1. Read the text about Robert Wadlow and check the meanings of the phrases in blue. Write the past simple form of the verbs. Listen and check.

(Đọc văn bản về Robert Wadlow và kiểm tra nghĩa của các cụm từ màu xanh lam. Viết dạng quá khứ đơn của các động từ. Nghe và kiểm tra.)

Read the article and circle the correct meanings of the highlighted words and phrases.

                                                               PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE

Ideas from teenagers

To encourage young people to learn about and appreciate our cultural heritage, we organised an ideas competition. We invited students from across the country to send us their ideas for protecting and promoting our heritage. We have received many interesting entries. Below are the winners.

A. _________________

The idea of promoting heritage sites through social media came from a group of 11th grade students. They suggested using social media activities, such as photo competitions, to encourage young people to learn about our heritage sites and local traditions on important festivals. They also suggested creating trending topics or challenges on social media. For example, a postcard challenge will invite people to create and share unusual and exciting postcards about the heritage sites that they have visited.

B. _________________

Two 10th grade students suggested forming historical societies or local groups who have akeen interest in their history and heritage. These groups will provide information about local heritage sites, organise special events to celebrate local festivals, and invite young people to discuss issues related to preserving the heritage. This way, they will be able to give voice to suggestions and solutions to problems they care about. They will feel that their voices are heard, and they can contribute to society.

C. _________________

To preserve heritage, such as traditional music and stories, a group of secondary school students proposed setting up folk clubs. The clubs will hold events for young people to experience and learn about traditional performing arts. The artists will not only perform, but also introduce their arts and talk about how students can help promote folk culture. The clubs will organise training for students who want to learn folk songs, a traditional musical instrument, or folk dancing.

1. appreciate 

A. to recognise the good qualities of something

B. to realise that something is dangerous

C. to discuss a new idea

2. trending

A. being discussed a lot on social media

B. being forgotten by the public

C. creating and sharing information

3. give voice to 

A. to take action about something

B. to listen to someone's advice

C. to express opinions about something

4. proposed 

A. asked someone for information

B. suggested something as a plan or course of action

C. invited guests for an event

7. Look at the highlighted examples of non-defining relative clauses in the text. Circle the correct words below. 

(Nhìn vào các ví dụ được tô sáng về mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định trong văn bản. Khoanh tròn các từ đúng dưới đây.)

LEARN THIS! Non-defining relative clauses

a. In non-defining relative clauses, we use who, which, where and whose, but we do not use that.

b. A non-defining relative clause: 

comes immediately (1) before / after a noun and gives us information about that noun.

adds extra information to the sentence; the sentence (2) makes sense / does not make sense without it.

(3) has / doesn't have a comma at the start. It has a comma or a full stop at the end.

2. Read the text about the World Bank. Circle the correct words to complete the text.

(Đọc văn bản về Tổ chức Ngân hàng Thế giới. Khoanh tròn các từ đúng để hoàn thành văn bản.)

The World Bank

The World Bank is an international financial organisation founded (1) _____ 1944 at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference. It is closely (2) _____ to the United Nations and its headquarters are located in Washington, D.C. The bank currently has over 9.000 employees working in (3) _____ than 100 representative offices worldwide. It is made up of two institutions: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA). Each has its own role in improving the (4) ____ standards of people in low-income countries. 

As a member, Viet Nam (5) _____ a strong relationship with the World Bank. Most projects and programmes funded by the World Bank for Viet Nam have focused mainly on areas such as agriculture, energy, transport. health, education, banking and finance. These programmes and projects have (6) _____ contributed to Viet Nam's development.

1. a. at                      b. in                     c. on

2. a. connected        b. link                   c. relative

3. a. little                   b. more               c. few

4. a. live                    b. life                   c. living

5. a. has                    b. gets                 c. takes

6. a. effect                 b. effective          c. effectively

1. Check the meanings of the words in the box and match them with symbols 1-6. Read the text and check your answers.

(Kiểm tra nghĩa của các từ trong khung và nối chúng với các ký hiệu 1 - 6. Đọc văn bản và kiểm tra câu trả lời của em.)

Exercise 2. Read the Skills Strategy. Then read and listen to the text and choose the correct words.

(Đọc chiến lược kỹ năng. Sau đó đọc và nghe văn bản và chọn các từ đúng.)

1. Noel has breakfast / doesn't have breakfast with his family.

2. The younger children help/don't help their older sister.

3. They have dinner at a restaurant/ at home.

4. The parents often / always go to bed after the older children go to bed.

Exercise 1. Check the meanings of the words in the box and match them with pictures 1-9. Then complete the text with the correct words.

(Kiểm tra nghĩa của các từ trong khung và nối chúng với bức tranh 1-9. Sau đó hoàn thành văn bản với các từ đúng.)

Vertebrates

Vertebrates are animals with backbones. The following groups are the different types of vertebrates.

Fish

Fish are cold blooded animals and they live in water. They have got scales and (1)………… . They haven't got lungs. They have got (2)………… instead.

Mammals

All mammals are warm-blooded and they feed their babies milk. Most mammals live on land, for example, humans and dogs. However, some mammals, like whales, live in water, but they haven't got gills. Mammals have all got (3)………… .

Birds

Birds live on land, but some of them look for food in the water. They have got (4)………… , two legs

and two (5)………… . Some birds, like ostriches and kiwis, can't fly. All birds lay eggs.

Amphibians

When amphibians are young, they live in water and they haven't got lungs. When they are adult, they have got lungs and four (6)………… - for example, frogs and toads.

Reptiles

Most reptiles live on land. They have got lungs and (7)………… but not gills. They haven't got any wings or feathers and they haven't got any (8)………… . They are cold blooded animals and many of them live in warm places.

Exercise 1. Check the meanings of the words in the box. Read the text and match the words to numbers 1-7 on the map.

(Kiểm tra nghĩa của các từ trong khung. Đọc bài và nối các từ với số 1-7 trên bản đồ.)

Time zones

Time zones help us know what time it is in different parts of the world. This is because when the Earth rotates, the sun shines on only one part of the Earth, so when it's the morning in your country, it's night-time in another country.

The Earth has got twenty-four time zones. The lines for each time zone go from north to south. These are called lines of longitude. The line on the map at 0° longitude is called the Prime Meridian. This line goes through Greenwich, in London. The time there is called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The Earth rotates 15° of longitude every hour (24 x 15° = 360°). Places east of the Prime Meridian are ahead of GMT. For example, Istanbul is about 30° east of the Prime Meridian, so the time there is GMT plus two hours. Places west of the Prime Meridian are behind GMT. For example, Rio is about 45° west of the Prime Meridian, so the time there is GMT minus three hours. So when it is 12 p.m. in London, it is 2 p.m. in Istanbul and 9 a.m. in Rio.

a. Circle the correct definitions for the underlined words. Listen and repeat.

(Khoanh tròn các định nghĩa đúng cho các từ được gạch chân. Lắng nghe và lặp lại.)

1. The population has increased from 1 million to 1.2 million.

(Dân số đã tăng từ 1 triệu lên 1,2 triệu.)

a. become bigger in size, number, or amount 

(trở nên lớn hơn về kích thước, số lượng hoặc lượng)

b. become smaller in size, number, or amount 

(trở nên nhỏ hơn về kích thước, số lượng hoặc lượng)

2. The number of new students decreased from 750 to 650 this year. 

(Số lượng sinh viên mới giảm từ 750 xuống 650 trong năm nay.)

a. become bigger in size, number, or amount

(trở nên lớn hơn về kích thước, số lượng hoặc lượng)

b.   become smaller in size, number, or amount 

(trở nên nhỏ hơn về kích thước, số lượng hoặc số lượng)

3. The place has developed from a small fishing village into a famous tourist resort. 

(Nơi này đã phát triển từ một làng chài nhỏ thành một khu du lịch nổi tiếng.)

a. grow or become bigger or more advanced 

(phát triển hoặc trở nên lớn hơn hoặc cao cấp hơn)

b. get smaller or become less advanced

(nhỏ hơn hoặc trở nên kém tiên tiến hơn)

4. In the 1990s, many people moved away and went to live in bigger cities. 

(Vào những năm 1990, nhiều người đã chuyển đi và đến sống ở các thành phố lớn hơn.)

a. become different 

(trở nên khác biệt)

b. go to a different place for work or to live 

(đi đến một nơi khác để làm việc hoặc để sống)

5. After the earthquake destroyed the town, it took ten years to rebuild the whole area. 

(Sau khi trận động đất phá hủy thị trấn, phải mất mười năm để xây dựng lại toàn bộ khu vực.)

a. make something for a second time 

(làm một cái gì đó lần thứ hai)

b. begin making something 

(bắt đầu làm một cái gì đó)

6. The town has actually changed a lot in the last twenty years. Most small stores closed, and now we have big supermarkets.

(Thị trấn đã thực sự thay đổi rất nhiều trong hai mươi năm qua. Hầu hết các cửa hàng nhỏ đóng cửa, và bây giờ chúng tôi có các siêu thị lớn.)

a. stay the same (giữ nguyên)

b. become different (trở nên khác biệt)

a. Circle the correct definitions for the underlined words. Listen and repeat.

(Khoanh tròn các định nghĩa đúng cho các từ được gạch chân. Nghe và lặp lại.)

1. The charity helps organize lots of events such as competitions.

a. make arrangements for something to happen

b. talk with friends about events

2. The charity works hard to raise awareness of environmental problems.

a. understanding of a topic and how important it is

b. liking a topic, or wanting to learn about it

3. They helped set up the business in 1965. There were only three people working there at that time.

a. finish a business or a charity

b. start a business or a charity

4. Supporting conservation is very important for that charity. They look after local plants and animals.

a. making sure plants, animals, buildings, etc. are safe 

b. hurting the local environment

5. The aim of the class is for everyone to learn about how to plant trees.

a. the purpose for doing something

b. enjoyment of doing something