Complete the conversation about the artful toy “to he”, using the responses (A-G) given. There are two extra ones.

 A. They often came to markets, temples, schools and especially local festivals where children often gathered to play or accompanied their parents.

            B.I used to be overjoyed when your grandmother returned from the market with a “to he”.

C.   You may eat “to he” after playing with them, but children rarely do that.

D.  There are no lessons in “to he” making and sons learn the skill from their father by watching.

E.   To create a “to he” figure, an artisan needs a mixture of glutinous and ordinary rice powders that can be pressed in different shapes, and bamboo sticks for the “to he”.

F.    The seven basic colours are green, blue, red, purple, yellow, white and black, now made from food dyes that are used to replace colours made from trees or ashes.

G.  Modeled by hand, the "to he" are often shaped like animals, flowers and characters in folk stories. Phong: Hello, Mum. You have just come back from the market? What do you hold inyour left hand?

Mother: Here you are. It’s a present for you, Phong.

Phong: It looks very nice... in a shape of a colouful superman. What’s it called, Mum? Mother: It’s called “to he”. (41) ____________________ .

Phong: How can a “to he” be made, Mum?

Mother: (42) _________________

Phong: Made of rice powder? Can we eat it?

Mother: (43) _________________

Phong: I see, Mom. What do the colours come from? Mother: (44) _________________

Phong: Have “to he” artisans come to school to serve students. Mum?

Mother: I think, yes. In the past, they had a compact set of tools so that in just one day they could go to several communal places. (45)_________________

        I.   Complete the conversation about a one-day field trip to traditional

        craft villages, using the responses (A-H) given.

        A.You’ll know about the way they make the paper, the way to make

            the paint and also talk with the artisans.

        B. Dong Ho village is in Thuan Thanh district of Bac Ninh province,

            over 30 kilometres east of Ha Noi, and Dong Ky village is in Tu Son town,

            Bac Ninh, not far away from Dong Ho.

       C. Well, I have worked something to present to our class for discussion at the

            next meeting.

       D. I think the paintings reflect the hope for a peaceful happy and prosperous

            life in the coming year.

       E. I think we'll visit Dong Ho painting village in the morning and Dong Ky carpentry village in the afternoon.

       F.They make many beautiful products with nice carving pictures on them.

       G. The trip also provides you a short break out of Ha Noi to enjoy fresh air,

            tranquil scenery of rice-paddy fields.

       H. After that, we'll have lunch with the foods and drinks that we have already

           brought along.

        Nick:   Our form teacher said that our class would have a one-day

        field trip to some traditional craft villages next month. Have you had the plans yet, Mi? You're the class monitor.

Mi:      (1)____________________________________

       Nick:   Where will we go, Mi?

Mi:      (2)____________________________________

        Nick:   Sounds interesting. Where are they? I've heard about them already,

        but I'm not sure.

Mi:      (3)____________________________________

       Nick:   I'll think our class should gather at our school gate at about seven o'clock.

        We should set off early…

        Mi: Right. I think it's from seven to half past seven. It takes us one hour to get

        to Dong Ho Village by coach.

           (4)____________________________________

       Nick:   I enjoy fresh air in the countryside. Are Dong Ho paintings very popular

        during the Tet festivals, Mi?

       Mi:      I think so, Nick.

            (5)____________________________________

        Nick:   What will we do first in Dong Ho village?

       Mi:There you will visit a workshop to see the special paintings made by the artists.

           (6)_____________________________________

        Nick:   Sounds interesting. I've heard about some Dong Ho's famous paintings,

        such as “catching coconuts”,“mice wedding" and "jealousy".

Mi:      (7)_____________________________________

        Nick:   And after a short rest after lunch, we’ll head to Dong Ky Village.

Mi:  Of course. This is the most famous carpentry village in Viet Nam

        (8)                                         . At about three o'clock in the afternoon,

        we'll get on the coach to come back to Ha Noi.

        Nick:   It will definitely be a very interesting field trip. I can't wait…

Match the requests with the responses. There are TWO extra responses. Write the letters a - f on the answer sheet

a. Yeah, I really enjoy our conversation. Talk to you later. 

d. I’m afraid she’s out. Would you like to leave a message? 

b. Yes, of course. Can I take your number please? e. Yes, I’ll mail you ASAP. 

c. Sure. It’s J-O-N-E-S.

 f. Yes, please. Black coffee with two sugars.

1. Could you ask her to ring me later, please? 

2. I’ve got a meeting in five minutes. Can we meet up another time? 

3. Sorry. It’s a bad line. Can you spell your name again, please? 

4. Is that Donna?

Complete the conversation about eating habits, using the responses (A-H) given.
A. But people consume three times more salt than necessary in some regions.
B. All of us should be wise consumers.
C. Doctors try to make the public aware of the problem.
D. Teenagers tend to drink more soft drinks.
E. I think nutrition education must be carried out in school, when their eating habits are still forming.
F. But now there is an unbalanced diet of much more sugar and salt.
G. The intake of calcium is an essential element for height growth.
H. I often have water instead of soft drinks.
Nina: I think all of you have a balanced diet and it’s good for health. Right, Mi?
Mi: It is our traditional way of eating. (1) _____________________________________________________
Nina: It may lead to health risks, like in our country.
Mi: (2) ________________________________________________________________________________ They contain sugar and other harmful substances.
Nina: How about your family?
Mi: (3) ________________________________________________________________________________ I think we consume more sugar from soft drinks, andit’s not good for health.
Nina: I think taking a lot of salt is not beneficial to our health, either.
Mi: (4) ________________________________________________________________________________
Nina: It may be the causes of high blood pressure. Is there any measure to stop that?
Mi: (5) ________________________________________________________________________________ My parents eat less salt, and so do I.

Nina: At puberty, we need a lot of calcium. What about Vietnamese teenagers?
Mi: (6) ________________________________________________________________________________ Nowadays, it only meets 50 to 60 percent of the body’s demand
Nina: Really? We could solve it by buying fresh and healthy supply of food.
Mi: I agree with you. (7) __________________________________________________________________
Nina: But there are a lot of attractive advertisements about fast food and soft drinks for young people. Some teens don’t know much about nutrition.
Mi: (8) ________________________________________________________________________________

V. Make questions with “How many/ How much" for the underlined part in the following sentences.
36. I have only a little luggage.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
37. I need some paper to write on.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
38. My father often reads two papers a day.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
39. I usually drink two litres of water every day.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
40. I need some bread to make sandwiches.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
VI.Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
41. We haven’t got any food for dinner. Let’s eat out.
42. This morning, I didn’t have cup of coffee as usual.
43. You will get if you eat so much butter.
44. Fast food is not good your health.
45. How cooking oil do you need to fry the fish?

46. Is that all, madam? Would you like to buy anything ?
47. Viet Nam has many of sweet soup, cakes and noodles.
48. People in our hometown often have rice a lot of fresh vegetables, seafood and various kinds of meat.
49. Having a bowl of beef noodle soup for breakfast is very tasty and .
50. There isn’t yogurt in the carton.

Read the letter and decide which statements are true (T) or false (F).

Thanks for your letter. It's very interesting to know about schools in the USA. I think schools in Viet Nam are a little different. Vietnamese students usually wear uniform. Classes start at 7.00 each morning and end at 11.15 in the afternoon. Students have a 30-minute break after three periods. At break time, many students play games. Some go to the canteen and buy something to eat or drink. Others talk together. Our school year lasts for 9 months, from September to May. Then we have a 3-month summer vacation. We feel too much long to come back to school to meet friends. I hope to know more about schools in your country.

Your friend,

Hoa

Question. The summer vacation lasts for two months.

A. True

B. False

Thanks for your letter. It's very interesting to know about schools in the USA. I think schools in Viet Nam are a little different. Vietnamese students usually wear uniform. Classes start at 7.00 each morning and end at 11.15 in the afternoon. Students have a 30-minute break after three periods. At break time, many students play games. Some go to the canteen and buy something to eat or drink. Others talk together. Our school year lasts for 9 months, from September to May. Then we have a 3-month summer vacation. We feel too much long to come back to school to meet friends. I hope to know more about schools in your country.

Your friend,

Hoa

Question 1: Hoa thinks schools in Viet Nam are different from schools in the USA.

A. True

B. False

Read the letter and decide which statements are true (T) or false (F).

Thanks for your letter. It's very interesting to know about schools in the USA. I think schools in Viet Nam are a little different. Vietnamese students usually wear uniform. Classes start at 7.00 each morning and end at 11.15 in the afternoon. Students have a 30-minute break after three periods. At break time, many students play games. Some go to the canteen and buy something to eat or drink. Others talk together. Our school year lasts for 9 months, from September to May. Then we have a 3-month summer vacation. We feel too much long to come back to school to meet friends. I hope to know more about schools in your country.

Your friend,

Hoa

Question. Students have a 30-minute break after two periods.

A. True

B. False