VOCABULARY Work In pairs. Check the meaning of the adjectives below. Which describe a positive attitude? Which describe a negative attitude?

Attitude (adjectives)

Use the word school and the words in the box to make compound nouns. Listen and check. Which types of school can you see in the photos?

boarding school

Exercise 1. Check the meaning of the words in the box. Then describe the photo using the words.

(Kiểm tra nghĩa của các từ trong khung. Sau đó miêu tả bức ảnh sử dụng các từ này.)

Read the text. Write the names of colours 1–6 on the colour wheel. Which colours are primary and which are secondary?

1. yellow – primary

The Colour Wheel

Have you ever thought about how colours are related? Why do some colour combinations look good and others don’t ?

According to Isaac Newton, white light consists of all the colours of the rainbow. Newton then arranged them in a circle of warm and cool categories.

Red, blue and yellow are the three primary colours on the colour wheel. By mixing two primary colours, we’ve got the secondary colours green, orange and purple.

Colours can also be harmonious or complementary. Complementary colours are directly opposite each other, like red and green. Harmonious colours sit next to each other on the wheel.

Famous artists and decorators have used the colour wheel to choose the right colours ever since then. Everyone agrees that colours can affect our feelings. A vibrant red, for example, is often associated with anger or danger, while yellow is a happy colour. Blue can make people feel calm; pastel pink, which is a gentle pink, sometimes makes them think of romance, and green is the colour of nature.

What’s your favourite colour? What do you associate it with?

Check the meaning of the words in the box. Use the words to complete the text below.

The Fish Tomato and other GM Foods

1. Did you know that scientists have put a fish (1) _______ into a tomato? They did it to develop tomatoes which can grow in cold temperatures.

2. So what are genes? Genes are instructions which exist inside every cell of every living thing. Each cell in the human body contains about 25,000 to 35,000 genes which determine your eye colour, how tall you are, what skills you have, and so on. So if you (2) _______ a plant gene, you can change a specific characteristic like colour, shape or height.

3. (3) _______ changes the genes of plants or animals to make genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Scientists believe that GMOs can help us in many ways. For example, GM (4) _______ can produce more food which contains more (5) _______. They can also have an engineered resistance to insects and (6) _______, and stay fresh for longer. GMOs can make fish grow larger and make cows produce healthier milk. Some people think that if we want to feed the world’s population, we will need GMOs.

4. But does genetic engineering work? Farmers use (7) _______ to kill weeds, but these chemicals can also damage crops. In the USA, farmers use GM crops which resist herbicides, so that they can destroy (8) _______ without damaging the crop. However, some ‘superweeds’ are becoming immune to the herbicides, so the farmers have to use more and more chemicals.

5. Food is very important to all of us and many people believe we are what we eat. These people are worried about the overuse of chemicals and the possible effects of eating GMOs. Some governments oppose them. What do you think?

Look at the photo. Then check the meaning of the words in blue in the Football FAQs and read the text. Do you pass or throw the ball when you play football? Do you think it’s a difficult sport? Would you like to do it? Why / Why not?

Football FAQs

What is football?

1. Football is a ball game which has become very popular in Việt Nam. It involves passing the ball into the opponent's goal with any part of the body except the hands and arms.

How long has it been a sport?

2. Modern football - one of the most beloved team sports-probably started in England in the early nineteenth century.

Do I need to be in good shape to play football?

3. It's a great sport for kids who just want to participate in a team sport, but who may not already have a high level of fitness and skills.

What equipment do I need?

4. A team uniform, long stockings, shin guards, and cleats which are lightweight, low-top shoes so that you can move over the field without slipping.

What are the best places for football?

5. In parks or playgrounds. When you're learning, it's best to find a place where there are many youth football clubs to play organised matches.

VOCABULARY Work in pairs. Look at the list of personality adjectives below. Then underline four more in the dialogue in exercise 2. How many other personality adjectives do you know?

Adjectives describing personality:

Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.

When you hear the word " bank ", what do you think of ? A .......(1) to put money ? The land on the edge of a river ? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of ........(2) things, you are right. Why ? Because words often have ........(3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out ........(4) meaning is appropriate. Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on ........(5) things. First, it depends on the words and .......(6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. .........(7), the meaning depends on how the words is ...........(8) in the sentence. It is a noun, a verb, ........(9) adjective or part of a phrase ? Knowing the word's part of speech will .......(10) discover the word's precise meaning.