Ernest Hemingway is one of my favorite Americal writers.
Ernest Hemingway is one of my favorite Americal writers.
The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Binimi, Bahamas, and publishedin 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an anging Cuba fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.
In 1953, The Old Man and The Sea was awarded the Pulitzer for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as
contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize of Literature to Hemingway in 1954.
1 Where was Ernest Hemingway from?
2 When was The Old Man and the Sea published?
3 What genre does The Old Man and The Sea belong to?
4 What is the content of The Old Man and The Sea?
5 When did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
1. Where was Ernest Hemingway from ?
Rewrite the following sentences to have the same meaning.
1. Her favorite subject is Math.
=> She……………………………………………….
2. There are four members in my family.
=> My family………………………………………..
3. No one in my class is taller than Minh.
=>Minh is……………………………………………
4. Ha has more money than me.
=>I…………………………………………………..
5. Let’s go to the cafeteria and get a cold drink.
=> What about………………………………………?
1. Read the emails and put them in the correct order.
A: B:1 C: D:
A:
Hello, Oscar.
Wow!My cat's name is Silky, to. My favorite colour is red. My favorite T-shirt is red and my shcool bag is red. But Silky isn't red. She's black and white. What colour is your favorite T-shirt?
Love from
Felix.
B:
Hello, Oscar.
My name is Felix. I'm ten years old and I'm from Leeds. My best friend is Sally. She's ten. Ten is my favorite number. Who's your best friend? What's your favorite number?
Love from
Felix
C:
Hello, Felix
My favorite T- Shirt is black. My favorite sweater is orange. My school bag is brown. What colour your favorite sweater?
Love from
Oscar.
D:
Hello, Felix
I'm eleven years old and I'm from Bristol. My best friend is Beth. She's ten years old. My favorite numbers is three. Silky, my cat, is three years old. She's black. Black is my favorite colour. What your favorite colou?
Love from
Oscar.
READING:
Task 1
My favorite film
Hi, I'm Henry. My favorite film is Doraemon. It is a cartoon film that I like best of all the films I have seen. It is about a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to help a schoolboy, Nobita Nobi. The film is made in Japan. The main characters are Doraemon and Nobita. Doraemon is an intelligent robotic cat. However, Nobita is a clumsy student. Shizuka, Gian and Sueno are aslo the characters in the film. Shizuka is a pretty girl, Sueno is a rich kid and Gian is selfish and violent. The film is funny an interesting. I like it very much.
A. Decide True (T) or False (F)
1. Henry’s favorite film is Doraemon ………………….
2. Doraemon is a documentary ………………….
B.Answer the questions
3.Who is Doraemon?
=>…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Where is the film made?
=>………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Is Nobita intelligent?
=>……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. How does Henry like the film? =>……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
EX4. Complete the following sentences, using “as/so ....... as” with the adjectives in the brackets
1. I am not__________________ you. (tall)
2. This book is not___________________ that one. (interesting)
3. This summer is_________________ last summer. (hot)
4. Yesterday it was_________________ today. (sunny)
5. I think that my essay is__________________ yours. (good)
6. My dog isn't___________________ it appears to be. (fierce)
7. Children nowadays are not____________________ they used to be. (active)
8. Watching movie is not_____________________ reading book. (entertaining)
9. Jane is____________________ a doll. (pretty)
10. Cats are not___________________ dogs. (friendly)
EX5. Rewrite the sentences using “different from”
1. My house is small and old. Your house is spacious and modern.
My house is __________________________________________________________________
2. My mother's favorite food is noodle. My favorite food is rice.
My mother's favorite food _______________________________________________________
3. My best friend has a powerful personality. I have a weak personality.
My best friend's personality ______________________________________________________
4. Life in the countryside is quiet and peaceful. Life in the city is exciting.
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. Lan's school is Hai Ba Trung School. Hue goes to Nguyen Hue School.
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. My hobby is collecting stamps. My brother's hobby is playing the piano.
_____________________________________________________________________________
EX6: Complete the sentences, using "the same ... as" and the nouns in the brackets.
1. My sister has___________________ me. (height)
2. Jim pursues ____________________ Jane. (hobby)
3. My best friend is at____________________ me. (age)
4. My friends went to see______________________ me (movie).
5. This musician plays_______________________ me. (musical instrument)
6. This painter has ____________________that one. (style)
7. My brother is interested in ___________________ me. (subject)
8. This class has _____________________ that one. (number of students)
9. Anne bought______________________ me yesterday. (dress)
10. She cut her hair_____________________ mine. (length)
XIV. Tick the correct sentences. Find the incorrect sentences and correct the mistake
1. The boys were exciting about the trip to the zoo.
2. London is one of my favorite cities. The London Eye is amazing.
3. There was a terrible storm last night. We were really frightened.
4. The film was really disappointed. We didn't enjoy it.
5. I fell asleep during the lesson. It was really embarrassed.
6. There was some surprising news. Nobody expected it.
7. You look very relaxing. Have you been on holiday?
8. It was an interesting story. We all loved it.
9. Paul wasn't very happy despite he got very high marks.
10. It wasn’t very warm however the sun was shining.
My favorite subject is Electronics.
A. Which subject do you like?
B. What is your favorite subject?
C. What is my favorite subject?
D. Which do you like subject best?
She goes to school six days a week.
A. How many days a week does she go to school?
B. How many days does she go to school?
C. How many days a week do she go to school?
D. How many days a week does she goes to school?
He is rehearsing a play at the moment.
A. What does he do at the moment?
B. What is he going to do at the moment?
C. What is he doing at the moment?
D. What do he do at the moment?
. I will go camping next Sunday.
A. What time will you go camping?
B. When will you go camping?
C. Where will you go camping?
D. When will you go to camping?
giúp mình mai kiểm tra rồi
1. Supply the correct form of the word to best complete each following sentence.
a) Nam has one of the biggest stamp ... in our club ( collect )
b) They open the shop ... except for Sunday. ( day )
c) He is one of the most ... writers in the world. ( fame )
d) Each of my friends has a ... character. ( differ )
e) Relax for some minutes and you will feel more ...( comfort )
f) Tet is one of the ... festivals in Viet Nam. ( tradition )
2. Supply the verbs correct verb tenses.
a) You ( buy ) ... a new school bag two years ago ?
b) He ( not visit ) ... my home since he ( have ) ... a new job.
c) Bai Dinh Festival 2015 ( attract ) ... a large number of tourists.
