Practise the dialogue with your partner.

Louise: Have you been to Bowl You Over, the new bowling club?

Grace: Actually, I've never been bowling. I've heard it's a bit boring.

Louise: You've never been bowling? Seriously? Let's try it next weekend. We can invite Lori and Jack, too.

Grace: It doesn't sound much fun to me, but we'll see what they say. I'm hungry. Have you had lunch?

Louise: No, I haven't eaten since breakfast. Let's have lunch together.

Grace: What do you fancy eating?

Louise: I don't know. Fish and chips, I suppose.

Grace: Wait a second. There's a great restaurant really near here. Come on.

Louise: OK.

Grace: Here it is.

Louise: Can't we have fish and chips?

Grace: Why not try something different? The food here is delicious. I think you'll enjoy it.

Louise: OK. I'll give it a try.

Grace: Great.

Choose the correct words in the dialogue. Then watch or listen and check. What does Louise want to do next weekend? Where does Grace suggest going for lunch?

Louise: Have you ¹been / seen to Bowl You Over, the new bowling club?

Grace: Actually, I've never ²been / had bowling. I've heard it's a bit boring.

Louise: You've never ³been / made bowling? Seriously? Let's try it next weekend. We can invite Lori and Jack, too.

Grace: It doesn't sound much fun to me, but we'll see what they say. I'm hungry. Have you ⁴had / taken lunch?

Louise: No, I haven't ⁵ate / eaten since breakfast. Let's have lunch together.

Grace: What do you fancy eating?

Louise: I don't know. Fish and chips, I suppose

Grace: Wait a second. There's a great restaurant really near here. Come on.

Louise: OK.

Grace: Here it is.

Louise: Can't we ⁶had / have fish and chips?

Grace: Why not try something different? The food here is delicious. I think you'll enjoy it.

Louise: OK. I'll give it a try.

Grace: Great.

1.Complete using the words in the box

already ever just never for since yet

1.I haven't listened to their new CD......................Is it any good?

2.We're been waiting for you.................over an hour.Where have you been?

3.Have you........................been to the UK before?

4.I'm afraid we're....................made phans for this week,so we won't be free.

5.Pedro has been having English lessons..................he has five years old.

6.It's strange that you mention the film Crash.I've...........................been reading about it in the paper.

7.I've.......................heard of a "sudoku".What is it?

PRONUNCIATION: /æ/ and /ǝ/

Listen to the examples. How do we pronounce have and has when they are weak forms?

Have (/ǝ/) you been travelling?

Yes, I have (/æ/).

Has (/ǝ/) it been fun?

Yes, it has (/æ/), but it hasn't (/æ/) been easy, and the weather has (/ǝ/) been terrible.

READING 

You are going to read an article about a national vote for people’s favourite tree. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (65-70). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

                       TREE OF THE YEAR

The aim of the national Tree of the Year competition is to promote and celebrate the most interesting trees around the country. Images and descriptions of a shortlist of 28 trees are put online and the public are asked to vote for their favourite.

The four trees that gain the most votes before 5 p.m. on 5th October will be given a grant of £1,000. In addition, all trees that receive 1,000 or more votes will get a grant of £500. The grants may be spent on a tree health check or advice from a tree expert, or an educational event, for example. (65) ………………. 

Among the 28 shortlisted trees there are a wide range of tree species, each with its own unique, fascinating story. For example, the ‘Ding Dong’ tree is a copper beech tree growing in a primary school playground. It was named the ‘Ding Dong’ tree because of a game pupils invented in which they race to touch its trunk, shouting ‘Ding Dong!’ The protective space underneath the 50-year-old tree is used as a magical outdoor classroom, while the indoor classroom displays pictures of the tree through each season of the year. (66) ……………….

Many of the other trees in the competition are remarkable for their age alone. The Craigends Yew, for example, is thought to be up to 700 years old, making it one of the oldest in Scotland. It is an amazing sight as many of its branches have layered. (67) ………………. As a result of these extra growths, the total size when measured around the tree’s crown (the main body of its leaves and branches) is a massive 100 metres.

Another very old tree, the Holm Oak in Kilbroney Park, Northern Ireland, is much loved by local people. It measures 3.6 metres around the trunk, and its beautiful bark looks like the skin of a snake. (68) ………………. The advantage of this lack of uprightness is that young children can climb safely and easily on it. Kilbroney Park is home to many remarkable trees, but this tree was chosen as the favourite by community members.

A 500-year-old veteran oak tree stands in the ancient woodland pasture at Carngafallt in Wales. One of the interesting things about this twisted, hollow tree is that it has several ‘air trees’ growing out of it. An ‘air tree’ is one growing without its roots touching the ground. (69) ………………. It extends its roots down inside the oak’s hollow trunk.

The original Bramley apple tree in Nottinghamshire is younger than many in this competition, but is the famous parent of all modern Bramley apple trees. (70) ………………. Many years later, Matthew Bramley, the new owner of the tree, was carrying some of his fruit when he met a gardener called Henry Merryweather. Henry asked if he could take some cuttings from Matthew's trees to grow his own trees. Mr Bramley agreed, provided they were named ‘Bramley's Seedling’.

I. Read the passge and answer the question:

I have been to Viet Nam many times. In fact I have visited it three times. I like it so much that I always want to go back! I ahve met many amazing peple there. Some of them have become my good friends. I have eaten Ha Noi pho, have drunk Ha Noi coffee, and have walked o those streets soaket with hoa sua. I have watched the sun setting on the beautiful West Lake.

Question:

1. Have you been to Viet Nam ?

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2. Which place of Viet Nam have you visited ?

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3. Who have you met there ?

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4. What have you drunk in Ha Noi ?

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5. Do you want to go back Viet Nam ? Why ?

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II. Rewrite the sentences :

1 Mr.Han was late for work. He got up late this morning . ( Use : because )

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2. They/ come/ Ho Chi Minh City/ before ( Complete the sentence)

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3. He/ house/ have/ will/ under the ground/ dream/ a. ( Arrange the words into the correct sentence)

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4. If we plant more trees, .......................................................... ( Complete the sentence )