3. Read the text again and answer the questions.

(Đọc lại văn bản và trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. Who made the first airplane?

(Ai đã chế tạo ra chiếc máy bay đầu tiên?)

2. Who was the first air passenger?

(Ai là hành khách đi máy bay đầu tiên?)

3. How long did the first flight on December 17, 1903 last?

(Chuyến bay đầu tiên vào ngày 17 tháng 12 năm 1903 kéo dài bao lâu?)

4. What was the first airway?

(Đường hàng không đầu tiên là gì?)

5. Why is travelling by air cheaper now?

(Tại sao đi du lịch bằng đường hàng không bây giờ lại rẻ hơn?)

a. Read the interview Adam Parker gave about his family. Who is the least helpful family member?

(Đọc cuộc phỏng vấn với Adam Parker về gia đình của cậu ấy. Ai là thành viên gia đình ít giúp đỡ người khác nhất?)

Star in Hollywood-Dad in the Suburbs

We sat down for an interview with Adam Parker, son of Hollywood superstar Ranger Parker, to find out what it's like to be the child of a famous parent.

What's your dad like?

He's not a star at home. He's just Dad. He washes the dishes and vacuums the living room. He takes me to school every morning. He's very easygoing, so he has a lot of good friends.

Do you want to be an actor when you grow up?

No, I want to be a doctor like my mom. I think she's very kind. She helps so many kids around the world and gives a lot of money to charities. She got top scores on all her medical exams because she's really intelligent.

What about your sister?

Jessie wants to be an actor because she thinks all actors do is sit around and then act a little bit. But my dad sometimes has to get up at 5 a.m. to work. Jessie's pretty lazy to be honest. She's very unreliable as well. She rarely keeps her promises.

What do you and your dad do for fun?

We help out at a local children's hospital. We know everyone there, and they're all really nice. I always go even when my dad isn't here. The children get upset if I don't go.

They think I'm helpful because I do a lot of things for them.

2. Read and listen to the text and write True or False.

(Hãy đọc, nghe văn bản và viết Đúng hoặc Sai.)

1. There were gold medals in the first Olympic Games.

(Có huy chương vàng trong Thế vận hội Olympic đầu tiên.)

2. There weren't any games in 1916.

(Không có bất kỳ thế vận hội nào vào năm 1916.)

3. Inge Sorensen was a swimmer from Ethiopia.

(Inge Sorensen là một vận động viên bơi lội đến từ Ethiopia.)

4. Abebe Bikila was a marathon runner.

(Abebe Bikila từng là vận động viên ma-ra-tông.)

5. Golf and rugby were Olympic sports for the first time in 2012.

(Gôn và bóng bầu dục là những môn thể thao Olympic lần đầu tiên vào năm 2012.)

1. Read the passage and answer the questions.

The first traffic control device appeared near the British House of Parliament at the intersection of George and Bridge Streets. The device was made in response to the desire by a Select Committee to use railway signals on highways. The device had lights and it used arms which extended outwards. It was operated manually by a police officer. The signal was 22 feet high and crowned with a gas light. The light was called semaphore and had arms that would extend horizontally that commanded drivers to "Stop" and then the arms would lower to a 45 degrees angle to tell drivers to proceed with "Caution". At night a red light would command "Stop" and a green light would mean use "Caution". The man behind this new and different invention was John Peake Knight a railroad engineer. The main reason for the traffic light was that there was an overflow of horse-drawn traffic over Westminster Bridge which forced thousands of pedestrians to walk next to the house of Parliament. But Knight's invention was not to last long. After only a month of use the device exploded and injured the police officer who was operating the light. In the first two decades of the 20th century semaphore traffic signals, like the one in London, were in use all over the United States with each state having its own design of the device. One good example was from Toledo, Ohio in 1908. The words "Stop" and "Go" were in white on a green background and the lights had red and green lenses illuminated by kerosene lamps for night travelers and the arms where eight feet above ground. Controlled by a traffic officer who would blow a whistle before changing the commands on this signal to help alert travelers of the change, the design was also used in Philadelphia and Detroit. The example in Ohio was the first time America tried to use a more visible form of traffic control that evolved the use of semaphore. The device that was used in Ohio was designed based on the use of railroad signals.

1. What was the main purpose of making the first traffic control device?

_____________________________

2. What was the light operated manually by a police officer called?

_____________________________

3. Why wasn't John Peake Knight's invention to last long?

_____________________________

4. How tall were the arms of the traffic lights used in Ohio in 1908?

____________________________

5. The Westminster Bridge is in .

A. America B. England C. Brazil D. Canada

b. Now, read and answer the questions.

(Bây giờ, hãy đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. Who did Helen Gibson live with?

(Helen Gibson đã sống với ai?)

2. When did Helen first perform in a show?

(Lần đầu tiên Helen biểu diễn trong một chương trình là khi nào?)

3. What was the name of the movie she first acted in?

(Tên bộ phim bà ấy đóng đầu tiên là gì?)

4. How old was she when she died?

(Bà ấy mất khi bà bao nhiêu tuổi?)

Exercise 1. Look at the first photo and answer the questions. Then read the text and check your answers.

(Nhìn bức ảnh đầu tiên và trả lời câu hỏi. Sau đó đọc văn bản và kiểm tra câu trả lời của em.)

1. Where is Ben?

2. What is he doing?

I can still learn

Most children between five and eighteen in Britain must go to school. But the situation is different for me. I play tennis and I must practise a lot, and I often go to other countries to play in tournaments. How can I still learn? Luckily, digital learning helps me.

When I am absent from school, I do online courses. Computers help me with the subjects, and I can learn at my own speed. When there is no tournament, I come back to school and I can do the tests easily. My friends also help me if I have any problems.

This new learning way makes me happy and keeps me up with my friends. I can still learn when I am not at school. That is why digital learning becomes more and more popular.

* keep up with: to do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with someone or something

Exercise 1. Look at the photo. Choose and write a title a-c for the text. Then read the text and check your idea.

(Nhìn bức ảnh. Chọn và viết một tiêu đề a-c cho bài đọc. Sau đó đọc và kiểm tra ý kiến của em.)

a. Big family, big problems (Gia đình  nhiều con, nhiều vấn đề)

b. An easy life for the Radfords (Cuộc sống nhẹ nhàng cho gia đình Radfords)

c. Happy house (Ngôi nhà hạnh phúc)

Sue and Noel Radford have got 22 sons and daughters and they've also got six grandchildren. It's a big family, and they're very organised.

Noel gets up at 4.45 a.m., has breakfast and goes to work. The children get up at 6.45 a.m.

Sue works at home. Her older daughter sometimes helps with the housework. The younger children don't help. They watch TV with their brothers and sisters. Sue doesn't watch TV a lot. The Radfords don't usually go to restaurants because it's expensive.

The young children normally go to bed at 7 p.m., the older ones at 8 pm. or 9 p.m. and their parents go to bed just before 10 p.m.

READING My family

(ĐỌC: Gia đình của tôi)

Exercise 9. Complete the words in the text.

(Hoàn thành các từ trong văn bản.)

My name is David and I'm from a big family – I've got three sisters and five (1) b-------! But my parents are from small families – my (2) m----- has only got one younger sister called Mary – she's my favourite (3) a---! And my (4) f----- has got an older sister - Jane.

My grandparents are American, but they live in London. My (5) g---------- is from Boston - she's really nice. And my (6) g---------- is from New York - he's a lot of fun.

2. Read the text. What happened in 1973, 1986, 1992 and 1997?

(Đọc đoạn văn. Chuyện gì đã xảy ra vào năm 1973, 1986, 1992 và 1997?)

A brief history of mobile phones

» Nearly a billion mobile phones are sold every year worldwide.

» The first mobile phone call was made in 1973 by Martin Cooper. He was an inventor for a leading mobile phone company. The call was answered by the boss of a rival company, who was not happy to hear that he had lost the race.

» The first mobiles were powered by batteries that weighed nearly a kilo.

»Voicemail was added to phones in 1986. Internet access was not added for another ten years.

» The first text message was sent in December 1992. it was not typed on the phone itself but on a computer.

» The camera phone was invented in 1997 by Philippe Kahn. Photos of his newborn daughter were shared via his phone with 2,000 friends and family.

» In the UK, a mobile phone is stolen every three minutes.

»What are mobile phones used for the most? It isn't texting or calling — it's checking the time!