Tài liệu Anh 7 thí điểm cả năm

1 UNIT 1. MY HOBBIES A. VOCABULARY 1. a piece of cake (idiom)/ əpi:s əv keɪk / : dễễ ợt 2. art gallery /a:rt ˈɡæl.ər.i/ (n) : bảo tàng nghệ thuật 3. arranging flowers /ə'reɪndʒɪŋ 'flaʊər/ : cắắm hoa 4. bird-watching / bɜːd wɒtʃɪŋ /(n) : quan sát chim chóc 5. board game /bɔːd ɡeɪm /(n) : trò chơi trễn bàn cờ (cờ tỉ phú, cờ vua) 6. carve / kɑːv /(v) : chạm, khắắc 7. carved / kɑːvd /(adj) : được chạm, khắắc 8. collage / 'kɒlɑːʒ /(n) : ảnh nhỏ, tranh ghép 9. complete /kəmˈpliːt/ (v) : hoàn thành 10. eggshell / eɡʃel /(n) : vỏ trứng 11. empty /ˈemp.ti/ (adj) : rỗễng 12. fragile / 'frædʒaɪl /(adj) : dễễ vỡ 13. gardening / 'ɡɑːdənɪŋ /(n) : làm vườn 14. guess /gest/ (v) : đoán 15. horse-riding / hɔːs, 'raɪdɪŋ /(n) : cưỡi ngựa 16. ice-skating / aɪs, 'skeɪtɪŋ /(n) : trượt bắng 17. making model / 'meɪkɪŋ, 'mɒdəl / : làm mỗ hình 18. making pottery / 'meɪkɪŋ 'pɒtəri / : nặn đỗồ gỗắm 19. melody / 'melədi /(n) : giai điệu 20. monopoly / mə'nɒpəli /(n) : cờ tỉ phú 21. mountain climbing / 'maʊntɪn, 'klaɪmɪŋ /(n) : leo núi 22. share / ʃeər /(v) : chia sẻ 23. skating / 'skeɪtɪŋ /(n) : trượt pa tanh 24. strange / streɪndʒ /(adj) : lạ 25. surfing / 'sɜːfɪŋ /(n) : lướt sóng 26. unique / jʊˈni:k /(adj) : độc đáo 27. unusual / ʌn'ju:ʒuəl /(adj) : khác thường 28. upstairs /ʌpˈsterz/ (adv) : tầồng lầồu B: READING I. MY FAVOURITE HOBBY Nick : Hi Mi. Welcome to our house! Elena : Come upstairs! I’ll show you my room. Mi : Wow! You have so many dolls. Elena : Yes. My hobby is collecting dolls. Do you have a hobby? Mi : I like collecting glass bottles. Elena : Really? That’s very unusual. Is it expensive? Mi : Not at all, I just keep the bottles after we use them. What about doll collecting? Is it expensive? Elena : I guess so, but all of my dolls are presents. My parents and my aunt and uncle always give me dolls on special occasions. Mi : Your dolls are all very different. Elena : Yes, they’re from all over the world! Nick : I don’t know why girls collect things. It’s a piece of cake. Mi : Do you have a difficult hobby, Nick? Nick : Yes, I enjoy mountains around here. Mi : But Nick, there are no mountains around here! Nick : I know. I’m in a mountain climbing club. We travel to mountains around Viet Nam. In the future, I’ll climb mountains in others countries too. 2 a. Are the sentences below true (T) or false (F)? T F 1. Elena’s room is on the first floor. 2. There are a lot of dolls in Elena’s room. 3. Mi has the same hobby as Elena. 4. Elena’s grandparents usually give her dolls. 5. Nick thinks mountain climbing is more challenging than collecting things b. Answer the following questions. 1. When does Elena receive dolls from her family members? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Are her dolls the same? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. How does Mi collect bottles? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Does Mi think collecting bottles costs much money? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… II. Read about Nick’s father’s unusual hobby and check your answers. My father has an unusual hobby; carving eggshells. As everyone knows, eggshells are very fragile. My dad can make beautiful pieces of art from empty eggshells. It’s amazing! He started the hobby five years ago after a trip to the US where he saw some carved eggshells in an art gallery. My father didn’t go to class to learn how to carve. He learned everything from the Internet. Some people say that this hobby is difficult and boring, but it isn’t. All you need is time. It may take two weeks to complete one shell. I find this hobby interesting because carved eggshells are unique gifts for your family and friends. I hope that in the future he’ll teach me how to do eggshell carving. 1. Read the text and answer the questions. a. Why does Nick think his father’s hobby is unusual? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… b. Where did his father see the carved eggshell for the first time? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… c. How do some people find this hobby? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… d. Does Nick like his father’s hobby? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Read the sentences below and use no more than three words from the text to complete them. a. Nick’s father enjoys………………………………………………………………………………………………. b. He took up his hobby when he came back home from……………………………………………. c. He learned to carve from………………………………………………………………………………………. d. Nick thinks you can learn to carve if you have……………………………………………………….. e. Carved eggshells can be used as………………………………..for your family and friends. C. GRAMMAR Verbs of liking/ disliking ( Động từ chỉ sự yêu thích/ không thích) - like, love, enjoy, fancy, adore (rầắt thích) - dislike, hate, detest (rầắt ghét) * Chú ý: Động từ theo sau các động từ chỉ sự yễu thích hay khỗng thích luỗn ở d ạng V-ing Eg: I like collecting glass bottles. I like going to the cinema. She hates cleaning the floor. The teacher fancy seeing her students. 3 D. PRACTICE Exercise 1: Match the correct verbs with the hobbies. Some hobbies may be used with more than one verb. a. TV b. bottles c. photos f. the piano g. gymnastics d. mountain climbing e. horse riding h. badminton i. camping j. dolls 1. go 2. do 3. collect 4. play 5. take 6. watch Exercise 2: Complete the sentences, using the -ing form of the given verbs. do / stay / try / take / go(x2) / collect / eat / watch / plant 1. We enjoy ……………………………for a walk around the lake every evening. 2. My friend Jenifer loves ……………………………. unique things. 3. Most of my friends don't like …………………… homework at the weekend. 4. Do you like……………………. flowers in the balcony? 5. I hate ……………………….. outdoors in the summer. It's so hot. 6. I don't like………………………. challenging sports like ice skating or surfing. 7. My cousin David adores………………………..photos. He has got an expensive camera. 8. Who dislikes ……………………… films on TV? 9. Does Laura hate ………………………. noodles? 10. My mother detests ……………………… by bus because she can be carsick. Exercise 3: Fill in each blank in the sentences with one hobby or one action verb from the box Hobbies Action verbs listening to music listen Gardening plant Fishing catch Painting paint Swimming swim a. I like…………………………. There is a pool near my house, so I go there four times a week and………………… it is fun because you can play in the water and keep fit at the same time. b. I always…………………………to Ngoc’s songs. I love the sweet melodies. At home I have to use my headphones because my parents don’t like loud noisy…………………………..is my favourite bobby. c. I love being outdoors with the trees and flowers. There is a small garden behind my house. I ………………………… flowers and vegetables there. I like………………….a lot. d. My father and I share the same hobby. At weekends, we usually go to a small lake in Ha Tay. It’s exciting when you can……………….some fish for dinner. We love………………………………! e. My sister’s favourite hobby is………………………She is very creative and she………………….very well. I like the colours in her pictures. Exercise 3: Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or future simple form of the verbs. 1. Ngoc (love)…………cartoons, but she says she (not/continue)…………………this hobby in the future. 2. They usually (take)………………………a lot of beautiful photos. 3. What (your brother/do)………………………………………………..in his free time? 4. I think 10 years from now more people (enjoy)………………………..gardening? 5. ……………………….you (do)…………………morning exercise every day? 6. He often ………………. (go) to school on foot. 7. The sun ………………. (warm) the air and ……………….(give) us light. 4 8. Look! A man ………………. (run) after the train. 9. She ………………. (go) to school every day. 10. Bad students never ………………. (work) hard. 11. It often ………………. (rain) in the summer. 12. The teacher always ………. (point) at the black – board when he ………….(want) to explain to us. 13. My mother always ………………. (cook) in the morning. 14. I always ………………. (meet) him on the corner of this street. 15. My dad enjoys (ride)……………………..his bike to work. 16. My mum doesn’t like (watch)……………………films on TV. She loves (go)………………….to the movies 17. I like (talk)………………to my friends in my free time. 18. My younger brother loves (play)…………………………….monopoly with me every evening. 19. They hate (eat) ……………………..noodles. They prefer rice. 20. Does your grandma enjoy (go)……………………….jogging? Exercise 4: Complete the text with the verbs in the box in the correct form. Maybe some verbs can be used more than once. go play watch listen John has a lot of hobbies. He (1)………………………..chess at school and he aslo (2)……………………skating. After dinner, he (3)……………………for a walk and he (4)…………….to music every evening in his room. John loves sports. He (5)…………………….athletics at school, and he (6)……………………….. football after school. On Saturdays, John and his friends (7) …………….. swimming. On Sundays, they (8) ………………………… basketball in the park. On Sunday evenings, they sometimes (9) …………………..a film. Exercise 5: Write sentences using prompts. 1. Tuan/ not/ like/ cook. >…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. My brother/ like/ play/ table tennis. >…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Minh/ hate/ eat/ apples. >…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. Ha/ dislike/ play/ the piano. >…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. My parents/ really love/ garden. >…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. you / fancy/ dance? >…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. I / not/ fancy/ eat/ noodles. >…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8. My dad/ detest/ watch/ Korean films. >…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9. My mum/ adore/ ride/ her bike to work. >…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10. I/ enjoy/ talk/ to my friends in my free time. >…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with appropriate hobbies. a. If you have a lot of bottles, dolls or stamps, your hobby is…………………………………….. b. If you spend time watching birds in nature, your hobby is……………………………………. c. If you like playing monopoly or chess, your hobby is…………………………………………….. d. If you alwasys buy flowers and put them in a vase to display in your house, you hobby is …………...... e. If you spend most of your free time making vases or bowls from clay, your hobby is …………………….. Exercise 7: Put one of the verbs from the box in each blank. Use the correct form of the verb Do collect listen play go read 5 1. My sister __________ to pop music every day. 2. They _________ shopping for food on Sundays. 3. My mum wants to keep fit, so she __________ tennis three times a week. 4. Do they ____________ newspapers in the mornings? 5. My grandparents ____________ exercise in their free time? 6. It is interesting to _________ tree leaves from different countries. Exercise 8. Add hobbies to each of the following lists. Easy hobbies Difficult hobbies Cheap hobbies Collecting labels Skating Collecting used books Expensive hobbies Collecting Exercise 9: Write true sentences about yourself. 1. I like ____________________________________. 2. I enjoy ___________________________________. 3. I love ____________________________________. 4. I don’t like ________________________________. 5. I hate ____________________________________. Exercise 10: Write a passage about your hobby in 150 words ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 11: Now, Write a paragraph about your classmate’s hobby. Start your paragraph as shown below. Use the following informaton: 1. The name of the hobby 2. When he/ she started the hobby? 3. Who he/she shares it with? 4, To do this hobby you have to… 5, Feelings about the hooby 6, Future …………………is my classmate. His/ Her hobby is …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Unit 2 HEALTH A. VOCABULARY 1. allergy 2. calorie 3. compound 4. concentrate 5. conjunction 6. coordinate 7. cough 8. depression 9. diet 10. essential 11. expert 12. independent 13. itchy 14. junk food 15. myth 16. obesity 17. pay attention 18. put on weight 19. sickness 20. spot 21. stay in shape 22. sunburn 23. triathlon 24. vegetarian / 'ælədʒi / / 'kæləri / / 'kɒmpaʊnd / /'kɒnsəntreɪt / /kən'dʒʌŋkʃən/ / kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt / / kɒf / / dɪˈpreʃən / / 'daɪət / / ɪˈsenʃəl / / 'ekspɜːt / / 'ɪndɪˈpendənt / / 'ɪtʃi / / dʒʌŋk fu:d / / mɪθ / / əʊˈbi:sɪti / / peɪ ə'tenʃən / / pʊt ɒn weɪt / / 'sɪknəs / /spɒt / / steɪ ɪn ʃeɪp / / 'sʌnbɜːn / / traɪˈæθlɒn / /,vedʒi’teəriən / (n) (n) (n) (v) (n) (n) (n) (n) (adj) (n) (adj) (adj) (n) (n) (adj) (v) (n) (n) (n) (v) (n) (n) (n) : dị ứng : calo : ghép, phức : tập trung : liễn từ (v) : kễắt hợp : ho : chán nản, buỗồn rầồu : ắn kiễng : cầồn thiễắt : chuyễn gia : độc lập, khỗng phụ thuộc : ngứa, gầy ngứa : đỗồ ắn nhanh, quà vặt : việc hoang đường : béo phì : chú ý, lưu ý đễắn : lễn cần : đau yễắu, ỗắm yễắu : mụn nhọt : giữ dáng, giữ cơ thể khoẻ mạnh : cháy nắắng : cuộc thi thể thao ba mỗn phỗắi hợp : người ắn chay B. READING I. GOING OUT OR STAYING IN? Nick: Hi, Phong. Phong: Oh, hi. You woke me up, Nick. Nick: But it’s ten o’clock already. Let’s go out. Phong: No, count me out. I think I’ll stay at home and play Zooniverse on my computer. Nick: What? It’s such a beautiful day. Come on! You already got enough sleep. Let’s do something outdoors – It’s healthier. Phong: What like, Nick? Nick: How about going swimming? Or ccling? They are both really healthy. Phong: No, I don’t feel like it. Nick: You sound down Phong, are you OK? Phong: I do feel kind so sad. I eat junk food all the time, so I’m putting on weight too. Nick: All the more reason to go out. Phong: No, Nick. Plus, I think I have flu – I feel weak and tired. And, I might get sunburnt outside. Nick: I won’t take no for an answer. I’m coming to your house now a. Can you find a word or expression that means: 1. The name of a computer …………………………………… 2. I don’t want to …………………………………… 3. feeling sad …………………………………… 4. becoming fatter …………………………………… 5. I don’t accept it …………………………………… 7 b. Read the conversation again. Who wants to do Nick 1. Stay at home 2. play computer games 3. go outside 4. go swimming 5. Avoid getting sunburnt Phong II. Quickly read the text. Match the correct heading with the paragraphs. 1. Just the right amount A 2. What is a calorie? B We need calories or energy to do Dr Dan law is a diet expert. He the things we do every day: knows how exactly how much walking, riding a bike, and even people need to eat, so many sleeping! We get calories from people listen to his advice. His the food we eat. If we eat too calorie tips? Eat less junk food, many, we can get fat. If we don’t and count your calories if eat enough, we feel tired and you’re becoming fat. weak. Answer the following questions 1. What is a calorie? ->................................................................................................... 2. What happens when we have too many calories? ->................................................................................................... 3. What is healthy number of calories per day? ->................................................................................................... 4. Which activity uses a lot of calories? ->................................................................................................... 5. Why do people listen to Dr. Law’s advice? ->................................................................................................... 3. An expert’s view C People should have between 1,600 and 2,500 calories a day to stay in shape. Sports like riding a bike and running use a lot of calories. Sleeping and watching TV use less. Do you think you are eating more or less calories than you need? C. GRAMMAR 1. Imperatives with more and less. (Mệnh lệnh thức với “more” và “ less”). Chúng ta sử dụng dạng mệnh lệnh cho các yễu cầồu trực tiễắp, đòi hỏi hoặc gợi ý. Eg: - Do more exercise - Eat more fruit/vegetables - Sleep more - Eat less junk food - Watch less TV - Spend less time playing computer games. 2. Compound sentences (câu ghép, dùng các từ nôối và có dâốu “,” ở tr ước): and, so, but, or… - And (và) Eg: My hobbies are playing soccer, and listening to music. Eg: The Japanese eat a lot of rice, and they eat a lot of fish too. - But (nhưng) Eg: I want other car, but I have no money. - Or (hoặc) Eg: You should eat less fast food, or you can put on weight. Eg: Would you like tea or coffee? 8 - So (do đó, cho nễn, vì vậy) Eg: It’s raining, so I’ll stay home and read. - Because (bởi vì) Eg: I failed in my exam, because I didn’t study. - Therefore (do đó, cho nễn) Eg: I passed the test; therefore, my parents took me to the circus. - However (tuy nhiễn) Eg: I feel sleepy, however, I must finish the report. D. PRACTICE Exercise 1: Vocabulary Have a/an Have Feel Cough Flu Sick Headache Stomachache Tired Sore throat Toothache Weak Temperature Earache Now, read the doctor’s notes about his patents and fll in the missing words. Patient 1 hhe looss very red. hhe was outdoors all day yesterday. I thins she has ____________. Patient 2 He seess sneeiing and coughing. I thins he has ___________. Patient 3 He looss so ___________. He can’t sees his eyes osen He’s very hot too a he has a ____________. Patient 4 He ate some seafood yesterday. oow he feels ___________. He says he has a _____________. Patient 5 He was holding his necs. I thins he has a _______________. Exercise 2. Make compound sentences by joining the two simple sentences. Use the conjunction given. Remember to add a comma. (and, so, but, or, because, however) a. I want to eat some food. I have a sore throat. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… b. The Japanese eat healthily. They live for a long time. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… c. I feel tired. I feel weak. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… d. You can go and see the doctor. You can go to bed now and rest. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… e. Nick washes his hands a lot. He doesn’t have flu. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… f. David eats lots of junk food. He doesn’t do exercise. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… g. The doctor told Elena she should sleep more. She should try to relax more. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… h. My sister plays computer games. She doesn’t do exercise. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 3: Quickly read the text. Match the correct headings with the paragraphs. 1. Just the right amount 2. What is a calorie? 3. An experts’ view a, We need calories or energy to do the things we do everyday walsing, riding a bise, and even sleesing We get calories from food we eat. If we eat too many, we can get fat. If we don’t eat enough, we feel tired and weas. _________________________________ b, Peosle should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a day to stay in shase. hsorts and activities lise riding a bise and running use a lot of calories. hleesing and watching TV use less. Do you thins you are eating more or less calories than you need? _________________________________ c, Dr. Dan Law is a diet exsert. He snows exactly how much seosle need to eat, so many seosle listen to his advice. His calorie tiss? Eat less juuns food, and count your calories if you’re becoming fat. ________________________________ 9 Now answer the following questons. 1. What is a calorie? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. What hassens when we have too many calories? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. What is a healthy number of calories ser day? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. Which activity uses a lot of calories? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. Why do seosle listen to Dr. Law’s advice? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Exercise 4: Look at Dr. Law’s advice page. Can you match the problems with the answers? 1. Dear Dr. Law, a. Dear________ I play computer games and watch TV a lot. I think you should set your alarm for 8 a.m., or 9am. It’s good to My eyes feel really dry. What should I do? maintain your usual sleep pattern. Try to exercise, or do something Thanks in advance, healthy once you are awake. Quang Stay healthy, Dr. Law 2. Dear Dr. Law, I love burges and chips, but I’m ptting on b. Dear______ weight. What can I do? you can start to count your calories. Then think about how much Regards, exercise you do. Eat less junk food, and exercise more. You should be Barry fine. 3. Dear Dr. Law, Stay healthy, By the weekend I’m so tired. Do you think I Dr. Law should sleep in, or wake up at the usual time on Saturday and Sunday? c. Dear_______ Thank you! You should try to rest your eyes. Also, try the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 Tim minutes look away about 20 feet for 20 seconds. Easy to remember, right? Satay healthy, Dr. Law Exercise 5: Write down a passage about the advantages of doing exercise regularly in 200 words ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 UNIT 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE A. VOCABULARY 1. benefit / 'benɪfɪt / (n) : lợi ích 2. blanket / 'blæŋkɪt / (n) : chắn 3. charitable / 'tʃærɪtəbl / (adj) : từ thiện 4. clean up / kli:n ʌp / (n, v) : dọn sạch 5. community service / kə'mju:nəti 'sɜːvɪs / (n) : dịch vụ cỗng cộng 6. disabled people / dɪˈseɪbld ̩ 'pi:pl / (n) : người tàn tật 7. donate / dəʊˈneɪt / (v) : hiễắn tặng, đóng góp 8. elderly people / 'eldəli 'pi:pl / (n) : người cao tuổi 9. graffiti / ɡrə'fi:ti / (n) : hình hoặc chữ veễ trễn tường 10. homeless people / 'həʊmləs 'pi:pl / (n) : người vỗ gia cư 11. interview / 'ɪntərvju: / (n, v) : cuộc phỏng vầắn, phỏng vầắn 12. make a difference / meɪk ə 'dɪfərəns / : làm thay đổi (cho tỗắt đẹp hơn) 13. mentor / 'mentɔːr / (n) : thầồy hướng dầễn 14. mural / 'mjʊərəl / (n) : tranh khổ lớn 15. non-profit organisation / nɒn-'prɒfɪt ,ɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən /(n) : tổ chức phi lợi nhuận 16. nursing home / 'nɜːsɪŋ həʊm / (n) : nhà dưỡng lão 17. organisation /,ɔ:gənai'zeiʃn/ (n) : tổ chức 18. service / 'sɜːrvɪs / (n) : dịch vụ 19. shelter / 'ʃeltər / (n) : mái ầắm, nhà tình thương, nhà cứu trợ 20. sort /sɔ:t/ (n) : thứ, loại, hạng 21. street children / stri:t 'tʃɪldrən / (n) : trẻ em (lang thang) đường phỗắ 22. to be forced / tu: bi: fɔːst / : bị ép buộc 23. traffic jam / "træfɪk dʒæm / (n) : ùn tắắc giao thỗng 24. tutor / 'tju:tər / (n, v) : thầồy dạy kèm, dạy kèm 25. volunteer / ,vɒlən'tɪər / (n, v) : người tình nguyện, đi tình nguyện 26. use public transport (bus, tube,…) : dùng các phương tiện giao thỗng cỗng cộng 27. start a clean-up campaign : phát động một chiễắn dịch làm sạch 28. plant trees /plænt tri:/ (v) : trỗồng cầy 29. punish people who make graffiti : phạt những người veễ bậy 30. raise people’s awareness : nầng cao ý thức của mọi người B. GRAMMAR The present perfect (Thì hiện tại hoàn thành). 1, Công thức (+) S + have / has + V3/-ed (-) S + haven’t / hasn’t + V3/-ed 2, Dầắu hiệu: + never (chưa bao giờ): I have never played football. ever (đã từng) + since + mốốc thời gian + quá khứ đơn for + khoảng thời gian + recently/ lately (gầần đầy) + just (vừa mới) + already (đã) + so far/ up to now/ up to the present/ until now (cho tới giờ) + before (trước đầy) + yet, (?) đã... chưa (-) vầễn chưa + many times/ several times/ number + times (... lầần) + How long (bao nhiêu lầu) + This is the first time / the second time, four times , five times… (đầy là lầồn thứ...) 11 3, Cách sử dụng của hiện tại hoàn thành - Hành động trước hiện tại (khi khỗng có dầắu hiệu) Eg: Have you eaten sushi? (Bạn đã ắn sushi chưa? – hỏi cho hành đ ộng x ảy ra tr ước hi ện t ại) No, I haven’t eaten sushi. (Khỗng, tỗi chưa ắn sushi. – Tr ả l ời cho hành đ ộng tr ước hi ện t ại) - Chú ý dầắu hiệu 4, Phần từ 2/ động từ bầắt quy tắắc C. PRACTICE Exercise 1: Read the conversation and answer the questions A helping hand Reporter: Today on Global Citizen we interview Mai and Phuc from Hai Ba Trung School. Hi Mai, what do you know about community service? Mai: It’s the work you do for the benefits of the community. Reporter: Exactly. Have you ever done volunteer work? Mai: Yes, I’m a member of Be a study – a programme that helps street children. Last ear we provided evening classes for fifty children. Reporter: Wonderful! What else have you done? Mai: We’ve asked people to donate books and clothes to the children. Reporter: Wow, that certainly make a difference… And you Phuc, You’re from Go Green? Phuc: Yes, it’s a non-profit organization that protects the environment. We’ ve encouraged people to recycle glass, cans, and paper. We’ve cleaned streets and lakes… Reporter: Did you start a community garden project last month? Phuc: Oh yes, so far we’ ve planted… a. Read the conversation again and tick(/) true (T) or false (F). True False 1. Mai and Phuc work for the benefits of the community.   2. Be a Buddy has collected books and clothes for street children.   3. Be a Buddy has provided education for street children.   4. Go Green is an environment business.   5. Go Green has encouraged people to recycle rubbish.   b. Read the conversation again. Answer the questions 1. What do you think the phrase ‘make a difference’ means? 2. Can you guess what Go Green does in their community garden project? 3. How do you think the community garden project ‘makes a difference’? 1._________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2._________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3._________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 2. Fill the gaps with the words in the box. Donate/ volunteer/ community service/ make a difference/ homeless people 1. You are a _______ if you help other people willingly and without payment. 2. ______ are those who do not have a home and really need help. 3. She often ________ money to charitable organisations. 4. The activities that individuals organisations do to benefit a community are called _________ 5. If you are trying to ________, you are trying to have a good effect on a person or situation. 12 Exercise 3: Create word webs Exercise 4: Read the following volunteer activities for teenagers in the United States and in Viet Nam a, In the United States  Tutor a younger child or provide homework help before or after school.  Recycle things, and teach others how to do so.  Plant trees in public areas where the whole neighbourhood can enjoy them.  Donate blood.  Talk and sing for the elderly at a nursing home.  Make blankets for children who are very ill.  Cook a meal at a shelter for homeless youths and families.  Paint a mural over graffiti. b, In Viet Nam Volunteering to give information in bus stations and railway stations. Offering coupons for free chicken noodle soup for the poor in Ha Noi. Giving away warm clothes to homeless people in Ha Noi. Offering meals at 5,000 VND for the poor in Quang Nam Province. Tutoring children from poor families in Ho Chi Minh City. Exercise 5: Read the text about volunteer work in the United States. In the United States, almost everyon, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country. Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and giving food, dong general lobour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring/mentoring young people (adapted from “Volunteering: An American Tradition” by Susan J. Ellis and Katherine H. Campbell in eJournal USA: The Spririt of Volunteerism. U.S. Department of State, 2012) 13 2. Decide if the folowing statements are true (T) or false (F) T F 1. According to the text, nearly every American has done volunteer work in his or her life. 2. Every year almost one in five Americans works as a volunteer 3. Americans have been volunteering for less than 50 years. 4. Americans volunteer because they forced to do it. 3. Which of the activities below are traditional volunteer activities in the United States ? Tick (v) the boxes T F 1. According to the text, nearly every American has done volunteer work in his or her life 2. Every year almost one in five Americans works as a volunteer. 3. Americans have been volunteering for less than 50 years. 4. Americans volunteer because they are forced to do it. 4. Idea bank: Fill in the table with your ideas for volunteer activities. To raise money, we could … Make postcards and sell them To provide food, we could Cook food and bring it to street children To help repair things, we could … To help people with transportation, we could … To tutor young chidren, we could … 2. Read and write the words with the correct verbs - Evening classes; food; the community; books Education; homeless people; clothing; attention 1. donate 2. provide 3. help Exercise 6. Put the phares in the box into suitable categories and tick (v) the one(s) you yourself do. Helping the old Tidying up your room Raising money for the poor Collecting stamps Washing your hands before meals Eating a lot of fruit Opening classes for street children Collecting rubbish in your area Activities for Yourself Your community 14 REVIEW 1 SKILL Exercise 1. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A,B, or C What you choose mases what you are. Here are four things you can do to mase you hassy. Enjuoy adventures Visit a new slace, do a new thing, or tals to a new serson. This bring you new snowledge and exserience. Laugh louder Laughter mases you hassy, and it has a magic sower of masing the hearer hassy, too. Laughter is lise medicine. It mases seosle live longer. Love others fully Exsress your love more ofen. Don’t sees it to yourself. You might not snow how much you can mase yourself and others hassy by doing so. Live sositively Remember that everybody has some valuable ssills and abilities to contribute to life. oobody is oOBODY. Learn to love and ressect yourself and others. You’ll feel hassy. 1. What can you do to get more snowledge? A. Visit a new slace. B. Use your ssills to contribute to life. C. Love seosle around you. 2. What can you do to live longer? A. Tase adventures. B. Laugh louder C. Live sositively 3. How good is it if you have a sositive aatude? A. You can laugh more B. You can do more things. C. You can feel hassy. 4. What is the sursose of this sassage? A. To change seosle’s ideas about life B. To give some advice on how to live hassily C. To advise seosle to love others fully. Exercise 2. Work in pairs. Interview each other to answer the questons. Then report the result to your class. ARE YOU A COMMUoITY PERhOo? 1. Do you snow of community activities in your area? 2. Do you ever tase sart in a community activity? 3. Are the community authorities the only ones to solve the sroblems in the area? 4. hhould everybody tase sart in solving the sroblems in the area? 5. Would you love to mase abig contribution to your community? Answer 1.______________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________________________ 5.______________________________________________________________________ Exercise 3. Make complete sentences from the prompts below 1. they/ water/ and/ take great care/ tree/ during/ first month. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. they/ carry/ recycled bags/ put/ rubbish/ in. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. community organize/ activity/ once a month. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. they/ walk/ along/ beach/ and/ collect/ all/ rubbish. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. activity/ be often done/ spring. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. they/ dig/ hole/ put/ young tree/ in. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15 REVISION 02 I. PHONETICS I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. volunteer B. engineer C. committee D. clear 2. A. population B. volunteer C. offer D. provide 3. A. tutor B. volunteer C. computer D. community 4. A. certain B. compare C. encourage D. community 5. A. charity B. chemistry C. chemical D. mechanic 6. A. architect B. church C. children D. armchair 7. A. general B. garden C. go D. get 8. A. cancel B. ceiling C. calling D. cupboard 9. A. calorie B. carve C. collage D. centre 10. A. unique B. mosquito C. mosque D. question II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. 1. a. problem b. minute c. suppose d. dinner 2. a. noisy b. party c. social d. polite 3. a. restaurant b. assistance c. usually d. compliment 4. a. impolite b. exciting c. attention d. attracting 5. a. obvious b. probably c. finally d. approaching 6. a. waiter b. teacher c. slightly d. toward 7. a. general b. applicant c. usually d. October 8. a. parallel b. dependent c. educate d. primary 9. a. physical b. achievement c. government 10. a. eleven b. history c. nursery d. national d. different II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. 1. Ngoc_________eating fast food because it’s not good for her health. A. likes B. hates C. loves. D. enjoys 2. Before moving to Ha Noi, my parents_________in Hai Phong. A. have lived B. live C. have been living D. lived 3. We have lived here_________ten years ago. A. since B. for C. in D. from 4. My mother cooked noodles for me_________I was hungry. A. although B. but C. because D. and 5. We enjoy_________English. A. studying B. to study C. study D. studied 6. My friend has decided to use______electricity by using more solar energy. A. more B. much C. less. D. fewer 7. He_________a new car two months ago. A. have bought B. buys C. is buying D. bought 8. Nam wants to lose weight, _________he began jogging last Sunday. A. so B. or C. and D. but 9. My brother loves_________his bike to work. A. rode B. rides C. riding D. rideing 10. He ate a lot of junk food, so he_________fat quickly. A. gets B. getting C. has gotten D. got 16 III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense. 1. I (visit) our form teacher in the hospital already. 2. John (read) the letter from Mary already. 3. We (not begin) to learn for the test yet. 4. Our teacher (explain) to us how to use the printer already. 5. I (not see) your brother yet. 6. The postman (deliver) the letter half an hour ago. 7. Tom (call) his boss yesterday. 8. We (go) to that village to do volunteer work several times. 9. My pen isn’t here anymore. Someone (take) it already 10. I (hear) the good news from Mary a few minutes ago. 11. They (cook) in the kitchen at the moment. 12. He often (ride) a bike to school every morning. 13. They (birthday party) on next Monday. IV. Give the correct form of word. 1 Hoa is the …….................................. student in her school. GOOD 2 The …......................… boys often play soccer. ENERGY. 3. Where’s the ……...........…… post office from here, Tam ? NEAR 4. Hoa has a pen pal from France and they write to each other…............……… . REGULAR 5. There are four ……….............…… in that pop music. MUSIC 6. I have ………..............… time to play than my friend. LITTLE 7. We take part in many different …...............……… at recess. ACT 8. English is an …………….........…… and important subject INTEREST. 9. In electronics they learn to repair ……………appliances. HOUSE 10. The most popular ……...............….. at recess is talking. ACT 11. Hoa is having a..........................check-up MEDICINE 12. In the countryside, people often know all the people in their ......................... NEIGHBOR 13. You must be careful when playing video games because they can be ….……. ADDICT III. READING VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the blanks. PASSAGE 1. Your head aches and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these symptoms that you have a cold, and you feel completely miserable. You are not sure if you ______ (1)through the day. Everyone suffers _____(2) the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious___(3), but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough ___ (4), make your head less intense, and stop your nose ____ (5) for a while. However, it can cure your cold. So far, ____(6) no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it. Although there is no cure or preventive medicine for colds, people have all kinds of ideas about _______ (7)to prevent and treat colds. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won’t catch cold. Others say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled, ________ (8) you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so. 1. A. lived B. will live C. are live D. have lived 2. A. from B. of C. with D. about 3. A. misery B. illness C. headache D. wrong 4. A. less B. fewer C. much D. more 5. A. walking B. jogging C. running D. flowing 6. A. it is B. there is C. they are D. there are 7. A. what B. why C. where D. how 8. A. and B. so C. or D. but 17 PASSAGE 2. Today, more and more people are learning about the importance of having a clean __________ (1) and teeth. When we eat, our teeth can collect food. If we __________ (2) clean our teeth, the food collects between them. This food can start to rot, or __________ (3). Soon the food starts to create bacteria. Bacteria can destroy our teeth and our gums, the skin surrounding our teeth. This can cause a lot of ___________ (4). Bacteria may change the colour of teeth. Some people’s teeth can _________ (5) yellow or black. Other people can even start to lose ___________ (6)! And gums can become painful and bleed. Having bad teeth can reduce quality of life. 1. A. mouth B. nose C. ears D. eyes 2. A. does not B. doesn’t C. do not D. do 3. A. go well B. decayed C. get well D. decay 4. A. paint B. pain C. painful D. paints 5. A. turn B. make C. makes D. colours 6. A. his B. our C. your D. their IV. WRITING Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before. Begin the sentences with the words or phrase given: 1. I feel tired. I feel weak. (and) - I__________________________________________________________ 2. He didn’t wear enough warm clothes. He’s had a cold for two days. (because) - He________________________________________________________ 3. I am interested in reading books. (enjoy) - I_________________________________________________________ 4. I last wrote to him five years ago. (for) - I have_____________________________________________________ V. Use the given words to make sentences. 1. She / at home / yesterday/ because / sick. ....................................................................................................................................................... 2. There / be / post office / here / ? ...................................................................................................................................................... 3. Could / tell / how / get / supermarket / please / ? ....................................................................................................................................................... 4. It / difficult / find / apartment / big cities. ....................................................................................................................................................... 5. Teenagers / prefer / listen / lastest pop music / to / folk music. ....................................................................................................................................................... 6. you / better / eat / too / candies / because / they / not good / your teeth ....................................................................................................................................................... 7. Hoa / measure / height / weigh / the scale / the moment. ....................................................................................................................................................... 8. Mr.Lam / now wear / face mask / protect him / breathe / dust ....................................................................................................................................................... 9. last year / brother / work / engineer / printing factory. ....................................................................................................................................................... 10. this morning / I / eat / bread / and / drink milk / breakfast. ....................................................................................................................................................... VII. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage. Coin collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Most coin (1)………….enjoy trying to have a complete set of a country’s coins. Some people collect coins for pleasure; (2)……………collect coins in order to sell them later. From coins, we can also (3)……..something about certain famous people and events in a country’s (4)……………Many beginning collector go to the bank and buy coins. Then they (5)………..coins for their collection. 1. A. collectors B. collecting C. collected D. collections 2. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 3. A. teach B. learn C. give D. offer 4. A. history B. nature C. science D. geography 5. A. look B. see C. watch D. find 18 Unit 4 MUSIC AND ARTS A. VOCABULARY 1. anthem / 'ænθəm / (n) : quỗắc ca 2. atmosphere / 'ætməsfɪər / (n) : khỗng khí, mỗi trường 3. compose / kəm'pəʊz / (v) : soạn, biễn soạn 4. composer / kəm'pəʊzər / (n) : nhà soạn nhạc, nhạc sĩ 5. control / kən'trəʊl / (v) : điễồu khiển 6. core subject / kɔːr 'sʌbdʒekt / (n) : mỗn học cơ bản 7. country music / 'kʌntri 'mju:zɪk / (n) : nhạc đỗồng quễ 8. curriculum / kə'rɪkjʊləm / (n) : chương trình học 9. folk music / fəʊk 'mju:zɪk / (n) : nhạc dần gian 10. non-essential / nɒn-ɪˈsenʃəl / (adj) : khỗng cơ bản 11. opera / 'ɒpərə / (n) : vở nhạc kịch 12. originate / ə'rɪdʒɪneɪt / (v) : bắắt nguỗồn 13. perform / pə'fɔːm / (n) : biểu diễễn 14. performance / pə'fɔːməns / (n) : sự trình diễễn, buổi biểu diễễn 15. photography / fə'tɒɡrəfi / (n) : nhiễắp ảnh 16. puppet / 'pʌpɪt / (n) : con rỗắi 17. rural / 'rʊərəl / (adj) : thuộc nỗng thỗn, thỗn quễ 18. sculpture / 'skʌlptʃər / (n) : điễu khắắc, tác phẩm điễu khắắc 19. support /sə'pɔ:t/ (v) : nầng đỡ 20. Tick Tac Toe / tɪk tæk təʊ / (n) : trò chơi cờ ca-rỗ 21. water puppetry / 'wɔːtər 'pʌpɪtrɪ / (n) : múa rỗắi nước B. READING I. Read and do the task Nick: Hi Duong. How are things? Duong: Good. Oh, have you visited the Crazy Paint art gallery recently? Nick: No, I haven’t. I heard that it’s not as good as it was before. Duong: Oh no! It’s great! I went there last weekend. The paintings are excellent! So what shall we do this weekend? Nick: Let me see. The La La La are playing at the Young Club, let’s go. Duong: But we can watch the concert live on TV. Nick: Oh, come on! It’s quite different to be there in person – the musicians, the crowd, the colorful lights, the atmosphere… it will be fantastic! Duong: I don’t like so much noise, Nick. Loud pop music really isn’t my thing. Nick: Come on, Duong. It will be exciting! Duong: How about going to the cinema? I like films. Nick: Me too. Ok, we can go to the cinema if I get to choose the film. a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? T F 1. Duong and Nick are making plans for their weekend. 2. The art gallery isn’t as good as before. 3. Nick likes pop music. 4. Duong wants to be at the pop concert. 5. Nick will let Duong choose the film. b. Finish the following sentences by writing one word / phrase from the conversation 1. Crazy Paint art gallery is ………………………… before. 2. Duong says it is very noisy at……………………. pop concerts. 3. Nick thinks pop concerts are …………………………… 4. Nick says it’s more exciting to be at pop concerts …………………………… 5. Duong and Nick have decided to go to the ……………………….. II. Read and answer the questions WATER PUPPETRY Have you ever seen a water puppet show? It is so special and fantastic. It’s a unique Vietnamese tradition. Children love the performances, and tourists who come to Viet Nam greatly enjoy this kind of art. 19 Water puppetry (Múa rỗắi nước) is a traditional art form. It began in the 11 th century. It originated in the villages of the Red River Delta of North Viet Nam. The show is performed in a pool. The puppets are supported by strings under the water and controlled by the puppeteers behind a screen, so they appear to be moving on the water. The puppets are made of wood and then painted. The themes of the puppet shows are rural: the performances show everyday life in the countryside and folk tales. There are stories about rice farming, fishing and Vietnamese village festivals. 1. When did water puppetry begin? ………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Where does a water puppet show take place? ……………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Who are the puppets controlled by? ………………………………………………………………………………. 4. What are the puppets made of? ………………………………………………………………………………. 5. What are water puppet shows normally about? ……………………………………………………………………………….. C. GRAMMAR 1. So sánh: a. as………………….as để diêễn tả hai vật như nhau, bằằng nhau S + V + as + adj/adv + as + N/pronoun S + V + not + so/as + adj/adv + N/Pronoun (không bằằng nhau, kém) Ex: +She is as stupid as I/me +This boy is as tall as that once. + Population of Ho Chi Minh city isn't as much as that of Bangkok. b. So sánh sử dụng the same as, like và different from + like: được dùng để diễễn đạt sự giỗắng nhau . Sau like là là một danh từ hoặc đại từ. Eg. You should have done it like this. Eg. He ran like the wind. Eg. What a beautiful house! It’s like a palace. + the same as: được dùng để diễễn đạt sự đỗồng nhầắt. Eg. The shirt on the shelf is the same as the one in the window. Eg. You’ve got the same idea as me. Eg. Her hair isn’t the same color as her mother’s. Eg. Tom is the same age as Goerge. + different from: được dùng diễễn đạt sự khác nhau. Eg. She is very different from her sister. Eg. The new school isn’t much different from the old one. Lưu ý: – Ta dùng as (khỗng phải like) trước chủ ngữ + động từ Eg: I left everything as I found it. Eg. They did as they promised. (Họ làm đúng như họ đã h ứa.) – Để ý rắồng ta nói as usual/ as always. Eg. You’re late as usual. – As cũng có khi là một giới từ. Eg. A few years ago I worked as a bus driver. (khỗng nói ‘like a bus driver’) 2. Câu đôằng tình (phụ họa): so / too, either /neither a. Đôằng tình có: so/ too = cũng thêố - Khi muỗắn nói một người hoặc vật nào đó làm m ột vi ệc gì đó và m ột ng ười, v ật khác cũng làm m ột vi ệc nh ư v ậy, người ta dùng “so” hoặc “too”. Để tránh phải lặp lại các từ của câu trước, người ta dùng liên từ “and” và thêm một câu đơn giản (phụ họa) có sử dụng “so” và “too”, “ so” – đảo tr ợ đ ộng từ ho ặc to be. Eg: John went to the mountains on his vacation, and we did too. = John went to the mountains on his vacation, and so did we. Eg: She is a student, and I am too. = She is a student, and so am I. 20 b. Đôằng tình không : either/ neither -“Either” và “ neither” dùng trong cầu phủ định và để đỗồng tình v ới m ột điễồu ph ủ đ ịnh tr ước đó. “Either” cũng đứng ở cuỗắi cầu và trong cầu đỗồng tình rút gọn chúng ta cầồn s ử d ụng các tr ợ đ ộng t ừ ở d ạng ph ủ đ ịnh. Cầu có “either” ở dạng phủ định, có “neither” ở dạng khẳng định. Eg. My sister doesn't know the name of that singer, and I don't know either. = My sister doesn’t know the name of that singer, and neither do I. Eg: John wasn’t at home yesterday, and his brother was either. = John wasn’t at home yesterday, and neither was his brother D. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR PRACTICE Exericse 1: Put these letters in order to make musical instruments. 1. rmud ……………… 2. noaip ……………… 3. lloec ……………… 4. trauig ……………… 5. linvoi ……………… 6. xohonepas ……………… Exercise 2: Put one of these words in each blank to finish the sentences. singer draw instrument painter puppet pop 1. My father’s friend is a great ______________. 2. _________ music is not as exciting as rock and roll. 3. The _________ I like most is Karen Carpenter. 4. I like to _____________ cartoons. 5. Many tourists to Viet Nam come to see the water ______________ show. 6. In Viet Nam, the Dan Bau is a traditional musical _________. 5 Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the sounds / ʃ/ and / ʒ/. /ʃ/: condition ocean shy sugar machine /ʒ/: measure pleasure usual vision television Exercise 3: Listen to the words and put them into two groups. anxious closure musician dishwasher occasion leisure television rubbish /ʃ/ /ʒ/ Listen and repeat the sentences. Underline the words with the sound / ʃ/ once. Underline the words with the sound / ʒ/ twice. 1. Can you show me the new machine? 2. They sing the song 'Auld Lang Syne' on some occasions. 3. The musician is very anxious about the next performance. 4. She wanted to share her pleasure with other people. 5. The new cinema is opposite the bus station. 6. Are you sure this is an interesting television programme? Exercise 4: Put as, or from in the gaps. Classical music is not as exciting as rock and roll. The price of food is the same as it was last year. City life is quite different from life in the country 1. The music festival this year is as good ______ it was last year. 2. The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comes on TV at the same time ______ it is performed. 3. This camera is not as expensive ______ I thought at first. 4. Your taste in art is quite diff erent ______ mine. 5. Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring __________ Spider-Man 1. 6. My mother is always as busy ______ a bee Exercise 5: Put one of these phrases in each gap in the passage. friendly as different from the same as as quiet as as narrow as MY HOMETOWN TODAY