Put the words in the right order (S p x p các t sau thành câu)

1 brother/ is/ John's/ he?

2 small/ are/ too/ gloves/ these

3 English/ American/ Mrs Baker/ is/ or?

4 new/ isn't/ very/ this/ car /good/ but/ it’s

5 name/ what's/ her/ brother’s ?

6 both/ parents/ workers/ are/ our

7 the /much / sandwiches / how / are / chicken?

8 school / my / is / good / daughter’s / very /

9 father’s / in / at / moment / my / Ireland /the

10 your / are / any / beaches / there / town / good / near?

2 Complete the following text (Hãy hoàn ch nh đo n v n sau)

Charlie Tait and Willie Tait (1) identical twin brothers Charlie (2) married to Lisa, and Willie (3) married to Dawn Lisa and Dawn (4) sisters Both couples (5) three children Charlie and Lisa have got one (6)

and two daughters Kevin (7) 16, Kylie is 13, and Claire is 6

Willie and Dawn have got two sons (8)……… one daughter Michael (9) 16, Scott is 12, and Becky

is 5 The two families (10) …… next door to each other in Newcastle

3 Complete the text with suitable words

My name's Burak (1) from Istanbul

(2) Turkey I'm 25 (3) old

and I'm (4) bank clerk I'm

(5) My wife (6) a

(7) too (8) name's Yonca

and (9) 24 In this photo we're

(10) a cafe in Miami

n = noun: danh t v = verb: đ ng t ad = adjective: tính t

1 She’s in her late fifties a tích c c, a ho t đ ng

Read the text and choose the best answer for the questions (Hãy đ c đo n v n

và ch n câu tr l i thích h p nh t cho các câu h i sau)

My aunt Emily

Of all my relatives, I like my Aunt Emily the best She’s

my mother’s youngest sister She lives alone in a small village near Bath She’s in her late fifties, but she’s still young in spirit

She has a fair complexion, thick brown hair which she wears in a bun, and dark brown eyes She has a kind face, and when you meet

her, the first thing you notice is her lovely warm smile Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive She is the sort of person you can always go to if you have a problem

She likes reading and gardening, and she goes for long walks over the hills with her dog, Buster She’s a very active person She’s always making something, or mending something, or doing something to help others She does the shopping for some of the old people in the village She’s very generous, but not very tolerant with people who don’t agree with her I hope that I am as happy as she is when I am her age

1 Aunt Emily is my …………

A mother’s younger sister

B father’s younger sister

C mother’s older sister

2 Aunt Emily has ………

A fair hair and blue eyes

B dark hair and brown eyes

C curly hair and beautiful eyes

3 The special thing about her face is………

A Because she can solve any problems

B Because she is very intelligent

C Because she can listen and be sympathetic

5 Aunt Emily usually goes for walks………

A in the morning

B with her dog

C around the village

6 Which of the following sentences are NOT true about Aunt Emily?

A She doesn’t like it when people don’t agree with her

B She is not very active

C She is very generous

Grammar

Have got/has got

a Form

I / You / We / They haven’t got

(have not got)

He / She / It has got

’s got

a camera

blue eyes

- Question (?):

Have I / You / We / They

a camera?

blue eyes?

b Use

1 Have got đ c dùng đ nói “ai có gì” Ví d :

Tom has got a new car (Tom có m t chi c xe ô tô m i.)

I have got some friends in this town (Tôi có m t vài ng i b n thành ph này.)

2 Have got dùng trong các c u trúc miêu t ng i hay s v t Ví d :

She’s got long hair (Cô y đ tóc dài.)

He’s tall and has got blue eyes (Anh ta cao và m t màu xanh.)

Exercises

1 Complete the sentences with have got / has got ( i n vào ch tr ng d ng đúng c a đ ng t have got / has got)

1 I two sisters

2 Karen dark hair

3 Helen fair hair

4 Both of them brown eyes

5 We a brother His name is James

6 He dark hair and green eyes

7 Karen a cat

8 It green eyes, too

9 You a photo of Karen, Helen, and James, I think

10 Vera and Donatella blue eyes

2 Choose the correct verb (Ch n đ ng t đúng)

A: Do / Are /(Have) you got any brothers or sisters?

B: Yes, I (1) do / am / have I've got a brother

A: (2) Does / Is / Has he older than you?

B: No, he (3) doesn't / isn't / hasn't He's the same age He's my twin

A: Oh really! What (4) does / is / has he do?

B: He's a dancer

A: (5) Does / Is / Has he live with you and your parents?

B: No, he (6) doesn't / isn't / hasn't He lives in London

A: (7) Do/Are/Have you see a lot of him?

B: Yes, I (8) do / am / have I go to see him in London two or three times a

month We're very good friends

3 Complete the questions (Hoàn thi n các câu h i sau)

1 you live with your parents?

2 your teacher Canadian?

3 you got a twin brother?

4 you hungry?

5 your brother work for your father?

6 your sister got a job?

7 your sister married?

Listen and answer the questions (Nghe và tr l i các câu h i sau)

(L u ý: Các b n không c n ph i c g ng nghe t t c các thông tin trong đo n

b ng Hãy chú ý đ n các t quan tr ng (key words) trong các câu h i.)

1 How much money did the man steal?

2 How old is the man?

3 Is he tall?

4 Does he have short brown hair?

5 Does he have a beard?

Audioscript

Last night, a man broke into a factory in the Leeds area and got away with cash

of around six thousand pounds He is about forty years old and very short, about

155 cm He is almost completely bald and has got a little hair at the sides above each ear But he does have a big brown beard He was later seen driving away from the scene in an old blue Escort car Police warn that this man could be armed and therefore dangerous If anyone has any information as to his whereabouts, please contact your nearest police station

I’ll repeat that desription A man about forty years old, 155 cm tall, almost bald with a little hair above each ear He has big brown beard If anyone sees him, please contact your nearest police station

Writing

1 Complete the conversations

1 A got a mobile phone?

4 A umbrella two Ls or one?

B It two U-M-B-R-E-double L-A

A Thanks And colour a double L, too?

B No, only one

2 Fill in the blanks ( i n vào các ch tr ng)

I come (1)………… a very big family I (2) ……….four brothers and one sister All my brothers (3) ………… married, so I have got four sisters-in-law John is my oldest brother He (4) three children - two boys and a girl

My next two brothers, Luke and Jamie, have both got two (5)………., Luke has got two little girls (6)……… Jamie has got two little boys Pete, my little brother, is married, but he hasn’t got (7) children - yet! Helen, my sister, and (8) ……… husband Rob haven’t got any children, but they have got five dogs and two cats

1 Peter usually gets up at …………

2 He usually has ………… before breakfast

with the bank by e-mail.’

On the other three days Bob travels to

London by train, through the Channel

Tunnel It costs a lot of money, but he

doesn’t want to change his job because he

enjoys it So, why does he live in Belgium?

‘Well, it’s simple really,’ says Bob ‘My

wife comes from Belgium and she works in Brussels, so one of us has to travel

to work We live in Belgium because we both prefer the lifestyle here.’

Match the two parts of the sentences (Hãy n i các ph n câu sau cho thích

h p)

1 Bob Wilkins works a to London by train

2 He lives b from Belgium

3 He communicates c the lifestyle in Belgium

4 He travels d his job

5 The train costs e in Belgium

6 Bob enjoys f with the bank by e-mail

7 He prefers g for a bank in London

8 His wife comes h a lot of money

2 Fill in each blank in the following text with one suitable word from the box (Hãy đi n vào m i ch tr ng trong đo n v n sau b ng m t t thích h p trong

ph n đóng khung)

live school starts lives minutes goes father from has housewife Ursula is thirteen years old She (1)……… with her family in Lucerne, Switzerland Her (2)……… is a lorry driver and her mother is a

(3)………… She is the youngest of five children They (4)………… in a small block of flats in the old part of town It takes her about fifteen (5)………… to walk to school, but in summer she (6) ……… by bike She’s

in the second year of the Mariahilf secondary (7)…………

It has about 250 pupils, with eighteen to twenty girls and

boys in each class

She goes to school (8)………… Monday to Saturday The

school (9) ………… at 7.45 am and finishes at 4.30 pm with

a lunch-break of two and a half hours every day Ursula

usually (10)……… lunch at home

I / You / We / They live

He / She / It liveS in a flat

b Use

* ng t thì hi n t i đ n gi n th ng đ c dùng đ nói v :

- Nh ng hành đ ng / tr ng thái x y ra th ng xuyên, l p đi l p l i Ví d :

I usually go to work at seven o’clock (Tôi th ng đi làm lúc 7 gi )

The shop opens at 8 a.m every day (C a hàng th ng m c a lúc 8 gi sáng.)

- S th t hi n nhiên Ví d :

The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea (Sông Nile đ ra bi n a Trung

H i.)

* ng t thì hi n t i đ n gi n th ng đ c dùng v i các tr ng t ch t n su t

always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, ho c các c m t ch th i

gian every day, every week, every year …

Exercises

1 Fill in the gaps with a suitable verb Use the simple present tense ( i n vào

ch tr ng đ ng t thích h p S d ng thì hi n t i đ n)

1 She plays tennis every day

2 His father's a pilot He all over the world

3 Stephanie to work by bus

4 He television every evening

5 I from Australia

6 He four languages

7 Bernadette in a flat in Paris

8 Peter two children

9 My daughter French and German at university

10 John work at six o'clock every day

2 Complete the sentences with the opposite verb in the correct form.(Hoàn thi n các câu b ng đ ng t ng c ngh a d ng thích h p)

1 Sally hates George, but she loves Thomas

2 The bank opens at 9.30 in the morning and at 4.00 in the afternoon

3 The film starts at 7.15 and at 10.00

4 I get up at 6.30 a.m and to bed at 10.30 p.m on weekdays

5 She to work at 8.30 in the morning and comes home at 6.00

6 John is often late for school, but I

7 The train leaves Paris at 1 p.m and in Lyons at 3.08 p.m

8 I work eight hours a day, so I always in the evening

4 He has for breakfast

5 His house is the office

6 He finishes work at

7 After work he goes with friends

8 He travel to other countries with his job

9 He likes his job because

10 In the free time he

Audioscript

Interviewer: It’s time now for Lifestyle This is the part of the programme when

we talk to ordinary people about their daily lives Our guest in the studio today is Saul Robbins Welcome to the programme, Saul

Saul: Thank you It’s nice to be here

Interviewer: Well, Saul, can I ask you some

questions? First, where do you live?

Saul: I live in New York I don’t come from the USA I come from Canada, but I

live in the US now

Interviewer: Do you like New York?

Saul: Oh yes, it’s a great city

Interviewer: And what do you do there?

Saul: I’m a reporter

Interviewer: Where do you work?

Saul: I work for a newspaper

Interviewer: So I suppose you don’t work normal office hours? What time do

you usually go to work?

Saul: I leave home at about five o’clock in the afternoon

Interviewer: Really? So what time do you get up?

Saul: Oh, usually about midday or 1.00

Interviewer: What do you do first when you get up?

Saul: Oh, I always have a shower first

Interviewer: And what do you have for breakfast?

Saul: I never eat breakfast I just have a cup of coffee

Interviewer: How do you travel to work?

Saul: Well, I live near the office, so I walk

Interviewer: And when do you finish work?

Saul: I usually finish at two o’clock in the morning I sometimes have to stay till

four or five, if there’s a big story, but it’s usually about two o’clock

Interviewer: And what do you do after work?

Saul: Oh, I usually go for a drink with some of the other people at the office

Interviewer: Do you travel to other countries with your job?

Saul: No, I don’t I sometimes travel to other parts of the US, but not to other

countries

Interviewer: Do you like your job?

Saul: Yes, I love it! It’s very interesting

Interviewer: And what do you do in your free time?

Saul: Free time? Oh, I play tennis every day

Interviewer: Thank you, Saul

Writing

1 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs below.(Hoàn thi n đo n v n b ng d ng đúng c a các đ ng t sau):

ride work watch live get up like stay enjoy

Terry Samuels (1) in a yurt on an island in Washington State His life is very simple He (2) when the sun rises and he (3)

on his small farm He doesn't have a car, so

he (4) his bicycle everywhere, and

he never (5) television because he doesn't have electricity! Twice a year he sees his friends in Seattle They (6) the excitement of city life But most of the time he (7) at home

"It's a peaceful life," he says "And I (8) it here."

2 Write negative sentences, using the words given below (Vi t câu ph đ nh,

s d ng các t cho s n sau)

1 I / not like / ski

2 They / not live / Scotland

3 He / not write / letters / every day

4 We / not have /car

5 Eric and Linda / not like / get up / early

6 Rachel / not smoke

7 It / not cost / much money

8 He / not / walk / work / everyday

9 They / not / go / cinema / very often

10 Mary / Susan / not / drive / office / every morning

3 Write about Paul’s daily life, using the words given below (Vi t v cu c

s ng hàng ngày c a Paul, s d ng các t cho s n sau)

1 Paul /get up /seven /every morning

2 He / have / cup / coffee / and / take / train / work

3 He/ usually / read / newspaper / train

4 He / work /nine / five

5 evenings / Paul / listen / music / and / watch /

television / home

6 Sometimes / he / go out / friends

4 Write questions for these answers.(Vi t câu h i cho các câu tr l i sau)

Her day always start early She gets up at five o’clock

in the morning At 5.30 she walks to the shop and buys some bread for the guests’ breakfast At 7 o’clock she makes some coffee and takes it to the guests in bed

After breakfast the guests go skiing Then Monika washes up, makes the bed and tidies the chalet She has a rest at about 11 o’clock She doesn’t make lunch for the guests, so in the afternoon she normally goes skiing for about three hours At

4.30 the guests come back and have some tea, cakes and a glass of wine Then Monika cooks the evening meal

The guests often go to a cafe or a club after dinner Monika sometimes goes with them or meets her friends, but she doesn’t usually go out, because she has to get

up early the next day So she washes up and then she usually watches TV for an hour She goes to bed at about 10.00

Monika likes working as a chalet girl, because she meets a lot of different people “But”, she says, “it’s a job, not a holiday.”

1 Monika goes to the shop at 5 a.m

2 She goes to the shop by car

3 The guests have coffee in bed

4 Monika tidies the chalet in the morning

5 She makes lunch for the guests at 12.00

6 The guests have cakes, tea and wine at about five o’clock

7 Monika usually goes to a club in the evenings

8 She goes skiing every day

9 Mokika likes her job because she can earn a lot of money

10 Monika likes her job because she can meet different people

Grammar

1 Choose the correct form of the verb (Ch n d ng đúng c a đ ng t )

Angus and Flora (1) live /lives in Scotland They both (2) work / works in Edinburgh Flora (3) work / works in a hotel and Angus (4) drive / drives a taxi They both (5) enjoy / enjoys their jobs, because they (6) meet / meets a lot of different people They (7) live /lives in a very nice house, but they (8) want /

wants to move “We (9) like / likes our jobs”, Flora (10) say / says, “but we (11) have/ has to travel into Edinburgh every day It (12) take / takes a long time

and it (13) cost / costs a lot of money.” Flora (14) want / wants to buy a house in Edinburgh, but houses there (15) cost / costs a lot, too

2 Complete the questions with do or does.(Hoàn thi n câu h i v i tr t do

ho c does)

1 Angus and Flora live in London?

2 they both work in Edinburgh?

3 Flora work in a hotel?

4 Angus work in a hotel, too?

5 they enjoy their jobs?

6 Flora like travelling into Edinburgh every day?

7 Flora want to buy a house in Edinburgh?

8 houses there cost a lot of money?

3 Complete the questions for Jack’s answers (Hoàn thi n các câu h i cho các câu tr l i c a Jack)

1 Jack, what you ?

- I'm a receptionist in a hotel

2 What your wife ?

Regent Hotel in London

- She works in the hotel bar

3 Where you ?

- At the Regent Hotel in London

4 How many languages you

?

- Three English, German, and Spanish

5 you Japanese?

- No, I don't But I want to learn it

6 your wife English?

- Yes, she does She speaks it fluently

7 What time you work?

- At six o'clock in the morning

8 Why you working in the hotel?

- Because we meet people of all nationalities

ListeninG

Listen to an interview between a restaurant manager and a student, and complete the sentences about Tom (Nghe đo n h i tho i và đi n vào các ch

tr ng):

1 Tom is ……… years old

2 He wants to work as a ……… at the Happy

Chicken

3 He can work on ……… and ………

4 Last summer he worked for McDonald’s for ………

5 He also worked in a local ………… near his parents’

home

6 Tom can speak ………

7 His phone number is …………

Audioscript

Kevin: Come in! … Hello, yes … take a seat Now, you are …?

Tom: Tom … Tom Baker

Kevin: Tom Baker OK My name is Kevin Bird, Tom, and I’m going to

interview you today

Tom: Hi!

Kevin: Now then, how old are you, Tom?

Tom: Nineteen

Kevin: OK And what job are you applying for?

Tom: Waiter Just a normal waiter

Kevin: OK Now we have two shifts, that’s seven to three or three to eleven in

the evening Do you have any preference?

Tom: No, I don’t mind But I can only work Saturday and Sunday

Kevin: That’s OK, Tom Saturday and Sunday are our busiest days! Are you

available from next Saturday?

Tom: Sure! That’s the eighteenth, right?

Kevin: Yes, Saturday the eighteenth Great But first can you tell me if you have

any experience? Our standards are pretty high here at the Happy Chicken

Tom: Well, last summer I worked for McDonald’s … for three months

Kevin: Right How about as a waiter, though?

Tom: Oh, I worked over New Year in a local restaurant near my parents’ home Kevin: Oh, yes? And did you enjoy it?

Tom: Sure, it was OK I speak Spanish and there were lots of Spanish tourists,

so I got good tips!

Kevin: Great! So you speak Spanish Excellent! Well, there are still some other

candidates, so can you just give me your phone number and I’ll be in touch?

Tom: Yes It’s 559304

Kevin: 559304 OK! Oh! When is the best time to contact you?

Tom: Evenings, between five and eight, I think

Kevin: Fine Well, thanks very much for coming, Tom See you again!

Tom: Thank you, Mr Bird

Kevin: Call me Kevin!

Tom: Oh, thanks Bye then

Writing

1 Complete the following text (Hoàn thi n đo n v n sau )

Sanjit Ray (1) for a computer company in Los Angeles, California (2)…… writes computer programs But he doesn’t go (3) Los Angeles

every day In fact, he doesn’t live (4) the USA He (5) in

India

Sanjit: 'Every day I (6) ….the bus into Bombay (7) I go to an office there The computer company sends information to me (8)……… e-mail I work on (9) information on a computer and then I (10) the program back to California.'

2 Here is an interview with Sanjit Complete the questions using the verbs given Some are used more than once.) ( ây là cu cph ng v n Sanjit Hoàn thi n các câu h i s d ng các đ ng t cho s n)

work live do go send enjoy do live

Interviewer : What (1) ?

Sanjit: I work for a computer company in California

Interviewer: (2) in the USA?

Sanjit: No, I don't

Interviewer: Where (3) ?

Sanjtt: In India The computer company sends information to me every day Interviewer: How (4) the information?

Sanjit: By e-mail

Interviewer: And what (5) with the information?

Sanjit: I work on it on my computer and I send the programs back to California Interviewer: (6) at home?

Sanjit: No, I don't I go to an office in Bombay

Interviewer: (7) there everyday?

Sanjit: Yes, I do

Interviewer: (8) your job?

Sanjit: Yes, I do It's very interesting

3 Write about Sandy, using the words given below.(Vi t v Sandy, s d ng các

t cho s n sau)

1 Sandy / live / Milan / but / not / come / Italy /

2 She / come / the USA

3 She / work / TV company /

4 She / enjoy / job / because / it / interesting /

5 She / really / like / lifestyle / Milan / so / not / want / go back / the USA

Reading

Read the texts and decide if the following sentences are True (T) or False (F) ( c bài khóa và xem các câu sau úng hay Sai)

Autumn in Canada

Al Wheeler from Canada

We have long, cold winters and short, hot

summers In summer I go sailing and

play baseball, but in winter I play

ice-hockey and go ice-skating We have a

holiday home near a lake, so I go fishing

a lot, too My favourite season is autumn,

or fall, as we say in North America I

love the colours of the trees – red, gold,

orange, yellow, and brown

Manuela da Silva from Portugal

People think it’s always warm and sunny in Portugal, but January and February are often cold, wet and grey I don’t like winter I meet friends in restaurants and bars and we chat Sometimes we go to a Brazilian bar I love Brazilian music I love summer At weekends

we drive to the beach, sunbathe and go windsurfing

Summer in Portugal

Toshi Suzuki from Japan

I work for Pentax cameras, in the export

department I don’t have a lot of free time,

but I have one special hobby – taking

photographs I like taking photographs of

flowers, especially in spring Sometimes,

after work, I relax in a bar near my office

with friends My friend, Shigeru, likes

singing pop songs in the bar This has a special name: Karaoke I don’t sing – I’m too shy! I just watch him

Spring in Japan

1 Al usually goes sailing in summer

2 Toshi likes singing pop songs in the bar

3 Manuela’s favourite season is summer

4 Toshi’s hobby is taking photographs of flowers

5 Al has a holiday home near the sea

6 Al likes spring best

7 Manuela likes going to the sea in summer

8 In winter Manuela often meets friends at home

Grammar

1 Put the adverb in the correct place in these sentences ( t tr ng t vào v trí thích h p trong m i câu sau)

1 We get up at 9 o'clock on Sundays (always)

2 He can finish work at four o'clock (sometimes)

3 I don't get home before seven (often)

4 She's late for meetings (never)

5 They're on holiday in August (usually)

6 Henri plays football on Saturdays (normally)

7 It is rainy on Mars (hardly ever)

8 He takes ski vacation with his family in December (usually)

2 Complete the advertisement with the verbs in brackets Use the simple present tense (Hoàn thi n qu ng cáo sau b ng đ ng t cho trong ngo c S

d ng thì hi n t i đ n gi n)

Listening

Three people were interviewed about water sports Listen and complete the sentences (Ba ng i đ c ph ng v n v các môn th thao d i n c Nghe

đo n b ng và đi n vào các câu sau)

1 The interviewer is from a (1) …………

2 Pete (2) ……… swimming, but he (3)…………

sailing

3 Shanaz can’t swim, so she (4) ………… swimming

4 Her (5) ………… has got a boat

5 Nacho goes swimming (6)……… He also goes

(7)…… and scuba-diving

Audioscript

(I = Interviewer; P = Pete; S = Shanaz; N = Nacho)

1 Pete

I: Excuse me I’m from a new sports shop

Can I ask you some questions about water sports?

P: Sure

I: Em, what’s your name?

P: It’s Pete

I: Okay, Pete, do you ever go swimming?

P: Oh yes, I love swimming

I: And when was the last time you went

swimming?

P: Em, in August I was on holiday

I: And do you ever go sailing?

P: No - I’d like to, but I don’t know anybody with a boat

I: Okay, how about other water sports?

P: I sometimes go windsurfing

I: When was the last time you went windsurfing?

P: Last summer with my friend We were on holiday

I: Great Well, come along to our shop some time Here’s the address

P: Yeah, thanks

2 Shanaz

I: Excuse me I’m from a new sports shop Can I ask you some questions about

water sports?

S: Oh, okay

I: Em, what’s your name?

S: Shanaz

I: Right, Shanaz, do you ever go swimming?

S: No, I can’t swim

I: Oh, I see Um, do you ever go sailing?

S: Yeah, I go on my friend’s boat

I: Oh good, and when was the last time you went

sailing?

S: About six weeks ago

I: And do you do other water sports?

S: No, I told you, I can’t swim

I: Oh, right Thank you

3 Nacho

I: Excuse me I’m from a new sports shop Can I ask you some questions about

water sports?

N: Water sports?

I: Yes, what’s your name?

N: Nacho Fernandez Almira Olivera

I: Okay, em, Nacho, do you ever go

swimming?

N: Yes, yes, alot

I: Oh, great When was the last time you went

swimming?

N: Yesterday

I: Right, and do you ever go sailing?

N: Yes, but not often

I: When was the last time you went sailing?

N: I can’t remember A long time ago

I: Do you ever do other water sports?

N: Yes, I love scuba-diving

I: Wow When was the last time you went scuba-diving?

N: Last year In Egypt

I: Lovely Well, our new shop is in the centre of town …

Writing

1 Rewrite each paragraph Put the adverbs in the correct position in each sentence (Vi t l i m i đo n v n sau t tr ng t vào đúng v trí c a m i câu)

A I love to go out with friends! I work five days a week (always) I work on the weekends too (often), but I still have time to get together with my friends We go out dancing at least four times a week (usually) We go to a movie or a play (sometimes)

B Do you like sports? I do I go out dancing (hardly ever) And I go to rock concerts (never)! But I go to the gym after work (always) On weekends, I exercise or play sports with my friends (usually)

C Home is the place for me I love to cook I eat out (hardly ever) I eat dinner

at home (usually), then read a good book I go to bed at 9:00 p.m (sometimes)

2 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words below ( i n vào ch

tr ng d ng đúng c a các t sau)

work nervous drink happy take walk relax tired

Is walking good for you? Imagine this: You have a big project to finish.You're tired and (1) What do you do? Some people (2) coffee, but Stephanie Satomi walks! She (3) around her office building "It only takes ten minutes Then I work again," she says Stephanie (4) five

days a week, from seven in the morning to seven in the evening She (5) two buses and a train every day "I'm busy, but I'm not (6) at the end of the day," she says

Stephanie Satomi and many other busy people are (7) because they walk every day When they have problems, they walk for ten minutes Stephanie says, fice building It (8) me."

"I walk around my of

3 Write the sentences about David, using the words given below (Vi t câu nói

v David s d ng các t g i ý sau)

1 I / go / beach / weekends / summer

2 I / usually / play / volleyball / swim

3 August / I / not / work / so / I / go / beach / whole

month

4 I / usually / wear shorts / T-shirt / summer

5 I / not / like / autumn because / it / often / rainy /

autumn / Barcelona

6 winter / I / often / go skiing / friends / mountains

7 I / also / take / ski vacation / family / December

8 I / love / football / so / play / all year

farm town shop traffic garage garden

1 He doesn’t live in the country He lives in a small …………

2 Mr Johnson has got a very nice ……… He grows a lot of flowers there

3 We have a small ……… where we sell fruit and vegetables

4 You must stop when the ………… light is red

5 They are farmers They live on a ………

6 The car is in the ……… now

Reading

Read the texts and complete the following sentences ( c các đo n v n và

đi n vào các ch tr ng trong các câu sau)

2 We live in a semi-detached house in a suburb of Manchester We’ve got a living room, a dining room, and a kitchen downstairs There’s a toilet downstairs, too Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a bathroom Outside there’s a garage, a front garden, and a back garden The house isn’t very big but we like it It’s convenient for shops and schools, things like that, and the neighbours are

very friendly

3 I’m a student at Bristol University I share a house

with three other students It’s quite a big house We’ve

all got our own room There’s a bed, a desk, a chair,

and a wardrobe in the room It’s got a washbasin and a

mirror in the corner, too We all share the kitchen, the

living room and the bathroom We sometimes have

arguments about things, but we have a lot of fun, too

1 The farmhouse is (1)……… from the nearest town

2 It’s difficult to (2)……… when living in the farmhouse

3 In the semi-detached house there are (3)………… rooms upstairs, (4)……… rooms downstairs, and (5)……… gardens outside

4 The semi-detached house is convenient for (6)………

5 (7)………… students share a house, but they all have their own (8)………

There is a supermarket near my house ( g n nhà tôi có m t siêu th )

There aren’t any chairs here ( đây không có cái gh nào c )

* Chú ý: d ng đ ng t is hay are ph thu c vào danh t đi li n ngay sau s ít

hay s nhi u Ví d :

There is a desk, a bed and a wardrobe in my room

There are two windows in the room

Exercises

1 Complete the description using is, isn't,

are or aren’t (Hoàn thi n đo n mô t sau,

s d ng is, isn't, are ho c aren’t)

Hi! Here's a photo of our student flats They're

great! There (1) a gym and a

swimming pool And there (2) a

superb bar, with great music We go there every night! The flats are really nice There (3) four bedrooms in a flat and there (4) a kitchen and a bathroom too Unfortunately, there (5) a living room, but the bedrooms are big and comfortable There (6) any shops, but there (7) a supermarket not far away

2 Circle the correct answer (Khoanh vào câu tr l i đúng)

My bedroom in the flat isn't very big, but it's comfortable There's (1) a/ some/

any big bed and (2) a / some / any comfortable armchair There are (3) a / some / any plants near the window and (4) a / some / any cushions on the floor There aren't (5) a / some / any posters on the wall but there's (6) a / some / any mirror and (7) a / some / any shelves I haven't got (8) a / some / any books on the

shelves, but there are a lot of CDs and tapes

3 Circle the correct word in the sentences below (Khoanh vào t đúng trong các câu sau)

1 Come here and look at (these / those) flowers

2 Who are (these / those) people over there?

3 Hello, Vera? (This / That) is Sandy Please call me at 453-0788

4 Sit here (This / That) chair isn't very comfortable

5 Hi My name is Grace, and (these / those) are my friends, John and Sandra

6 Let's watch a different movie (This / That) one is terrible

7 You live in New Haven? Where's (this / that)?

8 How much are (these / those) plants in that corner?

Listening

Listen to the song Try to find the words that rhyme (Nghe bài hát và tìm các

t v n v i nhau)

You’ve got to hide your love away

Here I stand, head in hand, Turn my face to the wall

If she’s gone I can’t go on, Feeling two foot small

Everywhere people stare, Each and every day

I can see them laugh at me, And I hear them say,

Hey, you’ve got to hide your love away