3. Listen to an interview about El Niño. Choose the correct words to complete the statements.

(Lắng nghe bài phỏng vấn về El Nino. Chọn các từ đúng để hoàn thành các khẳng định.)

1. El Nino events are getting more / less severe. 

2. It's likely / unlikely that global warming will have an impact on future El Nino events. 

3. Scientists think that El Nino events won't / may get more frequent. 

4 Scientists can / can't predict when an El Nino event is going to happen.

3. Listen again and complete the Key Phrases. Use the words in the box.

(Nghe lại và hoàn thành các Cụm từ trọng điểm. Sử dụng các từ trong khung.)

a. Read the interview about a racing car driver. What is the interview mainly about?

(Đọc cuộc phỏng vấn về một tay đua xe hơi. Cuộc phỏng vấn chủ yếu nói về điều gì?)

1. winning a race (chiến thắng một cuộc đua)

2. the dangers of racing (sự nguy hiểm của đua xe)

Interview with Laura Akers, winner of the Maple Falls GT 

• “Congratulations on winning your first race! How are you feeling?”

“I'm feeling delighted, because I've dreamed about this since I was a little girl. I'm also exhausted because it was a tiring race!”

• “Was it dangerous driving in bad weather?”

“Well, it wasn't easy! I was going very slowly around the first corner because it was very wet.”

• “Are you proud to be the first female winner?”

“Yes, I feel very proud. I've worked hard to get here, and I'm grateful for my family's passionate support. We're having a big party tonight!”

Dan Travers’s report 

• I congratulated her on winning her first race and asked how she was feeling.

She said she was feeling delighted, because she had dreamed about this since she was a little girl. She said she was also exhausted, because it had been a tiring race.

• I asked if it had been dangerous driving in bad weather.

She said it hadn't been easy, and she had been going very slowly around the first corner because it had been very wet.

• I asked if she was proud to have been the first female winner.

She said she felt very proud. She said she had worked hard to get there, and she was grateful for her family's passionate support. She said they were having a big party that night.

4. Listen again and circle the correct option (a-c).

(Lắng nghe và khoanh tròn vào lựa chọn đúng.)

1 The interview is taking place (Cuộc phỏng vấn diễn ra ở)

a. in the man's house. (ở nhà người đàn ông.)

b. in the street outside the man's house. (ở trên đường ngoài nhà người đàn ông.)

c. in a church hall. (ở hội trường nhà thờ.)

2. The speaker (Người nói)

a. works for a charity. (làm việc cho một tổ chức từ thiện.)

b. is a politician. (là chính trị gia)

c. raises funds for a charity. (gây quỹ cho một tổ chức từ thiện)

3. The people who started the fire (Những người bắt đầu đám cháy.)

a. did it intentionally. (thực hiện một cách có chủ đích.)

b. were cooking. (đang nấu ăn.)

c. left without phoning the fire service. (rời đi mà không gọi cứu hỏa.)

4. The volcanic eruption (Vụ núi lửa phun trào)

a. happened last year. (xảy ra năm ngoái.)

b. has just finished. (vừa mới xong.)

c. is still happening now. (bây giờ vẫn đang xảy ra.)

Listen to the interview again and complete the table. Use no more than THREE words for each answer.

4. Listen to the story again and complete the summary in exercise 3. Use between 1 and 3 words in each gap.

(Nghe lại câu chuyện và hoàn thành phần tóm tắt trong bài tập 3. Sử dụng từ 1 đến 3 từ trong mỗi khoảng trống.)

Lời giải chi tiết:

Glen James lives in Boston, but for the past five years he (1) has been homeless. Last February, he found a bag in (2) a shopping centre. Inside the bag there was a lot of (3) money. Instead of keeping it, he reported it (4) to the police. They managed to find the owner of the bag, who was a (5) Chinese student. Ethan Whittington heard the story on the news, and immediately decided to help Glen by setting up a (6)website and asking people to donate money. He managed to raise (7) over $100,000 for Gien.

b. Now, listen and complete the notes.

(Bây giờ, hãy nghe và hoàn thành các ghi chú.)

1. Ecotourism can protect the environment and _________________.

2. Modern vacations include activities like going to a beach or an _________________ park.

3. Eco tourists can learn more about a different _________________.

4. Eco resorts use sustainable materials like wood and _________________.

5. Eco tourism can be good for our _________________.