Read the article above. Was it right to send Beltracchi to prison? Why? / Why not?
1. The / better / why / boarding / not / kids / to / a / do / you / school /send// ______________________________________________________________________________
2. Was / not / because / her / job / she / of / inexperience / the / offered // ______________________________________________________________________________
3. Team / his / took / leader / pride / the / great / in / leadership // ______________________________________________________________________________
4. Here / of / happy / their / the / working / are / people / most / with / salaries // ______________________________________________________________________________
5. They / the / was / cats / reached / dogs / when / it / raining / and / town // ______________________________________________________________________________
1 Why don't you send the kids to a better boarding school
2 She was not offered the job becayse of her inexperience
3 His team leader took pride in the great leadership
4 Most of the people working here are happy with their working salaries
5 They reached the town when it was raining cats and dogs
Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. How much more sleep does a young child need than an adolescent?
2. What's the difference between 'larks' and 'owls'?
3. Why is it better not to exercise early in the morning?
4. When do sportspeople think is a good time to try to break a record?
5. If you want to lose weight, which is more important: when you eat or how much you eat?
6. Why is it not a good idea to use gadgets such as tablets and mobiles late at night?
1. About one hour.
(Khoảng 1 tiếng đồng hồ.)
Thông tin: A typical ten-year-old needs about ten hours' sleep. - As you reach adolescence, your body clock changes. Most teenagers need about nine hours' sleep,
(Một đứa trẻ mười tuổi điển hình cần ngủ khoảng mười tiếng. - Khi bạn đến tuổi vị thành niên, đồng hồ sinh học của bạn thay đổi. Hầu hết thanh thiếu niên cần ngủ khoảng 9 tiếng,)
2. 'Larks' are people who like to go to bed early and get up early, while 'owls' are people who prefer to go to bed late and get up late.
('Chim sơn ca’ là người thích đi ngủ sớm và dậy sớm, còn 'cú' là người thích đi ngủ muộn và dậy muộn.)
Thông tin: You might be a 'lark' who likes to go to bed early and get up early, or you might be an 'owl' who prefers to go to bed late and get up late.
(Bạn có thể là một 'chim sơn ca' thích đi ngủ sớm và dậy sớm, hoặc bạn có thể là một 'cú vọ' thích đi ngủ muộn và dậy muộn.)
3. Because blood vessels are stiffer and less flexible at this time, and blood pressure is at its highest.
(Bởi vì lúc này các mạch máu cứng hơn và kém linh hoạt hơn, và huyết áp đang ở mức cao nhất.)
Thông tin: Blood vessels are stiffer and less flexible. Your blood is thicker and stickier s and your blood pressure is at its highest, so it's not the best time to exercise.
(Các mạch máu cứng hơn và kém linh hoạt hơn. Máu của bạn đặc hơn, dính hơn và huyết áp của bạn đang ở mức cao nhất, vì vậy đây không phải là thời điểm tốt nhất để tập thể dục.)
4. The late afternoon (3 PM-6 PM).
(Vào lúc chiều muộn (15:00-18:00).)
Thông tin: Some sportspeople believe that the late afternoon (3 PM-6 PM) is a good time to try to break a world record because body temperature increases at this time, and heart and lung function, as well as muscle strength, are at their best.
(Một số người chơi thể thao cho rằng chiều muộn (15:00 - 18:00) là thời điểm thích hợp để cố gắng phá kỷ lục thế giới vì lúc này nhiệt độ cơ thể tăng, chức năng tim, phổi cũng như sức mạnh cơ bắp ở trạng thái tốt nhất.)
5. How much you eat.
(Bạn ăn bao nhiêu.)
Thông tin: But how much you eat is always more important than when you eat.
(Nhưng bạn ăn bao nhiêu luôn quan trọng hơn bạn ăn khi nào.)
6. Because it makes it more difficult to sleep.
(Vì nó khiến bạn khó ngủ hơn.)
Thông tin: It is not a good idea to use gadgets such as tablets and mobiles late at night because they emit large amounts of blue light, which reduces the amount of melatonin in the body and makes it more difficult to sleep.
(Không nên sử dụng các thiết bị như máy tính bảng và điện thoại di động vào đêm khuya vì chúng phát ra lượng lớn ánh sáng xanh, làm giảm lượng melatonin trong cơ thể và khiến bạn khó ngủ hơn.)
SPEAKING Work in pairs. What was the last book you read? What was it about? Did you enjoy it? Why? / Why not?
A: What was the last book you read?
B: I recently finished reading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho.
A: What was it about?
B: It's a novel about a shepherd boy named Santiago who embarks on a journey to follow his dreams and discover his personal legend.
A: Did you enjoy it? Why?
B: Yes, I really enjoyed it. The story is full of inspiring messages about following your heart and pursuing your dreams, which I found very motivating. The writing style was also simple and engaging, making it an easy read.
(A: Cuốn sách cuối cùng bạn đọc là gì?
B: Gần đây tôi đã đọc xong cuốn "Nhà giả kim" của Paulo Coelho.
A: Nó nói về cái gì vậy?
B: Đó là một cuốn tiểu thuyết kể về một cậu bé chăn cừu tên là Santiago bắt đầu cuộc hành trình theo đuổi ước mơ và khám phá huyền thoại cá nhân của mình.
A: Bạn có thích nó không? Tại sao?
B: Có, tôi thực sự thích nó. Câu chuyện chứa đầy những thông điệp truyền cảm hứng về việc làm theo trái tim và theo đuổi ước mơ của bạn, điều mà tôi thấy rất có động lực. Phong cách viết cũng đơn giản và hấp dẫn, làm cho nó dễ đọc.)
Read and listen to the article again and answer the questions.
1. Why was a hairstyle called ‘the Rachel’?
2. What did the hairstyle in the 2000s look like?
3. What new hair colour became popular in the 2010s?
1 Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel Green in Friends, made ‘the Rachel’ style popular.
2 The hairstyle in the 2000s was hair extensions, which made hair very long and straight.
3 Unnaturally grey hair became popular in the 2010s.
$HaNa$
Read the Reading Strategy. Then read the article to get an idea of the general meaning. Which is the best summary: a, b, c or d?
The writer's main purpose is to explain
a why children need more sleep than adults.
b why we should always get lots of sleep.
c why our bodies feel more or less tired at different times of day.
d why some people feel more alert than others.
Reading Strategy When matching questions with texts, follow these steps: 1 Read the text to get a general idea of the meaning. 2 Read the task's lead-in line very carefully (In which period of the day...). Then read all the options carefully. 3 Read the paragraphs of the text carefully one by one and match them to the correct option. 4 If you can't find the answer, leave it for now and come back to it later. |
Chọn C “why our bodies feel more or less tired at different times of day.”
Thông tin: Each of us has our own personal body clock, which makes us more alert in the morning or more alert in the evening.
Make the letter A,B,C,D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is the closet in meaning to each of the following questions
1. The only that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect
A. The way he spoke the local dialect was unique
B. We were sent to prison beacause he spoke only one dialect
C. We sent him to prison because he spoke the local dialect
D. But for his command of the local dialect, we would have been put in prison
2. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book
A. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand
B. The lecturer's book which I not had read was dificult for me to understand
C. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book
D. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read this book
3. Without skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation
A. Had it been for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation
B. He would not have survived the orpeation if he had had skillful surgery
C. But for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the opreration
D. He did not survive the operation beacause of unskillful surgery
4. He didn't take his father's advice. That's why he is out of work
A. If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work
B. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not be out of work
C. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work
D. If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work
5. It would be nice if you hadn't said that
A. I wish you not to say that
B. I hope you will not say that
C. If only you didn't say that
D. I wish you hadn't said that
6. It was his incompetence which led to their capture
A. If it hadn't been for his incompetence, they would not have been captured
B. They were captured just because he was incompetent
C. If he had been so incomepetent, they would have escaped from captured
D. All of the above
7. If it hadn't been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work
A. If he had been more carefull, we would have completed the work
B. He was careless because he hadn't finished the work
C. If he were careful, he would finish the work
D. Because he wasn't careless, we didn't finish the work
8. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement
A. If you need assisted us, we could not get achievement
B. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement
C. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement
D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement
Make the letter A,B,C,D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is the closet in meaning to each of the following questions
1. The only that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect
A. The way he spoke the local dialect was unique
B. We were sent to prison beacause he spoke only one dialect
C. We sent him to prison because he spoke the local dialect
D. But for his command of the local dialect, we would have been put in prison
2. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book
A. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand
B. The lecturer's book which I not had read was dificult for me to understand
C. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book
D. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read this book
3. Without skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation
A. Had it been for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation
B. He would not have survived the orpeation if he had had skillful surgery
C. But for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the opreration
D. He did not survive the operation beacause of unskillful surgery
4. He didn't take his father's advice. That's why he is out of work
A. If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work
B. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not be out of work
C. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work
D. If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work
5. It would be nice if you hadn't said that
A. I wish you not to say that
B. I hope you will not say that
C. If only you didn't say that
D. I wish you hadn't said that
6. It was his incompetence which led to their capture
A. If it hadn't been for his incompetence, they would not have been captured
B. They were captured just because he was incompetent
C. If he had been so incomepetent, they would have escaped from captured
D. All of the above
7. If it hadn't been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work
A. If he had been more carefull, we would have completed the work
B. He was careless because he hadn't finished the work
C. If he were careful, he would finish the work
D. Because he wasn't careless, we didn't finish the work
8. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement
A. If you need assisted us, we could not get achievement
B. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement
C. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement
D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement
Read the text. If you had been on a trip like this, would you have enjoyed it? Why? / Why not?
When Jane and Clive Green stopped working, they decided to go on a trip to Spain in their yacht. They expected to be away for about a week - but in the end, they continued travelling for sixteen years! After they reached Spain in their ten-metre yacht, they did not fancy returning home, so they kept sailing. After crossing the Atlantic, they stopped to explore the islands of the Caribbean for a while. Then they continued to sail west around the world. They ended up visiting 56 countries. They particularly enjoyed swimming with seals near the Galápagos Islands. However, they remembered feeling very anxious near Somalia because a boat would not stop following them. It was actually a fishing boat with an injured man on board, so Jane offered to help him before they continued on their way. They managed to pay for their trip by selling their house back in the UK. They could afford to buy food, but they ran out of money on an island near Fiji. Fortunately, a local woman agreed to give them a box of fruit and vegetables in exchange for some clothes.
If I had been on a trip like this, I would have enjoyed it. Traveling the world on a yacht for sixteen years would be an exciting and adventurous experience, with the opportunity to explore different cultures, landscapes, and wildlife. Swimming with seals near the Galápagos Islands would be a memorable experience and visiting 56 countries would be an incredible achievement
SPEAKING Read the fact file about Castle Howard, a stately home in the north of England. Would you like to live in a house like this? Why? / Why not?
* Built around 1700, it has 145 rooms.
* It is the private home of the Howard family, who have lived there for over 300 years.
* It has been open to the public since 1952.
It's an impressive place, but I'm not sure if I would like to live in a house like that. It would be too big and require a lot of upkeep. I can see the appeal, but it's also a private home that is open to the public. I would value my privacy, and I'm not sure if I would like to share my living space with strangers.
Read the passage and choose the best answer
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf – mutes. There, he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention of the telephone.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Bell became interested in sounds and speech since he was a boy.
B. He experimented a machine to help the deaf hear.
C. Bell learned in a school for the deaf – mutes.
D. Bell’s father was an expert in phonetics.
Đáp án là C.
They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf – mutes.