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DONG THAP UNIVERSITY TS PHAN NGỌC THẠCH (CHỦ BIÊN) ThS Trần Ngọc Ánh ThS Nguyễn Thanh Huy ThS Lê Nhựt Long ThS GVC Nguyễn Văn Tám ThS Võ Thị Kim Thảo ThS GVC Cao Dao Thép ThS Ngô Phương Thủy ThS Phan Thùy Trang ……… GENERAL ENGLISH (A Course Book for MA Learners) DONG THAP, 2021 MỤC LỤC MỤC LỤC 66 TOPIC SELF AND FAMILY 67 TOPIC HOUSE AND HOME .71 TOPIC FREE-TIME ACTIVITES .79 TOPIC HOMETOWN 84 TOPIC JOBS AND DAILY ROUTINE 90 TOPIC FOOD AND DRINK 95 TOPIC TRAVELLING AND HOLIDAYS 102 REFERENCES 109 -1- Reading TOPIC SELF AND FAMILY TASK A Work in pairs Look at the photo of the Bonell family Can you find: • the parents? • the number of children? • a son and a daughter? • a brother and a sister? • a husband and a wife? B Do you know any other words about family? Write down ………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………… TASK A Circle the numbers in the text What they refer to? 600 17 16 16 children in the Bonell family B Draw lines to complete the information Use the text to help Life in the Bonell house is noisy, but they've got rules so things don't get too crazy The house has got seven bedrooms but each child sleeps in his or her own bed Jesse and Brooke, the two oldest kids, don't live with the family They have got their own homes in the neighbourhood but they often visit Jeni says that having a big family is normal for them Her day-to-day life is similar to the life of other mums, just with more washing to and bigger meals to cook Food shopping costs about $600 a week Meals and house cleaning are big jobs, but all the children help from the age of eight One of the Bonell's neighbours says, “I've only got two children and I haven’t got time for myself I don't know how Jeni and Ray it And they love it They're great parents!” you Giving each of their children enough time and attention isn't easy, but it's important for both TASK parents “Jeni and Ray spend so much time with the kids,” says family friend in “The kidscorrect definitelyplaces feel A Writeathe words the loved and happy and the new baby is beautiful.” -67- Reading B Draw your own family tree and talk about it TASK Read the texts and find out how these teenagers get along with their parents Peter, 13 My family is really great My parents and my brother are very understanding and are always there when I need them They are my best Mary, 12 I don’t have a good relationship with my parents They are too strict They never accept my opinion I think they are old-fashioned friends, so when I have a problem they are my During the week, I almost never see my father and advisers We talk about everything There are my mother is always busy They don’t listen to my no taboos among us problem; they simply don’t have time or the will to At the weekend we spend a lot of time so They’re too worried about their jobs and the together I like discussing football with my only thing that matters to them is my marks at the father He’s an expert on the matter end of the term Jane, 14 I live with my mother I only see my father at weekends They are divorced My father married again and now I have got a baby brother My relationship with my mother is quite good, but she is very protective and she’s afraid of everything I think she is a bit insecure about me My father is understanding but our relationship is not very close, perhaps because we don’t spend much time together -68- Reading A Choose the best meaning for these words/phrases according to the context “My parents […] are always there when I need them.” (Peter) a My parents are always available to help b My parents are always at home to help “There are no taboos among us.” (Peter) a We can talk about anything we want b We’re not allowed to talk about everything we want “They are too strict.” (Mary) a They are flexible enough b They are not flexible “The only thing that matters to them […]” (Mary) a They care about a lot of things b They care about nothing else B Answer questions about Jane Who does she live with? How often does she see her father? How does describe her relationship with her father and mother? C Say what/who these words refer to in the text them (Peter, line 3) us (Peter, line 6) their (Mary, line 7) they (Jane, line 1) our (Jane, line 5) LANGUAGE FOCUS TASK Fill in the gaps with am/ is/ are She my sister They _my brothers I a dad He my grandpa We one family You _my friend -69- Reading TASK Complete the text with am/is/are/have got Hello! My name _Lucy I am fourteen years old and I from London, England I a nice family We are five James and Jackie are my parents I two brothers Liam is eight years old and Leo is a baby Mary is my grandmother and Alfred my grandfather They _cool grandparents, I love them! Alex my uncle and Andy is my aunt They from Wales! Rachel and Benjamin are my cousins And I _a pet, Sam It _a cat -70- Reading TOPIC HOUSE AND HOME TASK A What are the names of the rooms in the house? Rooms in a house B What we in each room? Match the line to make sentences We cook in the living room We watch TV in the kitchen We sleep in the study We eat in the bedroom We work in the dining room -71- Reading TASK A Read about Cyril Jean and his house, then answer the questions a Where is Cyril’s house? How old is it? b Why is it called “a bubble house”? c What does Cyril do? d What does Cyril collect? e How many rooms are there in his house? f Is there a garden? B Are these sentences True () or False ()? a Cyril’s house is modern b There aren’t any “bubble houses” in the south of France c There are a lot of clocks in the house d The centre of the house is the kitchen e Cyril doesn’t like listening to music f The windows don’t have curtains g There are three rooms upstairs h Antti Lovag thinks the house is funny -72- Reading TOPIC FOOD AND DRINK TASK Write the words from the box in the correct column Bananas Beef curry Chocolate cake Apples Ice cream Pasta Cola French fries Juice Noodles Fish Tea FOOD Steak Rice DRINK TASK Which food and drink comes from your country? Which foreign food and drink is popular in your country? TASK Read the text Write the correct question heading for each paragraph A Where does our food come from? B What we eat C How we eat? TASK Read the text again Answer the questions When did human history start? Do they eat much rice in the north of China? What the Portuguese like to eat? Where don't people eat much fish? Which countries have many kinds of sausages? How many courses are there in China? How people eat in the Middle East? Why can we now eat most things at any time of the year? -95- Reading FOOD AROUND THE WORLD For 99% of human history, people took their food from the world around them They ate all that they could find, and then moved on Then about 10,000 years ago, or for 1% of human history, people learned to farm the land and control their environment The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the world we live in, or which part of our country we live in For example, in the south of China they eat rice, but in the north they eat noodles In Scandinavia, they eat a lot of herrings, and the Portuguese love sardines But in central Europe, away from the sea, people don't eat so much fish, they eat more meat and sausages In Austria, Germany, and Poland there are hundreds of different kinds of sausages In North America, Australia, and Europe there are two or more courses to every meal and people eat with knives and forks In China there is only one course, all the food is together on the table, and they eat with chopsticks In parts of India and the Middle East people use their fingers and bread to pick up the food Nowadays it is possible to transport food easily from one part of the world to the other We can eat what we like, when we like, at any time of the year Bananas come from the Caribbean or Africa; rice comes from India or the USA; strawberries come from Chile or Spain Food is very big business But people in poor countries are still hungry and people in rich countries eat too much TASK Discuss these questions about your country What is a typical breakfast? What does your family have for breakfast? Is lunch or dinner the main meal of the day? What is a typical main meal? -96- Reading TASK Read the four short paragraphs and match the headings (A-D) with the paragraphs (1-4) A A bad experience at a fast food restaurant B A good experience with my wife at a restaurant C A great dining experience with my classmates D A very good experience at a spicy food restaurant _ The last time I went to a restaurant was about months ago My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in downtown Lisbon We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream Delicious! _ I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children It wasn't very expensive and the menu was very limited We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola It wasn't very good _ My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect The waiters were all really friendly and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing The menu offered vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank liters of water!! _ My class at the university went there last weekend It's a very popular type of restaurant in my country It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread with cheese and tomato sauce) which you then choose what ingredients to add on top of it I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each had something different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal -97- Reading LANGUAGE FOCUS TASK 1: Read the conversation What's for dinner? Danny: Hi Mum I'm hungry! What's for dinner? Mum: I don't know - we haven't got much food Danny: I'd like eggs with some chips Mum: Yes, I'd like that too But we haven't got any eggs - or any potatoes There aren't many other things We've got some tomatoes and a lot of salad Danny: How many tomatoes have we got? Have we got any pasta? Mum: Yes, there are a lot of tomatoes and there's some spaghetti Danny: What about some spaghetti with tomato sauce and some salad? I can cook! TASK 2: Complete the explanations with the correct words from TASK Use and form: Countable nouns (an egg, a chip, a , a ) have a singular and a plural form Uncountable nouns (food, salad, , _ ) don't have a plural form TASK 3: Complete the explanations with countable and uncountable Use TASK and to help you Form and use: a lot of (countable and uncountable): all sentences much ( _ ) and many ( ): negative sentences, questions E.g.: We haven't got much food How many tomatoes have we got? any (countable and uncountable): negative sentences, most questions E.g.: Have we got any pasta? some (countable and uncountable): positive sentences, questions with offers and requests E.g.: What about some spaghetti? -98- Reading TASK 4: Look at the café menu Choose the correct options CAFÉ BEYOND ‘S MENU FOOD Sandwiches: cheese, egg, salad, steak, chicken, chicken curry Pizza: cheese and tomato Pasta: cheese sauce, vegetable sauce Steak: with chips or salad Cake: chocolate, apple DRINKS Mineral water, orange juice, grape juice, banana juice, cola Tea, coffee, hot chocolate A There aren't any sandwiches B There are a lot of sandwiches A There isn't any pasta B There's some pasta but not much A There are a lot of drinks B There aren't many drinks A There isn't much meat B There isn't any meat A There are some pizzas on the menu B There's a pizza on the menu -99- Reading TASK 5: Complete the conversation with a(n), some, any, a lot of, much or many Mum: I want (1) _ pizza But there aren't (2) _ different pizzas So I'd like (3) _ pasta with cheese sauce But I don't want (4) _ sauce, just a little Danny: I'd like (5) _ steak but I don't want (6) _ salad at all I want (7) _ chips - (8) _ chips; I'm really hungry Is there (9) _ apple juice? Mum: No, there isn't What about (10) _ banana juice? Danny: Banana juice?!! -100- Reading REVIEW TASK Read the clues and complete the words An animal that swims in the sea f A usually hot drink t A drink from fruit j A round fruit with a green, red, or yellow skin a You go there to see a movie c You go there to see different fish and other water animals a It's a famous Italian food (but it's not flat bread) p A type of thin, yellow fruit b A type of grass seed (sounds like 'nice') r 10 A meal you have in the afternoon l TASK Choose the correct option to complete the sentences I brush my teeth/hair before bedtime I usually get/eat up at 6:00 I go to the class/restaurant to have dinner with my family They see/play in the snow in winter The city is very clean and safe/delicious Australian eat with knives and chopsticks/forks It's a very spicy/popular type of restaurant in my country People go out if they feel sad/perfect How long you cook ice cream/ noodles? 10 Do you like meat/sauce dishes? -101- Reading TOPIC TRAVELLING AND HOLIDAYS TASK Look at photos A-E Which of the things in the box can you see? a mountain a hill a river a lake a forest a village a market a desert a famous building TASK A Read the introduction to the article about the Silk Route Tour and answer the questions What is the Silk Route Tour? How many countries does it travel through? B What else would you like to know about the Silk Route Tour? Write three questions using the words in the box to help countries sleep people food bikes price E.g.: Which countries does it visit? -102- Reading THE SILK ROUTE BIKE TOUR The Silk Route Bike Tour: is it the greatest journey in the orld? The company calls it the longest hardest, highest, ottest coldest bicyde tour in the orld' In eighteen weeks you travel over 12000 kilometres through seven different countries and have the most exciting ride of your life “A thousand years ago people went by camel and did about twenty-five kilometres a day,' says Nate Cavalieri, one of the Silk Route Tour staff But on a bike you twenty-five kilometres in an hour.' And along the way you see some of the most beautiful places in the world From Shanghai, you go across Asia, through Iran and arrive in Istanbul, Turkey, at the end You travel across the deserts of China and cycle the Pamir Highway to over 4,600 metres, across the 'Roof of the World' in the mountains of Tajikistan On the way there are villages, markets and ancient buildings At night, you stay in ancient roadside hotels or in camps A chef cooks dinner for about half of the 133 days; on other days cyclists can eat in local restaurants or shop in local markets for their food One cyclist blogged, 'The best thing was the friendliness of the people.' And the worst things? 'The snow and the cold in the Pamirs.' So is it the greatest journey in the world? Cyclist and blogger Miles MacDonald thinks so 'The Silk Route is a true expedition It is long and difficult, but it's such an amazing experience that you arrive in Istanbul a completely changed person.” TASK A Read the article Did you find the answers to your questions? B Read the article again Are sentences 1-6 true (T) or false (F)? The Silk Route Tour travels through seven countries in eighty weeks A bicycle is faster than a camel The tour starts in Istanbul and ends in Shanghai Cyclists stay in hotels and camps They take turns cooking dinner every evening One cyclist thought the snow and the hills were the best things -103- Reading TASK Would you like to go on the Silk Route Tour? Why or why not? TASK A Read the emails Are Tim and Mike good travel partners? Hi Dan, Hi Lucy, Mike and I arrived in Barcelona on Saturday The first night we were in a self-catering apartment near the beach I didn't sleep well because it was too noisy, so yesterday I moved to a hotel in the city centre Mike stayed at the apartment because it's quite cheap My hotel's very comfortable and quiet and it's got Spanish Tim and I are here in beautiful Barcelona I'm in a self-catering apartment near the beach It's not very comfortable, but I only go there to sleep The first night there was a party next door and I danced until 3a.m Tim said it was too noisy and he moved into a hotel in the city centre He stays in his room in the evenings and watches TV! Can you believe it - watching TV on holiday? TV, so I can practise my Spanish in the evenings Yesterday we went to the Picasso Museum Well, it was OK for about an hour but Tim wanted to stay there all Yesterday Mike came with me to the Picasso Museum I thought it was fantastic, but he wanted to leave after an hour He said it was boring, so we went to the beach and met some local people and he talked to them for almost three hours - that was boring! Of course, he spoke in English because he doesn't know much Spanish day! You know me - I like relaxing on the beach and meeting people Yesterday I met some great people from Madrid and we chatted all afternoon Tim always wants to eat in expensive places, but I like buying food from shops and eating it on the beach Last night we went to a snack bar The food was terrible Last night I wanted to go to a restaurant to try the local food, but Mike said it was too expensive We went to a cheap snack bar and the food was awful Mike Hope you're well Tim B Read the emails Are sentences 1-6 true (T) or false (F)? Mike hasn't got much money A good night's sleep is important for Mike When Mike visits another country, Mike tries to learn some of the language Mike and Tim don't enjoy the same things Tim loves going to art galleries and museums Tim talked to some Spanish people on the beach yesterday Tim doesn't like eating expensive food Mike and Tim think that the food in the snack bar wasn't good -104- Reading LANGUAGE FOCUS SUPERLATIVES TASK 1: A Complete the sentences with words from the article about the Silk Route Tour Is it the journey in the world? You see some of the places in the world The thing was the friendliness of the people B Underline other examples of superlatives in the introduction Then complete the table below Adjective Short Adjectives great Superlative the greatest Rule Use + adjective + - Longer Adjectives exciting Use + + adjective Irregular good Adjectives bad TASK 2: A Make questions about the Silk Route Tour What / cold / place you visited? What was the coldest place you visited? What / hot / place? What / friendly / place? What / far/ distance you travelled in one day? What / beautiful / building you saw? What / amazing / experience of the journey? -105- Reading B Match answers a)—f) with questions 1-6 a) 'It was Turpan, China.' 'For me, the Gobi Desert: fifty degrees centigrade!' b) 'The Blue Mosque I took 100 photos.' 'The Bibi-Khanym Mosque.' c) 'Meeting locals everywhere.' Arriving in Istanbul.' d) 'About 150 kilometres, in western China.' 'I don't remember at least 100 kilometres.' e) 'The mountains in Kyrgyzstan.' 'The desert at night There was snow!' f) 'Iran; the people there were so kind.' 'Everywhere, really.' -106- Reading REVIEW TASK Find and circle the verbs in the word chain seeswimwalkplaydogogetlivehavetalkwatchvisit TASK Read the clues and complete the words It’s a room, you sleep there, it’s got seven letters and it starts with “b” It’s a room, you can work there and it starts with “s” It’s a room, you cook your meal there and it starts with “k” It’s a season, the weather is the coldest in this season and it starts with “w ” It’s a usually cold drink, it’s got four letters and it starts with “c” It’s a sweet food, you eat at the end of a meal and it starts with “d” It’s hot in the day and cold at night there, it’s got six letters and it starts with “d” It’s a place, you can look at old objects there, it’s got six letters and it starts with “m” It’s a place, you can buy things there, it’s got six letters and it starts with “m” 10 It’s a thing, it’s got two wheels but no engine, it’s got seven letters and it starts with “b” TASK Choose the correct option to complete the sentences I’ve got one , she’s 16 A children B son C sister When I have a problems, my parents are my A family B advisers C matters In summer, we go to the beach and go _ A waterskiing B sunbathing C water sports Pensioners often play _ in their free time A fishing B gymnastics C chess Sia loves speanding time her children at the weekends A to B about C with The air is fresh in the countryside because there are a lot of around A river B trees C fruits We usually go to a _ at the weekend A café B home C house -107- Reading The water in the beach is so clean; I want to in it A sleep B swim C ride The Picasso Museum was _ and they wanted to stay there all day A boring B fantastic C terrible 10 During my holidays, I wanted to go to a restaurant to try the local _ A food B bar C hotel -108- REFERENCES Cambridge Key English Test Student's Book (2010) Cambridge University Press Campbell, R., Metcalf, R & Benne, R (2015) Beyond: A2 Student’s Book MacMillan Eales, F & Oales, S (2015) Speakout: Elelmentary Students’ book (2nd ed.) Pearson Longman Eales, F., Oales, S & Harrison, L Harrison (2015) Speakout: Elementary Workbook (2nd ed.) Pearson Longman Harvey, A & Rogers, L (2015) Beyond: A2 Workbook MacMillan https://www.esleschool.com/a2-family-castle/ https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/reading/2r8-eating-out.php Morales, J L & Myers, C (2008) Hey There: 2A & 2B Pearson Soars, L & J (2006) New Headway: Elementary.(3rd ed.) Oxford ... lines of the school blog Check your answer to Exercise 3A TASK A Read the text quickly and choose the best heading a My friends in Austin b My school life c Life in Tromsø -90- Reading Tromso... s school different? Reporter: Where you go to school? Bella: I go to Watershed School in Colorado, USA Reporter: Do you like it? Bella: Yes, I Reporter: Do you think Watershed is a typical school?... enjoy …………………………… My favorite subject at school is drama -88- Reading TASK Read the clues and fill in the missing letters to find out places around town -89- Reading TOPIC JOBS AND DAILY ROUTINE TASK