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UNIT 13: FESTIVALS I Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form The Eifel Tower in Paris (visit) _ by millions of people every year Tet holiday (celebrate) _at the end of January or the beginning of February My computer (use) _for over five years The first festival (hold) _ nearly six hundred years ago Since 1990s, more and more paper (recycle) _ Shakespeare (write) _ more than thirty-seven plays I (not see) _ Lan since last Friday When Tom (arrive) _ yesterday evening, we (have) _ dinner The letter (post) _ a week ago, and it (arrive) _yesterday 10 Originally, the book (write) _ in English, and a few years later it (translate) _ into several languages II Change these sentences into passive voice The Vietnamese celebrate several festivals every year => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Vietnamese celebrate Tet holidays according to the Lunar calendar => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… People often hold the Flower Fair on Nguyen Hue Street in Ho Chi Minh City during Tet => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The librarian will show you how to find the books you want => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… They make agriculture machines in this factory => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… My parents allowed me to join in the trip with my dassmates => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… They made the fire in the traditional way => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Irving Berlin wrote the famous song “White Christmas” => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… How many tons of rice they export? => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 What can you see from this tower? => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… III Change these sentences into active voice English is taught by Miss Hong => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The mail is delivered by Mr Tan => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The books will be returned by my classmates next week => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The dishes are washed by my mother every night => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Fresh vegetables are sold in this market by Mrs Anh => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… This book will be published next month => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The department was destroyed by the fire last year => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The contract must be signed by the director => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The goods have been supplied by that company since 2000 => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… -1- 10 A new school will be built in the village => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… IV Make questions for the underlined parts The mail is delivered at eight o’clock => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Nguyen Du wrote Kieu’s story => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… This book was written by Mr Richards => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The new bridge will be finished next month => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The building was designed by a French architect => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Paper was invented nearly two thousand years ago => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Their house was built in 1998 => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The boy was punished because he came to school late very often => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… V Complete these sentences with suitable compound nouns in the box motorbike racing horse-racing dress-making computer programming Geography learning stamp-collecting rice-exporting water-skiing deer-hunting English-speaking Phong likes _ He often goes to his father’s club to watch people skiing My classmates are fond of _ they have many books on Geography Lan’s father works for a computer company He is keen on _ If you go _ in a national park in the USA, you must have a license My friends took part in the exhibition of _, they are very fond of collecting stamps _ is my grandfather’s hobby He loves horses Hoa is very good at English She has just won the contest on _ _in the city centre is forbidden The Women’s Club held a competition on _to celebrate Women’s Day 10 Thailand and Viet Nam are famous for their _ VI Use compound words to rewrite the following sentences Example: That TV program is about cooking traditional food —> That is a traditional food-cooking TV program China is the country where they export machines => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Japan is the country which exports lots of cars => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… This is a show in which the animals perform a lot => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Her father has just bought a machine which is used to print labels => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Our school is going to hold a contest in which students just speak English => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Our family, has just bought a machine which is used to wash dishes => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… It is a contest in which people have to cover their faces with masks => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… -2- This is a festival in which people have their birds singing => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… It is a contest in which people have their buffaloes fight against each other => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… VII Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech “We can come on Monday,” Mr Brown said => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… “My brother doesn’t like eating sticky rice,” said Mai => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… “I want to join in the activities in the festival,” Nam said => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… “I will clean all the doors and windows before Tet,” Tan said => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… “You have to take at least two bottles of water for the trip,” Nam’s father said => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… “You will have to write a composition about environment in the contest,” Lan’s teacher said => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Linh said, “I can the exercise.” => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Lan’s mother said, “You must go to bed early.” => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Mai said, “My father is in the garden now.” => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Nam said, “I Will answer the phone.” => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… VIII Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech Example: Hoa said that she had to go to the lecture Hoa said, "I have to go to the lecture.” Hung said he would return in half an hour => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Hanh said that she couldn’t finish the work by three o’clock => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Nam told me that he was going to the countryside for his holiday => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… He said he was going to ask his father to buy him a new bicycle => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Lan said that she couldn’t understand the new words in the reading passage => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Lien said that she knew those girls quite well => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Mai said that she liked drinking orange juice => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Hung told us that we were his best friends => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Hoa said she couldn’t go out after 10 p.m => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Lan said that her sister wanted to come there but she wasn’t very well => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… IX Fill in each blank of the passage with the words in the box dark put candy strange like next prize one -3- when parties In Canada and the United States, (1) _ of the most popular days in the year is Halloween Halloween is on October 31st It is a day (2) _ some people dress up in (3) _ or unusual costumes For example, they may dress up to look (4) _ an animal, a person from a book or a movie or a famous person from history In some places, children go to school in their Halloween costumes After (5) _ , many young children (6) _ on their costumes and visit their neighbors They knock on the door and shout “Trick or Treat!” Then the neighbors give them some (7) _, and the children go on to the (8) _house Adults also enjoy dressing up for Halloween There are usually Halloween (9) _ in the evening and usually there is a (10) _ for the best or most unusual costumes X Read the following passage, and decide the statements below are True (T) or False (F) On Christmas Eve, everything is hurried and busy Offices and public buildings close at one o’clock, but the shops stay open later Most big cities, especially London, are decorated with colored lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees The main line stations, trains, and buses are crowded with people traveling from all parts of the country to be at home for Christmas In the homes, there is a great air of expectation The children are also decorating the house with colored lights Christmas cards - with the words “Merry Christmas to You” or “Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year”, or “With the Compliments of the Season”, etc - are arranged on shelves, tables, and sometimes around the walls Meanwhile, the housewife is probably busy in the kitchen getting things ready for the next day’s dinner The Christmas turkey is being prepared, the pudding is inspected and the cake is got out of its tin In small towns and villages, one may still see carol-singers who come and stand in front of the house and sing or play Christmas carols They expect a Chr istmas box from a few pennies and coppers upwards in return for their musical efforts The mpney collected is then donated to some deserving cause, for example to help old people Statements True False The shops close at one o’clock on Christmas Eve …………… …………… Colored lights-are decorated across streets in big cities …………… …………… All the people are at home on Christmas Eve …………… …………… …………… …………… Trains and buses are almost empty on Christmas Eve …………… …………… Colored lights are also decorated at homes …………… …………… Christmas cards only have wishes for Christmas …………… …………… Turkey and pudding are traditional food at Christmas …………… …………… We can see carol-singers in the countryside …………… …………… The carol-singers collect money for themselves …………… …………… 10 The Christmas carol is a traditional Christmas song -4- ... two thousand years ago => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Their house was built in 19 98 => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The boy was punished because he came to school late... computer programming Geography learning stamp-collecting rice-exporting water-skiing deer-hunting English- speaking Phong likes _ He often goes to his father’s club to watch people skiing... fond of collecting stamps _ is my grandfather’s hobby He loves horses Hoa is very good at English She has just won the contest on _ _in the city centre is forbidden The Women’s