DỊCH:
Father: This is a present for you, son.
Nguyen: A kite! How cool! Thank you, dad.
Father: I made it for you, just like your grandfather used to make one for me.
Nguyen: Is it a family tradition?
Father: Yes, for generations.
Nguyen: I love it. So when you were a kid, what did you use to do for entertainment?
Father: Oh, it was all very simple back then. We didn't have television or the internet. A mobile movie team used to come once every two months, and everyone from the village would be there. The children were always early, trying to get a place near the screen.
Nguyen: I suppose it was a special occasion, wasn't it?
Father: Sure.
Nguyen: I wish there were movie teams like that now.
Father: Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
Nguyen: Then how did you get to know about the world outside?
Father: We had the radio; actually, only wealthy people did. The whole village used to listen to the news programme through a loudspeaker.
Nguyen: Wow, I can't imagine that.
Father: I know. The world's changed a lot, son. It's much easier now.
Nguyen: Do you miss the past, dad?
Father: I suppose I do. Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time.
Dear Janet, I am having a wonderful (1) in India. This is really a relaxing place, I’m glad I took no notice (2) John’s complaints about this country. You know you asked me to bring back some local cloth for you? Well I can’t find (3) very nice. Mike took me to the market the (4) day and there was nothing. So, instead I’m bringing you a surprise, I hope you won’t be disappointed. There is so (5) wonderful craft here. I want to bring it all home to England. I would love to take some over to America at Christmas. The only (6) is money! I wish I had taken (7). See you soon. Thanks for taking care (8) the house for me. I’ll take you out to dinner when I get back to England.
Talking about a place of interest in your hometown.
1. What is the craft village in Viet Nam you would like to visit?
2. What is it famous for?
3. What can you do there?
4. What do you think the government should do to improve the craft villages?
Exercise 4: Which
1.Jim is wearing a hat. It is too big for him.
2. Jerry works for a company. The company makes cars.
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3.Jack lives in an old house. It is over 100 years old.
4.I don’t like stories or films. They have unhappy endings.
5.The window was broken. It has now been repaired.
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6. Where are the eggs? They were in the fridge.
7. The books are used for reference. Do you want to read them?
8. The house is used as a library now. It was built in 19th century.
9. Where are the pictures? They used to hang on that wall.
10. A dictionary is a reference book. It gives you the meanings of the words.
Exercise 5: That
1. Do you know anybody ? He can play the piano.
2.The men and animals came from China. We saw them on TV last night.
3. This is the first thing. I want to tell you about it.
4.He is the only child. His parents love him very much.
5.I can see the girl and the dog. They are running in the park.
I. READ THE PASSAGE AND FILL IN EACH GAP WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD OF YOUR OWN
ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK
In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult (1) ............ young people to find a job. If they are lucky (2)............. to be asked to go for an interview, they may find (3)............... there are at least 20 other applicants for the (4)................. If a company is thinking of offering (5)............. a job, they will ask you for at least one reference from either your previous employer (6)......... someone who knows you well. (7)............. taking up your job, you may have to sign a contract. You will probably have to do some training, (8) .......... help you to do the job more successfully. Once you have decided that this is your chosen career, you will then have to work (9).............. to try and get promotion, which usually brings more responsibility and more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made redundant, and not be able to find (10)............... job. It is also a good idea to pay some money into a persion scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are ratired. Finally, good lucky!
II. GIVEN THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN THE NUMBERED BOX
1. David has been a bit......... today (TROUBLE)
2. I have told you on.................. occasions not to leave the safe unlocked ( NUMBER)
3. She was presented with the gift in............ for her long service (GRATEFUL)
4. Jack's parents keep complaining about him because he's very....... (OBEY)
5.My boss was so angry that he was absolutely...............(SPEECH)
III. USE THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS IN THE BRACKETS TO COMPLETE THE PASSAGE BELOW
I (write) .............. to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book)........... the hotel in Sweden and also (receive)...... information about the hotel. I (promise) .............. a luxury weekend. However, I (be)............... not satisfied. The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) it improssible to (sleep)............. I (ask).............. for another room, but no single rooms (be) .................. available. I required room-service one night and I (have)........... to wait for almost one hour before someone came
I.Combine these sentences using relative clause.
1. Here is the book.It is on wild animals.
2. These are the picture books. They interest the pupils.
3. Jack has many dictionaries. They are kept for reference.
4. The large room is the library. It is near the laboratory.
5. The long table is for reading. It is in the middle of the room.
6. The books are for reference. They are on the stacks near the librarian.
7. We saw the reader. The reader was reading a newspaper.
8. I met a man. His sister works in television
9. This library is free for the teachers staff. They come here to do research.
10. A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in hospital.
11. I found a cat. The cat's leg was broken
12. That is the woman. She kept this library.
13. This is the boy. I told you about him ( This is the boy whom/ that I told you about)
14. The man turned out to be my friends's father. He sat next to me on the bus.
15. Ann is very friendly. She lives next door.
16. We stayed at the Grand Hotel. Ann recommend it to us.
17. John is one of my closet friends. I have known him for a very long time.
18. Shiela is away from home a lot. Her job involves a lot of traveling.
19. We often go to visit our friends in Bristol. It is only thirty miles away.
20. The young man came to see me about the job. His father used to be my neighbour.
Combine sentences using : where, where, when or which
201. Manchester is the largest city in USA. My brother lives there.
202. I’ve recently gone back to the town. I was born in the town.
203. Do you know the name of the hotel ? John is staying at the hotel.
204. We enjoy the city. We spent our vacation there.
205. We enjoy this city. It has been renewed a lot after the war.
206. 15th June is the day. I was born on that day.
207. This is the house. The house has a big garden.
208. This is the house. I was born in the house.
209. May Day is the day. People hold a meeting on that day.
210. Ha Noi is the place. I’d like to come to Ha Noi.
211. Summer is the time. The weather is very hot then.
212. I don’t like summer. It’s often hot then.
213. The bed was comfortable. I slept in it last night.
214. I never forget the park. We met each other for the first time at this park.
215. I do not know the reason. She left school for it.
216. We have not decided the day. I’ll go to London on that day.
217. Our school has a good laboratory. The students practice chemistry in the laboratory.
218. Our school has a good laboratory. Mr. John designed it in
219. : is the time. My plane will arrive then.
220. I love my parents’ house. I was born in that house.
221. The book is a telephone directory. We can look up telephone number in this book.
222. This is the house. We have lived there for five years.
223. We often visit our friends in Brostol. It is only miles away.
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
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