VOCABULARY Match nine of the words below with meanings 1-8. Check the meaning of all the words.

Describing houses and rooms

1. uncomfortably small

2. very small

3. quiet

4. far from other places

5. modern

6. in a good location

7. in very bad condition

8. large (two words)

SPEAKING Work in pairs. Complete the arts quiz. Use vocabulary from exercises 1, 3 and the correct form of the verbs in the following list. Then do the quiz and check your answers at the bottom of the page.

Artistic activities

act      appear in      carve      compose      conduct      create

dance      direct      draw      paint      perform      play      sing      write

Arts quiz

1. Which italian Renaissance artist (1) _____________ the Mona Lisa?

a. Michelangelo

b. Leonardo da Vinci

c. Caravaggio

2. Which Russian (2) _____________ wrote the music for the ballet Swan Lake?

a. Shostakovich

b. Rachmaninov

c. Tchaikovsky

3. Which of these films was not (3) _____________ by Steven Spielberg?

a. Jaws

b. 2001: A Space Odyssey

c. Schindler's List

4. Which Shakespeare (4) _____________ inspired the film West Side Story?

a. Romeo and Juliet

b. Julius Caesar

c. A Midsummer Night's Dream

5. Which famous (5) _____________ cut off part of his ear?

a. Monet

b. Cézanne

c. Van Gogh

6. Which British (6) _____________ sang on the 2011 hit Someone Like You?

a. Adele

b. Ellie Goulding

c. Calvin Harris

7. Which of these film series did actor Robert Pattinson not (7) _____________ ?

a. Harry Potter

b. Twilight

c. The Hobbit

8. What is the name of the famous (8) _____________ in the photo?

a. Mark

b. David

c. Anthony 

2G. Sports clothing and equipment

1. Match the items (1-12) in the photos with the words below. Check the meaning of all the words.

(Nối các đồ vật (1–12) trong bức ảnh với các từ bên dưới. Tra nghĩa của tất cả các từ.)

ball (bóng); bat (gậy đánh bóng chày); boots (giày thể thao); gloves (găng tay); goal (khung thành); goggles (kính bơi); helmet (mũ bảo hiểm); hoop (vòng lắc eo); mask (khẩu trang thể thao); net (lưới); puck (bóng khúc côn cầu); racket (vợt); rope (dây thừng); running shoes (giày chạy bộ); safety harness (dây đai an toàn); shirt (áo sơ mi thể thao); shorts (quần đùi); skates (giày trượt); socks (tất); stick (gậy); surfboard (ván lướt); swimming trunks (men)/ swimming costume (women) (quần bơi cho nam/ đồ bơi cho nữ); vest (áo khoác thể thao); wetsuit (đồ lặn)

VOCABULARY PLUS - Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the words in blue in the text.

                                                  The food of the future

                                       INSECTS - The superfood of the future

There are a lot of hungry people in the world, so how do we deal with it? In the next thirty years, we'll need to provide enough protein for billions more mouths, and with all these extra people there will be even less space for farming. One solution is for us to eat insects. They are a great source of protein and they don't need as much space or water as farm animals.

So why don't we eat insects regularly? The fact is that many people in Asia, Africa and South America already do. The problem is that Europeans and North Americans don't want to. Some governments are now trying to convince them why it is a good idea. The Nordic Food Lab in Copenhagen, for example, developed the 'Insect Deliciousness' project. Its chefs have been to five continents to discover an incredible world of insect flavour. In Australia, they tasted honey ants. They ate fried caterpillars in Tanzania, and in Mexico, they enjoyed desert-ant eggs. Will they and other similar organisations persuade Europeans and Americans to take a bite from a caterpillar or an ant? What's your view? How many people will eat insects in the future? How much food made with insects will you eat?

VOCABULARY PLUS - Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the words in blue in the text.

CRAZY CRAZES

An interview with Miley Jones, an expert on the history of crazes.

HOW DO CRAZES START?

Well, crazes generally start in the playground when we're young. We see someone doing something fun and obviously we want to join them.

WHAT WAS THE STRANGEST CRAZE?

Pole-sitting, probably. In 1924, Alvin Kelly sat on a pole for thirteen hours. Amazingly, it became popular, and people used to watch the best pole-sitters. The record was twenty-one days.

HOW DO CURRENT CRAZES DIFFER FROM PAST CRAZES?

Things like toys and card-collecting used to be popular. Now crazes often start online, when people see and copy funny ideas for photos or videos on social media.

IS THAT HOW CRAZES BECOME SO POPULAR QUICKLY?

Absolutely! Things can quickly become a craze. Before, people didn't use to have smartphones, but now we can post online games scores or photos immediately.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE CRAZE?

Pet rocks. In the 1970s, Gary Dahl started selling a pet rock in a special box with instructions.

DID PEOPLE REALLY USE TO BUY PET ROCKS?

Yes, they did. Apparently, he sold millions of them. No one really knows what the next craze will be.

5. Find nine phrasal verbs in the texts in exercise 4. Match five of them with the definitions below. Check the meaning of the others in the dictionary. Are the meanings similar to the main verbs or different?

(Tìm 9 cụm động từ trong bài đọc trong bài 4. Nối 5 trong số chúng với các định nghĩa bên dưới. Kiểm tra nghĩa của chúng trong từ điển. Những nghĩa trên giống hay khác với động từ chính.)

1. continue _____

2. delay _____

3. stop using or doing sth _____

4. take care of _____

5. think of _____

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The brain of the average human weighs approximately 14 kilograms and consists of three main parts-the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The cerebrum is by far the largest of the three parts, taking up 85% of the brain by weight. The outside layer of the cerebrum, 5 the cerebral cortex, is a grooved and bumpy surface covering the nerve cells beneath. The various sections of the cerebrum are the sensory cortex, which is responsible for receiving and decoding sensory messages from throughout the body; the motor cortex, which sends action instructions to the skeletal muscles; and the association 10 cortex, which receives, monitors, and processes information. It is in the association cortex that the processes that allow humans to think take place.

The cerebellum, located below the cerebrum in the back part of the skull, is the section of the brain that controls balance and posture. The brain stem connects the cerebrum and the 15 spinal cord. It controls various body processes such as breathing and heartbeat.

Question: The passages states that the most massive part of the brain is the _____

A. cerebellum

B. brain stem

C. cerebral cortex

D. cerebrum

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The brain of the average human weighs approximately 14 kilograms and consists of three main parts-the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The cerebrum is by far the largest of the three parts, taking up 85% of the brain by weight. The outside layer of the cerebrum, 5 the cerebral cortex, is a grooved and bumpy surface covering the nerve cells beneath. The various sections of the cerebrum are the sensory cortex, which is responsible for receiving and decoding sensory messages from throughout the body; the motor cortex, which sends action instructions to the skeletal muscles; and the association 10 cortex, which receives, monitors, and processes information. It is in the association cortex that the processes that allow humans to think take place.

The cerebellum, located below the cerebrum in the back part of the skull, is the section of the brain that controls balance and posture. The brain stem connects the cerebrum and the 15 spinal cord. It controls various body processes such as breathing and heartbeat.

Question: According to the passage, which part of the brain analyzes information?

A. The cerebellum

B. The association cortex

C. The sensory cortex

D. The brain stem