Read and listen to the article again. Write true or false. Correct the false sentences.

1. People in the UK don't grow bananas.

2. Some banana farmers don’t earn enough because companies don’t pay a fair price.

3. Fairtrade only helps banana farmers.

4. Foncho buys bananas from farmers and sells them to supermarkets.

5. Thanks to the Fairtrade, Foncho's life is getting better now.

Watching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK. But what kind of programmes do British people like to watch? Well, the most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are usually on at least four times every week. They are dramas based in one neighborhood that try to depict ordinary life in the UK - we call these dramas 'soap operas' or 'soaps'.

 In the early days of TV, there were often dramas on during the day. Back in those days, it was traditional for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and look after the house and the children. Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the housewives who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the washing. Companies selling washing powder would advertise their products at times when these dramas were on, and sometimes those companies would even sponsor the drama. Hence the word 'soap'.

So what about the word opera? Well, that's because these dramas are often an exaggeration of real life. They are supposed to represent ordinary lives but, to make them entertaining, lots of dramatic events, like murders, divorces, affairs etc., all happen probably much more regularly than they would in a normal neighbourhood.

Most soap operas these days are shown in the evening. Each show will have several different storylines happening at once that continue over several shows. The same cast members will appear in every show, too.

Question 1: : What type of programmes do British people prefer to watch?

                 A. drama series         B. soap opera            C. comedy                D. musical

Question 2: Why did sponsors advertise soap on TV during the mornings?

                 A. Because most women were at home doing their housework and watching TV.

                 B. Because it was cheaper to advertise during the day.

                 C. Because there were only television programmes during the day.

                 D. Because advertisements were aimed at entertaining the housewives.

Question 3: The word “soap” in “soap opera” refers to ______.

                 A. the classical singing you hear in the drammas                          

                 B. products sold on television

                 C. washing powder used by housewives to do the washing                     

                 D. a musical play in which all of the words are sung

Question 4: According to the passage, soap operas ______.

                 A. are mostly shown in daytime                  

                 B. offer accurate depictions of ordinary life

                 C. have lots of continuing storylines happening over a few shows.

                 D. tend to focus on female characters

Question 5: Which of the following statements is NOT true?

                 A. British people don’t really like watching TV.                                                

                 B. In the early days, dramas were often shown in daytime.

                 C. Soap operas are usually more exaggerated than normal life.      

                 D. Each cast member will appear in some episodes.

Sport: In the Uk, football, rugby, tennis and basketball are the most popular sports for teenagers. In the USA, American football, athletics, basketball and baseball are popular

The Internet and televison: Teenagers in both the Uk and the USA today watch television less than before but they use the Internet more. They spend over 25 hours a week online

Pocket money and shopping: The average teenager in the UK get about 7 a week pocket money. In the USA it is about 10. They spend their money on clothes and going out, but magazines, presents and snacks are also important.

Friends: The average British and American teenager has seven close friends. He or she has sixteen online friend on social network websites.

1. Which sports do British and American teenagers play in their free time?

2. How long do the spend online?

3. How muxh pocket money do they get?

4. What do they spend it on?

5. How many oline friends do they have?

2. Read the text. Are these sentences about the people who took part in the survey true or false? Write T or F.

(Đọc văn bản. Những câu này về những người đã tham gia khảo sát là đúng hay sai? Viết T (đúng) hoặc F (sai).)

a. Most have a positive view of the British overall. _____

b. More than half have a better opinion of the British now that they live in the country. _____

How foreigners see the British

What is a typical British person like? People who come to Britain from other countries probably have a few expectations: British people are polite, rather reserved, and enjoy drinking tea and standing in queues! But how accurate is this stereotype? In an online survey of 1402 foreign nationals living in the UK, just over half said that the British matched their expectations.

The survey also asked which aspects of the British character the foreign nationals liked and disliked. British people's good manners were popular with 49% and 40% liked the ability to queue. Many agreed that the British are reserved and for 32% this was a good quality but for 19% it was negative. Other negative aspects were the British sense of humour (31%) and British culture in general (28%). However, 77% said they liked British people in general and 61% said that their opinion of the British got better as a result of living in the UK. 

A spokesman for the researchers said: People probably come to Britain with a stereotype of what to expect. It’s good to see that, for the majority, the reality is better than the stereotype.'

Read the article below.

Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today. Maybe country music is very popular because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events like love, sadness, good times and bad times. It tells real-life stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated and difficult, it is good to hear about simple ordinary people.

Country music is sometimes called country-western music. It comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern of the United States. The other is traditional, cowboy music from the American West. The singers usually play guitars when they sing.

Country music became very popular in the South. During World War II, thousands of people from the South moved to the Northeast and the Midwest to work in factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South and learned to enjoy country music there. Slowly, it became popular all over the United States.

Country music is very popular because ______

A. it is about events like love, sadness.

B. it is about strong human feelings.

C. it tells about good times, bad times.

D. All are correct.

II. READING

Exercise 1: Read the following text. Decide if the statements from 1 to 5 are True (T) or False (F).

LIFE IN AN ISLAND

Off the west coast of Scotland, there are many small island communities. Life in these communities is very different from life in the big cities. People from the cities often say that life in the islands is slow and boring. But the island people tell a different story.

Many families live by fishing or farming, and people usually have more than one job. Many families have rooms for tourists who come to visit the islands in summer. The tourists go walking and fishing and play sports. Sometimes they study Gaelic, the local language. And they stay in a 'bed and breakfast' with a local family or in one of the small island hotels. In the long summer evenings, people meet and talk together. They tell stories of where they live and what they do.

The children on the islands go to small local schools. They have their classes in English and Gaelic. Sometimes there are only eight or ten children in one school! When they are twelve, they go to secondary school in a bigger town on the island. When they finish that school, they decide whether to go to university in a big city, or to stay and work on the island.

1. City people and island people have the same opinion about island life. ____

2. People on the islands mainly do one job. ____

3. Tourists can stay with local families in summer. ____

4. Children on the islands speak two languages at school. ____

5. Gaelic is the local language. ____

Exercise 2: Read the following text and answer the following questions:

LIFE IN BRITAIN TODAY

Food

British people like good food and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular – 30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!

Sport

British don’t do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, 9% go cycling and 8% play golf. Football is the most popular sport in Britain, 10% of the population play it and 46%watch it.

Cinema and TV

Films are very popular in Britain and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about 28 hours every week – two hours more than women.

Holidays

British people love going on holiday and have 56 million holidays a year. The most popular destinations in the UK are Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and the South Coast. British people also like to go abroad on holiday; 27% go to Spain, 10% go to the USA and 9% go to France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn’t always very good!

1. Which food is popular in Britain?

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2. Do British people do a lot of sports?

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3. How many hours every week do men watch TV at home?

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4. What are the most popular destinations in the UK?

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II. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.
In the UK, the cinema is very popular and a lot of young people go there. But, I what types of film do they watch? 
Jack, 14
I love going to the cinema because there are always eight films on at our local cinema complex, and it’s really modern. The ice cream is fantastic and there’s great popcorn and other snacks. I go with my friends every Friday. We all like science fiction films with action and suspense. We are also great fans of special effects, so we love films like Avatar and Transformers.
Katie, 13
I don’t like horror films or science fiction films but I love romantic comedies. One of my favorite films is The Proposal. It’s about a woman who decides to marry her assistant, but they’re not really in love. His family, in Alaska, try to organize a traditional wedding ... it’s very funny. In the end, they fall in love, of course. I don’t go to the cinema much, because there isn’t a cinema near me. I watch films on DVD a few months later
A. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. There isn’t any movie theatre near Jack’s house.
2. Katie’s favorite film is a love story.
3. They sell good ice cream and popcorn in the local cinema complex.
4. Jack and Katie enjoy the same types of film.
5. Jack and his friends like to see movies with special effects.
6. Katie doesn’t go to the cinema a lot because she prefers watching films on DVD.
B. Answer the questions.
1. Do young people in the UK like going to the cinema?
_________________________________________________________
2. What kind of movies does Jack like?
_________________________________________________________
3. How often does Jack go to the cinema?
_________________________________________________________
4. Does Jack like his local cinema?
_________________________________________________________
5. What kind of film is The Proposal?
_________________________________________________________
6. Why doesn’t Katie go to the cinema a lot?
_________________________________________________________

II. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.
In the UK, the cinema is very popular and a lot of young people go there. But, I what types of film do they watch? 
Jack, 14
I love going to the cinema because there are always eight films on at our local cinema complex, and it’s really modern. The ice cream is fantastic and there’s great popcorn and other snacks. I go with my friends every Friday. We all like science fiction films with action and suspense. We are also great fans of special effects, so we love films like Avatar and Transformers.
Katie, 13
I don’t like horror films or science fiction films but I love romantic comedies. One of my favorite films is The Proposal. It’s about a woman who decides to marry her assistant, but they’re not really in love. His family, in Alaska, try to organize a traditional wedding ... it’s very funny. In the end, they fall in love, of course. I don’t go to the cinema much, because there isn’t a cinema near me. I watch films on DVD a few months later
A. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. There isn’t any movie theatre near Jack’s house.
2. Katie’s favorite film is a love story.
3. They sell good ice cream and popcorn in the local cinema complex.
4. Jack and Katie enjoy the same types of film.
5. Jack and his friends like to see movies with special effects.
6. Katie doesn’t go to the cinema a lot because she prefers watching films on DVD.
B. Answer the questions.
1. Do young people in the UK like going to the cinema?
_________________________________________________________
2. What kind of movies does Jack like?
_________________________________________________________
3. How often does Jack go to the cinema?
_________________________________________________________
4. Does Jack like his local cinema?
_________________________________________________________
5. What kind of film is The Proposal?
_________________________________________________________
6. Why doesn’t Katie go to the cinema a lot?
_________________________________________________________

Read the article below.

Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today. Maybe country music is very popular because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events like love, sadness, good times and bad times. It tells real-life stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated and difficult, it is good to hear about simple ordinary people.

Country music is sometimes called country-western music. It comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern of the United States. The other is traditional, cowboy music from the American West. The singers usually play guitars when they sing.

Country music became very popular in the South. During World War II, thousands of people from the South moved to the Northeast and the Midwest to work in factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South and learned to enjoy country music there. Slowly, it became popular all over the United States.

The best tittle for the passage is _____.

A. Music in the United States

B. The Formation of Country Music

C. Country Music

D. The Benefits of Country Music.