UNIT 6 COMPETITIONS READING

This is the poem Hung recited at the annual final English Competition.. Read and translate it into Vietnamese.[r]

Change direct speech into reported speech Begin each of the sentences in the way shown 1.John said to me: “I hear you passed your

exams Congratulations!”

• John congratulated -on -2.Mary said: “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you

earlier”

• Mary apologised for

– -me passing my exams

Answer the following questions

1 Do you like taking part in competitions like these? Why? Why not?

2 Do you hope to win a competition? If so, which competition you like to win?

I Vocabulary A READING

1 Representative (n): a person chosen to take

the place of others:

Ex: He is the representative of our group

Người đại diện

2 Aim (n): purpose: Mục đích

3 Stimulate (v): make sb or sth more active:

4 Spirit (n): a person’s mind: Tinh thần Sponsor (v): act as a sponsor:Tài trợ

I.VOCABULARY

1.Representative (n) 2.Aim (n)

3.Stimulate (v) 4.Spirit (n)

5.Sponsor (v) 6.Judge (n)

II.Task 1: Match the words or phrases on the left with their definitions on the right

1 representative 2 annual

3 stimulate 4 In all

5 spirit

6 smoothly

a without problems or difficulties

b enthusiasm and energy

c altogether or as a total

d a person chosen or

appointed on behalf of another person or a group

e encourage or make something more active

III.Task 2 Work in pairs Answer the questions

1.Who took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday?

2 What was the aim of the competition? Who sponsored the competition?

4 What did each group of students have to during the contest?

5 What did the judges have to to choose the winner of the competition?

IV.Task

IV.Task Work in groups.Work in groups.Read the paragraph Read the paragraph again and complete the sentences.

again and complete the sentences.

1 In Activity 5, Hung was unable………to recite the poem 2.Having achieved the highest score,Group B

……….became the winner of the competition Group C lost the game because they just got…………60 points

4 Nga encouraged her group by saying……… ……… ………

This is the poem Hung recited at the annual final English Competition Read and translate it into Vietnamese

Do you like the sky at night When the stars are shining bright?

Do you like it in the day

When the clouds all go away?

What I like is the morning sun Shining on me when I run

And I also like the rain

1 Learn all new words and expressions by heart

2.Practise reading the text clearly 3.Prepare part B - SPEAKING