C. LANGUAGE FORCUS:

I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined:

Question 14: A. prince B. prawns C. brush D. price

Question 15: A. prize B. brick C. broom D. branch

Question 16: A. black B. clock C. blue D. blow

Question 17: A. clothe B. clown C. cloud D. blouse

Question 18: A. station B. stadium C. school D. stilt house

Question 19: A. sport B. spaceship C. display D. skateboard

Question 20: A. straw B. street C. spring D. string

Question 21: A. stripe B. offspring C. spray D. espresso

II.Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others.

Question 22: A. invitation B. celebration C. information D. tradition

Question 23: A. demonstration B. procession C. preservation D. competition

Question 24: A. musician B. magician C. vegetarian D. librarian

Question 25: A. politician B. historian C. pedestrian D. Canadian

Question 26: A. information B. technology C. community D. activit

I.             Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

1.     I / to / buy / need / some / to / build / tools / a / for / new house / dog / my.

2.     leisure / doing / activities / make / can / students / relaxed / feel.

3.     likes / my / sister / cakes / making / free time / in / her.

4.     mind / I / don’t / helping / with / my / mom / the housework.

5.     sitting / I / hate / the / computer / for / at / too / long

6.     Nowadays / teenagers / many / are / addicted / too / to / computer games.

7.     What / can / benefits / we / from / have / outdoors / playing?

8.     prefer / we / outdoor / indoor / games / to / ones.

Tick (V) the simple sentences.

1. We work together on different projects. 

2. Teens need good friends and tolerant teachers at schools. 

3. She plays chess very well, and she won the first prize last year. 

4. Sports activities at school help me relax. 

5. Teens should learn teamwork, and they should also have communication skills. 

II.    Complete the sentences with the words in part I. Then practise saying them.

1.    The statue of ____________ Ho Chi Minh is made of ____________.

2.    I’m going to paint the fence. Have you got any paint ____________?

3.    She won first ____________ in a poetry competition.

4.    An ____________ is a small, round, soft fruit with an orange-yellow skin.

5.    ____________ and princess are the titles to call the children of a king.

6.    The outer wall of Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral was built with red ____________.

7.    Nowadays, traffic is a serious ____________ in big cities.

8.    She has some ____________ in her jewellery box.

Task 5: Complete each of the following sentences with the suitable word that begins with the letter provided.

1. In  order  to do  this job, we  need  someone with good  s_ _ _ _ _ skills to work with people from a range of cultural backgrounds.

2. I sometimes feel so worried for no reason. So what’s the best way to manage s_ _ _ _ _ ?

3. Her parents sometimes criticize her for not getting good grades at school. I wish they could put themselves in her s_ _ _ _.

4. The teacher wants the children to feel c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ about asking questions when they don’t understand.

5. She’s terribly d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ about losing her job.

Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences with the words in the box.

(In some cases , more than one answer can be relevant)

1. Everyone does leisure activities in their free time and they help them feel …………………..

2. You can do …………. Activities such as yoga , or ………………….. Ones such as mountain biking or skateboarding .

3. Hobbies such as making crafts or collecting things are ………………….

4. You can surf the internet but some people say this is ………………….

5. You can spend time with family and friends or become a volunteer for the community . This will make you feel ……….

6. To many American teenagers the shopping mall is one of the top destinations to see friends or ………………….

7. People in Singapore …………………. . They can find food courts almost everywhere in this city state.

8. …………………. is the most popular individual outdoor activity in the UK.

9. These days many children prefer ……………………. and …………….………. to playing outside.

10. When we do team sports such as …………………. , you develop team spirit too.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words

Question: We/ also/ have/ activities/ such/ making “chung” cake/ visiting pagodas.

A. We also have many activities such like making “chung” cake and visiting pagodas.

B. We also have many activities such as making “chung” cake and visiting pagodas.

C. We also have some activities such like making “chung” cake and visiting pagodas.

D. We also have some activities such as making “chung” cake and visiting pagodas.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. 
1. Minh Hang won the highest prize in a dancing _______ last week. (complete)
2. If we go on littering, the environment will become __________ polluted. (serious)
3. Banh Chung is a _____________ dish at Tet in Vietnam. (tradition)
4. Nowadays, _________ are usually able to predict volcanic eruption in advance. (science)
5. There are many ______________________who work on this farm. (employ)