It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accents. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation

 One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English_ speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to pick up new vocabulary as well as improve their accents. This can help to prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different country live together.

Living with someone from another culture can be difficult. International students are usually excited when they first show up at their new homes, but after a few months they may start to think about their home countries and get homesick. Students who are homesick get depressed quickly. They might cry a lot or want to be alone. This makes it difficult for them to make friends and learn English

1. The best title of the passage can be “How to overcome homesickness”.

A. True B. False

2. From the reading passage, attending a pronunciation class can be very helpful to adult learners who have problem with their pronunciation.

A. True B. False

3. From the reading passage, living with someone from another country is quite easy.

A. True B. False

4. Students of English can’t pick up new vocabulary by living with native speakers.

A. True B. False

5. In the context of the passage, what does “to be exposed to English” mean?

A. Living in an English-speaking environment.

B. avoiding speaking English outside the classroom.

C. Listening to native speakers.

D. imitating native speakers.

6. From the reading passage, which of the following is true? 

A. To avoid misunderstanding about cultures, students should live with native speakers.

B. Many students feel depressed because they cannot improve their pronunciation.

C. When international students reach their new homes, most of them may forget about the problems because they are very excited.

D. Studying in an English-speaking country doesn’t help international students improve their English.

PART 8. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.

       It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accent. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top, or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation.

      One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English-speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to learn new vocabulary as well as improve their accents. International students can also learn important cultural information. This can help to prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different cultures live together.

1.   Adult students of English cannot improve their accents because they are slow to change.

2.   Most young students are able to change their pronunciation easily.                

3.   Attending a pronunciation class can be little helpful to adult learners who have problems with their pronunciation.

4.   All that they need to improve their pronunciation is to practice more outside the classroom.

5.   To avoid confusing about cultures, students also learn important cultural information                

Câu VIII. Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi. (0,8 điểm)

LEARNING ENGLISH

It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accent. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top, or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international students can do to improve his or her pronunciation. One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English-speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to learn new vocabulary as well as improve their accents. International students can also learn important cultural information. This can help to prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different cultures live together.

1. Is it easy for adult students of English to improve their accent? .......................................................................................................................................................

2. Who often find it hard to change the way they speak? .......................................................................................................................................................

3. What can help students understand the rules of English? .......................................................................................................................................................

4. How should students do to avoid misunderstandings about cultures? ..........................................................................................................................................................................

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (2.0 points)
It is not easy for (1)………..……students of English to improve their accent. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find (2)…………..….hard to change the way they speak. This is (3)………………..even the top or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that (4)……………..…..international student can do to improve his or her (5)………………..
One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can (6)……………….…students understand the rules of English, but in (7) ……………..…. to practice speaking, students often need to be opposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying  in an English – speaking (8)………..………greatly affects their English. Living with native (9) …..………. can help students to learn new vocabulary as (10)……………….…as improve their accents. International students can also learn important cultural information. This can help to prevent misunderstandings  that can occur when people from different cultures live together.

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It is not easy for adult students of learning English to improve their pronunciation. Unlike children, adults often find it hard to change the(66) _____________they speak. This is why adults have (67)___________ difficulties in pronunciation than the children. There (68) ______ several things that international students of English can do to (69)____________

Their pronunciation and to learn(70)________________ well. They can join an English pronunciation class or practice speaking __________listening to English(72)__________ speakers as much as possible. Watching TV programs in English is also a good way (73) ________ improving your pronunciation. The best way to improve your(74)__________ is to learn English in an English speaking country (75) _________where you can learn the language as well as its culture.

IV.           Find the mistakes in these sentences and correct them

1.     It is not easy of adult students of English to improve their accent.

2.     She has stay on her uncle’s farm for last week.

3.     Study hard and you will fail the coming exam.

4.     Nga asked Maryam whether she can speak Vietnamese.

5.     The Internet is a very useful mean of communication.

6.     Sue has applied for the job, but she isn’t very well- qualify for it.

7.     Do you know when comes the bus?

8.     You used to live in Los Angeles, did you?

9.     Gary called yesterday and he said that he needed the report right now.

10.  In winter evening, we would sit around the fire.

11.  It got colder, because I turned off the air conditioner.

12.  No one have gotten such high marks in writing compositions before.

XI a. Choose one word below to fill in each blank space in the following passage.

adults subjects. in for. Difficult

Every year, students from many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children Others are teenagers. Many are (1).... Some learn at school, others study by themselves. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is(2)...to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their (3) ...They study their own language and mathematics and English. Many adults learn English because it is (4)...their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are (5)... English at college or university. Other people learn English for their hobby because they want to read are newspapers or magazines in English or listen to English songs

b. Read the above passage again and answer the following questions

1. Who want to learn English?

2. Why do many people learn English?

3. Do all people have to go to school to learn English? Why or Why nol?

4.Why is English necessary for higher education?

III. Read the passage. Then answer the questions. (10 points)

Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on telivision, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.

Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to anwer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magezines in nglish.

1. According to the writer. English is learn by...............

A. young children B. adults C. teenagers D. all are correct

2. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to..........

A.country B. young childen C.English D. question

3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?

A. at home B. at school C. in evening classe D. in the office

4. Why do adults learn English?

A. Because they want to see movies in English B. Because they need it for their job.

C. Because they are foced to learn it D. Because it’s not difficult to learn.

5. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passge?

A. Children like reading English newspapers B. People in many countries learn English

C. English is one subject in school. D. Some books are written in English

It is not difficult to answer this question . Students learn english at school because it is one of their subject . Many adults learn english because it is useful for their work . Teenagers learn it for their higher studies because they want to read newspapers and magazines in english

A. Điền F hoặc T

1. english is learnt by people in many countries

2. students learn english because their parents make them

3. teenagers learn english because they want to go abroad

4. many adults learn english because it helps them in their work

5. books are always in english at the college or university

Trả lời câu hỏi

1. Why do students learn english at school ?
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2. What do you often do to improve your english ?

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