BO GIAO DUC VA BAO TAO
- HOÀNG VĂN VÂN (Tổng chủ biêñ) ~ LƯƠNG QUỲNH TRANG (Chủ biên)
NGUYÊN THỊ CHI ~ LE KIM DUNG — PHAN CHÍ NGHĨA — NGUYỄN THỤY PHƯƠNG LAN ~ VŨ MAI TRANG Với sự cộng tác của DAVID KAYE
@Ä@I ĐẠI tập
TẬP MỘT
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Tiếng Anh 8 - Sách bài tập (Tập Một) được biên soạn để
giúp học sinh củng cố và mở rộng kiến thức ngôn ngữ và kĩ 1
năng giao tiếp tiếng Anh các em đã học trong Tiếng Anh 8
- Sách học sinh (Tập Một) Sách gồm 6 đơn vị bài tập tương ửng với 6 đơn vị bài học trong Tiếng Anh 8 - Sách học sinh (Tập Một) và 2 bài tự kiểm tra (Test yourself)
- _ PHONETICS củng cố khả năng phát âm, khả năng nhận biết của
học sinh về những âm được phát âm giống nhau và những âm được phát âm khác nhau trong từ,
+ VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR củng cố những từ và cầu trúc ngữ
pháp học sinh đã học và mở rộng khối lượng từ vựng của các em thông qua các dạng bài tập khác nhau
- _ SPEAKING củng cố khả năng nói học sinh đã học thông qua các hình thức nhìn (sơ đổ, tranh, v.v.) và thực hành nói, điển thông tin
vào hội thoại và thực hành nói, viết và thực hành nói, trả lời các câu hỏi thông qua nói, v.v
+ READING cting cé va phát triển kĩ năng đọc hiểu của học sinh ở cấp độ đoạn văn và đoạn thoại ngắn thông qua các hình thức đọc và chọn đáp án đúng để điển vào chỗ trống, đọc và tự tìm từ đúng để điển vào chỗ trống, đọc và trả lời câu hỏi, v.v bò - _ WRITING củng cố kĩ năng viết đoạn văn của học sinh về những chủ để các em đã học
TEST YOURSELF 1 và TEST YOURSELF 2 giúp học sinh tự kiểm
tra những nội dung kiến thức và những yêu cầu về lĩ năng các em đã học sau mỗi 3 đơn vị bài học, đồng thời làm quen với các dạng bài kiểm tra tiếng Anh theo chuẩn quốc tế
Các bài tập trong Tiếng Anh 8 - Sách bài tập (Tập Một) đa đạng, phong phủ, bám sát ngữ pháp, từ vựng và chủ để trong Tiếng Anh 8 ~ Sách học sinh (Tập Một) Sách có nhiều tranh minh
họa sinh động nhằm hỗ trợ học sinh liên hệ hình ảnh với từ ngữ và
tình huống trong khi làm bài tập và thực hành giao tiếp G3
Tập thể tác giả hi vọng Tiếng Anh 8 - Sách bài tập (Tập Một) sẽ là 1 một phương tiện hỗ trợ tốt cho học sinh lớp 8 học tiếng Anh
Chúc các em học tiếng Anh thành công! , 2
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1 INCEPR 2 USHBR 3 CEPRI 4 ICKBR
5, AWNPRS 6 BOOMR 7, PRZH 8 RANCHB
2 Read the words aloud and put them into the correct column
Jor) ” oe /pr/
& Complete the following sentences with the words in 1 Then practise saying them 1 She won the first in craft-making
2 Remember to buy a - We need to paint the room this week
3 Minh Duc likes eating seafood very much, especially
4 Why don’t you help me to clean the room? There's a over there,
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@ Match the words in blue with the words in orange Some words in blue may go with more than one word in orange i The Internet:: T
© surfing ' “making Ọ = watching ị reading ị
2 Wite in the white box at least 3 examples for the activities in the blue box
doing indoor leisure activities | 7 )
doing outdoor leisure activities [ ˆ ¬ 7 a ¬ - ]
playing team sports [ _ - - _ c _ - —_ as
spending time with friends ( — 7 - c ST J
spending time with family i - oo OO
3 What's the secret word?
First, unscramble the clue words Then copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number to find the secret word
ADJECTIVES FOR LEISURE ACTIVITIES , — _—— 1 4 + t ị bo j | é 2 1 3 NUF 8 XEIGNRAL 5 4 7 9 » 2 3 4 5 7 8 9
& Choose the words/ phrases in the box to fill the gaps
staying indoors hang out playing football
doing DIY walking eating out watching TV
1 To many American teenagers, the shopping mall is one of the top destinations to see friends and
2 People in Singapore ÌOVE -You can find food courts almost everywhere in this city state
2 is the most popular individual outdoor activity in the UK
to playing outside
4, These days a lot of children prefer
5, When you do team sporfs such 45 eects , you develop team spirit too
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Does she fancy a book to the younger chiidren? A reads B reading C to read D read
They enjoY on Sundays
A garden B gardened C gardening D gardens
They love with their friends
A eat out B ate out C having eaten D, to eat out
Vprefer people
A text B texting C texted D texts
They detest so early in the morning
A getting up B get up C to get up D gets up
My dad doesn’t mind oe, my mom from work every day
A pick up B picked up C picking up D picks up Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
Son, do you fancy (play) badminton with me some time next week? |love (listen) to music with good earphones!
My brother likes (cook) , but he detests (do) the dishes, : They enjoyed (watch) the show very much
She doesn’t like (communicate) She prefers (meet)
through emails In fact, she hates (do)
They adore (make) good food
Look at the pictures and say if Phong likes or doesn’t like the activity Use as many different verbs of liking as you can
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® Rewrite the conversation in full, then practise it with a friend Mai: Hi Duong You/ want/ join us/ badminton/ Saturday?
Duong: Certainly I/ love/ badminton What time/ you/ meet?
Mai: Three We/ do/ it/ the schoolyard After that/ we / go/ swimming Duong: Sounds great! But Phong and I/ go/ cinema/ 6.30
Perhaps/ you/ want/ come/ us
Mai: — What/ film/ you/ watch?
Duong: The X-factor It/ action/ film
Mai: Hom not my cup of tea Action films/a bit tiring/ for me
So I/ see/ you/ badmintan/ only
Duong: OK
Answer the following questions
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Yoga originates in India and it is good for both your
body and mind Anyone can do yoga - women or men, adults or children Special children’s classes are devised to help them to cope with pressures they feel
from their schoolwork By learning how to co-ordinate
breathing and movement, yoga helps them to develop
body awareness, self-control, and flexibility Taking up
yoga also helps them to focus and become better with daily routines Start doing yoga by setting aside a regular time for it Go slowly, listen to your body and don't push it too far as yoga is not a competitive sport Study each pose and practise it as you control your
body and mind Prepare well before each session: avoid
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@] Match the words and phrases in the box with their meanings
originate pressure co-ordinate flexibility competitive sport daily routines † stress ba to come from activities you do every day wa you do it because you want to win the ability to move your body into different positions mm xe to work together
g Answer the following questions
1 Where does yoga come from?
€ Decide if the following suggestions are right or wrong according to the text
Right Wrong
1 It's important that you do yoga regularly
2 If your body says ‘stop’, you should stop and don’t push it
3 You don't need to understand well the pose you are practising, 4 Yoga is competitive
5 The best time for doing yoga is the first thing in the morning
@ Read the following text about what children in Sweden like doing in their free time @ Fill the gaps with the words/ phrases provided
Swedish teenagers enjoy(1)00 tomusicand (2) 0 with
friends, just like most children around the world Everyone is encouraged to interests develop his or her own (3) „inging and playing (4) listening
are popular leisure activities According to a government website, almost one hanging out in three Swedish children aged 13-15 play an instrument in their spare time
6G) sports is also encouraged 68 per cent of 13-to 15-year-olds — musical instrument
are members of a sports club Football is the most popular (6) doing
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fo List all the leisure activities mentioned In the text
€ Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F)
T F
1 Swedish teenagers have leisure activities that are very different from those of 1e
the teenagers in other countries,
2 They do their leisure activities according to their parents’ wishes
3 Swedish children enjoy music
4 Only Swedish boys like playing football
5 Swedish girls don’t like riding horses
6 More Swedish boys do ice hockey than horse riding
il Fill the gaps with the words in the box More than one word can be suitable for some gaps oe : | First o Also : Therefore Second : ‘Third : In short | In addition ˆ
Regular exercise brings us many benefits (1} - xa , Ít helps to reduce the risk of obesity MB , it lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels (3) 0
the likelihood of heart disease is lower (4) , exercise makes your muscles and bones
stronger (5}_ ì. _T_~ _ if you exercise regularly, you will have less depression and anxiety
as well (6) ee , itis very important to invest time in doing this to improve the
quality of your daily life lộ PL
2 Use the following research findings to write a short paragraph Include one sentence to introduce the topic and one sentence to conclude it Remember to use connectors to organise your ideas 1 Teens who use social media too much have lower grades
2 Using social media can cause anxiety and depression
3 If teens put private information on social media networks, it could be dangerous because people may use
the information for bad purposes
2 Ur
S Write a paragraph about your favourite leisure activity and the reasons why you enjoy doing it Use Tt
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bỏ Underline the words with /bl/ or /cl/ in the sentences Then read the sentences aloud
1 The garden is blossoming beautifully, | enjoy picking blackberries in the woods
The sky looks so clear and blue in the countryside
After the survey, we have to report our findings to the class
Click the mouse twice to open this file
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SB 0
My favourite colour is blue
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& Verbs and nouns that go together in each box, circle one noun which does not go with the verb
ahorse a bike Gb) the chickens th © hay water @) courage animals
RIDE BiEiRP "8 cattle COLLECT TRANSPORT
a taxi
an elephant the buffaloes the sheep milk wood ager furniture
a tent your hand agoat acow blackberries vegetables -
ey ae A PICK — posts Grow "
apost an answer afish abuffalo apples wild flowers grass meat 2 Choose one noun from each box and write a sentence using it with the corresponding verb Example: tide/ a camel — | would like to know how it feels to ride a camel i | 1 ¬ Ơ.ƠƠƠỎ ị Goce EM ,ƠỎ mM ,.ƠỎ ` Be necceeenecateseeresereesseeaenee 3 Use the adjectives below to complete the sentences
vast peaceful nomadic inconvenient friendly quiet safe glow 1 [love the people in my village They areso and hospitable
2 |sometimes lie and watch the movement of the clouds
3 Some peoples in the mountains of north Viet Nam used to have a life They moved to get food and find new lands for growing rice
Don’t worry It's to travel here, even at night
.- Hsso to send a letter from my village The nearest post office is miles away
llove the sky on starry nights It looks fantastic 4 5 6 Be ! There's an exam going on 7 8 tribe They never fight and never hit their children We children enjoy 200
shouting and laughing happily
M have a very hard life They cannot live permanently in one place
The hills are bloom
Everybody has to work hard for world PEACEFUL in spring when the wild flowers COLOUR
a horse is one of the skills every nomadic child in Mongolia has to learn
My sister has a beautiful of paper dolls
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& Some of the comparisons in these sentences aye incorrect Underline and correct the mistakes
The cost of living in the countryside is more low than in the city
in general, putting up a tent is not as difficult than building a house, Harvest is the busiest time of year in the countryside
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Dogs are much more better than human beings at detecting smells Life in a big city is more exciting than life in a small town
This cottage is near to the main road than that red one
The paddy fields in the mountains are usually not as large as those in the lowlands
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The path through Dead Valley is the most dangerous in my country
© Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences 1 Avillage is much a city in size (small)
Of the three types of cattle in the Mongolian desert, the sheep is Acity has activities than the countryside (interesting)
The city offers more services It's much _ the countryside, (convenient) the city (crowded)
In the countryside, harvest time is often and time (busy, hard)
Some people think that country folk are city people (friendly) 2 3 4 5 My village has only 1,200 people It’s not 6 7
8 Which one is , the city or the countryside? (noisy) @ For each group, choose the correct sentence A or B
1 A Itusually snows more heavily in the mountains than in the lowlands B It usually snows heavier in the mountains than in the lowlands 2 A Those farmers work much harder on their farms than we can imagine
B Those farmers work much more hard on their farms than we can imagine
3 A City children often react more quickly to technical developments country children NQF B City children often react more quickly to technical developments than country children ~ 4, A The colour orange shines more brightly in the sun than the colour biue
B The colour orange shines brightly in the sun than the colour blue 5 A {'mnot sure who lives more happily: nomads or city dwellers
B._ I'mnot sure who lives happier: nomads or city dwellers 6 A Agercan be more easy pulled down than a house
& Ager can be more easily pulled cown than a house
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` land where N Paddy fi
rice grows Y field
DEFINITION WORD vast area of grass where the cattle feed
taking the cattle out for food and looking A abuffalo-drawn cart
after them B herding
a time when the farmers collect their C pastures
crops
D a buffalo A wooden form of transport for moving
heavy things E harvest time
a colourful plaything which can fly F akite
an animal for ploughing the fields
[> Make complete definitions from the information in 1 @ and practise saying them aloud Example:
A buffalo is an animal which is used for ploughing the fields
2 Choose one of the words below and make a mini-talk in which the word is used Example:
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| live in a village by the Mekong River Every day, like most of my friends, | walk to school It is three
kilometres away After class, | often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the
chickens At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV The
adults watch TY, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news The children run
around, playing games and shouting merrily Laughter is heard everywhere
My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs He then buys mean ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square | love those trips
On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way We dream of faraway places
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph
A Our dreams B Life in the village C My trips to town Find a word/ phrase from the passage which matches the definition
Get water from a river and bring it home Give food
A place where the villagers can gather for important events
A place where a street is used for the locals to sell their home products Sit on a bus or a train for it to take you around
Challenging somebody to do something difficult Choose the best answer
ceseneeeseeseeee ˆ 2 The villagers gather at the community hall A.to collect water from the village well A every day
B to sell the vegetables B once a month
C to collect eggs from the chicken shed C only when there is an important event D.to feed the chickens D at the weekend
The thing the boy enjoys better than other 4 The village children dream about things on his trips to town is A having a school that is nearer A he can sell his home products B having aTV at home
B he feels grown-up C finding the Milky Way C he can ride on the electric train D travelling to faraway places D he can buy his father an ice cream
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Read the interviews and do the tasks thai foliow
ONLY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE " Interview 1 Saul Robin
Interviewer: Hi Saul What's your job? ty
Saul: I'ma flying doctor 3 V
Interviewer: Can you explain in more detail?
Saul: Yes | help sick people who live in remote areas with 4V
no hospital nearby : ,
interviewer: How do you do it?
Saul: When people in these areas have health problems, they call me { talk to them on the radio and tell them what to do If they are more seriously ill, | fly there to help them Interviewer: \t's a hard job, isn’t it?
Saul: Yes, especially flying in bad weather
Interviewer: Thank you, Saul € seus ame oh eck nov ets ns eat et Ge tee Gadd he ces em) amt ÔÐỒ ỒÐÔ Ồ emis nn et Tố 1
Interview 2.Timothy Wilson 2.1
Interviewer: Hi Timothy What do you do for a living? Ir Timothy: — | doa lot of jobs at the same time : 306
Interviewer: Why? ir
Timothy: | live on a small island in the Pacific My village has only aA
140 people ‘
interviewer: So what do you do? A Timothy: | have a family hotel | get up early and prepare 5 A breakfast for the guests Then | drive the village A children to school After that | collect the letters and 6 newspapers from the boat and deliver them to the ,
village N
Interviewer: You mean from the post office? a Timothy: No, from the boat The post comes to the island every “ n
three days for the village h Interviewer: interesting I've never met a man with so many jobs sỉ Thank you " 1.ro €1 Choose the right person who does the activities Write his name next to each activity ce Saul Robin: SR Timothy Wilson: TW 2m 1 He talks to people on the radio veetanaeeeestnnecanesecasnes 3 se 2 He collects the village's letters and newspapers fromtheboat
He has to fly to faraway places enema po
4 Hehelpssickpeople ưa 4 lig
5 Heownsafamilyhotel 19.98
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Answer the questions in their full forms Who needs help from Saul Robin?
What does Timothy Wilson do before he drives the children to school?
How often does the boat come to the island?
Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings Use the right comparative form of the adverbs in brackets
The Eagle team performed more successfully than the Lion team (successfully) The Lion team performed
In the countryside, children play more freely than in the city (freely)
In the city, children
Our gers are now better equipped than in the past (badly) In the past, our gers
A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car (slowly) An ordinary car goes
A business person travels more expensively than a tourist (cheaply) A tourist travels
Mr Thompson works more responsibly than Mr Dylan (carelessly) Mr Dylan works
Nguyen often visits his grandparents who live in a
mountainous village These are some of the changes he ot ` There are a lot of chan, ges it my , has observed Use the information in the table and write a gran dp arents’ village The firs ƒ
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| | carts/ bikes
ị 3 services | no shop, no post ị some shops, a :
ị ị office / post office, a clinic
ị 4 lighting oil lamps “electric lights
ị 5 going to school few children : most children
toad from the town dirt
-means of transport | buffalo-drawn | more motorbikes
short paragraph about the changes ~——= — Hee change
Six years ago : Now
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]_ Complete the words under the pictures, using the correct spellings for the sounds /sk/, /sp/, and /st/
Then read the words aloud 5 orts 6
9 icky tice 10 di lay
2 Underline the words with the sounds /sk/, /sp/,
and /st/ Then read the sentences
1 The items on display in Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture are very interesting
2 Most ethnic peoples in Viet Nam speak their own languages
3 Gathering and hunting still play an important role in the life of some ethnic peoples in the mountains 4 In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest
house in the village is the communal house,
5, The Hoa women havea special style of colourful dress
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_ The Yao people use ideograms of Chinese origin to write their
_ The Museum of Ethnology has a huge
The Thai have their own language, and they also have their own
The Viet people have many traditional _
The schools in this region have done much to help children of
.~ of your parents will go to the meeting? :
cm colour is the symbol of luck for the Hoa people?
~ plays a more important role in a Giarai family?
Lo is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held?
im do the Odu people live?
Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box
collection language SỐ typical
"'Wwiting system crafts festivals
speciality ethnic minorities
esseeesneeceeeeneteunrsenaaseconeseee of items of cultural importance from different ethnic groups in Viet Nam
if you are interested in ethnic minority culture, you should really go to one of the in the northern mountainous regions weaving, carpentry, embroidery and their products are famous everywhere ,„ Mua Sđp ÌSA dance of the Muong people in
the North West
Five-coloured sticky rice Ì5a -k ~~, in many parts of Viet Nam Insert a question word to complete each of the following questions
- is a ‘long house’ of the Ede people?
~ About 150 metres long
~ In Lunar February
~ Mainly in Nghe An Province,
Tre is it from the centre to the Museum of Ethnology? ~ It's about seven kilometres
~ is this khan pieu (shawl)? ~ Sorry, it’s not for sale
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ve was the greatest pop singer of the Ede ethnic group in Dak Lak Province He was born in 1957 and died in 2010 He was called ‘(1) singer of the great woods’ He is famous for singing songs about (2) Central Highlands and the ethnic people there, In addition, he made @), Important contribution, through his singing and his own songs, to making the Central Highlands well-known
to millions of people both inside and outside (4) oe
country He not only sang but also composed songs about the Central Highlands He received (5) lot of prizes and awards for his achievements in music In 2010 he was given the title ‘People’s Artist’, (6) highest honour by
the State for artists
& Read each of the following lists of four words and choose one word that does not belong in each list
A Hmong B Sedang C Bahnar D Vietnamese 2, A costurne B skirt C blouse D shawl ' 3 A that B which Cc what D how
4 A ethnic B, minority C religious D festive
5 A heritage B culture C sculptor D sculpture 6 A sticky rice B thin soup C pizza D pho 5 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
1 No oneis able to explain the of the old customs
A beginning B origin C reason 2 There are alwaystegional in every country
A differs B different C differences Bo eee of your two sisters is studying in Australia?
A, Who B What C Which 4 Although there are cultural, between ethnic
groups, they still keep the identity of their own culture
A changes B exchanges C relations
5 The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are , but they live peacefully A diverse B similar C unlike
6 Which oo of our country would you most like to live in?
A place B section C part
7 Most ethnic minority peoplesaregood —_ farming techniques
A at B for C to
8 Chaul Chnam Thmey is the biggest of the Khmer people A festival B ceremony C practice
78 Unit S/ Peoples of Viet Nam 2 TIENG ANH 8í1 -B
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6 Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage
Hoang Ngoc Linh is a member of the Tay ethnic group in a mountainous (1) in
School In her class there are several students from other ethnic (2) such as the Nung, the Cao Lan (Sanchay) ., and all of them get on very well Like her classmates,
she prefers to wear (3) Kinh's clothes, and she wears a uniform when she
goes to school Linh loves to (4) cartoons on TV and to play with her dolls
She can speak some words of the Tay (5) At school, she is popular with her
teachers and friends as she is a nice girl She is good at maths and English, Her dream is to become (6) English teacher when she grows up i : ; ‘ ' ' ' t ' ' \ 1 ' ' : : ' ' ‡ ‘ t ‘ t ' ' 1 ' i } : } 1 i : f + + 7 ; Bac Giang Province, She was born in 2003, and she goes to Cam Dan Lower Secondary t + : ' t t i i + : 1 1 ' : i ‘ ì : ‡ : t t t I t ' t '
il Talk with a partner One is a reporter, the other is a foreigner and wants to know about
the ethnic groups of Viet Nam ‘
Example:
A: Hello I'm from Australia Can | ask you something about the ethnic groups of Viet Nam? B: Sure,
A: What is the population of the largest ethnic group? B: About 74 million It’s the Viet or Kinh
A: And what ? You can use these cues:
1 —Which/ smallest ethnic group — Odu group (about 370 inhabitants)
2 ~Where/ the Churu/ mainly live ~ Lam Dong Province
3 -When/ New Year/ Lao ethnic group ~ Lunar April
4 ~What/ most important festival/ Viet people ~ Tet (Lunar New Year)
~ What/ population/ the Brau group ~ About 400
m
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#% Population: about 15,000
# inhabitation areas: Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La # Language: Tay-Thai group
3% Production activities: wet rice cultivation, terraced fields, raising buffaloes, cows, poultry % Festivals: New Year (in Lunar April), praying for rain, new rice celebration pring is a time when there are many festivals in our country Among them, Hoa Ban Festival
is the most beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau {tis typical of the (1)
life of the Thai people In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) - Warmer and hoa ` 2 1 ban ~ a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area ~ blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is
This is a great time for everyone, (4) for boys and girls The boy picks the
most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend This is not only a time for love but also for 3 the Thai people to (5) for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the
Gods and (6)_ The festival is always full of songs and prayers 4
1 A.minor B cultural C custom D, festival
2 A.gets B goes Cc comes D runs
3 A.seen B arranged C observed D celebrated 5 | 4 A largely B especially C generally D typically
5 A.ask B look C pray D call 6 A fathers B relatives C families D ancestors
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1 The text tells us about
A.aworld cultural heritage B the artists of the Central Highlands
C life in the Central Highlands D musical instruments of ethnic groups 2 How often is the Gong Festival celebrated?
A every month B every year
C all the year round : D on special occasions 3 The gongsare
A.a kind of art work B musical instruments C pieces of folk music D cultural heritages
4 The ethnic peoples in the Central Highlands believe that 0
A special powers like their gongs B gongs are associated with new houses C their gongs are the symbols of gods D the gong is older than themselves
5 For people in the Central Highlands, the gong soundis s
A a way to entertain themselves B.a sound of victory
C a form of festival D a means of communication
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‘| Write questions for the underlined parts in the following sentences
1 The Tay people have the second largest population in Viet Nam
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83 How to make spring rolls
Read the notes about how to make spring rolls Then write full sentences to show a foreigner the five steps to making them
INGREDIENTS
minced pork: 300 g
2h Xo
2h Sat dried wood ear fungus: 3 p
o dried glass noodle: 50 g reggs: 2 ‘bean sprouts: 100 g “ground white pepper: 1 tsp chopped onion: 30g "@ chopped carrot: 50 g
& rice paper wrappers: 20 sheets
a frying oil: as needed © -step preparation:
ae prepare spring roll filling: mix pork, fungus, noodles, eggs, bean sprouts, pepper, onion, carrot wrap spring rolls (use rice paper wrappers)
ipping sauce Woy i
Spring rolls are the perfect dish of the Viet people Making spring rolls is not so difficult if you know the key steps
Finally, enjoy your spring rolls with dipping sauce It is better to serve them with fresh herbs
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2) Write the tight word/ phrase under each picture (1 p) 10
terraced fields abbreviations beach games nomads |
costumes buffalo-drawn cart pastures communal house a w - { 6 7 8 1
= Choose A, 8, C, or Dto complete each sentence (1 p) 2
1 TheUSisa.o country with over 80 ethnic groups
A multi-cultural B bi-lingual C rich D ethnic : ˆ
2, Amongthe , the Tay people have the largest population BR:
A groups B majorities C ethnic minorities D ethnic cultures : -
3 So many people nowadays are computers and mobile phones They use them a lot 7 A
A addicted to B bored with C worried about D afraid of : -
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4 can make you relaxed You enjoy them in your free time
A Sports B Leisure activities C Riding a horse D Flying a kite
5, lÍoVe with my best friend Susan during the weekend, We go window-shopping or to the
cinema
A chatting B studying C visiting D hanging out
3 Both my brother and thelp oo our family’s goats We feed them on the pastures by the edge of the village
A-herds B to herd C herding D.to herding
7 Atentcanbe pulled down and transported than a ger
A more easily B most easily C easier D as easily
8 Nick, we're goin’to a cultural event
A JAF! B EZ
~ {think it’s the Museum of Ethnology A Which do you think
C What do you think
10 The volunteers have to work much A.as hard as them 1 ~Who a lover.of the sea is? ~ My uncle is
2 —Which part of the day do he go to the beach,
the morning or the afternoon? ~ He goes to the beach in the morning 3 —Howis the sea like?
— It’s vast and quiet
4, —What kind of volunteer work he does? ~ Cleaning the beach
B more hard than
Read the passage and do the tasks that follow (2 p)
The questions below are wrong Correct
Would you like to join us? C.W/ D 2moro is the most interesting museum in Ha Noi?
B Which you think
D What you think
_ usual to save the dying animals from the forest fire
D the hardest C harder than
fter retiring, my uncle ~a lover of the sea ~ took up a strange leisure activity: he spends most mornings at the beach, looking for things that the sea sends ashore, He says: ‘It’s a multi-beneficial leisure activity i can get some exercise, bending, ° picking up, and walking | can breathe the fresh air and enjoy the vastness and quietness of the sea Sometimes | watch the
children playing beach games and | feel years younger At the
same time, | can also clean the beach It’s volunteer work, isn’t it? Many of the things | pick up from the beach are still useful to someone | clean them and sell them at the Sunday flea market in the town nearby Do you know of any leisure activity that
pays? Mine does!’
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B And are there things you don't like? C You're welcome
esse _ D Have you ever been to the countryside, Nguyen?
E The people? | love them, They are so friendly, and they live much more simply than city people
F The inconvenience Last month, my classmates and { went to a festival of the Tay people in Sa Pa
| got a flat tyre, and | couldn’t find anywhere to mend it G Thank you, Nguyen for spending time with us
H Sure, lots of times
|, But what about the people?
Most of the time, yes Once | visited a fruit garden in Lai Thieu in the mango season I’ve never eaten so many mangoes in my life They’te so delicious, especially when you can pick them yourself and eat them fresh from the trees
© Read the Passage and answer the questions (1 p)
\W: are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Viet Nam We live by farming ~ mostly rice - and fishing on the Mekong River Life is sometimes hard as our work depends heavily on the weather When it is not harvest time, the men of the village go fishing from early morning and don't return until late afternoon By the time they return, most of the village women will be waiting for them on the river bank They wait to buy the fish, which they will later sell at the local market or bring to the nearby town fora higher price, We children will be there too We love running around the beach and waiting for the boats to come in
Our most important festival of the year is the Chol Chnam Thmay, which celebrates the New Year It falls in mid-April Every family tries to prepare well for the festive activities The community also visits and helps poor families so that everybody has a happy New Year
1 Where do the Khmer Krom live?
2 Why is life hard for the Khmer?
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1 | prefer read comics in my free time
For some people, training pets are hard work
How many leisure time did the people in Viet Nam have onan average day?
Acamel runs much more slowly as a horse
w For many ethnic groups in the mountains, the horse is still the
more convenient means of transport
Mai enjoys to make crafts, especially cloth dolls
What place would you like to visit: the mountains or the sea? | often try to finish my homework before to watch TV There is the colourful picture on the wall = oO OND 0, What is life like in a countryside?
@ Rearrange the words/ phrases given to make complete sentences (2 p)
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Write the words in the box under the pictures Practise pronouncing the words
stripe pedestrian ~ straw spring offspring string < instructor = sprout
Underline the words with /spr/ and circle the words with /str/ Read the sentences The Strawberry Festival has been a tradition at New York University for 20 years
Parents don’t want their children to talk to strangers Espresso is served for free in the festival
This is a difficult word, so a lot of people mispronounce it This is a one-way street You mustn't drive into it
On Space Day, we invited an astronaut to our school to give a talk
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| Label the pictures with the phrases in the box
1 taking off your shoes before going into a Japanese house
2 cleaning the house on Sundays
3 living with grandparents
4, giving presents at Christmas
5 taking things from adults with both hands
6 eating mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival
2 Complete the following expressions with the correct words
1 ft'sthe for somebody to do something 2 Thereisacustomof oo something
3 Theresa that + clause
4 According tradition, + clause 5 Follow the tradition of, something 6 Break tradition by doing something
7 Havethe of doing something
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2 You be late for school : °
3 She wear that costume because it’s the family tradition
4 Inthe past, men wear ao dail, but today they wear it,
5 Before leaving the dining table, yourson ask for permission? ; 6 inindia,you shake hands with women, especially in rural areas it’s a taboo TỐ § Finda mistake with have to, should, or must in each sentence and correct it
1 Under the new regulations, workers have wear protective clothes 2, When you come to Brazil, you should to tip the waiter 10% of the bill,
3 When eating in India, you shouldn't always use the right hand Never use the left hand
4 In Australia, you mustn't to comment on a person's accent eee 5 In my family, children has to get permission before leaving the dining table
6 When we were young, we have to stand in a row to greet guests re & Give suitable advice or obligations for the following situations You may use the information you
have learnt in this unit or your own ideas
1 Your friend is visiting a temple in Thailand, but he does not know how to dress
2 You and your friends have been invited to dinner with an English family Your friend is cutting her bread with a knife 3 It'sa regulation at your school that students have to wear a uniform on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 2 c One of your friends wants to move to your school You share this information with him/ her - Fi m———— Œ
4, Your friend has been invited to have dinner with an Indian family She does not know which hand she - Py
should use to eat with - PB
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| Rearrange the sentences to make a complete conversation Then practise it with a friend The first one has been done for you
Yes There were several guests there, and we all waited until the host invited us to the table
No You should wait until the host says ‘Bon appétit’
Last week, | had dinner with a French family and they have very interesting table manners What about during the meal?
That's unusual! Also, | saw on TV that they use knives and forks `
What does it mean?
You should use your fingers to break ;
the bread :.: Really?
Can you eat.as soon as you sit down at
the dining table?
[t means ‘Enjoy your meal’:
During the meal, you should put your
“hands on the table, My friend tells me that in France it’s impolite to rest your) hands on
your lap
Right The fork is held in the left hand and
the knife in the right hand They also have : forks and spoons for dessert
M What about bread?
Table manners in France and in the UK
~ Find out about the similarities and differences between table manners in the UK and in France You can use the information in this unit or from other sources,
- Prepare a short presentation about this topic ~ Practise giving the presentation to a partner
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‘| Choose the correct word marked A, 8, C, or D to fill each blank in the following email
iizdSend Ú *j M4 Bzisd Ì 1V) 2 Options
&H From: ha@fastmatlcom _ ~ * j HTML Wd by © nickinquickmait.com Subjects: My family customs and traditions — Pied dbs 3 GA | Anal +10 + A Hi Nick,
Great to receive your email Because you'll be here soon, I'd like to share with you my farnily customs and traditions Well, we have the custom (1) spending Saturdays together You may ask why not Sundays it's simply because my mum works on Sundays
On Saturdays, we always (2) out Sometimes we visit our grandparents in Vung Tau Sometimes we go ona (3) in the park or a nearby beauty spot
You asked me about the Tet holiday, right? There's a (4) that we make tet cake and cook braised pork and eggs (thit kho trung) Tet cake is similar to chung cake in Ha Noi, but it’s long, not square Braised pork and eggs is our traditional (5)_ for Tet It’s so delicious! When you (6) _ here, my mum will cook it for you
What about your family? Share with me the customs and traditions you follow Cheers, Ha ` 1 A for B of Cc in D on 2 A stay B put Cc find D, go 3 A trip B picnic C came D day 4 A tradition B customs ¢, thing D regulation 5 A thing B taste C dish D jam 6 A go B leave C come’ D depart
Read different customs for greetings around the world and do the tasks that follow
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Greetings around the world NAVIGATION &
Ghana » our Forum + news If you are a quest, when arriving at or leaving the house, you should greet all people present, even » Blons y + + * Salutons children and babies Usually you should shake their hands » books > Advanced search: UK >» Regulatory Suppork A 4 1 > Change Management Simply say ‘hello’ when you meet friend ff you meet someone for the first time, you can shake hands » Suppart > Recent posts In informal situations, you can give your friends a peck on the cheek, Japan
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New Zealand
The hongi is the traditional greeting custom of the Maori in New Zealand When two people meet, they rub or touch each other's noses
Be now accaunt?
Thailand
The wai is the traditional greeting of people in Thailand When you meet someone, you slightly bow to them and press your palms together in a prayer-like fashion At the same time, you can say ‘Sawaddee’ (hello)
Tibet
When two people meet in Tibet, they poke out their tongue to greet each other It is the customary way to welcome people
1 peck a push their tongue out of their mouth
a | 2 bow b a quick kiss
: 3 rub c the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body forwards in ậ _ order to say hello or goodbye to somebody or to show respect
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` izza is a traditional Italian dish It’s popular not only in Italy but ” around the world
Naples, a city in southern Italy, is believed to be the
birthplace of pizza It's well-known for the most delicious pizza anywhere The first pizzeria was built in Naples in 1830 at Port’Alba,
The ancestor of the modern pizza is the simple flat bread, It’s the food of the poor The truly modern pizza we eat today starts with the Margherita pizza In 1889, Queen Margherita went on a trip to Naples She heard | about pizza and asked to try it Don Raffaele Esposito, - ` the most famous pizza maker, was asked to prepare it : : He prepared two traditional and one new type of pizza, but © the Queen liked the new one topped with tomatoes, Mozzarella cheese and fresh basil the best She thought that the colours of this
pizza represented the colours of the Italian flag ~ red, white, and green
This pizza was then called ‘Margherita’
1 Write true (T) or false (F)
2 Y
1 Naples is considered the place where pizza was born At first, pizzawasadishforthe KingandQueen,
Margherita was one of the two traditional types of pizza that were prepared for the Queen Don Raffaele Esposito was the most famous pizza maker in Naples
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Margherita pizza was named after the Queen i
S Answer the questions
1 When was the first pizzeria built?
2 What is the ancestor of the modern pizza?
3 How many kinds of pizza were made for the Queen?
5 Why does Margherita pizza represent Italy?
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Thanks for inviting me to your house
I'm really happy because it’s the first
time for me to visit a Vietnamese house Can you tell me some customs and traditions you follow in your family? Cheers, Sophia Hello Sophia,
Glad that you've accepted my invitation There are some customs and traditions in my family
However, don't worry about these because you're our special quest
Bye for now, Ngoc
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il Complete the words below the pictures with -ian or -ion then mark the stressed syllable in each word Read the words aloud Aiadncastu SHETTY the 1
4 process 5 celebrat 6 congratulat Ss
® Use the words in il to complete the sentences below Then read the sentences aloud
1 The door-opening ritual is carried out by a at the Kate Festival
2 meals are offered freely at Ba Den Temple
_ with all the colourful lanterns
on our 20" wedding anniversary
5 have helped to keep our traditions alive
of 1000 years of Thang Long was impressive
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Not fixed, moving on the surface
What people do when they are very excited or joyful, especially in a match What people burn at the pagoda
Things children take when they are in a Mid-Autumn Festival procession
Very old
Another word for foreign enemies
A date that is exactly a year after an event
Traditional crafts, music, or stories from the people of a certain place yp ean Ae FW NS
A person who is declared to be sacred because he/ she did very good things
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1 In 2010, HaNoi its 1,000" anniversary
A celebrated B commemorated C worshipped D remembered 2 The _ of quan ho singing has been recognised as a world heritage
A preservation B procession C performance D song : 1
3 Tetis an occasion for family in Viet Nam
2 A visitings B meetings C reunions D seeings ‘
4, When the arrives at the Cham Tower, the dancers perform a welcome dance in front of the tower 3.)
A procession B crowd C parade D dancer
5 People burn incense to show respect to their during Tet 4.1 A.relatives B ancestors C friends D neighbours
6 The Le Mat Festival the founding of the village ị 2 A worships B commemorates C performs D preserves
4 Fill each blank with an appropriate word or phrase in the box ị 6
‘even though mã celebrate mee however : worship ae because - Su
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Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk
Connect each pair of sentences with an appropriate conjunctive adverb in the box to make compound sentences
however nevertheless moreover therefore otherwise _
There are more than 300 steps up the hill to Hung King Temple Any pilgrim would like to reach the top
The subordinators in BOLD are incorrect Replace them with those in the box
S when ˆ whjle a because | gã if m although g even though
Although Lang Lieu brought special cakes that he had made, the King was very happy While you have been to Huong Pagoda, you will certainly love Yen Stream
Because he is not a Buddhist, he decided to eat as a vegetarian
Even though | was in England, | was lucky to join the Glastonbury Festival When they are costly, we hold traditional festivals every year
If | was staying in Brazil last February, | had a chance to take part in the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro Choose the best answer A, 8, C, or D to complete the sentences
he was three years old
A if B because C while D even though Tả spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season
A While B When C Nevertheless D However
¬ the Mongols were very powerful, Tran Quoc Tuan defeated them three times during the 13" century A Because B If C Although D However
He has been living 15 km away from Nha Trang; , he has never been to the Nha Trang Carnival A if B, moreover C however D while
The Nha Trang Sea Festival is famous for the impressive street carnival; , it has attracted thousands of foreign visitors
A otherwise 8 therefore C moreover D while We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam; , we have many traditional festivals A nevertheless B while C although D because
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your friend 4
1 A Hey Mai, It's great that we're going to Hung King Temple this Sunday!
B I think we need some food and drink
Tà C That's a good idea! And what about a camera? We may want to take some pictures Ty D Yes, it's worth taking an umbrella It's useful in both sunny and rainy weather
an E Yeah, I'm looking forward to it, too, What should we take with us?
—- Ff, Sounds great! | like taking photos
He G Right! How about some fruit? some apples or pears? | fi
¬ H And what about an umbrella? a
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2 Match the questions with the suitable answers In pairs, make a conversation about this festival R
a 12% month of Thai calendar
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b Loy Krathong Festival, a lantern floating festival ‘
c._ To worship the River Gods and to pray for : happiness and a year of good fortune
d.— Lantern floating
“= Offerings of incense, ‘candles, coins,
flowers, and foods to their Gods
~ Firework displays
~ Processions with the sounds of gongs,
~Thai- cuisine contests and: Thai