2. Read the Skills Strategy. Then listen to the text again and complete the summary with five of the words in the box.

(Em hãy đọc chiến lược kỹ năng. Sau đó, nghe lại văn bản và hoàn thành bản tóm tắt với năm từ trong bảng từ).

The lifestyle of sumo wrestlers (1)................ normal. The food which they eat is (2).............., but they (3)............ a lot. They also sleep a lot in the (4)........ and they don't exercise (5)............. meals.

Copy and complete the word-web with the words in the box.

a. Read the definitions and then fill in the blanks with the new words. Listen and repeat.

(Đọc các định nghĩa và sau đó điền các từ mới vào chỗ trống. Nghe và nhắc lại.)

promise - say you will definitely do something to someone

decide - think carefully about different options and choose one of them

arrange - organize or prepare for something, especially an event to meet other people

refuse - say no to something very strongly

agree - have the same opinion as another person, or say you will do what they asked you

offer - say that you are willing to do something for someone

1. Can I go play now? I promise to clean my room later, Mom.

2. No! I ______________ to help him. He didn't help me last week.

3. I often ______________ to walk my 80-year-old neighbor's dog. She always says yes!

4. Did you ______________ to study abroad or will you study in your hometown?               

5. Why don't we ______________ to meet at the movie theater at 7 p.m.?

6. After the meeting, we'll ______________ a company party, so all the new staff can have a chance to meet.

1. Read the Skills Strategy. Then watch or listen and complete the dialogue with the words in the box. Who are they going to invite?

(Đọc Chiến lược Kỹ năng. Sau đó xem hoặc nghe và hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với các từ trong hộp. Họ sẽ mời ai?)

Zoe: Look! It says it'll be1…….........this weekend. Let's go to the beach.

Aaron: That's a good idea! Let's take2……………..

Zoe: Cool! I can bring some pizza.

Aaron: I can make some sandwiches.

Zoe: Great! I'll ask Hannah to bring some3………….

Aaron: Right. I'll text Jim and see if he wants to come, too.

Zoe: Let's meet at4……….... at 9 a.m.My mum can drive us to the beach.

Aaron: OK. I'll be at your house at nine.

Zoe: Don't be late, Aaron, and don't forget the sandwiches ... and the sun cream!

Aaron: I won't ... I promise.

Phương pháp giải:

- a picnic: một buổi dã ngoại

- drinks: các thức uống

- hot and sunny: nóng và có nắng

- my house: nhà của tôi

Exercise 1. Check the meanings of the words in the box and match them with pictures 1-9. Then complete the text with the correct words.

(Kiểm tra nghĩa của các từ trong khung và nối chúng với bức tranh 1-9. Sau đó hoàn thành văn bản với các từ đúng.)

Vertebrates

Vertebrates are animals with backbones. The following groups are the different types of vertebrates.

Fish

Fish are cold blooded animals and they live in water. They have got scales and (1)………… . They haven't got lungs. They have got (2)………… instead.

Mammals

All mammals are warm-blooded and they feed their babies milk. Most mammals live on land, for example, humans and dogs. However, some mammals, like whales, live in water, but they haven't got gills. Mammals have all got (3)………… .

Birds

Birds live on land, but some of them look for food in the water. They have got (4)………… , two legs

and two (5)………… . Some birds, like ostriches and kiwis, can't fly. All birds lay eggs.

Amphibians

When amphibians are young, they live in water and they haven't got lungs. When they are adult, they have got lungs and four (6)………… - for example, frogs and toads.

Reptiles

Most reptiles live on land. They have got lungs and (7)………… but not gills. They haven't got any wings or feathers and they haven't got any (8)………… . They are cold blooded animals and many of them live in warm places.

2. Check the meaning of the words below. Then listen and repeat. Which materials do you think are used to make the gadgets in exercise 1?

(Tra nghĩa của các từ dưới đây. Sau đó nghe và lặp lại. Bạn nghĩ vật liệu nào được sử dụng để làm đồ dùng trong bài tập 1?)

Materials (chất liệu) aluminum (nhôm); cardboard (các tông); ceramic (gốm); concrete (bê tông); copper (đồng); glass (thuỷ tinh); gold (vàng); iron (sắt); leather (da); nylon (ni lông); paper (giấy); plastic (nhựa); rubber (cao su); steel (thép); stone (đá); wood (gỗ)