UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE I VOCABULARY: - breadwinner (n) homemaker = housewife (n) : a game of tennis : afraid (a) : prepare dinner (v) : the cooking = cook (v) : housework (n) = (household) chores : share (v) : duty (n) : divide (v) : split (v) : equally (adv) : grocery (n) : shop for groceries (v) : heavy-lifting (n) : the heavy lifting (v) : laundry (n) : the laundry (v) : washing-up (n) : the washing-up (v) : rubbish (n) : take out the rubbish / garbage (v) : handle (v) : be / take responsible for : responsibility (n) : finance (n) : earn (the money) (v) : meal (n) : lay the table for meals (v) : clear the table after meals (v) : physical strength (n) : manage (v) : raise (v) : routine (n) : routine (a) : task (n) : trash (n) : treat (v) : create (v) : critical (a) : crane (n) : crack (a) : crack (v) : tidy (a) : - tidy up (v) : urgent (a) : wife (n) # husband (n) : culture (n) : individual (n) : relationship (n) : psychology (n) : psychologist (n) : realise (v) : enormous (a) : benefit (n) : (to) benefit from sth / doing sth : sociable (a) : overall (a) : tend (v) : contribute (to sth/ doing sth) : vulnerable (a) : divorce (n/ v) : positive (a) # negative (a) : atmosphere (n) : (to) set a good example for : sweep – swept – swept (v) : mop (v) :clean up, clear up, wash : feed – fed – fed (v) : balance (n) : nurture (v) : mend (v) = repair : burden (n) : expert (n) : domain (n) : child-raising (n) : child-bearing (n) : child-minder (n) |: nuclear family (n) # extended family (n) : nursing (n) : nursing home (n) : nursemaid (= nanny) : recreation (n) : ingredient (n) : collaborate (with sb on sth) (v) : collaboration (n) : behave (v) : behaviour (n) : II GRAMMAR: THE PRESENT SIMPLE - THE PRESENT CONT UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE A PRONUNCIATION I Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others A splits B exams C helps D asks A calls B dinners C cleans D shops A divides B cleans C breadwinners D looks A chores B handles C benefits D shares A cooks B laughs C irons D helps A individuals B benefits C considers D examples A equal B enormous C extended D energy A rubbish B laundry C afraid D iron A usually B nuclear C husband D future 10 A nurture B duty C parenting D critical II Choose a word that has different stressed syllable from others A household B housework C prepare A culture B create C balance A discuss B perform C involve A tradition B solution C breadwinner A vulnerable B sociable C responsible B VOCABULARY I Give the Vietnamese meaning of the words in the list - breadwinner: D husband D nurture D parents D enormous D groceries - nurture: - split/divide/share the household chores: - equal: - the heavy lifting: - traditional: - the laundry: - solution: - responsible for household finances: - similar: - responsibility: - the washing up: - sociable: - nuclear family: - vulnerable: - extended family: - critical: - single-parent: - enormous: - consist of: - tend to: - positive: - relationship: - psychologist: - handle: - iron: - individual: - lay (the table for meals): - consider: - financial burden: - homemaker: - household finances: - benefit: - contribute to - atmosphere: - recreation: - balance: - divorce: II Complete the sentences with the words in the box splits nurture benefits considered similar individuals handles responsible homemaker equal breadwinner sociable atmosphere Most people don’t realize the benefits of equally shared parenting The mother is usually the , who has to most of the household chores Both parents have equal responsibility to and to take care of the children Both my parents work, so we the chores equally My wife most of the chores and I’m for the household finances In many cultures, doing housework is a woman’s duty Men’s and women’s roles in the family have become Both men and women now have chances for recreation Children who share the housework with their mums and dads better at school, become more _, and have better relationships with their teachers and friends 10 When everyone works together on household chores, it creates a positive _ for the family 11 The father is usually the _, who is responsible for the family finances 12 When family share household chores, it is good for them as and good for all the relationship within the family III Complete the sentences with the words in the box enormous vulnerable tend critical balance individual relationship divorce solutions breadwinner nurtured I always try to keep a between work and relaxation It is costing an _ amount of money to clean it up, which could be used on other things There are no easy _ to financial and marital problems She was proud of her good _ with the staff A _ is a person who earns money to support their family Jarrett was _ by his parents in a close-knit family Elderly people living alone are very My father is very of the way I dress Older students _ to ask more questions in class 10 Every in a family has his or her own role IV Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence In many cultures, the father is the _, who is responsible for the family finances A homemaker B psychologist C breadwinner D husband My father is responsible for _ the heavy lifting in our house A doing B making C taking D getting China is a (an) _ country with the largest population A equal B vulnerable C enormous D sociable An extended family _ of grandparents, parents, children, aunts and uncles living under one roof A makes up B comprises C includes D consists Having meals together improves the _ among family members A relationship B relation C relate D relative We equally _ the chores so that everyone has time to relax A nurture B handle C join D split My is to take out the garbage and mop the floor A responsibility B response C responsible D responsibly Sharing housework brings about a number of _ A benefits B balances C individuals D solutions I am responsible _ doing the laundry and ironing clothes A for B at C in D about 10 My mother is the _, who handles most of the household chores A individual B breadwinner C homemaker D single-parent 11 Both men and women now work to _ to the family finances A nurture B balance C contribute D handle 12 According to _, most people not realise the enormous benefits of sharing the housework A psychologists B psychology C psychological D psychologically 13 One of my responsibilities is to _ the tables for meal A make B lay C have D 14 Nowadays, many women work to share the household financial _ with their husband A equality B benefit C solution D burden 15 A (an) _ family consists of parents and their children A nuclear B extended C single-parent D big C GRAMMAR I Put the verb into the correct form, use the present continuous tense Please be quiet I (try) to concentrate Look! It (snow) Why (you/look) at me like that? Did I say something wrong? You (make) a lot of noise Can you be a little bit quieter? Excuse me, I (look) for a phone booth Is there one near here? (at the movies) It’s a good movie, isn’t it? (you/enjoy) it? Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They (yell) at each other again Why (you/wear) your coat today? It’s very warm I (not/work) this week I’m on vacation 10 I want to lose weight I (not/eat) anything today 11 Please don’t make so much noise I (study) 12 Let’s go out now It not/rain) anymore II Complete these sentences using one of these verbs Put them in the present continuous form You don’t have to use all the verbs and you can use some of them more than once get improve become fall change increase rise The number of people without jobs at the moment He is still sick, but he better slowly These days food more and more expensive The world Things never stay the same The cost of living Every year things are more expensive George has gone to work in Spain At first, his Spanish wasn’t very good, but now it The economic situation is already very bad, and it worse The population of the world very fast III Put the verb into the correct form, use the present simple tense 1 The swimming pool (open) at 9:00 and (close) at 6:30 every day What time (the banks / close) here? I have a car, but I (not/use) it very often How many cigarettes (you/smoke) a day? “What you/do)?” “I’m an electrical engineer.” “Where (your father /come) from?” “He (come) from Mexico.” It take) me an hour to get to work How long (it/take) you? I play) the piano, but I not/play) very well I don’t understand the word “deceive.” What (“deceive” / mean)? 10 Water (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius 11 George (not/go) to the movies very often 12 How many languages (you/speak)? IV Read these sentences and correct them The English is correct but the information is wrong Write two correct sentences each time Example: The sun goes around the earth → The sun doesn’t go around the earth The earth goes around the sun The sun rises in the west → Mice catch cats → Carpenters make things from metal (wood: gỗ) → The Amazon River flows into the Pacific Ocean (the Atlantic Ocean: Đại Tây Dương) → It snows in the summer (winter: mùa đông) → V Use these sentences to make questions Begin your questions with the word(s) in parentheses Example: Tom plays tennis (How often?) → How often does Tom play tennis? Ann watches television (How often?) → I write to my parents (How often?) → I have dinner in the evening (What time / usually?) → Tom works (Where?) → I go to the movies (How often?) → People stupid things (Why?) → The car breaks down (How often?) → I jog in the morning (What time / usually?) → VI Circle the correct word or phrase I work / am working at the local library for the summer We don’t go / aren’t going to the theatre very often Stacy gets / is getting ready for school, so she can't come to the phone Does Gary ever talk / Is Gary ever talking about his expedition to the Amazon jungle? In squash, you hit / are hitting a ball against a wall I read / am reading a newspaper at least once a week Do you practise / Are you practising the piano for two hours every day? Nadine and Claire / are doing quite well at school at the moment A good friend knows / is knowing when you’re upset about something 10 How you spell / are you spelling your name? VII Put the verbs in the simple present or the present continuous tense He often (go) to school on foot It (rain) very hard now She (go) to school every day Bad students never (work) hard I always (meet) him on the corner of this street Where you (go) now? – I (go) to the theater He (not do) morning exercises regularly he (do) morning exercises now? Water (boil) at 100 degrees centigrade 10 The sun (warm) the air and (give) us light 11 Look! A man (run) after the train 12 It often (rain) in the summer It (rain) now 13 The teacher always (point) at the blackboard when he (want) to explain something 14 Mother _ (cook) some food in the kitchen at the moment, she always _ (cook) in the morning 15 Cuckoos (not, build) nests They _ (use) the nests of other birds 16 He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea 17 Ann _ (make) a dress for herself at the moment She (make) all her own clothes 18 I _ (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong 19 Mr Tan (teach) English at a high school but today he (teach) French 20 I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything 21 The Nile River (flow) into the Mediterranean 22 We usually (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we (not/grow) any 23 George is a vegetarian He not/eat) meat 24 A: What (your father / do)? B: He’s a teacher, but he (not/work) right now 25 Ron is in San Francisco now He (stay) at the Hilton Hotel He usually (stay) at Hilton Hotel whenever he’s in San Francisco VIII Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence It is noisy next door Our neighbours _ a party A have B were having C are having D has John _ tennis once or twice a week A usually play B is usually playing C usually plays D have usually played I come from Canada Where _ you _ from? A / come B did / come C are / coming D have / come Bad driving often _ many accidents A caused B cause C causes D has caused Look! That man _ to open the door of your car A try B tried C is trying D tries Water _ most of the Earth's surface A covers B cover C covering D covered Every morning, I often sit in my garden and _ to my nightingale sing A listening B listen C listened D listens He usually _ her at weekend but now he _ in bed because of his severe illness A visited / stays B visits / stays C visits / staying D visits / is staying The sun _ the biggest planet in the solar system A will be B is C has been D was *10 She _ a speech at the conference next week A makes B make C is making D made 11 At present, that author _ a historical novel A is writing B write C are writing D writes 12 “Hurry up! What’s taking you so long?” – “I _ for an important phone call Go ahead and leave without me.” A wait B am waiting C was waiting D has been waiting 13 Don’t make noise, children! Parents _ A sleep B are sleeping C were sleeping D slept 14 Why _ you often _ so much noise in the house? A / make B did / make C are / making D were / making 15 The swimming pool _ at 9.00 am and _ at 6.30 pm A open/ close B opens / closes C opens/ close D open / closes 16 Excuse me ! I _ for a phone book Is there one here? A is looking B are looking C am looking D looking 17 Would you like a cigarette? No, thanks I _ A not smoke B doesn’t smoke C don’t smoke D am not smoke 18 Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They _ A is yelling B are yelling C yells D yell 19 Why _ your coat today? It’s very warm today A are you wear B you wear C you are wearing D are you wearing *20 Bill: “I can’t read this.” Tom: “You _ about my handwriting.” A are always complaining B always complaining C always complain D always complains D READING I Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks There have been a lot of changes in roles performed by men and women in the family Changes in the family life have made men’s and women’s roles more alike than ever because wives are also responsible (1) _ the family finances Family experts say the old thoughts of who does what in families may be more and more unclear Men are not the only (2) _ for the family like they used to be and they are becoming much more involved in housework and (3) _ Because men’s and women’s roles in families have become more alike, for couples to (4) _ their work and family life, “equally shared parenting” is probably the best solution “Equally shared parenting” (5) _ the sharing in child-bearing, breadwinning, housework, and recreation It helps families become happier and divorce rate is the lowest amongst them A to B of C for D about A breadwinners B homemakers C finances D husbands A parenting B parent C parents D parental A nurture B balance C consider D contribute A splits B consists C means D divides II Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions Sociologists study society and how it is organized They study what a society believes and how it is changing They explain how people behave, but not how they ought to behave Almost every society is based on the family Some societies have nuclear families In the nuclear family the parents and children live together in one house Other societies have extended families In this kind of family there are grandparents, parents, children, uncles, and other relatives all living together In some societies, there are tribes A tribe is a group of extended families that have the same ancestors In North and South America, the members of each Indian tribe speak the same language Each tribe in Africa has its own language too In Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf countries, the tribes all speak Arabic Sometimes the power of the extended family or the tribe is based on the land that it owns Everybody in a family knows how to behave as a family member Children learn how to act like grownups by watching the adults in their family They learn how a father or mother should behave Everyone knows what the correct behavior is, and relatives like to talk about this “Is Kumiko acting the way a mother should act?” “Does Abdullah behave in the right way for a husband?” It is hard to look at research about the family with our minds instead of our feelings Each Person is part of a family and a society and knows what a family should be like It is hard to realize that one kind of family can fit a society very well, even if it is very different from the family in our society According to the passage, which of the followings don’t sociologists study? A how a society is organized B how people should behave C what a society believes D how a society is changing According to the passage, what is a tribe? A a group of extended families with the same ancestors B a group of extended families in the same village C a group of extended families that have different ancestors D a group of nuclear families that have the same ancestors It can be inferred from the passage that children learn how to act correctly from all of the followings EXEPT _ A their father B their mother C their younger siblings D their grandparents The word “they” in paragraph refers to _ A grown-ups B families C children D parents Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage? A Land does not play an important role in an extended family or a tribe B There are often more generations in a nuclear family than in an extended family C It is difficult to realize that one kind of family can fit a society very well D Relatives don’t like to talk about what the correct behavior is New words: society (n): xã hội sociologist (n): nhà xã hội học behave (v): cư xử grown-up = adult (n): người trưởng thành relative (n): họ hàng ancestor (n): tổ tiên base on (v): dựa vào own (v): sở hữu ... - extended family: - critical: - single-parent: - enormous: - consist of: - tend to: - positive: - relationship: - psychologist: - handle:... - the laundry: - solution: - responsible for household finances: - similar: - responsibility: - the washing up: - sociable: - nuclear family: - vulnerable:... handle: - iron: - individual: - lay (the table for meals): - consider: - financial burden: - homemaker: - household finances: - benefit: - contribute