UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

VOCABULARY
1. Getting started
- Foreign (adj): thuộc nước ngoai - Pen pal (n) bạn qua thư

2. Listen and read

- correspond (v): trao đổi thư từ - peaceful (adj): yn bình, yn tĩnh
- modern (adj): hiện đại - atmosphere (n): không khí
- impress (v): ấn tượng - pray (v): cầu nguyện
- beauty (n): cảnh đẹp, vẻ đẹp - vacation (n): kỳ nghỉ
- friendliness (n): sự thân thiện - at the end of … v->o cuối …
- Mausoleum (n): lăng - abroad (adv): ở hoặc ra nước ngo->i
- museum (n): viện bảo t->ng - depend on (v): phụ thuộc v->o
- temple (n): đền, điện - keep in touch (v): giữ liên lạc
- Temple of Literature Văn Miếu - be different from: khác với
(n): công viên - area (n): diện tích, khu vực
- park (n): hồ - recreation (n): sự giải trí, tiêu khiển
- lake (n): nh-> thờ Hồi giáo - worship (n): sự thờ phụng, tôn kính
- mosque (n): trường tiểu học - all the above: tất cả những điều nói
- Primary school (n): trên

3. Speak
- Introduce (v): giới thiệu - quiet (adj): yên tĩnh
- interesting (adj): hấp dẫn, thú vị - church (n): nh-> thờ
- capital (n): thủ đô - especially (adv): đặc biệt l->
- industrial (adj): thuộc công nghiệp

4. Listen
- restaurant (n): nh-> h->ng - pond (n): hồ, ao
- downtown (n): khu phố chính - park-keeper (n): người trông công viên
- go through (v): đi qua - sign (n): ký hiệu, bảng hiệu
- catch (v): bắt, bắt kịp - Mexico →
- close to (adj): Gần với Mexican: chính xác
- exactly (adv):

5. Read
- religion (n): tôn giáo
- in addition: ngo->i ra
- be divided into: được chia th->nh - Buddhism (n): Đạo Phật
- region (n): khu vực, miền - Hinduism (n): Đạo Ấn, Ấn Độ giáo
- separate (v): tách rời ra, phân ra - national language quốc ngữ
- comprise (v): bao gồm (n): một cách đơn giản
- tropical (adj): nhiệt đới - simply (adv): một cch rộng ri
- climate (n): khí hậu - widely (adv): sự hướng dẫn
- unit of currency đơn vị tiền tệ - instruction (n): ngôn ngữ chính
(n): gồm có - primary language trường trung học cơ
- consist of (v): dân số (n): sỏ
- population (n): Đạo Hồi - secondary school bắt buộc
- Islam (n): chính thức (n): ngôn ngữ thứ hai

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 - official (adj): - compulsory (adj):
- second language
(n):

6. Write
- outline (n): đề cương, d->n b->i - mention (v): đề cập, nhắc đến

Language focus
- Ghost (n): ma - go shopping (v): đi mua sắm
- monster (n): quái vật - make a cake (v): l->m bánh
- concert (n): buổi hịa nhạc - hang (v): treo
- camp (n): buổi cắm trại - swimming pool (n): hồ bơi
- play (n): vở kịch - soccer match (n): trận bóng đá
- farewell party (n): tiệc chia tay - hometown (n): quê nh->
- Youth and Young Pioneer Associations: - badly (adv): xấu, tồi tệ
Đội Thiếu niên Tiền phong
WISH SENTENCES (CÂU ƯỚC)
Điều ước không có thật ở hiện tại
S + wish + S + WERE
Ved / V2
didn’t + V

EX:
She is not tall.  she wishes she were tall.

I don’t know his telephone number.  I wish I knew his telephone number.

 khi có: I’m sorry/ What’s a pity/ It’s a pity/… bỏ qua khi chuyển sang câu với “wish”
 câu phủ định với any khi chuyển sang câu với “wish”ta đổi th->nh some
 S + would like/ love + O + To V1  I wish + S + V2/ed (bỏ would like / love lấy động từ
có “to” chuyển th->nh động từ ở cột 2 hoặc thêm ED)
Ngo->i cách trên người ta con sử dụng từ trai nghĩa để viết th->nh câu với WISH
Ex: Lan is bad at English -> Lan wishes she weren’t bad at Engkish ( Cách 1 dùng thể phủ định is
-> weren’t)
Hoặc: Lan wishes she were good at English ( Cách 2 dùng từ trái nghĩa bad -> good)
Một số từ trái nghĩa:
bad -> good hot -> warm / cool tired -> well / fine
difficult -> easy short -> tall long -> short
heavy -> light expensive -> cheap slow / slowly -> quick / quickly
lazy -> hard – working urgly -> beautiful old -> new (vật)/ young (người)
thin -> fat (người) / thick (vật)
EXERCISE: Use the correct form of verb in parentheses
1. I wish I ( live) ……………. near my school.
2. I wish I ( know) ……………. her address.
3. I wish I ( be ) ……………. taller.
4. I wish I (meet) ……………..her now
5. She wishes her father ( be ) ……………. here now to help her.
6. I wish I ( have ) ……………………….. more time to do this job.
7. The teacher wishes you ( work )…………. more than (talk )………………….
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8. I wish I ( not live )…………………….. in such a noisy city.
9. I wish I (have )……………………. enough money to buy this book.
EXERCISE: Rewrite sentences, using “I wish...”
Ví dụ: I don’t know many English words. -> I wish I knew many English words.
1. I don’t have time to go around the city.
-> I wish..................................................................................................................
2. We don’t have a computer therefore we cannot get access to the Internet.
->I wish ...........................................................................................................................
4.She doesn’t send me her recent photos. ->I wish ............................................................
5. My friend doesn’t have money to repair his bicycle.
-> I wish .....................................................................................................................
6. My students don’t speak English fluently. ->I wish ...................................................
7. My students write lessons slowly. -> I wish ........................................................
8. The exercises are long. -> I wish .....................................................................................
9. The film is boring. -> I wish .......................................................................................
10. The weather is very hot today. -> I wish ...................................................................
11. My motorcycle is very old. -> I wish ..........................................................
12. Everybody in our village is poor. -> I wish ........................................................................
13. My son plays video games during the day.-> I wish ......................................................
14. He gets up late for class today. -> I wish .............................................................
15. My family live in a small house.-> I wish .....................................................
16. This student doesn’t go to school on time.-> I wish .........................................................
17. Many people in Viet Nam don’t have a house. -> I wish .................................................
USED TO / BE USED TO
10 Diễn tả một thói quen trong quá khứ, không còn lưu lại ở hiện tại:

S + used to + V0

11 Diễn tả một thói quen hay một sự thích nghi ở hiện tại

S + be / get used to + Ving

12 Khi viết lại câu chuyển từ quá khứ đơn sang used to ta chuyển động từ từ quá khứ đơn “V2 / ed”
sang động từ nguyên mẫu v-> bỏ các trạng từ chỉ thời gian (always , usually, often …)nếu có
Ví dụ: I sometimes went to the market with my grandma when I was young.
-> I used to go to the market with my grandma when I was young
EXERCISE: Use “used to” or “be used to”
They are used to /used to go to Da lat in Summer.
2. They are used to / used to playing soccer in the park.
3. I am used to / used to getting up early.
4. Tom is used to / used to .do his homework in the evening.
5. Lan is used to / used to writing to Maryam.
6. He is used to / used to work at night.
7. Did they use to /Are they used to watching T.V?
8. Is she used to / Did she use to playing badminton?
9. My father is used to / used to come home late.
10. She is used to / used to go swimming in the afternoon
EXERCISE: Rewrite the following sentences with “used to”:
1. They lived in Ha Noi some years ago.-> ………………………………………………

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2. John stopped smoking->
……………………………………………………………………………
3. Miss Chi taught us English when we were students
4. Ronaldo was a football player 10 years ago->
5. My father often took me to the city when I was a child
6. He was a secretary for my company-> ………………………………………………………
7. Linda is no longer late in class.-
> Linda used………………………………………………………
8. Her brother no longer smokes cigarettes. –
> Her brother used …………………………………………
9. He often fed the pigs when he was young.
-> He used ………………………………………………
10. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays.
-> There used ………………………………………………………
EXERCISE: Use the correct form of the verbs:
1. He used to (eat) ______________ . dinner at 5 o’clock
2. When I was young, I used to (swim) _______________
3. He used to (like) ______________ her , but he doesn’t any more.
4. Don’t worry. Some day you will get used to (speak) ______________ English.
5. She can’t get used to (study) ________________
6. He used to (dance) ______________ every night, but now he studies.
7. She is used to (sleep) _________________ late on weekends.
8. Mary is used to (eat) ________________ Chinese food now.
9. She finally got used to (eat) _______________ our food.
10. John is used to (swim) ________________ every day.
11. George is used to (eat) __________________ at 7:oo pm
12. We (got used to (cook) _________________ our own food when we had to live alone.
13. Mary was used to (drive) _________________ to school
14. I have tried but I can’t get used to (live) ____________ with such a man.
15. I found it hard to get used to (work) ______________ with him at first.
16. These foods are used to (feed) ________________ the animals.
17. The man is used to (read) ________________ his newspaper in the morning.
18. The government used to (restrict )________________ these pills.
19. John was used to …………..(eat) at noon when he started school .
20. We used to …………….. (eat ) breakfast at six o’clock.

TEST YOURSELF 1
<I> Pronunciation.
Find the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced different from the others
1/ a. invite b. pick c. ticket d. kitchen
2/ a. lock b. shock c. block d. program
3/ a. bad b. sad c. day d. catch
4/ a. greet b. teeth c. deer d. knee
5/ a. sign b. high c. sit d. mind
<II> Find the one choice that best completes the sentences
<A> Vocabulary.
6/ I love this city ! The sights of it make a deep _____ on me.
a. impress b. impressed c. impressing d. impression
7/ Miss Hoa is very ______. She goes to church every morning.
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 a. religious b. religiously c. religion d. religioner
8/ My pen-pal and I have corresponded for over 2 years and we really enjoy our______
a. friend b. friendly c. friendship d. friendily
9/ The ______ religion of Malaysia is Islam.
a. office b. official c. officer d. offician
10/ Like VietNam, Malaysia is a _____country.
a. tropical b. tropie c. tropies d. tropically
11/ The Malaysia unit of currency is the______ .
a. riel b. dollar c. ringgit d. pesco
12/ We often have a summer______
a. holiday b. vacation c. semester d. a and b are correct
13/ You can take part in sports activities or not that depends on you. It’s _______
a. optional b. forceful c. compulsory d. required
14/ Mai is a Buddhist. She often goes to ______to pray.
a. church b. pagoda c. temple d. mosque
<B> Grammar & structures.
15/ It’s very kind_____you to help us. Thanks a lot
a. for b. to c.with d. of
16/ The hospital building is divided_____four sections
a. in b. into c. to d. about
17/ Did he ____ live in the country when he was young?
a. use to b. used to c. get used to d. be used to
18/ Tam wishes his father____here now.
a. is b. were c. will be d. would be
19/ What is pity! Lan can’t come with us. We all wish she _____
a. would b. should c. could d. can
20/ I wish I _____get good marks for the coming exam.
a. can b. could c. should d. will
21/ When I was a child, my family______ go to Dalat for summer vacation.
a. are used to b. get used to c. use to d.used to
22/ He is a small boy. He has to depend ______his parents.
a. on b. to c. with d. for
23/ Maryam was really impressed ______ the beauty of the city.
a. of b. by c. with d. for
24/ We were having dinner when the telephone______ .
a. ring b. ringing c. rang d. was ringing
25/ I wish I were a little taller. I______too short.
a. am b. was c.were d. would be
26/ Tom wishes he could help his sister with her homework, but he______
a. could b. can c. couldn’t d. can’t
27/ What do you do? I ______
a. have a party b. am a worker c. play tennis d. will go out
28/ She arrived______ four o’clock ______ the afternoon.
a. at / on b. in / in c. at / in d. on / in
29/ He was a tennis player when he was young. He_____tennis when he was young
a. plays b. used to play c. has player d. likes to play
30/ My sister is studying hard______her exam.
a. in b. for c. at d. to
31/ I used to go to school in the afternoon, but now I _____any more.
a. don’t b. do c. didn’t d. did
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32/ It rained heavily while I_____ last night.
a. sleep b. slept c. sleeping d. was sleeping
33/We wish he could go to the cinema with us. But he ____. What a pity!
a. can b. can’t c. could d. couldn’t
34/ I_____school at the age of six in the countryside.
a. start b. had started c. started d. starting
35/ I have studied English _____ more than three years.
a. for b. in c. since d. at
36/ Hurry up! We don’t have enough time. If only we______more time we could take some more
photographs.
a. had b. have c. had had d. would have.
37/ _____ does it take to get to Liverpool from here?
a. how high b. how long c. how much d. how often
38/ I have a pet dog and my friend______too.
a. have one b. has it c. has one d. have it
39/ Every afternoon she ______for a walk in the garden.
a. will go b.is going c. goes d. have gone
40/ Each of the football players ______ over 150 pounds.
a. weigh b. weighs c. are weighing d. weights
<III> Identifying mistakes.
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
41/ She wishes he will stop making noise when she is working.
a b c d
42/ Tom uses to wear glasses, but he doesn’t now.
a b c d
43/ This book consists about three parts: introduction, development and conclusion.
a b c d
44/ Mai and me would like to join the English speaking club.
a b c d
45/ During the game, the rain starting so we had to stop suddenly.
a b c d
46/ When will you spend your summer vacation? In Nha Trang.
a b c d
47/ He is not enough tall to reach the top shelf. He wishes he were taller.
a b c d
48/ There is an English examination in Friday November the twentieth.
a b c d
49/ He speaks French so I couldn’t understand. I wish I could understand him.
a b c d
50/ Childs mustn’t cross busy streets which are full of traffic.
a b c d
<IV> Reading comprehension.
Read the passage carefully. Then decide whether each of the statements below is TRUE (T), or
FALSE (F).
Indonesia is an island nation in Southeast Asia. Its official name is the Republic of Indonesia.
It is a member country of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The country's
total area is 1,904,443 sq km. Like Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia, Indonesia enjoys
tropical climate. The rupiah is the official monetary unit of Indonesia, consisting of 100 sen.
The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta and it is also the largest city in the country. Other big
cities are Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, Palembang... The population in 2004 was about 238,500,000.
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Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country after China, India, and the United States.
Islam, which is over eighty per cent of the population practice, is the country's official religion. In
addition, there are other religions such as Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism...
The national language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is a modified form of Malay. Besides, about
300 other languages and dialects are spoken. English is increasingly used as the language of
business.
1. Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia. _____
2. All the countries in Southeast Asia enjoy tropical climate. _____
3. Islam is the only official religion in Indonesia. _____
4. There are more people in Indonesia than in the USA. _____
5. Indonesia is one of the countries of ASEAN. _____
6. The Indonesian unit of currency is sen. _____
7. Islam is the most common religion in Indonesia. _____
8. Bahasa Indonesia is the only language spoken in Indonesia. _____

Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.

19. Maryam was really impressed ________ the beauty of Hue.
20. It seems difficult ________ me to meet her now.
21. He doesn’t depend ________ his parents.
22. If you have any trouble, ask ________ help.
23. This guidebook is full ________ useful information.
24. We still keep in touch ________ each other although we live away ________ each other.
25. He will go to China ________ the end ________ this week.
26. She went out ________ saying a word.
27. What do you often do ________ the weekends?
28. She was born ________ 15th September..
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form
29. They used to ________________ swimming in the afternoon. (go)
30. He wishes he ________________ a doctor. (be)
31. Is Lan used to ________________ to Maryam? (write)
32. They ________________ their work yet. (not finish)
33. I wish they ________________ here tomorrow. (be)
34. I would rather you ________________ the test well. (do)
35. It’s time we ________________ the bus. (catch)
36. Is Lan used to ________________ up early? (get)
37. I wish they ________________ here next time. (be)
38. It’s time we ________________. (go)
Make sentences with “ wish” based on the given situation:
39. What a pity! You aren’t here with us now.->
_______________________________________________
40. The naughty boys always draw on the wall. ->
_______________________________________________
41. I’d like my father to give up smoking. ->
_______________________________________________
42. He doesn’t help his mother with housework. ->
____________________________________________
43. I can’t swim. -> _______________________________________________
44. My friends often go on camping trip without me. ->
_______________________________________
45. I must go now. -> _______________________________________________
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46. He always goes to school late. -> _______________________________________________
47. My brother is too short to play basketball. ->
_______________________________________________
48. I don’t have enough money to help you. ->
_______________________________________________
Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:
49. John smoked a lot a year ago, but now he doesn’t smoke any more.
-> John used _______________________________________________
50. How long is it since you saw Tom? -> When _________________________________
51. He can’t pass the examination. -> He wishes___________________________
52. We can’t go out because of heavy rain.-> We wish
________________________________________
53. I don’t like you to come to class late.-> I’d rather
you________________________________________
54. What a pity! He can’t come here. -> I wish________________________________________

55. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends.->They used

________________________________________
56. I’m sorry, I can’t help you.-> I wish________________________________________
Read the information, then answer the questions:
THAILAND
1.Location:Southeast Asia 5.Unit of currency: baht
2.Area:513,115 sq.km 6.Capital city: Bangkok
3.Population:over 62 million 7.Official religion: Buddhism
4.Climate:tropical 8.National language: Thai
1.Is the climate in Thailand different from the one in Vietnam? ->
…………………………………………………………
2.What is the official religion in Thailand? ->
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3.Name the capital of Thailand? ->
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4.What is the population of Thailand? -
>…………………………………………………………………………………………