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Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Monday, July 29, 2013 Tài liệu củng Đọc hiểu Tiếng Anh Part 1: How do h e aring -imp a i re d peop l e t a lk? Hearing-impaired people can not hear sounds well? How do they hear words and talk? Many hearing-impaired people use American Sign Language (ASL). They talk with their hands. Sometimes two hearing-impaired people talk to each other. They both use ASL. Sometimes a person who can hear interprets for hearing-impaired people. The person listens to someone talking and then he or she makes signs. There are two kinds of sign language. One kind has a sign for every letter in the alphabet. The person spells words. This is finger spelling. The other kind has a sign for whole words. There are about five thousand (5,000) of these signs. They are signs for verbs, things, and ideas. Some of the signs are easy, for example, eat, milk, and house. You can see what they mean. Others are more difficult, for example, star, egg, or week. People from any country can learn ASL. They don't speak words. They use signs, so they can understand people from other countries. ASL is almost like a dance. The whole body talks. American Sign Language is a beautiful language. Note: hearing-impaired (adj): lãng tai each other: với nhau to interpret: thông dịch idea: ý kiến. A./ Vocabulary Nghiên cứu các từ đã cho sau đây rồi tìm từ điền vào chỗ trống hoàn thành câu. (Số từ đã cho nhiều hơn từ cần điền vào các câu). idea hearing-impaired difficult star each other example interprets both so whole sign dance 1. Others are more ______, for example, ______, egg, or week. 2. Sometimes two hearing-impaired people talk to ______. 3. They ________ use ASL. 4. ________ people can not hear sounds well. 5. ASL is almost like a ________. 6. The other kind has a sign for _______ words. 7. Sometimes a person who can hear well _____ for hearing-impaired people. 8. They use signs, not words, ________ they can understand people from other countries. 9. Many hearing-impaired people use American ______ Language. 10. They are signs for verbs, things, and ________. B./ Vocabulary (new context) Nghiên cứu các từ đã cho sau đây rồi tìm từ điền vào chỗ trống hoàn thành câu. (Số từ đã cho nhiều hơn từ cần điền vào các câu). difficult so finger dance hearing-impaired each other idea stars sign interprets both whole 1. The class wants to have a party. This is a good ________. 2. Mary can ot hear well. She is _______. 3. Ali works for the government. He _______ Arabic and English. 4. A large _______ says "No Smoking". 5. Masako and Carlos speak English to _______. 1 Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Monday, July 29, 2013 6. Nadia and David _________ study engineering. 7. You can not see the ________ in the sky during the daytime. 8. Japanese is a _______ language. English is easy. 9. It is late _______ we can not study any more. 10. The ________ class is here today. Everyone is here. 11. There is a __________ for foreign students on Saturday. C./ Vocabulary Review evaporates famous clouds enemies kind expensive if cheaper poison collect tropics instead of possible music already enjoy 1. There are a lot of ______ in the sky today. It is cloudy. 2. Micheal Jackson is a ______ singer. 3. The weather is hot and wet in the ________. 4. Do you _______ movies? 5. What ________ of bicycle do you have? 6. Please tell me _______ into the air. 7. Water __________ into the air. 8. It is 8.58 and the students are ______ in their seats for their nine o'clock class. 9. Are apartments _________ or cheap in your city? 10. A bicycle is ______ than a car. 11. Some students listen to _______ when they study. D./ Questions 1. How do many hearing-impaired people talk? 2. How does a person interpret for hearing-impaired people? 3. How many signs are there for finger spelling? 4. How many word signs are there? 5. Why are some signs easy? 6. Why can people from diffrent countries talk to each other with ASL? 7. Why is ASL almost a dance? 8. Why is ASL a beautiful language? E./ Comprehension: True / false / No Information _______ 1. Hearing-impaired people can not hear sounds well. _______ 2. A person who interprets for hearing-impaired people can not hear. _______ 3. There are more signs for words than for letters. _______ 4. Japanese people use ASL. _______ 5. Finger spelling has signs for numbers. _______ 6. Africans can not learn ASL because they don't speak English. _______ 7. Only the hands move in ASL. _______ 8. It is difficult for children to learn ASL. F./ Main idea Which of these is the main idea of the text? 1. ASL helps hearing-impaired people talk, but it is difficult to learn. 2. There are two kinds of sign language. 3. ASL is a beautiful language that helps hearing-impaired people talk to others. 2 Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Monday, July 29, 2013 Bài tập củng cố I./ Chia động từ trong ngoặc với dạng thức hiện tại đơn hoặc hiện tại tiếp diễn 1. Cuckoos (not/ build) ___ nests. They (use) ___ the nests of other birds. 2. You can't see Tom now; he (have) ___ a bath. 3. He usually (drink) ___ coffee but today he (drink) ___ tea. 4. - What she (do) ___ in the evening? - She usually (play) ___ cards or (watch) ___ TV. 5. I won't go out as it (rain) ___ and I (not/ have) ___ an umbrella. 6. Ann (make) ___ a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) ___ all her clothes. 7. Hardly anyone (wear) ___ a hat nowadays. 8. - Why you (put) ___ on your coat? - I (go) ___ for a walk. You (come) ___ with me? - Yes, I'd love to come. You (mind) ___if I (bring) ___ my dog? 9. - You (write) ___ to him tonight? - Yes, I always (write) ___ to him on his birthday. You (want) ___ to send any message? 10. - Why you (walk) ___ so fast today? You usually (walk) ___ quite slowly. - I (hurry) ___ because I (meet) ___ my brother at 4.00 and she (not/ like) ___ to be kept waiting. II./ Chia động từ trong ngoặc với dạng thức quá khứ đơn hoặc quá tiếp diễn 1. I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (burn) ___ brightly when Tom came at 7.00. 2. When I arrived, the lecture had already started and the professor (write) ___ on the overhead projector. 3. I (make) ___ the cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark. 4. I didn't want to meet Paul so he entered the room I (leave) ___. 5. My dog (walk) ___ along quietly when Mr. Pitt's Pekinese attacked him. 6. He (clean) ___ his gun it accidentally (go) ___ off and (kill) ___ him. 7. He (not/ allow) ___ us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow) ___. 8. Mr. Smith never (wake) ___ up in time in the mornings and always (get) ___ into trouble for being late; so one day he (go) ___ to town and (buy) ___ an alarm clock. III./ Chia động từ trong ngoặc với dạng thức hiện tại hoàn thành hoặc quá khứ đơn. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or the past simple tense. 1. He (live) ___ in London for two years and then (go) ___ to Edinburgh. 2. - You (wear) ___ your hair long when you were at school? - Yes, my mother (insist) ___ on it. But when I (leave) ___ school, I (cut) ___ my hair and (wear) ___ short eversince. 3. Shakespeare (write) ___ a lot of plays. 4. My brother (write) ___ several plays. He just (finish) ___ his second tragedy. 5. Chopin (compose) ___ some of his music in Majorca. 6. I can't go out because I (not/ finish) ___ my work. 7. - I (lose) ___ my black gloves. you (see) ___ them anywhere? - No, I'm afraid, I When you last (wear) ___ them? - I (wear) ___ them at the theatre last night. - Perhaps you (leave) ___ them at the theatre. 8. I (do) ___ this sort of work when I (be) ___ an apprentice. 9. The concert (begin) ___ at 2.30 and (last) ___ for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) ___ it very much. 10. - Do you know the lady who just (leave) ___ the shop? - Yes, that's Miss Thriff. - Is she a customer of yours? - Not exactly, she (be) ___ here several times but she never (buy) ___ anything. IV./ The present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous tense. In some cases either could be used. 3 Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Monday, July 29, 2013 1. We (walk) ___ 10 kilometres. 2. - We (walk) ___ for half an hour. - You (walk) ___ too fast. That's why you are tired. 3. I (make) ___ sausage rolls for the party all the morning. 4. I (sleep) ___ on every bed in this house and I don't like any of them. 5. He (sleep) ___ since 10.00. It's time he woke up. 6. The students (work) ___ very well this term. 7. I only (hear) ___ from him twice since he went away. 8. - I (try) ___ to finish this letter for the last half an hour. I wish you'd go away and stop talking. - Hardly I (say) ___ anything. 9. I (hope) ___ for the rise in salary for six months but I (not/ dare) ___ to ask for it. 10. I (teach) ___ hundreds of students but I never (meet) ___ such hopeless class like this. V./ The future simple and present continuous. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple or the present continuous tense. 1. - I (know) ___ the result in a week. - You (be) ___ able to drive after another five lessons. 2. If he works ___ well, I (pay) ___ him $10. 3. If you think it over, you (see) ___ that I am right. 4. - Where you (meet) ___ them? - I (meet) ___ them at midnight in the middle of the wood. 6. - Look! I've broken the teapot. What Mr. Pitt (say) ___? - She (not/ mind) ___; she has never liked that one. 7. - He has his hair cut too short. - Don't worry; it (grow) ___ again very quicly. 8. - I am sorry that the child saw the chidren. - I don't think it matters. He soon (forget) ___ all about it. 9. He (play) ___ in a tennis match on Friday. 10. She (come) ___ back on Monday. 11. Tom (catch) ___ the 7.40 train. 12. I (move) ___ to a new flat next week. 4 . about five thousand (5,000) of these signs. They are signs for verbs, things, and ideas. Some of the signs are easy, for example, eat, milk, and house. You. well? How do they hear words and talk? Many hearing-impaired people use American Sign Language (ASL). They talk with their hands. Sometimes two hearing-impaired