Tài liệu tài liệu tiếng anh Intermediate

UNIT 1 I. VOCABULARY 1. a. Look at the pictures. Which of the leisure activities can you see?  Clubbing  Going for a run  Playing the guitar  Skateboarding  Snowboarding  Swimming  Football  Going to the gym  Rollerblading  Skiing  Surfing the Internet  Yoga b. Discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups.  Which of these things do you enjoy?  Which of these things don’t you enjoy?  What else do you do in your free time? 2. Practice 1.Use the prompts below to make more sentences about the three athletes on page 11. Example: Eat/ Ania/ a healthy diet/ always Ania always eats a healthy diet. a. for many hours/ all of them/ train/ every day. b. much money/ Ania and Toshi/ not earn. c. Ania/ at seven/ get up/ usually. d. never/ before midnight/ go to bed/ she e. live in/ Toshi/ a special training camp called a Heya f. on the floor/ he/ sleep/ often g. lots of fan letters/ receive/ every week/ he h. not play/ Joao/ in every match i. two sports cars/ own/ he j. miss/ he/ his family in Brazil k. phone/ about four times a week/ he/ his mother 2.a. You are going to interview your partner. Work in groups, A and B. Group A looks at the text below. Group B looks at page 140. Complete the gaps with are you? or do you? HOW ENERGETIC ARE YOU? 1. ………… usually get up as soon as you wake up? 2. ………… slow getting ready in the morning, or usually leave the house quickly? 3. ………… walk to school or work, or …….. go by car or bus? 4. How often ……… run upstairs? 5. ……. Often sleepy after lunch? 6. …………. Energetic when you come home in the evening, or usually tired? 7. How often ………. Stay up very late or all night? b. Work in pairs with a person from the other group. Ask and answer the questions. What time do you usually get up? Normally about half-past six. How about you? II. LISTENING 1. Let’s listen What did these people do last weekend? Listen and circle the correct answer. 1. He ……………….. a. went dancing b. watched TV 2. He ……………….. a. met a girl b. went to his brother’s house 3. She ……………… a. went to the gym b. entered a bodybuilding competition 4. He ………………. a. played with his nephews b. went out with a friend 5. She ………………. a. went to a party b. went to a movie 6. She ……………… a. rented a video b. watched baseball on TV 2. Let’s listen Task 1 Did these people enjoy their weekend? Listen and check () the correct answer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Yes       No       Task 2 Listen again. What did each person do on the weekend? Circle the correct answer. 1. He …………….. a. watched an adventure movie on TV b. played video games c. went to a movie 2. He ………………. a. stayed at home b. went to the beach for the weekend c. went to the mountains 3. He ………………. a. read lots of interesting magazines b. used the computer c. read an interesting book 4. She ……………… a. played in a band b. went to a concert c. played tennis 5. She ……………… a. stayed home and watched TV b. studied for an exam c. went out with friends 6. She ………………/ a. visited friends b. went to the countryside c. went out with friends 3. Let’s listen Task 1 People are talking about their weekends. How was each person’s weekend? Listen and circle the correct answer. 1. a. so-so b.terrible c. great 2. a. disappointing b.pleasant c. boring 3. a. tiring b.terrific c. wonderful 4. a. awful b.quiet c. enjoyable Task 2 Listen again. Are these statements true or false? Check () the correct answer. True False 1. A. She won a contest in a music store.   B. She won a trip to Las Vegas.   2. A. They went to a restaurant for dinner.   B. His friend has a very interesting job.   3. A. The park is very far from town.   B. They didn’t see any wild birds or butterflies on the trip.  4. A. There were a lot of interesting people at the party.   B. The party ended early.   Answer Key 1. Let’s listen Answers 1.b 2.a Answers 3.a 4.a 5.b 6.a 1.She was too tired. 2.next weekend 3. next month 4. three 5.a really good-looking guy she met 6. slept 2. Let’s listen Answers 1.No 2. No 3. Yes 4. Yes Answers 1.c 2.b 3.c 4.b 5.No 6.Yes 5.b 6.c 3. Let’s listen Answers 1.c 2.b 3.a 4.c Answers 1.a.False b.True 2.a.False b.True 3.a.False b.True 4.a.True b.False Answers 1.three 2.in high school party 3.by bus 4.a birthday Tapescript 1. Let’s listen 1. A. So how was your weekend, Don? B. Well, I wanted to go dancing with my girlfriend but she was too tired to go out A. 50 what did you do? B. We just stayed home and watched TV. 2. A. I had a great weekend B. What happened? A. I met this really terrific girl and I think she likes me. B. Really? A. Yeah, we’re going out next weekend. B. All right! 3. A. What did you do last weekend? B. Umm, I spent most of the time at the gym A. How come? B. Well, I plan to enter a bodybuilding competition next month. A. Gee, I didn’t know you were a bodybuilder. B. Yeah. Want to see my muscles? 4. A. 50, what was your weekend like? B. Not very good. My brother came over. A. Yeah? B. Well, he’s got three young boys. I spent all weekend playing computer games with my nephews. Now I’m exhausted. A. I’ll bet! 5. A. Did you have a nice weekend? B. Mmm.. Not too bad A. Did you do anything special? B. Well, I saw a really good movie. A. Who with? B. Oh, I don’t think you know him. It’s this really good-looking guy I just met. 6. A. Did you have a nice weekend, Teresa? B. It was okay. A. So what did you do? B. Well, I met some friends on Saturday and we rented a video. A. How about Sunday? Did you see the World Series on TV? B. The what? A. The baseball game B. Oh. No, I was too tired. I slept most of the day. A. You’re kidding! You missed a really great game 2. Let’s listen 1. A. So how was your weekend? B. Oh, I went to see that new science-fiction movie downtown. A. Oh, yeah? How was it? B. Boring. I think I fell asleep in the middle of it! 2. A. What was your weekend like? B. Awful! A. How come? B. I went to the beach for the weekend. But it was cold and wet the whole time. A. Oh, yuck! 3. A. So, what did you do over the weekend? B. oh, I stayed home and read. A. Sounds pretty boring. B. Not really. I finished reading a terrific novel. Want to borrow it? A. Maybe some other time. 4. A. How was your weekend? B. I went to a great outdoor concert and met some really interesting people. And guess what? I met this guy who loves tennis. We’re going to get together for a game on Saturday. A. So you’re not playing tennis with me? B. Oh, well, umm-no, sorry! 5. A. Did you do anything interesting over the weekend? B. well, I had to study for an exam. A. All weekend? B. Yeah. It was pretty awful A. When’s the exam? B. Today A. Well, good luck B. Thanks. I’ll need it 6. A. Did you have a good weekend> B. Yeah, I had a great weekend. I was out both Friday and Saturday night with friends but now I’m so tired. I won’t do that again for a while. A. Too bad. I was going to ask you out next weekend. Oh, well 3. Let’s listen 1. I had a really great weekend. I didn’t have anything to do on Saturday afternoon so I went to the mall. I went into a department store to look around. They were having a contest. All you had to do was write answers in a box. Then they pulled out three names for a prize. And guess what? Mine was the first name they pulled out. I couldn’t believe it. And it’s a terrific prize. A weekend for two in Las Vegas! 2. Saturday morning, I got a phone call from an old school friend. I haven’t seen her for a long time. She was one of my closest friends in high school, but she moved to Los Angeles to work. She was in town for four days so she invited me to a restaurant for lunch. We had such a pleasant time together. She was telling me about her job in Los Angeles. It sounds really interesting. She works for a movie company and she has to find places where they can film movies-you know, places like restaurants, hotel lobbies, parks, and streets. 3. My brother and I wanted some exercise on Sunday so we decided to go on a nature walk. There’s a big park near the town where there are supposed to be wonderful wild birds and butterflies. We took a bus there and walked along a forest trail for about four hours. It was pretty tiring be-cause it was a really hot day. The worst thing was, we never saw any wild birds or butterflies! I don’t think we’ll go there again. 4. I went to my friend’s birthday party on Saturday night. I don’t always enjoy going to birthday parties because you often have to play stupid games and things. Well we did have to play all sorts of stupid games, but I really enjoyed myself. I guess it was because the people at the party were all interesting. And there was good music, too. Somebody brought along some dance music and everyone had a great time dancing. I didn’t get home until after 2 a.m. III. WRITING 1. Question words  Complete the questions with question words. a. ‘ …………. were you born?’ ‘In 1986’. b. ‘ ………….. did the journey take?’ ‘About two hours’ c. ……………. colour do you prefer: red or green? d. ‘ ……………. is that young man?’ ‘That’s my sister!’ e. ‘ …………..... did you get here today?’ ‘I walked.’ f. ‘…………….. music do you like?’ ‘R&B. How about you?’ g. …………… does this word mean? h. ‘…………… do you live?’ ‘In Bejing.’ i. ‘…………… colour are his eyes?’ ‘Blue’ j. ‘…………… did you come here this evening?’ ‘Because I wanted to talk to you.’ k. ‘ ……………. do you go to the gym?’ ‘Everyday’ l. ‘ …………… children does he have?’ ‘Three, I think.’ 2. Word order in questions  Put the words in the correct order to make questions. a. at the concert/ be/ tomorrow night/ Will/ you? b. Cristina/ Does/ like/ skateboarding? c. Can/ football/ play/ tomorrow night/ you? d. late/ the train/ this morning/ was/ Why? e. did/have lunch/ today/ Where/ you? f. at home/ Is/ today/ your brother? 3. Present simple  a. Put the following sentences into the negative form. 1. I like wet days. 2. My brother lives in the town centre. b. Put the following sentences into the question form 1. You know my cousin. 2. Your friend likes snowboarding. c. Change the sentences to She … 1. I speak perfect Spanish. 2. I fly home once a year. 3. I have lunch at home. 4. I catch the early train to work. 4. How often …….?  Put the words in brackets into the correct place. a. We go to our holiday home a month. (once) b. I go for a walk before going to bed. (always) c. I am tired when I get home. (usually) d. We go to the beach day in summer. (every) e. Juana-is late for class. (never) f. We go swimming before breakfast. (often) 5. Leisure activities  Match the word(s) in A with the word(s) in B to make phrases. A B a. play 1. a video/ DVD b. go to 2. run c. rent 3. yoga d. go for a 4. the gym e. go 5. a video game f. do 6. Swimming 6. Questions you can’t live without  Match the phrases in A with the phrases in B to make complete questions. A B a. Anything 1. are you from? b. Can we have 2. the bill, please? c. How do 3. does this cost? d. How much 4. else? e. Can I 5. help you? f. Where’s 6. the nearest bank, please? g. Which part of Mexico 7. repeat that, please? h. Could you 8. you spell that? UNIT 2 I. Vocabulary 1. How do the people feel in each of the pictures? Choose one of the adjectives from the box. (There may be more than one answer.) Angry Impatient bored disappointed in a good mood embarrassed nervous scared excited worried surprised 2. Match a sentence from A with a sentence from B A 1. How’s your mum today? 2. What do you feel like doing tonight? 3. What time did you go to bed last night? 4. How do you feel like a rest after your journey? 5. Ooh, your hands feel cold! 6. Do you feel like a rest after your journey? 7. How was work? 8. I feel terrible about what I said to Tina. B a. Oh, before nine. I felt really tired. b. Don’t worry – I’m sure she wasn’t upset. c. No, it’s OK, I slept a lot on the plane. d. Oh, she’s feeling much better, thanks. e. Oh, terrible. Sometimes I feel like walking out. f. I think he’s OK. He’s got some good ideas. g. I don’t know … what’s on at the cinema? h. I know – I felt my gloves at home. II. Listening 1. Let’s listen Task 1 Four hotel guests are calling for a taxi. Are these statements true or false? Listen and check () the correct answer. True     False     1. The caller’s flight leaves in four hours. 2. The caller’s wants to go to another hotel. 3. The caller needs to catch a train. 4. The caller’s friend is going to have a baby soon. Task 2 Listen again. How much will each ride cost? Circle the correct answer. 1. A. $14 B. $40 2. A. $12 B. $20 3. A. $15 B. $50 4. A. $18 B. $80 2. Let’s listen Task 1 Visitors are talking about taxis. Listen and check () their opinions about taxi service. Good Okay Not good 1.    2.    3.    4.    Task 2 Listen again. Circle the correct answer. 1. The thing she hates the most is that the ……… a. taxis aren’t air-conditioned b. drivers drive too fast. c. drivers are rude 2. The thing he likes the most is ……… a. the prices b. that the taxis are clean c. the drivers 3. The thing he hates the most is that the ……… a. taxis are too expensive b. drivers don’t speak English very well c. taxis are not very safe 4. The thing she likes the most is that the …….. a. taxis are comfortable b. drivers speak English well c. taxis are very cheap Answers Key 1. let’s listen Task 1 1. False 2. False Task 2 1.b 2.b 3.a 3. True 4.a 2. let’s listen Task 1 1. Not good 2. Okay 3. Good 4. Okay Task 2 1.a 2.c 3.b 4.c Tapescript 1. Let’s listen A. Are you free? B. Sure. Hop in. Where to? A. The Central Hotel. Do you know where that is? A: Yeah. It’s not far from here. About a 10 – minutes ride. B. Okay. 2. Let’s listen A. One ticket to Chicago, please. B. Yeah. Okay. That’s $24. A. Does this one have a dining car? B. Yeah, there’s a dining car and a snack bar. Here’s your change. A. Thanks. III. Writing 1. Past simple Put the following sentences into the Past simple a. The programmer are extremely popular b. Do you watch television? c. I take my exams. d. My brother stays up late. e. I don’t get home until midnight. f. I buy presents for everyone in my family. g. We watch a video in the evening. h. Renate sings beautifully. i. The match begins at 8:30 j. I feel so tired. 2. Time phrases with at, on, in and Ø Put the phrases in the box in the correct place in the table. A year ago 2002 a minute ago the 1990s June 18th last year eleven o’clock Friday afternoon The twentieth century last night at on in Ø A year ago 3. Words to describe feelings Put the letters in bold in the correct order to make words to describe feelings a. I was so e r v u s o n before I took my driving test I couldn’t speak. b. My sister was really d e c r a s of the dark as a small child. c. Everyone was very d i e p o n d I t s a p when we lost the match. d. I was really in a d o g o d o m o when I got home. e. Are you p u r d r i e s s by what she said? f. Donna is very i r o d r e w about her exams next week. g. I was so r e d o b I nearly fell asleep. h. The children are very t e x i d e c – we’re going on holiday tonight. i. I felt b r a s s r a m e e d at making such a stupid mistake. 4. fell Choose the correct alternative a. I’d like to know how people feel about/for/of the new plans. b. Whenever I remember what happened, I always feel sad/sasly/unhappily. c. How are you today? Are you feeling as well as/better/like better now? d. Let’s rent a video: I don’t feel like go/going/to go out tonight. e. After eating so much food, I began to feel like bad/badly/ill. f. I took a couple of aspirin, and an hour later I felt fine/finely/the finest. 5. Linking words Complete the sentences with and, so, because, then or but a. We didn’t have any money ……….. we couldn’t go to a restaurant. b. He closed all the doors and windows, and ……… he left the house. c. I was feeling very tired, ……………. I went to bed very early. d. Romina is usually on time, ……….. tonight she arrived half an hour late. e. I couldn’t sleep ………….. there was a party next door. f. I phoned all my friends ………….. invited them to come to my house. g. It was very cold outside, ………… I put on my warmest clothes. h. We couldn’t go out ………… the weather was so bad. i. He looked through the window for a minutes or two, ………… went inside. UNIT 3