PART 8. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.

       It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accent. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top, or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation.

      One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English-speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to learn new vocabulary as well as improve their accents. International students can also learn important cultural information. This can help to prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different cultures live together.

1.   Adult students of English cannot improve their accents because they are slow to change.

2.   Most young students are able to change their pronunciation easily.                

3.   Attending a pronunciation class can be little helpful to adult learners who have problems with their pronunciation.

4.   All that they need to improve their pronunciation is to practice more outside the classroom.

5.   To avoid confusing about cultures, students also learn important cultural information                

It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accents. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation

 One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English_ speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to pick up new vocabulary as well as improve their accents. This can help to prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different country live together.

Living with someone from another culture can be difficult. International students are usually excited when they first show up at their new homes, but after a few months they may start to think about their home countries and get homesick. Students who are homesick get depressed quickly. They might cry a lot or want to be alone. This makes it difficult for them to make friends and learn English

1. The best title of the passage can be “How to overcome homesickness”.

A. True B. False

2. From the reading passage, attending a pronunciation class can be very helpful to adult learners who have problem with their pronunciation.

A. True B. False

3. From the reading passage, living with someone from another country is quite easy.

A. True B. False

4. Students of English can’t pick up new vocabulary by living with native speakers.

A. True B. False

5. In the context of the passage, what does “to be exposed to English” mean?

A. Living in an English-speaking environment.

B. avoiding speaking English outside the classroom.

C. Listening to native speakers.

D. imitating native speakers.

6. From the reading passage, which of the following is true? 

A. To avoid misunderstanding about cultures, students should live with native speakers.

B. Many students feel depressed because they cannot improve their pronunciation.

C. When international students reach their new homes, most of them may forget about the problems because they are very excited.

D. Studying in an English-speaking country doesn’t help international students improve their English.

It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accents. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation

 One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English_ speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to pick up new vocabulary as well as improve their accents. This can help to prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different country live together.

Living with someone from another culture can be difficult. International students are usually excited when they first show up at their new homes, but after a few months they may start to think about their home countries and get homesick. Students who are homesick get depressed quickly. They might cry a lot or want to be alone. This makes it difficult for them to make friends and learn English

1. The best title of the passage can be “How to overcome homesickness”.

A. True B. False

2. From the reading passage, attending a pronunciation class can be very helpful to adult learners who have problem with their pronunciation.

A. True B. False

3. From the reading passage, living with someone from another country is quite easy.

A. True B. False

4. Students of English can’t pick up new vocabulary by living with native speakers.

A. True B. False

Câu VIII. Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi. (0,8 điểm)

LEARNING ENGLISH

It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accent. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top, or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international students can do to improve his or her pronunciation. One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English-speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to learn new vocabulary as well as improve their accents. International students can also learn important cultural information. This can help to prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different cultures live together.

1. Is it easy for adult students of English to improve their accent? .......................................................................................................................................................

2. Who often find it hard to change the way they speak? .......................................................................................................................................................

3. What can help students understand the rules of English? .......................................................................................................................................................

4. How should students do to avoid misunderstandings about cultures? ..........................................................................................................................................................................

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It is not easy for adult students of learning English to improve their pronunciation. Unlike children, adults often find it hard to change the(66) _____________they speak. This is why adults have (67)___________ difficulties in pronunciation than the children. There (68) ______ several things that international students of English can do to (69)____________

Their pronunciation and to learn(70)________________ well. They can join an English pronunciation class or practice speaking __________listening to English(72)__________ speakers as much as possible. Watching TV programs in English is also a good way (73) ________ improving your pronunciation. The best way to improve your(74)__________ is to learn English in an English speaking country (75) _________where you can learn the language as well as its culture.

XI a. Choose one word below to fill in each blank space in the following passage.

adults subjects. in for. Difficult

Every year, students from many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children Others are teenagers. Many are (1).... Some learn at school, others study by themselves. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is(2)...to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their (3) ...They study their own language and mathematics and English. Many adults learn English because it is (4)...their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are (5)... English at college or university. Other people learn English for their hobby because they want to read are newspapers or magazines in English or listen to English songs

b. Read the above passage again and answer the following questions

1. Who want to learn English?

2. Why do many people learn English?

3. Do all people have to go to school to learn English? Why or Why nol?

4.Why is English necessary for higher education?

III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage.

       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 pension scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are retired. Finally, good luck!

Read the passage below and fill  each blank with one suitable word. (2.0 points)

Part 1:

            Most students, in their own countries have had little opportunity to practise using English. When foreign learners first have the ( 1 ) ………. to speak to an English-speaking person they may have a shock: they often ( 2 ) ………… great difficulty in understanding. I’ll just mention three of the possible reasons for this.

            First, it seems to students that English people speak very quickly. ( 3 ) ………, they speak with a variety of accents. Third, different styles of speech are used. For all of these reasons ( 4 ) ……….. will have difficulty, mainly because they lack everyday practice in listening to English people speaking English.

            ( 5 ) ………….. can a student do then to overcome these difficulties? Obviously, attend English classes and if a language laboratory is available, use it as ( 6 ) ………… as possible. He should listen to programs in English on the radio and TV. Perhaps, most important of ( 7 ) ……………… , he should take every opportunity to meet and speak with native English-speaking people.

            In addition, the student probably has difficulty in speaking English fluently. The advice here will seem ( 8 ) ………. to follow but it’s necessary. Firstly, he must simplify what he wants to say so that he can express himself reasonably and clearly. Secondly, he must try to think in English, ( 9 ) ………… translate from his mother tongue. This will only begin to take place when his use of English become automatic; using a language laboratory ( 10 ) ………. listening to as much English as possible will help.