1, What caused the explosion?
-> What was the cause ...
2, We're trying to solve the problem.
-> We're trying to find a solution..
3, Sue gets on well with her brother.
-> Sue has a good relationship...
Read the article. What is the problem Boyan Slat is trying to solve? What is his solution?
There are very few people who come up with a world- changing idea during their lifetime - but to come up with it while you are still a student is even more unusual. But that is exactly what Dutch teenager Boyan Slat has done. Environmental Impact magazine interviewed him.
EIM: What is the problem that you identified?
BS: Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, where the waves break it up into tiny pieces. This pollution kills millions of sea creatures every year.
EIM: Hasn't there been any action to stop it?
BS: Very little, even though campaigners have been calling for it for years.
EIM: And you've worked out a way to tackle the problem.
BS: Yes. My invention would float on the surface of the ocean and gradually clean it up by collecting around 20 billion tonnes of plastic from the water.
EIM: What would you do with all that plastic?
BS: Rather than throwing this away, it could be recycled and sold for about $500 million a year.
EIM: And how would your floating invention be powered?
BS: It would take energy from the waves and sun, so it would never run out of it!
- The problem that Boyan Slat is trying to solve is the issue of plastic pollution in the oceans, which kills millions of sea creatures every year.
(Vấn đề mà Boyan Slat đang cố gắng giải quyết là vấn đề ô nhiễm nhựa ở các đại dương, giết chết hàng triệu sinh vật biển mỗi năm.)
Thông tin: “Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, where the waves break it up into tiny pieces. This pollution kills millions of sea creatures every year.”
(Mỗi năm, hàng triệu tấn nhựa trôi ra đại dương, nơi những con sóng phá vỡ chúng thành những mảnh nhỏ. Sự ô nhiễm này giết chết hàng triệu sinh vật biển mỗi năm.)
- His solution is to create an invention that would float on the surface of the ocean and gradually clean up the plastic by collecting around 20 billion tonnes of it from the water.
(- Giải pháp của ông là tạo ra một phát minh có thể nổi trên bề mặt đại dương và dần dần làm sạch nhựa bằng cách thu gom khoảng 20 tỷ tấn nhựa từ nước.)
Answer the questions. Listen again and check.
1. Where does Robert Lee get the unwanted food from?
2. Why is it a clever idea?
3. What animals was Edwin Sabuhoro trying to protect?
4. How does his eco-tour company provide a good solution to problems in Rwanda?
5. What opportunities do the bike trips give to city kids?
6. In what countries can you find Marilyn Price's programmes?
Bài nghe:
T = Teacher, S = Scarlett, L = Lena, A = Asim
T Now let’s move on to our topic about change-makers. Scarlett, which real hero did you choose to research?
S I chose a man called Robert Lee. He’s such a clever and thoughtful person! He had a great idea to donate unwanted food from New York restaurants to homeless people. He found organised and honest volunteers to collect and deliver the food. It’s a simple idea, but one that helps people in need, and it also stops restaurants from wasting food. I really admire him. If more people were like Robert, the world would be a better place.
T That’s lovely. Lena, which real hero do you admire?
L My hero is Edwin Sabuhoro from Rwanda. He started working to protect mountain gorillas. He’s brave and heroic. He helped to catch people selling baby gorillas and put them in prison. But he is also very fair and sympathetic. He saw that if those people had jobs, they wouldn’t need tosell baby gorillas. He did something incredibly generous. He gave them all his money so they could start farming. Now he has an eco-tour company which gives work to people and protects the wildlife.
T Wow! Anyone else? Um, Asim?
A If I had to choose just one person, it’d be a grandmother called Marilyn Price. She’s a kind and patient woman who works with city children and takes them on bike trips to the countryside. This gives the children an opportunity to see different places, make new friends, and become healthier and more confident. She also organizes programmes teaching children how to make and fix bikes. There are programmes in the USA, Canada, Israel and Africa.
T Thanks everyone! Those are some great change-makers! If I were you, I’d start thinking of other ideas to make the world a better place.
Tạm dịch:
T = Giáo viên, S = Scarlett, L = Lena, A = Asim
T Bây giờ hãy chuyển sang chủ đề của chúng ta về những người kiến tạo sự thay đổi. Scarlett, em chọn tìm hiểu về anh hùng đời thực nào?
S Em đã chọn một người tên là Robert Lee. Anh ấy quả là một người thông minh và chu đáo! Anh ấy có một ý tưởng tuyệt vời là tặng những thực phẩm không dùng đến từ các nhà hàng ở New York cho những người vô gia cư. Anh ấy đã tìm thấy những tình nguyện viên có tổ chức và trung thực để thu thập và giao thức ăn. Đó là một ý tưởng đơn giản nhưng giúp ích được cho những người gặp khó khăn và cũng giúp các nhà hàng tránh lãng phí thực phẩm. Em thực sự ngưỡng mộ anh ấy. Nếu có nhiều người giống Robert thì thế giới sẽ là một nơi tốt đẹp hơn.
T Thật đáng yêu. Lena, em ngưỡng mộ anh hùng thực sự nào?
L Người hùng của em là Edwin Sabuhoro đến từ Rwanda. Anh ấy bắt đầu làm việc để bảo vệ khỉ đột núi. Anh ấy dũng cảm và anh hùng. Anh ta đã giúp bắt những kẻ bán khỉ đột con và tống chúng vào tù. Nhưng anh ấy cũng rất công bằng và thông cảm. Anh ấy thấy rằng nếu những người đó có việc làm, họ sẽ không cần phải bán khỉ đột con. Anh ấy đã làm một việc vô cùng hào phóng. Anh ấy đã đưa cho họ tất cả số tiền của mình để họ có thể bắt đầu làm nông nghiệp. Bây giờ anh ấy có một công ty du lịch sinh thái mang lại công việc cho người dân và bảo vệ động vật hoang dã.
T Ồ! Ai nữa nào? Ừm, Asim?
A Nếu em phải chọn chỉ một người thì đó sẽ là bà ngoại tên là Marilyn Price. Bà ấy là một người phụ nữ tốt bụng và kiên nhẫn, làm việc với đám tre thành thị và đưa chúng đi đạp xe về vùng nông thôn. Điều này giúp trẻ có cơ hội được khám phá những địa điểm khác nhau, kết bạn mới và trở nên khỏe mạnh và tự tin hơn. Cô còn tổ chức các chương trình dạy trẻ em cách chế tạo và sửa chữa xe đạp. Có các chương trình ở Mỹ, Canada, Israel và Châu Phi.
T Cảm ơn mọi người! Đó là những người tạo ra sự thay đổi tuyệt vời! Nếu cô là các em, cô sẽ bắt đầu nghĩ ra những ý tưởng khác để biến thế giới thành một nơi tốt đẹp hơn.
1. Where does Robert Lee get the unwanted food from?
(Robert Lee lấy thức ăn không thừa từ đâu?)
Het gets it from New York restaurants.
(Anh ấy lấy nó từ những cửa hàng từ New York.)
Thông tin: He had a great idea to donate unwanted food from New York restaurants to homeless people. (Anh ấy có một ý tưởng tuyệt vời đó là quyên góp thức ăn thừa từ những nhà hàng ở New York cho những người vô gia cư.)
2. Why is it a clever idea?
(Tại sao đó là một ý tưởng thông minh?)
It helps people in need, and it also stops restaurants from wasting food.
(Nó giúp những người cần và cũng tránh việc các nhà hàng lãng phí thức ăn.)
Thông tin: It’s a simple idea, but one that helps people in need, and it also stops restaurants from wasting food. (Đó là một ý tưởng đơn giản, nhưng nó vừa giúp đỡ những người đang cần, vừa dừng việc các nhà hàng lãng phí thức ăn.)
3. What animals was Edwin Sabuhoro trying to protect?
(Edwin Sabuhoro đang cố gắng bảo vệ những con vật nào?)
Mountain gorillas.
(Khỉ đột núi.)
Thông tin: He started working to protect mountain gorillas. (Anh ấy dã bắt đầu hành động để bảo vệ loài khỉ đột núi.)
4. How does his eco-tour company provide a good solution to problems in Rwanda?
(Làm thế nào để công ty du lịch sinh thái của anh ấy cung cấp giải pháp tốt cho các vấn đề ở Rwanda?)
It gives work to people and protects the wildlife.
(Nó tạo việc làm cho mọi người và bảo vệ đời sống hoang dã.)
Thông tin: Now he has an eco-tour company which gives work to people and protects the wildlife. (Hiện tại công ty du lịch sinh thái của ai ấy tạo ra việc làm cho người dân và bảo vệ đời sống hoang dã.)
5. What opportunities do the bike trips give to city kids?
(Những chuyến đi xe đạp mang lại cơ hội gì cho trẻ em thành phố?)
They can see different places, make new friends, and become healthier and more confident.
(Các em có thể ngắm nhìn những địa điểm mới, kết bạn mới và trở nên khoẻ mạnh, tự tin hơn.)
Thông tin: This gives the children an opportunity to see different places, make new friends, and become healthier and more confident. (Điều này mang đến cho lũ trẻ cơ hội được ngắm nhìn những địa điểm khác nhau, kết bạn mới và trở nên khoẻ mạnh cùng tự tin hơn.)
6. In what countries can you find Marilyn Price's programmes?
(Bạn có thể tìm thấy các chương trình của Marilyn Price ở những quốc gia nào?)
The USA, Canada, Israel and Africa.
(Mỹ, Canada, Israel và Châu Phi.)
Thông tin: There are programmes in the USA, Canada, Israel and Africa. (Những chương trình này có ở Mỹ, Canada, Israel và Châu Phi.)
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Sue: What..36.....(you/do) tonight, Kevin?
Kevin: I....37.........(go) to that dinosaur exhibition at the museum. Do you want to come?
Sue: No, thanks. I..........38........ (already/see) it.
Kevin: Oh? What did you think of it?
Sue: I .... 39...........(enjoy) it more if my little brother hadn't been with me
Kevin: Why?
Sue: Well, the exhibition was interesting, but my brother spoiled it for me. While I ........ 40 .......(look) at the Tyrannosaurus Res, he disappeared.
Kevin: Oh, no!
Sue: Yes, I couldn't find him anywhere. I ...41.......(look) for him for about half an hour when a museum guard approached me and told me had found a little boy.
Kevin: Where was he?
Sue: When they found him he ...42..... (sit) on the back of a dinosaur
Kevin: Ha ha! I'm sure you.......43.........(be) happy when the school holidays are over.
Sue: That's true. I ......44............(have ) more than enough of him by the end of him by the end of the summer. School.............45.....(start) on September 3rd. I'm really looking forward to it
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Sue: What..36.are you going to do....(you/do) tonight, Kevin?
Kevin: I....37...am going ......(go) to that dinosaur exhibition at the museum. Do you want to come?
Sue: No, thanks. I..........38....have already seen.... (already/see) it.
Kevin: Oh? What did you think of it?
Sue: I .... 39.....would have enjoyed......(enjoy) it more if my little brother hadn't been with me
Kevin: Why?
Sue: Well, the exhibition was interesting, but my brother spoiled it for me. While I ........ 40 ...was looking....(look) at the Tyrannosaurus Res, he disappeared.
Kevin: Oh, no!
Sue: Yes, I couldn't find him anywhere. I ...41..had looked.....(look) for him for about half an hour when a museum guard approached me and told me had found a little boy.
Kevin: Where was he?
Sue: When they found him he ...42..was sitting... (sit) on the back of a dinosaur
Kevin: Ha ha! I'm sure you.......43.will be........(be) happy when the school holidays are over.
Sue: That's true. I ......44......will have had......(have ) more than enough of him by the end of him by the end of the summer. School.......starts......45.....(start) on September 3rd. I'm really looking forward to it
II. Find and corect the mistake.
1. My classmate ate told me you can't explain the rule to her.
2. I'm not sure what i can solve this problem.
3. You have a problem with your classmate, you don't know what to do, you many feel happy
4. You notice something strange happen to your body when you start your adolescence.
5. She finds that it is difficult staying awake during meeting.
6. Mr. Mender learned English rapidly and easy.
7. The maid was careful to keep the room cleanly .
8. His knowledge of English grammar is quite well.
9. The last story is an interested as the other ones.
10. Mr. Slater's house is biger than ours
1 can't => couldn't
2 what => whether
3 happy => unhappy (đề sai chính tả many => may)
4 happen => happens
5 staying => to stay
6 easy => easily
7 cleanly => clean
8 well => good
9 interesting => interesting
10 biger => bigger
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
advantage agreement argument attention period complaint. contact. conversation effect. use. 1)my teacher made a ...... about me to the principal 2) after lengthy negotiations they managed to come to an ... 3)lots of charities can make.......of old clothing and other household goods 4)I had a stupid........with my brother about which tv programme to watch 5)I had a long......... with Aunt Judith on the phone today. 6)the constant sun is having a terrible.......... on my skin. 7)Jill finally made ....... with her brother who was traveling in India. 8)Rod decided to take......of good weather and go for a long walk. 9)it's important to pay .........to the road signs when driving in a foreign country. 10)Sue felt that her time at college was the most exciting............of her life
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
advantage agreement argument attention period complaint. contact. conversation effect. use.
1)my teacher made a ..complaint.... about me to the principal
2) after lengthy negotiations they managed to come to an ..agreement .
3)lots of charities can make..use.....of old clothing and other household goods
4)I had a stupid....argument....with my brother about which tv programme to watch
5)I had a long.... conversation..... with Aunt Judith on the phone today.
6)the constant sun is having a terrible.....effect..... on my skin.
7)Jill finally made ..contact..... with her brother who was traveling in India.
8)Rod decided to take...advantage...of good weather and go for a long walk.
9)it's important to pay ...attention......to the road signs when driving in a foreign country.
10)Sue felt that her time at college was the most exciting......period......of her life
complete the sentences with the verbs in the box
conclude doubt memorise recall recognise remind solve
1 the govenment is trying to............the problem by introducing a new law.
2I'm not sure if i'll...........my cousin because i haven't seen her for so long.
3you're listened to all the arguments what do you.........
4i...............that my dad will let me go to the party it's on the weekday
5she knew my face but she could't............my name.
6 nigel isn't very good at history because he finds it difficult to.......... the important dates
7 they missed the train because they didn't............ it was so late.
complete the sentences with the verbs in the box
conclude doubt memorise recall recognise remind solve
1 the govenment is trying to....solve........the problem by introducing a new law.
2I'm not sure if i'll.....recognise......my cousin because i haven't seen her for so long.
3you're listened to all the arguments what do you...conclude......
4i........doubt.......that my dad will let me go to the party it's on the weekday
5she knew my face but she could't......recall......my name.
6 nigel isn't very good at history because he finds it difficult to.....memorise..... the important dates
7 they missed the train because they didn't.......realise..... it was so late.
Điền giới từ
Can you see a movie ____ me tonight ? Sorry,i'm busy washing a dishes ____ my mother
How old will Jim be ___ her next birthday ? What do you have ____ the party ?
Nha's birthday is ___ the ninth ____ March
He will get married ___ Sue next month . He will write a letter ___ you soon
Are you aware ___ the cost ___ this work
We're grateful ___ you ___ all your help
How long has she been absent ___ class ? i've been so anxious ___ you
I'm not afraid ___ taking risks but we're angry ___ the way she's done
Điền giới từ
Can you see a movie __with__ me tonight ? Sorry,i'm busy washing a dishes _for_ my mother
How old will Jim be __on_ her next birthday ? What do you have __at__ the party ?
Nha's birthday is _in__ the ninth __of__ March
He will get married __to_ Sue next month . He will write a letter __for_ you soon
Are you aware _of__ the cost __in_ this work
We're grateful __of_ you __for_ all your help
How long has she been absent _from__ class ? i've been so anxious about you
I'm not afraid _of__ taking risks but we're angry __at_ the way she's done
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 from 28 to 34.
China - Missing Women
In China the growing difference between the genders is giving signals of alarm to Government authorities. According to the latest census figures, 119 boys are born for every 100 girls. [A] This striking difference is expected to shoot up by the year 2020 with almost 40 million unsettled bachelors. This distribution of the social ecology would create havoc in the future. The social leaders are trying to pressurize the masses into producing more females. The Government has embarked on policies extending innumerable incentives to the families bearing girls.
Monetary support, free education, guaranteed employment is being gifted to parents who gift the country with a girl child. The Government is trying to persuade people to suppress their personal preferences and regulate their community behavior according to the new blueprint to stimulate the girl ratio. [B] Sometimes the Government tries to woo them and sometimes it uses stein policies to force them into it
Consequent to the population explosion, the Government introduced, in the 80's, one child policy in China. Any additional pregnancy had to be terminated. This was aimed to put a check on the teeming millions. [C] The policy had no relation to extermination of girl child in the womb. But the policymakers had no idea about its long term impact. People, with a patriarchic mindset, came up with their preference for a single male child. The idea of a happy family became 'parents with a single male child'.
The Chinese culture has always promoted sons over daughters because the society has been dominated by males. In villages, where hard work is needed to sustain the agriculture, a boy is always preferable due to his superior physical strength compared to that of a girl. [D] In such circumstances, looking forward to a male baby seems justified. If people have to limit their families, it is obvious they would prefer a boy over a girl child. This problem has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound scanning which helps determine the sex of the fetus. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance.
What was the vision behind the government's policy discussed in paragraph 2?
A. The vision about China with women at top positions in the government
B. The vision for China to control its burgeoning population in near future
C. The vision about a female dominated society
D. The vision that Chinese young men and women would find life partners among themselves
Đáp án B
Tầm nhìn phía sau chính sách của chính phủ được thảo luận trong đoạn 2 là?
A. Tầm nhìn về Trung Quốc với phụ nữ ở các vị trí hàng đầu trong chính phủ.
B. Tầm nhìn cho Trung Quốc để kiểm soát dân số đang phát triển trong tương lai gần.
C. Tầm nhìn về một xã hội phụ nữ thống trị.
D. Tầm nhìn mà các thanh thiếu niên nam nữ Trung Quốc sẽ tìm được bạn đời.
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 from 28 to 34.
China - Missing Women
In China the growing difference between the genders is giving signals of alarm to Government authorities. According to the latest census figures, 119 boys are born for every 100 girls. [A■] This striking difference is expected to shoot up by the year 2020 with almost 40 million unsettled bachelors. This distribution of the social ecology would create havoc in the future. The social leaders are trying to pressurize the masses into producing more females. The Government has embarked on policies extending innumerable incentives to the families bearing girls.
Monetary support, free education, guaranteed employment is being gifted to parents who gift the country with a girl child. The Government is trying to persuade people to suppress their personal preferences and regulate their community behavior according to the new blueprint to stimulate the girl ratio. [B■] Sometimes the Government tries to woo them and sometimes it uses stein policies to force them into it
Consequent to the population explosion, the Government introduced, in the 80's, one child policy in China. Any additional pregnancy had to be terminated. This was aimed to put a check on the teeming millions. [C■] The policy had no relation to extermination of girl child in the womb. But the policymakers had no idea about its long term impact. People, with a patriarchic mindset, came up with their preference for a single male child. The idea of a happy family became 'parents with a single male child'.
The Chinese culture has always promoted sons over daughters because the society has been dominated by males. In villages, where hard work is needed to sustain the agriculture, a boy is always preferable due to his superior physical strength compared to that of a girl. [D■] In such circumstances, looking forward to a male baby seems justified. If people have to limit their families, it is obvious they would prefer a boy over a girl child. This problem has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound scanning which helps determine the sex of the fetus. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance.
Question 32: What was the vision behind the government's policy discussed in paragraph 2?
A. The vision about China with women at top positions in the government
B. The vision for China to control its burgeoning population in near future
C. The vision about a female dominated society
D. The vision that Chinese young men and women would find life partners among themselves
Đáp án B
Tầm nhìn phía sau chính sách của chính phủ được thảo luận trong đoạn 2 là?
A. Tầm nhìn về Trung Quốc với phụ nữ ở các vị trí hàng đầu trong chính phủ.
B. Tầm nhìn cho Trung Quốc để kiểm soát dân số đang phát triển trong tương lai gần.
C. Tầm nhìn về một xã hội phụ nữ thống trị.
D. Tầm nhìn mà các thanh thiếu niên nam nữ Trung Quốc sẽ tìm được bạn đời.