To- infinitive: 10’ Whole class a, presentation: - Write some sentences using To-infinitive used to replace relative clauses Individually Pair work on the board and underline the To-Infi[r]
(1)Unit 1: -Period 1: READING I Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - Develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas identifying the sequence of events and guessing meaning in context - Use the information they have read to discuss the topic II Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts, … III Anticipated problems: Ss may need help with the discussion talk, so T should be ready to help them IV Procedure: Work arrangement Steps and time WARM-UP: ( – 6’ ) Competition game-Network -Prepare a handout with a network of the word “FRIENDSHIP” -Divides the class into groups and give each group a handout -Ask Ss to complete the network The group completing the network in the shortest period of time will be the winner BEFORE YOU READ ( 10’) Discussing the picture and the poem: - Ask Ss to look at the picture on page 12 and then answer the questions: + What are the boys and girls in the picture doing ? + How they feel ? + What does the picture tell you ? * Suggested answers: + One boy is playing the guitar and others ( boys and girls ) are singing + They seem ( look ) very happy + The picture tells us that friends can happily many things together (or Friendship is a nice thing that brings happiness to us.) - Ask Ss to read the poem in pairs and answer the questions: What you thing of the friend in the poem? - Call on some Ss to give answers: - Give comments: Suggested answer: The friend in the poem is very dedicated (tận tâm, nhiệt tâm) and thoughtful He/ She is always willing to help his/ her friend in any circumstances Pre-teaching Vocabulary - lasting (adj) = lifelong (adj) = existing or continuing a long life ( lâu dài, bền Lop11.com Group work Pair work Whole class (2) - vững ) to be concerned with = quan tâm tới ( cái gì ) Constant (adj) = happening all the time or repeatedly, that doesn’t change constancy (n) Whole class Work arrangement Steps and time Individually - romour (n)= a piece of information (story) people talking about but that may not ( listen,take be true notes and try - gossip (n) = informal talk or story about other’s private life, that may be unkind to understand) or not true ( chuyện ngồi lê đôi mách, chuyện tầm phào ) - trust (n) = the belief that Sb / Sth is good, sincere, honest, etc and will not try to harm or trick you ( tin tưởng ) - sorrow(n) = a feeling of great sadness (because Sth very bad has happened)= đau khổ - pursuit (n) = Sth that you give your time and energy to, Sth you as a hobby ( theo đuổi, đam mê ) * Ask Ss to make sentences with these words WHILE YOU READ Setting the scene: You are going to read a passage about the qualities of a long Individually lasting friendship While you are reading, the TASKS in the textbook TASK ( 6’) * Instruction: Fill each blank with one of the words in the box - Write the words or phrases on the board: acquaintance, incapable of, mutual, unselfish, give-and-take, friend, loyal to, suspicious - Ask Ss to read the passage quickly and stop at the lines that contains these words to guess their meanings Individually Ss guess the meaning of the words based on the contexts in the sentence ( listen and try (checks that Ss understand the words correctly by asking them to provide the to understand) Vietnamese equivalents to the words) - Instruct Ss to use some strategies to TASK + Read through the sentence provided in the task to identify the part of speech of the word to fill in each blank ( Ex: In sentence 1, the blank needs an adjective, … ) + Read the sentence carefully to understand the meaning roughly Then read the words / phrases given to choose the most suitable one to fill in the blank + Do the same with the other ones _ Ask Ss to the task individually, then exchange their answers with other Ss ( T goes around to give help if necessary ) - Call on some Ss to give answers in front of the class and tell them to explain their choices Lop11.com (3) - Give corrects answers: mutual unselfish suspicious incapable of acquaintance / friend give-and-take Individually ( listen and try to understand) loyal to TASK 2:( 5') Give instruction: You are to read the passage again and decide which of the choices A, B, C or D most adequately sums up the ideas of the whole passage - Get Ss the TASK individually ( in some minutes ) and then find a peer to compare their answer with - Give Ss some strategies to find the main idea of the passage: + Read the text carefully and try to summarize the text in the Ss’ own words + Search through the list of the main ideas provided in the TASK to find the most suitable one Work arrangement Steps and time - Make sure the main idea chosen sums up the entire text and not just one idea with it Call on some Ss to give their answers and ask others to say whether they agree or disagree and give the reason Feedback and give the correct answer ( correct answer: B ) TAS K 3: ( 6') - individual - Give instruction: You are required to answer the six questions in the textbook work - Ask Ss how to this TASK Instruct Ss to use some strategies to the task if they don’t remember: - the whole class + Skim the questions to understand them – underline the key words decide what information they need to find in the text – Look for question words like “Why” which indicates Ss should read for specific thing like a reason + Go back to the first question and locate the information for the question by finding the key words in the passage and mark the place + Read the part carefully to find the answer Ss can use their own words + Continue with the other questions - Ask Ss to work individually to the task, then discuss their answers with their peers - Call on some Ss to write their answers on the board and explain their choices - Give the correct answers: The first quality for the true friendship is unselfishness It tells us/ me that a person who is concerned only with his/ her own interests and feelings can’t be a true friend ( Para 1) Because they take up an interest with enthusiasm, but they are soon tired of it, and they feel the attraction of some new object ( Line – 3, Para ) The third quality for true friendship is loyalty It tells us/ me that the two friends must be loyal to each other, and they must know each other so well that there can be no suspicions between them ( Line 1-3, Para ) Lop11.com (4) Because if not, people can not feel safe when telling the other their secrets ( Line – 3, Para ) Because they can’t keep a secret, either of theirs or of other’s (Line – 4,Para 5) The last quality is sympathy It tells us/ me that to be a true friend one must sympathize with his/ her friend Where there is no mutual sympathy between friends, there is no true friendship ( Para ) AFTER YOU READ ( 8’ – 10’) - - Instruction: You are required to work in pairs to discuss the question in the textbook Ask Ss, in pairs, to discuss the question in the textbook ( T goes around the class to help if necessary ) Individually When all pairs have finished, ask every two pairs to share ideas whole class Call on some to report their ideas to the class Give feedback WRAPPING UP ( 2') - Summarize the main point of the lesson Whole class Ask Ss to learn by heart all of the new words and the extra exercise as homework Period 2: SPEAKING I Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to describe the physical characteristics and personalities of their friends, using appropriate adjectives II Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts, … III Anticipated problems: Ss may not have enough vocabulary to talk about the topic, so they should be provided with help IV Procedure: Steps and time Work arrangemen t WARM-UP (7-8') Competition game – Word Search - Divide the class into small groups of four Ss, then distribute the puzzle for Ss to Group work in their own groups - The group finishes first and has all the correct answers will be the winner The following adjectives are hidden in the puzzle Find them as quick as possible Lop11.com (5) tall sincere H U M O R O U S S R E I N medium caring O I T U T O N H M I E A E N U N H A N D S O M E M C E H G D L G E I U F U A U handsome understanding S R G E L R R N G A U S N T N F A D A S C E U N A T S O T N M B T E N D O U E beautiful humorous I I E H E H A R E A U L N G N R B D O N E R A H R S N U U T I L D S O R R B E honest S B E E U T I F U L H L D A O G A M N N M S I M M M D C A R I N G U O D H A S Steps and time Work arrangemen t PRE-SPEAKING: Vocabulary pre-teach - TASK1 ( 12') Instruction: You are going to look at the picture of four people on page 15 Whole class Pair work and describe them in pairs - Before letting Ss the task, ask them to read USEFUL LANGUAGE on page 16 and ask if Ss know the meaning of the adjectives provided - Elicit or teach some new words ( or ask Ss to provide some adjectives/ expressions used to describe people’s appearance or give Ss a handout of these adjectives/ expressions ) describing people’s appearance Build Height Hair slim = thon thả, mảnh dẻ well-built = Lực lưỡng plump = bụ bẫm muscular = vạm vỡ, bắp overweight = béo phì stocky = thấp và nịch obese = béo phì athletic = mạnh khỏe, cường tráng be a man (girl ) of medium / average / normal build tall / medium / short (Normal order of adjectives to describe one’s hair: Length, style , and colour ) Length: long, short , shoulder-length Lop11.com (6) Face Eyes Style : straight, wavy (lượn sóng), curly (tóc xoăn), crew-cut (húi cua) colour: black, grey, red, brown, blond, bristle hard (rễ tre), thin Others : to wear one’s in a fringe / a bun / a plait ( plaits ) (mái, búi tóc / tết tóc đuôi sam) receding ( = sói, tóc hớt sau )/ bald ( = hói ) oval, round, large, square , skinny, chubby ( tròn trĩnh, phúng phính ), long , with high cheekbones (= gò má cao ) Nose small, big, black, brown , blue straight, crooked/ eagle/ hooked / hook- , turned-up/ upturned, big, flat/ pug, broken,long ( mũi lõ) , roman nose ( mũi cao/ dọc dừa Chin pointed chin, double chin, no chin Lips thin, full, narrow , heart-shaped Forehead Skin General appearance Age broad, high white , black, pale (tái xanh) , suntanned ( rám nắng ), dark, brown, coffee-coloured, a smooth/ pale / dark complexion beautiful, handsome, pretty, goodlooking, plain ( B thường) He was in his late / early teen She was in her early twenties He was about forty years old She is a middle-aged woman He / she is a man/ woman in his/ her sixties Steps and time - Ask Ss to work in pairs to describe the people in the picture, and then call on some Ss to present their answers Give feedback: The boy is about 16 years old He may be short sighted because he’s wearing a pair of glasses He has short black hair; a round face with a broad forehead, a small nose, thin lips, and a small chin He’s quite goodlooking The girl is about 14 She’s also wearing a pair of glasses She has shoulderlength black hair and she’s wearing a ribbon She has an oval face with a straight nose, full lips, and a pointed chin She’s quite pretty ( ribbon = dải ruy băng dùng để buộc hay trang điểm, cài nơ…) The man is in his forties He’s tall and well-built He has short brown hair and a square face with a broad forehead, small eyes, a crooked nose and thi lips He’s quite goodlooking The women is in her twenties She’s quite tall and slim She has long, curly brown hair and an oval face with a broad forehead, big eyes, a straight nose, heart-shaped lips and a small chin She’s very beautiful Lop11.com Work arrangemen t (7) TASK 2: (10') Instruction: You are going to discuss and number the personalities in order of Whole class importance in friendship and then report the result Group work - Ask Ss to look at the list of adjectives provided in the book Sure that Ss understand them or not - Elicit or explain some adjectives quickly if necessary: + caring (adj) = kind, helpful, and showing that you care about other people (Chu đáo) + hospitable (adj)= Pleased to welcome guests; generous and friendly to visitors + modest (adj): not talking much about your own abilities or possessions + sincere (adj): saying only what you really think or feel (chân thành) + understanding ( adj): Showing sympathy for other people,s problems and being willing to forgive them when they something wrong ( thông cảm, thông hiểu) - Divide the class into groups of with a group leader They discuss and the leader takes notes of the ideas, and then one representative reports the results to the whole class Ask them to explain their choice as well ( T goes around to offer help when Ss discuss ) - Call on some Ss to report the results of their discussion: Ss’ answer may be: My group think that being caring is the most important in friendship because when friends care about each other, they will know when to share happiness or difficulty with their friend…… - Elicit feedback from the class and give final comments Steps and time Work arrangemen t TASK ( 12’ ) Whole class Instruction: Imagine that you have a friend who has just won the first prize in Pair work mathematics A journalist is going to interview you about your friend Act out the interview in pairs - Get Ss have a look at their roles on page 16 and the suggestions on page 17 before performing the interview in pairs - Elicit the questions they may ask: + physical characteristics: What does he/ she look like? What is he/ she like ? + hobbies : What is he/ she like doing in his / her free time / spare time ? What are his / her hobbies ? + personalities: How is he / she ? Is he / she friendly ? …………………………… - Make clear the meaning of some adjectives: + quick-witted (adj): able to think quickly; intelligent + good-natured (adj): kind, friendly and patient when dealing with people ( đôn hậu ) Lop11.com (8) - Ask Ss to work in pairs to perform the interview and goes around to help ( 7’ ) Call on some pairs to perform the interview in front of the class Elicit feedback from the class and give final comments WRAPPING: (2') - Summarize the main points of the lesson Ask Ss to extra exercise as homework Whole class Period 3: LISTENING I Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to develop such listening micro-skills as intensive listening for specific information and taking notes while listening II Teaching aids: Textbook, cassette tapes, handouts, … III Anticipated problems: Ss may not be familiar with the note-taking task, so teacher should provide them some tips to deal with the task IV Procedure: Work arrangemen t Steps and time WARM-UP (5-7’) COMPETITION GAME – CROSSWORD Group work * The aim of this is to help Ss revise the vocabulary items Ss learn in the previous lesson - Divide the class into groups of four Ss, then distribute them a handout prepared before hand to in groups The group that finishes first will be the winner Answers 1g o o d - n a t u r e d E N 2H E Lop11.com E (9) 4F R I E N D L Y O 5Q U I C K - W I T T S O L D P E D F S 6H O 7S P I T E N T U A B L E T U D 8P A T I O U 9H O N E S T * DOWN: giving or willing to give freely willing to help Sb not talking much about your own abilities or possessions Spending a lot of time studying or reading Steps and time Work arrangemen t * CROSS: kind, friendly and patient when dealing with people showing kindness; making you fell relaxed and as though you are among friends able to think quickly; intelligent Pleased to welcome guests; generous and friendly to visitors able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behavior or difficulty without becoming angry always telling the truth, and never stealing or cheating PRE-LISTENING ( 10’) Talking about your best friend - Ask Ss to discuss the questions on page 17 in pairs - Call on some Ss to give their answers and comments on their answers - Get Ss to guess what they are going to listen about Vocabulary Pre-teaching: Lop11.com Whole class (10) - - Before eliciting/ pre-teaching the new words, help Ss pronounce the words given in the book ( Read aloud or play the tape first and ask Ss to repeat in chorus and then individually) Teach some of these words: + apartment building : A building with a lot of flats / apartments + sense of humour: khiếu hài hước + give Sb a ring = phone Sb + go through a rough time : trải qua thời kỳ khó khăn Get Ss to make sentences with these words and then give corrective feedback WHILE-LISTENING TASK 1: ( 10') Instruction: You are going to listen to Lan and Long talking about their best friends Listen and decide whether the statements are True or False Put a tick (√ ) in the appropriate box - Before Ss listen and the task, instruct them to use some strategies: + First, read through the statements to understand them and underline key words Ex: Sentence 1: The key words are: shared, Nguyen Cong Tru Residental Area, Ha noi, … + Listen to the tape and pay attention to the key words + Decide whether the statements are true or false based on what they can hear - Play the tape once for Ss to the task - Ask for Ss’ answers and write them on the board - Ask Ss to work in groups of to compare their answers Check Ss’ answers by calling some Ss to explain their answers ( If Ss can’t answer the questions, play the tape one or two times and pause at the answerfor them to catch Play the tape the 2nd time for Ss to the task Steps and time - - Individual work, group work, whole class Work arrangement Give the correct answers * Lan’s talk: F ( They used to live in the same building there ) F ( It is what people think ) T F ( Lan went to Do son first and then called Ha, so Ha rode on her moterbike to Do son to meet Lan T F ( They have been first friends since Lan’s trip to Do son * Long’s talk : F ( They met in college.) F ( Minh was a guitarist ) 3, 4, T TASK 2: ( 7') Instruction: You are going to listen to the tape again and fill the - Individual table in the book with notes work, - Before Ss listen to the tape again to the task, ask them to try to fill the table group 10 Lop11.com (11) with the things they remember from the previous times of listening work, Play the tape again for Ss to complete their notes ( Remind Ss that they need to whole class focus on the information indicated in the table and write the answers down in the note forms, not full sentences) - After playing the tape, get Ss to work in pairs and check their answers - Call on some Ss to give answers and provide correct answers if necessary ( Let Ss listen once more time and pause at the answers for them to catch if many Ss can’t complete the task ) How and where they met What they like about their friends Lan - They used to live in the same - Ha’s very friendly and helpful apartment building in Ha noi - Ha’s sociable She’s got many - Lan wet on a holiday in Do Son friends in Do Son and she introduced Lan around and Ha went there to help her Long - They met in college - Minh has a sense of humour - Minh played the guitar, and - Minh likes to go to plays and Long was a singer movies - They worked together - Minh is a good listener - Minh is friendly and helpful - - POST-LISTENING (8') Get Ss to work in pairs to talk about how Ha’s been Lan’s best friend and how Whole class Minh’s has been Long’s best friend & pair work Go aroud to offer help and collect Ss’ mistakes Call on some pairs to present their answers Eliting feedback from the class and give final comments WRAPPING UP:(2') Summarize the main points, ask Ss to study by heart all new words and exercise Whole class Period 4: WRITING I Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to write about a friend, real or imaginary, using the words and expressions that they have learnt in Period , , II Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts, … III Anticipated problems: Ss may not have sufficient vocabulary to write about the topic, so T should be ready to assist them IV Procedure: Steps and time WARM-UP: (7') 11 Lop11.com Work arrangement (12) - Guessing game Group work Introduce the game: Ask one student to go to the board and give her a piece of paper with the name of a student in the class Other Ss have to ask YES/NO questions to find out who the student in the paper is Ss should ask questions about thee appearance, personalities, clothes…like Is the person a girl / boy ? Is she/ he tall / short ? Is she short-sighted ? Is she friendly ? ……… The game can continue until time is up PRE-WRITING; ( 13') Whole class Set the scene: You are going to write about a friend, real or imaginary, using the provided guidelines - Get Ss to read the TASK and guidelines silently and work out what they are required to wrtie about - In general, Ss’s writing should include parts: + General information about their friend + His/ Her characteristics and personalities + What Ss like about him/ her - Elicit the verb tenses that may be useful when Ss want to write about when and where they met their friend In this case, Ss may use the simple past tense and past continuous in their writing Revise the use of these tense if needed and make clear that: + The past simple is used to talk about an event that happened and finished in the past, the past simple is used to talk about an event that was happening at a specific past time + We often use the past continuous together with the past simple The past continuous indicates a longer “ background” action or situation The simple past refers to a shorter action or situation that happened in the middle or interrupted it - Revise the adjectives and expressions Ss can use - Get Ss prepare an outline for their writing and exchange it with their peer - Go around to offer help and give corrective feedback Steps and time Work arrangement WHILE-WRITING: (15') - Get Ss to write about their friend in about 15 minutes - Go around observe and offer help Sample writing: Probably my best friend is one of my classmates Her name is… We have known each other since…/for… and we have studied together since then However, we became best friends when we were at grade … At that 12 Lop11.com Individual work (13) time I was very bad at English, and it was her who helped me improve my English Now she lives with in … If I were to describe how she looks, I would say that she is very pretty She has short/ long black hair, brown almond-shaped eyes (=almond-eyed= mắt sếch), a small nose and a small pointed chin She is not very tall but not short either and she is quite slim She does not like to dress up so I usually see her wearing jeans and a T-shirt or sweater She has a nice personality and a wonderful sense of humour, but she can also get a little depressed from time to time I can always count on her to be honest and to give me the best advice What I like most about Mai is that she has the same hobbies with me We both enjoy music, playing the guitar and singing We like going to the cinema but sometimes can’t agree on which movie to see Whatever we’re doing, it’s always fun to be with her In addition, since I am better in math and science, and she is better in English and languages, we can always help each other if we get confused about a difficult homework assignment We are lucky that we complement each other so well and that we get along so well I hope that our friendship will continue and be just as strong after we graduate from high school We would like to study at the same university POST_WRITING: ( 8’) - Pair work & whole class Ask Ss to exchange their writing with another student for peer correction Go around and collect Ss’ mistakes and errors Write Ss’ typical errors on the board and elicite self and peer correction Provide correction only when Ss are not able to correct the errors Finally, provide general comments on the writings WRAPPING UP (2’) Whole class - Summarize the main points of the lesson Ask Ss to improve their writing, taking into consideration their friends’ and T’s suggestions and correction and the extra exercise Period 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS I Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - Distinguish the sounds / / and / / - Pronounce the words and sentences containing these sounds correctly - Use some structure containing infinitives with and without to appropriately II Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts, … III Anticipated problems: Ss may find it difficult to pronounce the two sounds, IV Procedure: 13 Lop11.com (14) Steps and time Work arrangement PRONUNCIATION (12’) Pronouncing the two sounds separately Whole class - Read as model the two sounds / / and / / for a few times and explain Individually Pair work the differences between them - Play the tape once for Ss to hear the words containing these sounds - Play the tape again and ask Ss to repeat Pronouncing words containing the sounds - Read the words in each column all once - Read again and ask Ss to distinguish the differences between these sounds - Read the words and ask Ss to repeat them - Ask Ss to practise pronouncing the words in pairs and go around to help - Ask some Ss to pronounce the words and give correction if necessary Practising sentences containing the target sounds: - Read the sentences and ask Ss to underline the words with the sounds and write / / and / / under them - Ask Ss to practise the sentences in pairs and go around to provide help - Ask some Ss to read the sentences and give feedback GRAMMAR To- infinitive: (10’) Whole class a, presentation: - Write some sentences using To-infinitive used to replace relative clauses Individually Pair work on the board and underline the To-Infinitive: Ex: I have a lot of things to Do you have anything to eat ? There is plenty of work to - Ask Ss to comment on the use of To + infinitives in these examples - Review the form and use of To + infinitives used to replace relative clauses ( I may give them the following handout) * In these examples, the infinitives are used to replace relative clauses: The infinitive can be placed after nouns / pronouns to show how they can be used or what is to be done with them + I have a lot of things to = I have a lot of thing which I must + Does he get anything to eat ? = Does he get anything wht we can eat ? Use of passive To-infinitive (a)* There is plenty of things to = There is plenty of things we can = There is plenty of things we must (b) * There is plenty of things we must In the There + be + noun/ pronoun + to-infinitive construction, when there is an idea of duty (b), a passive to-infinitives is possible (b) = There is plenty of things to be done 14 Lop11.com (15) But the active to-infinitive is more usual - Give some more examples on the board + I’m sorry to trouble you + It is easy to please that customer + The coffee is too hot to drink + She is not old enough to get marriage - Give comment on these examples: We can use To-infinitive after adjectives - Ask Ss to give some more similar examples b Practice: - Ask Ss to exercise individually and then compare their answers with another student - Call on some Ss to read out their answers in front of the class - Give correct answers Bare infinitive Group work a, presentation: Whole class - Call on Ss to give out some verb followed by bare infinitives - Make clear that: + We can use a noun/ pronoun object + V after verbs of perceptions (tri giác) such as: feel, hear, watch, see, notice, observe, percieve (hiểu ra, nhận thức ra), smell,… The Bare infinitive generally refers to the complete action + We use Bare infinitive after let and make Let Sb Sth = allow Sb to Sth Make Sb Sth = force Sb to Sth b, practice: - Ask Ss to Exercise in pairs: Rewrite the sentences by using the word given - Ask them to compare with their friends’ answers - Call on some Ss to write their answers on the board to check - Ask other Ss to feedback and then give correct answers Steps and time PRODUCTION - Prepare a handout with pictures in the right order - Ask Ss to work in groups of to tell the story about the intelligent crow (con quạ) in the picture Ask Ss to use as many sentences with Infinitives as possible The group which produces the most logical story with the most appropriate sentences using Infinitives will be the winner Call on some representatives to tell their story and elicite feedback from - 15 Lop11.com Work arrangement Whole class Group work (16) - the class Give final comments and provide corrections if necessary WRAPPING - Summarize the main points of the lesson Ask Ss review the points that have been covered in the lesson and the Whole class extra exercise EXTRA EXERCICES ( UNIT 1) READING Read the following passage about pen pals Complete the passage by filling each blank with the suitable form of the word given regular relation lonely eventual national base total understand Pen pals ( or penpals or pen friends) are people who (1)……… write to each other, particularly via postal mail A pen pal (2)……… is often used to practise writing and reading in a foreign language, improving literacy, to learn more about their countries and life-styles, and to ameliorate (3)……… As with many friendships in life, some people remain penpals for only a short time, while others continue to exchange letters and presents life-long Some penpals (4)…… arrange to meet face to face ( gap truc tiep) Penpals come in all ages, (5)…… and cultures Pals may seek new friends (6)…… on their own age group, a specific occupation, hobby, or select someone (7)…… difference from them to gain knowledge about the world around them Being part of a panpal network can be a way to gain a valuable (8)……… of the world, and an appreciation for cultures and life-styles very different to your own SPEAKING Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one suitable word Friendship: Good for the body, good for the soul “ Many people will walk in and out of my life; but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart,” - Unknown Friends are our truest treasures How (1)……… times have they: Made us laugh when we feel like crying over a bad mistake? Made us feel loved when our boyfriends (or girlfriends ) broke up with us? Given us the (2)…… to go back to school or to change careers? Like armor ( áo giáp sắt) , good friends make us almost invincible ( vô địch,sắt đá, không thể đánh bại), capable (3)……… warding off the blows life occasionally deals us (4)…… friends accept us who we are, we gain the confidence to dream great dreams- and to (5) …… them real Friends liven up our days with their twisted humour, their honest answers, and their abilities to bear our gloating (6) …… we beat them at gold or tennis We can even trust them with our (7)…… embarrassing secrets! What a relief it is for us to reveal our true selves to someone It’s no (8)…., then, that medical researchers have found that those who have friends tend to be happier, healthier, and live longer than those who not In fact, friendship has numerous physical and spiritual benefits 16 Lop11.com (17) LISTENING Your class is organizing a writing contest with your teacher of English being your examiner You are given the follow statement and required to write a short paragraph explaining how you understand its meaning “ A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.” – Fr Jerome Cummings WRITING My roommate It was my first day at university Armed with bags of luggage, I walked slowly to the corridor I looked at door after door for my name At last I found it In the room, there was already a girl making her bed Smiling shyly, she said “ how you do?” to me After that, she continued her work, paying no more attention to me “ What a stuck-up fellow” I thought Then I continued to examine the room There was no difference between the fitting from any other room I had seen But it had been thoroughly cleaned by my new roommate, no doubt Minutes later, I started to examine her She was thin, short and dark Her hair was in a disastrous mess like a bunch of straw Her dirty clothes and tired look were clearly signs of a long journey Well, her T-shirt was too big for her and her trousers were a bit short, which made her look funny What’s more, she wore a pair of rubber scandals, which were indeed out of fashion In a word, she did not look like a smart freshman at all “ Ayokel”, I concluded The second time she spoke, her accent told me that she was from the south “ Shall I help you to get luggage from the ground floor?” I did not refuse since I really needed help Wow… She was quick in action Before I said “Thanks”, she had already walked out of the room and was soon far ahead of me “ A good guy,” I said to myself, “ I will make friend with her.” I hurried and caught up with her Answer the questions below: What was the girl’s roommate doing when she first saw her ? Why did the girl think that her roommate had had a long journey ? What made the girl’s roommate look funny ? Where did the girl’s roommate come from ? How did the girl’s feeling about her roommate change ? \ 17 Lop11.com (18)