I. Language

Mark the intonation in the following sentences using  (falling intonation),  (rising Intonation),  (level-rising intonation), or  (fall-rise intonation). Then listen and check. Practise saying them in pairs.

1. Could you show me the way to the Museum of History?

2. What do you want to see during the festival?

3. How about going on a boat trip this weekend?

4. I want to go to a vocational school after finishing secondary school.

5. Would you like to go to the cinema with me?

6. Why don’t you join the cooking classes?

7. During my trip, I visited a historic monument, an ancient pagoda, and an old village.

8. Are you good at time management?

Complete the following sentences using the words and phrase in the box.

1. Many young people don’t know how to ________________ their money.

2. The university offers a variety of courses for ______________ to choose from.

3. After secondary school, Mark attended a _____________ to become a car mechanic.

4. People were very proud when the ancient pagoda in the capital was listed as a world _______________ site.

5. You will need to have formal _______________ to do this job.

6. My brother is very ________________ and always finishes all his homework without any pressure from my parents.

7. Quan ho and don ca tai tuare two forms of _______________, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

8. The government decided to _______________ the old prison as a tourist attraction.

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.

1. The town is valued for its many historical / historic buildings, which have seen lots of changes over the years.

2. After completing the two-week training course, Peter was given a degree / certificate of attendance.

3. Many teenagers do part-time jobs to leam money-management / decision-making skills.

4. The school offers vocational / higher education courses in cooking and baking, electrical work, and building services.

5. Decision-making / Time-management is becoming an important skill, especially when you have many options.

6. After qualification / graduation, my mother returned to her hometown and got her first teaching job.

7. The old house has been restored / promoted to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built.

8. My class teacher invited my parents to discuss my academic / practical performance.

Choose the correct answers A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.

1. It was __________________ I bought the postcards for my friends.

A. from this souvenir shop that

B. from this souvenir shop which

C. this souvenir shop that

D. this souvenir shop

2. _______________ secondary school, my brother decided to go to a vocational school instead of applying to university.

A. Finish           

B. Having finished           

C. Finished           

D. To finish

3. Jane was the first student from our school _________________ a gold medal at the Maths Olympiad.

A. to win           

B. winning           

C. win           

D. having won

4. It was ________________ my parents gave me the fish tank.

A. my birthday which

B. my birthday that

C. for my birthday where

D. for my birthday that

5. _____________a whole month revising for the exams, Mike passed them with high grades.

A. Having spent           

B. Spent           

C. Spend           

D. To spend

6. Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is the only site in Southeast Asia ______________ as a mixed heritage site.

A. recognise           

B. to recognise           

C. to be recognised           

D. recognising

7. It is ________________ teenagers can earn pocket money.

A. by taking a part-time job that

B. taking a part-time job that

C. taking a part-time job what

D. by taking a part-time job what

8. My friend denied ________________ the letter.

A. to write           

B. having written           

C. have written           

D. to be writte

Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given.

1. I applied to study at a university in Canada.

-> It was at _________________________________.

2. After I watched the documentary, I came up with some ideas for my project.

-> Having ___________________________________.

3. We went to Hoi An because we wanted to see the old beautiful bridge and the French houses.

-> We went to Hoi An to ______________________.

4. After I completed the project, I felt more confident in my abllities.

-> Having ____________________________________.

5. Community work gave many young people of Gen Z real-life experiences.

-> It was community _________________________.

6. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. She was the first woman who did so.

-> Marie Curie was the first woman to ________________.

7. After I did the course, I got better at managing my study time.

-> Having _________________________________.

8. The Imperial Citadel of Thang Long was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2010.

-> It was in ______________________________.