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(1)THEME: A VACATION ABROAD VOCABULARY
Unit 12 Listen and Read
-Abroad (adv): nước ngoài, hải ngoại -Include (v): bao gồm
-Ticket price (n): giá vé
-Come over (v): ghé qua, ghé thăm -Pick sb up (v): ghé đón ai, đến rước Unit 12 Read
-Lava (n): dung nham -Fame (n): tiếng famous (adj): tiếng -Imprison (v): bỏ tù, tống giam prison (n): nhà tù
prisoner (n): tù nhân -Harm (n,v): tác hại; gây hại harmful (to sb/sth) (adj): có hại harmfully (adv): có hại
harmless (adj): vô hại harmlessly (adv): vô hại harmlessness (n): vô hại -Vary (v): khác
various (adj): khác variously (adv): phong phú
variety (n): phong phú, đa dạng - Volcano (n): núi lửa
volcanic (adj): thuộc núi lửa Useful prepositions:
-at the beach: bãi biển -on the island: đảo
-go on a tour: chuyến du lịch EXERCISE
I Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence
1 Are you going abroad this summer? … …
A away from home B on holiday C to another country D to the USA
2 ………is a building or room where people can go to look at paintings ……
(2)3 I picked up a copy of their summer travel ……… ……
A paper B magazine C book D brochure
4 ………is a hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano ……
A Limestone B Marble C Lava D Ice
5 ………is a mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and lava sometimes come out … …
A Volcano B Valley C Hill D Mount
6 The Statue of ………, which has become a symbol of freedom, is situated in New York harbor …… A four American
presidents
B Liberty C Alcatraz D Empire State
7 I was on holiday with my parents on the island of Capri ……
A the Capri island B an island of Capri C an island in Capri D one of the Capri islands
8 ………is an area of land between hills or mountains ……
A Valley B Beach C Bay D Island
9 Oil poured………of the damaged ship …
A out B off C over D upon
10 I was born in a small village ………Lantau Island 10 …
A in B on C at D from
II Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence The boy was ………for his part in the robbery (prison) ……….…
2 Chicago is ………for the name “The Windy city” (fame) ……… …
3 Japan has over 100 active………, more than any other country (volcanic) ………
4 Dalat has a………of flowers that come in all sorts of colors and shades (various) ……….…
5 The visitors coming to Waikiki Beach found the trip ………(excite) ……… …
6 ………, he got an accident on the way home (fortunate) ………
III Read the following text Decide if the statements from to are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions and
My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book But Robert liked busy, cultural holidays He liked visiting museums and art galleries He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens It was easy to decide what to – we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!
1 The woman would like to go on holiday in a mountainous area ………
2 The woman and her husband have the same interest ………
(3)4 ………
5 What does the word “island” in line mean? ………
A a piece of land with water all around it
C a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain
B a place in a desert that has trees and water D a big area of salty water
6 Kos is ……… ………
A a town in Athens C an island
B a city in Greece
D a place which has many islands
IV Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage
I can’t (1) ………it, we’re really here! The flight to Quito (the capital) (2)………twenty-three hours (3)………we arrived, we were taken on a tour of Quito, (4)………as a “hot dog” by our guide because of its shape After (5)………the city from high up, we went down town (6)………the richly-decorated churches
1 A think B believe C know
D all are correct ….…
(4)5 A view B viewed C viewing D views …… A see B seeing C to see D to seeing 6.……
V Complete the passage with the most suitable words
Torquay is one of the (1)………popular holiday resorts in Britain.(2) ………provides entertainment, sports of every kind, etc You can (3) ………at the hotels by the sea, or at comfortable but less expensive (4) ………houses There (5)………camping sites too Torquay has large sandy beaches (6)………you can buy refreshments and hire (7)………to sit on There are large areas of grass land and miles of cliff paths (8)………walkers
VI Put the names in the blanks
Southeast Asia Australia Ottawa The United Kingdom London Mount Rushmore The Statue of Liberty Eiffel Tower Montreal
Ex: The Statue of Liberty is in New York Harbor.
1 ………is a city where both French and English are spoken ………is situated on the River Thames
3 The capital of Canada is ……… ………is in Paris, France
5 Canberra is the capital of ………
6 ………consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Thailand is in ………
8 ………is a national memorial where the faces of four U.S presidents were caved
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