Ex5. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap to complete the passage.

English is (1) ______ language all over the world. Many countries, such as: the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa use English as the first language, many others use it as the second language. If you speak (2) _____ well, you can talk with many people of different nationalities. Besides, a lot of the magazines and newspapers are published in English.Therefore, if you can read English, you can get useful knowledge of tradition, culture, custom of other countries.

In order to (3) _____ your English, you should make good preparation for the next lesson, and do all the exercises given by the teachers. In class, be ready to answer your (4) ______ and take important notes. You can also enrich your English vocabulary by reading English books, looking up any new words that you come across. Some beginners even write the words many times and try to learn them by heart. Whenever possible, you can speak English to the teachers, to friends or foreigners. Listening to the tapes is a good way to improve your English. And remember that revision is important. You should revise what you have learnt so as to practice the words or sentence structures well. Mastering the four language skills is not easy. An English proverb says: “Everything is difficult before it is easy”. Try your best so that English can become easy for you.

Ex6. Read the passage again and choose the right answer for each question below.

1.  Is listening to the tapes is a good way to learn English?

A.  Yes, he is.  B. No, there isn’t.                    C. Yes, it is.                 D. No, it isn’t.

2.  Name some countries use English as the first language.

A.  England, Russia, China                                         B. Viet Nam, India, Japanese

                C. The USA, Australia, Canada                                 D. England, Laos, France

3.  Why can you get useful knowledge of tradition, culture of other countries if you can read English? A. Because a lot of the magazines and newspapers are published in English.

B.  Because many countries speak English.

C.  Because English is very popular.

D.  Because English is very important.

4.Who can a student speak English to?

A.  He can speak English to his grandparents.

B.  He can speak English to famers.

C.  He can speak English to his English teachers or his friends.

D.  He can speak English to his neighbours.

The English language is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is used as either first or second language .................... (1) many countries.

During the 16^th century, only about two million people spoke English. All .................... (2) them lived in what is now the United Kingdom. Over the centuries, as a result of various historical events, English has spread throughout .................... (3) world. Today, about 400 million people speak English as their native .................... (4). Most of them live in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, .................... (5) the Unites States.

About 100 million people, chiefly living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and in many African .................... (6), speak English in addition to their own language. An additional 200 million people in the world probably know .................... (7) least some English. English is really an international language.

I. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the suitable words.

The English language is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is used as either first or second language .................... (1) many countries.

During the 16^th century, only about two million people spoke English. All .................... (2) them lived in what is now the United Kingdom. Over the centuries, as a result of various historical events, English has spread throughout .................... (3) world. Today, about 400 million people speak English as their native .................... (4). Most of them live in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, .................... (5) the Unites States.

About 100 million people, chiefly living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and in many African .................... (6), speak English in addition to their own language. An additional 200 million people in the world probably know .................... (7) least some English. English is really an international language.

II.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the suitable words.

The English language is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is usedas either first or second language ……………….. (1) many countries.

During the 16th century, only about two million people spoke English. All ……………….. (2) them lived in what is now the United Kingdom. Over the centuries,as a result of various historical events, English has spread throughout ……………….. (3)world. Today, about 400 million people speak English as their native ………………..  (4). Most of them live in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, NewZealand, South Africa, ……………….. (5) the Unites States.

About 100 million people, chiefly living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and inmany African ……………….. (6), speak English in addition to their own language. Anadditional 200 million people in the world probably know ……………….. (7) leastsome English. English is really an international language.

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the suitable words.

The English language is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is usedas either first or second language ……………….. (1) many countries.

During the 16th century, only about two million people spoke English. All ……………….. (2) them lived in what is now the United Kingdom. Over the centuries,as a result of various historical events, English has spread throughout ……………….. (3)world. Today, about 400 million people speak English as their native ………………..  (4). Most of them live in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, NewZealand, South Africa, ……………….. (5) the Unites States.

About 100 million people, chiefly living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and inmany African ……………….. (6), speak English in addition to their own language. Anadditional 200 million people in the world probably know ……………….. (7) leastsome English. English is really an international language.v

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1.Nowadays,there are many varieties of English all over the world such as British English ,Australia English,American English,Indian English,etc

2.There are many differences in accents and dialects between varieties of English though all can be understood,more or less,by speakers of other varieties

Vd: English is used as a first language in at least 75 countries around the world

A: How many countries around the world use English as their first language?

B:At least 75 countries

III. Complete the sentences with words / phrases from the: native speaker; the USA; official language; summer camp; English speaking countries; accents.

1. Last year I had a wonderful time at a..............................in Britain

2. The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are all....................................

3. Australia are...............................of English because they use it as their mother tongue.

4. ...............................is in the mid-north of America.

5. Usually, people from different parts of a country speak their language with different................................

6. English is an.............................in countries like India, Malaysia, and Singapore

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ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD

English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When you (1)______ speakers of English from around the world, you (2)______ notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (3)______ in the words they use, including the names of (4)______ objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and (5)______ are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers (6)______ opposite sides of the world can understand (7)______ other quite easily. It does not seem to (8)______ where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen (9)______ learning English too. If you know English, you are more (10)______ to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.

*VIII. Read and find a suitable word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage

JACK LONDON

Jack London (1876 – 1916) is an American writer whose work combined powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment. He was (1) ………......... in San Francisco. After finishing grammar (2) ………..........., Jack London worked at various jobs and in 1897 and 1898 he participated (3)....................... the Alaska Gold Rush. Upon his return to the San Francisco area, he began to (4) ......................... about his experiences. A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Golf, was (5) ..................... in 1900. Jack’s colourful life, during which he wrote more than 50 books and which included enormous popular successes (6) ……...............an orator, ended in his suicide at the (7) ........................ of 40. Many of his stories including his masterpiece The Call of the Wild deal with the reversion of a civilized creature to the primitive state. Jack London’s style – brutal, vivid and exciting  (8) ……….…......... him enormously popular outside the United States; His (9) ……….…....... were translated into many languages. Jack’s important works include People of the Abyss about the poor in London; the Sea Wolf, a novel based on the author’s experiences on a seal hunting ship; John Barleycorn , an autobiographical novel about Jack’s struggle (10)...............................  alcoholism.

*IX. Read the passage and choose A, B, C, D for each of the following questions.

            At birth, the infant has only the most elementary emotional life. Newborns show an expression of disgust, for example, in response to strong tastes and show surprise in reaction to sudden changes. They also show interest, which developmental psychologists consider an emotion in its own right.

            By 10 months, infants display   the full range of what are considered the basic emotions: joy, anger, sadness, disgust, surprise and fear. The emergence of these basic emotions during the first years or two of life seems to be programmed by biological clock for brain development. As the appropriate brain maturation occurs, the various emotions appear in an infant’s repertory. For example, studies of brain activities in ten-month-olds show that the right frontal regions are more active during positive emotions and the left during negative emotions.

1.     Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as an emotion displayed by a new born?

A. disgust              B. interest                   C. surprise                  D. fear

2. The phrase “in its own right” is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. legally              B. in fact                     C. in itself                   D. on the other hand

3. In the second paragraph, the author uses the analogy of a clock to emphasize which of the following generalizations about infant’s emotional behavior? It …………………………………….

A. emerges rapidly                                   B. has a complex pattern

C. develops with predictable regularity   D. may change from one minute to the next

4. Which of the following statements about ten-month-old infants is best supported by the passage?

A. Their various emotional responses are difficult to discriminate

B. Their emotional range is wider than that of newborns.

C. Their behavior is affected only by positive emotions.

D. Their brain activity is greater when they are happy.

5. The ideas in the passage are divided into 2 paragraphs in order to contrast

A. emotional development                       B. two areas of the brain involved in emotional development

C. the development of two emotional in infants.

X. Rewrite the sentences as directed without changing the original meaning.

1. She started learning English 10 years ago. à She has ...................................... .................................................
2. I haven't seen that man here before.à This ..................................... ...................................................................
3- He ran so quickly that I couldn’d catch him. Ò He was such …………………………………................…..

4- It’s a pity I don’t know how to do it .Ò If only ………………………………………………......................….

5- These shoes will have to be repaired. Ò They will ………………………………….….................…………

6. His parents made him study for his exam. à  He was made ..............................................................................

7. I don’t really want to go to the museum. à I’d rather......................................................................................

8. Nobody finished their exercises on time.à Their exercises ..........................................................................

*9. We should go home right now.àIt’s......................................................................................................... 

10. Mary doesn't speak English so well as Jane.à Jane   .........................................................................................